2009 D.C. United season

The 2009 D.C. United season was the fourteenth season of the team's existence. It began on March 22, 2009 with a 2-2 draw at the Los Angeles Galaxy and ended on October 22, 2009 at the Kansas City Wizards by the same 2-2 scoreline.

D.C. United
2009 season
OwnerD.C. United Holdings
CoachTom Soehn
MLS10th
MLS CupDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupRunners-up
CONCACAF Champions LeagueGroup Stage
Carolina Challenge CupRunners-up
Atlantic CupChampions
Highest home attendance24,175 vs. Chivas USA
(October 24)
Average home league attendance15,585[1]

Off-season

D.C. United was involved in the following off-season activity:[2]

Draft

The 2009 MLS SuperDraft took place on January 15, 2009. With draft order determined by regular and post-season record, United received the sixth pick in each round. Additionally, United acquired the Colorado Rapids' first-round pick (#7 overall) and Houston Dynamo's second-round (#26 overall). United's fourth-round (#51 overall) pick went to Colorado.

Player Position Pick overall (round) Previous club
Rodney WallaceM#6 (1st)University of Maryland
Chris PontiusM/F#7 (1st)UC Santa Barbara
Milos KocicGK#21 (2nd)Loyola College in Maryland
Lyle AdamsDF#26 (2nd)Wake Forest University
Central Florida Kraze
Brandon BarklageM/F#36 (3rd)Saint Louis University
Chicago Fire Premier

Re-signings

Signings

Released

Waived

Transactions

Date Pos. Name From Exchange
February 9 M Christian Gomez
International roster spot
Salary cap considerations
Colorado Rapids Ivan Guerrero
Designated Player roster spot
2010 MLS SuperDraft second-round pick
March 10[2] GK Josh Wicks Los Angeles Galaxy Conditional MLS SuperDraft pick
March 27[3] M John DiRaimondo Waivers from Colorado Rapids

Loaned

Date Name Team Terms
January 22 Gonzalo Peralta Unión de Santa Fe (Argentina B) Undisclosed[4]

Squad

First-team squad

As of August 25, 2009.[5] For recent transfers, see List of transfers for the 2009 Major League Soccer season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SRB Miloš Kočić
2 DF  TRI Julius James
3 DF  TRI Avery John
4 DF  USA Marc Burch
5 DF  CAN Dejan Jakovic
6 MF  USA John DiRaimondo
7 MF  BRA Fred
8 MF  USA Andrew Jacobson
9 FW  COD Ange N'Silu
10 MF  ARG Christian Gómez
11 FW  BRA Luciano Emilio
12 MF  USA Danny Szetela
13 FW  USA Chris Pontius
14 MF  USA Ben Olsen
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF  USA Greg Janicki
17 FW  RSA Thabiso Khumalo
18 DF  USA Devon McTavish
19 MF  USA Clyde Simms
20 MF  USA Ely Allen
21 MF  RSA Tiyiselani Shipalane (on loan from Harrisburg)
22 MF  CRC Rodney Wallace
23 DF  BDI David Habarugira
24 MF  USA Brandon Barklage
25 MF  USA Santino Quaranta
26 DF  USA Bryan Namoff
28 GK  USA Bill Hamid
31 GK  USA Josh Wicks
99 FW  BOL Jaime Moreno (captain)

Season transactions

Trades

Date Pos. Name From Exchange
April 23[6] DF Avery John New England Revolution Conditional MLS SuperDraft pick

Waived


Statistical leaders

Last updated 4 May 2009[7]

Club

Management

Position Staff
General Manager Dave Kasper
Manager Tom Soehn
Assistant manager Mark Simpson
Assistant manager Chad Ashton
Athletic trainer Brian Goodstein
Equipment manager David Brauzer

Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source: D.C. United

Other information

Owner D.C. United Holdings
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium (56,692 / N/A)

Source: D.C. United

Competitions

Key

  Win   Tie   Loss

Overall

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
MLS March 21, 2009
USOC Third Round Runner-up June 30, 2009September 2, 2009
CONCACAF Champions League 2009–10 Preliminary Round July 28, 2009

Updated to match played October 18, 2008
Source: Competitions

Preseason

February 5, 2009 D.C. United 1–4 Vejle Boldklub Washington, D.C. USA
N'Silu 49' Report 17'
33'
44'
80'
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium

