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D.C. United
2021 season
General managerDave Kasper
(until April 14)
Lucy Rushton
(from April 14)
Head coachHernán Losada
StadiumAudi Field
MLSConference: 8th
Overall: 16th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupCanceled
Atlantic CupWinners
Capital CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Ola Kamara (19)
All: Ola Kamara (19)
Highest home attendance18,034 (10/16 v. NSH)
Lowest home attendance3,935 (5/13 v. CHI)
Average home league attendance12,791
Biggest winDC 7–1 TOR (7/3)
Biggest defeatNYCFC 6–0 DC (10/23)
← 2020
2022 →

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]

Further information: 2020 D.C. United season and Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on association football

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[edit]

Position Name
Chairman United States Jason Levien
Co-Chairman United States Stephen Kaplan
General Manager United States Dave Kasper
Technical Director England Stewart Mairs
Head coach Argentina Hernán Losada
Assistant coach Argentina Nicolás Frutos
Assistant coach North Macedonia Oka Nikolov
Assistant coach United States Chad Ashton
Goalkeeping coach United States Zach Thornton

Roster[edit]

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Apps Goals Assists Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Chris Seitz United States GK (1987-03-12) March 12, 1987 (age 37) 8 0 0 United States Houston Dynamo
21 Jon Kempin United States GK (1993-04-08) April 8, 1993 (age 31) 0 0 0 United States Columbus Crew
24 Bill Hamid United States GK (1990-11-25) November 25, 1990 (age 33) 238 0 0 Denmark Midtjylland
Defenders
3 Chris Odoi-Atsem United States RB (1995-05-27) May 27, 1995 (age 28) 30 1 0 United States Maryland Terrapins
4 Brendan Hines-Ike United States CB (1994-11-30) November 30, 1994 (age 29) 1 1 0 Belgium KV Kortrijk (loan)
13 Frédéric Brillant France CB (1985-06-26) June 26, 1985 (age 38) 67 3 4 United States New York City FC
14 Andy Najar Honduras RB (1993-03-16) March 16, 1993 (age 31) 83 10 11 United States Los Angeles FC
15 Steve Birnbaum United States CB (1991-01-23) January 23, 1991 (age 33) 163 8 3 United States California Golden Bears
23 Donovan Pines United States CB (1998-03-07) March 7, 1998 (age 26) 10 0 0 United States Maryland Terrapins
28 Joseph Mora Costa Rica LB (1993-01-15) January 15, 1993 (age 31) 51 0 3 Costa Rica Saprissa
33 Jacob Greene United States LB / RB (2003-03-23) March 23, 2003 (age 21) 0 0 0 United States D.C. United Academy
35 Michael DeShields Trinidad and Tobago CB (1998-04-23) April 23, 1998 (age 26) 0 0 0 United States Wake Forest Demon Deacons
93 Tony Alfaro Mexico CB (1993-06-15) June 15, 1993 (age 30) 1 0 0 United States Reno 1868
Midfielders
5 Júnior Moreno Venezuela DM (1993-07-20) July 20, 1993 (age 30) 50 0 5 Venezuela Zulia
6 Russell Canouse United States DM (1995-06-11) June 11, 1995 (age 28) 57 2 2 Germany TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
7 Paul Arriola United States RM (1995-02-05) February 5, 1995 (age 29) 68 14 12 Mexico Tijuana
10 Edison Flores Peru AM / LW (1994-05-14) May 14, 1994 (age 29) 14 0 4 Mexico Monarcas Morelia
11 Yamil Asad Argentina LM / LW (1994-07-24) July 24, 1994 (age 29) 55 12 7 Argentina Vélez Sarsfield
12 Drew Skundrich United States CM (1995-09-17) September 17, 1995 (age 28) 0 0 0 United States Loudoun United
