2017 D.C. United season

D.C. United

2017 season
General manager	Dave Kasper
Head coach	Ben Olsen
Stadium	RFK Stadium
MLS	Conference: 11th Overall: 21st
MLS Cup Playoffs	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Fifth round
Atlantic Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Luciano Acosta (5) All: Luciano Acosta (5)
Highest home attendance	41,418 (Oct 22 vs. RB New York)
Lowest home attendance	5,286 (Jun 13 vs. Christos)
Average home league attendance	17,904
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The 2017 D.C. United season was D.C. United's 22nd season of existence, and their 22nd in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer.

An array of injuries to key players such as Steve Birnbaum and Patrick Mullins greatly affected D.C. United's form, as the team's scoring output and defensive performance suffered. United finished at the bottom of the Eastern Conference, and second-bottom of the overall league table. United failed to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2013, and for only the second time in the last six seasons. United also had a short spell in the 2017 U.S. Open Cup, where they were bounced in the fifth round proper by New England Revolution.

The season was also United's final season at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, ending a 22-year run for the club leasing the stadium. RFK Stadium was the final original stadium to be used by one of the charter franchises in MLS. It was at the time, the longest tenure for an MLS team in a specific stadium. Starting the following season, United moved into Audi Field, a soccer-specific stadium situated in the Buzzard Point neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

Review

Off season

D.C. United began the off-season by dealing a copy of international reserve players to gain spots on the expansion draft protection list for domestic players they valued more. Former draft choice Miguel Aguilar and Kennedy Igboananike were traded, with the team acquiring lower round draft picks. None of United's players were selected in the 2016 MLS Expansion Draft, allowing the team to focus on building on the foundation of the surprising 2016 team. Luciano Acosta's loan status ended as he was signed on a permanent transfer from Boca Juniors. Shortly after the expansion draft, the team announced it had acquired on loan from Club Sport Herediano a young forward, José Guillermo Ortiz who was transferred from Alajuelense, for whom he had scored twice against D.C. in CONCACAF Champions League play, to Club Sport Herediano, which turned around and loaned him out to D.C. United. In the 2017 MLS SuperDraft D.C. dipped into a familiar talent pool, selecting University of Maryland fullback Chris Odoi-Atsem in the first round, In the second round, the team selected goalie Eric Klenofsky and defender Jo Vetle Rimstad. Following the draft, the team signed a Homegrown Player deal with midfielder Ian Harkes, winner of the Hermann Trophy and son of former D.C. United captain John Harkes. Before the season started, the team also added some veteran depth, signing Sebastien Le Toux.

Early season

The month of March proved to be frustrating. DC opened the season with a scoreless draw at home against Sporting Kansas City, followed by 2 straight shutout losses against New York City FC and Columbus Crew SC, barely creating any chances. Finally, the United offense broke through in their fourth match as off-season signing José Guillermo Ortiz scored an early goal against the Philadelphia Union on a deflected shot. Luciano Acosta added a penalty kick goal to give D.C. a 2–0 lead, which held up for a 2–1 victory as United recorded first win of the season. D.C. followed that result with a surprising 2–1 victory over NYCFC, on goals by Lloyd Sam and Acosta. Despite a subsequent 2–0 loss at New York Red Bulls, United continued a good stretch of play with a 2–2 draw at New England Revolution, on goals by Jared Jeffrey and Le Toux. D.C. United's first ever trip to Atlanta resulted in 3–1 victory, as the visitors rallied after an early goal, evening the score on an own goal and sealing the three points on goals by Le Toux and Acosta.

D.C. could not sustain those results, though, and dropped the next three matches at home, once again failing to score in three straight matches, including losses to Montreal Impact, Philadelphia Union and Chicago Fire. D.C. went on the road to play Vancouver Whitecaps FC and earned another road win, on Lamar Neagle's penalty kick goal. that result was followed by yet another 3 game scoreless stretch including a loss to Orlando City S.C., a home draw with LA Galaxy, and a 2–0 loss to Toronto F.C. Following that loss, United added Deshorn Brown to try to inject some venom into the attack. United did get back on the winning side, with a 2–1 victory of goals by Acosta and Patrick Nyarko, as expansion side Atlanta United F.C. made its first visit to D.C. It would be two more months before D.C. United recorded another victory.

