2013 D.C. United season

D.C. United
2013 season
General managerDave Kasper
Head coachBen Olsen
StadiumRFK Stadium
MLSEastern Conference: 10th
Overall: 19th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupChampions
Atlantic CupRunner-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Dwayne De Rosario (3 goals)
Luis Silva (3 goals)
Kyle Porter (3 goals)
All: Dwayne De Rosario (8 goals)
Highest home attendance18,019 vs. New York Red Bulls, April 13, 2013
Lowest home attendance10,116 vs. Houston Dynamo, May 8, 2013
Average home league attendanceRegular season: 13,718
← 2012
2014 →

The 2013 D.C. United season was the club's eighteenth, and their eighteenth season in Major League Soccer, the top division of American soccer. The regular season began on March 2 and concluded on October 27.[1]

Outside of MLS play, the club competed in the U.S. Open Cup. Also, for the first time in their history, they played in the Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic, a preseason tournament to be held in February, after participating in the Carolina Challenge Cup for the past five seasons.

After a promising 2012 campaign, United's form took a sharp turn downward as injuries, underachievement from offseason acquisitions, and a loss of form caused the team to record the worst season in MLS history. The extremely poor season came as universal shock to fans and media, who thought United would be one of the top contenders in the Eastern Conference, and a potential candidate for the MLS Cup title.

United's top scoring players were Dwayne De Rosario, Luis Silva, and Kyle Porter, who each scored three goals. The club benefited from four own goals—outscoring any player on the team in MLS play.[2]

Despite their poor league play, United qualified for the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League by winning the 2013 U.S. Open Cup Final on October 1. That marked their 13th major honor, the most in North American soccer history. As of 2023, this is the most recent major title won by the club.

Background: 2012 season

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Main article: 2012 D.C. United season

After four consecutive seasons of failing to qualify for the playoffs, D.C. United returned to the playoffs by finishing second in the Eastern Conference, and third in the overall tables, amassing a total of 58 points from a record of 17–7–10 (wins, losses, draws).[3] In their return to the playoffs, D.C. United defeated their Atlantic Cup rivals, New York Red Bulls, 2–1 on aggregate. In the Eastern Conference Finals, D.C. United fell to Houston Dynamo 4–2 on aggregate, making it the furthest D.C. United went in the MLS Cup Playoffs since 2006.

Since neither the San Jose Earthquakes nor Sporting Kansas City reached MLS Cup 2012, D.C. United narrowly missed out on qualifying for the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League,[4] which would have been United's third appearance in the newly revamped Champions League, their thirteenth overall CONCACAF club tournament, and their first since the 2009–10 season.

Elsewhere, United competed in the U.S. Open Cup, where they fell in the fourth round proper to Philadelphia Union in a penalty shoot-out. During the preseason, United won their third-straight Carolina Challenge Cup.

Review

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Offseason

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One of the largest offseason news was the departure of longtime CEO of the club, Kevin Payne, who had been the chief executive officer and president of the D.C. United franchise since its inception in 1994.[5] Payne left on November 27, 2012, reportedly on good terms with the club, to take over as the president of fellow Major League Soccer outfit, Toronto FC. He was announced as Toronto's president the next day, on November 28, 2012.[6]

Prior to the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft, United declined options on four players; Mike Chabala, Emiliano Dudar, Maicon Santos and Stephen King. Santos, was selected by Chicago Fire in the first round of the Re-Entry Draft. Held on December 3, 2012, Santos was the only selection in the first stage of the re-entry draft. The second stage was held on December 14, 2012. There, United selected former-Vancouver Whitecaps FC midfielder, John Thorrington.[7] In Thorrington's two seasons in Vancouver, he made 30 appearances.[7]

Preseason/February

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As of December 14, D.C. United will participate in four preseason exhibitions prior to the start of the regular season. Participating in the Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic for the first time in franchise history, United open the exhibition tournament on February 9, 2013 against the Tampa Bay Rowdies, the 2012 North American Soccer League (second division) champions. United will subsequently play against Sporting Kansas City and Montreal Impact.

