2010 D.C. United season

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D.C. United
2010 season
General managerDave Kasper
Head coachBen Olsen
StadiumRFK Stadium
MLSConference: 8th
Overall: 16th
MLS CupDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupSemifinalis
Carolina Challenge CupWinners
Atlantic CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Andy Najar (5)
All:
Danny Allsopp (8)
Highest home attendance30,367
vs. Milan (May 25
Exhibition)
Lowest home attendance2,089
vs. Harrisburg City (July 21
U.S. Open Cup)
Average home league attendance14,479
← 2009
2011 →

The 2010 D.C. United season was the club's 16th year of existence, as well as their 15th season in Major League Soccer, and their 15th consecutive season in the top flight of American soccer.

After three seasons with Tom Soehn, Soehn resigned from duty on mutual agreement, and became the Athletic Director for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. On December 28, 2009, United announced the signing of Curt Onalfo, the former Kansas City Wizards coach who had previously been fired following a 6–0 defeat to Dallas in August 2009.

United began the season by with a 4–0 defeat from Kansas City at CommunityAmerica Ballpark on March 27. Their final match was a 3–2 loss to Toronto at RFK Stadium on October 23. Statistically, the 2010 season was United's worst overall season on record in MLS, tallying a record 20 losses, and 17 games being shut out, which broke the original record of 15. United also set the record for fewest goals scored in an MLS season (21) shattering the old record set by Toronto in 2007 when the Reds only scored 24. The poor record resulted in their head coach, Onalfo, being fired on August 4, becoming the first United coach in history to be fired during a regular season. Subsequently, Ben Olsen became the interim coach for the remainder of the season.

Although the team had an abysmal regular season showing, they excelled in U.S. Open Cup competition, making a run to the semifinals, before bowing out against Columbus.

Background[edit]

Preseason[edit]

To prepare for the 2010 season, United participated in the Carolina Challenge Cup, hosted friendlies at the IMG Academy in Florida, as well as traveled to Mexico to take on Santos Laguna.

Regular season[edit]

March–April[edit]

La Barra Brava display a tifo referencing the 2011 film Paul during a match against the L.A. Galaxy

D.C. United began their fifteenth Major League Soccer regular season on the road with a match against the Kansas City Wizards on March 27, 2010 followed by their first home match against the New England Revolution on April 3, 2010. Then they faced the Philadelphia Union.[1] United would drop three more consecutive season games in April, which led the club off to a 0–5–0 start, their worst in franchise history.

Their first match of April was on April 3, where United fell late against the Revolution thanks to two goals from Kevin Mansally in the 80th and 82nd minutes.[2] It was the first time in seven years that United fell at home against the Revolution.[3]

On April 10, United traveled out to Philadelphia to take on an expansion MLS franchise, the Philadelphia Union, at Lincoln Financial Field. In front of a crowd of 34,000, United lost 3–2 in the Union's home-opener.[4] In spite of the loss, goals from Santino Quaranta and Jaime Moreno accounted for United's first goals of the 2010 season.

A week later, United had their worst start of the season, falling 2–0 to the Chicago Fire at home, giving the club an 0–3–0 home record, and a 0–2–0 away record.[5] In spite of the poor start, there were some signs of good things to come, with United taking in their first victory since the Carolina Challenge Cup during a U.S. Open Cup play-on proper match against Dallas on April 28. There, United took a 4–2 win, and edged closer to Open Cup qualification.[6]

May[edit]

May started off on poor terms for United. On May 1, in an Atlantic Cup derby match against New York Red Bulls, United lost at home to the Red Bulls for the first time since 2003, as well as broke their 1996 record for worst start of the season, losing their first five matches.

Onalfo received sharp criticism from fans and the media alike, but expressed hope and optimism for a turnaround during the season. Some minor hope was restored on May 5, when United avenged their four-goal defeat against Kansas City earlier in March. Thanks to a pair of goals from the recently acquired Danny Allsopp, United won 2–1, as the Wizards became the first MLS club to lose to United since March.

You know, we're just not clicking right now. Maybe we're going to have to sacrifice some goats or some chickens, because we have to get this [losing streak] off of us. You have to stay positive, we have to keep our heads up, because we have to learn and we a young team that can learn from our mistakes.

Troy Perkins, D.C. United goalkeeper following their 0–5–0 start, subsequent to their 2–0 defeat to New York Red Bulls.[7]

United remained in the cellar of the Eastern Conference, as well as the overall standings, as they lost their next three games: two in Texas and one at home. Frustration continued to mount as their May 8 and May 15 matches against Dallas and Colorado, respectively, both ended in one-goal defeats.