Shutout road losses in Philadelphia and Montreal were sandwiched around a 2–1 U.S. Open Cup loss in New England despite an early goal by Ortiz. A trip to F.C. Dallas produced a disappointing 4–2 result, despite goals by Harkes and Brown, the first goals for each in a United uniform. Another road trip to face Seattle Sounders F.C. resulted in a 4–3 defeat, with United becoming the first Major League Soccer team to lose after taking a 3–0 lead. Brown and Harkes got the side off to a fast start with goals in their second straight game, and Sam added what might have seemed a clincher, but the late collapse seemed to be the ultimate word on a disastrous 2017 season. However, it only got worse. United lost to Houston Dynamo by 3–1, despite what would prove to be Bobby Boswell's last goal for D.C. United. That would be the team's fifth straight loss, the last four with Travis Worra in goal because Bill Hamid was with the national team for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The first visit to Minnesota United FC marked Hamid's return to the lineup, but the defense was still wanting during a 4–0 thrashing by the previously struggling expansion side, the sixth straight loss for D.C. United.

Summer signings

Those losses provided the impetus for the front office to finally move to bolster the team. Boswell was sent to Atlanta to free up roster space. Neagle was returned to Seattle for the same reason, and Le Toux was given his release. Ortiz and Alhaji Kamara were released to free up international roster slots. D.C. added young Bolivian striker Bruno Miranda. That signing was followed in days to come by the acquisition of Hungarian international Zoltan Stieber, who was playing in the Bundesliga second-flight, and a dramatic move to sign U.S. international Paul Arriola, after dealing $500,000 in allocation funds to acquire his MLS rights from the L.A. Galaxy. In addition to Arriola, the team added a U.S. youth international, Russell Canouse. The Pennsylvania native left Germany to return and play for his boyhood favorite team. The wheeling and dealing also included the acquisition of former Columbus Crew standout goalkeeper Steve Clark, to provide insurance in case the team was unable to sign star goalie Bill Hamid to a new contract.

These moves really did seem to raise the play of the team. United almost took three points from league-leading Toronto after an early goal by Sam, but an own goal by Steve Birnbaum forced the team to settle for a draw. D.C. did lose two consecutive hard-fought 1–0 matches, against Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids. D.C. then completed a sweep of the season series with Atlanta United, winning 1–0 on an own goal. In the next match, the team earned the win over New England on a second-half goal by Acosta. Homegrown player centerback Jalen Robinson contributed to the consecutive clean sheets, going 90 in each, only his second and third appearance of the year.

While August had seemed bright for D.C., September saw the team suffer more reversals. Sloppy defensive play allowed Orlando City S.C. to take a 2–0 first half lead at R.F.K. Stadium, and a late goal by Kofi Opare was not enough to salvage a result. Despite a strong start in Chicago, an own goal by Harkes put the team behind the eight-ball, and the Chicago Fire sealed the deal with 2 second-half goals. However, the D.C. team rebounded before over 25,000 people in the next-to-last ever home game at R.F.K. Stadium, against San Jose Earthquakes. D.C. failed to convert on a number of early chances, but the second half produced the fastest four-goal outburst by one player in league history, as Patrick Mullins ended his long goalless start to the 2017 season, scoring a hat trick with 3 finishes in front of goal, followed by a stunning free kick goal to cap the 4–0 win. Mullins was the first player to score four goals in one half of a MLS match. New Designated Player Paul Arriola got his first two assists in his seventh game with the team. The game may have also been noteworthy for being Steve Clark's first match in goal for D.C. Clark was barely tested in turning in a clean sheet. The win did not move the team out of the Eastern Conference cellar, but it did move the team ahead of a pair of Western Conference teams in the league-wide table. It also raised questions as to what might have been for a team that never seemed to finish chances, wasting the frequent heroic efforts of goalie Bill Hamid throughout the season.

