2009 D.C. United season

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D.C. United
2009 season
Owner United States D.C. United Holdings
Coach United States Tom Soehn
MLS 10th
MLS Cup Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup Runners-up
CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage
Carolina Challenge Cup Runners-up
Atlantic Cup Champions
Highest home attendance 24,175 vs. Chivas USA
(October 24)
Average home attendance 15,585[1]
Home colors
Away colors

The 2009 D.C. United season was the fourteenth season of the team's existence. It began on March 22, 2009 with a 2-2 draw at the Los Angeles Galaxy and ended on October 22, 2009 at the Kansas City Wizards by the same 2-2 scoreline.

Contents

[edit] Off-season

D.C. United was involved in the following off-season activity:[2]

[edit] Draft

The 2009 MLS SuperDraft took place on January 15, 2009. With draft order determined by regular and post-season record, United received the sixth pick in each round. Additionally, United acquired the Colorado Rapids' first-round pick (#7 overall) and Houston Dynamo's second-round (#26 overall). United's fourth-round (#51 overall) pick went to Colorado.

Player Position Pick overall (round) Previous club
Rodney Wallace M #6 (1st) University of Maryland
Chris Pontius M/F #7 (1st) UC Santa Barbara
Milos Kocic GK #21 (2nd) Loyola College in Maryland
Lyle Adams DF #26 (2nd) Wake Forest University
Central Florida Kraze
Brandon Barklage M/F #36 (3rd) Saint Louis University
Chicago Fire Premier

[edit] Re-signings

[edit] Signings

[edit] Released

[edit] Waived

[edit] Transactions

Date Pos. Name From Exchange
February 9 M Christian Gomez
International roster spot
Salary cap considerations
Colorado Rapids Ivan Guerrero
Designated Player roster spot
2010 MLS SuperDraft second-round pick
March 10[2] GK Josh Wicks Los Angeles Galaxy Conditional MLS SuperDraft pick
March 27[3] M John DiRaimondo Waivers from Colorado Rapids

[edit] Loaned

Date Name Team Terms
January 22 Gonzalo Peralta Unión de Santa Fe (Argentina B) Undisclosed[4]

[edit] Squad

[edit] First-team squad

As of August 25, 2009.[5] For recent transfers, see List of transfers for the 2009 Major League Soccer season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Serbia GK Miloš Kočić
2 Trinidad and Tobago DF Julius James
3 Trinidad and Tobago DF Avery John
4 United States DF Marc Burch
5 Canada DF Dejan Jakovic
6 United States MF John DiRaimondo
7 Brazil MF Fred
8 United States MF Andrew Jacobson
9 Democratic Republic of the Congo FW Ange N'Silu
10 Argentina MF Christian Gómez
11 Brazil FW Luciano Emilio
12 United States MF Danny Szetela
13 United States FW Chris Pontius
14 United States MF Ben Olsen
No. Position Player
16 United States DF Greg Janicki
17 South Africa FW Thabiso Khumalo
18 United States DF Devon McTavish
19 United States MF Clyde Simms
20 United States MF Ely Allen
21 South Africa MF Tiyiselani Shipalane (on loan from Harrisburg)
22 Costa Rica MF Rodney Wallace
23 Burundi DF David Habarugira
24 United States MF Brandon Barklage
25 United States MF Santino Quaranta
26 United States DF Bryan Namoff
28 United States GK Bill Hamid
31 United States GK Josh Wicks
99 Bolivia FW Jaime Moreno (captain)

[edit] Season transactions

[edit] Trades

Date Pos. Name From Exchange
April 23[6] DF Avery John New England Revolution Conditional MLS SuperDraft pick

[edit] Waived


[edit] Statistical leaders

Last updated 4 May 2009[7]

Goals
Assists
Minutes


Fouls committed
Fouls suffered
  • Santino Quaranta – 40
  • Ben Olsen – 35
  • Chris Pontius – 35

[edit] Club

[edit] Management

Position Staff
General Manager United States Dave Kasper
Manager United States Tom Soehn
Assistant manager United States Mark Simpson
Assistant manager United States Chad Ashton
Athletic trainer United States Brian Goodstein
Equipment manager United States David Brauzer

Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source: D.C. United

[edit] Other information

Owner United States D.C. United Holdings
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium (56,692 / N/A)

