2011 D.C. United season

March 2026 June 2025 October 2022 D.C. United 2011 D.C. United 1998 wordmark.svg General manager Dave Kasper Head coach Ben Olsen RFK Stadium MLS Conference: 7thOverall: 13th U.S. Open Cup Qualification Second round MLS Cup Atlantic Cup Runners-up Carolina Challenge Cup Winners 26,622 vs. LA 11,254 vs. SEA 15,181 Dwayne De Rosario (13) Dwayne De Rosario (13) _DCU_10h _DCU_10h _DCU_10h _DCU_10h _3_stripes_white FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 _DCU_10a _DCU_10a _DCU_10a _DCU_10a _3_stripes_black FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF _DCU_11t _DCU_11t _DCU_11t _DCU_11t _3_stripes_black FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF DD0000 true 2010 2012 The 2011 D.C. United season was D.C. United's 17th year of existence, their 16th season in Major League Soccer, and their 16th consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer. D.C. United tried to salvage a poor showing last season where they finished at the bottom of the MLS standings. The season covers the period of November 1, 2010, through October 31, 2011. Ahead of the preseason, then interim-head coach Ben Olsen assumed head coaching duties, under a three-year contract for an undisclosed price.http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2010/11/ben-olsen-named-dc-united-head-coach Ben Olsen named D.C. United Head Coach November 29, 2010 November 30, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101203182649/http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2010/11/ben-olsen-named-dc-united-head-coach December 3, 2010 Olsen became the first head coach in franchise history to both play for and coach the squad. Upon retiring as a player on November 24, 2009, Olsen became an assistant coach under head coach Curt Onalfo. On August 7, 2010, Olsen was named interim head coach after Onalfo was fired. Olsen finished the 2010 season with a 3–8–1 record. Several major offseason acquisitions were made, in both the offense and defense. Notable signings included Charlie Davies on loan, Perry Kitchen, Dax McCarty and Josh Wolff. In the summer, a major trade was made when United traded McCarty to their Atlantic Cup rivals, New York Red Bulls, for Dwayne De Rosario. During the MLS regular season, United regularly hovered in the middle of the league's overall table, frequently swapping positions barely in or outside of a berth in the MLS Cup Playoffs. Ultimately, their playoff run ended in the 33rd week of the campaign, culminating a six-match winless streak, that included five consecutive losses. Outside of MLS, the team failed to qualify for the third round proper of the U.S. Open Cup for the first time since 2002. In the qualification propers, United lost 3–2 to New England Revolution in the MLS qualification semifinals. Before the MLS regular season campaign, United participated in the preseason Carolina Challenge Cup tournament, where the club defended their 2010 title by recording a 2–0–1 record in the pre-season competition. Background 2010 D.C. United season History of D.C. United List of D.C. United seasons The 2010 season marked the worst regular season record in United's history, as the club finished at the bottom of the Eastern Conference and overall league standings.http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2010/10/dc_united_rewind_3-2_loss_to_t.html https://archive.today/20120719232519/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2010/10/dc_united_rewind_3-2_loss_to_t.html dead July 19, 2012 D.C. United rewind: 3–2 loss to Toronto FC Steven Goff October 24, 2010 Soccer Insider The Washington Post October 18, 2011 As a result, United failed to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs for a league record-tying third year.Caufield Alex United disappointed but not defeated http://www.dcunited.com/es/post/2011/10/26/united-disappointed-not-defeated D.C. United DCUnited.com December 1, 2016 October 26, 2011 December 2, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161202043952/http://www.dcunited.com/es/post/2011/10/26/united-disappointed-not-defeated dead Midway through the season, head coach Curt Onalfo was fired and replaced by assistant coach, Ben Olsen. As interim head coach Olsen led the club to a 3–8–1 record, which advanced them to a season total of 22 points over 30 games.Goff Steven D.C. United hires Ben Olsen as head coach https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/28/AR2010112803272.html Washington Post – Soccer Insider December 1, 2016 November 28, 2010 The team concluded the regular season on October 23, 2010, with a 3–2 loss at home against Toronto FC. Club veteran, Jaime Moreno, earned his 133rd regular season goal during the final match of his professional career.Jaime Moreno scores a goal in his final game, but D.C. United clinches its worst season with 3–2 loss to Toronto FC Steven Goff https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/23/AR2010102304244.html The Washington Post October 23, 2010 October 17, 2011 Moreno departed professional soccer as the MLS career scoring leader.http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2010/10/mls_playoff_matchups_regular_s.html https://archive.today/20120721023113/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2010/10/mls_playoff_matchups_regular_s.html dead July 21, 2012 MLS playoff matchups, regular season honors, Jaime Moreno maintains all-time scoring title Steven Goff October 25, 2010 Soccer Insider The Washington Post October 18, 2011 Preseason November 2010 On November 24, D.C. United acquired Dax McCarty and an allocation fee of roughly $35,000 from the Portland Timbers for Rodney Wallace and the lower of United's two fourth round 2011 MLS SuperDraft selections.June 2011 Please list the source of allocation fee. Three days after playing for the entire MLS Cup 2010 McCarty was acquired by the Portland Timbers with the first overall pick of the 2010 MLS Expansion Draft.D.C. United acquires midfielder Dax McCarty from Portland Timbers for defender Rodney Wallace Steve Goff http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2010/11/dc_united_acquires_midfielder.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121103150605/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2010/11/dc_united_acquires_midfielder.html dead November 3, 2012 November 24, 2010 June 3, 2011 The Washington Post At 4:13 pm EST D.C. United announced it had signed McCarty from the Portland Timbers.http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2010/11/dc-united-acquires-midfielder-dax-mccarty D.C. United acquires midfielder Dax McCarty November 24, 2010 D.C. United dcunited.com June 3, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110615035505/http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2010/11/dc-united-acquires-midfielder-dax-mccarty June 15, 2011 dead thumb|upright|Former player Ben Olsen took over head coaching duties on November 29, 2010. After much speculation for a new coach, United announced Ben Olsen became head coach on November 29, 2010. His three-year contract as an assistant coach was replaced with a new three-year guaranteed contract that also includes options for additional seasons. At the time of the announcement Olsen had only selected one assistant coach, Chad Ashton, who had been serving as technical director during the previous season. Mark Simpson, the goalkeeping coach, decided not to return to the club.http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2010/11/news_notes_from_dc_united_news.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130226174350/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2010/11/news_notes_from_dc_united_news.html dead February 26, 2013 News & notes from D.C. United news conference introducing Ben Olsen as the head coach Steve Goff November 29, 2010 The Washington Post June 3, 2011 Kris Kelderman, who had another year under his contract as an assistant coach, was named the head coach of the UW–Green Bay Phoenix men's soccer team in May 2010. December On December 2, D.C. United announced it would not exercise options on the contracts of defenders Barry Rice and Juan Manuel Peña, as well as midfielder Carlos Varela and Brandon Barklage.http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2010/12/dc-united-declines-options-on-four-players D.C. United declines options on four players December 2, 2010 D.C. United June 3, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110709003515/http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2010/12/dc-united-declines-options-on-four-players July 9, 2011 dead On December 21, D.C. United announced MLS veteran goalkeeper Pat Onstad would join D.C. United as goalkeeping coach. Onstad retired after a 24-year professional career, including 136 regular season matches with the Houston Dynamo. It was also announced that Olsen would not hire a third assistant coach to replace Kris Kelderman.http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2010/12/pat-onstad-joins-dc-united-coaching-staff Pat Onstad joins D.C. United coaching staff December 21, 2010 D.C. United dcunited.com June 3, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110615040612/http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2010/12/pat-onstad-joins-dc-united-coaching-staff June 15, 2011 dead On December 8, D.C. United acquired former Houston Dynamo forward Joseph Ngwenya during the first stage of the 2010 MLS Re-Entry Draft. On December 15, D.C. United acquired Josh Wolff from the Kansas City Wizards during the second stage of the draft. Ngwenya was guaranteed $156,000 for the 2011 season, which was an increase from his base salary in 2010 of $72,000. Wolff was guaranteed $160,000 for 2011, which was $60,004 less than his 2010 base salary.https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/soccer-insider/post/dc-united-mls-salaries/2011/05/07/AFNi65KG_blog.html D.C. United, MLS salaries Steven Goff May 7, 2011 Soccer Insider The Washington Post June 3, 2011 Between the two stages of the MLS Re-Entry Draft, D.C. United signed D.C. United Academy player Ethan White.http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2010/12/dc_united_signs_marylands_etha.html https://archive.today/20120717161312/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2010/12/dc_united_signs_marylands_etha.html dead July 17, 2012 D.C. United signs Maryland's Ethan White to homegrown contract; Terps goalkeeper Zac MacMath is also turning pro Steve Goff December 14, 2010 Soccer Insider The Washington Post June 3, 2011http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2010/12/dc-united-signs-homegrown-defender-ethan-white D.C. United signs Homegrown defender Ethan White December 14, 2010 D.C. United June 3, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20101217065020/http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2010/12/dc-united-signs-homegrown-defender-ethan-white December 17, 2010 dead White previously played for the Maryland Terrapins before signing a homegrown player contract with D.C. United on December 14, 2010.Ethan White Biography http://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=207385939 University of Maryland Terrapins Men's Soccer UMTerps.com December 1, 2016 He became the fourth academy signee within the last year for United.Maryland defender Ethan White leaves school early to sign with D.C. United Steven Goff https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/14/AR2010121405215.html The Washington Post December 14, 2010 June 3, 2011 January The start of 2011 was highlighted by United's first selection in the SuperDraft, where they had the third overall pick in the first round. For the third pick, United drafted University of Akron standout Perry Kitchen,https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/13/AR2011011306352.html D.C. United drafts Akron's Kitchen Steven Goff January 14, 2011 The Washington Post January 20, 2011 who was a key cog for the Akron Zips' championship-run in the College Cup the previous month.http://www.buchtelite.com/blog-1.109/college-cup Men's soccer wins first ever College Cup title vs. Louisville Chris Coon December 8, 2010 The Butchelite January 20, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110207213046/http://www.buchtelite.com/blog-1.109/college-cup February 7, 2011 dead Club management expressed immense excitement in signing Kitchen, with head coach Ben Olsen and manager David Kasper sharing that if they had the first overall pick, they would have signed Kitchen. Along with Kitchen, United signed Kitchen's teammate, Chris Korb in the second round, and in the final round, selecting Joe Willis, who last played for University of Denver in collegiate soccer, while playing for the Premier Development League's Real Colorado Foxes. If I had had the number one pick, I would have taken him. I can't tell you how happy we are to have this kid. —Ben Olsen, D.C. United Head Coach, upon drafting midfielder Perry Kitchen in the SuperDraft. left 30% #c6dbf7 United also made one selection in the Supplemental Draft, choosing forward Blake Brettschneider in the second round. The Black-and-Red had previously traded its first-round pick and another first-round supplemental pick acquired in a SuperDraft day trade to Los Angeles Galaxy. United chose to pass on its third round Supplemental Draft selection.D.C. United selects forward Blake Brettschneider in 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft http://www.dcunited.com/post/2011/01/18/dc-united-selects-forward-blake-brettschneider-2011-mls-supplemental-draft D.C. United DCUnited.com December 1, 2016 January 28, 2011 On January 30, at the Washington Auto Show, United unveiled their brand-new third kits for the 2011 season. The third kit, marked the first time in club history that the team will don a third kit during any year campaign. The new third kit is predominately red; red jersey, shorts and socks, with accents of black on the jersey.D.C. United to unveil third kit at Washington Auto Show Steven Goff The Washington Post January 29, 2010 D2 Concluding the Supplemental Draft, United shortly thereafter began their preseason training, which started with mandatory team physicals for the upcoming MLS season, as well as fitness training. Following players' medical clearances and preliminary training, United went south to Fort Lauderdale, Florida on January 31 to begin their preseason training camp.Extreme Makeover: D.C. United Edition Steven Goff The Washington Post January 20, 2010 D10 February thumb|upright|U.S. national team forward Charlie Davies was acquired on loan from Sochaux for the remainder of the year. During the first week of February, rumors began to circulate that D.C. United was in "serious talks" with FC Sochaux-Montbéliard to acquire U.S. national team forward Charlie Davies on loan from the French Ligue 1 side. Originally declining to comment about a possible loan,http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/dc-united-decline-comment-charlie-davies D.C. United decline comment on Charlie Davies Travis Clark February 1, 2011 The Washington Post February 1, 2011 May 19, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140519171416/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/dc-united-decline-comment-charlie-davies dead Davies' agent, Lyle Yorks, told reporters that Davies was seeking a loan, in order to have more ample playing time while recovering from a series of injuries he suffered in an automobile accident in October 2009.http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2011/02/dc_united_might_acquire_charli.