D.C. kicked off a three-game road trip with a midweek match against New York Red Bulls. As usual, NYRB dominated possession and took the lead when youngster Tyler Adams scored his first career MLS goal. D.C., however, drew even on a free kick in first half stoppage time, as Zoltan Stieber notched his first in MLS when the ball deflected off the wall past NY goalie Luis Robles. The home team constantly tested the D.C. goal but Clark (playing for an injured Hamid) proved up to the task, including stopping a point-blank shot by Bradley Wright-Phillips. Against the run of play, D.C. briefly took the lead, when Russell Canouse got his first assist, threading a pass to Mullins, who scored his fifth goal in five days. NYRB, however, regained the lead on another goal by Adams and penalty kick goal by Gonzalo Veron. D.C. seemed destined for defeat, but they struck again in stoppage time, the tying goal coming when a defender misplayed a cross by Canouse, resulting in an own goal, the fourth of the season that counted for United. Nonetheless, D.C. needed a full three points to remain in playoff contention, so the draw ended any possibility of post-season play.

With little to lay for on a trip to Columbus, D.C. United fell 2–0. A road game in Portland started brightly, but a giveaway in the box by Korb forced Clark to foul, and the resultant penalty kick put United in a hole. The Timbers added three goals in the second half, including one while defender Steve Birnbaum lay unconscious, suffering his third concussion of the season.

RFK finale

In the build-up to the final match of the season, the team sought to honor their history in R.F.K. Stadium. as they prepared to leave the stadium behind. First, came the announcement that longtime goalkeeper Bill Hamid would not return in 2018, having agreed to join a team in Denmark, F.C. Midtjylland. On the day of the game, players from the team's 21-year history came together for a "Legends" game, featuring goals by Marco Etcheverry, Luciano Emilio and Freddy Adu, among others. The main event was the deciding event of the 2018 version of the Atlantic Cup, against New York Red Bulls. One of the largest regular-season home crowds in team history came to celebrate history, but also had the pleasure of seeing the team take the lead before halftime on a scintillating cross by Acosta that was finished by Arriola, who scored his first ever MLS goal, which later captured Goal of the Week honors. The visitors tied the score in the second half and, after Acosta was ejected, it was probably only a matter of time before the Red Bulls took the lead. As it was, D.C. closed the season with yet another defeat—the third consecutive loss, and finished even on points with the L.A. Galaxy in the league cellar. Because D.C. had more wins, they would be drafting after the Galaxy in the league's 2018 pre-season drafts.

Non-competitive

Preseason

United States U-17 v D.C. United

February 1 1	United States U-17	0–6	D.C. United	Bradenton
10:00 EST		Report	Vincent 22' Sam 24' Neagle 27' Ortiz 48' Le Toux 53' Büscher 66'	Stadium: IMG Academy

D.C. United v Philadelphia Union

February 4 2	D.C. United	1–1	Philadelphia Union	St. Petersburg
TBD EST	Ortiz 2nd half'	Report	Sapong 1st half'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

D.C. United v Jönköpings Södra IF

February 8 3	D.C. United	3–2	Jönköpings Södra IF	Bradenton
16:00 EST	Birnbaum  22' Sarvas 28' Franklin  37' Acosta 43' Le Toux 76'	Report	Aasmundsen 81', 90'	Stadium: IMG Academy

D.C. United v Montreal Impact

February 18 Suncoast Invitational	D.C. United	2–4	Montreal Impact	St. Petersburg
17:00 EST	Birnbaum 14' Nyarko 56'	Report	Oduro 6' Piatti 22' (pen.) Mancosu 53' Jackson-Hamel 90'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

