2017 D.C. United season

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.

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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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 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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

April 30, 2017 8	Atlanta United	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

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

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

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

May 27, 2017 12	Vancouver Whitecaps	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

May 31, 2017 13	Orlando City	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

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

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

June 21, 2017 16	D.C. United	2–1	Atlanta United	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

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

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

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

July 19, 2017 20	Seattle Sounders	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

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

July 29, 2017 22	Minnesota United	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

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

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

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

August 23, 2017 26	D.C. United	1–0	Atlanta United	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

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

September 9, 2017 28	D.C. United	1–2	Orlando City	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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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[1]

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		Travis Worra	2	0	1+0	0	0	0	1	0
24	GK		Eric Klenofsky	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	GK		Bill Hamid	13	0	13+0	0	0	0	0	0
50	GK		Steve Clark	5	0	5+0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF		Taylor Kemp	13	0	13	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Chris Odoi-Atsem	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
5	DF		Sean Franklin	9	0	7+2	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF		Kofi Opare	9	0	7+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
15	DF		Steve Birnbaum	10	0	10+0	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF		Jalen Robinson	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
22	DF		Chris Korb	5	0	3+1	0	0	0	1	0
Midfielders
4	MF		Russell Canouse	10	0	10+0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF		Marcelo Sarvas	12	0	7+4	0	0	0	1	0
8	MF		Lloyd Sam	14	2	13+0	1	0	0	0+1	1
10	MF		Luciano Acosta	11	3	10+1	3	0	0	0	0
12	MF		Patrick Nyarko	7	0	6+1	0	0	0	0	0
13	MF		Paul Arriola	10	0	10+0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF		Nick DeLeon	6	0	6+0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW		Zoltán Stieber	8	1	6+2	1	0	0	0	0
21	MF		Chris Durkin	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
23	MF		Ian Harkes	13	1	11+1	0	0	0	0+1	1
25	MF		Jared Jeffrey	13	1	12+1	1	0	0	0	0
26	MF		Rob Vincent	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
33	MF		Julian Büscher	4	2	2+1	0	0	0	1	2
Forwards
16	FW		Patrick Mullins	8	0	5+3	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW		Deshorn Brown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	FW		Chris Rolfe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	FW		Bruno Miranda	5	0	0+5	0	0	0	0	0
Left during the season
9	FW		José Guillermo Ortiz	18	2	7+9	1	0	0	2	1
11	FW		Sébastien Le Toux	17	2	8+8	2	0	0	1	0
13	FW		Lamar Neagle	23	1	9+13	1	0	0	1	0
31	DF		Maxim Tissot	1	0	1+0	0	0	0	0	0
32	DF		Bobby Boswell	11	1	10+0	1	0	0	1	0
45	FW		Alhaji Kamara	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0

Top scorers

As of August 14, 2017[2]

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	[3]
9	FW		José Guillermo Ortiz	24	Herediano	Loan	Pre-season	2017	Undisclosed	[4]
23	MF		Ian Harkes	21	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	Transfer	Pre-season	Undisclosed	Free[note 1]	[5]
11	FW		Sébastien Le Toux	33	Colorado Rapids	Transfer	Pre-season	2017	Free	[6]
31	DF		Maxim Tissot	24	Ottawa Fury FC	Transfer	Pre-season		Free	[7]
3	DF		Chris Odoi-Atsem	21	Maryland Terrapins	Draft	Pre-season		Free	[8]
24	GK		Eric Klenofsky	22	Monmouth Hawks	Draft	Pre-season		Free	[9]
22	DF		Chris Korb	29		Re-signed	Mid-season		Free	[10]
17	FW		Deshorn Brown	26	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Transfer	Mid-season		Free	[11]
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	[12]
34	DF		Luke Mishu	25		Retirement	Pre-season		[13]
17	MF		Miguel Aguilar	23	LA Galaxy	Trade	Pre-season	[note 2]	[14]
77	FW		Kennedy Igboananike	27	Portland Timbers	Trade	Pre-season	[note 3]	[15]
50	GK		Andrew Dykstra	31	Sporting Kansas City	Waiver	Pre-season	2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft	[16]
27	MF		Collin Martin	22	Minnesota United	Trade	Pre-season	[note 4]	[17]
30	GK		Charlie Horton	22		Release	Pre-season		[18]
31	MF		Maxim Tissot	25	San Francisco Deltas	Release	Mid-season	Free	[19]
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	Trade	Mid-season
45	DF		Bobby Boswell	34	Atlanta United FC	Trade	Mid-season
11	FW		Sébastien Le Toux	33		Release	Mid-season

Notes

1. Harkes signed a Homegrown player contract. This means his salary will not count against the salary cap. There was no fee for signing Harkes.
2. Traded for two fourth round picks in the 2018 and 2019 MLS SuperDraft.
3. Traded for second-round pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft.
4. Traded for a fourth-round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.

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