2001 D.C. United season

The 2001 D.C. United season was the clubs' seventh year of existence, as well as their sixth season in Major League Soccer.

D.C. United

2001 season
General manager	Dave Kasper
Head coach	Thomas Rongen
Stadium	RFK Stadium
MLS	10th
U.S. Open Cup	Semifinals
CONCACAF Giants Cup	Runners-Up
Top goalscorer	League: All: Abdul Thompson Conteh (14)
Home colors Away colors Third colors

For the second-consecutive year in franchise history, United failed to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs, previously winning in making the finals in the four tournaments beforehand. The club also played in the CONCACAF Giants Cup where they finished second to Club America of Mexico.

United's MLS regular season was cut short after 26 matches due to the September 11 attacks, it would the last time a United game was suspended until the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

Background

Main article: 2000 D.C. United season

The 2000 D.C. United season marked the first time in club history that the franchise failed to not only reach the MLS Cup final, but failed to make the MLS Cup Playoffs altogether. Throughout the club's fifth ever campaign, United posted a losing record of eight wins, eighteen losses and six ties; earning the eleventh best record in the twelve-team league. Despite the poor performance, Dutch manager, Thomas Rongen, remained at the helm of the club coaching staff.

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Further information: 2001 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Miami Fusion	26	16	5	5	57	36	+21	53	MLS Cup Playoffs
2	MetroStars	26	13	10	3	38	35	+3	42
3	New England Revolution	27	7	14	6	35	52	−17	27
4	D.C. United	26	8	16	2	42	50	−8	26

Source: MLS

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Miami Fusion (S)	26	16	5	5	57	36	+21	53	2.04	CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2	Chicago Fire	27	16	6	5	50	30	+20	53	1.96
3	Los Angeles Galaxy	26	14	7	5	52	36	+16	47	1.81
4	Columbus Crew	26	13	7	6	49	36	+13	45	1.73
5	San Jose Earthquakes (C)	26	13	7	6	47	29	+18	45	1.73	CONCACAF Champions' Cup
6	MetroStars	26	13	10	3	38	35	+3	42	1.62
7	Dallas Burn	26	10	11	5	48	47	+1	35	1.35
8	Kansas City Wizards	27	11	13	3	33	53	−20	36	1.33
9	New England Revolution	27	7	14	6	35	52	−17	27	1.00
10	D.C. United	26	8	16	2	42	50	−8	26	1.00
11	Colorado Rapids	26	5	13	8	36	47	−11	23	0.88
12	Tampa Bay Mutiny	27	4	21	2	32	68	−36	14	0.52

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total goal differential per match played; 3) total goals scored per match played; 4) away record; 5) away goal differential; 6) total goals scored in away matches; 7) home record; 8) home goal differential; 9) total goals scored in home matches; 10) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 11) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(C) Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
26	8	2	16	42	50	−8	26	6	2	4	26	19	+7	2	0	12	16	31	−15

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Stadium	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H
Result	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	D	L	L	W	L	L	D	L	L	L	W	W	L	C	C

Source: FBREF.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; C = Cancelled

Match results

D.C. United v Kansas City Wizards

April 7, 2001 1	D.C. United	3–2	Kansas City Wizards	Washington, D.C.
	Convey 33' Watson  51' Arce 65' (pen.) Talley  69' Lisi 88'	Report	Lassiter 18' McKeon 44' Garcia  64'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Referee: Tim Weyland

Chicago Fire v D.C. United

April 14, 2001 2	Chicago Fire	2–0	D.C. United	Chicago, Illinois
	Evans  49' Wolff 57' Kovalenko 78',  90+1'	Report	Albright  39' Talley  56' Convey  66' Etcheverry  77'  90+1'	Stadium: Soldier Field Referee: Gerry Corrie

D.C. United v New England Revolution

April 21, 2001 3	D.C. United	2–1	New England Revolution	Washington, D.C.
	Conteh 9', 61'	Report	Okoh 49' Harkes  51' Torres  62' Pierce  89'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Referee: Michael Kennedy

MetroStars v D.C. United

May 5, 2001 4	MetroStars	3–2	D.C. United	East Rutherford, New Jersey
	Perez  56' Mathis 79' Faria 88' Villegas 90'	Report	Moreno 33' (p), 52' Talley  38' Ziadie  40' Nelsen  45' Etcheverry  78'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Referee: Tim Weyland

D.C. United v New England Revolution

May 9, 2001 5	D.C. United	5–0	New England Revolution	Washington, D.C.
	Conteh 5', 34', 44', 48' Talley 40' Nelsen  58'	Report	Torres  41' Franchino  48' Wolyniec  81'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Referee: Richard Heron

