2009 D.C. United season

March 2026 August 2023 D.C. United 1998 wordmark.svg D.C. United 2009 Owner D.C. United Holdings Coach Tom Soehn 24,175 vs. Chivas USA(October 24) 15,585http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/attendance?league=usa.1&year=2009&seasontype=1&cc=3888 https://web.archive.org/web/20110525222034/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/attendance?league=usa.1&year=2009&seasontype=1&cc=3888 dead May 25, 2011 USA Major League Soccer - Attendance - 2009 ESPN Soccernet April 28, 2009 MLS 10th MLS Cup Did not qualify U.S. Open Cup Runners-up CONCACAF Champions League Group stage Carolina Challenge Cup Runners-up Atlantic Cup Champions _adidasstripeswhite _dcunited08h _adidasstripeswhite _TROFEO_WHITE _3_stripes_white 000000 FFFFFF 000000 000000 000000 _adidasstripesonwhite _dcunited08a _adidasstripesonwhite _TROFEO_ONWHITE _3_stripes_on_white2 000000 FFFFFF 000000 000000 000000 true 2008 2010 The 2009 D.C. United season was the fourteenth season of the team's existence. It began on March 22, 2009, with a 2–2 draw at the Los Angeles Galaxy and ended on October 22, 2009, at the Kansas City Wizards by the same 2–2 scoreline. Off-season D.C. United was involved in the following off-season activity: Draft 2009 MLS SuperDraft The 2009 MLS SuperDraft took place on January 15, 2009. With draft order determined by regular and post-season record, United received the sixth pick in each round. Additionally, United acquired the Colorado Rapids' first-round pick (#7 overall) and Houston Dynamo's second-round (#26 overall). United's fourth-round (#51 overall) pick went to Colorado. Player PositionPick overall (round)Previous clubRodney Wallace M #6 (1st) University of MarylandChris Pontius M/F #7 (1st) UC Santa BarbaraMilos Kocic GK #21 (2nd) Loyola College in MarylandLyle Adams DF #26 (2nd) Wake Forest UniversityCentral Florida KrazeBrandon Barklage M/F #36 (3rd) Saint Louis UniversityChicago Fire Premier Re-signings Santino Quaranta – January 6, 2009 Bryan Namoff – January 6 Marc Burch – January 7 Francis Doe – January 21 Devon McTavish – January 28 Signings Andrew Jacobson – February 10 Dejan Jakovic – February 27 Brandon Barklage – March 3 Anthony Peters – March 3 Milos Kocic – March 12 Released Marcelo Gallardo – January 30 Waived Ryan Miller – March 25 Transactions Date Pos. Name From ExchangeFebruary 9MChristian GomezInternational roster spotSalary cap considerationsColorado RapidsIván GuerreroDesignated Player roster spot2010 MLS SuperDraft second-round pickMarch 10Transactions https://web.archive.org/web/20090322133047/http://www.dcunited.com/news-stats/transactions 2009-03-22 D.C. UnitedGKJosh WicksLos Angeles GalaxyConditional MLS SuperDraft pickMarch 27Goff, Steven. United Acquires DiRaimondo, Washington Post 27 March 2009. Accessed 1 May 2009.MJohn DiRaimondoWaivers from Colorado Rapids Loaned Date Name Team TermsJanuary 22Gonzalo PeraltaUnión de Santa Fe (Argentina B)UndisclosedD.C. United to loan out Gonzalo Peralta https://web.archive.org/web/20110615052823/http://www.dcunited.com/content/dc-united-loan-out-gonzalo-peralta 2011-06-15 , D.C. United. January 22, 2009. Retrieved on May 5, 2009 Squad First-team squad As of August 25, 2009.http://web.mlsnet.com/players/index.jsp?club=t103 D.C. United Roster Major League Soccer June 14, 2009 August 25, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090303220332/http://web.mlsnet.com/players/index.jsp?club=t103 March 3, 2009 dead mdy-all For recent transfers, see List of transfers for the 2009 Major League Soccer season. 