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.
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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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
editOffseason
editThe 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
editWith 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
editPosition | Name |
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Chairman | Jason Levien |
Co-Chairman | Stephen Kaplan |
General Manager | Dave Kasper |
Technical Director | Stewart Mairs |
Head coach | Hernán Losada |
Assistant coach | Nicolás Frutos |
Assistant coach | Oka Nikolov |
Assistant coach | Chad Ashton |
Goalkeeping coach | Zach Thornton |
Roster
editSquad 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 | Houston Dynamo | |
21 | Jon Kempin | GK | April 8, 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Columbus Crew | |
24 | Bill Hamid | GK | November 25, 1990 | 238 | 0 | 0 | Midtjylland | |
Defenders | ||||||||
3 | Chris Odoi-Atsem | RB | May 27, 1995 | 30 | 1 | 0 | Maryland Terrapins | |
4 | Brendan Hines-Ike | CB | November 30, 1994 | 1 | 1 | 0 | KV Kortrijk (loan) | |
13 | Frédéric Brillant | CB | June 26, 1985 | 67 | 3 | 4 | New York City FC | |
14 | Andy Najar | RB | March 16, 1993 | 83 | 10 | 11 | Los Angeles FC | |
15 | Steve Birnbaum | CB | January 23, 1991 | 163 | 8 | 3 | California Golden Bears | |
23 | Donovan Pines | CB | March 7, 1998 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Maryland Terrapins | |
28 | Joseph Mora | LB | January 15, 1993 | 51 | 0 | 3 | Saprissa | |
33 | Jacob Greene | LB / RB | March 23, 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | D.C. United Academy | |
35 | Michael DeShields | CB | April 23, 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | |
93 | Tony Alfaro | CB | June 15, 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Reno 1868 | |
Midfielders | ||||||||
5 | Júnior Moreno | DM | July 20, 1993 | 50 | 0 | 5 | Zulia | |
6 | Russell Canouse | DM | June 11, 1995 | 57 | 2 | 2 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | |
7 | Paul Arriola | RM | February 5, 1995 | 68 | 14 | 12 | Tijuana | |
10 | Edison Flores | AM / LW | May 14, 1994 | 14 | 0 | 4 | Monarcas Morelia | |
11 | Yamil Asad | LM / LW | July 24, 1994 | 55 | 12 | 7 | Vélez Sarsfield | |
12 | Drew Skundrich | CM | September 17, 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Loudoun United | |
18 | Felipe | CM | September 30, 1990 | 17 | 0 | 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | |
27 | Moses Nyeman | CM | November 5, 2003 | 11 | 0 | 0 | D.C. United Academy | |
30 | Kevin Paredes | MF | May 7, 2003 | 17 | 0 | 1 | D.C. United Academy | |
31 | Julian Gressel | RM | December 16, 1993 | 23 | 2 | 0 | Atlanta United FC | |
Jeremy Garay | MF | April 1, 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | D.C. United Academy | ||
Forwards | ||||||||
9 | Ola Kamara | ST | October 15, 1989 | 27 | 7 | 0 | Shenzhen | |
16 | Adrien Perez | FW | October 13, 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Los Angeles FC | |
17 | Kimarni Smith | FW | March 14, 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clemson Tigers | |
19 | Nigel Robertha | FW | March 13, 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Levski Sofia | |
20 | Jovanny Bolívar | FW | December 16, 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Deportivo La Guaira (loan) | |
22 | Griffin Yow | FW | September 25, 2002 | 12 | 2 | 0 | D.C. United Academy | |
29 | Yordy Reyna | ST | September 17, 1993 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | |
32 | Ramón Ábila | ST | October 14, 1989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Boca Juniors (loan)[note 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
editIn
editDate | Position | No. | Name | From | Fee/notes | Ref. |
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November 25, 2020 | DF | 33 | Jacob Greene | D.C. United Academy | Homegrown Player | [2] |
January 6, 2021 | FW | 16 | Adrien Perez | Los Angeles FC | 2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft | [3] |
January 8, 2021 | GK | 21 | Jon Kempin | Columbus Crew | Traded for third round pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft | [4] |
February 5, 2021 | DF | 35 | Michael DeShields | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | Signed from the 2021 MLS SuperDraft | [5] |
March 8, 2021 | FW | 17 | Kimarni Smith | Clemson Tigers | Signed from the 2021 MLS SuperDraft | [6] |
March 23, 2021 | FW | 19 | Nigel Robertha | Levski Sofia | [7] | |
April 15, 2021 | DF | 14 | Andy Najar | Los Angeles FC | [8] | |
DF | 93 | Tony Alfaro | Reno 1868 | [8] | ||
May 12, 2021 | MF | 12 | Drew Skundrich | Loudoun United | 2021 guaranteed, 2022–23 team options | [9] |