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120107214721/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2011/02/dc_united_might_acquire_charli.html dead January 7, 2012 D.C. United might acquire Charlie Davies on loan Steven Goff February 1, 2011 The Washington Post May 14, 2019 Davies suffered a broken right femur and tibia, a broken left elbow, a torn knee ligament, facial fractures and a lacerated bladder. He underwent months of rehabilitation and returned to training with Sochaux in the spring of 2010 but didn't make enough progress to warrant selection to the U.S. World Cup squad last summer. On February 2, D.C. United posted a press release that stated Davies would be training with United during their Fort Lauderdale training camp, for a week starting on February 3.http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/davies-join-dc-evaluation-possible-loan Davies to join D.C. for evaluation, possible loan February 2, 2011 MLSSoccer.com February 2, 2011 February 3, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110203183745/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/davies-join-dc-evaluation-possible-loan dead Subsequently, club public relations released a press statement declaring that Davies would join United on loan if they saw him match fit.http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/02/dc-united-statement-on-charlie-davies D.C. United Press Release on Charlie Davies February 3, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110204013755/http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/02/dc-united-statement-on-charlie-davies February 4, 2011 dead On February 16, two weeks following the arrival of Charlie Davies in camp, the club made localCharlie Davies joins D.C. United on loan from FC Sochaux John Haydon http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/haydons-soccer-pitch/2011/feb/16/charlie-davies-joins-dc-united-loan-fc-sochaux/ The Washington Times February 16, 2011 February 18, 2011D.C. United acquires Charlie Davies on a season-long loan from French club Sochaux Steven Goff http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2011/02/dc_united_acquires_charlie_dav.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130226171804/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2011/02/dc_united_acquires_charlie_dav.html dead February 26, 2013 The Washington Post February 16, 2011 February 18, 2011Charlie Davies officially joins D.C. United on loan from FC Sochaux after 10-day trial http://www.potomacsoccerwire.com/news/460/15229 Potomac Soccer Wire February 16, 2011 February 18, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110715110607/http://www.potomacsoccerwire.com/news/460/15229 July 15, 2011 dead and nationalCharlie Davies is signed on loan by Major League Soccer's D.C. United Grahame L. Jones http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2011/02/charlie-davies-is-signed-on-loan-by-major-league-soccers-dc-united.html Los Angeles Times February 16, 2011 February 18, 2011 headlines when they announced that they successfully acquired Davies on a 12-month loan deal from Sochaux. Club management expressed how impressive Davies was in camp. D.C. United have the option of buying out Davies from Sochaux at the end of the season should they decide to do so. United were able to obtain Davies due to their position in the leagues allocation order. The very next day following Davies official announcement, the club waived long-time defender, Julius James.http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/02/dc-united-waives-defender-julius-james D.C. United waives defender Julius James D.C. United February 17, 2011 February 17, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110220042200/http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/02/dc-united-waives-defender-julius-james February 20, 2011 dead In the press statement, D.C. cited that the waiving freed another international roster spot on the team's squad. That same day, United also acquired allocation money from L.A. Galaxy when trading the international roster spot vacated with James' departure. James did not make any appearances with the club during preseason training. During their Florida preseason training, United went undefeated in all matches, winning each match.http://www.dcunited.com/news/2011/02/preseason-match-1-united-v-canada-u-20s Preseason match 1: United v Canada U-20's Alex Caufield February 7, 2011 D.C. United February 13, 2011 February 10, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110210020735/http://www.dcunited.com/news/2011/02/preseason-match-1-united-v-canada-u-20s deadhttp://www.dcunited.com/news/2011/02/united-in-fort-lauderdale-day-12 United in Fort Lauderdale: Day 12 Alex Caufield February 11, 2011 D.C. United February 13, 2011 February 12, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110212175900/http://www.dcunited.com/news/2011/02/united-in-fort-lauderdale-day-12 dead and Florida International University's men's soccer team.http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2011/02/charlie_davies_with_two_goals.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130226180417/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2011/02/charlie_davies_with_two_goals.html dead February 26, 2013 Charlie Davies with two goals and an assist in D.C. United preseason victory Steven Goff February 12, 2011 The Washington Post – Soccer Insider February 13, 2011 Following training in Florida, United continued their preseason tour by traveling to Southern California, where they played against the PDL's Ventura County Fusion, as well as a match against UC Santa Barbara's men's team. To conclude their California preseason training, United took on fellow MLS club, C.D. Chivas USA in a friendly on February 25. During their time in California, United posted victories against Ventura County as well as UC Santa Barbara, before drawing against Chivas USA. Concluding the Chivas USA match, the club traveled back east to Charleston, South Carolina to participate in the Carolina Challenge Cup.Professional Soccer Returns to Daniel Island with the Carolina Challenge Cup http://danielisland.com/myislandtown/professional-soccer-returns-to-daniel-island-with-the-carolina-challenge-cup/2011/03 Daniel Island, Charleston DanielIsland.com December 1, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20151022191627/http://danielisland.com/myislandtown/professional-soccer-returns-to-daniel-island-with-the-carolina-challenge-cup/2011/03 October 22, 2015 November 3, 2010 March The first half of March opened with D.C. United participating in their final preseason tune-up, the 2011 Carolina Challenge Cup, played in Charleston, South Carolina. United, the defending champions, were paired up against the host Charleston Battery in the opening match of the tournament on March 5. In the game, United emerged victorious 2–1, and moved into first place in the tournament table. Three days later, United played their second MLS opponent of the preseason. This time, they played fellow conference foes, Chicago Fire, for the second match of the Challenge Cup. Played on March 9, the match proved to be another successful game for newly acquired Brettschneider, as he tallied on the scoresheet in the 10th minute of play. Things would continue in United's way in the 37th minute, when Chicago midfielder Diego Cháves was ejected from the game in the 37th minute, allowing United to have a one-man advantage for a significant portion of the match. Consequently, the Fire would fail to create many goalscoring opportunities, being outshot 16–5 by United. Brettschneider's tenth-minute tally was the lone goal of the match, thus giving United a 2–0–0 record in the tournament table, and placing them in a key position to win the entire cup. Needing a draw at minimum, United were in a keen position to win their second-consecutive Challenge Cup. The club closed out their cup run with their third and final match against last-place Toronto FC;Caulfield Alex Preseason match 9: D.C. United vs Toronto FC http://www.dcunited.com/news/2011/03/preseason-match-9-dc-united-vs-toronto-fc D.C. United Communications D.C. United March 17, 2011 March 16, 2011 March 16, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110316004122/http://www.dcunited.com/news/2011/03/preseason-match-9-dc-united-vs-toronto-fc dead who had fallen to both Chicago and Charleston earlier in the week. The match started out heavily in favor of United, who scored off a Charlie Davies goal in the ninth minute. The 1–0 lead over the Reds was short-lived, as TFC quickly leveled off of a penalty kick scored by TFC captain, Dwayne De Rosario, leveling the match at one-all. Immediately minutes later, the Reds struck again, taking a 2–1 lead. The lead was Toronto's first in the entire tournament and, ironically, United's first time trailing in a match in the entire tournament. Towards the end of the first half, nearing the halftime break, came an unusual string of reckless challenges from Toronto right back, Mikael Yourassowsky, on loan from Croatian side Rijeka. In the 36th minute of play, Yourassowsky was carded for a reckless challenge on Andy Najar, and a minute later was given a second yellow and subsequently ejected for doing a similarly mistimed tackle on Chris Pontius. It would not be until the 62nd minute that United were able to capitalize on the shorthanded Toronto, restoring parity at 2–2 thanks a goal from Ngwenya. The draw gave D.C. United the cup title. Regular season During the Major League Soccer regular season, D.C. United finished with a record of 9–12–12, failing to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs for a record fourth-consecutive year. D.C. United's began the Major League Soccer regular season on March 19, 2011, when the club hosted the Columbus Crew. Though the club earned a 3–1 victory against Columbus, United would only post one more victory throughout March and April, and consequently, fell towards the bottom of both the Eastern Conference and overall standings. Additionally, the chain of losses in April culminated with the club being eliminated during the U.S. Open Cup qualification propers. However, following their 4–1 league loss at Houston Dynamo, United would go unbeaten in their next five matches, winning two games and drawing thrice. During the summer, with United only losing three matches, and either winning or drawing their other league fixtures, the club ascended in the standings and eventually, into a position that offered a berth into the wildcard round of the playoffs. United held a spot within the league's top ten overall standings throughout July and August. By September, the luck faded as the club ran into a bit of a slump. The slump continued into September and October, and as the club made up matches in hand, narrow losses ultimately doomed United in reaching the playoffs, as a club hit a five match losing streak. Upon their fourth-straight loss, United was ultimately eliminated from postseason contention with a 1–1 draw against Portland Timbers on October 15. Late March thumb|In a promotion for the upcoming season, Ben's Chili Bowl was renamed "Ben Olsen's Chili Bowl" on March 17, 2011 As the Challenge Cup concluded, United began to shift gears to the MLS regular season, and with that, naming their captain for the campaign. On March 16, 2011, Head Coach Ben Olsen named Dax McCarty the club captain.Clark Travis McCarty to wear the armband for D.C. United http://www.dcunited.com/news/2011/03/mccarty-to-wear-the-armband-for-dc-united MLSSoccer.com D.C. United March 16, 2011 March 18, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110318053532/http://www.dcunited.com/news/2011/03/mccarty-to-wear-the-armband-for-dc-united dead United opened the MLS regular season on March 19, 2011. Their campaign opened in strong fashion, amassing a 3–1 victory over Eastern Conference foes, Columbus Crew.Clark Travis Debut double strike a 'special moment' for Davies http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/debut-double-strike-special-moment-davies March 20, 2011 MLSSoccer.com March 19, 2011 March 23, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110323110518/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/debut-double-strike-special-moment-davies deadTenorio Paul Charlie Davies scores twice in D.C. debut to lead win in team's MLS opener http://wpost.com/sports/united-vs-crew-charlie-davies-scores-twice-in-dc-debut-to-lead-win-in-teams-mls-opener/2011/03/19/ABUGzLy_story.html March 20, 2011 The Washington Post March 19, 2011 In the match, two of United's recent acquisitions tallied the three goals on the scoresheet; two for Charlie Davies, who came on as a 55th-minute substitute, and one for Josh Wolff. The goals for Davies were his first since August 12, 2009; when