2021 D.C. United season
2021 season | |||
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General manager | Dave Kasper (until April 14) Lucy Rushton (from April 14) | ||
Head coach | Hernán Losada | ||
Stadium | Audi Field | ||
MLS | Conference: 8th Overall: 16th | ||
MLS Cup Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Canceled | ||
Atlantic Cup | Winners | ||
Capital Cup | Winners | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Ola Kamara (19) All: Ola Kamara (19) | ||
Highest home attendance | 18,034 (10/16 v. NSH) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 3,935 (5/13 v. CHI) | ||
Average home league attendance | 12,791 | ||
Biggest win | DC 7–1 TOR (7/3) | ||
Biggest defeat | NYCFC 6–0 DC (10/23) | ||
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The 2021 D.C. United season was the club's 26th season of existence, and their 26th consecutive season playing in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its ongoing vaccination efforts, the season began on April 17, 2021 (about six weeks later than normal) and ended on November 7, 2021. Despite winning against Toronto FC on the last match of the regular season, the team did not qualify playoffs, making it their second consecutive season in which D.C. United did not qualify for the playoffs. It was the first time since 2011, that United did not qualify for the playoffs in consecutive seasons.
Beyond MLS play, D.C. United would have participated in the 2021 U.S. Open Cup, which was initially to begin on May 4, before again being delayed by about six weeks and then ultimately being canceled in July due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Background
[edit]Offseason
[edit]The 2021 season was the first season since 2010 where Ben Olsen was not the club's head coach, as he was fired before the end of the 2020 season while Chad Ashton filled in as the interim head coach. After the 2020 season ended, the team began interviewing multiple candidates for the vacancy. Among the candidates included Ashton, former New York Red Bulls manager Chris Armas, former USWNT coach Jill Ellis, Columbus Crew assistant coach and former LA Galaxy assistant Ezra Hendrickson, and Seattle Sounders FC assistant coach Gonzalo Pineda. However, the team was either unable or unwilling to hire any of those candidates for undisclosed reasons. After a couple months of interviews and expanding the search to Europe, D.C. United officially announced the signing of former Argentine player and current head coach of Beerschot, Hernán Losada, on January 18, 2021.[1]
On the player front, D.C. United declined options on six different players, letting their deals expire. The team also traded Ulises Segura to expansion side Austin FC for cash considerations. Meanwhile, the team signed D.C. United Academy and Loudoun United defender Jacob Greene to a Homegrown Contract. Later, the team picked up forward Adrien Perez from LAFC in the MLS Re-Entry Draft, and acquired Jon Kempin from Columbus to add depth to their goalkeeping corps in exchange for their third-round pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft. D.C. added a few more players during the offseason, signing both of their first-round picks in the SuperDraft (Kimarni Smith and Michael DeShields) to first-team deals and later adding Dutch forward Nigel Robertha. In addition, the team took in two players on loan: American defender Brendan Hines-Ike from KV Kortrijk in Belgium, and Venezuelan forward Jovanny Bolívar from Deportivo La Guaira.
With multiple players injured or recovering from injury during the preseason, D.C. signed two additional defenders just before the season-opening match: the veteran and former DCU Academy graduate Andy Najar, and Mexican defender Tony Alfaro, and put them both on the gameday roster.
MLS Season
[edit]With multiple prospective starters on the injury list or not match-fit to Losada's liking, Losada was forced to be creative with his opening day lineup. Among those decisions: Chris Seitz was given the start in goal, Alfaro started at CB despite being signed only a few days prior, and Erik Sorga was given the starting job as the main striker. DC fell behind early as their opponents, NYCFC, got the first goal 15 minutes into the match. Shortly after that, DC woke up and scored a pair of goals from outside the box, with Hines-Ike and Canouse each scoring a goal before the end of the first half. DC would end up winning their first match of the season 2–1. The match was also notable for giving Robertha and Perez their first minutes in a D.C. United jersey, along with Najar's return to the field for D.C. since leaving in 2013, as they were subbed in late into the match.
The following match against the New England Revolution used the same starting lineup, but it turned into a grinding affair with neither team really able to pull ahead. The only action was Hines-Ike accidentally deflecting a Revolution cross into his own net to give DC their first loss of the season, 1–0.
