2018 D.C. United season

D.C. United
2018 season
General Manager	Dave Kasper
Head Coach	Ben Olsen
Stadium	Audi Field
MLS	Conference: 4th; Overall: 9th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Knockout round
U.S. Open Cup	Fifth round
Atlantic Cup	Runners-up
Suncoast Invitational	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Rooney (12); All: Rooney (12)
Highest home attendance	20,573 vs. Montreal; Sep 29
Lowest home attendance	5,128 vs. Houston; Mar 17
Average home league attendance	16,006
Home colors	Away colors

The 2018 D.C. United season was D.C. United's 23rd season of existence, and their 23rd in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer.

The 2018 season was the club's first season playing at Audi Field following a 22-year tenure at RFK Memorial Stadium.[1] Prior to the midseason opening of Audi Field, United played four home matches at alternative venues: three at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Germantown, Maryland (one league match and two cup matches), and one league match at the Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

Background

Review

Off season

D.C. United began the off-season trying to figure out how to replace long-time mainstay Bill Hamid, and try to build a much stronger defense in front of his replacement. The team did have the third slot in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft, but elected to deal the selection for allocation money. The team sent allocation money to New York City F.C. to acquire centerback Frédéric Brillant and allocation money to Seattle Sounders F.C. to acquire reserve fullback Oniel Fisher. The team also acquired Costa Rican fullback Joseph Mora. They traded for Vancouver Whitecaps F.C. keeper David Ousted. however, the team also had to find more consistent offensive production. They traded for under-used speedy Jamaican striker, Darren Mattocks and acquired another Costa Rican, midfielder Ulises Segura. The team also sought to bolster the central midfield, acquiring young Venezuelan deep-lying central midfielder Júnior Moreno. The biggest move of the off-season was to deal for Atlanta United F.C.'s attacking star Yamil Asad.

Early season

D.C. United began their most consequential season in years, with the longest road trip in team history. Twelve of the first fourteen games were on the road, as the team awaited the completion and opening of their new Buzzard Point stadium, to be called Audi Field. It was a rough start. The team opened with a hopeful draw in Orlando, including a goal by Asad, but that was followed by a 3–1 loss in Atlanta. The D.C. side than played their first regular season home game at the Maryland Soccerplex in Germantown, Maryland. The intimate setting and snowy weather made for a unique experience, but the team continued its struggles, surrendering two first-half goals. A thrilling rally, however, netted goals by Luciano Acosta and Darren Mattocks and a hard-won point. D.C. only had the two points from the two draws in five matches in March, and then lost again in Kansas City to open April. They returned to the D.C. area to play a home game at the Navy Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland. Despite scoring in the first minute. United handed the visitors a man advantage when Paul Arriola was shown a red card early in the second half. D.C. had to weather a furious assault by Columbus Crew. Thanks to heroic goalkeeping by Steve Clark, the team hung on for its first win of the year, 1–0.

The long road trip resumed, and so did the losing, with a pair of 3–2 defeats at the hands of Philadelphia Union and Real Salt Lake. D.C. finally won a game on the road, defeating the lowly San Jose Earthquakes by a 3–1 scoreline. The team seemed to be showing progress and earned a 1–1 draw in their first trip to Los Angeles to face potent expansion side LAFC. A 2–1 loss to Seattle followed as the team failed to defend a 1–0 lead after Mattocks had put the team ahead early in the second half. The pattern repeated in a trip to Toronto to face the defending league champions. D.C. actually took a 3–0 lead, which they surrendered over the course of the second half. Still a goal by Acosta in stoppage time seemed to have gained a stunning three points, but Toronto F.C. again rallied with a fourth, tying goal before the final whistle.

As fans of the team looked forward to the opening of the long-awaited, new stadium, speculation intensified that the team would make its biggest signing ever, bringing in English star Wayne Rooney. His signing was announced as June drew to a close. The road trip ended with yet another 3–2 loss, to New England Revolution and yet another draw in Los Angeles, this time a 2–2 affair against LA Galaxy.

Mid-season and a New Home

The new stadium, Audi Field, opened on July 14 in front of a sell-out crowd. A goal by Asad, assisted by Zoltan Stieber gave the team its first ever goal and first lead in the new stadium. Wayne Rooney came on as a substitute in the 58th minute, to a roaring ovation, and he immediately raised the team's level. 2 more goals followed, both by Arriola, the last giving Rooney his first assist in his first Major League Soccer match. However, a giveaway in stoppage time led to a goal by Vancouver's teenage sensation Alphonso Davies, spoiling Ousted's bid for his first clean sheet of the season.