Two weeks into the new year, the 2013 MLS SuperDraft was held, with D.C. United having the 17th overall pick. The club traded away their second round pick in this draft back in 2011 with New England Revolution.[8] Needing defensive depth, it was anticipated that United was going to select a defender from the draft to help bolster the defense, in which they ended up doing. The club selected Taylor Kemp from the Maryland Terrapins men's soccer program.

At the tail end of the winter transfer window, D.C. United announced they had sold midfielder Andy Najar to Belgian outfit Anderlecht. Najar was previously on a month-long loan to Anderlecht, with RSCA eventually exercising an option to purchase out his contract at the end of the loan. Najar became the first home grown player in Major League Soccer to be sold to an overseas club.

March–June

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Ahead of the start of the regular season, Ben Olsen pressed that the club's goals were more than just qualifying for the playoffs, but qualifying for the CONCACAF Champions League, for the first time since the 2009–10 tournament. Several media outlets had the club returning to playoffs in preseason predictions, but in various spots due to offseason transactions and questions as to whether or not the 2013 squad was stronger than the 2012 squad. Many sought that the new ownership group was unwilling to spend on a higher-profile player.

The season began on the road, where the club suffered a late 2–0 loss at Houston. It was the second consecutive season in which D.C. United lost their opening match. The club form improved at home, where they picked up a win at home to Salt Lake and a draw on the road to New York.

After that though the club form dipped, as United went on a thirteen-match winless streak including 10 losses, seeing the team plummet to the bottom of the MLS table. The streak broke on June 22 when D.C. defeated San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 thanks to a penalty kick taken by Chris Pontius at the RFK Memorial, giving DC their second win after three months since their last. Surprisingly, though, United was enjoying much more success in U.S. Open Cup play. Despite struggling to a win over Richmond Kickers in a penalty kick shootout, the team won its next two Open Cup matches, with a pair of convincing 3–1 victories over MLS opposition that included the Philadelphia Union and the New England Revolution.

July–September

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Despite breaking the long losing streak with the win over San Jose, the team quickly resumed their losing ways in league play. The team earned only one point over its next five games before finally winning again, with a 3–1 victory over the Montreal Impact, in early August. This win was only the team's third in league play, but it would be the last win in league play during 2013, as the team went winless over the final 12 games. However, just 4 days after the win over Montreal, United traveled to Chicago and gained a surprising 1–0 win in the semifinals of the 2013 U.S. Open Cup tournament.

Finish

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On October 1, D.C. United won the 2013 U.S. Open Cup by defeating Real Salt Lake in the final, on a goal by midfielder Lewis Neal. The win was a massive surprise to most observers, given that DC was in the midst of a 12-game winless streak Archived April 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine and had won only three regular-season games all year.

The team finished the year on Oct 27 tied for the fewest regular-season wins, 3, of any team in MLS history. They won more games against MLS opponents, 4, in the U.S. Open Cup than in the regular season, despite playing against MLS opponents in 34 regular-season games and only 4 Open Cup games. Notwithstanding that the team won its first title since last winning the Open cup in 2008, the 2013 D.C. United team set new standards of futility for MLS, as the team ended up with the fewest points per game by any MLS team in history, as well as scoring the fewest goals per game in league history.

Squad

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Roster

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Team management

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Competitions

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Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match
Major League Soccer — — March 2, 2013 October 27, 2013
U.S. Open Cup Third round — May 28, 2013 October 1, 2013
Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic — — February 9, 2013 February 23, 2013

Source: Competitions

Preseason

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Florida training camp

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January 26 D.C. United 0–1 Columbus Crew Bradenton, Florida
11:00 UTC-5 McDonald Yellow card 24' Report Wahl Yellow card 44'
Güvenışık 66'
Trapp Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: IMG Academy
February 1 D.C. United 1–1 Malmö FF Bradenton, Florida
11:00 UTC-5 White Yellow card 55'
Nane 78'		 Report Friberg 28' Stadium: IMG Academy
February 20 D.C. United 1–1 Philadelphia Union Deltona, Florida
18:00 UTC-5 Porter 69' (pen.) Report Hoffman 39'
Lahoud Yellow card 58'
Anding Yellow card 61'
Albright Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Dewey O. Boster Sports Complex

Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic

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Main article: 2013 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic
Group stage
Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
Montreal Impact 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 7
Sporting Kansas City 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 6
D.C. United 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
Tampa Bay Rowdies 3 0 3 0 1 9 −8 0
February 9 1 D.C. United 4–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Lake Buena Vista, Florida
20:00 EDT Pajoy Yellow card 34'
55', 58'
Kemp 65', 73'		 Report Stadium: Hess Field
February 13 2 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 D.C. United Lake Buena Vista, Florida
18:00 EDT Rosell Yellow card 67'
Convey 74'
Saad 81'		 Report Stadium: Hess Field
February 16 3 Montreal Impact 1–1 D.C. United Lake Buena Vista, Florida
13:00 EDT Pisanu 16'
Arnaud Yellow card 40'
Di Vaio Yellow card 41'		 Report Riley Yellow card 51'
Porter 85'		 Stadium: Hess Field
Consolation match
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February 16 Philadelphia Union 0–2 D.C. United Lake Buena Vista, Florida
13:00 EDT MacMath Yellow card 36'
Farfan Yellow card 74'
Le Toux Yellow card 75'		 Report De Rosario 39' (pen.)
Saragosa Yellow card 58'
De Rosario Red card 59'
Pajoy 67'		 Stadium: Hess Field

Major League Soccer

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Main article: 2013 Major League Soccer season

Standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Red Bulls (S) 34 17 9 8 58 41 +17 59 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Sporting Kansas City (C) 34 17 10 7 47 30 +17 58
3 Portland Timbers 34 14 5 15 54 33 +21 57
4 Real Salt Lake 34 16 10 8 57 41 +16 56
5 LA Galaxy 34 15 11 8 53 38 +15 53
6 Seattle Sounders FC 34 15 12 7 42 42 0 52
7 New England Revolution 34 14 11 9 49 38 +11 51
8 Colorado Rapids 34 14 11 9 45 38 +7 51
9 Houston Dynamo 34 14 11 9 41 41 0 51
10 San Jose Earthquakes 34 14 11 9 35 42 −7 51
11 Montreal Impact 34 14 13 7 50 49 +1 49 CONCACAF Champions League
12 Chicago Fire 34 14 13 7 47 52 −5 49
13 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 13 12 9 53 45 +8 48
14 Philadelphia Union 34 12 12 10 42 44 −2 46
15 FC Dallas 34 11 12 11 48 52 −4 44
16 Columbus Crew 34 12 17 5 42 46 −4 41
17 Toronto FC 34 6 17 11 30 47 −17 29
18 Chivas USA 34 6 20 8 30 67 −37 26
19 D.C. United 34 3 24 7 22 59 −37 16 CONCACAF Champions League
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 3 7 24 22 59  −37 16 3 4 12 17 34  −17 0 3 12 5 25  −20