St. Louis FC v D.C. United

February 22 Suncoast Invitational	St. Louis FC	0–3	D.C. United	Clearwater
16:00 EST		Report	Kamara 20' Le Toux 59' Nyarko 88'	Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex

D.C. United v Philadelphia Union

February 25 Suncoast Invitational	D.C. United	3–2	Philadelphia Union	St. Petersburg
17:00 EST	Nyarko 14' Jeffrey 21' Mullins 24' Acosta  34' Sarvas  43'	Report	Marquez  9' Fabinho  21' Rosenberry  33' Bedoya  34'  89' Sapong  46' Onyewu 51' Epps 86'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

Competitive

MLS

Main article: 2017 Major League Soccer season

D.C. United v Sporting Kansas City

March 4, 2017 1	D.C. United	0–0	Sporting Kansas City	Washington, D.C.
19:00 EST	Franklin  54' Vincent  64'	Report	Sinovic  37' Espinoza  72'	Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium Attendance: 18,268 Referee: Robert Sibiga

New York City FC v D.C. United

March 12, 2017 2	New York City FC	4–0	D.C. United	New York City, New York
14:00 EST	Wallace 8' Villa 28', 75' Morález 39'	Report	Birnbaum  24' Jeffrey  35' DeLeon  63' Vincent  77' Neagle  85'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 24,259 Referee: Alan Kelly

D.C. United v Columbus Crew

March 18, 2017 3	D.C. United	0–2	Columbus Crew	Washington, D.C.
19:00 EST	Harkes  17' Sam  41' Sarvas  70'	Report	Higuaín 38' (PK) Afful  45+2' Kamara 66' (PK) Williams  17'	Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium Attendance: 14,031 Referee: Ted Unkel

D.C. United v Philadelphia Union

April 1, 2017 4	D.C. United	2–1	Philadelphia Union	Washington, D.C.
19:00 EST	Ortiz 18' Acosta 27' (pen.) Sarvas  66'	Report	Ilsinho  57' Jones  61' Sapong 71'	Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium Attendance: 14,560 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

D.C. United v New York City FC

April 8, 2017 5	D.C. United	2–1	New York City FC	Washington, D.C.
16:00 EST	Sam 53' Acosta 73'	Report	Callens  11' Matarrita  35' Villa 84'	Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium Attendance: 18,855 Referee: Drew Fischer

New York Red Bulls v D.C. United

April 15, 2017 6	New York Red Bulls	2–0	D.C. United	Harrison, New Jersey
19:30 EST	Felipe  40' Kljestan  45+2' Muyl 46' Lawrence  56' Wright-Phillips 62'	Report	Acosta  52' Franklin  80'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 20,104 Referee: Sorin Stoica

New England Revolution v D.C. United

April 22, 2017 7	New England Revolution	2–2	D.C. United	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30 EST	Nguyen 5' Mlinar  39' Agudelo 48' Kouassi  89'	Report	Jeffrey 26' Le Toux  27' 28'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 16,591 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

Atlanta United FC v D.C. United

April 30, 2017 8	Atlanta United FC	1–3	D.C. United	Atlanta, Georgia
15:00 EST	Jones 9' Asad  83'	Report	Franklin  2' Parkhurst 25' (o.g.) Acosta 36' Jeffrey  45' Le Toux 55'	Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium Attendance: 46,011 Referee: Jair Marrufo

D.C. United v Montreal Impact

May 6, 2017 9	D.C. United	0–1	Montreal Impact	Washington, D.C.
TBD EST		Report	Tabla 18' Bernardello  45' Lovitz  50' Fisher  59'	Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium Attendance: 14,993 Referee: Robert Sibiga

D.C. United v Philadelphia Union

May 13, 2017 10	D.C. United	0–4	Philadelphia Union	Washington, D.C.
19:00 EST	Neagle  19' Acosta  55' Sarvas  64'	Report	Fabinho  4' Bedoya  9' Medunjanin 39' Onyewu 64' Picault 78' Herbers 88'	Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium Attendance: 14,576 Referee: Chris Penso