1 SRB GK Miloš Kočić 2 TRI DF Julius James 3 TRI DF Avery John 4 USA DF Marc Burch 5 CAN DF Dejan Jakovic 6 USA MF John DiRaimondo 7 BRA MF Fred 8 USA MF Andrew Jacobson 9 COD FW Ange N'Silu 10 ARG MF Christian Gómez 11 BRA FW Luciano Emilio 12 USA MF Danny Szetela 13 USA FW Chris Pontius 14 USA MF Ben Olsen 16 USA DF Greg Janicki 17 RSA FW Thabiso Khumalo 18 USA DF Devon McTavish 19 USA MF Clyde Simms 20 USA MF Ely Allen 21 RSA MF Tiyiselani Shipalane on loan from Harrisburg 22 CRC MF Rodney Wallace 23 Burundi DF David Habarugira 24 USA MF Brandon Barklage 25 USA MF Santino Quaranta 26 USA DF Bryan Namoff 28 USA GK Bill Hamid 31 USA GK Josh Wicks 99 BOL FW Jaime Moreno captain Season transactions Trades Date Pos. Name From ExchangeApril 23D.C. United signs defender Avery John https://web.archive.org/web/20090428105031/http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/dc-united-signs-defender-avery-john 2009-04-28 D.C. United, 23 April 2009. Retrieved on 4 May 2009DFAvery JohnNew England RevolutionConditional MLS SuperDraft pick Waived April 23 – Francis Doe Statistical leaders Last updated 4 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110615032212/http://www.dcunited.com/stats/overall/2009/reg June 15, 2011 D.C. United Goals Luciano Emilio – 10 Jaime Moreno – 9 Christian Gomez – 6 Assists Santino Quaranta – 6 Christian Gomez - 4 Bryan Namoff - 4 Minutes Clyde Simms – 2,457 Bryan Namoff – 2,326 Rodney Wallace – 2,265 Fouls committed Rodney Wallace – 52 Ben Olsen – 36 Marc Burch - 27 Fouls suffered Santino Quaranta – 40 Ben Olsen – 35 Chris Pontius – 35 Club Management y General Manager USA Dave Kasper Manager USA Tom Soehn y Assistant manager USA Mark Simpson y Assistant manager USA Chad Ashton Athletic trainer USA Brian Goodstein Equipment manager USA David Brauzer April 18, 2009 D.C. United January 2015 Other information Owner USA D.C. United Holdings y Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium 56,692 N/A D.C. United January 2015 Competitions Key #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Tie 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA Overall y MLS March 21, 2009 y y USOC Third round Runner-up Runner-up June 30, 2009 September 2, 2009 y CONCACAF Champions League 2009–10 Preliminary round July 28, 2009 y October 18, 2008 Preseason February 5, 2009 D.C. United 1–4 Report Vejle Boldklub N'Silu 49 17334480 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. L February 10, 2009 D.C. United 2–1 Columbus Crew Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. W February 21, 2009 Puerto Rico Islanders 1–2 Report (in Spanish) D.C. United Arrieta 89 Gómez 58Simms 65 Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Bayamón, Puerto Rico W Carolina Challenge Cup Carolina Challenge Cup 2009 March 7, 2009 D.C. United 0–3 Report Real Salt Lake Jakovic 0 24 EscaladaMovsisyanWilliams Blackbaud Stadium Charleston, South Carolina L March 11, 2009 Toronto FC 2–1 Report D.C. United Barrett 21De Rosario 33 Pontius 42 Blackbaud Stadium Charleston, South Carolina L March 14, 2009 Charleston Battery 0–2 Report D.C. United Emilio 57Jacobson 82 Blackbaud Stadium Charleston, South Carolina W Major League Soccer 2009 Major League Soccer season Standings Eastern Conference DC Overall table DC Results summary 7 5 3 19 14 2 8 5 24 30 October 25, 2009 Major League Soccer January 2015 Results by round table b Round Stadium A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/A/H/A/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/H/H/H/A Result T/W/W/L/T /W /W /T /T /T /T /L /W /W /T /L /T /W /T /L /L /T /W /T /W /L /L /L /W /T Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Tie red2 Loss October 25, 2009 D.C. United January 2015 Match results March 22, 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Report D.C. United Donovan 80 penDonovan 85 Gomez 44Pontius 62 The Home Depot Center Carson, California 18,013 Jair Marrufo T March 28, 2009 D.C. United 1–1 ReportJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Chicago Fire Emilio 7Olsen 30Jakovic 79Burch 91+ Nyarko 53 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. 