Last updated: November 3, 2013.
Source: Match results

Match results

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March 2 1 Houston Dynamo 2–0 D.C. United Houston, Texas
20:00 UTC–5 Riley 80' (o.g.)
Clark 89'		 Report Woolard Yellow card 15'
Korb Yellow card 40'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 20,019
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
March 9 2 D.C. United 1–0 Real Salt Lake Washington, D.C.
19:00 UTC–5 Pajoy Yellow card 28' 60' Report Beltran Yellow card 31'
Mansally Yellow card 63'
Beckerman Yellow card 87'
Saborio Yellow card 93+'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 17,072
Referee: Sorin Stoica
March 16 3 Atlantic Cup New York Red Bulls 0–0 D.C. United Harrison, New Jersey
12:30 UTC–5 Cahill Yellow card 25'
Espindola Yellow card 63'
Juninho Yellow card 78'		 Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 22,022
Referee: Mark Geiger
March 23 4 D.C. United 1–2 Columbus Crew Washington, D.C.
15:30 UTC–5 Rafael 22'
Kitchen Yellow card 56'		 Report Williams 15'
Gaven Yellow card 51'
Speas 58'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 11,034
Referee: Allen Chapman
April 5 5 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 D.C. United Kansas City, Kansas
20:30 UTC–5 Rosell Yellow card 17'
Myers Yellow card 75'
Bieler 89'		 Report Rafael Yellow card 31'
Jakovic Yellow card 48'
Hamid Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 18,988
Referee: Armando Villarreal
April 13 6 Atlantic Cup D.C. United 0–2 New York Red Bulls Washington, D.C.
19:00 UTC–5 Report Henry 29'
Olave 36'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 18,019
Referee: Jair Marrufo
April 21 7 D.C. United 2–3 Philadelphia Union Washington, D.C.
17:00 UTC–5 Kitchen 17'
Pajoy 47'
Jakovic Yellow card 66'		 Report McInerney 7', 26'
Casey 11' Yellow card 92+'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 12,349
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
April 27 8 Columbus Crew 3–0 D.C. United Columbus, Ohio
19:30 UTC–5 Oduro 15'
Viana Yellow card 20'
Williams 26'
O'Rourke Yellow card 45'
Higuain 47'
Arrieta Yellow card 69'
Gláuber Yellow card 93'		 Report Kitchen Yellow card 45'
Woolard Yellow card 48'
Pajoy Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 14,090
Referee: Sorin Stoica
May 8 9 D.C. United 0–4 Houston Dynamo Washington, D.C.
19:00 UTC–5 Saragosa Yellow card 77' Report Bruin 16', 78'
Barnes 28'
Driver Yellow card 44' 88'
Ching Yellow card 64'
Sarkodie Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 10,116
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
May 11 10 FC Dallas 2–1 D.C. United Frisco, Texas
20:30 UTC–5 Jackson 11'
Castillo Yellow card 36'
Hassli Yellow card 46'
Watson 77' Yellow card 90+2'		 Report White Yellow card 25'
De Rosario 44' Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium
Attendance: 14,322
Referee: Matthew Foerster
May 19 11 D.C. United 1–1 Sporting Kansas City Washington, D.C.
17:00 UTC–5 Porter 65'
Kitchen Yellow card 85'		 Report Olum Yellow card 54'
White 60' (o.g.)		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 13,612
Referee: Jair Marrufo
May 25 12 D.C. United 0–2 Portland Timbers Washington, D.C.
19:00 UTC–5 Report Wallace 21'
Nagbe 57'
Kah Yellow card 64'
Valencia Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 14,131
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
June 2 13 Chicago Fire 2–0 D.C. United Bridgeview, Illinois
17:00 UTC–5 DeLeon 9' (o.g.)
Magee 85'
Duka Yellow card 88'		 Report Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 14,546
Referee: Juan Guzman
June 8 14 New England Revolution 0–0 D.C. United Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30 UTC–5 Toja Yellow card 49'
Lee Nguyen Yellow card 78'		 Report Chris Korb Yellow card 72'
Ethan White Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 14,163
Referee: Ted Unkel
June 15 15 D.C. United 1–2 Toronto FC Washington, D.C.
19:00 UTC–5 De Rosario 19'
Woolard Yellow card 45'		 Report Earnshaw 30'
Caldwell Yellow card 49'
Woolard 41' (o.g.)
Russell Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 13,846
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
June 22 16 D.C. United 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes Washington, D.C.
19:00 UTC–5 Porter Yellow card 2'
Pontius 11' (pen.)
Thorrington Yellow card 29'		 Report Hernandez Yellow card 36' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 13,149
Referee: Jair Marrufo