A 2–0 loss in Houston left United far in last with goals scored (5) and far in front with goals allowed (16).

In the wrath of a horrendous start to the season, United had scheduled a friendly against the Italian Serie A giants, A.C. Milan. Although missing several of their regular starters, it was expected to be a very, ugly, one-sided match. Ironically, United would pull of a shock 3–2 victory over Milan in front of nearly 31,000 fans at RFK Stadium.

The confidence from the Milan-match benefited United in their next two matches; a May 29 come-from-behind victory hosting Chivas USA and a U.S. Open Cup qualifier against Real Salt Lake on June 2.

June[edit]

June began with a pair of matches against Real Salt Lake; one for the U.S. Open Cup, and another for the regular season; both at RFK Stadium. The Open Cup match was played on June 2, with United beating Real Salt Lake 2–1, thanks an Andy Najar-goal after extra time. Three days later, the two sides would play again at the same venue, with the teams drawing no goals apiece.

The success continued from their three victories in the past four games, with United winning their first game on the road for the 2010 season. Before the World Cup break, United defeated the Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 at Qwest Field; a game where United had a three-goal lead thanks a hat trick from Chris Pontius, his first of his career.

During the World Cup break, United scheduled an exhibition match against El Salvador's national team as a fundraiser for the Spanish Catholic Center and United for D.C. United would win the friendly thanks to Adam Christman's lone goal in the 54th minute of play. It has been alleged that many of the Salvadorean players colluded to throw the match.[8] Following the break, United would travel to Columbus to take on the Crew, where they would fall 2–0, accounting for their first and only loss of the month.

United ended the month with a 2–0 victory against the Richmond Kickers at George Mason Stadium. The match was a U.S. Open Cup fourth round match, and United would then play Harrisburg City on July 8 at the Maryland SoccerPlex. With a record of 4–1–1 in all competitions in June, it was United's most successful month of the year.

July[edit]

United started off the fourth month of their campaign on level terms that continued from June. This included a pair of back-to-back road draws at San Jose on July 3 and against their rivals the New York Red Bulls on July 10.

Although they grabbed two road points, they lost consecutively at home. On July 15, a late 89th-minute shot from Roger Levesque gave the Seattle Sounders FC a 1–0 victory over United. Goals from Landon Donovan and Edson Buddle of Los Angeles gave the Galaxy a 2–1 victory against United. The two losses saw United return to last place, relinquishing their brief stint in 14th and 15th place.

Despite their lack of victory during the month, they continued to find success in the U.S. Open Cup in which United won their quarterfinal-match on July 21 against USL Second Division's Harrisburg City, 2–0. The victory would send United to play against Columbus later next month.

The success in the U.S. Open Cup mounted as they thrashed Premier League-relegated Portsmouth 4–0 on July 24. Some[who?] was to blame the lack of sleep and lost luggage from Portsmouth during their North American Tour.

United ended a stony note when traveling to Rio Tinto on July 31 to take on the second-place Real Salt Lake. Goals from RSL's panel of stars including Robbie Findley and Alvaro Saborio saw United crash to a 3–0 defeat to end the month.

August[edit]

La Barra Brava display a tifo supporting head coach Ben Olsen during a match against FC Dallas

On August 5, following a league-worst 3–12–3 start to the season, head coach Curt Onlafo was fired. Subsequently, ex-D.C. United player, and assistant coach Ben Olsen became interim head coach for the remainder of the season. His first game as interim head coach was the August 7 league match against New England.

United then dropped another home match against FC Dallas, 3–1 on August 14 before achieving their first win a week later.

Under Olsen's leadership, United earned their first win in over two months in a 2–0 victory over local rivals, the Philadelphia Union on August 22. Danny Allsopp netted both goals, leading him to be the club's scoring leader for the season. The win was soon negated by a 1–0 loss at Chivas USA a few days later.

In hope to salvage their abysmal season, United played a full strength lineup in the U.S. Open Cup semifinals against Eastern Conference-rival Columbus Crew. Thanks to Hernández's 13th-minute penalty kick, United took a 1–0 lead over Columbus for nearly the entire match; however, in the last minute of play, an own goal by Mark Burch forced the game to go into overtime, where a penalty kick from the Crew's captain, Guillermo Barros Schelotto, ultimately led United to bow out of the tournament.

The 2–1 defeat to Columbus made it the first time since 2007 United failed to reach the Open Cup finals. The loss ultimately has made it incredibly difficult and arduous to qualify for the 2011–12 edition of the CONCACAF Champions League.

September[edit]

United would start the month off play against Columbus, once again, at home. A 23rd-minute mishap from keeper Bill Hamid was capitalized by Guillermo Barros Schelotto, which proved to be the difference in the match.