D.C. United v Chicago Fire

May 20, 2017 11	D.C. United	0–1	Chicago Fire	Washington, D.C.
16:00 EST	Sarvas  7' Neagle  64'	Report	Accam 52' Schweinsteiger  66'	Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium Attendance: 20,618 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v D.C. United

May 27, 2017 12	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	0–1	D.C. United	Vancouver, British Columbia
19:00 EST	Tchani  53' Parker  90+7'	Report	Neagle 61' (pen.) Opare  76'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 20,905 Referee: Sorin Stoica

Orlando City SC v D.C. United

May 31, 2017 13	Orlando City SC	2–0	D.C. United	Orlando, Florida
19:30 EST	Toia  35' Bendik  65' Larin 67' Barnes 88'	Report	Kemp  34' Sam  66'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 24,112 Referee: Allan Chapman

D.C. United v LA Galaxy

June 3, 2017 14	D.C. United	0–0	LA Galaxy	Washington, D.C.
19:00 EST	Sam  37'	Report	Van Damme  35'	Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium Attendance: 17,730 Referee: Drew Fischer

Toronto FC v D.C. United

June 17, 2017 15	Toronto FC	2–0	D.C. United	Toronto, Ontario
TBD EST	Vázquez  27' Giovinco  40' Altidore 60'  65' Hamilton 85'	Report	Opare  72' Harkes  83'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 28,627 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

D.C. United v Atlanta United FC

June 21, 2017 16	D.C. United	2–1	Atlanta United FC	Washington, D.C.
19:30 EST	Acosta 23' Nyarko 60' (Korb, Harkes) Neagle  73'	Report	Gressel 17' (Almirón, Asad) Larentowicz  62' Vázquez  79'	Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium Attendance: 14,594 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Philadelphia Union v D.C. United

June 24, 2017 17	Philadelphia Union	1–0	D.C. United	Chester, Pennsylvania
19:00 EST	Picault 32' (Bedoya, Gaddis)	Report	Ortiz  31'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 17,656 Referee: Sorin Stoica

Montreal Impact v D.C. United

July 1, 2017 18	Montreal Impact	2–0	D.C. United	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
TBD EST	Dzemaili 21' (Bernardello) Tabla  22' Duvall 23' (Dzemaili) Mancosu  25' Camara  82' Bush  89'	Report	Sam  45+1' Sarvas  85'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 18,707 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

FC Dallas v D.C. United

July 4, 2017 19	FC Dallas	4–2	D.C. United	Frisco, Texas
20:30 EST	Harris 41' (Ulloa) Grana  43' Lamah 45+3', 55' (Díaz, Barrios) Urruti 47' (Barrios)	Report	Harkes 30' (Nyarko) Jeffrey  49' Brown 57' (Acosta)	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 16,291 Referee: David Gantar

Seattle Sounders FC v D.C. United

July 19, 2017 20	Seattle Sounders FC	4–3	D.C. United	Seattle, Washington
22:30 EST	Bruin 51' (Jones) Evans 62' (Jones, Tolo) Svennson 74' (Lodiero) Roldan 78' (Bruin) Loderio  87'	Report	Brown 8' (Nyarko) Harkes 27' (Franklin, Sam) Sarvas  33' Sam 50' (Acosta)	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 42,714 Referee: Kevin Stott

D.C. United v Houston Dynamo

July 22, 2017 21	D.C. United	1–3	Houston Dynamo	Washington, D.C.
19:00 EST	Boswell 62' (Sam, Jeffrey) DeLeon  63' Jeffrey  72'	Report	Wenger 6' (Alex)  90+5' Alex  13' Manotas 15' (Alex) Rodríguez 17' (Wenger, Alex) Deric  90+4'	Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium Attendance: 15,321 Referee: Marcos Deoliveira