Carolina Challenge Cup

Major League Soccer

Standings

Eastern Conference
Pos Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 Columbus Crew 49 30 13 7 10 41 31 +10
2 Chicago Fire 45 30 11 7 12 39 34 +5
3 New England Revolution 42 30 11 10 9 33 37 −4
4 D.C. United 40 30 9 8 13 43 44 −1
5 Toronto FC 39 30 10 11 9 37 46 −9
6 Kansas City Wizards 33 30 8 13 9 33 42 −9
7 New York Red Bulls 21 30 5 19 6 27 47 −20
2009 MLS Cup Playoffs
2009 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card)
Overall table
Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Columbus Crew (SS, E1) 30 13 7 10 41 31 +10 49 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
2 LA Galaxy (W1) 30 12 6 12 36 31 +5 48 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 2
3 Houston Dynamo 30 13 8 9 39 29 +10 48 2010 North American SuperLiga 3
4 Seattle Sounders FC 30 12 7 11 38 29 +9 47 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 2
5 Chicago Fire 30 11 7 12 39 34 +5 45 2010 North American SuperLiga 3
6 Chivas USA 30 13 11 6 34 31 +3 45
7 New England Revolution 30 11 10 9 33 37 4 42
8 Real Salt Lake 30 11 12 7 43 35 +8 40 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
9 Colorado Rapids 30 10 10 10 42 38 +4 40
10 D.C. United 30 9 8 13 43 44 1 40
11 FC Dallas 30 11 13 6 50 47 +3 39
12 Toronto FC 30 10 11 9 37 46 9 39 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 1
13 Kansas City Wizards 30 8 13 9 33 42 9 33
14 San Jose Earthquakes 30 7 14 9 36 50 14 30
15 New York Red Bulls 30 5 19 6 27 47 20 21
Source:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
30 40 9 8 13 43 44  −1 7 3 5 19 14  +5 2 5 8 24 30  −6

Last updated: October 25, 2009
Source: Major League Soccer
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAAHAAAHAAHHHHHA
ResultTWWLTWWTTTTLWWTLTWTLLTWTWLLLWT
Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 2009. Source: D.C. United
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match results