June 29 17 D.C. United 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Washington, D.C.
19:00 UTC–5 Hamid Yellow card 94' Report Sanvezzo 48' (pen.)
Koffie Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 13,122
Referee: Matthew Foerster
July 3 18 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 D.C. United Seattle, Washington
22:00 UTC–5 Martins 19', 91' Report Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,180
Referee: Allen Chapman
July 7 19 Colorado Rapids 0–0 D.C. United Commerce City, Colorado
21:30 UTC–5 Report Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 14,739
Referee: Drew Fischer
July 20 20 Chicago Fire 4–1 D.C. United Bridgeview, Illinois
20:30 UTC–5 Rolfe 2', 45' Yellow card 81'
Lindpere 11'
Magee 56' (pen.)
Berry Yellow card 90'		 Report Silva 58'
Porter Yellow card 70'
Thorrington Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 17,190
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
July 27 21 D.C. United 1–2 New England Revolution Washington, D.C.
19:00 UTC–5 Silva 8'
Jeffrey Yellow card 35'		 Report Imbongo 54'
Fagúndez 63'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 14,122
Referee: David Gantar
August 3 22 D.C. United 3–1 Montreal Impact Washington, D.C.
19:00 UTC–5 Silva 19'
Kitchen Yellow card 29'
Korb Yellow card 48'
Porter Yellow card 65'
Doyle 68'
Jeffrey Yellow card 87' 90'		 Report Brovsky 52'
Romero Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 12,354
Referee: Allen Chapman
August 10 23 Philadelphia Union 2–0 D.C. United Chester, Pennsylvania
20:00 UTC–5 Casey 35', 75' Report Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,652
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
August 17 24 Montreal Impact 2–1 D.C. United Montreal, Quebec
TBD UTC–5 Di Vaio 43', 83' Yellow card 84'
Romero Yellow card 47'
Bernier Yellow card 90+1'		 Report De Rosario Yellow card 39'
Thorrington Yellow card 29'
Riley Yellow card 75'
Doyle 81'		 Stadium: Stade Saputo
Attendance: 20,801
Referee: Ismail Elfath
August 24 25 D.C. United 1–1 Toronto FC Washington, D.C.
19:00 UTC–5 De Rosario 10'
Korb Yellow card 83'		 Report Convey 60' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 13,972
Referee: Chris Penso
August 31 26 Atlantic Cup New York Red Bulls 2–1 D.C. United Harrison, New Jersey
20:00 UTC–5 Sam 8'
Cahill 38'
Steele Yellow card 61'
Sekagya Red card 72'
Henry Yellow card 77'		 Report DeLeon 36'
Neal Yellow card 80'
Silva Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 17,372
Referee: Juan Guzman
September 8 27 Chivas USA 1–0 D.C. United Carson, California
21:00 UTC–5 Bocanegra Yellow card 45+3'
Torres 51'		 Report Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 7,781
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
September 15 28 D.C. United 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy Washington, D.C.
17:00 UTC–5 Pontius 39'
Porter 84'		 Report Keane 7'
Stephens 81'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 16,233
Referee: Drew Fischer
September 21 29 New England Revolution 2–1 D.C. United Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30 UTC–5 Gonçalves Yellow card 28'
Fagúndez 58'
Nguyen 83'
Barrett Yellow card 89'		 Report Jaković Yellow card 6'
Caldwell 11' (o.g.)
Korb Yellow card 33'
DeLeon Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 19,187
Referee: Carlos Rivera
September 28 30 Toronto FC 4–1 D.C. United Toronto, Ontario
17:00 UTC–5 Russell 25'
Dike Yellow card 45' 67'
Convey Yellow card 62'
Shanosky 71' (o.g.)
Rey 87'		 Report Jeffrey 15'
Martin Yellow card 37'
Saragosa Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 15,879
Referee: Ted Unkel
October 4 31 D.C. United 0–3 Chicago Fire Washington, D.C.
20:00 UTC–5 Report Larentowicz 24'
Soumaré 26'
Amarikwa 89'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 13,949
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
October 12 32 D.C. United 1–1 Philadelphia Union Washington, D.C.
19:00 UTC–5 DeLeon 36' Report McInerney 90' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 11,213
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
October 18 33 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 D.C. United Kansas City, Kansas
20:00 UTC–5 Dwyer 7' Report Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 18,932
Referee: Chris Penso
October 27 34 D.C. United 1–2 Houston Dynamo Washington, D.C.
13:30 UTC–5 Porter 27' TV: NBC Garcia 11'
Barnes 39'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 13,731
Referee: Armando Villarreal