Following the match, having no change for a U.S. Open Cup title, nor a chance to qualify for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League, United took the role of playing the spoiler team, seeing there was virtually little to no chance in qualifying for the play-offs. On September 11, United faced long odds when playing at Toronto FC's BMO Field, where the Reds had only surrendered one loss all season; a 1–4 defeat to New York Red Bulls. In spite of this, an 82nd-minute header from Julius James kept United's slim play-off hopes alive, and increased the gap between Seattle and Toronto in their play-off chase.

Things would not get easier for United, as they would then have to travel to Los Angeles to take on the MLS-league leaders. Thanks to Andy Najar's 60th-minute opener, it seemed as if United would accomplish perhaps the greatest upset during the MLS season. It would fail to be the case thanks to two quick goals from Galaxy captain, Landon Donovan, who netted a pair of goals in the 81st and 86th minute; giving LA the 2–1 victory over the Black-and-Red.

The loss saw United drop to 5–17–3, and mathematically eliminated the club from playoff contention.

A 3–1 home loss against Houston Dynamo on September 25 resulted in United being five points behind Chivas USA, the 15th-place MLS club; the farthest United had been out of last place all season.

October[edit]

Moreno celebrating his 133rd career goal during his final professional game

United would win 1–0 against Colorado Rapids and not give up a goal after scoring. Danny Allsopp scored. It was their first away win in Colorado since 2001.

During the majority of the month, the club began to work on rebuilding plans for the team. This started out with the signing of Guyanese international, JP Rodrigues on loan from Miami FC of the USSF D2 Pro League. They also signed Junior from Brazil.

D.C. United lost its 19th game 2–0 to San Jose, marking their tenth loss at home, a team worst, as well as the 16th time this season they were shut out, an MLS record. Although United nabbed another point on the road at Chicago Fire to further improve their road record, United grew the MLS record for most shut-outs in a single season (17). The match was Brian McBride's farewell match in Toyota Park.

In Jaime Moreno's final match of his 14-year career with D.C., he started and played 80 minutes in the club's season finale against Toronto FC. Moreno scored on a penalty kick in the 38th minute, but United dropped their 11th at home and their 20th overall to end the season, 3–2.

November[edit]

Further information: 2011 D.C. United season

On November 3, midfielder Andy Najar won the Rookie of the Year Award,[9] ahead of fellow rivals New York's defender, Tim Ream and Philadelphia Union's striker, Danny Mwanga. He was the first United player to win the award since Ben Olsen did so in 1998.

Two weeks later, on November 15, the United and striker Danny Allsopp mutually agreed to terminate his contract valued at $217,000 guaranteed pay from the club. Allsopp was expected to return to Australia's A-League.

Club[edit]

2010 roster[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Chase Harrison
2 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Julius James
3 DF Bolivia BOL Juan Manuel Peña
4 DF United States USA Marc Burch
5 DF Canada CAN Dejan Jakovic
6 MF Costa Rica CRC Kurt Morsink
7 FW United States USA Adam Cristman
9 FW Australia AUS Danny Allsopp
11 MF Spain ESP Carlos Varela
12 MF El Salvador SLV Christian Castillo
12 DF United States USA Jed Zayner
13 FW United States USA Chris Pontius
14 MF Honduras HON Andy Najar
15 DF United States USA Barry Rice
16 DF United States USA Jordan Graye
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF United States USA Conor Shanosky
18 DF United States USA Devon McTavish
19 MF United States USA Clyde Simms
20 MF United States USA Stephen King
21 FW Argentina ARG Pablo Hernández (on loan from Defensor Sporting)
22 MF Costa Rica CRC Rodney Wallace
23 GK United States USA Troy Perkins
24 MF United States USA Brandon Barklage
25 MF United States USA Santino Quaranta
27 MF Montenegro MNE Branko Bošković
28 GK United States USA Bill Hamid
30 MF Brazil BRA Junior Carreiro
31 DF Guyana GUY J. P. Rodrigues (on loan from Miami FC)
99 FW Bolivia BOL Jaime Moreno (captain)

Current technical staff[edit]

Position Staff
Head Coach United States Ben Olsen
Assistant Coach & Technical Director United States Chad Ashton
Assistant Coach United States Kris Kelderman
Assistant Coach United States Mark Simpson
General Manager United States Dave Kasper
Team Administrator Bolivia Francisco Tobár
Managing Director United States Erik Stover
Fitness Coach United States Randy Rocha
Athletic Trainer United States Brian Goodstein
Asst. Athletic & Fitness Trainer Canada Pete Calabrese
Team Operations Costa Rica Steve Olivarez

