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D.C. United
2020 season
StadiumAudi Field
MLSConference: TBD
Overall: TBD
MLS Cup PlayoffsTBD
U.S. Open CupTBD
Leagues CupCancelled
MLS is Back TournamentGroup stage
Atlantic CupTBD
Highest home attendance17,183
Lowest home attendance16,932
Average home league attendance17,056
← 2019
2021 →

The 2020 D.C. United season will be the club's 25th season of existence, and their 25th consecutive season playing in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The regular season began on February 29, 2020 (making it the first time the season began in February), and was suspended on March 12, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The club's season is scheduled to resume on July 10, 2020 with the 2020 MLS is Back Tournament at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Florida.

Outside of MLS play, United will be participating in the 2020 U.S. Open Cup (a domestic knock-out cup competition similar to the FA Cup). Should United finish in the top seven of the MLS Eastern Conference, they will qualify for the 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs. United was slated to play in the 2020 Leagues Cup, a secondary knock-out tournament for the top MLS clubs not to qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League (similar to the UEFA Europa League), but the tournament was cancelled in May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background

Main articles: 2019 D.C. United season and 2019 Major League Soccer season

Non-competitive fixtures

Preseason exhibitions

January 28 D.C. United 1–3 Montreal Impact Tampa
11:30 EST Fawole 86' Report Tabla 63', 84'
Quioto 78'		 Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium
February 1 D.C. United 0–3 New York Red Bulls Bradenton
11:30 EST Report Royer 11'
Valot 22'
Barlow 63'		 Stadium: IMG Academy
February 6 Louisville City 0–1 D.C. United Clearwater
16:00 EST Yellow card 57' Report Gamble 70' Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Complex
February 15 Orlando City 0–1 D.C. United Tampa
17:00 EST Report
Report		 Gamble 77' Stadium: Corbett Soccer Stadium
February 19 Nashville SC 1–1 D.C. United Clearwater
18:00 EST
Report
Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex
February 22 D.C. United 3–1 Philadelphia Union Clearwater
19:00 EST
Report
Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex

Midseason exhibitions

May/June 2020 v TBD
TBD EST Stadium: TBD
May/June 2020 v TBD
TBD EST Stadium: TBD

Competitive fixtures

Major League Soccer

Main articles: 2020 Major League Soccer season and 2020 MLS is Back Tournament § Group stage
February 29 1 D.C. United 1–2 Colorado Rapids Washington, D.C.
13:00 EST Canouse 60'
Moreno Yellow card 64'
Mora Yellow card 76'
Brillant Yellow card 87'		 Report Shinyashiki Yellow card 58'
Kamara 67'
Lewis 90+2'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 16,932
Referee: Nima Saghafi
March 7 2 D.C. United 2–1 Inter Miami Washington, D.C.
15:30 EST Moreno Yellow card 38'
Asad 59' (pen)
Brillant 61'
Odoi-Atsem Yellow card 88'
Canouse Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Pizarro 2'
Torres Red card 54'
Trapp Yellow card 60'
Figal Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 17,183
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
July 10 21 MLS is Back Tournament Toronto FC v D.C. United Bay Lake, Florida
20:00 EST Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Note: Group stage match of 2020 MLS is Back Tournament that counts towards the regular season standings.
July 16 22 MLS is Back Tournament D.C. United v New England Revolution Bay Lake, Florida
20:00 EST Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Note: Group stage match of 2020 MLS is Back Tournament that counts towards the regular season standings.
July 21 23 MLS is Back Tournament Montreal Impact v D.C. United Bay Lake, Florida
22:30 EDT Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Note: Group stage match of 2020 MLS is Back Tournament that counts towards the regular season standings.
March 14 3 Cincinnati P–P D.C. United Cincinnati, Ohio
17:30 EDT Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Note: Postponed from March 14 due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1]
March 22 4 Philadelphia Union P–P D.C. United Chester, Pennsylvania
15:30 EDT Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1]
April 3 5 D.C. United P–P NYCFC Washington, D.C.
19:00 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
Note: Postponed from April 3 due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1]
April 11 6 San Jose Earthquakes P–P D.C. United San Jose, California
17:00 EDT Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Note: Postponed from April 11 due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
April 15 7 D.C. United P–P Toronto Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
Note: Postponed from April 15 due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
April 18 8 Nashville SC P–P D.C. United Nashville, Tennessee
20:00 EDT Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Note: Postponed from April 18 due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
April 26 9 D.C. United P–P New York Red Bulls Washington, D.C.
3:00 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
Note: Postponed from April 26 due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
May 2 10 Seattle Sounders FC P–P D.C. United Seattle, Washington
5:30 PM EDT Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Note: Postponed from May 2 due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
May 9 11 D.C. United P–P Houston Dynamo Washington, D.C.
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
Note: Postponed from May 9 due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
May 16 12 D.C. United P–P Orlando City Washington, D.C.
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
Note: Postponed from May 16 due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
May 23 13 New York Red Bulls P–P D.C. United Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Note: Postponed from May 23 due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
May 27 14 LA Galaxy P–P D.C. United Carson, California
10:30 PM EDT Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Note: Postponed from May 27 due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
May 30 15 D.C. United P–P Vancouver Whitecaps FC Washington, D.C.
8:00 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
Note: Postponed from May 30 due to the COVID-19 pandemic][3]
June 6 16 New England Revolution P–P D.C. United Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Note: Postponed from June 6 due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
June 13 17 D.C. United P–P Cincinnati Washington, D.C.
8:00 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
Note: Postponed from June 13 due to the 2020 MLS is Back Tournament
June 20 18 Columbus Crew P–P D.C. United Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Note: Postponed from June 20 due to the 2020 MLS is Back Tournament
June 27 19 D.C. United P–P Minnesota United Washington, D.C.
8:00 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
Note: Postponed from June 27 due to the 2020 MLS is Back Tournament
July 1 20 D.C. United P–P Dallas Washington, D.C.
8:00 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
Note: Postponed from July 1 due to the 2020 MLS is Back Tournament

