2007 D.C. United season

March 2026 August 2023 D.C. United 1998 wordmark.svg D.C. United 2007 General manager Dave Kasper Head coach Tom Soehn RFK Stadium MLS 1st MLS Cup Quarterfinals CONCACAF Champions Cup Semifinals Copa Sudamericana Round of 16 SuperLiga Semifinals U.S. Open Cup Third Round Atlantic Cup Winners 45,596 vs. LA Galaxy(9 Aug 2007) 20,067 Emilio (20) Emilio (24) _DCU_06h _DCU_06h _DCU_06h _AQUILLA_WHITE _3_stripes_white 000000 FFFFFF 000000 000000 000000 _DCU_06a _DCU_06a _DCU_06a _AQUILLA_ONWHITE _DCU_06a 000000 FFFFFF 000000 000000 000000 true 2006 2008 The 2007 D.C. United season was the club's 13th year of existence. It was also their 12th consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top-tier of professional soccer in the United States and Canada. The season saw the departure of three-year coach, Piotr Nowak, who became an assistant manager to Bob Bradley for the United States national soccer team. It marked the debut of assistant coach Tom Soehn, becoming promoted to Head Coach duties. 2007 was highlighted as the most successful regular season in the United's history, where the club had a 16-7-7 record; a record strong enough to win their fourth MLS Supporters' Shield. The club became the first club in MLS history to win consecutively win the Shield (United won it in 2006, also). In spite of their record-setting fourth Shield, the United would lose to Chicago Fire 3-2 on aggregate in the MLS Cup Playoffs during the quarterfinals. Outside of MLS, the United had one of the busiest schedules of tournaments in league history, participating in a total of four tournaments; two domestic and two international. Their international tournaments were highlighted a deep campaign in the CONCACAF Champions League, where the Black-and-Red made a semifinal run, before bowing out to eventual runners-up Guadalajara, 3-2 on aggregate. The United also played Guadalajara in late September in the Copa Sudamericana final stages, where they would fall on a 2-1 aggregate score-line. To date, it was the last time an MLS club played in a South American tournament, which they were invited to as third-place finishers in the 2007 CONCACAF Champions Cup. The United also participated in the inaugural North American SuperLiga, and had a very brief stint in the U.S. Open Cup. In the SuperLiga, the United would make it to the semifinals before losing to cross-nation rivals, L.A. Galaxy on a 2-0 defeat. They would also lose their first third-round proper in the Open Cup 1-0 to Harrisburg City. Club 2007 roster 1 USA GK Troy Perkins 3 USA MF Bryan Arguez 4 USA DF Marc Burch 6 USA DF Greg Vanney 7 BRA MF Fred 8 USA MF Justin Moose 9 ANG FW Jerson Monteiro 10 ARG MF Christian Gómez 11 BRA FW Luciano Emilio 12 USA DF Domenic Mediate 13 USA FW Brad North 14 USA MF Ben Olsen 15 RUS MF Rod Dyachenko 16 USA MF Brian Carroll 17 USA MF Joshua Gros 18 USA DF Devon McTavish 19 USA MF Clyde Simms 20 CIV FW Guy-Roland Kpene 21 JAM MF Stephen deRoux 22 USA GK Jay Nolly 23 USA FW Jamil Walker 24 USA MF Jeff Carroll 25 USA FW Mira Mupier 26 USA DF Bryan Namoff 32 USA DF Bobby Boswell 33 JAM FW Nicholas Addlery 40 USA GK Shawn Crowe 99 BOL FW Jaime Moreno Standings Major League Soccer 2007 Major League Soccer season D.C. United's twelfth season in Major League Soccer began on March 27 and ended on October 23, 2007. United finished in first place in both the Eastern Conference and the overall standings, clinching their second-consecutive Supporters' Shield. Eastern Conference table Eastern ConferencePos PositionClubPts PointsGP Games playedW WinsL LossesT TiesGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal difference1D.C. United553016775634222New England Revolution50301488514383New York Red Bulls433012117474524Chicago Fire40301010103136-55Kansas City Wizards403011127454506Columbus Crew3730911103944-57Toronto FC1253061772549-24 Overall table Pos PositionClubPts PointsGP Games playedW WinsL LossesT TiesGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal difference1D.C. United (E1)553016775634222Chivas USA (W1)533015784628183Houston Dynamo3 (W2)523015874323204New England Revolution3 (E2)50301488514385FC Dallas4430131253744-76New