Rooney got his first start in Atlanta, but he looked out of shape and the team failed to protect an early lead, finally losing by a familiar 3–1 scoreline in Atlanta. New York Red Bulls spoiled the second match at Audi Field, as Bradley Wright-Phillips put the visitors on top with a second-minute goal, a lead they never surrendered, despite an uncalled penalty shout for Rooney in the second half. Results did start to come though, for D.C, as they won their next four games at home, and managed a draw in Montreal. Included in that stretch was a 3–2 win over a short-handed Orlando City S.C. side, as Lucho Acosta scored a hat-trick. For all of Acosta's heroics, though, the name on everyone's lips at the end of the game was Wayne Rooney. Deep in stoppage time, United lined up a corner kick and goalkeeper Ousted pushed forward to try to get the winning goal, to break the 2–2 tie. Orlando gained possession and tried to break out of their end quickly to attack the undefended D.C end and get the winning goal themselves. Rooney ran back as the one defender who had a chance to stop the Orlando breakaway. He wasn't able to beat Wil Johnson to the ball as it rolled past midfield, but Rooney dispossessed Johnson with a sliding tackle. Rooney then rose and dribbled back in the opposite direction before a sending a long pass across the field, into the box, where Acosta was able to head it for the winning goal at the death. The post-game discussion was whether Rooney's effort was the greatest play in league history.

That thrilling finish was followed by the return of Bill Hamid to the D.C. United goalkeeper role. Hamid had struggled in Denmark and was anxious to return to the D.C. United fold. Hamid's return was marked by a pair of solid wins, 4–1 over Portland Timbers on the strength of a brace by Rooney that included his first free kick goal, and a 2–0 over New England. But the team then took some steps backward with a hard-fought 1–0 loss to the Red Bulls on a hot Sunday night on the road, followed by a tired, sluggish effort in a midweek 2–0 home loss to Philadelphia. D.C rebounded, though, with a 3–1 thumping of the league leaders, Atlanta United F.C., a road draw in Yankee Stadium against NYCFC, another home win as the team rallied to beat Minnesota United 2–1. That was followed by a thrilling rematch at home against the Red Bulls, D.C. took the lead three times on goals by Arriola, Rooney and Acosta, but each time they surrendered the lead on a goal by Wright-Phillips. The 3–3 draw temporarily left D.C. United 4 points off the pace for the final playoff spot, but with a game in hand over Montreal Impact, whom they would play in their next home match, to close out September.

A sell-out crowd watched D.C. United host the Montreal Impact in a crucial match in the race or the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Lucho Acosta got the home side off to a good start with an impressive finish to beat the Impact 'keeper to the far post in the 17th minute. United seemed to back off after that, as the Impact pressed for much of the rest of the first half. United barely clung to the 1-0 lead at halftime, giving no hint of the explosive second half to come. Early in the second half, Acosta got the ball to Rooney, who picked his way towards the box before blistering a shot to beat the goalie at the near post. In the 61st minute, Acosta got his second assist of the game, as Rooney sent Acosta in through the Montreal defense, and Acosta then crossed the ball for Arriola to poke it for the third goal. In the 78th minute D.C. stretched its lead to 4-0 as Arriola beat the goalie to a loose ball and scored his second of the match, and giving Acosta his 3rd assist. 3 minutes later, Rooney capped off a 5-0 thrashing of Montreal, as a clearance by the Impact goalie came to Rooney. Even from 40 yards out, Rooney had little trouble scoring on an empty net. The final result was the most convincing scoreline for D.C. since a 5-0 win over New England Revolution in 2001. In the playoff chase, D.C. still trailed Montreal by 2 points, but now had 2 games in hand to make up those points, and no team was playing in better form than D.C. United. All the good feeling was a little tempered by the news later that starting right back Oniel Fisher had suffered a season-ending knee injury, but the team seemed to be in good position heading into the final month of the regular season calendar.

Close of the Regular Season

The final month of the regular season, October, opened with Montreal posting a 3-0 win over Columbus and Philadelphia an even bigger winner over Minnesota. The pressure was on D.C. United to win to keep on the Impact's heel for the last playoff position. Hosting Chicago Fire, D.C got off to a good start but squandered several chances in the first half, including an apparent Rooney goal, waved off for a foul after a video review. When Chicago scored in the 51st minute, it looked as if D.C. would have a long team to rue missed chances. However, in the 62nd minute, Arriola, starting at right back, sent a shot in on goal. Rooney scored on the rebound and later added a second goal to claim all 3 points with a successful Penalty Kick in the 81st minute. No ground gained in the playoff chase in this round, but D.C. knew it still controlled its own fate. D.C. would play two home matches before Montreal would again take the field, and a win in either match would put D.C. on top of Montreal in the table.

The 2018 MLS season continued even through an international break, with D.C. United playing with a very short bench, thanks to a combination of injuries, international call-ups and a pair of tragic items that struck the team in short order. Paul Arriola had been slotted to start at right back following Fisher's season-ending knee surgery, but the news of the sudden death of Arriola's father meant he was unavailable for the team's two games in over the international break. It was also announced that another potential option at right back, Chris Odoi-Atsem would undergo treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The return of Nick DeLeon from the injured list could not have been more timely.

United managed two straight 1-0 wins at home. The first came against the Western Conference leaders F.C. Dallas. United squandered some chances and seemed destined to settle for a draw, dropping two much needed points in the playoff chase. However, in the 86th minute Russell Canouse scored his first ever MLS goal, with a header that finished off a scramble following a Canouse shot that came back off the post. In a midweek match against the defending champions, Toronto F.C., United did the deed early on when Wayne Rooney scored a memorable goal on a 40-yard free kick that curled back just inside the post. That left the team needing only 3 points in its final two games to secure a playoff spot that seemed impossible 3 months earlier, when Rooney signed with the team.