18 Felipe Brazil CM (1990-09-30) September 30, 1990 (age 33) 17 0 1 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC
27 Moses Nyeman United States CM (2003-11-05) November 5, 2003 (age 20) 11 0 0 United States D.C. United Academy
30 Kevin Paredes United States MF (2003-05-07) May 7, 2003 (age 20) 17 0 1 United States D.C. United Academy
31 Julian Gressel Germany RM (1993-12-16) December 16, 1993 (age 30) 23 2 0 United States Atlanta United FC
Jeremy Garay El Salvador MF (2003-04-01) April 1, 2003 (age 21) 0 0 0 United States D.C. United Academy
Forwards
9 Ola Kamara Norway ST (1989-10-15) October 15, 1989 (age 34) 27 7 0 China Shenzhen
16 Adrien Perez United States FW (1995-10-13) October 13, 1995 (age 28) 1 0 0 United States Los Angeles FC
17 Kimarni Smith England FW (1998-03-14) March 14, 1998 (age 26) 0 0 0 United States Clemson Tigers
19 Nigel Robertha Curaçao FW (1998-03-13) March 13, 1998 (age 26) 1 0 0 Bulgaria Levski Sofia
20 Jovanny Bolívar Venezuela FW (2001-12-16) December 16, 2001 (age 22) 0 0 0 Venezuela Deportivo La Guaira (loan)
22 Griffin Yow United States FW (2002-09-25) September 25, 2002 (age 21) 12 2 0 United States D.C. United Academy
29 Yordy Reyna Peru ST (1993-09-17) September 17, 1993 (age 30) 5 0 0 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC
32 Ramón Ábila Argentina ST (1989-10-14) October 14, 1989 (age 34) 0 0 0 Argentina Boca Juniors (loan)[note 1]
  1. ^ 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.
November 25, 2020 DF 33 United States Jacob Greene United States D.C. United Academy Homegrown Player [2]
January 6, 2021 FW 16 United States Adrien Perez United States Los Angeles FC 2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft [3]
January 8, 2021 GK 21 United States Jon Kempin United States Columbus Crew Traded for third round pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft [4]
February 5, 2021 DF 35 Trinidad and Tobago Michael DeShields United States Wake Forest Demon Deacons Signed from the 2021 MLS SuperDraft [5]
March 8, 2021 FW 17 England Kimarni Smith United States Clemson Tigers Signed from the 2021 MLS SuperDraft [6]
March 23, 2021 FW 19 Curaçao Nigel Robertha Bulgaria Levski Sofia [7]
April 15, 2021 DF 14 Honduras Andy Najar United States Los Angeles FC [8]
DF 93 Mexico Tony Alfaro United States Reno 1868 [8]
May 12, 2021 MF 12 United States Drew Skundrich United States Loudoun United 2021 guaranteed, 2022–23 team options [9]
July 2, 2021 MF El Salvador Jeremy Garay United States D.C. United Academy Homegrown Player [10]

Out[edit]

Date Position No. Name To Fee/notes Ref.
November 30, 2020 MF 25 Ghana Mohammed Abu Norway Vålerenga End of loan [11]
GK 36 United States Earl Edwards Jr. United States New England Revolution Option Declined [11]
DF 91 Jamaica Oniel Fisher United States L.A. Galaxy Option Declined [11]
FW 20 Venezuela Gelmin Rivas Iraq Al-Shorta Option Declined [11]
DF 44 Sweden Axel Sjöberg United States San Antonio FC Option Declined [11]
December 13, 2020 MF 8 Costa Rica Ulises Segura United States Austin FC $150,000 GAM [12]

Loan in[edit]

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Start End Source
4 DF United States Brendan Hines-Ike Belgium Kortrijk March 10, 2021 December 31, 2021 [13]
20 FW Venezuela Jovanny Bolívar Venezuela Guaira March 10, 2021 December 31, 2021 [14]
32 FW Argentina Ramón Ábila Argentina Boca Juniors August 12, 2021 December 31, 2021 [15]

