2020 D.C. United season
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
Competitive fixtures
Major League Soccer
Standings
Eastern Conference
Source: MLS
[ 2] 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
Source: MLS
[ 3] 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
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
U.S. Open Cup
v
Leagues Cup
MLS is Back Tournament
Group C
First team roster
Squad No.
Name
Nationality
Position(s)
Date of birth (Age)
Apps
Goals
Assists
Signed from
Goalkeepers
1
Chris Seitz
GK
(1987-03-12 ) March 12, 1987 (age 37)
1
0
0
Houston Dynamo
24
Bill Hamid
GK
(1990-11-25 ) November 25, 1990 (age 33)
238
0
0
Midtjylland
36
Earl Edwards Jr.
GK
(1992-01-24 ) January 24, 1992 (age 32)
0
0
0
Orlando City SC
Defenders
3
Chris Odoi-Atsem
RB
(1995-05-27 ) May 27, 1995 (age 29)
13
0
0
Maryland Terrapins
13
Frédéric Brillant
CB
(1985-06-26 ) June 26, 1985 (age 39)
66
3
4
New York City FC
15
Steve Birnbaum
CB
(1991-01-23 ) January 23, 1991 (age 33)
163
8
3
California Golden Bears
23
Donovan Pines
CB
(1998-03-07 ) March 7, 1998 (age 26)
10
0
0
Maryland Terrapins
28
Joseph Mora
LB
(1993-01-15 ) January 15, 1993 (age 31)
50
0
3
Saprissa
44
Axel Sjöberg
CB
(1991-03-08 ) March 8, 1991 (age 33)
0
0
0
Columbus Crew
91
Oniel Fisher
RB
(1991-11-22 ) November 22, 1991 (age 32)
26
1
1
Seattle Sounders FC
Midfielders
4
Russell Canouse
DM
(1995-06-11 ) June 11, 1995 (age 29)
56
1
2
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
5
Júnior Moreno
DM
(1993-07-20 ) July 20, 1993 (age 31)
49
0
5
Zulia
7
Paul Arriola
RM
(1995-02-05 ) February 5, 1995 (age 29)
68
14
12
Tijuana
8
Ulises Segura
CM
(1993-06-23 ) June 23, 1993 (age 31)
56
5
3
Saprissa
10
Edison Flores
AM
(1994-05-14 ) May 14, 1994 (age 30)
0
0
0
Monarcas Morelia
11
Yamil Asad
LM
(1994-07-24 ) July 24, 1994 (age 30)
30
9
8
Vélez Sarsfield
18
Felipe
CM
(1990-09-30 ) September 30, 1990 (age 33)
9
0
1
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
25
Mohammed Abu
DM
(1991-11-04 ) November 4, 1991 (age 32)
0
0
0
Vålerenga (loan)
27
Moses Nyeman
CM
(2003-11-05 ) November 5, 2003 (age 20)
0
0
0
D.C. United Academy
30
Kevin Paredes
MF
(2003-05-07 ) May 7, 2003 (age 21)
0
0
0
D.C. United Academy
31
Julian Gressel
RM
(1993-12-16 ) December 16, 1993 (age 30)
0
0
0
Atlanta United FC
Forwards
9
Ola Kamara
ST
(1989-10-15 ) October 15, 1989 (age 34)
5
3
0
Shenzhen
20
Gelmin Rivas
ST
(1989-03-23 ) March 23, 1989 (age 35)
0
0
0
MKE Ankaragücü
22
Griffin Yow
ST
(2002-09-25 ) September 25, 2002 (age 21)
2
0
0
D.C. United Academy
29
Yordy Reyna
ST
(1993-09-17 ) September 17, 1993 (age 31)
0
0
0
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
50
Erik Sorga
ST
(1999-07-08 ) July 8, 1999 (age 25)
0
0
0
Flora
Coaching and management staff
Statistics
Appearances and goals
As of November 24, 2020 [ 10]
Awards
MLS Team of the Week
Transfers and loans
Transfers in
No.
Pos.
Player
From
Date
Notes/Fee
Source
Winter 2019–20
11
MF
Yamil Asad
Vélez Sarsfield
September 17, 2019
Free Transfer, signed through 2022
[ 12]
44
MF
Moses Nyeman
D.C. United Academy
October 3, 2019
Homegrown player
[ 13]
24
GK
Bill Hamid
Midtjylland
December 9, 2019
$750,000 TAM, signed through 2022
[ 14]
10
MF
Edison Flores
Morelia
January 14, 2020
$5M Transfer Fee to Morelia, $2M per year through 2024
[ 15]
30
MF
Kevin Paredes
D.C. United Academy
January 17, 2020
Homegrown player
[ 16]
31
MF
Julian Gressel
Atlanta United FC
January 21, 2020
$750,000 TAM to Atlanta, over $700,000 per year through 2023
[ 17]
50
FW
Erik Sorga
Flora
February 29, 2020
$500,000
[ 18]
2
MF
Federico Higuaín
Columbus Crew
March 2, 2020
Signed as player and assistant coach
[ 19]
Summer 2020
44
DF
Axel Sjöberg
Columbus Crew
August 12, 2020
Traded for Emmanuel Boateng
[ 20]
20
FW
Gelmin Rivas
MKE Ankaragücü
August 31, 2020
Free Transfer
[ 21]
29
FW
Yordy Reyna
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
September 19, 2020
$400,000 in 2021 GAM to Vancouver
[ 22]
Transfers out
No.