Management team
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General Manager | ![]() |
Technical Director | ![]() |
Head coach | ![]() |
Assistant coach | ![]() |
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Assistant coach | ![]() |
Goalkeeping coach | ![]() |
Roster
[edit]Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Assists | Signed from |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||
1 | Chris Seitz | ![]() |
GK | March 12, 1987 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
21 | Jon Kempin | ![]() |
GK | April 8, 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
24 | Bill Hamid | ![]() |
GK | November 25, 1990 | 238 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Defenders | ||||||||
3 | Chris Odoi-Atsem | ![]() |
RB | May 27, 1995 | 30 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | Brendan Hines-Ike | ![]() |
CB | November 30, 1994 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
13 | Frédéric Brillant | ![]() |
CB | June 26, 1985 | 67 | 3 | 4 | ![]() |
14 | Andy Najar | ![]() |
RB | March 16, 1993 | 83 | 10 | 11 | ![]() |
15 | Steve Birnbaum | ![]() |
CB | January 23, 1991 | 163 | 8 | 3 | ![]() |
23 | Donovan Pines | ![]() |
CB | March 7, 1998 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
28 | Joseph Mora | ![]() |
LB | January 15, 1993 | 51 | 0 | 3 | ![]() |
33 | Jacob Greene | ![]() |
LB / RB | March 23, 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
35 | Michael DeShields | ![]() |
CB | April 23, 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
93 | Tony Alfaro | ![]() |
CB | June 15, 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Midfielders | ||||||||
5 | Júnior Moreno | ![]() |
DM | July 20, 1993 | 50 | 0 | 5 | ![]() |
6 | Russell Canouse | ![]() |
DM | June 11, 1995 | 57 | 2 | 2 | ![]() |
7 | Paul Arriola | ![]() |
RM | February 5, 1995 | 68 | 14 | 12 | ![]() |
10 | Edison Flores | ![]() |
AM / LW | May 14, 1994 | 14 | 0 | 4 | ![]() |
11 | Yamil Asad | ![]() |
LM / LW | July 24, 1994 | 55 | 12 | 7 | ![]() |
12 | Drew Skundrich | ![]() |
CM | September 17, 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
18 | Felipe | ![]() |
CM | September 30, 1990 | 17 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
27 | Moses Nyeman | ![]() |
CM | November 5, 2003 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
30 | Kevin Paredes | ![]() |
MF | May 7, 2003 | 17 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
31 | Julian Gressel | ![]() |
RM | December 16, 1993 | 23 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
Jeremy Garay | ![]() |
MF | April 1, 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
Forwards | ||||||||
9 | Ola Kamara | ![]() |
ST | October 15, 1989 | 27 | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
16 | Adrien Perez | ![]() |
FW | October 13, 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
17 | Kimarni Smith | ![]() |
FW | March 14, 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
19 | Nigel Robertha | ![]() |
FW | March 13, 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
20 | Jovanny Bolívar | ![]() |
FW | December 16, 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
22 | Griffin Yow | ![]() |
FW | September 25, 2002 | 12 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
29 | Yordy Reyna | ![]() |
ST | September 17, 1993 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
32 | Ramón Ábila | ![]() |
ST | October 14, 1989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
- ^ Though acquired off MLS waivers from Minnesota United FC, Abila's acquisition is considered an extension of his current loan agreement between Boca Juniors and MLS, as DC United paid $200,000 of the loan fee to Boca Juniors to complete the transfer.