D.C. United clinched their place in the 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs in style, rounding out their 2018 home regular season campaign with a convincing win over visiting NYCFC, extending the team's unbeaten streak to nine games. The first came when Acosta went on a run from the sideline maneuvering through several defenders before cutting the ball to Rooney for a simple tap-in at the top of the six-yard box. Acosta got the honors on the second goal, as Rooney lost control of the ball about 20 yards out and Acosta stepped up and one-timed a curling shot into the corner of the NYC goal. A second-half penalty kick by Rooney extended the lead to 3-0. A late goal by David Villa ruined the clean sheet, but the final 3-1 result put D.C. in the playoffs, with a chance to claim the 4th spot in the table with a road win or draw at Chicago in the final week. D.C. was unable to score against Chicago Fire, but a 0-0 was enough to put D.C. ahead of Philadelphia into 4th place, and earned a home game in the one-game opening playoff round, against the Columbus Crew.

M.L.S. Playoffs

Playing in front of one of the most raucous home crowds in team history, D.C. United took a 1-0 lead in the first half, when Brillant pounced on a loose ball in the box, heading it for a goal after a misplay by the Columbus Crew goalie Zack Steffen. However, a pair of defensive errors allowed Columbus to equalize before halftime. Thanks to spectacular saves by each goalie, the game remained even and went into an overtime period. Columbus went ahead early in the first overtime on a header by Federico Higuaín, his second goal of the game. D.C.'s season seemed to have been rescued when Nick DeLeon scored on a volley in the 118th minute, the latest goal in a game in team history. However, in a penalty kick shootout, Steffen saved shots from both of D.C.'s top guns, Rooney and Acosta. Hamid also saved one shot and forced former D.C. striker Patrick Mullins to hit the post with his effort. Shooting in the fifth spot, DeLeon put his shot over the crossbar, giving the Crew a 3-2 winning margin in the shootout, ending D.C. United's season.

Club

First team roster

As of August 20, 2018.[2]

No.	Name	Position	Since	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Games	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	David Ousted	GK	2018	(1985-02-01) February 1, 1985	Vancouver Whitecaps	17	0
24	Bill Hamid	GK	2018	(1990-11-25) November 25, 1990	Midtjylland (loan)	195	0
48	Travis Worra	GK	2015	(1993-04-09) April 9, 1993	New Hampshire Wildcats	19	0
Defenders
2	Taylor Kemp	LB	2013	(1990-07-23) July 23, 1990	Maryland Terrapins	107	4
3	Chris Odoi-Atsem	RB	2017	(1995-05-28) May 28, 1995	Maryland Terrapins	10	0
6	Kofi Opare	CB	2014	(1990-10-12) October 12, 1990	LA Galaxy	62	3
12	Kevin Ellis	CB / RB	2018	(1991-06-30) June 30, 1991	Chicago Fire	0	0
13	Frédéric Brillant	CB	2017	(1985-06-26) June 26, 1985	New York City FC	17	0
15	Steve Birnbaum	CB	2014	(1991-01-23) January 23, 1991	California Golden Bears	123	6
20	Jalen Robinson	CB	2014	(1994-05-08) May 8, 1994	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	13	0
27	Vytautas Andriuškevičius	LB	2018	(1990-10-08) October 8, 1990	Portland Timbers	0	0
28	Joseph Mora	LB	2018	(1993-01-15) January 15, 1993	Saprissa	18	0
91	Oniel Fisher	RB / LB	2018	(1991-11-22) November 22, 1991	Seattle Sounders	19	1
Midfielders
4	Russell Canouse	CM	2017	(1995-06-11) June 11, 1995	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	18	0
5	Júnior Moreno	DM	2018	(1993-07-20) July 20, 1993	Zulia	12	0
7	Paul Arriola	RM / RF	2017	(1995-02-05) February 5, 1995	Tijuana	30	5
8	Ulises Segura	CM	2017	June 23, 1993 (age 24)	Saprissa	12	1
10	Luciano Acosta	AM	2016	(1994-05-31) May 31, 1994	Boca Juniors	84	13
14	Nick DeLeon	RM / RB	2012	(1990-07-17) July 17, 1990	Louisville Cardinals	185	16
18	Zoltán Stieber	AM / LF	2017	(1988-10-16) October 16, 1988	1. FC Kaiserslautern	28	6
21	Chris Durkin	DM / CB	2016	(2000-02-08) February 8, 2000	D.C. United Academy	18	0
22	Yamil Asad	AM / LF	2018	(1994-07-24) July 24, 1994	Vélez Sarsfield (loan)	22	9
23	Ian Harkes	CM	2017	(1995-03-30) March 30, 1995	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	32	2
25	Jared Jeffrey	CM	2013	(1990-06-14) June 14, 1990	Mainz 05	68	5
Forwards
9	Wayne Rooney (c)	ST/ AM	2018	(1985-10-24) October 24, 1985	Everton	8	3
11	Darren Mattocks	ST	2017	(1990-09-02) September 2, 1990	Portland Timbers	20	9
32	Bruno Miranda	ST	2017	(1998-12-10) December 10, 1998	Universidad de Chile	12	0
29	Dane Kelly	ST	2018	(1991-02-09) February 9, 1991	Reno 1868	1	0