Minnesota United FC v D.C. United

July 29, 2017 22	Minnesota United FC	4–0	D.C. United	Minneapolis, Minnesota
20:00 EST	Ramirez 7' (Molino) Danladi 40' (Molino) Jeffrey 58' (OG) Shuttleworth  79' Ibarra 90+1' (Venegas)	Report	Kemp  36'	Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 20,146 Referee: Robert Sibiga

D.C. United v Toronto FC

August 5, 2017 23	D.C. United	1–1	Toronto FC	Washington, D.C.
19:00 EST	Opare 6' (Sam) Franklin  38' Sam  4'	Report	Birnbaum 52' (OG) Delgado  11' Bradley  36'	Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium Attendance: 16,444 Referee: Allen Chapman

D.C. United v Real Salt Lake

August 12, 2017 24	D.C. United	0–1	Real Salt Lake	Washington, D.C.
19:00 EST	Arriola  64'	Report	Wingert  62' Silva 64'	Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium Attendance: 14,193 Referee: Drew Fischer

Colorado Rapids v D.C. United

August 19, 2017 25	Colorado Rapids	0–1	D.C. United	Commerce City, Colorado
21:00 EST	Watts  78'	Report	Watts 27' (OG) Acosta  79' DeLeon  85'	Stadium: DSG Park Attendance: 16,089 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

D.C. United v Atlanta United FC

August 23, 2017 26	D.C. United	1–0	Atlanta United FC	Washington, D.C.
19:30 EST	Acosta  18' Brown  24' Parkhurst 46' (OG) Sarvas  53' Mullins  90+2'	Report	Walkes  12' Carmona  78'	Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium Attendance: 11,972 Referee: Ted Unkel

D.C. United v New England Revolution

August 26, 2017 27	D.C. United	1–0	New England Revolution	Washington, D.C.
19:00 EST	Canouse  26' Acosta 71' (Sam, Opare) Sarvas  81'	Report	Dielna  63' Kamara  65'	Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium Attendance: 15,539 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

D.C. United v Orlando City SC

September 9, 2017 28	D.C. United	1–2	Orlando City SC	Washington, D.C.
19:00 EST	Acosta  24' Franklin  78' Opare 89' (Brown, Sarvas) Sam  90+6'	Report	Larin 19' (Dwyer) Barnes 28' Sutter  32' Carrasco  76'  79' Hines  90+5' Kaká  90+9'	Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium Attendance: 18,028 Referee: Dave Gantar

Chicago Fire v D.C. United

September 16, 2017 29	Chicago Fire	3–0	D.C. United	Bridgeview, Illinois
20:30 EST	Vincent  15' 62' (Alvarez, Conner) Nikolic 90' (PK) Harkes 23' (OG)	Report		Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 15,643 Referee: Ismail Elfath

D.C. United v San Jose Earthquakes

September 23, 2017 30	D.C. United	4–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Washington, D.C.
19:00 EST	Mullins 57' (Arriola, Acosta), 60' (Arriola), 68', 88'	Report	Jungwirth  50' Imperiale  67'	Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium Attendance: 25,229 Referee: Marcos DeOliveira

New York Red Bulls v D.C. United

September 27, 2017 31	New York Red Bulls	3–3	D.C. United	Harrison, New Jersey
19:30 EST	Tyler Adams 19' (Lade, Kljestan), 74' Perrinelle  45' Kjlestan  68' Verón 78' (PK)	Report	Canouse  37' Stieber 45+1'  64' Mullins 70' (Canouse, Stieber) Birmbaum  87' Escobar 90+1' (OG)	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 16,538 Referee: Chris Penso

Columbus Crew v D.C. United

September 30, 2017 32	Columbus Crew	2–0	D.C. United	Columbus, Ohio
19:30 EST	Williams 14' (Higuaín) Mensah  49' Meram 56' (Artur)	Report	Canouse  18'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 17,350 Referee: Ted Unkel