he scored for the U.S. national team in their 1–2 loss against Mexico in Estadio Azteca.Das Andrew Davies Scores Twice in D.C. United's Opener http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/davies-scores-twice-in-d-c-uniteds-opener/?ref=soccer March 20, 2011 The New York Times – Goal Blog March 19, 2011 The lone blemish for the Black-and-Red that evening was a converted penalty kick by long-time Crew midfielder Robbie Rogers in the 83rd minute. Following their opening victory, the United traveled up north to take on New England Revolution on March 26. The United would fall into a 2–0 hole early in the match,Dell'Apa Frank Revolution are quick to take advantage http://archive.boston.com/sports/soccer/articles/2011/03/27/revolution_are_quick_to_take_advantage/ March 31, 2011 Boston Globe March 26, 2011 with some citing poor officiating as the cause. A late penalty kick goal from Charlie Davies resulted in a 2–1 loss for the United.Carlsie Jeff Zach Schilawski, Shalrie Joseph score as Revs top DC United http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=312232&cc=5901 https://archive.today/20130103082726/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=312232&cc=5901 dead January 3, 2013 March 31, 2011 ESPNSoccernet.com March 26, 2011 April Colorado snowstorm April opened with United playing the defending MLS Cup champions, Colorado Rapids at their home ground, DSG Park on April 2. The match was almost postponed due to snow earlier in the day. However, the match was still called on, as a smaller crowd of around 9,000 braved the wintry conditions. The match saw Colorado take a first half lead off recently purchased Irish-international Caleb Folan. In the 67th minute of play, the United leveled the score thanks to a strike from Santino Quaranta.The tie was short-lived, as the Rapids immediately struck back with a 68th-minute goal from Scottish-international Jamie Smith. Ten minutes later, Folan gave the Rapids a 3–1 lead, and in injury time, Jamaican-international Omar Cummings gave a sucker punch goal, resulting in a 4–1 defeat for United to the Rapids.Match Report: Colorado 4 – 1 D.C. United http://www.skysports.com/football/colorado-vs-d-c-united/234047 Sky Sports Sky plc December 1, 2016 April 2, 2011 By finishing in 16th in MLS last season, United were not guaranteed an MLS berth in the 2011 edition of the U.S. Open Cup. Therefore, they will have to qualify for one of two spots against teams that finished in 7th place or below in MLS last season. On February 28, 2011, MLS announced that for their qualification, United would play the Philadelphia Union in a play-in game for U.S. Open Cup qualification.http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/timbers-win-toss-will-host-usoc-play-game Timbers win toss, will host USOC play-in game: United, Dynamo, Fire, Quakes also come up winners to play host February 28, 2011 MLSSoccer.com February 28, 2011 March 2, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110302133437/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/timbers-win-toss-will-host-usoc-play-game dead The decision for United to play the Union was due to the Union's proximity to United, and their relative record during the 2010 season. The match will be played April 6, 2011, at the Maryland SoccerPlex. United hosts the Union due to winning a coin flip. The winner of the D.C.-Philadelphia match will host New England Revolution in the second phase of MLS qualification. That match is expected to be played in late April 2011. L.A. Galaxy match In front of their largest league crowd in three years, United hosted the Los Angeles Galaxy on April 9. In their previous meeting, the United took a lead midway in the second half, before Galaxy captain, Landon Donovan scored two goals late in the game to give the Galaxy a 2–1 win.Goff Steven Landon Donovan scores two late goals as Los Angeles Galaxy defeats D.C. United, 2–1 http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2010/09/dc_united_2.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130226174241/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2010/09/dc_united_2.html dead February 26, 2013 April 12, 2011 The Washington Post – Soccer Insider September 19, 2010 The match piqued interest across the region, as a crowd of 26,222 turned up for the game, United's largest league match crowd in over three years. The game itself ended in a 1–1 draw,Goff Steven United vs. Galaxy: Charlie Davies's penalty kick salvages 1–1 tie for D.C. https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/united-vs-galaxy-charlie-daviess-penalty-kick-salvages-1-1-tie-for-dc/2011/04/09/AFajKfAD_story.html April 11, 2011 The Washington Post April 9, 2011 with the Galaxy scoring the first goal, a Mike Magee header off of a David Beckham corner in the 12th minute. United equalized late into match, in the second minute of stoppage time, thanks to a Charlie Davies penalty kick, his fourth in MLS league play and his fifth with D.C. United.Salazar Jo-Ryan LA Galaxy Throw Away Lead, Settle for 1–1 Draw With D.C. United https://bleacherreport.com/articles/659844-la-galaxy-throw-away-lead-settle-for-1-1-draw-with-dc-united April 12, 2011 Bleacher Report April 9, 2011Stevens Patrick Late Charlie Davies penalty kick earns D.C. United tie with Los Angeles Galaxy http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/apr/9/charlie-davies-skill-earns-uniteds-1-1-tie-los-ang/ April 12, 2011 The Washington Times April 9, 2011 The match itself swirled around controversy between Abiodun Okulaja's (the center referee) calls and officiating.French Scott GALAXY: 'Robbery' is fair complaint https://www.espn.com/blog/los-angeles/soccer/post?id=7390 April 12, 2011 ESPN Los Angeles April 10, 2011Floyd Thomas Dubious Davies PK salvages D.C. draw vs. LA http://www.soccerbyives.net/soccer_by_ives/2011/04/dc-united-los-angeles-galaxy.html April 12, 2011 Soccer By Ives April 9, 2011 April 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110411150858/http://www.soccerbyives.net/soccer_by_ives/2011/04/dc-united-los-angeles-galaxy.html dead The most questionable calls were associated the severity of cards distributed to players and a late-match decision to award a penalty kick to the United, in which many claimed was a fake trip in the box. One controversial call came from a reckless challenge by Galaxy midfielder, Beckham, to United forward, Josh Wolff in the 40th minute. Following the referee stopping play to call the foul, a verbal exchange between Beckham and United's Santino Quaranta resulted in a swarm of United and Galaxy players coming in to push the two apart. While Quaranta was not carded for his exchange with Beckham, Beckham was carded for his foul against Wolff in the 37th minute and Davies' penalty kick in the 91st. The goal received much national attention from the controversy surrounding the decision to award a penalty, and Davies' celebration for successfully converting the kick. Subsequent to the match, center referee Abiodun Okulaja ejected Galaxy midfielder Jovan Kirovski for cursing at him while sniping his decision. Success in Toronto On April 16, United took on Toronto FC at Toronto's BMO Field. In the 2010 campaign, United were able to pull out a 1–0 victory against the Reds; this time, D.C. was able to earn a 3–0 victory at Toronto.Wolstat Ryan TFC embarrassed by D.C. United http://www.torontosun.com/sports/soccer/2011/04/16/18020726.html April 17, 2011 Toronto Sun April 17, 2011 Their game against Toronto quickly went into good fortune for the Black-and-Red, as United found the back of the net twice within the first 10 minutes of play.Attlefield Paul D.C. United thumps Toronto FC https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/dc-united-thumps-toronto-fc/article1988390/ April 17, 2011 The Globe and Mail April 17, 2011 The opening goal was scored by Chris Pontius, which was his first in MLS league play since his hat trick against Seattle Sounders FC last June, prior to his calf injury. Pontius netted in the 5th minute as well as the 73rd minute of the match. Additionally, Charlie Davies netted his fifth MLS goal of the year, and his second in the run of play. Davies' goal was a follow-up shot in the 9th minute following a strike from winger Josh Wolff. Additionally, the game saw United not only pull out their first away win of the season, but their first shout-out since the Carolina Challenge Cup; which was also Bill Hamid's first shutout in MLS play.United routs Toronto in impressive road win http://www.csnwashington.com/04/16/11/United-routs-Toronto-in-impressive-road-/landing.html?blockID=505473&feedID=279 April 17, 2011 CSNWashington.com April 17, 2011 https://archive.today/20120730223328/http://www.csnwashington.com/04/16/11/United-routs-Toronto-in-impressive-road-/landing.html?blockID=505473&feedID=279 July 30, 2012 dead We put in a good effort and to not get anything is disappointing. We'll put in the video and continue to work, for us it's a process. —Josh Wolff, D.C. United forward, when asked about United's lack of scoring opportunities in their 4–0 loss to New York.Post-match quotes: D.C. United 0 – New York Red Bulls 4 http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/04/post-match-quotes-dc-united-0-new-york-red-bulls-4?r=FB 22 April 2011 D.C. United 21 April 2011May 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes right 30% #c6dbf7 Atlantic Cup drubbing The following Thursday, April 22, United hosted their longtime rivals, Red Bull New York. Broadcast on ESPN2, it was United's first televised match on the network this year. In the 12th minute of play, a Luke Rodgers cross to Red Bulls striker, Thierry Henry led to the first goal for New York. Henry scored his third goal of the season, and the second of the match in the 38th minute of play, doubling New York's lead. Heading into halftime, Olsen replaced club captain, McCarty in for DP, Branko Bošković at halftime. Bošković, praised for his play in the match, had two shots on goal that were deflected off of the crossbar. In the 64th minute, Bošković sent a free kick hurdling towards the upper right post, only to be denied by the crossbar. Throughout a majority of the second half United dominated the Red Bulls in possession, but failed time and time again to score. A counterattack in the 72nd minute, led by Estonian international, Joel Lindpere gave New York a 3–0 advantage over United. Subsequently, Bošković had his third shot on goal deflect off the bar. American prospect, Juan Agudelo netted in injury time for the Red Bulls, giving the club a 4–0 win over United.Clark Travis Failure to control Henry leads to DC downfall http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/failure-control-henry-leads-dc-downfall April 22, 2011 MLSSoccer.com April 22, 2011 February 1, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160201020113/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/failure-control-henry-leads-dc-downfall dead The loss for United was their worst ever home loss against New York, and their worst loss at home since 2005, when the team lost 4–0 to Chicago Fire in an MLS Cup quarterfinal leg.Goff Steven United vs. Red Bulls: D.C. routed by talented New York side https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/united/united-vs-red-bulls-dc-routed-by-talented-new-york-side/2011/04/21/AFf3xkLE_story.html April 22, 2011 The Washington Post April 21, 2011Stouffer Craig Red Bulls 4, D.C. United 0: Postgame analysis http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/penalty-kicks/2011/04/red-bulls-4-dc-united-0-postgame-analysis April 22, 2011 Washington Examiner April 21, 2011April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Following the club's 4–0 home defeat, United returned to Open Cup play, where they took on New England Revolution in the MLS qualification semifinals.Clark Travis USOC: New England hold on to tip DC United 3–2 http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/usoc-new-england-hold-tip-dc-united-3-2 April 29, 2011 MLSSoccer.com April 27, 2011 October 20, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171020090500/https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/usoc-new-england-hold-tip-dc-united-3-2 dead Hosted at Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, the Revolution quickly got off to a 2–0 lead, thanks to a pair of goals from Revolution midfielder Kheli Dube. Dube scored in 37th and 47th minutes of play. Twenty minutes following Dube's second goal, Virginia-native Alan Koger gave the Revs a 3–0 lead. Shortly thereafter, United's Branko Bošković scored his first two goals of 2011 to trim the lead down to one goal. The late rally, however, proved to be too little, too late as the Revolution defeated United 3–2. Consequently, it was the first time since 2002 that United did not qualify into the main tournament propers of the Open Cup.Barnhardt Grant 2011 U.S. Open Cup MLS Qualifying: Dube's double gives New England Revolution 3–2 win over DC United http://thecup.us/2011-us-open-cup-mls-qualifying-dubes-double-gives-revolution-3-2-win-over-dc/ April 29, 2011 TheCup.us April 27, 2011 Houston defeat, U.S. Open Cup elimination United's woes continued in their final match of April, where they traveled south to take on Houston Dynamo on April 29. United was routed 4–1 in the match, making them have a league-worst 16 goals conceded.Goff Steven D.C. is sunk by Will Bruin's hat trick; Branko Boskovic has torn ACL https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/united/united-vs-dynamo-dc-is-sunk-by-will-bruins-hat-trick-branko-boskovic-has-torn-acl/2011/04/29/AF5B9EIF_story.html April 30, 2011 The Washington Post April 29, 2011 However, with 10 goals scored, United was jointly tied for second in the league for goals scored on. The Orange Crush came out on a roaring start, as Dynamo-striker Will Bruin netted in the fourth minute of play. In the 39th minute, United defender Marc Burch scored off a complex free kick that caused the Dynamo defense to scramble, tallying his first goal of 2011.Bruin leads explosive Dynamo offense in rout of DC http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter-recap/bruin-leads-explosive-dynamo-offense-rout-dc MLS