Team management

Position	Staff
General Manager	Dave Kasper
Head Coach	Ben Olsen
Asst. Coach	Chad Ashton
Asst. Coach	Nolan Sheldon
Goalkeeping Coach	Zach Thornton
Director of Operations	Francisco Tobar
Team Coordinator	Rory Molleda
Director of Soccer Strategy and Analysis	Stewart Mairs
Equipment Manager	Isaac Langley
Asst. Equipment Manager	Jason Ramos
Head Athletic Trainer	Brian Goodstein
Physical Therapist	Gabriel Manoel
Soccer Operations Assistant	Michael Villalba
Team Chiropractor	Dr. Thomas Cathell
Massage Therapist	Christina Miller King

Last updated: October 30, 2017
Source: D.C. United

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred From	Type	US	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
DF	Frédéric Brillant	New York City FC	Transfer	Non-US	$75,000 (GAM), International Slot	December 10, 2017	[3]
ST	Darren Mattocks	Portland Timbers	Transfer	US	International Slot	December 10, 2017	[4]
MF	Ulises Segura	Saprissa	Transfer	Non-US	$50,000 (GAM) to New York City FC for MLS discovery rights	December 21, 2017	[5]
MF	Júnior Moreno	Zulia	Transfer	Non-US		January 2, 2018	[6]
GK	David Ousted	Vancouver Whitecaps	Trade	Non-US	2nd Round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft	January 8, 2018	[7]
DF	Oniel Fisher	Seattle Sounders	Transfer	US	$50,000 (GAM)	February 7, 2018	[8]
MF	Yamil Asad	Vélez Sarsfield	Loan	Non-US	$500,000 (GAM & TAM) to Atlanta United for MLS rights, $300,000 to Vélez Sarsfield for loan with buyout option at $700,000	February 13, 2018	[9]
DF	Chris Odoi-Atsem		Re-sign	US		February 17, 2018	[10]
DF	Joseph Mora	Saprissa	Transfer	Non-US		March 7, 2018	[11]
FW	Dane Kelly	Reno 1868	Transfer	US	Undisclosed	March 9, 2018	[12]
FW	Wayne Rooney	Everton	Transfer	Non-US		June 28, 2018	[13]
DF	Vytautas Andriuškevičius	Portland Timbers	Transfer	Non-US	$50,000 in Targeted Allocation Money (TAM)	August 7, 2018	[14]
GK	Bill Hamid	FC Midtjylland	Loan	US		August 8, 2018	[15]
DF	Kevin Ellis	Chicago Fire	Free Agency	US		September 7, 2018	[16]

Draft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2018 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes. Pending any trades up to the draft, United had six selections in the SuperDraft.[17]

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Status
2018 D.C. United SuperDraft Picks
4	71	Afonso Pinheiro	FW	Albany	Not signed
	74	Rafael Andrade Santos	MF	VCU	Not signed
	91	Pass

Notes: D.C. United traded their first round pick (third selection overall) to Los Angeles FC for $100,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) and $100,000 in Targeted Allocation Money (TAM).[18]

Out

N	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
28	GK	Bill Hamid	26	Midtjylland	Free	Pre-season	Free	[19]
18	FW	Chris Rolfe	34		Retirement	Pre-season		[20]
17	FW	Deshorn Brown	26	Lorca	Released	Pre-season	Free	[21]
33	MF	Julian Büscher	24	LA Galaxy II	Released	Pre-season	Free	[21]
5	DF	Sean Franklin	32	Vancouver Whitecaps	Released	Pre-season	Free	[21]
24	GK	Eric Klenofsky	23	Richmond Kickers	Released	Pre-season	Free	[21]
22	DF	Chris Korb	30		Released	Pre-season	Free	[21]
8	MF	Lloyd Sam	33	Wimbledon	Released	Pre-season	Free	[21]
26	MF	Rob Vincent	27		Retirement	Pre-season	Free	[21]
12	MF	Patrick Nyarko	31		Free	Pre-season	Free	[21]
7	MF	Marcelo Sarvas	36		Free	Pre-season	Free	[21]
16	FW	Patrick Mullins	26	Columbus Crew	Transfer	Mid-season	$150,000 TAM	[22]
26	GK	Steve Clark (soccer)	32	Portland Timbers	Released	Mid-season	Free	[23]

Non-competitive

Preseason friendlies

February 8, 2018	D.C. United	1–2	Malmö FF	Bradenton, Florida
	Mattocks 56'	Report	Strandberg 85', 87'	Stadium: IMG Academy

February 17, 2018 Suncoast Invitational	D.C. United	2–1	Philadelphia Union	St. Petersburg, Florida
17:00 EST	Mattocks 14' Acosta 89'	Report	Fabinho 16' Burke 88'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

February 21, 2018 Suncoast Invitational	D.C. United	2–1	Jacksonville Armada	Clearwater, Florida
17:00 EST	Mullins 11' Acosta 60'	Report	Banks 79'	Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex

February 24, 2018	Las Vegas Lights	2–4	D.C. United	Las Vegas, Nevada
23:00 EST	Calderón 53' (pen.) Garduño 87'	Report	Asad 42' Mattocks 51' Harkes 80' Acosta 90+2'	Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 7,158