Portland Timbers v D.C. United

October 15, 2017 33	Portland Timbers	4–0	D.C. United	Portland, Oregon
19:30 EST	Valeri 45+3' (PK) Powell 50' (Valeri) Guzmán  58' Blanco 60' (Valeri), 86' (Ebobisse)	Report	Clark  58'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,114 Referee: Mark Geiger

D.C. United v New York Red Bulls

October 22, 2017 34	D.C. United	1–2	New York Red Bulls	Washington, D.C.
16:00 EST	Arriola 44' (Acosta) Acosta  70'	Report	Escobar  23' Murillo 68' (Keita) Veron 75' (Muyl, Bezecourt) Muyl  90+6'	Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium Attendance: 41,418 Referee: David Gantar

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2017 U.S. Open Cup

D.C. United v Christos FC

June 13, 2017 Fourth round	D.C. United	4–1	Christos FC	Boyds, Maryland
19:00 EST	Büscher 35', 90' Harkes  63' 90+2' Robinson  71' Sam 81'	Report	Kansaye 23' Houapeau  70'	Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 5,286

New England Revolution v D.C. United

June 28, 2017 Fifth round	New England Revolution	2–1	D.C. United	Cambridge, Massachusetts
19:30 EST	Fagundez 44' Woodberry  37' Wright 48' Smith  57'	Report	Ortiz 7' (Harkes) Jeffrey  10' Korb  90+4'	Stadium: Jordan Field Attendance: 2,572 Referee: Mark Kadlecik

Player statistics

As of June 14, 2017

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		MLS Cup		U.S. Open Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	USA	Travis Worra	2	0	1+0	0	0	0	1	0
24	GK	USA	Eric Klenofsky	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	GK	USA	Bill Hamid	13	0	13+0	0	0	0	0	0
50	GK	USA	Steve Clark	5	0	5+0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	USA	Taylor Kemp	13	0	13	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	USA	Chris Odoi-Atsem	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
5	DF	USA	Sean Franklin	9	0	7+2	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	GHA	Kofi Opare	9	0	7+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
15	DF	USA	Steve Birnbaum	10	0	10+0	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF	USA	Jalen Robinson	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
22	DF	USA	Chris Korb	5	0	3+1	0	0	0	1	0
Midfielders
4	MF	USA	Russell Canouse	10	0	10+0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	BRA	Marcelo Sarvas	12	0	7+4	0	0	0	1	0
8	MF	GHA	Lloyd Sam	14	2	13+0	1	0	0	0+1	1
10	MF	ARG	Luciano Acosta	11	3	10+1	3	0	0	0	0
12	MF	GHA	Patrick Nyarko	7	0	6+1	0	0	0	0	0
13	MF	USA	Paul Arriola	10	0	10+0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	USA	Nick DeLeon	6	0	6+0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	HUN	Zoltán Stieber	8	1	6+2	1	0	0	0	0
21	MF	USA	Chris Durkin	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
23	MF	USA	Ian Harkes	13	1	11+1	0	0	0	0+1	1
25	MF	USA	Jared Jeffrey	13	1	12+1	1	0	0	0	0
26	MF	ENG	Rob Vincent	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
33	MF	GER	Julian Büscher	4	2	2+1	0	0	0	1	2
Forwards
16	FW	USA	Patrick Mullins	8	0	5+3	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW	JAM	Deshorn Brown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	FW	USA	Chris Rolfe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	FW	BOL	Bruno Miranda	5	0	0+5	0	0	0	0	0
Left during the season
9	FW	CRC	José Guillermo Ortiz	18	2	7+9	1	0	0	2	1
11	FW	FRA	Sébastien Le Toux	17	2	8+8	2	0	0	1	0
13	FW	USA	Lamar Neagle	23	1	9+13	1	0	0	1	0
31	DF	CAN	Maxim Tissot	1	0	1+0	0	0	0	0	0
32	DF	USA	Bobby Boswell	11	1	10+0	1	0	0	1	0
45	FW	SLE	Alhaji Kamara	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0