Pos.
Player
To
Date
Notes/Fee
Source
Winter 2019–20
26
MF
Antonio Bustamante
Club Blooming
November 22, 2019
Option Declined
[ 23]
20
DF
Jalen Robinson
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
November 22, 2019
Option Declined
[ 23]
19
MF
Gordon Wild
LA Galaxy
November 22, 2019
Option Declined
[ 23]
25
FW
Quincy Amarikwa
Las Vegas Lights
November 22, 2019
Option Declined
[ 23]
6
DF
Marquinhos Pedroso
Botev Plovdiv
November 22, 2019
Option Declined
[ 23]
9
FW
Wayne Rooney
Derby County
December 31, 2019
Undisclosed
[ 23]
29
DF
Leonardo Jara
Boca Juniors
December 31, 2019
End of loan
[ 23]
10
MF
Luciano Acosta
Atlas
January 1, 2020
Free Transfer
[ 24]
21
MF
Chris Durkin
Sint-Truiden
May 7, 2020
Loan buyout, $1.2M to D.C. with 25% sell-on clause
[ 25]
Summer 2020
17
MF
Emmanuel Boateng
Columbus Crew
August 12, 2020
Traded for Axel Sjoberg
[ 20]
2
MF
Federico Higuaín
Inter Miami CF
October 9, 2020
$50,000 GAM from Miami
[ 26]
MLS SuperDraft picks
Loans in
See also
Notes
References
^ "D.C. United Announce the Departure of Head Coach Ben Olsen" . October 8, 2020.
^ "Conference Standings – 2020" . Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 21, 2024 .
^ "Supporters' Shield Standings – 2020" . Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 21, 2024 .
^ a b c "MLS suspends 2020 season for 30 days due to coronavirus impact" . mlssoccer.com . March 12, 2020. Archived from the original on March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020 .
^ "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 .
^ a b c "MLS extends season suspension in accordance with CDC guidance on COVID-19" . mlssoccer.com . March 19, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2020 .
^ Liljenwall, Ari (March 13, 2020). "2020 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup temporarily suspended due to COVID-19 outbreak" . MLSSoccer.com . Retrieved March 30, 2020 .
^ "MLS All-Star Game, Leagues Cup and Campeones Cup canceled for 2020" . MLSSoccer.com . May 19, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020 .
^ "MLS is Back Group Stage Standings" . Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on August 29, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2024 .
^ "USA - DC United - Squad Statistics" . Soccerway . Retrieved June 11, 2020 .
^ "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 .
^ Anderson, Jason (September 17, 2019). "Yamil Asad signs pre-contract with D.C. United" . Black And Red United . SB Nation. Retrieved November 16, 2019 .
^ Goff, Steven (October 3, 2019). "D.C. United signs 15-year-old to a contract" . Washington Post . Retrieved November 16, 2019 .
^ "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 .
^ Anderson, Jason (January 14, 2020). "Official: D.C. United signs Edison Flores" . Black And Red United . SB Nation. Retrieved January 14, 2020 .
^ "D.C. United sign Academy Product Kevin Paredes" . D.C. United . Major League Soccer. January 17, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2020 .
^ Goff, Steven (January 21, 2020). "D.C. United lands star midfielder Julian Gressel in trade with Atlanta" . Washington Post . Retrieved January 21, 2020 .
^ "D.C. United acquire Estonian National Team Forward Erik Sorga" . D.C. United . February 29, 2020. Retrieved February 29, 2020 .
^ Sigal, Jonathan (March 2, 2020). "Federico Higuain signs with DC United as player, Player Development Coach" . Major League Soccer . Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
^ 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 .
^ "D.C. United sign Venezuelan forward Gelmin Rivas" . D.C. United . Major League Soccer. August 31, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020 .
^ "D.C. United Acquire Yordy Reyna from Vancouver Whitecaps" . D.C. United . September 19, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2020 .
^ 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 .
^ "Luciano Acosta se viste de Rojinegro" . Atlas F.C. (in Spanish). Liga MX. December 19, 2019. Archived from the original on February 19, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2019 .
^ "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 .
^ Goff, Steven (October 8, 2020). "D.C. United making moves, including trading Federico Higuain to Inter Miami" . Washington Post . Retrieved October 15, 2020 .
^ "D.C. United Acquire Mohammed Abu" . D.C. United . Major League Soccer. March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020 .
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