Midseason friendlies

April 20, 2018	Maryland Terrapins	Not reported	D.C. United	College Park, Maryland
11:00 EST		Report		Stadium: Ludwig Field

April 20, 2018	Richmond Kickers	Not reported	D.C. United	College Park, Maryland
14:00 EST				Stadium: Ludwig Field

September 19, 2018	D.C. United	1–1	Olimpia	Washington, D.C.
20:00 EST	Kelly 15'	Report	Reyes 19'	Stadium: Audi Field

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Standings

Overall

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	New York City FC	34	16	10	8	59	45	+14	56
8	Portland Timbers	34	15	10	9	54	48	+6	54
9	D.C. United	34	14	11	9	60	50	+10	51
10	Columbus Crew	34	14	11	9	43	45	−2	51
11	Philadelphia Union	34	15	14	5	49	50	−1	50

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:

CONCACAF Champions League
Selection procedure
- Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.[24] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2018 season, the following teams qualified:
  1. The winner of MLS Cup 2018 (Atlanta United FC);
  2. The winner of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup (Houston Dynamo)
  Thus unlike previous seasons, the Supporters' Shield winner and the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters' Shield werw not guaranteed a berth. Each qualifier entered at the second phase of the tournament.
  One Canada-based team qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams could not qualify through MLS):
  1. The winner of the 2018 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
2	Atlanta United FC	34	21	7	6	70	44	+26	69	Conference Semi-finals[lower-alpha 1]
3	New York City FC	34	16	10	8	59	45	+14	56	Knockout round
4	D.C. United	34	14	11	9	60	50	+10	51
5	Columbus Crew	34	14	11	9	43	45	−2	51
6	Philadelphia Union	34	15	14	5	49	50	−1	50

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goal differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Notes:

Due to a change in format for the CONCACAF Champions League, the regular season conference champions did not automatically earn a berth in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.[25]

Results

March 3, 2018 1	Orlando City	1–1	D.C. United	Orlando, Florida
19:30 EST	Lindley 31' Giro 41' Yotun 81' Pinho 90+3'	Report	Asad 32' Birnbaum 45+1' Mattocks 45+6' DeLeon 47'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 25,527 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

March 11, 2018 2	Atlanta United	3–1	D.C. United	Atlanta, Georgia
15:00 EST	Martínez 24' Garza 50' Escobar 63' Almirón 73' Villalba 76'	Report	Fisher 36' Mattocks 86'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 72,035

March 17, 2018 3	D.C. United	2–2	Houston Dynamo	Germantown, Maryland
15:00 EST	Acosta 22', 90+7' Mattocks 50' Mora 83'	Report	Alexander 1' Elis 30' Manotas 31'	Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 5,128 Referee: David Gantar

March 24, 2018 4	Columbus Crew	3–1	D.C. United	Columbus, Ohio
18:00 EDT	Abubakar 3' Valenzuela 20' 52' Clark 40' Santos 42'	Report	Asad 30'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 8,443 Referee: Drew Fischer

March 31, 2018 5	Sporting Kansas City	1–0	D.C. United	Kansas City, Kansas
20:30 EDT	Gutiérrez 3'	Report		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,624 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

April 14, 2018 7	D.C. United	1–0	Columbus Crew	Annapolis, Maryland
19:00 EDT	Segura 1' Arriola 51' Clark 84'	Report	Higuaín 23' Mensah 84'	Stadium: Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Attendance: 12,396 Referee: Ismail Elfath

April 28, 2018 8	Philadelphia Union	3–2	D.C. United	Chester, Pennsylvania
15:30 EDT	Ilsinho 37' Trusty 44' Sapong 60' Elliott 66' Dočkal 72'	Report	Stieber 7' Asad 25' Mattocks 70'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 16,493 Referee: Armando Villarreal

May 12, 2018 9	Real Salt Lake	3–2	D.C. United	Sandy, Utah
21:00 EDT	Baird 21' 89' Rusnák 26' Savarino 56'	Report	Arriola 9' Mora 22' Birnbaum 83' DeLeon 90+2'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 16,961 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

May 19, 2018 10	San Jose Earthquakes	1–3	D.C. United	San Jose, California
22:30 EDT	Hoesen 43' Jungwirth 90'	Report	Stieber 15' Mattocks 20' Asad 37' Durkin 60'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 17,644 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

May 26, 2018 11	Los Angeles FC	1–1	D.C. United	Los Angeles, California
22:00 EDT	Rossi 39' Jakovic 45+2'	Report	Durkin 53' Fisher 59' Arriola 80' Mattocks 84' Miranda 85'	Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Ismail Elfath

June 9, 2018 12	Seattle Sounders FC	2–1	D.C. United	Seattle, Washington
20:00 EDT	Lodeiro 57' Alonso 70' Wolff 83'	Preview	Mattocks 53'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,465 Referee: Sorin Stoica

June 13, 2018 6	Toronto FC	4–4	D.C. United	Toronto, Ontario
20:00 EDT	Auro Jr. 39' Osorio 56' Vázquez 64' Hagglund 86', 90+2'	Report	Asad 12', 90' Arriola 17' 89' Mattocks 45'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 23,011 Referee: Robert Sibiga
Note: Rescheduled from April 7 due to Toronto FC participating in the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League.