MLSSoccer.com April 30, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110503175805/http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter-recap/bruin-leads-explosive-dynamo-offense-rout-dc May 3, 2011 The parity was short-lived, as Bruin would regain the lead for Houston two minutes later off of a header from Brad Davis cross. Bruin would complete his hat trick in the 57th minute to give Dynamo a commanding 3–1 lead. Houston's Cam Weaver came in to add a buffer to the lead in the 62nd minute.Bruin's 3 goals lift Dynamo over United 4–1 http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/314141?cc=5901 https://archive.today/20120723234425/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/314141?cc=5901 dead July 23, 2012 Associated Press ESPNsoccernet.com April 30, 2011 May Bošković injury It's a nightmare. Branko can't believe it. He's sad and shocked. —Dejan Drobnjak, Branko Bošković's agent, when finding out about Bošković's torn ACL injury. right 30% #c6dbf7 During the month of May, D.C. United went undefeated in their four Major League Soccer regular season matches, winning and drawing two games apiece. While the club had success on the field, the team suffered with several injuries, including the club's lone Designated Player, Branko Bošković. Bošković, who left in the team's U.S. Open Cup qualifier loss to New England,Goff Steven D.C. United's Branko Boskovic diagnosed with torn knee ligament https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/soccer-insider/post/dc_uniteds_branko_boskovic_diagnosed_with_torn_knee_ligament/2011/04/29/AFQ4USHF_blog.html?wprss=soccer-insider May 14, 2011 The Washington Post – Soccer Insider April 29, 2011 was revealed to have a torn Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right thigh.Stouffer Craig Boskovic knee injury more serious than initial diagnosis http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/penalty-kicks/2011/04/boskovic-knee-injury-more-serious-initial-diagnosis May 14, 2011 The Washington Examiner May 1, 2011September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Towards the end of the month, United hosted defending Dutch champions, Ajax in a friendly match, in which United lost. Bošković's injury was released publicly on May 1, only three days before their midweek fixture against Seattle Sounders FC. D.C. United, who had never defeated Seattle at home, was coming off a two-match winning streak. The match ended in United's favor, as goals from Josh Wolff and Charlie Davies helped United earn a 2–1 victory.Goff Steven Charlie Davies scores MLS-leading sixth goal to vault D.C. United past Seattle, 2–1 https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/charlie-davies-scores-mls-leading-sixth-goal-to-vault-dc-united-past-seattle-2-1/2011/05/04/AFSahWsF_story.html May 6, 2011 The Washington Post May 4, 2011 Playing their third match within a week, United hosted 2010 MLS Cup-finalists, FC Dallas on May 7. Like United, Dallas was suffering from a slew of injuries, most notably forward David Ferreira who broke his ankle in Dallas' 2–1 away victory at Vancouver. The game itself ended in a scoreless tie, though United out shot Dallas 5–2 in total shots on frame.5–14–11 D.C. United vs. FC Dallas: Match Stats http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2011-05-07-dc-united-vs-fc-dallas/stats STATS, LLC MLS May 14, 2011 Rapids draw, Ajax friendly loss Within a week, United squared off in their return match against the defending league champions, Colorado Rapids. The May 14 affair ended in a 1–1 draw between the two camps as the Rapids' Drew Moor netted a 23rd-minute brace to give the visitors an advantage. The hosts, United, continued to press throughout the match, dominating possession. In the 56th minute, what seemed to be a certain foul in the box for a penalty from Colorado's Jeff Lorentowictz on D.C.'s Joseph Ngwenya was waved off, resulting in heavy dissent from both the players and the bench of United. The incident was seemingly hindered in the 62nd minute when the Rapids' Kosuke Kimura collided with United's Chris Pontius. Pontius would subsequently score from the penalty spot, leveling the scoreline and thus giving United a draw.Clark Travis Moor scores for Colorado, but visitors unable to hold onto lead at RFK http://www.dcunited.com/news/2011/05/recap-pontius-penalty-saves-dc-a-point-versus-rapids May 23, 2011 D.C. United May 14, 2011 May 17, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110517092852/http://www.dcunited.com/news/2011/05/recap-pontius-penalty-saves-dc-a-point-versus-rapids dead thumb|Santino Quaranta dribbling the ball during the international friendly against AFC Ajax During the week of May 22, United had a bye week from league play, which allowed the club to schedule a home friendly against the defending Dutch champions, AFC Ajax of Amsterdam. The previous week, Ajax had tallied a 3–1 win over Twente to secure the Dutch title for an unprecedented 30th time, their first since 2004. The Amsterdamers notched an early strike in the 10th minute thanks to forward, and Serbian international, Miralem Sulejmani. The Black-and-Red managed to make up for the early setback thanks to a 58th-minute cross from Ngwenya to newly drafted Blake Brettschneider, leveling the match at one apiece. However, the match ended in Ajax's favor over United as the Amsterdammers tallied a final goal in the 87th minute courtesy of midfielder Vurnon Anita. Victory at Jeld-Wen thumb|D.C. United became the first MLS side to defeat the MLS Portland Timbers club at Jeld-Wen Field on May 29. Heading into Memorial Day Weekend, United wrapped up May with the opening match of their two-game West Coast road trip on May 29 at Jeld-Wen Field to take on the Portland Timbers. The Timbers, who held a 5–3–2 record prior to the match had won every single match at home during MLS play. United successfully ended that home streak with a 3–2 victory over the Timbers, thanks to goals from Perry Kitchen, his first professional goal in his career, as well as Chris Pontius and Josh Wolff.Johnson Dave Johnson: D.C. United makes history in Portland http://www.csnwashington.com/05/29/11/Johnson-DC-United-makes-history-in-Portl/landing.html?blockID=530232&feedID=6359 May 30, 2011 CSNWashington.com May 29, 2011September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes In the match, Kitchen opened the scoring for United with a 13th-minute half-volley thanks to a redirected header from Dejan Jakovic. While United were able to hold the 1–0 lead well into the second half of play, a chain of contentious decisions from center official Geoff Gamble, but primarily linesmen Eric Proctor. It was only the second MLS match that Gamble officiated, with his first coming on the previous weekend. In the 67th minute of play, United conceded a penalty kick to the Timbers. United goalkeeper, Bill Hamid initially saved Timbers striker Kenny Cooper's first penalty shot, only for the shot to be retaken.Binder Doug Penalty-kick drama sees United knock off Timbers at JELD-WEN http://www.dcunited.com/news/2011/05/recap-dc-united-3-portland-timbers-2 May 30, 2011 D.C. United May 29, 2011 September 22, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110922134135/http://www.dcunited.com/news/2011/05/recap-dc-united-3-portland-timbers-2 dead Proctor flagged for a retaking of the kick claiming that Hamid stepping off his line before the kick was taken, an infraction of the rules. The contrasting argument from Hamid, as well as other United players, was that Cooper stutter-stepped before taking the ball, which is illegal in the Laws of the Game. Nevertheless, it was ruled that a second retake would be taken, again by Cooper. Hamid consecutively saved the shot, only for Proctor to again rule that Hamid repeated the same original infraction. The ruling caused Hamid to storm over to Proctor in disdain for his decision, consequently earning Hamid a yellow card for dissent. For the third shot on the mark, Timbers captain Jack Jewsbury took the shot and buried it in the bottom left-hand post, leveling the score at 1–1. The stalemate was tentative, as Diego Chara of the Timbers conceded a penalty in the box when he mistimed a slide tackle on Pontius, leading to a handball. Pontius scored his second penalty of the season, and his second consecutive in league play to give United the 2–1 advantage. A quarter of an hour later, Wolff notched a goal, extending United's lead in the 85th minute. The Timbers' Jorge Perlaza scored a consolation goal in the 88th minute of play, but it would fail to be enough.Home Wreckers: DC silence JELD-WEN, hand Portland first-ever MLS home loss http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2011-05-29-portland-timbers-vs-dc-united/recap May 30, 2011 MLSSoccer.com May 29, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110531230813/http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2011-05-29-portland-timbers-vs-dc-united/recap May 31, 2011 June Third kit debut, L.A. "family affair" thumb|Dax McCarty dribbles the ball during his final match with United on June 25, 2011, against the Houston Dynamo. The beginning of June was heralded by the debut of United's third kit, which debuted in the opening match of the month. The new third kit, which featured a primary color of red, with black accents debuted in the June 3 away fixture at Los Angeles Galaxy.D.C. United to unveil third kit against LA Galaxy: Black-and-Red to launch new jersey against Western Conference rival on June 3 http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/05/dc-united-to-unveil-third-kit-against-la-galaxy May 23, 2011 D.C. United May 23, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110526105934/http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/05/dc-united-to-unveil-third-kit-against-la-galaxy May 26, 2011 dead June also saw a wave of controversy arrive involving Charlie Davies and deceiving match officials during the run of play, causing Davies to be fined by MLS. As the international transfer window neared, United made an unanticipated, blockbuster trade with their Atlantic Cup rivals, New York Red Bulls on June 27. On the pitch, however, United failed to win any matches during the month, tallying three draws and a loss during the month. The opening match of June was deemed a "family affair" by the media, due to the close relationship between Galaxy manager, Bruce Arena and United manager, Ben Olsen. Beforehand, Arena coached Olsen on the dynasty D.C. United squad of the late 1990s and on the United States national team into the mid-2000s. Continuing their unbeaten streak from May, United earned a 1–1 draw. With the draw, United tentatively moved into third place in the Eastern Conference, ahead of Columbus Crew. In spite of the strong finish at Los Angeles, who led the Western Conference and overall standings at the time, United failed to win any matches during the month of June, amassing three subsequent draws and a loss. The loss would come the following week on June 11, where they would lose at home against San Jose Earthquakes.Goff Steven United vs. Earthquakes: Steven Lenhart's hat trick sparks San Jose past D.C., 4–2 https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/united-vs-earthquakes-steven-lenharts-hat-trick-sparks-san-jose-past-dc-4-2/2011/06/11/AG1EYvQH_story.html June 12, 2011 The Washington Post June 11, 2011Clark Travis Quakes stretch unbeaten streak to six as Lenhart factors in on all four goals http://www.dcunited.com/news/2011/06/recap-dc-united-2-san-jose-earthquakes-4 June 12, 2011 D.C. United June 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110615131740/http://www.dcunited.com/news/2011/06/recap-dc-united-2-san-jose-earthquakes-4 June 15, 2011 live Consequently, the loss, along with a Columbus victory, saw United fall to fourth in the conference and 11th in the overall standings.Merz Craig Crew show fight in second-half rally http://www.thecrew.com/news/2011/06/crew-show-fight-second-half-rally June 12, 2011 Columbus Crew June 9, 2011 June 12, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110612150502/http://www.thecrew.com/news/2011/06/crew-show-fight-second-half-rally dead Davies controversy in Salt Lake He just kicked it away and jumped over. It's almost laughable. —Real Salt Lake defender Chris Wingert, when asked about the controversial foul on Davies. left 30% #c6dbf7 On June 16, United embarked for Salt Lake City for a June 18 away game at Real Salt Lake. Played at Rio Tinto Stadium, the venue has been considered by fans and media alike to be one of the most hostile environments in MLS and in North American to play in.October 2011 In franchise history, United had not only failed to win in Rio Tinto, but failed to earn a point in the stadium. In spite of Salt Lake's struggling form, and United's improved form, many still expected Real to defeat United, having the home field advantage and a stronger roster. The June 18 fixture played to a 1–1 tie thanks to penalty kicks from Salt Lake's Fabian Espindola and United's Charlie Davies.Recap: D.C. United vs. Real Salt Lake http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2011-06-18-real-salt-lake-vs-dc-united/recap MLSSoccer.com June 20, 2011 June 19, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110619193322/http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2011-06-18-real-salt-lake-vs-dc-united/recap dead The match was marred for its extremely physical, sometimes ruthless play, as well as the lack of discipline imposed by center referee, Terry Vaughn, who only gave one yellow card the entire match. Espindola scored the opening goal in the 38th minute. The penalty was drawn when Salt Lake captain, Kyle Beckerman dribbled within the goal box. As Beckerman dribbled inwards, United's Clyde Simms mistime a slide tackle that missed Beckerman, but resulted in his right wrist deflecting Beckerman's pass into the box. In the second half, United continued to control a majority of the ball position, only to see Chris Pontius's shot deflect off the crossbar in the 53rd minute. Controversy further ignited on what many fans and journalists declared a dive from United's Davies, who drew a penalty kick in the 85th minute, following