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2020 U.S. Open Cup
April 21–23 Third round v TBD
TBD EST Stadium: TBD
Note: Postponed from April 22 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

Leagues Cup

Main article: 2020 Leagues Cup
July 21, 2020 First round D.C. United United States Cancelled Mexico TBD Washington, D.C.
TBD EST Stadium: Audi Field
Note: Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5]

MLS is Back Tournament

Main article: MLS is Back Tournament

Group C

Group C results
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toronto FC 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 5 Advanced to knockout stage
2 New England Revolution 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3 Montreal Impact 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4 D.C. United 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
Source: MLS[6]
July 10 1 Toronto FC v D.C. United Bay Lake, Florida
20:00 EST Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0[note 1]
July 16 2 D.C. United v New England Revolution Bay Lake, Florida
20:00 EST Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0[note 1]
July 21 3 Montreal Impact v D.C. United Bay Lake, Florida
22:30 EDT Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0[note 1]

Squad information

First team roster

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) 1 0 0 United States Houston Dynamo
24 Bill Hamid United States GK (1990-11-25) November 25, 1990 (age 33) 238 0 0 Denmark Midtjylland
36 Earl Edwards Jr. United States GK (1992-01-24) January 24, 1992 (age 32) 0 0 0 United States Orlando City
Defenders
3 Chris Odoi-Atsem United States RB (1995-05-27) May 27, 1995 (age 29) 13 0 0 United States Maryland Terrapins
13 Frédéric Brillant France CB (1985-06-26) June 26, 1985 (age 39) 66 3 4 United States New York City 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) 50 0 3 Costa Rica Saprissa
91 Oniel Fisher Jamaica RB (1991-11-22) November 22, 1991 (age 32) 26 1 1 United States Seattle Sounders FC
Midfielders
2 Federico Higuaín Argentina AM (1984-10-25) October 25, 1984 (age 40) 0 0 0 United States Columbus Crew
4 Russell Canouse United States DM (1995-06-11) June 11, 1995 (age 29) 56 1 2 Germany TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
5 Júnior Moreno Venezuela DM (1993-07-20) July 20, 1993 (age 31) 49 0 5 Venezuela Zulia
7 Paul Arriola United States RM (1995-02-05) February 5, 1995 (age 29) 68 14 12 Mexico Tijuana
8 Ulises Segura Costa Rica CM (1993-06-23) June 23, 1993 (age 31) 56 5 3 Costa Rica Saprissa
10 Edison Flores Peru AM (1994-05-14) 14 May 1994 (age 30) 0 0 0 Mexico Monarcas Morelia
11 Yamil Asad Argentina LM (1994-07-24) July 24, 1994 (age 30) 30 9 8 Argentina Vélez Sarsfield
17 Emmanuel Boateng Ghana LM (1994-01-17) January 17, 1994 (age 30) 3 0 0 United States LA Galaxy
18 Felipe Brazil CM (1990-09-30) September 30, 1990 (age 34) 9 0 1 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC
25 Mohammed Abu Ghana DM (1991-11-04) November 4, 1991 (age 33) 0 0 0 Norway Vålerenga (loan)
27 Moses Nyeman United States CM (2003-11-05) November 5, 2003 (age 21) 0 0 0 United States D.C. United Academy
30 Kevin Paredes United States MF (2003-05-07) May 7, 2003 (age 21) 0 0 0 United States D.C. United Academy
31 Julian Gressel Germany RM (1993-12-16) December 16, 1993 (age 30) 0 0 0 United States Atlanta United
Forwards
9 Ola Kamara Norway ST (1989-10-15) October 15, 1989 (age 35) 5 3 0 China Shenzhen
22 Griffin Yow United States ST (2002-09-25) September 25, 2002 (age 22) 2 0 0 United States D.C. United Academy
50 Erik Sorga Estonia ST (1999-07-08) July 8, 1999 (age 25) 0 0 0 Estonia Flora