D.C. United v San Jose Earthquakes

May 12, 2001 6	D.C. United	2–3	San Jose Earthquakes	Washington, D.C.
	Convey  40' Talley  44' Denton 48' Etcheverry  50' Moreno 52' (pen.) Pope  90+2'	Report	Mulrooney  4' Russell 36' Lagos 54', 90+1' Ekelund  71' Isben  79'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Referee: Noel Kenny

Columbus Crew v D.C. United

May 19, 2001 7	Columbus Crew	2–1 (a.e.t.)	D.C. United	Columbus, Ohio
	McBride 25' Elcock  59' Bonseu  67' Cunningham 99'	Report	Etcheverry  39' Talley  40' Convey  65' Quaranta 69',  90'	Stadium: Crew Stadium Referee: Rich Grady

Miami Fusion v D.C. United

May 30, 2001 8	Miami Fusion	2–1	D.C. United	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
	Preki 11' (pen.) Bishop  12' McKinley  18' Mastroeni  52' Rooney 71'	Report	Ziadie  29' Denton  38' Nelsen  39' Albright 54' Moreno  58'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela

D.C. United v Chicago Fire

June 2, 2001 9	D.C. United	1–2	Chicago Fire	Washington, D.C.
	Moreno 7',  80' Lisi  33' Ziadie  37' Pope  61' Wood  78' Ammann  90'	Report	Stoichkov  3' Curtin  59' Wynalda 76' Kovalenko 79' (pen.),  80'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Referee: Tim Weyland

Dallas Burn v D.C. United

June 9, 2001 10	Dallas Burn	3–0	D.C. United	Dallas, Texas
	Rodríguez  18' Suarez 17' Rhine 29' Farrer  60' Martínez 73'	Report	Watson  8' Alegría  32' Convey  64'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Referee: Alex Prus

D.C. United v MetroStars

June 13, 2001 11	D.C. United	2–1	MetroStars	Washington, D.C.
	Namoff  13' Talley  52' Ziadie  55' Moreno 69' Conteh 78' Alegría  83'	Report	Faria 10' Semioli  19' Comas  45+3' Perez  90+1'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Referee: Gus St. Silva

Kansas City Wizards v D.C. United

June 16, 2001 12	Kansas City Wizards	0–3	D.C. United	Kansas City, Missouri
		Report	Watson  21' Wood  46' Conteh 53' Quaranta 55', 63'	Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Referee: Richard Heron

Tampa Bay Mutiny v D.C. United

June 23, 2001 13	Tampa Bay Mutiny	3–2	D.C. United	Tampa, Florida
	Ralston 8' Diallo 23' Anderson  38' Kotschau  39' Barclay 42' Quill  46' Trittschuh  54' Demmin  73'	Report	Moreno 52' Albright  82' Armstrong 90+1'	Stadium: Raymond James Stadium Referee: Rich Grady

D.C. United v Colorado Rapids

June 30, 2001 14	D.C. United	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Colorado Rapids	Washington, D.C.
	Vermillion  45' Conteh 58'	Report	Baba 41',  81'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Referee: Gerry Corrie

Colorado Rapids v D.C. United

July 4, 2001 15	Colorado Rapids	3–1	D.C. United	Denver, Colorado
	Spencer 1', 59', 81' Martinez  18' Dawes  84'	Report	Moreno 56'	Stadium: Mile High Stadium Referee: Peter Kokolski

D.C. United v Los Angeles Galaxy

July 7, 2001 16	D.C. United	0–3	Los Angeles Galaxy	Washington, D.C.
	Albright  53' Ziadie  87'	Report	Caligiuri  37' Hendrickson 45+1' Jones  63', 84' Hernández 83' (pen.)	Stadium: RFK Stadium Referee: Noel Kenny

New England Revolution v D.C. United

July 14, 2001 17	New England Revolution	1–3	D.C. United	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Asad  42' Williams  71' Sunsing 87'	Report	Quaranta 5', 90+4' Talley  16' Vermillion  45+2' Pope  69' Moreno 71'	Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela

San Jose Earthquakes v D.C. United

July 18, 2001 18	San Jose Earthquakes	4–0	D.C. United	San Jose, California
	Lagos 37', 53' Cerritos 49', 56' (p)	Report	Albright  52' Armstrong  73'	Stadium: Spartan Stadium Referee: Alex Prus

MetroStars v D.C. United

July 21, 2001 19	MetroStars	2–1	D.C. United	East Rutherford, New Jersey
	Walsh 6',  6' Petke  45+2' Talley 86' (o.g.) Perez  89'	Report	Talley 58'	Stadium: Giants Stadium

D.C. United v Miami Fusion

August 1, 2001 20	D.C. United	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Miami Fusion	Washington, D.C.
	Conteh 30', 33' Moreno  37' Ziadie  90+3'	Report	Chacón 55' Serna 74'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Referee: Kevin Stott

Los Angeles Galaxy v D.C. United

August 11, 2001 21	Los Angeles Galaxy	1–0	D.C. United	Pasadena, California
	Vanney  28' Vagenas  48' Hendrickson 72'	Report	Talley  33' Namoff  63'	Stadium: Rose Bowl Referee: Michael Kennedy