July 2, 2021 | MF | Jeremy Garay | D.C. United Academy | Homegrown Player | [10] |
Out
editDate | Position | No. | Name | To | Fee/notes | Ref. |
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November 30, 2020 | MF | 25 | Mohammed Abu | Vålerenga | End of loan | [11] |
GK | 36 | Earl Edwards Jr. | New England Revolution | Option Declined | [11] | |
DF | 91 | Oniel Fisher | L.A. Galaxy | Option Declined | [11] | |
FW | 20 | Gelmin Rivas | Al-Shorta | Option Declined | [11] | |
DF | 44 | Axel Sjöberg | San Antonio FC | Option Declined | [11] | |
December 13, 2020 | MF | 8 | Ulises Segura | Austin FC | $150,000 GAM | [12] |
Loan in
editNo. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Start | End | Source |
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4 | DF | Brendan Hines-Ike | Kortrijk | March 10, 2021 | December 31, 2021 | [13] |
20 | FW | Jovanny Bolívar | Guaira | March 10, 2021 | December 31, 2021 | [14] |
32 | FW | Ramón Ábila | Boca Juniors | August 12, 2021 | December 31, 2021 | [15] |
Loan out
editNo. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Start | End | Source |
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35 | DF | Michael DeShields | Loudoun United | May 1, 2021 | October 30, 2021 | |
17 | FW | Kimarni Smith | Loudoun United | June 25, 2021 | October 30, 2021 | [16] |
50 | FW | Erik Sorga | VVV-Venlo | August 12, 2021 | December 31, 2021 | [17] |
MLS SuperDraft picks
edit2021 D.C. United SuperDraft Picks | |||||
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Status |
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1 | 4 | Kimarni Smith | FW | Clemson | Signed to first team[6] |
1 | 5 | Michael DeShields | DF | Wake Forest | Signed to first team[5] |
2 | 32 | Logan Panchot | MF/DF | Stanford | Signed with Loudoun United FC[18] |
Non-competitive
editPreseason
editMarch 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 | 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 74' |
Report | Moreno 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 44' |
Report | Castellanos 25' (Þórarinsson), 44' Jasson 50' |
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
editJuly 7 Capital Cup first leg | D.C. United | 1–0 | Alajuelense | Washington |
20:00 EDT | Felipe 86' | Report | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 6,000 |
July 11 Capital Cup second leg | Alajuelense | 0–1 (0–2 agg.) | D.C. United | Washington |
20:00 EDT | Report | Bolívar 68' | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 5,000 |
Competitive
editMajor League Soccer
editStandings
editPos | 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
editPos | 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
editOverall | 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
editMatch results
editApril 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 45+1' Martínez 65' Blake 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 52' | Report | Kamara 15, 71' Arriola 21' 52' Paredes 52' Hines-Ike 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 35' 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' 70' Mora 52' Najar 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 57' Arriola 71' Kamara 81' Asad 85' Yow 90' |
Report | Gonzalez 35' Akinola 39' Osorio 45+2' Zavaleta 75' 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 22' Przybyłko 83' |
Report | Asad 27', 51' (pen.) Reyna 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', 62' Najar 61' (o.g.) Medrán 65' |
Report | Najar 55' Paredes 82' Skundrich 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 12' Kamara 27' Brillant 87' Hamid 90+6' |
Report | Fábio 46' Klimala 69' Edwards 80' Cásseres Jr. 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 36' Acosta 60' Hagglund 64' |
Report | Moreno 15' Mora 41' 90+2' Nyeman 52' Reyna 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 24' Etienne 30' Mensah 45+1' Molino 65' Zelarayán 71' |
Report | Kamara 19', 45+3' (pen.) Reyna 40', 74' Alfaro 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 3' Brault-Guillard 16' Miller 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 33' 72' Kaptoum 42' McNamara 49' Buchanan 53' DeLaGarza 60' Jones 85' |
Report | Arriola 10' Asad 32' Birnbaum 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 50' Reyna 54' Canouse 58' J. Moreno 73' Gressel 75' |
Report | Martínez 25' Bello 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 55' Ábila 90+5' |
Report | Birnbaum 22' (o.g.) Elliott 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 12' Gressel 53' |
Report | Terán 7' Giménez 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 65' Araújo 81' Bello 87' |
Report | Brillant 27' J. Moreno 34' Paredes 50' Felipe 75' Alfaro 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 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 59' Arriola 66' Moreno 85' |