Top scorers

As of August 14, 2017

Rank	Position	Name	MLS	MLS Cup	Open Cup	Total
1	MF	Luciano Acosta	5	0	0	5
2	MF	Ian Harkes	2	0	2	4
	MF	Lloyd Sam	2	0	1	3
	FW	Deshorn Brown	2	0	0	2
	FW	Sébastien Le Toux	2	0	0	2
	MF	Julian Büscher	0	0	2	2
7	MF	Jared Jeffrey	1	0	0	1
	FW	José Guillermo Ortiz	1	0	0	1
Total			8	0	4	12

Disciplinary record

Rank	Position	Name	MLS		MLS Cup		USOC Cup		Total
1	MF	Marcelo Sarvas	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
2	DF	Sean Franklin	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	Lamar Neagle	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	Lloyd Sam	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
3	FW	Luciano Acosta	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
	MF	Jared Jeffrey	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Rob Vincent	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Ian Harkes	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
4	DF	Steve Birnbaum	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Nick DeLeon	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Sébastien Le Toux	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Kofi Opare	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Jalen Robinson	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	DF	Taylor Kemp	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
10	MF		Luciano Acosta	22	Boca Juniors	Transfer	Pre-season	Undisclosed	Undisclosed
9	FW		José Guillermo Ortiz	24	Herediano	Loan	Pre-season	2017	Undisclosed
23	MF		Ian Harkes	21	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	Transfer	Pre-season	Undisclosed	Free
11	FW		Sébastien Le Toux	33	Colorado Rapids	Transfer	Pre-season	2017	Free
31	DF		Maxim Tissot	24	Ottawa Fury FC	Transfer	Pre-season		Free
3	DF		Chris Odoi-Atsem	21	Maryland Terrapins	Draft	Pre-season		Free
24	GK		Eric Klenofsky	22	Monmouth Hawks	Draft	Pre-season		Free
22	DF		Chris Korb	29		Re-signed	Mid-season		Free
17	FW		Deshorn Brown	26	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Transfer	Mid-season		Free
27	FW		Bruno Miranda	19	Universidad de Chile	Loan	Mid-season
19	MF		Zoltán Stieber	28	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Transfer	Mid-season
4	MF		Russell Canouse	22	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	Transfer	Mid-season
13	MF		Paul Arriola	22	Tijuana	Transfer	Mid-season
50	GK		Steve Clark	31	AC Horsens	Transfer	Mid-season		Free

Draft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2017 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

2017 D.C. United SuperDraft Picks
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Status
1	12	Chris Odoi-Atsem	DF	Maryland	Signed by DC United & loaned to Richmond.
2	34	Eric Klenofsky	GK	Monmouth	Signed by DC United & loaned to Richmond.
	43	Jo Vetle Rimstad	DF	Radford	Not signed.
4	78	PASS

Out

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
9	FW		Álvaro Saborío	34	Saprissa	Release	Pre-season	Free
34	DF		Luke Mishu	25		Retirement	Pre-season
17	MF		Miguel Aguilar	23	LA Galaxy	Trade	Pre-season
77	FW		Kennedy Igboananike	27	Portland Timbers	Trade	Pre-season
50	GK		Andrew Dykstra	31	Sporting Kansas City	Waiver	Pre-season	2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft
27	MF		Collin Martin	22	Minnesota United FC	Trade	Pre-season
30	GK		Charlie Horton	22		Release	Pre-season
31	MF		Maxim Tissot	25	San Francisco Deltas	Release	Mid-season	Free
45	FW		Alhaji Kamara	23	Al-Taawoun	Transfer	Mid-season	Free
9	FW		José Guillermo Ortiz	24		Waiver	Mid-season
13	MF		Lamar Neagle	30	Seattle Sounders FC	Trade	Mid-season
45	DF		Bobby Boswell	34	Atlanta United FC	Trade	Mid-season
11	FW		Sébastien Le Toux	33		Release	Mid-season