15,895 Mark Geiger T April 4, 2009 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Report D.C. United Barrett 49James 86 Emilio 47Moreno 0 71 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. 12,594 Baldomero Toledo W April 11, 2009 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Report D.C. United Morales 15Wingert 25Borchers 35Olave 40Morales 80 Emilio 38Gomez 39Burch 75McTavish 91+ Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah 11,793 Kevin Stott L April 17, 2009 D.C. United 1–1 Report New England Revolution Olsen 74Olsen 91+ Joseph 50Thompson 74Joseph 92+ Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. 14,441 Jair Marrufo T April 26, 2009 New York Red Bulls 2–3 Report D.C. United Angel 68Richards 74Richards 78 Wallace 21Simms 34Jacobson 53Wallace 68Emilio 90Pontius 91+ Giants Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey 10,303 Steven DePiero W May 2, 2009 D.C. United 2–1 Report FC Dallas Rocha 28Cooper 45Moreno 65 Jakovic 62 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. 14,225 Ricardo Salazar W May 6, 2009 Kansas City Wizards 1–1 Report D.C. United Jewsbury 23 Wolff 52 Watson 56 Espinoza 82 Wallace 27 Barklage 29 John 71 CommunityAmerica Ballpark Kansas City, Kansas 9,077 Edvin Jurisevic T May 9, 2009 D.C. United 3–3 Report Toronto FC N'Silu 9Fred 40Pontius 86Moreno 92+ penPontius 94+ De Rosario 52Serioux 63De Rosario 87Brennan 92+De Rosario 94+ RFK Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. 15,652 Baldomero Toledo T May 16, 2009 Chivas USA 2–2 Report D.C. United Galindo 25Lillingston 43Stepanovic 69 Simms 36Namoff 72Emilio 77Jakovic 84Quaranta 85 The Home Depot Center Carson, California 16,223 Mark Geiger T May 23, 2009 D.C. United 0–0 Report Real Salt Lake Russell 37 RFK Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. 16,089 Jorge Gonzalez T May 30, 2009 New England Revolution 2–1 Report D.C. United Joseph 55 Heaps 80 Barnes 84 Ralston 90 pen Pontius 21 Fred 36 Wallace 46+ Wicks 81 McTavish 89 Giants Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey 15,271 Hilario Grejeda L June 4, 2009 D.C. United 2–0 Report New York Red Bulls Simms 27Quaranta 36Emilio 60Emilio 0 64Moreno 93+ pen. Wolyniec 94+ Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. 11,226 Terry Vaughn W June 13, 2009 D.C. United 2–1 Report Chicago Fire Moreno 24 pen.Gomez 41Gomez 74 Busch 22Thorrington 27Pappa 33Conde 40Pause 70 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. 18,369 Baldomero Toledo W June 17, 2009 19:30 PST Seattle Sounders FC 3–3 Report D.C. United Alonso 38 Burch 45 o.g. Montero 57 Pontius 34 Gomez 63 Jakovic 84 Marshall 87 o.g. Namoff 92+ Qwest Field Seattle, Washington 29,104 Ricardo Salazar T June 20, 2009 Colorado Rapids 3–0 Report D.C. United Cummings 11Gibbs 12Cummings 43Clark 49 John 22Wallace 53 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado 11,416 Michael Kennedy L July 4, 2009 Columbus Crew 1–1 Report D.C. United Moreno 12Moreno 59Ekpo 74Lenhart 92+ Gomez 33Olsen 60N'Silu 80 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio 14,370 Baldomero Toledo T July 18, 2009 D.C. United 3–1 Report Colorado Rapids Fred 29Moreno 47 pen.Namoff 56Emilio 61 Namoff 14 o.g.Mastroeni 48Casey 84 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. 18,248 Ricardo Salazar W July 25, 2009 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Report D.C. United Hernandez 22Johnson 36Glen 62 pen. Gomez 3 pen.Gomez 21Olsen 60Wallace 62 Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California 9,022 Kevin Stott T August 1, 2009 Houston Dynamo 4–3 Report D.C. United Davis 36Ching 36 38Holden 45 66Davis 49 Olsen 20Gomez 45Emilio 49 87Pontius 73Fred 74 Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas 14,694 Ricardo Salazar L August 15, 2009 Toronto FC 2–0 (report) D.C. United Cronin 17Robinson 24De Rosario 30Sanyang 45Brennan 58White 66 Jakovic 22Simms 72 BMO Field Toronto, Ontario, Canada 20,638 Alex Prus L August 22, 2009 D.C. United 0–0 Report Los Angeles Galaxy Olsen 10Wallace 68 Donovan 31Magee 54 RFK Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. 