March 22, 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 D.C. United Carson, California USA
Donovan 80' (pen)
Donovan 85'
Report Gomez 44'
Pontius 62'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 18,013
Referee: Jair Marrufo
March 28, 2009 D.C. United 1–1 Chicago Fire Washington, D.C. USA
Emilio 7'
Olsen  30'
Jakovic 79'
Burch  91+'
Report Nyarko 53' Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 15,895
Referee: Mark Geiger
April 4, 2009 D.C. United 1–0 Houston Dynamo Washington, D.C. USA
Emilio 47'
Moreno  71'
Report Barrett  49'
James  86'
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 12,594
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
April 11, 2009 Real Salt Lake 2–1 D.C. United Sandy, Utah USA
Morales  15'
Wingert  25'
Borchers  35'
Olave 40'
Morales 80'
Report Emilio 38'
Gomez  39'
Burch  75'
McTavish  91+'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 11,793
Referee: Kevin Stott
April 26, 2009 New York Red Bulls 2–3 D.C. United East Rutherford, New Jersey USA
Angel 68'
Richards 74'
Richards  78'
Report Wallace 21'
Simms  34'
Jacobson  53'
Wallace  68'
Emilio 90'
Pontius 91+'
Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 10,303
Referee: Steven DePiero
May 2, 2009 D.C. United 2–1 FC Dallas Washington, D.C. USA
Rocha 28'
Cooper  45'
Moreno 65'
Report Jakovic  62' Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 14,225
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
May 6, 2009 Kansas City Wizards 1–1 D.C. United Kansas City, Kansas USA
Jewsbury  23'
Wolff 52'
Watson  56'
Espinoza  82'
Report Wallace 27'
Barklage  29'
John  71'
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark
Attendance: 9,077
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
May 9, 2009 D.C. United 3–3 Toronto FC Washington, D.C. USA
N'Silu 9'
Fred  40'
Pontius 86'
Moreno 92+' (pen)
Pontius  94+'
Report De Rosario 52'
Serioux 63'
De Rosario 87'
Brennan  92+'
De Rosario  94+'
Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 15,652
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
May 16, 2009 Chivas USA 2–2 D.C. United Carson, California USA
Galindo 25'
Lillingston 43'
Stepanovic  69'
Report Simms  36'
Namoff  72'
Emilio 77'
Jakovic  84'
Quaranta 85'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 16,223
Referee: Mark Geiger
May 23, 2009 D.C. United 0–0 Real Salt Lake Washington, D.C. USA
Report Russell  37' Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 16,089
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
May 30, 2009 New England Revolution 2–1 D.C. United East Rutherford, New Jersey USA
Joseph 55'
Heaps  80'
Barnes  84'
Ralston 90' (pen)
Report Pontius  21'
Fred 36'
Wallace  46+'
Wicks  81'
McTavish  89'
Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 15,271
Referee: Hilario Grejeda
June 4, 2009 D.C. United 2–0 New York Red Bulls Washington, D.C. USA
Simms  27'
Quaranta 36'
Emilio  60'
Emilio  64'
Moreno 93+' (pen.)
Report Wolyniec  94+' Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 11,226
Referee: Terry Vaughn
June 13, 2009 D.C. United 2–1 Chicago Fire Washington, D.C. USA
Moreno 24' (pen.)
Gomez 41'
Gomez  74'
Report Busch  22'
Thorrington  27'
Pappa 33'
Conde  40'
Pause  70'
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 18,369
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
June 17, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 3–3 D.C. United Seattle, Washington USA
19:30 PST Alonso 38'
Burch 45' (o.g.)
Montero 57'
Report Pontius 34'
Gomez 63'
Jakovic  84'
Marshall 87' (o.g.)
Namoff  92+'
Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 29,104
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
June 20, 2009 Colorado Rapids 3–0 D.C. United Commerce City, Colorado USA
Cummings 11'
Gibbs  12'
Cummings 43'
Clark 49'
Report John  22'
Wallace  53'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 11,416
Referee: Michael Kennedy
July 4, 2009 Columbus Crew 1–1 D.C. United Columbus, Ohio USA
Moreno  12'
Moreno 59'
Ekpo  74'
Lenhart  92+'
Report Gomez 33'
Olsen  60'
N'Silu  80'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 14,370
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
July 18, 2009 D.C. United 3–1 Colorado Rapids Washington, D.C. USA
Fred  29'
Moreno 47' (pen.)
Namoff 56'
Emilio 61'
Report Namoff 14' (o.g.)
Mastroeni  48'
Casey  84'
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 18,248
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
August 1, 2009 Houston Dynamo 4–3 D.C. United Houston, Texas, USA
Davis 36'
Ching 36' 38'
Holden  45' 66'
Davis  49'
Report Olsen  20'
Gomez  45'
Emilio 49' 87'
Pontius  73'
Fred 74'
Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 14,694
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
August 15, 2009 Toronto FC 2–0 D.C. United Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cronin  17'
Robinson  24'
De Rosario 30'
Sanyang  45'
Brennan  58'
White 66'
(report) Jakovic  22'
Simms  72'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,638
Referee: Alex Prus
August 22, 2009 D.C. United 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy Washington, D.C. USA
Olsen  10'
Wallace  68'
Report Donovan  31'
Magee  54'
Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 22,134
Referee: Mark Geiger
August 29, 2009 Chicago Fire 0–1 D.C. United Bridgeview, Illinois
Report Namoff 11'
Burch  36'
Fred  44'
Namoff  53'
Jakovic  94+'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 16,324
Referee: Kevin Stott
September 5, 2009 FC Dallas 2–2 D.C. United Frisco, Texas USA
Cunningham 18'
Ferreira 50'
Torres  57'
van den Bergh  62'
McCarty  77'
Benitez  93+'
Report McTavish  35'
Burch 44'
Moreno 58'
Burch  70'
Fred  93+'
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 10,219
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
September 9, 2009 D.C. United 1–0 Kansas City Wizards Washington, D.C. USA
Gomez  27'
Emilio 39'
John  84'
Wicks  93+'
Report Harrington  69'
Besler  74'
Myers  81'  86'
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,033
Referee: Terry Vaughn
September 12, 2009 D.C. United 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC Washington, D.C. USA
19:30 EST Wallace 54'
Wallace  57'
Quaranta  62'
John  93+'
Report Zakuani 5'
Montero 84'
Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 19,592
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
September 27, 2009 D.C. United 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes Washington, D.C. USA
Moreno 26'
Wallace  54'
Pontius  68'
Report McDonald  28'
Sanchez 58'
Johnson 73'
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 14,375
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
October 3, 2009 D.C. United 0–2 Chivas USA Washington, D.C. USA
Moreno  56'
James  63'
Olsen  65'
Pontius  84'
Report Kocic 32' (o.g.)
Padilla 53'
Cuesta  65'
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 24,175
Referee: Kevin Stott
October 17, 2009 D.C. United 1–0 Columbus Crew Washington, D.C. USA
McTavish  6'
Emilio 17'
Report Renteria  83' Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 16,274
Referee: Alex Prus
October 22, 2009 Kansas City Wizards 2–2 D.C. United Kansas City, Kansas USA
Hercegfalvi  25'
Kamara 30'
Marquess  65'
Lopez 92+' (pen.)
Report Moreno 67'
Olsen  73'
James 82'
Fred  92+'
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark
Attendance: 10,385
Referee: Ricardo Salazar

CONCACAF Champions League

Group standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Toluca 6411154+1113
Marathón 64021214212
D.C. United 6312128+410
San Juan Jabloteh 6006417130