D.C. United v MetroStars

August 15, 2001 22	D.C. United	1–2	MetroStars	Washington, D.C.
	Lisi 87' Armstrong  90+2'	Report	Faria 10' Williams  23' Chung 41' Semioli  73'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Referee: Paul Tamberino

New England Revolution v D.C. United

August 18, 2001 23	New England Revolution	2–1	D.C. United	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Chronopoulos 9', 30' Heaps  12' Williams  33'	Report	Armstrong 32' Moreno  34' Pope  44' Conteh  58' Kamler  69' Nelsen  86' Talley  90+2'	Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Referee: Terry Vaughn

D.C. United v Columbus Crew

August 25, 2001 24	D.C. United	2–1	Columbus Crew	Washington, D.C.
	Conteh  54', 80' Etcheverry  58' Armstrong 69' Pope  76'	Report	Clark  14' Cunningham 25',  41' Oughton  52'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Referee: Kevin Stott

D.C. United v Tampa Bay Mutiny

September 1, 2001 25	D.C. United	5–1	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Washington, D.C.
	Conteh 27', 49' Namoff  34' Moreno 39' Lisi 47' Alegría 71'	Report	Demmin  15' Keller  35' Jair 61' Soñora  64'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Referee: Rich Grady

Miami Fusion v D.C. United

September 8, 2001 26	Miami Fusion	3–1	D.C. United	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
	Chacón 3', 26', 70' Rooney  45' Bishop  49'	Report	Albright  58' Etcheverry  59' Armstrong  62' Lisi 64' Talley  78'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium

D.C. United v Dallas Burn

September 12, 2001 27	D.C. United	v	Dallas Burn	Washington, D.C.
				Stadium: RFK Stadium
Note: Match cancelled due to the September 11 attacks.

D.C. United v Miami Fusion

September 15, 2001 28	D.C. United	v	Miami Fusion	Washington, D.C.
				Stadium: RFK Stadium
Note: Match cancelled due to the September 11 attacks.

U.S. Open Cup

Further information: 2001 U.S. Open Cup

D.C. United v New Jersey Stallions

June 27, 2001 Second round	D.C. United	8–0	New Jersey Stallions	Germantown, Maryland
19:30 UTC−5	Albright 20' Thompson Conteh 28', 39', 49' Pope 38' Etcheverry 45' Hennessy 56' (o.g.) Algeria 74'			Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Thomas Perry

D.C. United v Hershey Wildcats

July 11, 2001 Third round	D.C. United	3–0	Hershey Wildcats	Richmond, Virginia
19:30 UTC−5	Albright 35' Moreno 70' Quaranta 74'	Report		Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 5,288 Referee: Paul Tamberino

D.C. United v Richmond Kickers

July 24, 2001 Quarterfinals	D.C. United	2–1	Richmond Kickers	Washington, D.C.
19:30 UTC−5	Conteh 59', 86'	Report	Jeffrey 88'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 8,439 Referee: Terry Vaughn

New England Revolution v D.C. United

July 24, 2001 Semifinals	New England Revolution	2–0	D.C. United	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30 UTC−5	Williams 9', 40'	Report		Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 7,128 Referee: Brian Hall

CONCACAF Giants Cup

Further information: CONCACAF Giants Cup

Arnett Gardens v D.C. United

April 4, 2001 Quarterfinals	Arnett Gardens	0–3	D.C. United	Kingston, Jamaica
19:30 UTC−5		Report	Díaz Arce 33' 66' (pen.) Talley 59'	Stadium: Tony Spaulding Sports Complex

D.C. United v Arnett Gardens

April 11, 2001 Quarterfinals	D.C. United	2–1 (5–1 agg.)	Arnett Gardens	Washington, D.C., United States
15:00 UTC−5	Talley 30' (pen.) Lisi 86'	Report	Earle 23'	Stadium: RFK Stadium

D.C. United v Comunicaciones

August 3, 2001 Semifinals	D.C. United	2–1	Comunicaciones	Los Angeles, United States
22:00 UTC−5	Moreno 26' Lisi 89'		Rivera 22'	Stadium: Rose Bowl

América v D.C. United

August 5, 2001 Final	América	2–0	D.C. United	Los Angeles, United States
22:00 UTC−5	Mendoza 52' Váldez 70'			Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 3,000

Friendlies

D.C. United v Bayer Leverkusen

May 23, 2001	D.C. United	3–4	Bayer Leverkusen	Washington, D.C.
12:00 UTC−5				Stadium: RFK Stadium

D.C. United v Olimpia

November 17, 2001	D.C. United	2–2	Olimpia	Washington, D.C.
12:00 UTC−5				Stadium: RFK Stadium

Transfers

See also

• D.C. United
• List of D.C. United seasons