Report | Hayes 18' Dibassy 40' Trapp 43' Kallman 79' Gasper 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 20' Canouse 67' Hamid 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 33' Mora 46' |
Report | Mukhtar 62' McCarty 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 18' Robertha 53' Ábila 90+3' |
Report | Polster 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 33' Moralez 43' Callens 52' Medina 74' |
Report | Canouse 3' Birnbaum 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 36' Najar 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', 32' Felipe 79' |
Report | Valenzuela 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 74' |
Report | Birnbaum 13', 90' Kamara 30' (pen.), 36' Felipe 65' Pines 76' Mora 85' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 11,166 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
U.S. Open Cup
editThe U.S. Open Cup was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic for a second consecutive year.
Statistics
editAppearances and goals
editNumbers 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 | USA | Chris Seitz | 5 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
3 | DF | USA | Chris Odoi-Atsem | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | DF | USA | Brendan Hines-Ike | 11 | 1 | 11+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | MF | VEN | Júnior Moreno | 19 | 0 | 19+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | MF | USA | Russell Canouse | 14 | 1 | 14+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | MF | USA | Paul Arriola | 14 | 3 | 13+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | MF | BRA | Felipe Martins | 21 | 2 | 5+15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
9 | FW | NOR | Ola Kamara | 19 | 16 | 13+6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | MF | PER | Edison Flores | 13 | 2 | 10+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | MF | ARG | Yamil Asad | 18 | 2 | 8+8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
12 | MF | USA | Drew Skundrich | 14 | 0 | 8+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | DF | FRA | Frédéric Brillant | 20 | 1 | 14+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
14 | DF | HON | Andy Najar | 19 | 1 | 16+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | DF | USA | Steve Birnbaum | 14 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
16 | FW | USA | Adrien Perez | 13 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | FW | ENG | Kimarni Smith | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
18 | MF | USA | Nicky Downs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
19 | FW | CUW | Nigel Robertha | 10 | 2 | 4+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
20 | FW | VEN | Jovanny Bolívar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
21 | GK | USA | Jon Kempin | 12 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
22 | FW | USA | Griffin Yow | 11 | 1 | 1+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
23 | DF | USA | Donovan Pines | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | GK | USA | Bill Hamid | 12 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | DF | CIV | Gaoussou Samaké | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
27 | MF | LBR | Moses Nyeman | 19 | 0 | 10+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
28 | DF | CRC | Joseph Mora | 21 | 0 | 13+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
29 | FW | PER | Yordy Reyna | 15 | 4 | 6+8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
30 | MF | USA | Kevin Paredes | 18 | 2 | 14+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | MF | GER | Julian Gressel | 25 | 0 | 22+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | FW | ARG | Ramón Ábila | 6 | 2 | 0+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | DF | USA | Jacob Greene | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
35 | DF | TRI | Michael DeShields | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
39 | MF | CIV | Nanan Houssou | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
41 | FW | NIG | Kairou Amoustapha | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
50 | FW | EST | Erik Sorga | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
51 | DF | SLV | Allexon Saravia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
93 | DF | MEX | Tony Alfaro | 22 | 0 | 18+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
- Last updated: September 22, 2021
- Source: Soccerway
Top scorers
editRank | 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
editRank | 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
editNo. | Pos. | Player | MLS | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total | ||||||||
Awards
editAwards will be announced as the season begins.
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