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2003 D.C. United season

The 2003 D.C. United season was the clubs' ninth year of existence, as well as their seventh season in Major League Soccer.

D.C. United
2003 season
OwnerD.C. United Holdings
Head coachRay Hudson
MLS7th
MLS CupConference Semifinals
U.S. Open CupSemifinals
Atlantic CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Kovalenko
Etcheverry (06)
← 2002
2004 →

Led by Ray Hudson, D.C. United's 2003 campaign was highlighted by the club's return to the MLS Cup Playoffs, their first postseason appearance since 1999. In the playoffs, United who didn't qualify for the playoffs until the final day of the regular season, took on the Eastern Conference regular season champions, Chicago Fire. The Fire defeated United 4–0 on aggregates in the conference semifinals, winning each leg by a 2–0 margin of victory.

Background

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Review

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April

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May

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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On November 1, 2003, D.C. United played their first playoff match in nearly four years, entering the 2003 MLS Cup Playoffs as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference. In the Conference semifinals, United faced the Eastern Conference regular season champions, Chicago Fire. The two-match, aggregate series was first contested at United's RFK Stadium. The match ended in a 2–0 defeat thanks to goals from the Fire's Andy Williams and Ante Razov in the 4th and 94th minutes, respectively.[1]

A week later, on November 9, 2003, the second leg was played at Chicago Fire's Soldier Field, where the Fire defeated United by the same 2–0 scoreline, thus ultimately winning the series 4–0 on aggregate, and advancing to the Eastern Conference championship. The defeat ended United's playoff campaign and their season altogether.

Non-competitive

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Preseason exhibitions

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February 14, 2003 D.C. United   2–1   Canada U20 Boca Raton, Florida
Stoitchkov   18' (pen.), 35' (pen.)
Kovalenko   21'   50'		 Report Hume   47' Stadium: Bobby Campbell Stadium
February 16, 2003 Lynn Fighting Knights 0–3 D.C. United Boca Raton, Florida
2:30 p.m. Report Gomez   35'
Mediros   61', 83'		 Stadium: Bobby Campbell Stadium
February 18, 2003 FIU Panthers 0–3 D.C. United Miami, Florida
Report Petke   14'
Kovalenko   26'
Stoitchkov   49'		 Stadium: FIU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 817
February 20, 2003 Florida Atlantic Owls 3–5 D.C. United Boca Raton, Florida
Totland   26'
Garbee   75'
Baum   86'		 Report Ivanov   32'
Etcheverry   44'
Eskandarian   54'
Olsen   57'
Quintanilla   90+1'		 Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium

Midseason exhibitions

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May 14, 2003 D.C. United   1–0   Tottenham Hotspur Washington, D.C.
7:30 p.m. Carr   30' (o.g.)
Stoitchkov   67'		 Report Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 14,028
Referee: Kevin Terry
July 23, 2003 D.C. United   1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		   Blackburn Rovers Washington, D.C.
7:00 p.m. Carroll   85' Report Taylor   16'
Cole   30'
Neill   90+2'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 9,452
Referee: Ali Saheli
Penalties
Carroll  
Etcheverry  
Curtis  
Quintanilla  
Olsen  
Prideaux  
Kovalenko  		   Saunders
  Ostenstad
  Danns
  Taylor
  Gallagher
  Todd
  Johansson
August 31, 2003 D.C. United   3–1   El Salvador Washington, D.C.
7:30 p.m. Stewart   24', 50'
Etcheverry   39'
Olsen   62'
Geddes   85'		 Report Pacheco   6'
Velásquez   20'
Meraz   73'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 23,269
Referee: Michael Kennedy

Competitive

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Overall

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Major League Soccer

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Main article: 2003 Major League Soccer season

Standings

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Eastern Conference
Pos Club GP W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chicago Fire (E1) (SS) 30 15 7 8 53 43 10 53 Supporters' Shield, 2003 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 New England Revolution 30 12 9 9 55 47 8 45 2003 MLS Cup Playoffs
3 MetroStars 30 11 10 9 40 40 0 42
4 D.C. United 30 10 11 9 38 36 2 39
5 Columbus Crew 30 10 12 8 44 44 0 38
Overall table
Pos Club GP W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chicago Fire (E1) (SS) 30 15 7 8 53 43 10 53 2003 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2004 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2 San Jose Earthquakes (W1) 30 14 7 9 45 35 10 51
3 New England Revolution 30 12 9 9 55 47 8 45 2003 MLS Cup Playoffs
4 Kansas City Wizards 30 11 10 9 48 44 4 42
5 MetroStars 30 11 10 9 40 40 0 42
6 Colorado Rapids 30 11 12 7 40 45 -5 40
7 D.C. United 30 10 11 9 38 36 2 39
8 Columbus Crew 30 10 12 8 44 44 0 38
9 Los Angeles Galaxy 30 9 12 9 35 35 0 36 2003 MLS Cup Playoffs
10 Dallas Burn 30 6 19 5 35 64 -29 23