22,134 Mark Geiger T August 29, 2009 Chicago Fire 0–1 Report D.C. United Namoff 11Burch 36Fred 44Namoff 53Jakovic 94+ Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 16,324 Kevin Stott W September 5, 2009 FC Dallas 2–2 Report D.C. United Cunningham 18Ferreira 50Torres 0 57van den Bergh 62McCarty 77Benitez 93+ McTavish 35Burch 44Moreno 58Burch 70Fred 93+ Pizza Hut Park Frisco, Texas 10,219 Ricardo Salazar T September 9, 2009 D.C. United 1–0 ReportJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Kansas City Wizards Gomez 27Emilio 39John 84Wicks 93+ Harrington 69Besler 74Myers 2 81 86 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. 8,033 Terry Vaughn W September 12, 2009 19:30 EST D.C. United 1–2 Report Seattle Sounders FC Wallace 54 Wallace 57 Quaranta 62 John 93+ Zakuani 5 Montero 84 RFK Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. 19,592 Silviu Petrescu L September 27, 2009 D.C. United 1–2 Report San Jose Earthquakes Moreno 26Wallace 54Pontius 68 McDonald 28Sanchez 58Johnson 73 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. 14,375 Baldomero Toledo L October 3, 2009 D.C. United 0–2 Report Chivas USA Moreno 56James 63Olsen 0 65Pontius 84 Kocic 32 o.g.Padilla 53Cuesta 65 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. 24,175 Kevin Stott L October 17, 2009 D.C. United 1–0 Report Columbus Crew McTavish 6Emilio 17 Renteria 0 83 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. 16,274 Alex Prus W October 22, 2009 Kansas City Wizards 2–2 ReportJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes D.C. United Hercegfalvi 25Kamara 30Marquess 65Lopez 92+ pen. Moreno 67Olsen 73James 82Fred 0 92+ CommunityAmerica Ballpark Kansas City, Kansas 10,385 Ricardo Salazar T CONCACAF Champions League 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Group standings TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsMEX Toluca6411154+1113HON Marathón64021214−212USA D.C. United6312128+410TRI San Juan Jabloteh6006417−130 Preliminary round July 28, 2009 20:00 EDT (UTC-4) Preliminary D.C. United USA 1–1 ReportSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes SLV Luis Ángel Firpo Moreno 42 pen. Benítez 26 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 8,026 Paúl Delgadillo (Mexico) T August 4, 2009 20:00 CST (UTC-6) Preliminary Luis Ángel Firpo SLV 1–1 yes ReportSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes USA D.C. United Franco 39 pen. Gómez 42 Estadio Cuscatlán San Salvador 11,000 Óscar Moncada (Honduras) Alas J. Sánchez Merino Salazar C. Sánchez 4–5 Pontius Szetela Olsen Burch Gómez W Group stage August 18, 2009 22:00 Group stage Marathón HON 3–1 ReportSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes USA D.C. United Martínez 23Palacios 83Berrios 88 pen. Emilio 48 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano San Pedro Sula, Honduras 3,658 Edward Bonilla (El Salvador) L August 26, 2009 20:00 Group stage D.C. United USA 1–3 ReportSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes MEX Toluca Pontius 47 Marín 5Mancilla 79 86 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C., United States 8,834 Courtney Campbell (Jamaica) L September 15, 2009 20:00 Group stage San Juan Jabloteh TRI 0–1 ReportSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes USA D.C. United Gómez 14 pen. Hasely Crawford Stadium Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 2,000 Trevor Taylor (Barbados) W September 24, 2009 20:00 Group stage D.C. United USA 3–0 ReportSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes HON Marathón Emilio 47 71 Moreno 55 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C., United States 5,280 Silviu Petsrecu (Canada) W September 30, 2009 20:00 