June 30, 2018 13	New England Revolution	3–2	D.C. United	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30 EDT	Penilla 18', 78' (pen.) Mlinar 27' Caicedo 41' Bunbury 45+1'	Report	Asad 42', 73' (pen.) Mattocks 77' Fisher 78'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 19,371 Referee: Allen Chapman

July 4, 2018 14	LA Galaxy	2–2	D.C. United	Carson, California
22:30 EDT	Ibrahimović 5' Pontius 25' Kitchen 30' Hušidić 87'	Report	Stieber 26' Durkin 29' Mora 80' Mattocks 85'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 25,462 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

July 14, 2018 15	D.C. United	3–1	Vancouver Whitecaps	Washington, D.C.
19:00 EDT	Arriola 12' 69', 80' Asad 27' Brillant 31'	Report	Juárez 38' Felipe 62' Davies 90+4'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 20,504 Referee: Hilario Grajeda
Note: Club's first ever match at Audi Field.

July 21, 2018 16	Atlanta United	3–1	D.C. United	Atlanta, Georgia
15:30 EDT	Martínez 30', 54', 73'	Report	Stieber 8' Arriola 49' Rooney 50' Durkin 78'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 45,087 Referee: Drew Fischer

July 25, 2018 17	D.C. United	0–1	New York Red Bulls	Washington, D.C.
21:30 EDT	Arriola 32'	Report	Wright-Phillips 2' 3' Adams 90+3'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 15,655 Referee: Armando Villarreal
Note: Two-hour delay due to lightning.

July 28, 2018 18	D.C. United	2–1	Colorado Rapids	Washington, D.C.
19:00 EDT	Rooney 33' Jackson 90' (o.g.)	Report	Wilson 66' McBean 74' Acosta 82' Jackson 90+1' Price 90+7'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 18,931 Referee: Ramy Touchan

August 4, 2018 19	Montreal Impact	1–1	D.C. United	Montreal, Quebec
19:30 EDT	Piatti 2' Mancosu 5'	Report	Asad 70' Canouse 75' Birnbaum 78'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 19,152 Referee: Ismail Elfath

August 12, 2018 20	D.C. United	3–2	Orlando City	Washington, D.C.
18:00 EDT	Acosta 45+4', 64', 90+6', 90+6' Birnbaum 49'	Report	Ousted 50' (o.g.) Higuita 55' Dwyer 71' Tarek 86'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,020 Referee: José Carlos Rivero

August 15, 2018 21	D.C. United	4–1	Portland Timbers	Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT	Arriola 33' Rooney 43', 68' Fisher 47' Canouse 72' Acosta 73' Mattocks 90+1', 90+2'	Report	Armenteros 35'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 18,219 Referee: Robert Sibiga

August 19, 2018 22	D.C. United	2–0	New England Revolution	Washington, D.C.
18:00 EDT	Acosta 13' Canouse 58' Steiber 89'	Report	Caicedo 12' Agudelo 29' Caldwell 56' 73'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 20,198 Referee: Ted Unkel

August 26, 2018 23	New York Red Bulls	1–0	D.C. United	Harrison, New Jersey
19:00 EDT	Wright-Phillips 9' Gamarra 37', 56'	Report	Stieber 63' Arriola 88' Wright-Phillips 90+4'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 22,324 Referee: David Gantar

August 29, 2018 24	D.C. United	0–2	Philadelphia Union	Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT	Birnbaum 90+2'	Report	Elliot 27' Sapong 29' Dočkal 57' Picault 61'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,692 Referee: Nima Saghafi

September 2, 2018 25	D.C. United	3–1	Atlanta United	Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT	Acosta 29', 77' Rooney 52' (pen.) Moreno 73'	Report	Remedi 25' Larentowicz 39' Barco 51' González Pirez 71'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 20,557 Referee: Allen Chapman (United States)

September 8, 2018 26	New York City FC	1–1	D.C. United	New York City, New York
15:30 EDT	Tinnerholm 24' Callens 78' Villa 86'	Report	Birnbaum 58' Opare 90'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 28,239

September 12, 2018 27	D.C. United	2–1	Minnesota United	Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT	Canouse 56' Segura 65' Mattocks 69' Mora 90+5'	Report	Rodríguez 47' Danladi 72' Ibarra 87'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,114 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

September 16, 2018 28	D.C. United	3–3	New York Red Bulls	Washington, D.C.
13:00 EDT	Arriola 25' Rooney 64' Acosta 87'	Report	Wright-Phillips 41', 76', 90' Rzatkowski 69' Romero Gamarra 90+6' Murillo 90+7'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 18,331 Referee: Alan Kelly

September 29, 2018 29	D.C. United	5–0	Montreal Impact	Washington, D.C.
19:00 EDT	Acosta 17' Rooney 48', 82' Arriola 61', 78'	Report		Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 20,573

October 7, 2018 30	D.C. United	2–1	Chicago Fire	Washington, D.C.
13:00 EDT	Rooney 62', 81' (pen.)	Report	Edwards 51' Schweinsteiger 90+4'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 20,064 Referee: Ismail Elfath