Source: D.C. United


[edit] Competitions

[edit] Overall

Competition Started round Current
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
MLS March 21, 2009
USOC Third Round Runner-up June 30, 2009 September 2, 2009
CONCACAF Champions League 2009–10 Preliminary Round July 28, 2009

Last updated: October 18, 2008
Source: Competitions

[edit] Major League Soccer

[edit] Standings

Eastern Conference
Pos Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 Columbus Crew 49 30 13 7 10 41 31 +10
2 Chicago Fire 45 30 11 7 12 39 34 +5
3 New England Revolution 42 30 11 10 9 33 37 −4
4 D.C. United 40 30 9 8 13 43 44 −1
5 Toronto FC 39 30 10 11 9 37 46 −9
6 Kansas City Wizards 33 30 8 13 9 33 42 −9
7 New York Red Bulls 21 30 5 19 6 27 47 −20
2009 MLS Cup Playoffs
2009 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card)


Major League Soccer
Pos Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 Columbus Crew (E1) 49 30 13 7 10 41 31 +10
2 Los Angeles Galaxy2 (W1) 48 30 12 6 12 36 31 +5
3 Houston Dynamo3 (W2) 48 30 13 8 9 39 29 +10
4 Seattle Sounders FC2 47 30 12 7 11 38 29 +9
5 Chicago Fire3 (E2) 45 30 11 7 12 39 34 +5
6 Chivas USA3 45 30 13 11 6 34 31 +3
7 New England Revolution3 42 30 11 10 9 33 37 −4
8 Real Salt Lake2 40 30 11 12 7 43 35 +8
9 Colorado Rapids 40 30 10 10 10 42 38 +4
10 D.C. United 40 30 9 8 13 43 44 −1
11 FC Dallas 39 30 11 13 6 50 47 +4
12 Toronto FC1 39 30 10 11 9 37 46 −9
13 Kansas City Wizards 33 30 8 13 9 33 42 −9
14 San Jose Earthquakes 30 30 7 14 9 36 50 −14
15 New York Red Bulls 21 30 5 19 6 27 47 −20
MLS Supporters' Shield, 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2010 U.S. Open Cup, 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League2
2009 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2010 U.S. Open Cup
2009 MLS Cup Playoffs
  • ^Note 1 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, as it is a Canadian-based team. If they qualify for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team not already qualified will be given a berth. Similarly, they cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Soccer Championship. If they qualify for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified will qualify.
  • ^Note 3 - SuperLiga 2010 berths are awarded to the top 4 finishing teams from MLS who do not qualify for Champions League (Houston, Chicago, Chivas USA, and New England).

[edit] Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
30 40 9 8 13 43 44 −1 7 3 5 19 14 +5 2 5 8 24 30 −6

Last updated: October 25, 2009
Source: Major League Soccer
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ground A H H A H A H A H A H A H H A A A H A A A H A A H H H H H A
Result T T W L T W W T T T T L W W T L T W T L L T W T W L L L W T

Last updated: October 25, 2009.
Source: D.C. United
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

[edit] Matches

      Win       Tie       Loss

[edit] Pre-season



[edit] Carolina Challenge Cup

[edit] MLS

[edit] CONCACAF Champions League

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Mexico Toluca 6 4 1 1 15 4 +11 13
Honduras Marathón 6 4 0 2 12 14 −2 12
United States D.C. United 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10
Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh 6 0 0 6 4 17 −13 0

DCU participated in CCL. They finished 3rd.

[edit] U.S. Open Cup

[edit] References

  1. ^ "USA Major League Soccer - Attendance - 2009". ESPN Soccernet. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/attendance?league=usa.1&year=2009&seasontype=1&cc=3888. Retrieved April 28, 2009. 
  2. ^ a b Transactions D.C. United
  3. ^ Goff, Steven. United Acquires DiRaimondo, Washington Post 27 March 2009. Accessed 1 May 2009.
  4. ^ D.C. United to loan out Gonzalo Peralta, D.C. United. January 22, 2009. Retrieved on May 5, 2009
  5. ^ "D.C. United Roster". Major League Soccer. June 14, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-09-07. http://web.mlsnet.com/players/index.jsp?club=t103. Retrieved August 25, 2009. 
  6. ^ a b D.C. United signs defender Avery John D.C. United, 23 April 2009. Retrieved on 4 May 2009
  7. ^ [1] D.C. United

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