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]Date | Position | No. | Name | From | Fee/notes | Ref. |
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November 25, 2020 | DF | 33 | ![]() |
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Homegrown Player | [2] |
January 6, 2021 | FW | 16 | ![]() |
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2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft | [3] |
January 8, 2021 | GK | 21 | ![]() |
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Traded for third round pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft | [4] |
February 5, 2021 | DF | 35 | ![]() |
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Signed from the 2021 MLS SuperDraft | [5] |
March 8, 2021 | FW | 17 | ![]() |
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Signed from the 2021 MLS SuperDraft | [6] |
March 23, 2021 | FW | 19 | ![]() |
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April 15, 2021 | DF | 14 | ![]() |
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DF | 93 | ![]() |
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May 12, 2021 | MF | 12 | ![]() |
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2021 guaranteed, 2022–23 team options | [9] |
July 2, 2021 | MF | ![]() |
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Homegrown Player | [10] |
Out
[edit]Date | Position | No. | Name | To | Fee/notes | Ref. |
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November 30, 2020 | MF | 25 | ![]() |
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End of loan | [11] |
GK | 36 | ![]() |
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Option Declined | [11] | |
DF | 91 | ![]() |
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Option Declined | [11] | |
FW | 20 | ![]() |
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Option Declined | [11] | |
DF | 44 | ![]() |
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Option Declined | [11] | |
December 13, 2020 | MF | 8 | ![]() |
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$150,000 GAM | [12] |
Loan in
[edit]No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Start | End | Source |
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4 | DF | ![]() |
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March 10, 2021 | December 31, 2021 | [13] |
20 | FW | ![]() |
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March 10, 2021 | December 31, 2021 | [14] |
32 | FW | ![]() |
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August 12, 2021 | December 31, 2021 | [15] |
Loan out
[edit]No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Start | End | Source |
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35 | DF | ![]() |
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May 1, 2021 | October 30, 2021 | |
17 | FW | ![]() |
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June 25, 2021 | October 30, 2021 | [16] |
50 | FW | ![]() |
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August 12, 2021 | December 31, 2021 | [17] |
MLS SuperDraft picks
[edit]2021 D.C. United SuperDraft Picks | |||||
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Status |
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1 | 4 | ![]() |
FW | Clemson | Signed to first team[6] |
1 | 5 | ![]() |
DF | Wake Forest | Signed to first team[5] |
2 | 32 | ![]() |
MF/DF | Stanford | Signed with Loudoun United FC[18] |
Non-competitive
[edit]Preseason
[edit]March 20 | D.C. United | 1–1 | Greenville Triumph SC | Cary |
14:00 EST | Smith ![]() |
Report | McLean ![]() |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 0 |
March 26 | D.C. United | 5–1 | Loudoun United FC | Washington |
15:00 EST | Report | Amoustapha ![]() |
Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 0 |
March 31 | Philadelphia Union | 2–0 | D.C. United | Chester |
3:00 pm | Fontana ![]() Bedoya ![]() |
Report | Moreno ![]() |
Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 0 |
April 4 | D.C. United | 1–2 | New York City FC | Chester |
15:00 EST | Smith ![]() Moreno ![]() |
Report | Castellanos ![]() ![]() Jasson ![]() |
Stadium: Power Training Complex Attendance: 0 |
April 10 | New York Red Bulls | 1–1 | D.C. United | Harrison |
13:00 EST |
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Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 0 |
Midseason friendlies
[edit]July 7 Capital Cup first leg | D.C. United ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Washington |
20:00 EDT | Felipe ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 6,000 |
July 11 Capital Cup second leg | Alajuelense ![]() | 0–1 (0–2 agg.) | ![]() | Washington |
20:00 EDT | Report | Bolívar ![]() |
Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 5,000 |
July 11 | D.C. United ![]() | — | ![]() | Washington |
20:00 EDT | Stadium: Audi Field | |||
Note: Match cancelled after Club Puebla withdrew due to COVID-19 protocols. |
July 14 | D.C. United ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Washington |
20:30 EDT | Ferrin ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 3,192 |
Competitive
[edit]Major League Soccer
[edit]Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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6 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 51 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