Last updated: September 19
Source: D.C. United Official Website

Transfers[edit]

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2010

In[edit]

Date Player Previous club Fee Ref
January 8, 2010 Australia Danny Allsopp Qatar Al-Rayyan Undisclosed [10]
January 14, 2010 United States Troy Perkins Norway Vålerenga Undisclosed [11]
January 14, 2010 United States Jordan Graye Unattached Drafted [12]
January 21, 2010 Belgium Floribert N'Galula Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam Free [13]
February 3, 2010 United States Adam Cristman United States Kansas City Wizards Trade [14]
March 5, 2010 Costa Rica Kurt Morsink Unattached Free [15]
March 17, 2010 Jamaica Lyle Adams United States Austin Aztex Free [16]
March 22, 2010 Honduras Andy Najar United States D.C. United U-20's Academy [17]
March 25, 2010 Bolivia Juan Manuel Peña Spain Celta de Vigo Free [18]
April 28, 2010 Brazil Luciano Emilio Brazil Rio Branco Undisclosed [19]
April 30, 2010 United States Stephen King United States Seattle Sounders FC Trade [20]
June 14, 2010 Montenegro Branko Bošković Austria Rapid Wein Free [21]
August 5, 2010 United States Jed Zayner United States Columbus Crew Trade [22]
August 13, 2010 United States Conor Shanosky United States D.C. United U-20's Academy [23]
September 14, 2010 Spain Carlos Varela Switzerland Xamax Free [24]
September 15, 2010 Brazil Junior Brazil Náutico Undisclosed [24]

Out[edit]

Date Player Destination club Fee Ref
November 20, 2009 United States Ben Olsen Retired Retired [25]
November 27, 2009 United States Andrew Jacobson United States Philadelphia Union Expansion Draft [26]
December 23, 2009 United States Greg Janicki Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC Pre-Draft Trade [27][28]
January 10, 2010 Brazil Luciano Emilio Brazil Rio Blanco Free [29]
January 11, 2010 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ange N'Silu Switzerland FCL Mont Released
January 11, 2010 Serbia Miloš Kočić Canada Toronto Released
January 13, 2010 Brazil Fred United States Philadelphia Union Pre-draft Trade [30]
January 20, 2010 Burundi David Habarugira Belgium Brussels Released [31]
March 5, 2010 United States John DiRaimondo United States Richmond Kickers Released [32]
March 6, 2010 Belgium Floribert N'Galula Finland TPS Released [33]
March 31, 2010 United States Ely Allen United States NSC Minnesota Undisclosed [34]
April 16, 2010 United States Josh Wicks Finland Mariehamn Released [35]
April 30, 2010 South Africa Ty Shipalane United States Harrisburg City Released [35]
April 30, 2010 Jamaica Lyle Adams Retired Released [35]
July 16, 2010 Brazil Luciano Emilio Uruguay Danubio Free [36]
June 29, 2010 El Salvador Christian Castillo El Salvador Alianza Released [37]
July 27, 2010 South Africa Thabiso Khumalo United States Louisville Lightning Released [38]
September 16, 2010 United States Carey Talley United States New York Red Bulls Trade [39]

Loan[edit]

In[edit]

Player From Start End Ref
El Salvador Cristian Castillo Mexico León December 18, 2009 June 29, 2010 [40]
Argentina Pablo Hernández Uruguay Defensor Sporting July 1, 2010 December 31, 2010 [41]
Guyana JP Rodrigues United States Miami October 1, 2010 December 31, 2010

Out[edit]

Player Loaned to Start End Ref
South Africa Ty Shipalane United States Richmond Kickers April 16, 2010 April 20, 2010 [35]