Loan out[edit]

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Start End Source
35 DF Trinidad and Tobago Michael DeShields United States Loudoun United May 1, 2021 October 30, 2021
17 FW England Kimarni Smith United States Loudoun United June 25, 2021 October 30, 2021 [16]
50 FW Estonia Erik Sorga Netherlands VVV-Venlo August 12, 2021 December 31, 2021 [17]

MLS SuperDraft picks[edit]

Main article: 2021 MLS SuperDraft
2021 D.C. United SuperDraft Picks
Round Selection Player Position College Status
1 4 England Kimarni Smith FW Clemson Signed to first team[6]
1 5 Trinidad and Tobago Michael DeShields DF Wake Forest Signed to first team[5]
2 32 United States Logan Panchot 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 29' Report McLean 27' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 0
March 26 D.C. United 5–1 Loudoun United FC Washington
15:00 EST
  • Kamara 19'
  • Brillant 30'
  • Unsigned Player 72'
  • Unsigned Player 88'
  • Unsigned Player 90'
 Report Amoustapha 84' Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 0
March 31 Philadelphia Union 2–0 D.C. United Chester
3:00 pm Fontana 3', 37'
Bedoya Yellow card 74'		 Report Moreno Yellow card 67' Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 0
April 4 D.C. United 1–2 New York City FC Chester
15:00 EST Smith 29' (Flores)
Moreno Red card 44'		 Report Castellanos 25' (Þórarinsson), Red card 44'
Jasson 50'		 Stadium: Power Training Complex
Attendance: 0
April 10 New York Red Bulls 1–1 D.C. United Harrison
13:00 EST
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0

Midseason friendlies[edit]

July 7 Capital Cup first leg D.C. United United States 1–0 Costa Rica Alajuelense Washington
20:00 EDT Felipe 86' Report Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 6,000
July 11 Capital Cup second leg Alajuelense Costa Rica 0–1
(0–2 agg.)		 United States D.C. United Washington
20:00 EDT Report Bolívar 68' Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 5,000
July 11 D.C. United United States — Mexico Puebla Washington
20:00 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
Note: Match cancelled after Club Puebla withdrew due to COVID-19 protocols.
July 14 D.C. United United States 1–0 El Salvador Alianza Washington
20:30 EDT Ferrin 72' Report Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 3,192

Competitive[edit]

Major League Soccer[edit]

Main article: 2021 Major League Soccer season

Standings[edit]

Eastern Conference[edit]
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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]
Source: MLS
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:
  1. ^ Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
  2. ^ As 2021 Canadian Championship winners
Overall table[edit]
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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]
Source: MLS
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:
  1. ^ As 2021 Canadian Championship winners (CAN1)

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
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]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
StadiumHAAAHHHAHAAHAAHAAHAAHHA
ResultWLLLWLLWWDLWLDWDWWLLLWD
Source: D.C. United schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results[edit]