a breakaway counterattack. The declaration was near universalLewis Michael C. After controversial late call, RSL settles for 1–1 draw with DC United http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/sports/52033117-77/rsl-penalty-united-kick.html.csp June 20, 2011 Salt Lake Tribune June 19, 2011 as video replayChamberlain Samuel VIDEO: Charlie Davies Dives To Win Penalty For D.C. United And Reaction http://dc.sbnation.com/2011/6/19/2231466/video-davies-dives-to-win-penalty-for-d-c-united-and-reaction June 20, 2011 SB Nation: Washington, D.C. June 19, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110722045637/http://dc.sbnation.com/2011/6/19/2231466/video-davies-dives-to-win-penalty-for-d-c-united-and-reaction July 22, 2011 livePage Tyler G. Another Charlie Davies controversy goes viral http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1110/major-league-soccer/2011/06/19/2538363/another-charlie-davies-controversy-goes-viral June 20, 2011 Goal.com USA June 19, 2011 and still framesDavis Jason Trying again. Screenshot of Charlie committing to the dive. http://lockerz.com/s/112070084 Lockerz June 20, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110622205432/http://lockerz.com/s/112070084 June 22, 2011 dead of the incident in the penalty box revealed Davies falling in a diving motion prior to Salt Lake defender, Chris Wingert making any contact with Davies, only to do so once Davies had already fallen down. In spite of this, center official Terry Vaughn whistled it to be a penalty kick. Met with heavy jeers at Rio Tinto, Davies successfully bagged the match tying goal, in spite of the fact that Salt Lake's goalkeeper, a former United player, Nick Rimando, guessed the correct way. In the 92nd minute, during stoppage time, Salt Lake's Jamison Olave recklessly fouled United's Blake Brettschneider to draw a final set piece, possibly to allow United to earn a shocking road win in Salt Lake. However, Najar's free kick was successfully passed to Pontius, whose shot deflected off the crossbar, allowing the match to remain leveled at one apiece. At the match's end heavy boos were ignited by the Salt Lake crowd, primarily directed towards the officiating. The match was deemed as one of the most reckless matches of 2011. Celebrity golf tournament, McCarty–De Rosario trade On June 20, United hosted its annual celebrity tournament.http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/06/tenth-annual-united-celebrity-golf-tournament-set-for-june-20-2011 Tenth Annual United Celebrity Golf Tournament set for June 20, 2011 June 1, 2011 D.C. United dcunited.com June 3, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110606054812/http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/06/tenth-annual-united-celebrity-golf-tournament-set-for-june-20-2011 June 6, 2011 dead That same day, the club made more headlines when they announced that Fred would be allowed to join Australian A-League side, Melbourne Heart on a summer transfer in July.D.C. United midfielder Fred to sign with Australian club Melbourne Heart http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/06/dc-united-midfielder-fred-to-sign-with-australian-club-melbourne-heart June 20, 2011 D.C. United June 20, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110624094713/http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/06/dc-united-midfielder-fred-to-sign-with-australian-club-melbourne-heart June 24, 2011 dead The exact date was not disclosed, although mid-season transfer window in MLS opens on July 15 and closes August 31. One week later, United made national headlines following an unexpected trade with their Atlantic Cup rivals, Red Bull New York. The trade, announced on June 27, involved United acquiring New York midfielder, Dwayne De Rosario in exchange for United central midfielder, Dax McCarty.Firchau Nick Red Bulls deal De Rosario to DC for McCarty in stunner http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/06/27/red-bulls-deal-de-rosario-dc-mccarty MLSSoccer.com June 28, 2011 October 11, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121011172506/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/06/27/red-bulls-deal-de-rosario-dc-mccarty dead July thumb|Dwayne De Rosario during his first match with United against the Philadelphia Union The month of July began with D.C. United announcing a new assistant coach, as well as playing two nearby Eastern Conference rivals. On July 1, the franchise announced that Dutch manager Sonny Silooy was hired as an assistant coach for the senior team.Sonny Silooy named D.C. United Assistant Coach http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/07/sonny-silooy-named-dc-united-assistant-coach July 1, 2011 D.C. United July 1, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110706024257/http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/07/sonny-silooy-named-dc-united-assistant-coach July 6, 2011 Three days later, United played budding rivals, Philadelphia Union at home. The match, ending in a 2–2 tie saw newcomer Dwayne De Rosario make an assist to Josh Wolff as well as midfielder Andy Najar score a long range volley from 35 yards. Victory in New York, Atlantic Cup defeat The following week, United traveled up the Interstate 95 corridor to take on their Atlantic Cup rivals, Red Bull New York. The Red Bulls, previously thrashed United 4–0 in April, and looked to be heavy favorites by fans and the media alike, especially coming off a 5–0 home win over Toronto. During the 61st minute of play, De Rosario scored against his former club to give United a 1–0 advantage, which ended up being the match-winning goal. The win means that the Red Bulls have failed to defeat United at home since 2008.Goff Steven New D.C. midfielder Dwayne De Rosario scores the winning goal against his former team https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/united-vs-red-bulls-dwayne-de-rosario-scores-the-winning-goal-for-dc/2011/07/09/gIQAa0EH6H_story.html July 10, 2011 The Washington Post July 9, 2011 In spite of the win, United failed to win the Atlantic Cup trophy for the second consecutive year, losing 4–1 on aggregate. However, despite winning the Cup for the second straight year, Red Bulls players found the consolation prize as nothing worth meriting about.Dyer Kristen Atlantic Cup no consolation after Red Bulls' latest loss http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/2011/07/atlantic-cup-no-consolation-after-red-bulls-latest-loss MLSSoccer.com Red Bull New York July 10, 2011 D.C. continued their streak the following week, drawing 0–0 to FC Dallas at Pizza Hut Park.Casner Robert D.C. register another big road result, 0–0 in Dallas http://www.dcunited.com/news/2011/07/recap-fc-dallas-0-dc-united-0 July 18, 2011 D.C. United July 16, 2011 July 23, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110723015505/http://www.dcunited.com/news/2011/07/recap-fc-dallas-0-dc-united-0 dead United concluded July with a 2–0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes at Buck Shaw Stadium. De Rosario scored both goals. August The fifth month into D.C. United's regular season campaign marked the return of several players whom were previously injured throughout the season. Some key players included Dejan Jakovic, Kurt Morsink and Santino Quaranta. On the field, D.C. United was scheduled to host Canada's two MLS franchises, Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC, respectively. While recent United acquisition, and former Toronto captain, Dwayne De Rosario scored a hat trick against his former club, a shorthanded United ended up drawing 3–3 against Toronto. The following weekend, United posted a 4–0 thrashing of last-place Vancouver, earning their largest home victory since 2008. Upon their homestance against the Canadian teams, United hit the road for matches at Eastern Conference rivals, Chicago Fire and Sporting Kansas City. A lone goal in the 73rd minute from United's Josh Wolff gave the team a point against Chicago, while an early goal from Sporting's Omar Bravo consequently ended in a 1–0 defeat against Kansas City, making it the first time since April 27 that United lost on the road. Originally, United was expecting to conclude their competitive play on August 27, at home to the Portland Timbers, but due to the effects of Hurricane Irene, the match was rescheduled from 7:30 pm to 2:30 pm. Two days prior to the match itself, the club and the MLS League Committee agreed to postpone the match to a later date. It was later confirmed that the match would be played in October. September With the Portland match being postponed, it resulted in a three-week span of no competitive play for D.C. United. To give his players some additional rest and to ease the tensions in training sessions, head coach Ben Olsen granted the players and staff a four-week break over Labor Day Weekend. On September 6, United players and staff rejoined one another in training, four days ahead of their trip to Los Angeles for their road fixture against Chivas USA. The September 10 match led to a 3–0 victory for United, earning their largest road victory since April. Charlie Davies netted a hat trick, scoring thrice in the run of play, each goal coming off of an assist from Chris Pontius. However, the large victory paid a devastating price, as Pontius collided with ??? in the 83rd minute, breaking his leg, and consequently missing the remainder of the season. The road swing concluded with a 3–0 loss to Seattle Sounders. Following the defeat to Seattle, United had a two-match homestand against 2005 expansion teams, Chivas USA and Real Salt Lake. Against Chivas USA, United went up 2–0 before conceding twice to settle for a 2–2 draw. Against Real Salt Lake, Dwayne De Rosario netted a hat trick in the match within the first 31 minutes, scoring the fastest hat trick in MLS history, earning him Player of the Week honors. In addition to De Rosario's three goals, he assisted to Andy Najar, and the club won 4–1 over Salt Lake.Goff Steven United vs. Real Salt Lake: Dwayne De Rosario nets hat trick, assist in first 31 minutes of rout https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/united/united-vs-real-salt-lake-dwayne-de-rosario-nets-hat-trick-assist-in-first-31-minutes-of-rout/2011/09/24/gIQAijqhuK_story.html October 3, 2011 The Washington Post September 24, 2011 The month of competitive matches ended on September 29 with a trip to their budding I-95 rivals, Philadelphia Union, where United lost 3–2.Goff Steven United vs. Union: D.C. loses, 3–2, despite Dwayne De Rosario's 14th goal of the season https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/united-vs-union-dc-loses-3-2-despite-dwayne-de-rosarios-14th-goal-of-the-season/2011/09/29/gIQAnHpb8K_story.html October 3, 2011 The Washington Post September 29, 2011 October thumb|Rich Balchan challenging Dwayne De Rosario at Columbus Crew Stadium Entering the final month of the regular season, the race for the 2011 MLS Cup Playoffs began to heat up. In their away fixture at Columbus Crew, United lost 1–2, with United's Daniel Woolard scoring the lone goal for the club. It was the first time since April 29 that the team lost consecutive matches. Consequently, the club remained outside of the playoff race.Merz Craig Crew come back for 2–1 win over slumping DC http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/10/02/recap-crew-come-back-2-1-win-over-slumping-dc MLSSoccer.com October 3, 2011 October 2, 2011 October 3, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111003141730/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/10/02/recap-crew-come-back-2-1-win-over-slumping-dc dead United in need of points, lost their third-straight match on the road to Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 2–1.McMahon Martin Recap: 'Caps dent United's playoff hopes with 2–1 win http://www.dcunited.com/news/2011/10/recap-caps-dent-uniteds-playoff-hopes-with-2-1-win Major League Soccer D.C. United October 14, 2011 October 13, 2011 October 18, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111018232451/http://www.dcunited.com/news/2011/10/recap-caps-dent-uniteds-playoff-hopes-with-2-1-win dead On October 15, United lost their fourth-consecutive match, making it their longest losing streak since August 2010. Playing Chicago, United took a 1–0 lead in the 90th minute thanks to a penalty kick from De Rosario. The slight goal lead seemed certain to return United back into a playoff position for only Chicago's Sebastián Grazzini and Diego Cháves to score for the Fire in the third and fifth minutes of stoppage time, respectively. Despite the loss, United barely remained in the playoff chance.Fire 2 – 1 DC http://www.chicago-fire.com/post/2011/10/15/fire-2-1-dc Chicago Fire Soccer Club Chicago-Fire.com December 1, 2016 October 15, 2011 On October 19, United hosted the Portland Timbers. With the match ending in a 1–1 draw, United failed to qualify for the playoffs for a team-record fourth-consecutive season.Goff Steven United vs. Timbers: D.C. eliminated from MLS playoff race with draw vs. Portland https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/united/united-vs-timbers-dc-eliminated-from-mls-playoff-race-with-draw-vs-portland/2011/10/19/gIQA0CX3yL_story.html?tid=a_inl The Washington Post December 1, 2016 October 19, 2011 United concluded the regular season on October 22 with a 0–1 home loss to Sporting Kansas City.D.C. United 0 – 1 Sporting KC http://www.skysports.com/football/d-c-united-vs-sporting-kc/250720 Sky Sports Sky plc December 1, 2016 October 22, 2011 Competitions Key #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA Preseason F7F7F7 Scrimmage February 5 12:00 EDT Black 0–2 Report Red 5 Barklage8 Bošković Fort Lauderdale Stadium Fort Lauderdale, FL 40 Scrimmage February 7 11:00 EDT D.C. United 5–1 Report Canada U-20 Ngwenya 4 8 21Davies 41Najar 51 70 Pennycooke Fort Lauderdale Stadium Fort Lauderdale, FL 684 W Scrimmage February 9 16:00 EDT FIU Golden Panthers 0–4 http://www.dcunited.com/news/2011/02/preseason-match-2-united-v-fiu D.C. United 10 King15 Yang31 Barklage53 Bošković Fort Lauderdale Stadium Fort Lauderdale, FL 702 W Scrimmage February 12 09:30 EDT Trinidad and Tobago U-20 0–4 Report