Coaching and management staff

Statistics

Awards

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

No. Pos. Player From Date Notes/Fee Source
Winter 2019–20
11 MF Argentina Yamil Asad Argentina Vélez Sarsfield September 17, 2019 Free Transfer, signed through 2022 [7]
44 MF United States Moses Nyeman United States D.C. United Academy October 3, 2019 Homegrown player [8]
24 GK United States Bill Hamid Denmark Midtjylland December 9, 2019 $750,000 TAM, signed through 2022 [9]
10 MF Peru Edison Flores Mexico Morelia January 14, 2020 $5M Transfer Fee to Morelia, $2M per year through 2024 [10]
30 MF United States Kevin Paredes United States D.C. United Academy January 17, 2020 Homegrown player [11]
31 MF Germany Julian Gressel United States Atlanta United January 21, 2020 $750,000 TAM to Atlanta, over $700,000 per year through 2023 [12]
50 FW Estonia Erik Sorga Estonia Flora February 29, 2020 $500,000 [13]
2 MF Argentina Federico Higuaín United States Columbus Crew March 2, 2020 Signed as player and assistant coach [14]

Transfers out

No. Pos. Player To Date Notes/Fee Source
Winter 2019–20
26 MF United States Antonio Bustamante Bolivia Club Blooming November 22, 2019 Option Declined [15]
20 DF United States Jalen Robinson November 22, 2019 Option Declined [15]
19 MF Germany Gordon Wild United States LA Galaxy November 22, 2019 Option Declined [15]
25 FW United States Quincy Amarikwa November 22, 2019 Option Declined [15]
6 DF Brazil Marquinhos Pedroso November 22, 2019 Option Declined [15]
9 FW England Wayne Rooney England Derby County December 31, 2019 Undisclosed [15]
29 DF Argentina Leonardo Jara Argentina Boca Juniors December 31, 2019 End of loan [15]
10 MF Argentina Luciano Acosta Mexico Atlas January 1, 2020 Free Transfer [16]
21 MF United States Chris Durkin Belgium Sint-Truiden May 7, 2020 Loan buyout, $1.2M to D.C. with 25% sell-on clause [17]

MLS SuperDraft picks

Main article: 2020 MLS SuperDraft
2020 D.C. United SuperDraft Picks
Round Selection Player Position College Status
1 21 France Simon Lefebvre GK Temple signed with Loudoun United FC
2 42 United States Josh Fawole FW Loyola (MD) signed with Loudoun United FC
3 65 United States Andrew Verdi GK Michigan returned to college
3 69 PASS
4 91
4 95

Loans in

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Start End Source
25 MF Ghana Mohammed Abu Norway Vålerenga March 2, 2020 December 31, 2020 [18]

Loans out

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Start End Source

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f All matches in the MLS Is Back Tournament will be played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida.

References

  1. ^ a b c "MLS suspends 2020 season for 30 days due to coronavirus impact". mlssoccer.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "MLS extends season suspension in accordance with CDC guidance on COVID-19". mlssoccer.com. March 19, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e "MLS postponement extended until at least June 8 due to ongoing impact of COVID-19 pandemic". MLSSoccer.com. April 17, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  4. ^ Liljenwall, Ari (March 13, 2020). "2020 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup temporarily suspended due to COVID-19 outbreak". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  5. ^ "MLS All-Star Game, Leagues Cup and Campeones Cup canceled for 2020". MLSSoccer.com. May 19, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  6. ^ "MLS is Back Group Stage Standings". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on August 29, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  7. ^ Anderson, Jason (September 17, 2019). "Yamil Asad signs pre-contract with D.C. United". Black And Red United. SB Nation. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  8. ^ Goff, Steven (October 3, 2019). "D.C. United signs 15-year-old to a contract". Washington Post. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  9. ^ "D.C. United acquire Bill Hamid on a permanent transfer from FC Midtjylland". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  10. ^ Anderson, Jason (January 14, 2020). "Official: D.C. United signs Edison Flores". Black And Red United. SB Nation. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  11. ^ "D.C. United sign Academy Product Kevin Paredes". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. January 17, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  12. ^ Goff, Steven (January 21, 2020). "D.C. United lands star midfielder Julian Gressel in trade with Atlanta". Washington Post. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  13. ^ "D.C. United acquire Estonian National Team Forward Erik Sorga". D.C. United. February 29, 2020. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  14. ^ Sigal, Jonathan (March 2, 2020). "Federico Higuain signs with DC United as player, Player Development Coach". Major League Soccer. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g Keefer, Ryan (November 22, 2019). "D.C. United announces post-season roster decisions". Black And Red United. SB Nation. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  16. ^ "Luciano Acosta se viste de Rojinegro". Atlas F.C. (in Spanish). Liga MX. December 19, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  17. ^ "D.C. United and Sint-Truidense V.V. Complete Permanent Transfer for Chris Durkin". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. May 7, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  18. ^ "D.C. United Acquire Mohammed Abu". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
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