April 17 1 D.C. United 2–1 New York City FC Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT
Report
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
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 45+1'
Martínez Yellow card 65'
Blake Yellow card 90+5'		 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 Yellow card 52' Report Kamara 15, 71'
Arriola 21' Yellow card 52'
Paredes Yellow card 52'
Hines-Ike Yellow card 90+2'		 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 Yellow card 35' Yellow-red card 45' 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 84'
Andrade 90+5'		 Report Robertha 9' Yellow card 70'
Mora Yellow card 52'
Najar Yellow card 78'		 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 2'
Robertha 8'
Priso 21' (o.g.)
Gressel Yellow card 57'
Arriola 71'
Kamara 81'
Asad 85'
Yow 90'		 Report Gonzalez Yellow card 35'
Akinola 39'
Osorio Yellow card 45+2'
Zavaleta Yellow card 75' Yellow-red card 78'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
July 17 13 Philadelphia Union 2–1 D.C. United Chester
19:30 EDT Santos 10'
Martínez Yellow card 22'
Przybyłko 83'		 Report Asad Yellow card 27', 51' (pen.)
Reyna Yellow card 45+1'		 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 32', Yellow card 62'
Najar 61' (o.g.)
Medrán Yellow card 65'		 Report Najar Yellow card 55'
Paredes 82'
Skundrich Yellow card 84'
Kamara 87' (pen.)		 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 Yellow card 12'
Kamara 27'
Brillant Yellow card 87'
Hamid Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Fábio Yellow card 46'
Klimala Yellow card 69'
Edwards Yellow card 80'
Cásseres Jr. Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 15,912
Referee: Alan Kelly
July 31 16 FC Cincinnati 0–0 D.C. United Cincinnati
19:30 EDT Gyau Yellow card 36'
Acosta Yellow card 60'
Hagglund Yellow card 64'		 Report Moreno Yellow card 15'
Mora Yellow card 41' Yellow-red card 90+2'
Nyeman Red card 52'
Reyna Yellow card 72'		 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 Yellow card 24'
Etienne Yellow card 30'
Mensah Yellow card 45+1'
Molino 65'
Zelarayán 71'		 Report Kamara 19', 45+3' (pen.)
Reyna 40', 74'
Alfaro Yellow card 66'		 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 40'
Kamara 54'		 Report Waterman Yellow card 3'
Brault-Guillard 16'
Miller Yellow card 57'		 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 14', 31'
Mukhtar 37'
Muyl 80', 87' (pen.)		 Report Brillant 3'
Kamara 41'		 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 Yellow card 33' Yellow-red card 72'
Kaptoum Yellow card 42'
McNamara 49'
Buchanan 53'
DeLaGarza Yellow card 60'
Jones 85'		 Report Arriola 10'
Asad Yellow card 32'
Birnbaum Yellow card 78'
Ábila 90+6'		 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 Yellow card 50'
Reyna 54'
Canouse Yellow card 58'
J. Moreno Yellow card 73'
Gressel Yellow card 75'		 Report Martínez 25'
Bello Yellow card 29'
M. Moreno 82'		 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 36' (pen.)
Reyna 49'
Najar Yellow card 55'
Ábila 90+5'		 Report Birnbaum 22' (o.g.)
Elliott Yellow card 59'		 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 9' (pen.), 35' (pen.), 44'
Pines Yellow card 12'
Gressel Yellow card 53'		 Report Terán Yellow card 7'
Giménez Yellow card 11'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 13,524
Referee: David Gantar
September 18 25 Atlanta United 3–2 D.C. United Atlanta
15:30 EDT Barco 18'
Martínez 64'
Franco Yellow card 65'
Araújo Yellow card 81'
Bello 87'		 Report Brillant Yellow card 27'
J. Moreno Yellow card 34'
Paredes Yellow card 50'
Felipe 75'
Alfaro Yellow card 77'
Flores 90+4'		 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 7', 41'
Birnbaum 21'
Hamid Yellow card 34'
Robertha 72'		 Report Vázquez 80'
Acosta 84'		 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 23'
Gressel 45'
Birnbaum Yellow card 59'
Arriola Yellow card 66'
Moreno 85'		 Report Hayes Yellow card 18'
Dibassy 40'
Trapp Yellow card 43'
Kallman Yellow card 79'
Gasper Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 12,262
Referee: Ramy Touchan
October 2 28 Orlando City 2–1 D.C. United Orlando
19:30 EDT Jansson 17'
Dike 90+7'		 Report Gressel 6'
Vázquez Yellow card 20'
Canouse Yellow card 67'
Hamid Yellow card 90+5'		 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 Yellow card 33'
Mora Yellow card 46'		 Report Mukhtar Yellow card 62'
McCarty Yellow card 90+4'		 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 Yellow card 18'
Robertha 53'
Ábila 90+3'		 Report Polster Yellow card 45'
Buksa 61'
Gil 64'
Bou 79'		 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 1'
Castellanos 7', 11'
Sands Yellow card 33'
Moralez 43'
Callens 52'
Medina 74'		 Report Canouse Yellow card 3'
Birnbaum Yellow card 54'		 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 9'
Moreno Yellow card 36'
Najar Yellow card 64'		 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 3', Yellow card 32'
Felipe Yellow card 79'		 Report Valenzuela Yellow card 42'
Zelarayán 45' (pen.), 76'
Santos 66'		 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 18'
Dwyer Yellow card 74'		 Report Birnbaum 13', Yellow card 90'
Kamara 30' (pen.), 36'
Felipe Yellow card 65'
Pines Yellow card 76'
Mora Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 11,166
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