Preliminary round

July 28, 2009 Preliminary D.C. United 1–1 Luis Ángel Firpo Washington, D.C., USA
20:00 EDT (UTC-4) Moreno 42' (pen.) Report Benítez 26' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 8,026
Referee: Paúl Delgadillo (Mexico)
August 4, 2009 Preliminary Luis Ángel Firpo 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
D.C. United San Salvador
20:00 CST (UTC-6) Franco 39' (pen.) Report Gómez 42' Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)
Penalties
Alas
J. Sánchez
Merino
Salazar
C. Sánchez
Pontius
Szetela
Olsen
Burch
Gómez

Group stage

August 18, 2009 Group Stage Marathón 3–1 D.C. United San Pedro Sula, Honduras
22:00 Martínez 23'
Palacios 83'
Berrios 88' (pen.)
Report Emilio 48' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Attendance: 3,658
Referee: Edward Bonilla (El Salvador)
August 26, 2009 Group Stage D.C. United 1–3 Toluca Washington, D.C., United States
20:00 Pontius 47' Report Marín 5'
Mancilla 79', 86'
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 8,834
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
September 15, 2009 Group Stage San Juan Jabloteh 0–1 D.C. United Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
20:00 Report Gómez 14' (pen.) Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)
September 24, 2009 Group Stage D.C. United 3–0 Marathón Washington, D.C., United States
20:00 Emilio 47', 71'
Moreno 55'
Report Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 5,280
Referee: Silviu Petsrecu (Canada)
September 30, 2009 Group Stage D.C. United 5–1 San Juan Jabloteh Washington, D.C., United States
20:00 Gómez 13', 68'
Fred 30'
Khumalo 43', 90'
Report Britto 83' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 3,411
Referee: German Arredondo (Mexico)
October 20, 2009 Group Stage Toluca 1–1 D.C. United Toluca, Mexico
20:00 López 62' (pen.) Report Pontius 6' Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Geoffrey Hospedales (Trinidad & Tobago)

U.S. Open Cup

March 28, 2009 Qualification D.C. United 2–0 FC Dallas Washington, D.C. USA
Fred 21'
Barklage 66'
Report Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 5,163
Referee: Jeff Gontarek
May 20, 2009 Qualification D.C. United 5–3 New York Red Bulls Washington, D.C. USA
19:00 EDT Pontius 8', 52'
Khumalo 18'
Barklage 21'
Fred 28'
Report Richards 44'
Rojas 48', 61' (pen.)
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 5,056
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
June 30, 2009 Third Round D.C. United 2–0 Ocean City Barons Boyds, Maryland USA
7:30 pm EDT Gómez 74'
N'Silu 93'
Report Brown  67' Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,021
Referee: Jeff Gontarek (USA)
July 7, 2009 Quarterfinals D.C. United 2–1 Harrisburg City Islanders Boyds, Maryland USA
7:30 pm EDT Khumalo 8'
Jacobson 18'
N'Silu  83'
Gómez  86'
Report Oduor  49'
Paterson 64'
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,137
Referee: Lee Suckle (USA)
July 21, 2009 Semifinals D.C. United 2–1 Rochester Rhinos Boyds, Maryland USA
7:00 pm EDT Jacobson 39'
Gómez 41' (pen.)
John 42'
Khumalo 82'
Report Gregor 18'
Atieno 68'
Bertz  88'
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,457
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
September 2, 2009 Final D.C. United 1–2 Seattle Sounders Washington, D.C. USA
Wicks  69'
Simms 89'
Report Ianni  25'
González  49'
Montero 67'
Vagenas  79'
Levesque 86'
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 17,329
Referee: Alex Prus

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Date Source
22 MF Rodney Wallace Maryland Terrapins Selected in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft January 15, 2009
13 MF Chris Pontius UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Selected in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft January 15, 2009
1 GK Miloš Kocić Loyola Greyhounds Selected in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft January 15, 2009
DF Lyle Adams Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Central Florida Kraze
Selected in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft January 15, 2009
24 MF Brandon Barklage Saint Louis Billikens
Chicago Fire Premier
Selected in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft January 15, 2009
8 MF Andrew Jacobson Lorient Selected in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft February 10, 2009
19 DF Dejan Jakovic Red Star Free February 27, 2009 [8]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Date Source
24 FW Brandon Barklage TBD Option declined November 29, 2011 [9]

Loan in

No. Pos. Player Loaned From Start End Source

Loan out

No. Pos. Player Loaned To Start End Source

References

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  2. Transactions Archived 2009-03-22 at the Wayback Machine D.C. United
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  4. D.C. United to loan out Gonzalo Peralta Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine, D.C. United. January 22, 2009. Retrieved on May 5, 2009
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