Group stage D.C. United USA 5–1 ReportSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes TRI San Juan Jabloteh Gómez 13 68Fred30Khumalo 43 90 Britto 83 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C., United States 3,411 German Arredondo (Mexico) W October 20, 2009 20:00 Group stage Toluca MEX 1–1 https://archive.today/20101203231904/http://www.dcunited.com/article/united-and-toluca-play-1-1-draw Report USA D.C. United López 62 pen. Pontius 6 Estadio Nemesio Díez Toluca, Mexico Geoffrey Hospedales (Trinidad & Tobago) T U.S. Open Cup 2009 U.S. Open Cup March 28, 2009 Qualification D.C. United Washington, D.C. 2–0 Report Texas FC Dallas Fred 21Barklage 66 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. 5,163 Jeff Gontarek W May 20, 2009 Qualification 19:00 EDT D.C. United Washington, D.C. 5–3 New Jersey New York Red Bulls Pontius 8, 52Khumalo 18Barklage 21Fred 28 Richards 44Rojas 48, 61 pen. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. 5,056 Mark Kadlecik Report W June 30, 2009 7:30 pm EDT Third round D.C. United Washington, D.C. 2–0 ReportSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes New Jersey Ocean City Barons Gómez 74 N'Silu 93 Brown 67 Maryland SoccerPlex Boyds, Maryland 2,021 Jeff Gontarek (USA) W July 7, 2009 7:30 pm EDT Quarterfinals Pennsylvania Harrisburg City Islanders 2–1 Report D.C. United Washington, D.C. Oduor 0 49Paterson 64 Khumalo 8Jacobson 18N'Silu 83Gómez 86 Maryland SoccerPlex Boyds, Maryland 2,137 Lee Suckle (USA) W July 21, 2009 7:00 pm EDT Semifinals New York Rochester Rhinos 2–1 Report D.C. United Washington, D.C. Gregor18Atieno 68Bertz 88 Jacobson39Gómez41 pen.John42 Khumalo82 Maryland SoccerPlex Boyds, Maryland 2,457 Abiodun Okulaja W September 2, 2009 Final D.C. United Washington, D.C. 1–2 Report Washington Seattle Sounders FC Wicks 0 69Simms 89 Ianni 25González 49Montero 67Vagenas 79Levesque 86 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 17,329 Alex Prus L Transfers In No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource223 MFWallace, Rodney CRC Rodney WallaceUSA Maryland TerrapinsSelected in the 2009 MLS SuperDraftJanuary 15, 2009133 MFDeLeon, Nick USA Chris PontiusUSA UC Santa Barbara GauchosSelected in the 2009 MLS SuperDraftJanuary 15, 200911 GKKocic, Milos SRB Miloš KocićUSA Loyola GreyhoundsSelected in the 2009 MLS SuperDraftJanuary 15, 20093 DFAdams, Lyle JAM Lyle AdamsUSA Wake Forest Demon DeaconsUSA Central Florida KrazeSelected in the 2009 MLS SuperDraftJanuary 15, 2009243 MFBarklage, Brandon USA Brandon BarklageUSA Saint Louis BillikensUSA Chicago Fire PremierSelected in the 2009 MLS SuperDraftJanuary 15, 200983 MFJacobson, Andrew USA Andrew JacobsonFRA LorientSelected in the 2008 MLS SuperDraftFebruary 10, 2009192 DFJakovic, Dejan CAN Dejan JakovicSRB Red StarFreeFebruary 27, 2009D.C. United sign defender Dejan Jakovic http://www.dcunited.com/content/dc-united-sign-defender-dejan-jakovic https://archive.today/20120728151546/http://www.dcunited.com/content/dc-united-sign-defender-dejan-jakovic dead July 28, 2012 DCUnited.com April 8, 2012 February 27, 2009 Out No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource244 FWBarklage, Brandon USA Brandon BarklageTBDOption declinedNovember 29, 2011Sheldon Kyle United players eligible for Stage 1 Re-Entry Draft http://www.dcunited.com/news/2011/11/united-players-eligible-for-stage-1-re-entry-draft D.C. United DCUnited.com December 1, 2011 November 29, 2011 December 2, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111202194220/http://www.dcunited.com/news/2011/11/united-players-eligible-for-stage-1-re-entry-draft dead Loan in No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromStartEndSource Loan out No.Pos.PlayerLoaned toStartEndSource References External links 2009 Schedule Category:D.C. United seasons DC United DC United Category:2009 in sports in Washington, D.C.