U.S. Open Cup[edit]

Main article: 2021 U.S. Open Cup

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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States USA Chris Seitz 5 0 4+0 0 0 0 0+1 0
3 DF United States USA Chris Odoi-Atsem 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF United States USA Brendan Hines-Ike 11 1 11+0 1 0 0 0 0
5 MF Venezuela VEN Júnior Moreno 19 0 19+0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF United States USA Russell Canouse 14 1 14+0 1 0 0 0 0
7 MF United States USA Paul Arriola 14 3 13+1 3 0 0 0 0
8 MF Brazil BRA Felipe Martins 21 2 5+15 1 0 0 1+0 1
9 FW Norway NOR Ola Kamara 19 16 13+6 16 0 0 0 0
10 MF Peru PER Edison Flores 13 2 10+3 2 0 0 0 0
11 MF Argentina ARG Yamil Asad 18 2 8+8 2 0 0 2+0 0
12 MF United States USA Drew Skundrich 14 0 8+6 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF France FRA Frédéric Brillant 20 1 14+4 1 0 0 2+0 0
14 DF Honduras HON Andy Najar 19 1 16+3 1 0 0 0 0
15 DF United States USA Steve Birnbaum 14 0 9+3 0 0 0 2+0 0
16 FW United States USA Adrien Perez 13 0 9+4 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW England ENG Kimarni Smith 4 0 1+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
18 MF United States USA Nicky Downs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
19 FW Curaçao CUW Nigel Robertha 10 2 4+5 2 0 0 1+0 0
20 FW Venezuela VEN Jovanny Bolívar 1 1 0 0 0 0 1+0 1
21 GK United States USA Jon Kempin 12 0 9+1 0 0 0 2+0 0
22 FW United States USA Griffin Yow 11 1 1+8 1 0 0 2+0 0
23 DF United States USA Donovan Pines 9 0 8+1 0 0 0 0 0
24 GK United States USA Bill Hamid 12 0 12+0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF Ivory Coast CIV Gaoussou Samaké 1 0 0 0 0 0 1+0 0
27 MF Liberia LBR Moses Nyeman 19 0 10+8 0 0 0 1+0 0
28 DF Costa Rica CRC Joseph Mora 21 0 13+6 0 0 0 2+0 0
29 FW Peru PER Yordy Reyna 15 4 6+8 4 0 0 1+0 0
30 MF United States USA Kevin Paredes 18 2 14+4 2 0 0 0 0
31 MF Germany GER Julian Gressel 25 0 22+3 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW Argentina ARG Ramón Ábila 6 2 0+6 2 0 0 0 0
33 DF United States USA Jacob Greene 2 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
35 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Michael DeShields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 MF Ivory Coast CIV Nanan Houssou 2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
41 FW Niger NIG Kairou Amoustapha 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
50 FW Estonia EST Erik Sorga 4 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0
51 DF El Salvador SLV Allexon Saravia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
93 DF Mexico MEX 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
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
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[edit]

No. Pos. Player MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card

Awards[edit]

Awards will be announced as the season begins.

References[edit]

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External links[edit]

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