2018 D.C. United season

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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
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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.

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.

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.

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 FC 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.

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.

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.

As of August 20, 2018.^[2]

No.	Name	Nat	Position	Since	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Games	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	David Ousted		GK	2018	(1985-02-01) February 1, 1985 (age 39)	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	0
24	Bill Hamid		GK	2018	(1990-11-25) November 25, 1990 (age 33)	Midtjylland (loan)	195	0
48	Travis Worra		GK	2015	(1993-04-09) April 9, 1993 (age 31)	New Hampshire Wildcats	19	0
Defenders
2	Taylor Kemp		LB	2013	(1990-07-23) July 23, 1990 (age 34)	Maryland Terrapins	107	4
3	Chris Odoi-Atsem		RB	2017	(1995-05-28) May 28, 1995 (age 29)	Maryland Terrapins	10	0
6	Kofi Opare		CB	2014	(1990-10-12) October 12, 1990 (age 34)	LA Galaxy	62	3
12	Kevin Ellis		CB / RB	2018	(1991-06-30) June 30, 1991 (age 33)	Chicago Fire	0	0
13	Frédéric Brillant		CB	2017	(1985-06-26) June 26, 1985 (age 39)	New York City FC	17	0
15	Steve Birnbaum		CB	2014	(1991-01-23) January 23, 1991 (age 33)	California Golden Bears	123	6
20	Jalen Robinson		CB	2014	(1994-05-08) May 8, 1994 (age 30)	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	13	0
27	Vytautas Andriuškevičius		LB	2018	(1990-10-08) October 8, 1990 (age 34)	Portland Timbers	0	0
28	Joseph Mora		LB	2018	(1993-01-15) January 15, 1993 (age 31)	Saprissa	18	0
91	Oniel Fisher		RB / LB	2018	(1991-11-22) November 22, 1991 (age 32)	Seattle Sounders FC	19	1
Midfielders
4	Russell Canouse		CM	2017	(1995-06-11) June 11, 1995 (age 29)	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	18	0
5	Júnior Moreno		DM	2018	(1993-07-20) July 20, 1993 (age 31)	Zulia	12	0
7	Paul Arriola		RM / RF	2017	(1995-02-05) February 5, 1995 (age 29)	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 (age 30)	Boca Juniors	84	13
14	Nick DeLeon		RM / RB	2012	(1990-07-17) July 17, 1990 (age 34)	Louisville Cardinals	185	16
18	Zoltán Stieber		AM / LF	2017	(1988-10-16) October 16, 1988 (age 36)	1. FC Kaiserslautern	28	6
21	Chris Durkin		DM / CB	2016	(2000-02-08) February 8, 2000 (age 24)	D.C. United Academy	18	0
22	Yamil Asad		AM / LF	2018	(1994-07-24) July 24, 1994 (age 30)	Vélez Sarsfield (loan)	22	9
23	Ian Harkes		CM	2017	(1995-03-30) March 30, 1995 (age 29)	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	32	2
25	Jared Jeffrey		CM	2013	(1990-06-14) June 14, 1990 (age 34)	Mainz 05	68	5
Forwards
9	Wayne Rooney (c)		ST/ AM	2018	(1985-10-24) October 24, 1985 (age 39)	Everton	8	3
11	Darren Mattocks		ST	2017	(1990-09-02) September 2, 1990 (age 34)	Portland Timbers	20	9
32	Bruno Miranda		ST	2017	(1998-12-10) December 10, 1998 (age 25)	Universidad de Chile	12	0
29	Dane Kelly		ST	2018	(1991-02-09) February 9, 1991 (age 33)	Reno 1868	1	0

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 FC	Trade	Non-US	2nd Round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft	January 8, 2018	[7]
DF	Oniel Fisher	Seattle Sounders FC	Transfer	US	$50,000 (GAM)	February 7, 2018	[8]
MF	Yamil Asad	Vélez Sarsfield	Loan	Non-US	$500,000 (GAM & TAM) to Atlanta United FC 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 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]

2018 D.C. United SuperDraft Picks
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Status
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]

N	Pos.	Nat.	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 FC	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]

D.C. United v Malmö FF

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

D.C. United v Philadelphia Union

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

D.C. United v Jacksonville Armada

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

Las Vegas Lights v D.C. United

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

D.C. United v Olimpia

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

Orlando City SC v D.C. United

March 3, 2018 1	Orlando City SC	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

Atlanta United FC v D.C. United

March 11, 2018 2	Atlanta United FC	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

D.C. United v Houston Dynamo

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

Columbus Crew v D.C. United

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

Sporting Kansas City v D.C. United

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

D.C. United v Columbus Crew

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

Philadelphia Union v D.C. United

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

Real Salt Lake v D.C. United

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

Seattle Sounders FC v D.C. United

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

Atlanta United FC v D.C. United

July 21, 2018 16	Atlanta United FC	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

D.C. United v Orlando City SC

August 12, 2018 20	D.C. United	3–2	Orlando City SC	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

D.C. United v Portland Timbers

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

D.C. United v New England Revolution

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

New York Red Bulls v D.C. United

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

D.C. United v Philadelphia Union

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

D.C. United v Atlanta United FC

September 2, 2018 25	D.C. United	3–1	Atlanta United FC	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)

New York City FC v D.C. United

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

D.C. United v Minnesota United FC

September 12, 2018 27	D.C. United	2–1	Minnesota United FC	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

D.C. United v New York Red Bulls

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

D.C. United v Montreal Impact

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

D.C. United v FC Dallas

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

D.C. United v North Carolina FC

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

D.C. United v Orlando City SC

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

As of October 22, 2018

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS			MLS Cup			Open Cup			Total			Discipline
			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

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
	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^[24]

Players in italics left the club during the season.

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

Updated: September 30, 2018^[25]

• 2018 Richmond Kickers season