York Red Bulls433012117474527Chicago Fire40301010103136-58Kansas City Wizards403011127454509Columbus Crew3730911103944-510Colorado Rapids353091382934-511Los Angeles Galaxy343091473848-1012Real Salt Lake273061593145-1413Toronto FC2253061772549-24 MLS Supporters' Shield, 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2008, SuperLiga 2008, CONCACAF Champions League 2008-0932007 MLS Cup Playoffs, SuperLiga 2008, CONCACAF Champions League 2008–092007 MLS Cup Playoffs, SuperLiga 20082007 MLS Cup Playoffs 2 2 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Championship.If they had qualified for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified would have qualified. 3 3 - Additional Champions League berths were awarded to the winner (Houston) and runner-up (New England) of MLS Cup 2007.The winner of the 2007 U.S. Open Cup (New England) also qualified.Because New England qualified twice, an additional berth was awarded to the 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield runner-up (Chivas USA). Results summary 10 2 3 37 22 6 5 4 19 12 January 12, 2011 ESPNSoccernet.com January 2015 Results by round table b Round Stadium A /H /A /H /H /A /H /A /H /H /A /H /A /A /A/A /A /H /A /H /A /A /H /A /A /H /A /H /A /H Result L /L /L /D /W /W /W /D /W /W /L /W /W /L /D/L /W /W /W /W /W /W /D /W /W /D /W /D /D /L Position 8/9/13/13/13/11/11/12/11/9/10/8/6/7/9/10/8/6/5/3/3/2/3/2/2/1/1/1/1/1 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd complete MLS Results and League table March 2011 North American SuperLiga Group B TeamPts PointsGP Games playedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differenceUnited States Houston Dynamo7321031+2United States D.C. United43111220Mexico Club América3310234-1Mexico Monarcas Morelia2302145-1 Match reports Major League Soccer Week 1 Colorado April 7, 2007 2–1 Report D.C. United Beckerman 9Gomez 19Brown 35Petke 49 10 Olsen34 Moreno79 Emilio DSG Park Commerce City 18,086 L Week 2 D.C. United April 14, 2007 2–4 Report Kansas City Emilio 11Gomez 34 90 3 Harrington8 33 Victorine38 Hohlbein45 Johnson54 Sealy64 Burciaga Jr. RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. L Week 3 Columbus April 28, 2007 1–0 D.C. United Crew Stadium Columbus L Week 4 D.C. United May 3, 2007 1–1 New England RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 18,407 D Week 5 D.C. United May 6, 2007 2–1 Chivas USA RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. W Week 6 Toronto May 19, 2007 1–2 D.C. United BMO Field Toronto W Week 7 D.C. United May 26, 2007 2–1 Report Houston Gómez 4Olsen 27 27 De Rosario RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. W Week 8 L.A. Galaxy June 2, 2007 0–0 Report D.C. United The Home Depot Center Carson 13,570 D Week 9 D.C. United June 10, 2007 4–2 New York RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. W Week 10 D.C. United June 16, 2007 3–1 Chicago RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. W Week 11 Real Salt Lake June 23, 2007 2–1 https://archive.today/20130102210023/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/215276 Report D.C. United Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City L Week 12 D.C. United June 28, 2007 19:00 EDT 4–1 https://archive.today/20130102203723/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/215279 Report Colorado Gomez 34 p.k.Addlery 71Fred 82Emilio 87 19 Peterson RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. W Week 13 Kansas City July 4, 2007 12:00 EDT 0–1 https://archive.today/20130103223730/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/215285 Report D.C. United 44 Emilio Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City W Week 14 Houston July 8, 2007 19:30 EDT 1–0 Report D.C. United Ching 33 Robertson Stadium Houston L Week 15 D.C. United July 14, 2007 19:30 EDT 3–3 Report FC Dallas Emilio 8 47Fred 45 51 Ruiz71 81 Toja RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. D Week 16 New York July 22, 2007 17:00 EDT 1–0 Report D.C. United Wolyniec 19 Giants Stadium East Rutherford L Week 17 New England August 5, 2007 1–3 Report D.C. United Najar 54 Gros 22 Emilio 31 76 Gillette Stadium Foxboro W Week 18 D.C. United