U.S. Open Cup

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Main article: 2013 U.S. Open Cup
May 28 Third round Richmond Kickers Virginia 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Washington, D.C. D.C. United Richmond, Virginia
20:00 EDT Yeisley Yellow card 57'
Delicâte Yellow card 73'
Dykstra Yellow card 120'		 Report Pontius Yellow card 82'
Korb Yellow card 90' Yellow-red card 113'
Ruiz Red card 117'		 Stadium: Richmond City Stadium
Attendance: 4,752
Referee: Eric Weisbrod
Penalties
Görres soccer ball with red X
Ngwenya soccer ball with red X
Vercollone soccer ball with check mark
Robinson soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark De Rosario
soccer ball with check mark Kitchen
soccer ball with check mark DeLeon
soccer ball with check mark Riley
June 12 Fourth round D.C. United Washington, D.C. 3–1 Pennsylvania Philadelphia Union Boyds, Maryland
20:00 EDT De Rosario 24', 75', 85' Report Okugo Yellow card 46'
Fernandes Yellow card 56'
McInerney 76'		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,325
Referee: Kevin Terry
June 26 Quarterfinals D.C. United Washington, D.C. 3–1 Massachusetts New England Revolution Boyds, Maryland
20:00 EDT Pontius 45'
Riley Yellow card 52'
De Rosario 69'
Pajoy 87' (pen.)		 Report Dorman Yellow card 47'
Toja 52'
Imbongo Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,918
Referee: Edwin Jurisevic
August 7 Semifinals Chicago Fire Illinois 0–2 Washington, D.C. D.C. United Bridgeview, Illinois
20:30 EDT Report De Rosario 44'
DeLeon 48'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Referee: Jair Marrufo
October 1 Final Real Salt Lake Utah 0–1 Washington, D.C. D.C. United Sandy, Utah
21:00 EDT Beckerman Yellow card 45+2'
Rimando Yellow card 90'		 Report Riley Yellow card 21'
Neal 45'
DeLeon Yellow card 58'
Korb Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,507
Referee: Juan Guzman

Friendlies

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July 12 D.C. United United States 1–1 Mexico Guadalajara Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT Ruiz 73' Report Coronado 90' Stadium: RFK Stadium

2013 Indonesian Tour

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December 6 Persib Indonesia 2–1 United States D.C. United Bandung
5:30 EST Konaté 38'
Firman 70'		 Seaton 20' Stadium: Jalak Harupat Soreang Stadium
December 8 Arema Indonesia 2–1 United States D.C. United Malang
6:00 EST Stadium: Kanjuruhan Stadium

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF United States USA James Riley 26 0 19+2 0 0+0 0 5+0 0
3 DF United States USA Dennis Iapichino 6 0 4+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF United States USA Brandon McDonald 13 0 11+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
5 DF Canada CAN Dejan Jaković 20 0 17+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
6 MF Indonesia IDN Syamsir Alam (on loan from Visé) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW Canada CAN Dwayne De Rosario 28 8 17+6 3 0+0 0 5+0 5
8 MF United States USA John Thorrington 18 0 12+2 0 0+0 0 4+0 0
11 MF Brazil BRA Marcelo Saragosa 8 0 4+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 MF United States USA Luis Silva 15 3 13+0 3 0+0 0 2+0 0
13 FW United States USA Chris Pontius 26 3 19+3 2 0+0 0 3+1 1
15 DF United States USA Ethan White 16 0 13+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
16 FW United States USA Casey Townsend (on loan to Richmond Kickers) 11 0 3+6 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
17 MF United States USA Conor Shanosky 7 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
18 MF United States USA Nick DeLeon 30 3 23+2 2 0+0 0 5+0 1
19 MF Canada CAN Kyle Porter 28 3 18+7 3 0+0 0 3+0 0
20 FW Guatemala GUA Carlos Ruiz 14 0 5+8 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
21 DF United States USA Daniel Woolard 31 0 27+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 0
22 DF United States USA Chris Korb 34 0 30+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 0
23 MF United States USA Perry Kitchen 36 1 31+0 1 0+0 0 5+0 0
24 MF England ENG Lewis Neal 9 1 5+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
25 MF United States USA Jared Jeffrey 10 2 10+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 FW Colombia COL Lionard Pajoy 23 3 12+8 2 0+0 0 1+2 1
27 MF The Gambia GAM Sainey Nyassi 16 0 7+7 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
28 GK United States USA Bill Hamid 26 0 25+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
29 FW Jamaica JAM Michael Seaton 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 FW United States USA Conor Doyle (on loan from Derby County) 14 2 8+5 2 0+0 0 1+0 0
31 GK United States USA Joe Willis 13 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 0
32 MF United States USA Collin Martin 7 0 4+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 DF United States USA Taylor Kemp 10 0 7+1 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
50 GK United States USA Andrew Dykstra (on loan to Richmond Kickers) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who left the club during the 2013 season
3 DF United States USA Robbie Russell 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Brazil BRA Rafael (on loan from Bahia) 7 1 4+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 FW Brazil BRA Raphael Augusto (on loan from Fluminense) 8 0 5+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
25 MF Panama PAN Marcos Sánchez 9 0 6+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 MF United States USA Lance Rozeboom 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 DF Switzerland SUI Alain Rochat 5 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— DF United States USA Evan Raynr 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Statistics current as of November 3, 2013
Source: D.C. United Season Statistics