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

Last updated on November 7.[42]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Major League Soccer U.S. Open Cup Carolina Challenge Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States USA Chase Harrison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Julius James 29 1 22 1 4 0 3 0
3 DF Bolivia BOL Juan Manuel Peña 14 0 10 0 1 0 3 0
4 DF United States USA Marc Burch 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Canada CAN Dejan Jakovic 24 0 19 0 2 0 3 0
6 MF Costa Rica CRC Kurt Morsink 27 0 20 0 5 0 2 0
7 FW United States USA Adam Cristman 25 4 17 2 6 2 2 0
9 FW Australia AUS Danny Allsopp 28 9 22 5 6 4 0 0
11 MF Spain ESP Carlos Varela 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
12 MF El Salvador SLV Christian Castillo 15 1 10 0 2 1 3 0
12 DF United States USA Jed Zayner 16 0 14 0 2 0 0 0
13 FW United States USA Chris Pontius 20 3 17 3 3 0 0 0
14 MF Honduras HON Andy Najar 32 7 26 5 6 2 0 0
16 DF United States USA Jordan Graye 27 0 20 0 4 0 3 0
17 MF United States USA Conor Shanosky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF United States USA Devon McTavish 25 0 19 0 3 0 3 0
19 MF United States USA Clyde Simms 26 1 20 0 6 1 0 0
20 MF United States USA Stephen King 24 0 19 0 2 0 3 0
21 MF Argentina ARG Pablo Hernández 16 1 14 0 2 1 0 0
22 DF Costa Rica CRC Rodney Wallace 16 0 12 0 4 0 0 0
23 GK United States USA Troy Perkins 28 0 22 0 3 0 3 0
24 MF United States USA Brandon Barklage 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
25 MF United States USA Santino Quaranta 36 3 27 2 6 1 3 0
27 MF Montenegro MNE Branko Bošković 16 1 13 0 3 1 0 0
28 GK United States USA Bill Hamid 11 0 8 0 3 0 0 0
30 MF Brazil BRA Junior Carreiro 6 0 3 0 3 0 0 0
31 DF Guyana GUY J.P. Rodrigues 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
99 FW Bolivia BOL Jaime Moreno 28 9 21 4 4 1 3 4

Top scorers[edit]

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by competition level when total goals are equal.

Last updated on October 24, 2010.
Position Nation Number Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Carolina Challenge Cup Total
1 Australia 9 Danny Allsopp 5 4 0 9
3 Honduras 11 Andy Najar 5 2 0 7
3 Bolivia 99 Jaime Moreno 2 1 4 7
4 United States 7 Adam Cristman 2 2 0 4
5 United States 13 Chris Pontius 3 0 0 3
6 United States 25 Santino Quaranta 2 1 0 3
7 Trinidad and Tobago 2 Julius James 1 0 0 1
= Montenegro 27 Branko Bošković 0 1 0 1
= El Salvador – Christian Castillo 0 1 0 1
= Brazil – Luciano Emilio 0 1 0 1
= Argentina 21 Pablo Hernández 0 1 0 1
= South Africa – Thabiso Khumalo 0 1 0 1

Disciplinary[edit]

Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.

Last updated on November 1, 2010[43]
Position Nation Number Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Carolina Challenge Cup Total (USSF Total)
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
DF Trinidad and Tobago 2 Julius James 7 0 0 1 7 1
MF Honduras 14 Andy Najar 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
MF Costa Rica 6 Kurt Morsink 5 0 2 0 0 0 7 0
MF United States 25 Santino Quaranta 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
DF United States – Carey Talley 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
FW Australia 9 Danny Allsopp 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
FW El Salvador – Cristian Castillo 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
FW Bolivia 99 Jaime Moreno 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
DF Canada 5 Dejan Jakovic 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
MF United States 4 Marc Burch 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW United States 13 Chris Pontius 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF United States 16 Jordan Graye 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF United States 18 Devon McTavish 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF United States 20 Stephen King 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF United States 24 Brandon Barklage 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Montenegro 27 Branko Bošković 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 49 2 3 1 0 0 52 3

Formation[edit]

Starting XI vs. Chicago Fire on Oct. 16.

Overall[edit]

Games played 35 (30 MLS, 5 U.S. Open Cup)
Games won 10 (6 MLS, 4 U.S. Open Cup)
Games drawn 4 (4 MLS)
Games lost 21 (20 MLS, 1 U.S. Open Cup)
Goals scored 32
Goals conceded 52
Goal difference −20
Clean sheets 8
Yellow cards 49
Red cards 2
Worst discipline Trinidad and Tobago Julius James 7 Yellow card 0 Red card
Best result(s) W 2–0 (H) v Philadelphia – Major League Soccer – August 22, 2010
Worst result(s) L 4–0 (A) v Kansas City – Major League Soccer – March 17, 2010
Most appearances United States Santino Quaranta (34)
Top scorer Australia Danny Allsopp (8)
Points Overall: 22/90 (24.44%)

Last updated: November 19, 2010
Source: Competitions' Wikipedia articles.