7 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 48 | |
8 | D.C. United | 34 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 47 | |
9 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 47 | |
10 | CF Montréal[a] | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 46 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League[b] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Notes:
- ^ Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
- ^ As 2021 Canadian Championship winners
Overall table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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14 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 48 | |
15 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 48 | |
16 | D.C. United | 34 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 47 | |
17 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 47 | |
18 | CF Montréal (V) | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 46 | Qualification for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League[a] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(V) Canadian Championship winner
Notes:
- ^ As 2021 Canadian Championship winners (CAN1)
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
22 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 24 | −7 |
Source: [1]
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Results by round
[edit]Match results
[edit]April 17 1 | D.C. United | 2–1 | New York City FC | Washington, D.C. |
20:00 EDT | Report |
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Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Ted Unkel |
April 24 2 | New England Revolution | 1–0 | D.C. United | Foxborough |
20:00 EDT | Report | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 8,000 |
May 1 3 | San Jose Earthquakes | 4–1 | D.C. United | San Jose |
22:00 EDT | Report | Stadium: Earthquakes Stadium Attendance: 3,600 |
May 8 4 | Columbus Crew | 3–1 | D.C. United | Columbus |
13:30 EDT | Report | Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Attendance: 5,180 |
May 13 5 | D.C. United | 1–0 | Chicago Fire FC | Washington, D.C. |
20:00 EDT | Report |
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Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 3,935 |
May 16 6 | D.C. United | 0–1 | Orlando City SC | Washington, D.C. |
20:00 EDT | Report | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 5,280 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
May 23 7 | D.C. United | 0–1 | Philadelphia Union | Washington, D.C. |
19:00 EDT | Report | Przybyłko ![]() Martínez ![]() Blake ![]() |
Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 6,200 Referee: Tim Ford |
May 29 8 | Inter Miami CF | 0–3 | D.C. United | Fort Lauderdale |
20:00 EDT | Figal ![]() |
Report | Kamara ![]() Arriola ![]() ![]() Paredes ![]() Hines-Ike ![]() |
Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 15,945 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
June 19 9 | D.C. United | 1–0 | Inter Miami CF | Washington, D.C. |
20:00 EDT | Report | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 15,500 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
June 23 10 | CF Montréal | 0–0 | D.C. United | Fort Lauderdale |
19:30 EDT | Bassong ![]() ![]() |
Report | Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 0 | |
Note: Due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, the match is expected to take place at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. CF Montréal will play as the home team for this match. |
June 27 11 | New York City FC | 2–1 | D.C. United | Harrison, New Jersey |
18:00 EDT | Parks ![]() Andrade ![]() |
Report | Robertha ![]() ![]() Mora ![]() Najar ![]() |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 4,533 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
Note: The match was played at Red Bull Arena instead of Yankee Stadium due to scheduling conflicts. New York City FC played as the home team. |
July 3 12 | D.C. United | 7–1 | Toronto FC | Washington, D.C. |
17:30 EDT | Paredes ![]() Robertha ![]() Priso ![]() Gressel ![]() Arriola ![]() Kamara ![]() Asad ![]() Yow ![]() |
Report | Gonzalez ![]() Akinola ![]() Osorio ![]() Zavaleta ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
July 17 13 | Philadelphia Union | 2–1 | D.C. United | Chester |
19:30 EDT | Santos ![]() Martínez ![]() Przybyłko ![]() |
Report | Asad ![]() ![]() Reyna ![]() |
Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 16,821 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
Note: The match was suspended before 9:30 PM ET at the 87th minute due to inclement weather. The match later resumed at 11:20 PM ET.[19] |
July 21 14 | Chicago Fire | 2–2 | D.C. United | Chicago |
20:00 EDT | Giménez ![]() ![]() Najar ![]() Medrán ![]() |
Report | Najar ![]() Paredes ![]() Skundrich ![]() Kamara ![]() |
Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 8,306 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
July 25 15 | D.C. United | 1–0 | New York Red Bulls | Washington, D.C. |
20:00 EDT | Alfaro ![]() Kamara ![]() Brillant ![]() Hamid ![]() |
Report | Fábio ![]() Klimala ![]() Edwards ![]() Cásseres Jr. ![]() |
Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 15,912 Referee: Alan Kelly |
July 31 16 | FC Cincinnati | 0–0 | D.C. United | Cincinnati |