Goalkeeping statistics

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No. Nat Player Total MLS MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV
28 United States Bill Hamid 2250 39 1.54 76 2250 39 1.54 76 0 0 — 0 0 0 — 0
31 United States Joe Willis 810 20 2.22 28 810 20 2.22 28 0 0 — 0 0 0 — 0
50 United States Andrew Dykstra 0 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 — 0
TOTALS 3060 59 3.76 104 3060 59 3.76 104 0 0 — 0 0 0 — 0

Statistics current as of November 3, 2013
Source: D.C. United Season Goalkeeping Statistics

Top scorers

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Rank Pos No. Player MLS MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1 MF 7 Dwayne De Rosario 3 0 5 8
2 FW 26 Lionard Pajoy 2 0 1 3
MF 12 Luis Silva 3 0 0 3
FW 13 Chris Pontius 2 0 1 3
MF 19 Kyle Porter 3 0 0 3
6 FW 30 Conor Doyle 2 0 0 2
MF 25 Jared Jeffrey 2 0 0 2
MF 18 Nick DeLeon 2 0 0 2
9 FW 9 Rafael 1 0 0 1
MF 25 Perry Kitchen 1 0 0 1
MF 24 Lewis Neal 0 0 1 1

Top assists

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Rank Pos No. Player MLS MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1 MF 25 Perry Kitchen 3 0 0 3
FW 13 Chris Pontius 2 0 1 3
3 MF 12 Luis Silva 1 0 1 2
FW 7 Dwayne De Rosario 2 0 0 2
5 DF 4 Brandon McDonald 1 0 0 1
DF 21 Daniel Woolard 1 0 0 1
MF 18 Nick DeLeon 1 0 0 1
MF 19 Kyle Porter 1 0 0 1
FW 26 Lionard Pajoy 0 0 1 1
MF 8 John Thorrington 1 0 0 1
DF 2 James Riley 1 0 0 1
MF 32 Collin Martin 1 0 0 1
FW 30 Conor Doyle 1 0 0 1
MF 24 Lewis Neal 1 0 0 1

Disciplinary record

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Number Nation Position Name MLS MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
22 United States DF Chris Korb 5 0 0 0 3 0 8 0
23 United States MF Perry Kitchen 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2 United States DF James Riley 4 0 0 0 2 0 6 0
21 United States DF Daniel Woolard 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
19 Canada MF Kyle Porter 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
8 United States MF John Thorrington 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
5 Canada DF Dejan Jaković 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
25 United States MF Jared Jeffrey 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
18 United States MF Nick DeLeon 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
15 United States DF Ethan White 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
26 Colombia FW Lionard Pajoy 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
28 United States GK Bill Hamid 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
7 Canada FW Dwayne De Rosario 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
11 Brazil MF Marcelo Saragosa 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
20 Guatemala FW Carlos Ruiz 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
9 Brazil FW Rafael 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
25 Switzerland DF Alain Rochat 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 United States MF Casey Townsend 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
13 United States FW Chris Pontius 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
24 England MF Lewis Neal 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
12 United States MF Luis Silva 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
32 United States MF Collin Martin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
27 The Gambia MF Sainey Nyassi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 United States DF Dennis Iapichino 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Statistics current as of November 3, 2013
Source: D.C. United Season Card Statistics