Competitions[edit]

Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match
MLS — — 16th March 27 October 23
U.S. Open Cup Qualifier — Semifinals April 28 September 1

Updated to match played November 13, 2010
Source: Competitions

Preseason[edit]

  Win   Tie   Loss

February 13, 2010 D.C. United Washington, D.C. 0–1 Ohio Columbus Bradenton, Florida
12:00 pm Report 8' (o.g.) McTavish Stadium: IMG Academy
February 17, 2010 D.C. United United States 0–0 Canada Toronto Bradenton, Florida
2:30 pm Report Stadium: IMG Academy
February 20, 2010 D.C. United Washington, D.C. 0–0 New York (state) New York Bradenton, Florida
2:30 pm Report Stadium: IMG Academy
February 26, 2010 United States U-17 United States 2–5 United States D.C. United Bradenton, Florida
9:00 am Mion 4'
Rodriguez 40'		 Report 16', 26' Khumalo
25' (p.k.) DiRaimondo
62' Cristman
70' Shipalane		 Stadium: IMG Academy
February 26, 2010 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Florida 0–1 Washington, D.C. D.C. United Bradenton, Florida
11:00 am Report 4' Jakovic Stadium: IMG Academy
March 10, 2010 Santos Laguna Mexico 2–3 United States D.C. United Torreón, Mexico
7:30 pm Torres 54'
Quintero 63'		 23' Pontius
35' Moreno
70' Khumalo		 Stadium: Estadio Corona
Attendance: 30,050

Carolina Challenge Cup[edit]

See also: 2010 Carolina Challenge Cup
March 13, 2010 D.C. United Washington, D.C. 2–1 Utah Real Salt Lake Charleston, South Carolina
5:00 pm Moreno 77', 88' Report #1
Report #2 [permanent dead link]		 40' (pen.) Findley Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 915
March 17, 2010 Toronto Ontario 0–1 Washington, D.C. D.C. United Charleston, South Carolina
7:15 pm Report #1
Report #2		 62' Moreno Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 864
March 20, 2010 D.C. United Washington, D.C. 2–0 South Carolina Charleston Charleston, South Carolina
7:15 pm 33', 45' (pen.) Moreno Report #1
Report #2		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 1,644

Major League Soccer[edit]

See also: 2010 Major League Soccer season

D.C. United's fifteenth season in Major League Soccer began on March 27 and ended on October 23. United finished in last place in both the Eastern Conference and the overall standings, for the first time since the 2002 season.

League table[edit]

Conference

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Red Bulls 30 15 9 6 38 29 +9 51 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Columbus Crew 30 14 8 8 40 34 +6 50
3 Kansas City Wizards 30 11 13 6 36 35 +1 39
4 Chicago Fire 30 9 12 9 37 38 −1 36
5 Toronto FC 30 9 13 8 33 41 −8 35
6 New England Revolution 30 9 16 5 32 50 −18 32
7 Philadelphia Union 30 8 15 7 35 49 −14 31
8 D.C. United 30 6 20 4 21 47 −26 22
Source: MLS

Overall

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 LA Galaxy (S) 30 18 7 5 44 26 +18 59 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Real Salt Lake 30 15 4 11 45 20 +25 56
3 New York Red Bulls 30 15 9 6 38 29 +9 51
4 FC Dallas 30 12 4 14 42 28 +14 50 CONCACAF Champions League
5 Columbus Crew 30 14 8 8 40 34 +6 50
6 Seattle Sounders FC 30 14 10 6 39 35 +4 48 CONCACAF Champions League
7 Colorado Rapids (C) 30 12 8 10 44 32 +12 46
8 San Jose Earthquakes 30 13 10 7 34 33 +1 46
9 Kansas City Wizards 30 11 13 6 36 35 +1 39
10 Chicago Fire 30 9 12 9 37 38 −1 36
11 Toronto FC 30 9 13 8 33 41 −8 35 CONCACAF Champions League
12 Houston Dynamo 30 9 15 6 40 49 −9 33
13 New England Revolution 30 9 16 5 32 50 −18 32
14 Philadelphia Union 30 8 15 7 35 49 −14 31
15 Chivas USA 30 8 18 4 31 45 −14 28
16 D.C. United 30 6 20 4 21 47 −26 22
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

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
30 22 6 20 4 21 47  −26 3 11 1 12 25  −13 3 9 3 9 22  −13