19:30 EDT | Gyau ![]() Acosta ![]() Hagglund ![]() |
Report | Moreno ![]() Mora ![]() ![]() Nyeman ![]() Reyna ![]() |
Stadium: West End Stadium Attendance: 25,060 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
August 4 17 | Columbus Crew | 2–4 | D.C. United | Columbus |
19:30 EDT | Keita ![]() Etienne ![]() Mensah ![]() Molino ![]() Zelarayán ![]() |
Report | Kamara ![]() Reyna ![]() Alfaro ![]() |
Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 18,398 Referee: Victor Rivas |
August 8 18 | D.C. United | 2–1 | CF Montréal | Washington, D.C. |
20:00 EDT | Najar ![]() Kamara ![]() |
Report | Waterman ![]() Brault-Guillard ![]() Miller ![]() |
Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 14,169 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
August 15 19 | Nashville SC | 5–2 | D.C. United | Nashville |
19:00 EDT | Sapong ![]() ![]() Mukhtar ![]() Muyl ![]() ![]() |
Report | Brillant ![]() Kamara ![]() |
Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 20,022 Referee: Drew Fischer |
August 18 20 | New England Revolution | 3–2 | D.C. United | Foxborough |
19:00 EDT | Traustason ![]() ![]() Kaptoum ![]() McNamara ![]() Buchanan ![]() DeLaGarza ![]() Jones ![]() |
Report | Arriola ![]() Asad ![]() Birnbaum ![]() Ábila ![]() |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 11,419 Referee: Ted Unkel |
August 21 21 | D.C. United | 1–2 | Atlanta United FC | Washington, D.C. |
20:00 EDT | Alfaro ![]() Reyna ![]() Canouse ![]() J. Moreno ![]() Gressel ![]() |
Report | Martínez ![]() Bello ![]() M. Moreno ![]() |
Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,180 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
August 28 22 | D.C. United | 3–1 | Philadelphia Union | Washington, D.C. |
20:00 EDT | Kamara ![]() Reyna ![]() Najar ![]() Ábila ![]() |
Report | Birnbaum ![]() Elliott ![]() |
Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,593 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
September 11 23 | New York Red Bulls | 1–1 | D.C. United | Harrison, NJ |
19:00 EDT | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Robert Sibiga |
September 15 24 | D.C. United | 3–0 | Chicago Fire | Washington, D.C. |
20:00 EDT | Kamara ![]() ![]() ![]() Pines ![]() Gressel ![]() |
Report | Terán ![]() Giménez ![]() |
Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 13,524 Referee: David Gantar |
September 18 25 | Atlanta United | 3–2 | D.C. United | Atlanta |
15:30 EDT | Barco ![]() Martínez ![]() Franco ![]() Araújo ![]() Bello ![]() |
Report | Brillant ![]() J. Moreno ![]() Paredes ![]() Felipe ![]() Alfaro ![]() Flores ![]() |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,608 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
September 25 26 | D.C. United | 4–2 | FC Cincinnati | Washington, D.C. |
19:30 EDT | Arriola ![]() Birnbaum ![]() Hamid ![]() Robertha ![]() |
Report | Vázquez ![]() Acosta ![]() |
Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,069 Referee: Chris Penso |
September 29 27 | D.C. United | 3–1 | Minnesota United FC | Washington, D.C. |
20:00 EDT | Kamara ![]() Gressel ![]() Birnbaum ![]() Arriola ![]() Moreno ![]() |
Report | Hayes ![]() Dibassy ![]() Trapp ![]() Kallman ![]() Gasper ![]() |
Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 12,262 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
October 2 28 | Orlando City | 2–1 | D.C. United | Orlando |
19:30 EDT | Jansson ![]() Dike ![]() |
Report | Gressel ![]() Vázquez ![]() Canouse ![]() Hamid ![]() |
Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 16,848 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
October 16 29 | D.C. United | 0–0 | Nashville SC | Washington, D.C. |
19:30 EDT | Canouse ![]() Mora ![]() |
Report | Mukhtar ![]() McCarty ![]() |
Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 18,034 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
October 20 30 | D.C. United | 2–3 | New England Revolution | Washington, D.C. |
20:00 EDT | Felipe ![]() Robertha ![]() Ábila ![]() |
Report | Polster ![]() Buksa ![]() Gil ![]() Bou ![]() |
Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 13,387 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
October 23 31 | New York City FC | 6–0 | D.C. United | Harrison |
19:30 EDT | Andrade ![]() Castellanos ![]() ![]() Sands ![]() Moralez ![]() Callens ![]() Medina ![]() |
Report | Canouse ![]() Birnbaum ![]() |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
October 27 32 | D.C. United | 1–0 | New York Red Bulls | Washington, D.C. |
20:00 EDT | Paredes ![]() Moreno ![]() Najar ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 14,109 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
October 30 33 | D.C. United | 1–3 | Columbus Crew | Washington, D.C. |
19:30 EDT | Arriola ![]() ![]() Felipe ![]() |
Report | Valenzuela ![]() Zelarayán ![]() ![]() Santos ![]() |
Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,787 Referee: Drew Fischer |
November 7 34 | Toronto FC | 1–3 | D.C. United | Toronto |
15:30 PM EST | Laryea ![]() Dwyer ![]() |
Report | Birnbaum ![]() ![]() Kamara ![]() ![]() Felipe ![]() Pines ![]() Mora ![]() |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 11,166 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
U.S. Open Cup
[edit]The U.S. Open Cup was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic for a second consecutive year.
