USA Major League Soccer - Eastern Conference
D.C. United
| Team's name: D.C. United Year founded: 1995  Conference: Eastern Location: Washington, D.C. Nickname: United, Black-and-red Mascot: Talon Team Colours: Black and White Joined the League: 1996 Team's President: Soccer Coach: Tom Soehn Soccer Stadium: RFK Stadium Current Capacity: 56, 692 Team Championships: MLS Cup: 4) 1996, 1997, 1999, 2004 US Open Cup: 1996, 2008 Supporter's Shield: 1997, 1999, 2006, 2007 International Champs: CONCACAF Champions' Cup:1998 InterAmerican Cup:1998 |
The team’s history begins in 1996 as one of the founding members of the MLS. Just two years later in 1998 the team became the first American club to win the CONCACAF championship.
D.C. United’s success rapidly increased in the first years and now it is considered the most successful club in American soccer. The team has obtained the U.S. Open Cup in two occasions and holds the record with most MLS Cups and MLS Supporters' Shields having four apiece. Also, D.C. United is the only franchise to be awarded the MLS Supporters' Shield consequently in 2006 and 2007 and also the MLS Cups in 1996 and 1997.
Moreover, internationally, D.C. United has participated in CONCACAF competitions on many occasions, the most recent ones in the 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup and the 2008 SuperLiga. Last season 2008, D.C United most important achievement was the US Open Cup.
The Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium is home to the D.C. United team. This location was built in 1956 and holds a current capacity of 56,692 seats approximately. Nevertheless, the team is planning to develop a new stadium by the year 2010 which will be named Poplar Point Stadium.
D.C. United 2010 Squad
| No. | Pos. | Player | No. | Pos. | Player |
| 1 | GK | Miloš Kočić | 15 | DF | Lawson Vaughn |
| 2 | DF | Julius James | 17 | FW | Thabiso Khumalo |
| 3 | DF | Avery John | 18 | DF | Devon McTavish |
| 4 | DF | Marc Burch | 19 | MF | Clyde Simms |
| 5 | DF | Dejan Jakovic | 22 | MF | Rodney Wallace |
| 6 | MF | John DiRaimondo | 23 | DF | David Habarugira |
| 7 | MF | Fred | 24 | MF | Brandon Barklage |
| 9 | FW | Ange N'Silu | 25 | MF | Santino Quaranta |
| 10 | MF | Christian Gómez | 26 | DF | Bryan Namoff |
| 11 | FW | Luciano Emilio | 28 | GK | Bill Hamid |
| 12 | MF | Danny Szetela | 31 | GK | Josh Wicks |
| 13 | FW | Chris Pontius | 99 | FW | Jaime Moreno (captain) |
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