Last updated: October 23, 2010
Source: MLSSoccer.com
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]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
StadiumAHAHHHAHAHHAAAAHHAAHHAHAAHAHAH
ResultLLLLLWLLLWTWLTTLLLLLWLLWLLWLTL
Position161616161616161616161514161515161616161616161616161616161616
Updated to match(es) played on October 23, 2010. Source: MLS Results and League table
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie
March 27 1 Kansas City Wizards 4–0 D.C. United Kansas City, KS
7:30 pm Kamara 9' Yellow card 82'
Arnaud 35'
Smith 54'
Jewsbury 70' (pen)		 Jakovic Yellow card 26'
Morsink Yellow card 28'
Quaranta Yellow card 45+'
James Yellow card 61'
Moreno Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark
Attendance: 10,385
Referee: Kevin Stott
April 3 2 D.C. United 0–2 New England Revolution Washington, DC
7;30 PM Peña Yellow card 86' Mansally 80'
Mansally 82'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 20,664
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
April 10 3 Philadelphia Union 3–2 D.C. United Philadelphia, PA
6:00 ET Le Toux 4', 40', 80'
Arrieta Yellow card 55'		 [44] Wallace Yellow card 35'
Barklage Yellow card 42'
Quaranta 63'
Moreno 70'
Quaranta Yellow card 73'
Jakovic Red card 79'
Cristman Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field
Attendance: 34,870
Referee: Terry Vaughn
April 17 4 D.C. United 0–2 Chicago Fire Washington, DC
Pappa 79'
McBride 89'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 18,407
May 1 5 D.C. United 0–2 New York Red Bulls Washington, D.C.
Ibrahim 51'
Angel 60'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 12,089
May 5 6 D.C. United 2–1 Kansas City Wizards Washington, D.C.
Allsopp 12' 34' Kamara 90+2' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 10,038
Referee: South Carolina Alex Prus
May 8 7 FC Dallas 1–0 D.C. United Frisco, Texas
Cunningham 68' Report Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 10,323
May 15 8 D.C. United 0–1 Colorado Rapids Washington, DC
Report Ballouchy 68' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 13,570
May 22 9 Houston Dynamo 2–0 D.C. United Houston, Texas
6:30 pm CT Cruz 10'
Oduro 55'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 24,471
May 29 10 D.C. United 3–2 Chivas USA Washington, DC
7:30 pm Najar 26'
Cristman 76'
King Yellow card 87'
Talley 90+2' (pen)		 Braun 17'
Trujilo Yellow card 78'
Galindo 80'
Thornton Red card 90'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 13,043
Referee: Texas Jasen Anno
June 5 11 D.C. United 0–0 Real Salt Lake Washington, D.C.
7:30 pm Report Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 15,328
Referee: Jair Marrufo
June 10 12 Seattle Sounders FC 2–4 D.C. United Seattle, WA
23:00 EST Ljungberg Yellow card 43'
Riley 90'
Montero 91+'		 Report Pontius Yellow card 24' 39', 44', 79'
Najar 72' Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 36,146
Referee: Michael Kennedy
June 26 13 Columbus 2–0 D.C. United Columbus, Ohio
7:30 ET Schelotto 57'
Brunner 87'		 Report Najar Yellow card 52' Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 15,335
Referee: Terry Vaughn
July 3 14 San Jose 1–1 D.C. United Santa Clara, California
Opara 16' Report Najar 54' Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,304
Referee: David Gantar
July 10 15 New York 0–0 D.C. United Harrison, New Jersey
19:30 ET Report [permanent dead link] Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 16,239
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
July 15 16 D.C. United 0–1 Seattle Washington, D.C.
Report Levesque 89' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 13,716
July 18 17 D.C. United 1–2 Los Angeles Washington, D.C.
Najar 54' Report Buddle 38'
Donovan 58'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 17,688
July 31 18 Real Salt Lake 3–0 D.C. United Sandy, Utah
Saborio 13'
Wingert Yellow card 58'
Findley 79'
González 90+4'		 Report Talley Yellow card 17'
Boskovic Yellow card 17'
Najar Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 17,719
August 7 19 New England 1–0 D.C. United Foxborough, Massachusetts
Phelan 42' Report Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 12,218
Referee: Terry Vaughn
August 14 20 D.C. United 1–3 Dallas Washington, D.C.
Benitez 80' (o.g.) Report Ferreira 36'
Alexander 49'
Cunningham 92+'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 12,474
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
August 22 21 D.C. United 2–0 Philadelphia Washington, D.C.
2:00 EDT Allsopp 22', 62'
Zayner Yellow card 70'
James Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 12,165
Referee: South Carolina Alex Prus
August 29 22 Chivas USA 1–0 D.C. United Carson, California
7:30 PDT Braun 13' Yellow card 73'
Saragosa Yellow card 72'		 Report Najar Yellow card 84' Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 12,517
Referee: California Kevin Stott
September 4 23 D.C. United 0–1 Columbus Washington, D.C.
7:30 EDT Hernández Yellow card 45+1'
Graye Yellow card 57'		 Report Schelotto 23'
Francis Yellow card 47'
Duka Yellow card 57'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 12,075
Referee: California Hilario Grajeda
September 11 24 Toronto FC 0–1 D.C. United Toronto, Canada
4:00 pm EST de Guzman Yellow card 53' Report James 81' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,395
Referee: New Jersey Michael Kennedy
September 18 25 LA Galaxy 2–1 D.C. United Carson, CA
10:30 pm EST Gonzalez Yellow card 39'
Marshall Yellow card 62'
Donovan 81', 86' Yellow card 87'		 Report Najar 60' Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 20,094
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
September 25 26 D.C. United 1–3 Houston Dynamo Washington, D.C.
7:30 pm EDT Najar 29' Yellow card 69'
Zayner Yellow card 79'
James Yellow card 89'		 Report Cochrane Yellow card 30'
Cameron 69' Yellow card 90'
McTavish 66' (o.g.)
Davis Yellow card 82'
Oduro 90+10'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 13,828
Referee: Alex Prus
October 2 27 Colorado Rapids 0–1 D.C. United Commerce City, CO
8:00 pm EST Palguta Yellow card 15' Report Allsopp 47'
McTavish Yellow card 74'
Najar Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,478
Referee: Michael Kennedy
October 9 28 D.C. United 0–2 San Jose Earthquakes Washington, DC
7:30 pm EDT Moreno Red card 7' Report Stephenson Yellow card 3'
McDonald Red card 7'
Wondolowski 45', 55'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 14,822
Referee: Alex Prus
October 16 29 Chicago Fire 0–0 D.C. United Bridgeview, IL
4:00 pm EDT Conde Yellow card 37' Report Quaranta Yellow card 5' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 19,056
Referee: Mark Geiger
October 23 30 D.C. United 2–3 Toronto FC Washington, DC
7:30 pm EDT Quaranta 2'
Moreno 39' (pen.)
James Yellow card 56'		 Report dos Santos 23'
de Guzman Yellow card 38'
De Rosario 48', 65'
Lindsay Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 18,071
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Note: Jamie Moreno's final game with D.C. United