D.C. United 33 Ngwenya68 Morsink69 75 Davies Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, FL 613 W Friendly February 20 13:30 EDT Ventura County Fusion 1–3 Report D.C. United Avesian 67 0 25 Wolff67 73 Brettschneider87 Villarreal Bulldog Stadium Ventura, CA 217 W Friendly February 22 22:30 EDT UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 0–1 Report D.C. United 81 Brettschneider Harder Stadium Santa Barbara, CA 600 W Friendly February 25 15:00 EDT Chivas USA 0–0 Report D.C. United The Home Depot Center Carson, CA D Carolina Challenge Cup 2011 Carolina Challenge Cup March 5 19:15 EDT Charleston Battery 1–2 Report D.C. United Armstrong 15 pen. 4 Pontius71 Wolff Blackbaud Stadium Charleston, SC W March 9 16:00 EDT D.C. United 1–0 Report Chicago Fire Brettschneider 10Davies 34Shanosky 76Brasesco 89 0 37 Cháves Blackbaud Stadium Charleston, SC Juan Calos Rivera W March 12 17:15 EDT Toronto FC 2–2 Final, Post-Match D.C. United De Rosario 19 pen.Santos 28Yourassowsky 2 36 37 12 Davies62 Ngwenya Blackbaud Stadium Charleston, SC D Major League Soccer 2011 Major League Soccer season Matches March 19, 2011 F7F7F7 1 19:30 EDT D.C. United 3–1 Report Columbus Burch 38Wolff 51 52Davies 63 pen. 76 16 Duka82 pen. Rogers RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. USA 18,402 Mark Geiger (New Jersey) W March 26, 2011 F7F7F7 2 16:30 EDT New England 2–1 Report D.C. United Schilawski 7Joseph 17 pen. 37 16 Onstad40 Morsink51 Najar68 Fred91+ pen. Davies0 93+ Jakovic Gillette Stadium Foxboro, Massachusetts 12,914 Baldomero Toledo (Texas) L April 3, 2011 F7F7F7 3 19:00 EDT Colorado 3–1 Report D.C. United Casey 16Folan 38Smith 71Cummings 90+ 41 McCarty70 Quaranta83 Burch DSG Park Commerce City, Colorado 9,857 Elias Bazakos (Minnesota) L April 9, 2011 F7F7F7 4 19:30 EDT D.C. United 1–1 Report Los Angeles Quaranta 2 39 84Davies 91+ pen. 12 Magee27 Dunivant41 Beckham (post-match) Kirovski RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. USA 26,622 Abiodun Okulaja (New York) D April 16, 2011 F7F7F7 5 16:00 EDT Toronto 0–3 Report D.C. United Harden 0 49Gargan 88 5 42 73 Pontius10 Davies BMO Field Toronto, Ontario Canada 16,313 Mark Kadlecik (Oklahoma) W April 21, 2011 F7F7F7 6 20:00 EDT D.C. United 0–4 Report New York 12 38 Henry76 Lindpere92+ Agudelo RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. USA 18,052 Jorge Gonzalez L April 29, 2011 F7F7F7 7 18:30 EDT Houston 4–1 D.C. United Bruin 4 41 57Weaver 62 39 Burch Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas USA L May 4, 2011 8 19:30 EDT D.C. United 2–1 Report Seattle White 13Wolff 31Davies 35 52 58 Jaqua71 pen. Evans RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. USA 11,254 Hilario Grajeda W May 7, 2011 9 19:30 EDT D.C. United 0–0 Report Dallas Fred 82 59 John RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. USA 11,504 Baldomero Toledo D May 14, 2011 10 19:30 EDT D.C. United 1–1 Report Colorado Pontius 62 pen. 23 46 Moor92+ Pickens RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. USA 12,500 Terry Vaughn (Iowa) D May 29, 2011 F7F7F7 11 17:00 EDT Portland 2–3 Report D.C. United Jewsbury 67 pen.Perlaza 88 12 Kitchen57 Jakovic67 Hamid75 pen. Pontius85 Wolff Jeld-Wen Field Portland, Oregon 18,627 Geoff Gamble (New York) W June 3, 2011 F7F7F7 12 23:00 EDT Los Angeles 0–0 Report D.C. United Gonzalez 42 65 White The Home Depot Center Carson, California 20,036 Silviu Petrescu (Ontario) D June 11, 2011 F7F7F7 13 19:30 EDT D.C. United 2–4 Report San Jose RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. USA 14,105 Andrew Chapin (Illinois) L June 18, 2011 F7F7F7 14 21:00 EDT Real Salt Lake 1–1 Report D.C. United Espindola 38 pen. 65 Brettschneider85 pen. Davies Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah 16,841 Terry Vaughn D June 25, 2011 F7F7F7 15 20:00 EDT D.C. United 2–2 Report Houston Pontius 31Davies 73Pontius 90+5 41 pen. Davis74 Sarkodie88 o.g. White90+4 Cruz RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. USA 15,734 Mark Kadlecik D July 2, 2011 F7F7F7 16 19:00 EDT D.C. United 2–2 Report Philadelphia Wolff 44Najar 58 16 Harvey49 o.g. Kitchen84 Ruiz RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. USA 13,365 Abiodun Okulaja D July 9, 2011 F7F7F7 17 19:30 EDT New York 0–1 Report D.C. United Richards 82Miller 85 61 De Rosario85 Davies Red Bull Arena Harrison, New Jersey 22,200 Jair Marrufo W July 16, 2011 F7F7F7 18 20:30 EDT Dallas 0–0 Report D.C. United Hernández 58 26 White Pizza Hut Park Frisco, Texas 10,802 Niko Bratsis D July 20, 2011 F7F7F7 19 19:30 EDT D.C. United 0–1 New England RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. USA 16,597 Michael Kennedy L July 30, 2011 F7F7F7 20 21:30 EDT San Jose 0–2 Final, Post Match D.C. United Gordon 37 57 67 De Rosario0 70 Najar79 da Luz Buck Shaw Stadium San Jose, California 10,525 Mark Kadlecik W August 6, 2011 F7F7F7 21 19:30 EDT D.C. United 3–3 Report Toronto Hamid 0 7De Rosario 19 64 87 79 52 Marošević69 de Guzman87 Koevermans RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. USA 11,684 Jasen Anno D August 13, 2011 F7F7F7 22 19:30 EDT D.C. United 4–0 Report Vancouver McDonald 39Pontius 45+2 70Najar 47Davies 60King 81 15 Camilio45+1 Boxall RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. USA 11,738 Hilario Grajeda W August 18, 2011 F7F7F7 23 21:00 EDT Chicago 1–1 D.C. United Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois Ricardo Salazar D August 21, 2011 F7F7F7 24 19:00 EDT Sporting K.C. 1–0 Report D.C. United Kamara 19 Kitchen 35Quaranta 54 Livestrong Sporting Park Kansas City, Kansas 15,352 Alex Prus L September 10, 2011 F7F7F7 25 22:30 EDT Chivas USA 0–3 Report D.C. United 11 14 66 Davies The Home Depot Center Carson, California 12,245 Ricardo Salazar W September 17, 2011 F7F7F7 26 21:00 EDT Seattle 3–0 Report D.C. United Fucito 35Wahl 41Fernández 47+ 60 16 Ngwenya63 da Luz Qwest Field Seattle, Washington USA 36,242 Kevin Stott L September 21, 2011 F7F7F7 27 19:30 EDT D.C. United 2–2 Report Chivas USA McDonald 16De Rosario 39White 47 30 Zemanski46 Umaña57 70 Ángel RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. USA 14,849 Chris Penso D September 24, 2011 F7F7F7 28 21:30 EDT D.C. United 4–1 Report Real Salt Lake Najar 13 De Rosario 22 27 31 59 Warner85 Saborio RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. USA 16,367 Edvin Jurisevic W September 29, 2011 F7F7F7 29 22:00 EDT Philadelphia 3–2 Report D.C. United Le Toux 4 15Farfan 57 22 De Rosario30 Najar39 Kitchen71 McDonald PPL Park Chester, Pennsylvania L Ricardo Salazar October 2, 2011 F7F7F7 30 16:00 EDT Columbus 2–1 Report D.C. United Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio 15,566 Baldomero Toledo L October 12, 2011 F7F7F7 31 22:30 EDT Vancouver 2–1 D.C. United BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia Canada 17,289 L October 15, 2011 F7F7F7 32 19:30 EDT D.C. United 1–2 Report Chicago Najar 76De Rosario 90 pen. 46 Mikulic78 Barouch90+3 Grazzini90+5 Chaves RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. USA 16,548 Jorge Gonzalez L October 19, 2011 F7F7F7 33 20:00 EDT D.C. United 1–1 Report Portland RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. USA 14,307 Jair Marrufo D Match originally scheduled to kickoff on August 27 at 19:00 (7:00 pm), but postponed due to Hurricane Irene.Hurricane Irene prompts new, 2:00 pm ET start for D.C. United-Portland http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/08/hurricane-irene-prompts-new-200-pm-et-start-for-dc-united-portland D.C. United August 25, 2011 August 25, 2011September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes October 22, 2011 F7F7F7 34 19:30 EDT D.C. United 0–1 Report Sporting K.C. 54 Besler RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 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United Davies Carreiro 42Cronin Willis 46Zayner McCarty 46Albrecht 52Albrecht Martin 58Shanosky Rudy 66Ngwenya 69Martin 82 New England Revolution 28 pen. 65 Mansally46 Murray Shuttleworth46 Nyassi Fagundez46 Phelan Sousa84 Mansally Augustine RFK Auxiliary Fields 52 CCFFCC July 3, 2011 MLS Reserve Division 4–1 DCUnited.com D.C. United King 22 41Morsink 23 78Ngwenya 69 pen. 79 2 76 88 Philadelphia Union 26 Ackley48 Madison76 Farfan RFK Auxiliary Fields 128 CCFFCC August 7, 2011 MLS Reserve Division 2–1 DCUnited.com D.C. United Davies 58Burch 80 Toronto FC 77 Vuković RFK Stadium Auxiliary Fields f9f9f9; October 2, 2011 MLS Reserve Division — Columbus Crew D.C. United Columbus Crew Stadium FFFFCC October 6, 2011 MLS Reserve Division 1–1 NewYorkRedBulls.com New York Red Bulls D.C. United Montclair State University f9f9f9; November 11, 2011 MLS Reserve Division D.C. United New York Red Bulls RFK Auxiliary Fields U.S. Open Cup 2011 U.S. Open Cup qualification April 6, 2011 QR1 19:30 EDT Philadelphia Pennsylvania 2–2 Report Washington, D.C. D.C. United Ruiz 18Ruiz 73Valdes 2 39 86Nowak 0 118Carroll 118 25 Fred45 Wolff70 Jaković111 Woolard Maryland SoccerPlex Boyds, Maryland 2,347 Andrew Chapin 2–4 Le Toux McInerney Torres Nakazawa Pontius Barklage Najar Bošković W April 26, 2011 f7f7f7 QR2 19:30 EDT New England Massachusetts 3–2 Report Washington, D.C. D.C. United Dube 37 47Koger 67 73 83 Bošković Maryland SoccerPlex Boyds, Maryland 1,802 Juan Carlos Rivero L Mid-season exhibitions F7F7F7 May 22, 2011 19:30 EDT D.C. United USA 1–2 Report NED Ajax Brettschneider 58 10 Sulejmani69 Ebecilio87 Anita RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 10,278 Mark Geiger L F7F7F7 July 23, 2011 19:30 EDT D.C. United USA 1–3 Report (D.C.)Report (Everton) ENG Everton Pontius 47 4 Anichebe16 Bilyaletdinov27 Cahill87 Gueye RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 12,789 L Club information Roster As of August 3, 2011.http://www.dcunited.com/club/first-team First Team Roster D.C. United August 3, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110724104233/http://www.dcunited.com/club/first-team July 24, 2011 live No.NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (age) Age on March 19, 2011; the opening game of the seasonSigned FromGoalkeepers1Steve CroninUnited StatesGK2011 3 19 1983 5 28USA Portland28Bill HamidUnited StatesGK2011 3 19 1990 11 25The academy31Joe WillisUnited StatesGK2011 3 19 1988 8 10USA University of DenverDefenders2Brandon McDonaldUnited StatesCB2011 3 19 1986 1 16USA San Jose Earthquakes4Marc BurchUnited StatesLB2011 3 19 1984 5 7USA Columbus Crew5Dejan JakovicCanadaCB2011 3 19 1985 7 16SRB Red Star12Jed ZaynerUnited StatesRB2011 3 19 1984 12 13USA Columbus Crew15Ethan WhiteUnited StatesCB2011 3 19 1991 1 1USA University of Maryland18Devon McTavishUnited StatesRB2011 3 19 1984 8 8USA West Virginia University21Daniel WoolardUnited StatesLB2011 3 19 1984 5 22USA Carolina RailHawks22Chris KorbUnited StatesRB/LB2011 3 19 1987 10 8USA Akron University23Perry KitchenUnited StatesCB/RB2011 3 19 1992 2 29USA Akron UniversityMidfielders3Austin da LuzUnited StatesLM2011 3 19 1987 10 9USA New York Red Bulls6Kurt MorsinkUnited StatesDM2011 3 19 1984 6 27USA Sporting Kansas City20Stephen KingUnited StatesAM2011 3 19 1986 3 6USA Seattle Sounders FC8Branko BoškovićMontenegroAM2011 3 19 1980 6 21AUT Rapid Wien14Andy NajarHondurasRM/AM2011 3 19 1993 3 16The academy17Conor ShanoskyUnited StatesCM/DM2011 3 19 1991 12 13The academy19Clyde SimmsUnited StatesCM2011 3 19 1982 8 21USA Richmond Kickers24Brandon BarklageUnited StatesRM2011 3 19 1986 11 2USA Saint Louis University25Santino QuarantaUnited StatesRM2011 3 19 1984 10 14USA New York Red BullsForwards9Charlie DaviesUnited StatesST2011 3 19 1986 6 25FRA Sochaux (on loan through December 31, 2011)11Joseph NgwenyaZimbabweST2011 3 19 1981 3 30USA Houston Dynamo13Chris PontiusUnited StatesST/LW2011 3 19 1987 5 12USA UC Santa Barbara16Josh WolffUnited StatesST2011 3 19 1977 2 25USA Sporting Kansas City29Blake BrettschneiderUnited StatesST2011 3 19 1989 4 11USA University of South Carolina7Dwayne De RosarioCanadaST/AM2011 3 19 1978 5 15USA New York Red Bulls Coaching staff Head Coach USA Ben Olsen y Asst. Coach USA Chad Ashton Asst. Coach NED Sonny Silooy y Asst. Coach & Goalkeeping Coach CAN Pat Onstad General Manager USA Dave Kasper y Special Projects Manager USA Bryan Namoff Team Administrator PER Francisco Tobar y Equipment Manager USA David Brauzer Head Athletic Trainer USA Brian Goodstein y Asst. Athletic Trainer / Asst. Strength Coach CAN Pete Calabrese Assistant, Team Operations CRC Steve Olivarez y Physical Therapist BOL Gabriel Manoel Asst. Equipment Manager ENG Tim Hall August 3, 2011 D.C. United Official Website August 2011 International players The following players on the club have received international call-ups during the season or within the previous year: {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" |- !style="background:#c2ddff;width:150px"|Nation !style="background:#c2ddff;width:125px"|Player !style="background:#c2ddff;width:50px"|Position !style="background:#c2ddff;width:215px"|Last call-up |- |rowspan="2"|CAN||Dwayne De Rosario||MF||v. PAN; June 14, 2011 |- |Dejan Jakovic||DF||v. ECU; June 1, 2011 |- |MNE||Branko Bošković||MF||v. ENG; October 12, 2010 |- |HON||Andy Najar||MF||v. COL; September 3, 2011 |- |rowspan="3"|USA||Bill Hamid||GK||v. CRC; September 2, 2011 |- |Chris Pontius||FW||v. CRC; September 2, 2011 |- |Josh Wolff||FW||v. CHI; January 22, 2011 |- |20 USA United States U-20||Perry Kitchen||DF||v. 20 GUA Guatemala U-20 Standings 2011 Major League Soccer season TeamGPWDLGFGAGDPts1Los Angeles Galaxy34191054828 +20672Seattle Sounders FC3418975637 +19633Real Salt Lake34158114436 +8534FC Dallas34157124239 +3525Sporting Kansas City34131295040 +10516Colorado Rapids34121394441 +3497Houston Dynamo34121394541 +4498Philadelphia Union34111584436 +8489Columbus Crew34138134344−44710New York Red Bulls34101685044 +64611Chicago Fire3491694615 +14312Portland Timbers34119144048−84213D.C. United34912134952−33914San Jose Earthquakes34814124045−53815Chivas USA34812144143−23616Toronto FC34615133659−233317New England Revolution34513163858−202818Vancouver Whitecaps FC34610183555−2028 Supporters' Shield winners, qualified for the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League and the 2011 MLS Cup PlayoffsQualified for 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League and the 2011 MLS Cup PlayoffsQualified for the 2011 MLS Cup PlayoffsQualified for the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions LeagueLast updated: 16:57, December 17, 2011 (UTC) Results summary 4 3 7 26 22 5 5 4 17 19 September 25, 2011 MLSSoccer.com September 2011 Results by round table b Round Stadium H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/A/A/H/H/A/A/A/H/H/H Result W/L/L/D/W/L/L/W/D/D/W/D/L/D/D/D/W/D/L/W/D/W/D/L/W/L/D/W/L/L/L/L/D/L Conference 1/5/8/9/5/5/7/5/5/6/3/3/4/3/5/5/4/4/6/5/5/4/3/5/4/5/4/4/5/5/6/6/6/7 Overall 2/8/13/15/8/9/14/11/12/14/8/10/12/12/11/11/9/9/12/10/10/9/8/10/9/10/9/9/11/11/12/12/13/13 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 October 19, 2011 MLSSoccer.com May 2011 Statistics Competitions table MLS Week 1 13th March 19 October 22 y U.S. Open Cup Qualifier Qualification semifinals April 6 April 28 Carolina Challenge Cup 1st 1st March 5 March 12 October 22, 2011 MLS regular season Field players {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Nat Nationality !No. Number !Player !Pos Position !GP Games played !GS Games started !Min. 