Transfers

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In

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No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
8 MF United States John Thorrington Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC Selected in the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft December 14, 2012 [7]
29 FW Jamaica Michael Seaton The Academy Signed on to the first team as a HGP January 14, 2013 [9]
33 DF United States Taylor Kemp United States Maryland Terrapins Selected in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft January 17, 2013
MF United States Evan Raynr United States UCLA Bruins Selected in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft January 22, 2013
16 FW United States Casey Townsend United States Chivas USA Traded for 2014 MLS SuperDraft second round pick January 25, 2013 [10]
2 DF United States James Riley United States Chivas USA Traded for 2015 MLS SuperDraft second round pick February 15, 2013
20 FW Guatemala Carlos Ruiz Guatemala Municipal Acquired through MLS Allocation February 20, 2013 [11]
19 FW Canada Kyle Porter Canada FC Edmonton Undisclosed February 23, 2013 [12]
27 MF The Gambia Sainey Nyassi United States New England Revolution Free May 27, 2013
25 MF Switzerland Alain Rochat Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC Traded for 2015 MLS SuperDraft second round pick June 6, 2013 [13]
25 MF United States Jared Jeffrey Germany Mainz 05 Waiver draft July 3, 2013
12 MF United States Luis Silva Canada Toronto FC Traded for allocation money July 9, 2013 [14]
32 MF United States Collin Martin United States The Academy Signed on to the first team as a HGP July 9, 2013
3 DF Switzerland Dennis Iapichino Canada Montreal Impact Free August 15, 2013 [15]

Out

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No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
8 MF Montenegro Branko Bošković Austria Rapid Wien Mutual agreement November 21, 2012 [16]
6 DF United States Mike Chabala United States Houston Dynamo Option declined December 3, 2012 [17]
19 DF Argentina Emiliano Dudar Switzerland Chiasso Option declined December 3, 2012 [17]
20 MF United States Stephen King Retired Option declined December 3, 2012 [17]
24 FW Brazil Maicon Santos United States Chicago Fire Option declined; selected in 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft December 3, 2012 [17]
14 MF Honduras Andy Najar Belgium Anderlecht Undisclosed fee, purchased contract from loan January 30, 2013 [18]
9 FW Albania Hamdi Salihi China Jiangsu Sainty Undisclosed February 3, 2013 [19]
55 DF Denmark Jan Frederiksen Denmark Vejle Kolding Released from training camp February 20, 2013
40 MF Cameroon Joseph Nane United States New York Cosmos Released from training camp February 20, 2013
37 MF Jamaica Shavar Thomas United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers Released from training camp February 20, 2013
25 MF United States Lance Rozeboom United States Rochester Rhinos Released February 27, 2013 [19]
25 DF Switzerland Alain Rochat Switzerland BSC Young Boys $500K July 9, 2013 [20]

Loan in

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No. Pos. Player Loaned from Start End Source
9 FW Brazil Rafael Brazil Bahia January 9, 2013 December 31, 2013 [21]
6 MF Indonesia Syamsir Alam Belgium Visé January 25, 2013 June 30, 2013 [22]
25 MF Panama Marcos Sánchez Panama Tauro February 26, 2013 May 30, 2013 [23]
30 FW United States Conor Doyle England Derby County July 18, 2013 December 1, 2013 [24]

Loan out

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No. Pos. Player Loaned to Start End Source
14 MF Honduras Andy Najar Belgium Anderlecht January 7, 2013 January 31, 2013 [25]
16 FW United States Casey Townsend United States Richmond Kickers March 19, 2013 September 1, 2013 [26]
17 MF United States Conor Shanosky United States Richmond Kickers March 19, 2013 September 1, 2013 [26]
29 FW Jamaica Michael Seaton United States Richmond Kickers March 19, 2013 September 1, 2013 [26]
33 DF United States Taylor Kemp United States Richmond Kickers March 19, 2013 September 1, 2013 [26]

See also

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References

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