U.S. Open Cup[edit]

See also: 2010 U.S. Open Cup
April 28, 2010 First round D.C. United Washington, D.C. 4–2 Texas Dallas Washington, D.C.
7:30 pm EDT 4', 59' Cristman
Yellow card 21' Morsink
Yellow card 28' Wallace
39' Castillo
51' Najar		 Report Guarda 52'
McCarty 57' (pen.)
Wallace Yellow card 67'
Edward Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 2,804
Referee: Rhode Island Chris Penso
June 2, 2010 Second round Real Salt Lake Utah 1–2 (a.e.t.) Washington, D.C. D.C. United Washington, D.C.
7:30 pm EDT Beltran Yellow card 70'
Warner Yellow card 73'
Alexandre Yellow card 77'
Johnson 81' (pen.)		 (Report) 75' (pen.) Emilio
Yellow card 90+3' Morsink
107' Najar
Red card 120+2' James		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 3,074
Referee: North Carolina Mark Kadlecik
June 30, 2010 Third round D.C. United Washington, D.C. 2–0 Virginia Richmond Fairfax, Virginia
7:30 pm EDT Moreno 47'
Quaranta 56'
Allsopp Yellow card 72'		 Kalungi Yellow card 31' Stadium: George Mason Stadium
Attendance: 2,985
July 21, 2010 Quarterfinals D.C. United Washington, D.C. 2–0 Pennsylvania Harrisburg City Boyds, Maryland
19:30 Bošković 1'
Khumalo 47'
Rice Yellow card 62'		 Report Pelletier Yellow card 23'
Noone Yellow card 33'
Ruthven Red card 75'		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,089
Referee: New Mexico Hilario Grajeda
September 1, 2010 Semifinals D.C. United Washington, D.C. 1–2 (a.e.t.) Ohio Columbus Washington, D.C.
19:30 Hernández 13' (p.k.) Burch 89' (o.g.)
Schelotto 98' (p.k.)		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 3,411

Friendlies[edit]

May 28, 2010 D.C. United United States 3–2 Italy Milan Washington, D.C.
19:30 Emilio 20'
Pontius 30'
Allsopp 61'
Barklage Red card 66'		 Report Oddo 67', 71' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 30,367
June 19, 2010 D.C. United United States 1–0 El Salvador El Salvador Washington, D.C.
19:30 Cristman 51' Report Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 10,240
Referee: Michael Donovan
July 24, 2010 D.C. United United States 4–0 England Portsmouth Washington, D.C.
19:30 Allsopp 21', 31', 65'
Quaranta Red card 54'
Hernández 56'
James Red card 89'		 Report Mullins Red card 54' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 8,891

Recognition[edit]

MLS Rookie of the Year[edit]

Position Player Ref.
MF Honduras Andy Najar [9]

MLS Player of the Week[edit]

Week Player Week's Statline
12 United States Chris Pontius 3G (39', 44', '79) Archived June 17, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

MLS All-Stars 2010[edit]

Position Player Note
FW Bolivia Jaime Moreno Commissioner's Pick

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