October 13, 2018 31	D.C. United	1–0	FC Dallas	Washington, D.C.
15:30 EDT	Canouse 86'	Report		Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,610 Referee: José Carlos Rivero

October 17, 2018 32	D.C. United	1–0	Toronto FC	Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT	Rooney 18'	Report	Zavaleta 87'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 18,562 Referee: Allen Chapman

October 21, 2018 33	D.C. United	3–1	New York City FC	Washington, D.C.
15:00 EDT	Rooney 8', 74' (pen.) Acosta 24'	Report	Castellanos 66' Villa 78' Matarrita 90+4'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 20,249 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

October 28, 2018 34	Chicago Fire	0–0	D.C. United	Bridgeview, Illinois
16:30 EDT		Report		Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 19,459 Referee: Nima Saghafi

MLS Cup Playoffs

Preliminary round

November 1, 2018 Preliminary round	D.C. United	2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p)	Columbus Crew	Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT	Brillant 21' DeLeon 116'	Report	Higuaín 30', 45', 96' Sosa 105+1'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 20,600 Referee: Allen Chapman
	Penalties
	Rooney Asad Stieber Acosta DeLeon		Higuaín Trapp Zardes Hansen Mullins

U.S. Open Cup

June 6, 2018 Fourth round	D.C. United	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	North Carolina FC	Germantown, Maryland
19:00 EST	Harkes 25' 80'	Report	Lomis 83' Kandziora 109' Smith 120+1'	Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,118 Referee: Matthew Franz
	Penalties
	Asad Mattocks Acosta Harkes Miranda		Ríos Bekker Lomis Doue Tobin

June 20, 2018 Fifth round	D.C. United	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Orlando City SC	Germantown, Maryland
19:00 EST	Acosta 10' (Mattocks) Fisher 24' Durkin 52' 99'	Report	Meram 17' (Kljestan) El-Munir 116' Mueller 117'	Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,254 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
	Penalties
	Asad Acosta Harkes Mullins		Johnson Kljestan Mueller Villarreal Colmán

Player statistics

As of October 22, 2018

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS			MLS Cup			Open Cup			Total			Discipline
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Asst.	Apps	Goals	Asst.	Apps	Goals	Asst.	Apps	Goals	Asst.
1	GK	Ousted	17+0	0	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0
2	DF	Kemp	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	Odoi-Atsem	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
4	MF	Canouse	17+3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	0	0	4	0
5	MF	Moreno	17+3	0	2	1	0	0	0+2	0	0	23	0	2	1	0
6	DF	Opare	10+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	1	0
7	MF	Arriola	25+3	7	8	1	0	0	1+0	0	0	30	7	8	7	1
8	MF	Segura	14+8	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	2	1	1	0
9	ST	Rooney (c)	18+2	12	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	12	7	1	0
10	MF	Acosta	32+1	10	17	1	0	0	1+1	1	0	36	11	17	3	0
11	FW	Mattocks	14+9	10	0	0+1	0	0	1+1	0	1	26	10	1	3	0
12	DF	Ellis	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
13	DF	Brillant	24+0	0	1	1	1	0	1+0	0	0	26	1	1	1	0
14	MF	DeLeon	12+3	0	1	0+1	1	0	0	0	0	16	1	1	2	0
15	DF	Birnbaum	34+0	2	1	0	0	0	2+0	0	0	37	2	0	4	0
16	FW	Mullins	2+8	0	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	11	0	1	0	0
18	MF	Stieber	21+6	5	7	0+1	0	0	1+0	0	0	29	5	7	1	0
20	DF	Robinson	5+0	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0
21	MF	Durkin	16+7	0	1	0	0	0	2+0	0	0	25	0	1	6	1
22	MF	Asad	27+3	9	8	1	0	0	2+0	0	1	33	9	9	1	0
23	MF	Harkes	4+4	0	1	0	0	0	2+0	1	0	10	1	1	1	0
24	GK	Hamid	14+0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0
25	MF	Jeffrey	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
26	GK	Clark	3+0	0	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0
27	DF	Vytas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF	Mora	28+2	0	2	1	0	0	2+0	0	0	33	0	2	2	1
29	FW	Kelly	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
32	FW	Miranda	0+7	0	1	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	8	0	1	1	0
48	GK	Worra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
91	DF	Fisher	20+4	1	1	0	0	0	2+0	0	0	26	1	0	4	0

Most goals

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	MLS	MLS Cup	USOC	Total
1	FW	9	Wayne Rooney	12	0	0	12
2	MF	10	Luciano Acosta	10	0	1	11
3	FW	11	Darren Mattocks	10	0	0	10
4	MF	22	Yamil Asad	9	0	0	9
5	MF	7	Paul Arriola	7	0	0	7
6	MF	18	Zoltán Stieber	5	0	0	5
7	MF	8	Ulises Segura	2	0	0	2
7	DF	15	Steve Birnbaum	2	0	0	2
9	DF	13	Frédéric Brillant	0	1	0	1
	DF	14	Nick DeLeon	0	1	0	1
	MF	23	Ian Harkes	0	0	1	1
	DF	91	Oniel Fisher	1	0	0	1
Own Goals			Jackson (FC Dallas)	1	0	0	1
Total				59	2	2	63

Updated: November 4, 2018[26]

Most assists

Players in italics left the club during the season.

