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D.C. United 2020 soccer season

The 2020 D.C. United season was 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 resumed on July 13, 2020 with the MLS is Back Tournament at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Florida, where group stage fixtures counted towards the regular season standings. The season ended on November 8, 2020 with their final regular season match.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, United’s slate of external competitions were greatly altered. The club was slated to participate in the 2020 U.S. Open Cup beginning in April, however that tournament was cancelled due to the pandemic. Additionally, United was slated to play in the 2020 Leagues Cup, a secondary knock-out tournament for the top MLS clubs which did not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League. As with the Open Cup, the Leagues Cup was cancelled due to the pandemic.

The 2020 season has also brought changes to D.C. United’s coaching staff. After a string of losses, which pushed United to last place in the Eastern Conference’s standings, head coach Ben Olsen was replaced by assistant coach Chad Ashton on October 8, 2020.[1]

Preseason exhibitions[edit]

Competitive fixtures[edit]

Major League Soccer[edit]

Standings[edit]

Eastern Conference[edit]
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Notes:
Overall[edit]
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(U) U.S. Open Cup winners
Notes:

Results by round[edit]

Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Stadium H H N N N A H A A H H H A H H A A H A A H A H
Result L W D D L D L L W D L D L L L L L D W W W L L
Position (conference) 9 6 7 7 10 10 10 11 10 10 10 11 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 12 13
Position (overall) 16 12 13 13 16 16 18 18 19 19 20 22 23 25 26 26 26 26 25 24 23 22 25
Updated to match(es) played on November 8, 2020. Source: MLS
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Results summary[edit]

U.S. Open Cup[edit]

April 22 Third round Cancelled TBD
TBD EST Stadium: TBD
Note: Postponed on March 13 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] Tournament cancelled on August 16.

Leagues Cup[edit]

MLS is Back Tournament[edit]

Group C[edit]

Squad information[edit]

First team 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 36) 1 0 0 United States Houston Dynamo
24 Bill Hamid United States GK (1990-11-25) November 25, 1990 (age 32) 238 0 0 Denmark Midtjylland
36 Earl Edwards Jr. United States GK (1992-01-24) January 24, 1992 (age 31) 0 0 0 United States Orlando City SC
Defenders
3 Chris Odoi-Atsem United States RB (1995-05-27) May 27, 1995 (age 27) 13 0 0 United States Maryland Terrapins
13 Frédéric Brillant France CB (1985-06-26) June 26, 1985 (age 37) 66 3 4 United States New York City FC
15 Steve Birnbaum United States CB (1991-01-23) January 23, 1991 (age 32) 163 8 3 United States California Golden Bears
23 Donovan Pines United States CB (1998-03-07) March 7, 1998 (age 25) 10 0 0 United States Maryland Terrapins
28 Joseph Mora Costa Rica LB (1993-01-15) January 15, 1993 (age 30) 50 0 3 Costa Rica Saprissa
44 Axel Sjöberg Sweden CB (1991-03-08) March 8, 1991 (age 32) 0 0 0 United States Columbus Crew
91 Oniel Fisher Jamaica RB (1991-11-22) November 22, 1991 (age 31) 26 1 1 United States Seattle Sounders FC
Midfielders
4 Russell Canouse United States DM (1995-06-11) June 11, 1995 (age 27) 56 1 2 Germany TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
5 Júnior Moreno Venezuela DM (1993-07-20) July 20, 1993 (age 29) 49 0 5 Venezuela Zulia
7 Paul Arriola United States RM (1995-02-05) February 5, 1995 (age 28) 68 14 12 Mexico Tijuana
8 Ulises Segura Costa Rica CM (1993-06-23) June 23, 1993 (age 29) 56 5 3 Costa Rica Saprissa
10 Edison Flores Peru AM (1994-05-14) May 14, 1994 (age 28) 0 0 0 Mexico Monarcas Morelia
11 Yamil Asad Argentina LM (1994-07-24) July 24, 1994 (age 28) 30 9 8 Argentina Vélez Sarsfield
18 Felipe Brazil CM (1990-09-30) September 30, 1990 (age 32) 9 0 1 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC
25 Mohammed Abu Ghana DM (1991-11-04) November 4, 1991 (age 31) 0 0 0 Norway Vålerenga (loan)
27 Moses Nyeman United States CM (2003-11-05) November 5, 2003 (age 19) 0 0 0 United States D.C. United Academy
30 Kevin Paredes Dominican Republic MF (2003-05-07) May 7, 2003 (age 19) 0 0 0 United States D.C. United Academy
31 Julian Gressel Germany RM (1993-12-16) December 16, 1993 (age 29) 0 0 0 United States Atlanta United FC
Forwards
9 Ola Kamara Norway ST (1989-10-15) October 15, 1989 (age 33) 5 3 0 China Shenzhen
20 Gelmin Rivas Venezuela ST (1989-03-23) March 23, 1989 (age 34) 0 0 0 Turkey MKE Ankaragücü
22 Griffin Yow United States ST (2002-09-25) September 25, 2002 (age 20) 2 0 0 United States D.C. United Academy
29 Yordy Reyna Peru ST (1993-09-17) September 17, 1993 (age 29) 0 0 0 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC
50 Erik Sorga Estonia ST (1999-07-08) July 8, 1999 (age 23) 0 0 0 Estonia Flora

