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DC United
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DC United Information
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| Address: |
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RFK
Stadium, 2400 East Capitol Street, SE Washington, DC 20003 |
| Telephone: |
(202)
587-5000 |
| Fax: |
(202)
587-5400 |
| Founded: |
15-Jun-1994 |
| Stadium: |
RFK |
| Website: |
www.dcunited.com |
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DC United History
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D.C. United is an American soccer
team. Based in Washington, DC, they play in the Eastern
Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). Their official nickname
is the "Black-and-Red"; the team's home uniform is largely black.
The team's home field is the 56,454-seat Robert F. Kennedy
Memorial Stadium on East Capitol Street, which is owned by the
government of the District of Columbia and is shared with the
Washington Nationals. It was once the home of the Washington
Senators, the Washington Redskins and the Washington Freedom.
There are plans to build a 25,000 seat soccer specific stadium
near Poplar Point on the east side of the Anacostia River,
directly across the river from the proposed site for the
Washington Nationals' stadium, planned to be finished by 2007
The city is considered to be one of the most supportive of
soccer in the country. United's main supporters' club is called
the Screaming Eagles. Other supporters' clubs include Barra
Brava and La Norte.
The club was one of the founding ten members of the MLS in 1996
and was initially the most successful. They won the first "double"
in modern U.S. soccer history in 1996, beating Los Angeles
Galaxy to take the MLS Cup and the A-League club Rochester
Raging Rhinos to win the U.S. Open Cup. They have also been
successful in CONCACAF competitions, winning the Champions' Cup
and the Interamerican Cup in 1998. From the back of domestic
success, the club's first coach, Bruce Arena, went on to direct
the national side. Although United would win an MLS Cup in the
season after his departure, the loss of Arena would signal a
significant downturn in the team's fortunes. While Thomas
Rongen's initial year was a success, two lackluster seasons led
to his departure and replacement by Ray Hudson in 2002. The team
did not fare much better under Hudson, however, and Peter Nowak
replaced him prior to the start of the 2004 season. The season
was marred by injuries in the early-going, and some players were
known to have complained about Nowak's methods. A strong late
finish propelled the United into the playoffs with the second
seed, where they advanced past the New England Revolution on
penalty kicks in what some have called "the greatest MLS game
ever played". United then defeated the Kansas City Wizards 3-2
to take their fourth MLS Cup.
Famous past players for United include the US internationals Roy
Lassiter, Eddie Pope, Jeff Agoos, John Harkes, Tony Sanneh, Ben
Olsen, Carlos Llamosa, and most recently Bobby Convey, who was
transferred to Reading F.C. in the English Football League
Championship on July 22, 2004. Foreign stars included Marco
Etcheverry, Raul Diaz Arce, Jaime Moreno, and Hristo Stoitchkov.
On November 18, 2003, MLS made sports history by signing Freddy
Adu, a 14-year-old soccer prodigy and on January 16, 2004 he was
officially selected by United with the first pick in the 2004
MLS SuperDraft. When Adu entered United's regular-season opener
as a second-half substitute on April 3, 2004, he became the
youngest player in any professional sport in the United States
since 1887. |
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DC United Honours, Trophies & Awards
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Major Titles
- MLS Cup 4
(1996, 1997, 1999, 2004)
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MLS Supporters' Shield 2 (1997, 1999)
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Open Cup 1 (1996)
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CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1 (1998)
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CONCACAF Interamerican Cup 1 (1998)
Minor Titles
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Division Champions 3
(1997, 1998, 1999)
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Conference Champions 5
(1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2004)
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