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2009 D.C. United season

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D.C. United
2009 season
OwnerD.C. United Holdings
CoachTom Soehn
MLS10th
MLS CupDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupRunners-up
CONCACAF Champions LeagueGroup stage
Carolina Challenge CupRunners-up
Atlantic CupChampions
Highest home attendance24,175 vs. Chivas USA
(October 24)
Average home league attendance15,585[1]
← 2008
2010 →

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

Off-season

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

Draft

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

Player Position Pick overall (round) Previous club
Rodney Wallace M #6 (1st) University of Maryland
Chris Pontius M/F #7 (1st) UC Santa Barbara
Milos Kocic GK #21 (2nd) Loyola College in Maryland
Lyle Adams DF #26 (2nd) Wake Forest University
Central Florida Kraze
Brandon Barklage M/F #36 (3rd) Saint Louis University
Chicago Fire Premier

Re-signings

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Signings

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Released

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Waived

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Transactions

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

Loaned

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

Squad

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First-team squad

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

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

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

Season transactions

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Trades

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

Waived

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Statistical leaders

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Last updated 4 May 2009[7]

Club

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Management

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

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

Other information

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

Source: D.C. United

Competitions

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Key

  Win   Tie   Loss

Overall

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

Updated to match played October 18, 2008
Source: Competitions

Preseason

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

Carolina Challenge Cup

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Major League Soccer

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Standings

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Eastern Conference

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Columbus Crew 30 13 7 10 41 31 +10 49 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Chicago Fire 30 11 7 12 39 34 +5 45
3 New England Revolution 30 11 10 9 33 37 −4 42
4 D.C. United 30 9 8 13 43 44 −1 40
5 Toronto FC 30 10 11 9 37 46 −9 39
6 Kansas City Wizards 30 8 13 9 33 42 −9 33
7 New York Red Bulls 30 5 19 6 27 47 −20 21
Source: MLS
Overall table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Columbus Crew (S) 30 13 7 10 41 31 +10 49 CONCACAF Champions League
2 LA Galaxy 30 12 6 12 36 31 +5 48
3 Houston Dynamo 30 13 8 9 39 29 +10 48 North American SuperLiga
4 Seattle Sounders FC 30 12 7 11 38 29 +9 47 CONCACAF Champions League
5 Chicago Fire 30 11 7 12 39 34 +5 45 North American SuperLiga
6 Chivas USA 30 13 11 6 34 31 +3 45
7 New England Revolution 30 11 10 9 33 37 −4 42
8 Real Salt Lake (C) 30 11 12 7 43 35 +8 40 CONCACAF Champions League
9 Colorado Rapids 30 10 10 10 42 38 +4 40
10 D.C. United 30 9 8 13 43 44 −1 40
11 FC Dallas 30 11 13 6 50 47 +3 39
12 Toronto FC 30 10 11 9 37 46 −9 39 CONCACAF Champions League
13 Kansas City Wizards 30 8 13 9 33 42 −9 33
14 San Jose Earthquakes 30 7 14 9 36 50 −14 30
15 New York Red Bulls 30 5 19 6 27 47 −20 21
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
30 40 9 8 13 43 44  −1 7 3 5 19 14  +5 2 5 8 24 30  −6

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

Results by round

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

Match results

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

CONCACAF Champions League

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Group standings

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Mexico Toluca 6 4 1 1 15 4 +11 13
Honduras Marathón 6 4 0 2 12 14 −2 12
United States D.C. United 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10
Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh 6 0 0 6 4 17 −13 0

Preliminary round

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July 28, 2009 Preliminary D.C. United United States 1–1 El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT (UTC-4) Moreno 42' (pen.) Report[permanent dead link] Benítez 26' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 8,026
Referee: Paúl Delgadillo (Mexico)

Group stage

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

U.S. Open Cup

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

Transfers

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In

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

Out

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No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
24 FW United States Brandon Barklage TBD Option declined November 29, 2011 [9]

Loan in

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No. Pos. Player Loaned from Start End Source

Loan out

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No. Pos. Player Loaned to Start End Source

References

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  1. ^ "USA Major League Soccer - Attendance - 2009". ESPN Soccernet. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Transactions Archived 2009-03-22 at the Wayback Machine D.C. United
  3. ^ Goff, Steven. United Acquires DiRaimondo, Washington Post 27 March 2009. Accessed 1 May 2009.
  4. ^ D.C. United to loan out Gonzalo Peralta Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine, D.C. United. January 22, 2009. Retrieved on May 5, 2009
  5. ^ "D.C. United Roster". Major League Soccer. June 14, 2009. Archived from the original on March 3, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2009.
  6. ^ a b D.C. United signs defender Avery John Archived 2009-04-28 at the Wayback Machine D.C. United, 23 April 2009. Retrieved on 4 May 2009
  7. ^ [1] D.C. United
  8. ^ "D.C. United sign defender Dejan Jakovic". DCUnited.com. February 27, 2009. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
  9. ^ Sheldon, Kyle (November 29, 2011). "United players eligible for Stage 1 Re-Entry Draft". D.C. United. DCUnited.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2011. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
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