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	MLS	USOC	Total
1	MF	10	Luciano Acosta	17	0	17
2	MF	23	Yamil Asad	8	1	9
3	MF	7	Paul Arriola	8	0	8
4	FW	9	Wayne Rooney	7	0	7
4	MF	18	Zoltán Stieber	7	0	7
6	MF	5	Junior Moreno	2	0	2
6	DF	28	Joseph Mora	2	0	2
8	MF	8	Ulises Segura	1	0	1
	DF	13	Frédéric Brillant	1	0	1
	DF	14	Nick DeLeon	1	0	1
	MF	21	Chris Durkin	1	0	1
	FW	32	Bruno Miranda	1	0	1
	FW	16	Patrick Mullins	1	0	1
	FW	23	Ian Harkes	1	0	1
	FW	11	Darren Mattocks	0	1	1

Updated: September 30, 2018[27]

Awards

MLS Player of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Ref.
24	Luciano Acosta	Orlando City	[28]
25	Wayne Rooney	Portland Timbers, New England Revolution	[29]
31	Luciano Acosta	Montreal Impact	[30]

MLS Goal of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Ref.
4	Yamil Asad	Columbus Crew	[31]
16	Paul Arriola	Toronto FC	[32]
20	Yamil Asad	Vancouver Whitecaps	[33]

MLS Team of the Week

Week	Player	Pos.	Ref.
3	Luciano Acosta	Bench	[34]
7	Steve Clark	Goalkeeper	[35]
12	Chris Durkin	Midfielder	[36]
12	Luciano Acosta	Bench	[36]
13	Paul Arriola	Bench	[37]
16	Yamil Asad	Midfielder	[38]
16	Paul Arriola	Bench	[38]
20	Paul Arriola	Midfielder	[39]
20	Zoltán Stieber	Bench	[39]
22	Russell Canouse	Midfielder	[40]
23	Luciano Acosta	Bench	[41]
24	Wayne Rooney	Forward	[42]
24	Luciano Acosta	Midfielder	[42]
25	Ben Olsen	Coach	[43]
	Luciano Acosta	Midfielder	[43]
	Russell Canouse	Midfielder	[43]
27	Luciano Acosta	Midfielder	[44]
	Bill Hamid	Goalkeeper	[44]
	Paul Arriola	Bench	[44]
28	Steve Birnbaum	Defender	[45]
	Bill Hamid	Bench	[45]
	Russell Canouse	Bench	[45]
29	Luciano Acosta	Midfielder	[46]
31	Wayne Rooney	Forward	[47]
	Luciano Acosta	Midfielder	[47]
	Paul Arriola	Bench	[47]
	Bill Hamid	Bench	[47]
32	Wayne Rooney	Forward	[48]
33	Yamil Asad	Midfielder	[49]
34	Wayne Rooney	Forward	[50]
34	Luciano Acosta	Midfielder	[50]

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[25] CONCACAF Champions League
Selection procedure

Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.[24] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2018 season, the following teams qualified:
The winner of MLS Cup 2018 (Atlanta United FC);

The winner of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup (Houston Dynamo)
Thus unlike previous seasons, the Supporters' Shield winner and the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters' Shield werw not guaranteed a berth. Each qualifier entered at the second phase of the tournament.
One Canada-based team qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams could not qualify through MLS):
The winner of the 2018 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

[2] Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.[24] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2018 season, the following teams qualified:
The winner of MLS Cup 2018 (Atlanta United FC);

The winner of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup (Houston Dynamo)
Thus unlike previous seasons, the Supporters' Shield winner and the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters' Shield werw not guaranteed a berth. Each qualifier entered at the second phase of the tournament.
One Canada-based team qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams could not qualify through MLS):
The winner of the 2018 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

[3] The winner of MLS Cup 2018 (Atlanta United FC);

[4] The winner of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup (Houston Dynamo)

[5] The winner of the 2018 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

[6] The winner of MLS Cup 2018 (Atlanta United FC);

[7] The winner of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup (Houston Dynamo)

[8] The winner of the 2018 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

[table_note_res_CSF0.9926198404248-27] Due to a change in format for the CONCACAF Champions League, the regular season conference champions did not automatically earn a berth in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.[25]

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[8] "United acquire Jamaican National Team player Oniel Fisher". D.C. United. MLS. February 5, 2018.

[9] Tenorio, Paul (February 5, 2018). "D.C. United agrees deals for Asad – sources". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved February 6, 2018.

[10] "United sign defender Chris Odoi-Atsem". D.C. United. MLS. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[11] "United acquire Deportivo Saprissa defender Joseph Mora". D.C. United. MLS. March 7, 2018.

[12] Rodriguez, Alicia. "DC United sign USL scoring king Dane Kelly". MLSSoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved March 10, 2018.

[13] "United Sign English Premier League Legend Wayne Rooney". D.C. United. MLS. June 28, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.

[14] "United acquire defender Vytautas Andriuškevičius from Portland Timbers". DC United. MLS. August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.

[15] "United acquire goalkeeper Bill Hamid from FC Midtjylland". D.C. United. MLS. August 8, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2018.

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