August 9, 2007 14:00 EDT 1–0 Report L.A. Galaxy Emilio 27 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 46,686 W Week 19 Columbus August 18, 2007 0–2 Report D.C. United Crew Stadium Columbus W Week 20 D.C. United August 22, 2010 19:30 EDT 3–1 Report New York Olsen 6Gomez 8Fred 30Moreno 48 pen.Burch 71 21 pen. Ángel37 Richards RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. W Week 21 Toronto FC August 25, 2007 19:30 EDT 0–1 Report D.C. United 8 Fred BMO Field Toronto 18,865 W Week 22 FC Dallas September 1, 2007 19:30 EDT 0–4 Report D.C. United Goodson 58Denilson 77 4 45 Olsen25 Simms47 Gomez49 FredMoreno 78 Pizza Hut Park Frisco W Week 23 Chivas USA September 6, 2007 22:30 EDT 2–2 Report D.C. United Razov 31Vaughn 60 3 26 Emilio33 Namoff54 BurchVanney 69 The Home Depot Center Carson D Week 24 D.C. United September 9, 2007 15:00 EDT 4–2 Report New England RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. W Week 25 D.C. United September 12, 2007 19:30 EDT 2–1 Report Real Salt Lake RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. W Week 26 Chicago September 23, 2007 15:00 EDT 1–1 Report D.C. United Toyota Park Bridgeview D Week 27 D.C. United September 29, 2007 19:30 EDT 4–1 Report Toronto FC RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. W Week 28 Kansas City October 5, 2007 19:00 EDT 1–1 Report D.C. United Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City D Week 29 D.C. United October 13, 2007 4:00 PM EDT 0–0 Report Chicago Fire RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. D Week 30 D.C. United October 20, 2007 19:00 EDT 2–3 Report Columbus RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. L MLS Cup Playoffs 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs Conference semifinals First leg Chicago Fire October 25, 2007 18:30 EDT 1–0 Report D.C. United Toyota Park Bridgeview L Second leg D.C. United November 1, 2007 19:30 EDT 2–2 2–3 Report Chicago Fire RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. D CONCACAF Champions Cup 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Quarterfinals Olimpia HON February 21, 2007 21:00 EDT First leg 1–4 Report USA D.C. United Cárcamo 34 31 59 Gómez45 Emilio84 Erpen Estadio Andino Tegucigalpa, Honduras MEX Jorge Gasso W D.C. United USA March 3, 2007 Second leg 3–2 7–3 Report HON Olimpia Emilio 37', 84Gómez 49 (pen.) Thomas 30 (pen)Pacini 75 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C., United States 8,181 CAN Mauricio Navarro W Semifinals D.C. United USA March 15, 2007 20:00 EDT First leg 1–1 Report MEX Guadalajara Emilio 90+1 63 Bravo RFK Stadium Washington, D.C., United States 26,528 CAN Silviu Petrescu D Guadalajara MEX April 3, 2007 Second leg 21:30 EDT 2–1 3–2 Report USA D.C. United Bautista 42Pineda 56 36 Moreno Estadio Jalisco Guadalajara, Mexico 30,000 PAN Roberto Moreno L Copa Sudamericana 2007 Copa Sudamericana First round September 26, 2007 F7F7F7 First leg 19:45 EDT D.C. United USA 2–1 Report MEX Guadalajara Olsen 23Simms 54 60 Santana RFK Stadium Washington, D.C., United States 21,022 ARG Héctor Baldassi W October 2, 2007 F7F7F7 Second leg 20:15 EDT Guadalajara MEX 1–0 2–2 a Report USA D.C. United Morales 63 Estadio Jalisco Guadalajara, Mexico 27,403 Ecuador Samuel Haro L North American SuperLiga 2007 North American SuperLiga Group stage July 25, 2007 F7F7F7 GS 20:00 EDT D.C. United USA 1–1 Report MEX Morelia Gómez 7 0 58 Landín79 Martínez RFK Stadium Washington, D.C., United States 13,335 Courtney Campbell (Jamaica) D July 29, 2007 F7F7F7 GS 20:00 EDT D.C. United USA 1–0 Report MEX América Dyachenko 63 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C., United States 18,604 Carlos Batres (Guatemala) W August 1, 2007 F7F7F7 GS 20:00 EDT Houston Dynamo USA 1–0 Report USA D.C. United Ching 50 Robertson Stadium Houston, United States 11,013 Baldomero Toledo (United States) L Quarterfinals August 15, 2007 F7F7F7 SF 23:00 EDT Los Angeles Galaxy USA 2–0 Report USA D.C. United Ching 50 The Home Depot Center Carson, United States 11,013 Alex Prus (Canada) L U.S. Open Cup 2007 U.S. Open Cup July 11, 2007 3rd Rd 19:30 EDT D.C. 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