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United August 2011 Goalkeepers {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Nat Nationality !No. Number !Player !GP Games played !GS Games started !Min. Minutes played !SO Shutouts !GA Goals allowed !SOG Shots on goal !SV Saves !SV % Save percentage !GAA Goals against average !PG Penalty Kick Goals !PA Penalty Kick Attempts !W Wins !L Losses !T Ties |- align=center |USA||1||align=left|CroninSteve Cronin ||2||0||126||0||4||10||6||0.6||2.86||0||0||0||0||2 |- align=center |CAN||20||align=left|OnstadPat Onstad ||3||3||270||0||7||16||8||0.5||2.33||2||2||1||2||0 |- align=center |USA||28||align=left|HamidBill Hamid ||22||22||1852||7||26||83||56||0.675||1.26||4||4||7||4||9 |- align=center |USA||31||align=left|WillisJoe Willis ||3||3||270||1||4||16||12||0.75||1.33||0||0||1||2||0 September 26, 2011 D.C. United August 2011 U.S. Open Cup Field players {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Nat Nationality !No. Number !Player !Pos Position !GP Games played !GS Games started !Min. Minutes played !G Goals !A Assists !SHTS Shots !SOG Shots on goal !FC Fouls committed !FS Fouls suffered ! ! |- align=center |USA||2||align=left|McDonaldBrandon McDonald |DF||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- align=center |URU||3||align=left|BrasescoRodrigo BrasescoInactive A |DF||1||1||41||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- align=center |USA||3||align=left|Da LuzAustin da Luz |DF||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- align=center |USA||4||align=left|BurchMarc Burch |DF||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- align=center |CAN||5||align=left|JakovicDejan Jakovic |DF||1||0||79||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- align=center |CRC||6||align=left|MorsinkKurt MorsinkInjured B |MF||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- align=center |CAN||7||align=left|De RosarioDwayne De Rosario |MF||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- align=center |MNE||8||align=left|BoskovicBranko BoškovićInjured B |MF||1||1||120||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- align=center |USA||9||align=left|DaviesCharlie Davies |FW||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- align=center |USA||10||align=left|McCartyDax McCartyInactive A |MF||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- align=center |ZIM||11||align=left|NgwenyaJoseph Ngwenya |FW||1||1||120||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- align=center |USA||12||align=left|ZaynerJed ZaynerInjured B |DF||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- align=center |USA||13||align=left|PontiusChris PontiusInjured B |FW||1||0||31||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- align=center |HON||14||align=left|NajarAndy Najar |MF||1||1||120||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- align=center |USA||15||align=left|WhiteEthan White |DF||1||1||120||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- align=center |USA||16||align=left|WolffJosh Wolff |FW||1||1||120||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- align=center |USA||19||align=left|SimmsClyde Simms |MF||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- align=center |USA||20||align=left|KingStephen King |MF||1||1||120||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- align=center |USA||21||align=left|WoolardDaniel Woolard |DF||1||1||120||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- align=center |USA||22||align=left|KorbChris KorbInjured B |DF||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- align=center |USA||23||align=left|KitchenPerry Kitchen |DF||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- align=center |USA||24||align=left|BarklageBrandon Barklage |DF||1||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- align=center |USA||25||align=left|QuarantaSantino Quaranta |MF||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- align=center |BRA||27||align=left|FredFredInactive A |MF||1||1||89||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- align=center |USA||29||align=left|BrettschneiderBlake BrettschneiderInjured B |FW||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 October 24, 2011 D.C. United match reports October 2011 Goalkeepers {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Nat Nationality !No. Number !Player !GP Games played !GS Games started !Min. Minutes played !SO Shutouts !GA Goals allowed !SOG Shots on goal !SV Saves !SV % Save percentage !GAA Goals against average !PG Penalty Kick Goals !PA Penalty Kick Attempts !W Wins !L Losses !T Ties |- align=center |USA||1||align=left|CroninSteve Cronin ||2||0||126||0||4||10||6||0.6||2.86||0||0||0||0||2 |- align=center |CAN||20||align=left|OnstadPat Onstad ||3||3||270||0||7||16||8||0.5||2.33||2||2||1||2||0 |- align=center |USA||28||align=left|HamidBill Hamid ||22||22||1852||7||26||83||56||0.675||1.26||4||4||7||4||9 |- align=center |USA||31||align=left|WillisJoe Willis ||3||3||270||1||4||16||12||0.75||1.33||0||0||1||2||0 October 24, 2011 D.C. United match reports October 2011 Recognition MLS Honors AwardPlayerNotesMost Valuable PlayerCAN Dwayne De RosarioGolden BootCAN Dwayne De Rosario16 goals MLS Player of the Month MonthPlayerClubLinkAugustCAN Dwayne De RosarioD.C. United3G 2A https://web.archive.org/web/20121014101933/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/09/01/dcs-de-rosario-named-mls-player-month October 14, 2012 MLS Player of the Week WeekPlayerWeek's Statline20CAN Dwayne De Rosario2G (53', 63') https://web.archive.org/web/20110817032740/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/08/01/de-rosarios-two-goals-earn-him-player-week-honors August 17, 2011 21CAN Dwayne De Rosario3G (19', 64', 87') https://web.archive.org/web/20110811095134/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/08/08/hat-trick-nets-de-rosario-player-weeks-honors August 11, 2011 22USA Chris Pontius2G (47+', 70') https://web.archive.org/web/20110817002703/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/08/15/pontius-gives-dc-hat-trick-player-week-awards August 17, 2011 25&26USA Charlie Davies3G (11', 14', 66') https://web.archive.org/web/20121014181750/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/09/12/dcs-davies-claims-first-player-week-award October 14, 2012 28CAN Dwayne De Rosario3G (22', 27', 31') https://web.archive.org/web/20111001200248/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/09/26/de-rosario-wins-third-player-week-award-2011 October 1, 2011 MLS Best XI of the Week WeekPlayerOpponent(s)Link1USA Ben OlsenColumbus CrewTeam of the Week https://web.archive.org/web/20121011044142/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/team-week-debuts-mlssoccercom October 11, 2012 5USA Chris PontiusToronto FCTeam of the Week https://web.archive.org/web/20121009162344/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/04/20/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-5 October 9, 2012 5USA Ethan WhiteToronto FCTeam of the Week https://web.archive.org/web/20121009162344/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/04/20/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-5 October 9, 2012 8USA Charlie DaviesSeattleTeam of the Week https://web.archive.org/web/20110513232251/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/05/10/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-8 May 13, 2011 11CAN Dejan JakovicPortlandTeam of the Week https://web.archive.org/web/20140306093702/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/06/01/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-11 March 6, 2014 12USA Perry KitchenLos AngelesTeam of the Week https://web.archive.org/web/20121010232042/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/06/07/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-12 October 10, 2012 14USA Chris PontiusReal Salt LakeTeam of the Week https://web.archive.org/web/20110624235447/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/06/21/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-14 June 24, 2011 17USA Ben OlsenNew YorkTeam of the Week https://web.archive.org/web/20110816184938/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/07/13/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-17 August 16, 2011 18USA Ben OlsenFC DallasTeam of the Week https://web.archive.org/web/20110820003849/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/07/19/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-18 August 20, 2011 20CAN Dwayne De RosarioSan JoseTeam of the Week https://web.archive.org/web/20110811003110/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/08/03/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-20 August 11, 2011 21CAN Dwayne De RosarioToronto FCTeam of the Week https://web.archive.org/web/20110816234050/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/08/09/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-21 August 16, 2011 22CAN Dwayne De RosarioVancouverTeam of the Week https://web.archive.org/web/20110819092527/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/08/16/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-22 August 19, 2011 22USA Chris PontiusVancouverTeam of the Week https://web.archive.org/web/20110819092527/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/08/16/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-22 August 19, 2011 26USA Perry KitchenChivas USATeam of the Week https://web.archive.org/web/20121014175952/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/09/15/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-26 October 14, 2012 26CAN Dwayne De RosarioChivas USATeam of the Week https://web.archive.org/web/20121014175952/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/09/15/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-26 October 14, 2012 26USA Charlie DaviesChivas USATeam of the Week https://web.archive.org/web/20121014175952/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/09/15/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-26 October 14, 2012 26USA Chris PontiusChivas USATeam of the Week https://web.archive.org/web/20121014175952/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/09/15/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-26 October 14, 2012 26USA Ben OlsenChivas USATeam of the Week https://web.archive.org/web/20121014175952/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/09/15/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-26 October 14, 2012 28CAN Dwayne De RosarioReal Salt LakeTeam of the Week https://web.archive.org/web/20110930123550/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/09/28/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-28 September 30, 2011 28HON Andy NajarReal Salt LakeTeam of the Week https://web.archive.org/web/20110930123550/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/09/28/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-28 September 30, 2011 28USA Stephen KingReal Salt LakeTeam of the Week https://web.archive.org/web/20110930123550/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/09/28/mlssoccercom-team-week-week-28 September 30, 2011 MLS All-Stars 2011 PositionPlayerNoteMFCAN Dwayne De RosarioPress Selectionhttp://www.fcdallas.com/news/2011/07/mls-all-star-first-xi-revealed MLS All-Star First XI revealed | FC Dallas August 4, 2011 July 10, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110710234854/http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2011/07/mls-all-star-first-xi-revealed dead Footnotes A Inactive: Player left the club in the middle of the season B Injured: Player was injured during the campaign Transfers In No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource103 MFMcCarty, Dax USA Dax McCartyUSA Portland TimbersTraded for Rodney WallaceNovember 24, 2010D.C. United acquires midfielder Dax McCarty http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2010/11/dc-united-acquires-midfielder-dax-mccarty D.C. United November 24, 2010 June 15, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110615035505/http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2010/11/dc-united-acquires-midfielder-dax-mccarty dead114 FWNgwenya, Joseph ZIM Joseph NgwenyaUSA Houston DynamoSelected in the MLS Re-Entry DraftDecember 8, 2010http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2010/12/dc-united-acquires-forward-joseph-ngwenya D.C. United acquires forward Joseph Ngwenya Simon Borg December 8, 2010 MLSSoccer.com December 8, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101211021210/http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2010/12/dc-united-acquires-forward-joseph-ngwenya December 11, 2010 dead152 DFWhite, Ethan USA Ethan WhiteUSA D.C. United AcademyHomegrown contractDecember 14, 2010D.C. United signs Homegrown defender Ethan White http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2010/12/dc-united-signs-homegrown-defender-ethan-white D.C. United September 4, 2011 December 14, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101217065020/http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2010/12/dc-united-signs-homegrown-defender-ethan-white