Coaching and management staff[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

As of November 24, 2020[7]

MLS Team of the Week[edit]

Transfers and loans[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

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 [9]
44 MF United States Moses Nyeman United States D.C. United Academy October 3, 2019 Homegrown player [10]
24 GK United States Bill Hamid Denmark Midtjylland December 9, 2019 $750,000 TAM, signed through 2022 [11]
10 MF Peru Edison Flores Mexico Morelia January 14, 2020 $5M Transfer Fee to Morelia, $2M per year through 2024 [12]
30 MF Dominican Republic Kevin Paredes United States D.C. United Academy January 17, 2020 Homegrown player [13]
31 MF Germany Julian Gressel United States Atlanta United FC January 21, 2020 $750,000 TAM to Atlanta, over $700,000 per year through 2023 [14]
50 FW Estonia Erik Sorga Estonia Flora February 29, 2020 $500,000 [15]
2 MF Argentina Federico Higuaín United States Columbus Crew March 2, 2020 Signed as player and assistant coach [16]
Summer 2020
44 DF Sweden Axel Sjöberg United States Columbus Crew August 12, 2020 Traded for Emmanuel Boateng [17]
20 FW Venezuela Gelmin Rivas Turkey MKE Ankaragücü August 31, 2020 Free Transfer [18]
29 FW Peru Yordy Reyna Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC September 19, 2020 $400,000 in 2021 GAM to Vancouver [19]

Transfers out[edit]

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 [20]
20 DF United States Jalen Robinson United States Pittsburgh Riverhounds November 22, 2019 Option Declined [20]
19 MF Germany Gordon Wild United States LA Galaxy November 22, 2019 Option Declined [20]
25 FW United States Quincy Amarikwa United States Las Vegas Lights November 22, 2019 Option Declined [20]
6 DF Brazil Marquinhos Pedroso Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv November 22, 2019 Option Declined [20]
9 FW England Wayne Rooney England Derby County December 31, 2019 Undisclosed [20]
29 DF Argentina Leonardo Jara Argentina Boca Juniors December 31, 2019 End of loan [20]
10 MF Argentina Luciano Acosta Mexico Atlas January 1, 2020 Free Transfer [21]
21 MF United States Chris Durkin Belgium Sint-Truiden May 7, 2020 Loan buyout, $1.2M to D.C. with 25% sell-on clause [22]
Summer 2020
17 MF Ghana Emmanuel Boateng United States Columbus Crew August 12, 2020 Traded for Axel Sjoberg [17]
2 MF Argentina Federico Higuaín United States Inter Miami CF October 9, 2020 $50,000 GAM from Miami [23]

MLS SuperDraft picks[edit]

Loans in[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “D.C. United Announce the Departure of Head Coach Ben Olsen”. October 8, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c “MLS suspends 2020 season for 30 days due to coronavirus impact”. mlssoccer.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  3. ^ “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. ^ a b c “MLS extends season suspension in accordance with CDC guidance on COVID-19”. mlssoccer.com. March 19, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  5. ^ Liljenwall, Ari (March 13, 2020). “2020 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup temporarily suspended due to COVID-19 outbreak”. MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  6. ^ “MLS All-Star Game, Leagues Cup and Campeones Cup canceled for 2020”. MLSSoccer.com. May 19, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  7. ^ “USA – DC United – Squad Statistics”. Soccerway. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  8. ^ “Team of the Week presented by Audi: Columbus Crew get plenty of love in Round 1”. Major League Soccer. July 14, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  9. ^ Anderson, Jason (September 17, 2019). “Yamil Asad signs pre-contract with D.C. United”. Black And Red United. SB Nation. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  10. ^ Goff, Steven (October 3, 2019). “D.C. United signs 15-year-old to a contract”. Washington Post. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  11. ^ “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.
  12. ^ Anderson, Jason (January 14, 2020). “Official: D.C. United signs Edison Flores”. Black And Red United. SB Nation. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  13. ^ “D.C. United sign Academy Product Kevin Paredes”. D.C. United. Major League Soccer. January 17, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  14. ^ Goff, Steven (January 21, 2020). “D.C. United lands star midfielder Julian Gressel in trade with Atlanta”. Washington Post. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  15. ^ “D.C. United acquire Estonian National Team Forward Erik Sorga”. D.C. United. February 29, 2020. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  16. ^ Sigal, Jonathan (March 2, 2020). “Federico Higuain signs with DC United as player, Player Development Coach”. Major League Soccer. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  17. ^ a b Goff, Steven (August 12, 2020). “D.C. United acquiring Axel Sjöberg from Columbus Crew for Emmanuel Boateng”. Washington Post. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  18. ^ “D.C. United sign Venezuelan forward Gelmin Rivas”. D.C. United. Major League Soccer. August 31, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  19. ^ “D.C. United Acquire Yordy Reyna from Vancouver Whitecaps”. D.C. United. September 19, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ “Luciano Acosta se viste de Rojinegro”. Atlas F.C. (in Spanish). Liga MX. December 19, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  22. ^ “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.
  23. ^ Goff, Steven (October 8, 2020). “D.C. United making moves, including trading Federico Higuain to Inter Miami”. Washington Post. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  24. ^ “D.C. United Acquire Mohammed Abu”. D.C. United. Major League Soccer. March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.



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