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | MLS | MLS Cup | Capital Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Chris Seitz | 5 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Chris Odoi-Atsem | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
Brendan Hines-Ike | 11 | 1 | 11+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | MF | ![]() |
Júnior Moreno | 19 | 0 | 19+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | MF | ![]() |
Russell Canouse | 14 | 1 | 14+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() |
Paul Arriola | 14 | 3 | 13+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Felipe Martins | 21 | 2 | 5+15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Ola Kamara | 19 | 16 | 13+6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | MF | ![]() |
Edison Flores | 13 | 2 | 10+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | MF | ![]() |
Yamil Asad | 18 | 2 | 8+8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
12 | MF | ![]() |
Drew Skundrich | 14 | 0 | 8+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | DF | ![]() |
Frédéric Brillant | 20 | 1 | 14+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
14 | DF | ![]() |
Andy Najar | 19 | 1 | 16+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | DF | ![]() |
Steve Birnbaum | 14 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
16 | FW | ![]() |
Adrien Perez | 13 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | FW | ![]() |
Kimarni Smith | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
18 | MF | ![]() |
Nicky Downs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
19 | FW | ![]() |
Nigel Robertha | 10 | 2 | 4+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
20 | FW | ![]() |
Jovanny Bolívar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
21 | GK | ![]() |
Jon Kempin | 12 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
22 | FW | ![]() |
Griffin Yow | 11 | 1 | 1+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
23 | DF | ![]() |
Donovan Pines | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | GK | ![]() |
Bill Hamid | 12 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | DF | ![]() |
Gaoussou Samaké | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
27 | MF | ![]() |
Moses Nyeman | 19 | 0 | 10+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
28 | DF | ![]() |
Joseph Mora | 21 | 0 | 13+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
29 | FW | ![]() |
Yordy Reyna | 15 | 4 | 6+8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
30 | MF | ![]() |
Kevin Paredes | 18 | 2 | 14+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | MF | ![]() |
Julian Gressel | 25 | 0 | 22+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | FW | ![]() |
Ramón Ábila | 6 | 2 | 0+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | DF | ![]() |
Jacob Greene | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
35 | DF | ![]() |
Michael DeShields | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
39 | MF | ![]() |
Nanan Houssou | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
41 | FW | ![]() |
Kairou Amoustapha | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
50 | FW | ![]() |
Erik Sorga | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
51 | DF | ![]() |
Allexon Saravia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
93 | DF | ![]() |
Tony Alfaro | 22 | 0 | 18+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
- Last updated: September 22, 2021
- Source: Soccerway
Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | Total |
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1 | FW | 9 | Ola Kamara | 16 | 0 | 16 |
2 | FW | 29 | Yordy Reyna | 4 | 0 | 4 |
3 | MF | 7 | Paul Arriola | 3 | 0 | 3 |
4 | MF | 10 | Edison Flores | 2 | 0 | 2 |
MF | 11 | Yamil Asad | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
FW | 19 | Nigel Robertha | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
MF | 30 | Kevin Paredes | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
FW | 32 | Ramón Ábila | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
9 | DF | 4 | Brendan Hines-Ike | 1 | 0 | 1 |
MF | 6 | Russell Canouse | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | 13 | Frédéric Brillant | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | 14 | Andy Najar | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | 22 | Griffin Yow | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 8 | Felipe Martins | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Top assists
[edit]Rank | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | Total |
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1 | MF | 31 | Julian Gressel | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2 | FW | 9 | Ola Kamara | 3 | 0 | 3 |
DF | 14 | Andy Najar | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | MF | 7 | Paul Arriola | 2 | 0 | 2 |
MF | 10 | Edison Flores | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
MF | 5 | Júnior Moreno | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
FW | 16 | Adrien Perez | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
8 | FW | 29 | Yordy Reyna | 1 | 0 | 1 |
MF | 11 | Yamil Asad | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 6 | Russell Canouse | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 8 | Felipe Martins | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | 22 | Griffin Yow | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | 93 | Tony Alfaro | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 12 | Drew Skundrich | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 27 | Moses Nyeman | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Disciplinary record
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Awards
[edit]Awards will be announced as the season begins.
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