December 17, 2010 dead 162 DFWolff, Josh USA Josh WolffUSA Sporting Kansas CitySelected in the MLS Re-Entry DraftDecember 15, 2010D.C. United acquires forward Josh Wolff http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2010/12/dc-united-acquires-forward-josh-wolff D.C. United October 4, 2011 December 15, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101218153040/http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2010/12/dc-united-acquires-forward-josh-wolff December 18, 2010 dead 11 GKCronin, Steve USA Steve CroninUSA Portland TimbersPart of Troy Perkins dealDecember 17, 2010Timbers acquire Troy Perkins from D.C. United http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2010/12/timbers-acquire-troy-perkins-dc-united Portland Timbers October 14, 2011 December 17, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110816060516/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2010/12/timbers-acquire-troy-perkins-dc-united August 16, 2011 dead 212 DFWoolard, Daniel USA Daniel WoolardUSA Carolina RailHawksFree transferJanuary 6, 2011D.C. United re-signs midfielder Kurt Morsink http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/01/dc-united-re-signs-midfielder-kurt-morsink D.C. United October 14, 2011 January 6, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110615123551/http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/01/dc-united-re-signs-midfielder-kurt-morsink June 15, 2011 232 DFWoolard, Daniel USA Perry KitchenUSA Akron ZipsCollege soccer ASelected in the 2011 MLS SuperDraftJanuary 6, 2011 273 MFda Silva, Fred BRA FredUSA New England RevolutionPart of 2012 SuperDraft dealFebruary 18, 2011D.C. United re-acquires Brazilian midfielder Fred http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/02/dc-united-re-acquires-brazilian-midfielder-fred D.C. United October 14, 2011 February 18, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110221023448/http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/02/dc-united-re-acquires-brazilian-midfielder-fred February 21, 2011 222 DFKorb, Chris USA Chris KorbUSA Akron ZipsCollege soccer ASelected in the 2011 MLS SuperDraftMarch 1, 2011D.C. United signs defender Chris Korb http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/03/dc-united-signs-defender-chris-korb D.C. United March 1, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110305054849/http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/03/dc-united-signs-defender-chris-korb March 5, 2011 292 DFBrettschneider, Blake USA Blake BrettschneiderUSA South Carolina GamecocksCollege soccer ASelected in the 2011 MLS Supplemental DraftMarch 3, 2011http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/03/dc-united-signs-forward-blake-brettschneider D.C. United signs forward Blake Brettschneider March 3, 2011 March 3, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110809054411/http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/03/dc-united-signs-forward-blake-brettschneider August 9, 2011 dead201 GKOnstad, Pat CAN Pat OnstadUSA Houston DynamoFree transferMarch 9, 2011D.C. United signs goalkeeper Pat Onstad http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/03/dc-united-signs-goalkeeper-pat-onstad D.C. United October 14, 2011 March 9, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111116134455/http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/03/dc-united-signs-goalkeeper-pat-onstad November 16, 2011 dead 311 GKOnstad, Pat USA Joe WillisUSA Denver PioneersFree transferMarch 16, 2011http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/03/dc-united-signs-goalkeeper-joe-willis D.C. United signs goalkeeper Joe Willis March 16, 2011 DCUnited.com March 16, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110319043421/http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/03/dc-united-signs-goalkeeper-joe-willis March 19, 2011 243 MFBarklage, Brandon USA Brandon BarklageBarklage CFree agent Free transferMarch 25, 2011http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/03/dc-united-signs-midfielder-brandon-barklage https://archive.today/20120729085048/http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/03/dc-united-signs-midfielder-brandon-barklage dead July 29, 2012 D.C. United signs midfielder Brandon Barklage March 25, 2011 DCUnited.com March 25, 2011 73 MFDe Rosario, Dwayne CAN Dwayne De RosarioUSA New York Red BullsPart of Dax McCarty dealJune 27, 2011D.C. United acquires five-time MLS All-Star Dwayne De Rosario http://www.dcunited.com/news/2011/06/dc-united-acquires-five-time-mls-all-star-dwayne-de-rosario D.C. United June 28, 2011 December 23, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121223193541/http://www.dcunited.com/news/2011/06/dc-united-acquires-five-time-mls-all-star-dwayne-de-rosario dead22 DFDe Rosario, Dwayne USA Brandon McDonaldUSA San Jose EarthquakesUndisclosedJune 27, 2011Goff Steven D.C. United acquires defender Brandon McDonald from San Jose Earthquakes for allocation money https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/soccer-insider/post/dc-united-acquires-defender-brandon-mcdonald-from-san-jose-earthquakes-for-allocation-money/2011/06/27/AGnZA3nH_blog.html July 3, 2011 The Washington Post June 27, 2011 33 MFda Luz, Austin USA Austin da LuzUSA New York Red BullsTraded for international roster spotJuly 18, 2011 Out No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource994 FWMoreno, Jaime BOL Jaime MorenoRetiredFree transferOctober 24, 2010154 FWAllsopp, Danny AUS Danny AllsoppAUS Melbourne VictoryFree transferNovember 15, 2010http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2010/11/dc_united_danny_allsopp_part_w.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130226173923/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2010/11/dc_united_danny_allsopp_part_w.html dead February 26, 2013 D.C. United, Danny Allsopp part ways The Washington Post – Soccer Insider November 15, 2010 November 15, 2010164 DFGraye, Jordan USA Jordan GrayeUSA Portland TimbersAcquired through MLS Expansion DraftNovember 15, 2010http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2010-expansion-draft-pick-pick 2010 Expansion Draft: pick by pick MLSsoccer.com November 24, 2010 November 24, 2010 January 25, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120125193021/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2010-expansion-draft-pick-pick dead163 MFWallace, Rodney CRC Rodney WallaceUSA Portland TimbersTraded for 2011 SuperDraft pickNovember 24, 201042 DFPeña, Juan Manuel BOL Juan PeñaRetiredReleasedDecember 2, 2010http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2010/11/dc_uniteds_protected_and_unpro.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130226181234/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2010/11/dc_uniteds_protected_and_unpro.html dead February 26, 2013 The Washington Post D.C. United's protected and unprotected lists ahead of the MLS expansion draft152 DFRice, Barry USA Barry RiceUSA Akron Summit AssaultReleasedDecember 2, 2010112 DFVarela, Carlos ESP Carlos VarelaSUI ServetteReleasedDecember 2, 2010243 MFBarklage, Brandon USA Brandon BarklageBarklage CUSA D.C. UnitedFree transferDecember 6, 2010231 GKPerkins, Troy USA Troy PerkinsUSA Portland TimbersPart of Steve Cronin dealDecember 17, 201074 FWCristman, Adam USA Adam CristmanUSA Los Angeles GalaxyTraded for Supplemental Draft picksJanuary 11, 2011D.C. United acquires 2011 Supplemental Draft selection from LA http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/01/dc-united-acquires-2011-supplemental-draft-selection-from-la-0 D.C. United October 14, 2011 January 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110116034540/http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/01/dc-united-acquires-2011-supplemental-draft-selection-from-la-0 January 16, 2011 dead 22 DFJames, Julius TRI Julius JamesUSA Columbus CrewWaivedFebruary 17, 2011201 GKOnstad, Pat CAN Pat OnstadRetiredFree transferMay 31, 2011Caulfield Alex Training notes: United transitions between PDX and LA http://www.dcunited.com/news/2011/05/training-notes-united-transitions-between-pdx-and-la D.C. United June 3, 2011 May 31, 2011 June 4, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110604100732/http://www.dcunited.com/news/2011/05/training-notes-united-transitions-between-pdx-and-la dead 103 MFMcCarty, Dax USA Dax McCartyUSA New York Red BullsTraded for Dwayne De RosarioJune 27, 2011303 MFCarreiro, Junior BRA Junior CarreiroBRA SalgueiroWaivedJune 29, 2011Goff Steven D.C. United news & notes: Junior Carreiro waived, Charlie Davies injury update, Dwayne De Rosario trade https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/soccer-insider/post/dc-united-news-and-notes-junior-carreiro-waived-charlie-davies-injury-update-dwayne-de-rosario-trade/2011/06/29/AG3kftqH_blog.html July 2, 2011 The Washington Post June 29, 2011273 MFda Silva, Fred BRA FredAUS Melbourne HeartFree transferJuly 21, 2011D.C. United midfielder Fred to sign with Australian club Melbourne Heart http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/06/dc-united-midfielder-fred-to-sign-with-australian-club-melbourne-heart D.C. United October 14, 2011 June 20, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110624094713/http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/06/dc-united-midfielder-fred-to-sign-with-australian-club-melbourne-heart June 24, 2011 dead Loan in No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromStartEndSource32 DFBrasesco, Rodrigo URU Rodrigo Brasesco URU Racing MontevideoJanuary 10, 2011June 14, 2011D.C. United signs defender Rodrigo Brasesco http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/01/dc-united-signs-defender-rodrigo-brasesco DCUnited.com October 19, 2011 January 10, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110112231720/http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/01/dc-united-signs-defender-rodrigo-brasesco January 12, 2011 D.C. United waives defender Rodrigo Brasesco http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/06/dc-united-waives-defender-rodrigo-brasesco DCUnited.com October 19, 2011 June 14, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110615073918/http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/06/dc-united-waives-defender-rodrigo-brasesco June 15, 2011 dead 94 FWDavies, Charlie USA Charlie DaviesFRA SochauxFebruary 15, 2011December 1, 2011D.C. United acquires forward Charlie Davies http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/02/dc-united-acquires-forward-charlie-davies DCUnited.com October 19, 2011 February 16, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110218035934/http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/02/dc-united-acquires-forward-charlie-davies February 18, 2011 Loan out No.Pos.PlayerLoaned toStartEndSource333 MFShanosky, Conor USA Conor Shanosky USA Harrisburg City IslandersJuly 15, 2011December 31, 2011Meluzio Derek Harrisburg receives Conor Shanosky on loan from D.C. United http://blog.pennlive.com/upper90/2011/07/harrisburg_receives_on_loan_fr.html The Patriot-News PennLive.com October 19, 2011 July 19, 2011 Miscellany Allocation ranking D.C. United is in the No. 15 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. D.C. United started 2011 ranked No. 3 on the allocation list and used its ranking to acquire Charlie Davies. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.http://www.mlssoccer.com/2011-mls-roster-rules https://web.archive.org/web/20110430101816/http://www.mlssoccer.com/2011-mls-roster-rules dead 2011 MLS Roster Rules|MLSsoccer.com April 30, 2011 International roster spots D.C. United has five international roster spots, the fewest of any MLS club. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated eight international roster spots, which can be traded. D.C. United traded one spot to Kansas City on February 3, 2010, for use during the 2010 and 2011 seasons,D.C. United acquires forward Adam Cristman http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/dc-united-acquires-forward-adam-cristman D C United October 25, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20100205074442/http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/dc-united-acquires-forward-adam-cristman February 5, 2010 February 3, 2010 dead traded another spot to Los Angeles Galaxy on February 17, 2011, for use during the 2011 and 2012 seasons,LA Galaxy Acquire International Roster Slot from D.C. United in Exchange for Allocation Money https://www.lagalaxy.com/post/2011/02/17/la-galaxy-acquire-international-roster-slot-dc-united-exchange-allocation-money LA Galaxy October 25, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20160820214730/https://www.lagalaxy.com/post/2011/02/17/la-galaxy-acquire-international-roster-slot-dc-united-exchange-allocation-money August 20, 2016 February 17, 2011 and traded another spot to New York Red Bulls on July 16, 2011, for use during the remainder of the 2011 season.http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/07/dc-united-makes-trade-with-red-bulls D.C. United makes trade with Red Bulls D.C. United July 16, 2011 https://archive.today/20120724101103/http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/2011/07/dc-united-makes-trade-with-red-bulls July 24, 2012 dead The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in the United States, a domestic player is either a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status). As of February 12, United have 21 American players on their roster. This is the most of any MLS club.October 2018 Future draft pick trades AcquiredYearDraftRoundTraded fromRef. TradedYearDraftRoundTraded toRef.2012SuperDraftRound 2Columbus Crew2012SuperDraftRound 3Houston Dynamo2013SuperDraftRound 2New England Revolution References Footnotes A College soccer: College soccer team. B Waived: Waived due lack of international roster spots C Barklage: Brandon Barklage's contract originally expired at the end of the 2010 season, and the club did not renew the contract. He re-signed with the club the following spring after a trial. Citations 3 2011 D.C. United D.C. United Category:2011 in sports in Washington, D.C.