Results summary

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Results by round

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Match results

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April 12, 2003 1 Kansas City Wizards 3–2 (a.e.t.) D.C. United Kansas City, Missouri
16:00 ET Preki   3'
Klein   61'
Brown   92'		 Report Petke   36'
Quaranta   46'		 Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
April 19, 2003 2 D.C. United 0–0 (a.e.t.) Chicago Fire Washington, D.C.
15:30 ET Report Stadium: RFK Stadium
April 26, 2003 3 Colorado Rapids 1–1 (a.e.t.) D.C. United Denver, Colorado
17:00 ET Spencer   24' (pen.) Report Etcheverry   7' Stadium: Invesco Field
May 3, 2003 4 D.C. United 0–0 (a.e.t.) Dallas Burn Washington, D.C.
15:30 ET Report Stadium: RFK Stadium
May 10, 2003 5 MetroStars 1–0 D.C. United East Rutherford, New Jersey
15:30 ET Mathis   Report Stadium: Giants Stadium
May 17, 2003 6 D.C. United 1–1 Kansas City Wizards Washington, D.C.
15:30 ET Report Stadium: RFK Stadium
May 31, 2003 7 Dallas Burn 3–2 D.C. United Southlake, Texas
15:30 ET Report Stadium: Dragon Stadium
June 7, 2003 8 D.C. United 2–0 Chicago Fire Washington, D.C.
15:30 ET Stadium: RFK Stadium
June 11, 2003 9 Colorado Rapids 0–0 (a.e.t.) D.C. United Denver, Colorado
17:30 ET Stadium: Invesco Field
June 14, 2003 10 D.C. United 3–0 Columbus Crew Washington, D.C.
15:30 ET Stadium: RFK Stadium
June 21, 2003 11 D.C. United 1–1 New England Revolution Washington, D.C.
15:30 ET Stadium: RFK Stadium
June 28, 2003 12 Columbus Crew 3–0 D.C. United Columbus, Ohio
15:30 ET Stadium: Crew Stadium
July 2, 2003 13 Dallas Burn 1–3 D.C. United Southlake, Texas
17:00 ET Stadium: Dragon Stadium
July 5, 2003 14 D.C. United 2–3 MetroStars Washington, D.C.
12:00 ET Stadium: RFK Stadium
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MLS Cup Playoffs

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Main article: 2003 MLS Cup Playoffs
November 1, 2003 Conf. SF D.C. United 0–2 Chicago Fire Washington, D.C. United States
Report Williams   4'
Razov   94'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 15,202
Referee: George Gansner
November 9, 2003 Conf. SF Chicago Fire 2–0
(4–0 agg.)		 D.C. United Chicago United States
Report Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 15,312

U.S. Open Cup

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Main article: 2003 U.S. Open Cup
July 16, 2003 Third round D.C. United   2–1   Pittsburgh Riverhounds Germantown, Maryland
Petke   33'
Kovalenko   44'		 Report Wright   37'
Tripoli   41'
Villar   59'
Martins   74'
Chulis   83'		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 3,073
Referee: Hector Tobon
August 6, 2003 Fourth round D.C. United   1–0 (a.e.t.)   Virginia Beach Mariners Germantown, Maryland
Petke   13'
Quintanilla   23'
Eskandarian   57'
Stokes   90'
Stoitchkov   97'		 Report Lassiter   12'
Washington   15'
Bilyk   21'		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 2,870
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
August 27, 2003 Quarterfinals Wilmington Hammerheads   0–1   D.C. United Wilmington, North Carolina
Zarate   55' Report Cerritos   30' Stadium: Legion Field
Attendance: 5,016
Referee: Gus St. Silva
October 1, 2003 Semifinals MetroStars   3–2   D.C. United Piscataway, New Jersey
Guevara   20', 43'
Wolyniec   88'		 Report Ivanov   18'
Warren   59'
Cerritos   76'		 Stadium: Yurcak Field
Attendance: 3,791
Referee: Terry Vaughn

Club

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Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS MLS Cup US Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   USA Doug Warren 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF   USA David Stokes 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF   BUL Galin Ivanov 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF   USA Brandon Prideaux 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   HON Milton Reyes 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
7 DF   NZL Ryan Nelsen 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
8 FW   BUL Hristo Stoitchkov 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW   USA Earnie Stewart 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF   BOL Marco Etcheverry 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW   USA Alecko Eskandarian 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF   USA Mike Petke 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
13 MF   PER Jose Alegria 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   USA Ben Olsen 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF   USA Bobby Convey 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF   USA Brian Carroll 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
18 GK   USA Nick Rimando 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW   USA Devin Barclay 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW   SLV Eliseo Quintanilla 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF   UKR Dema Kovalenko 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF   USA Trevor Perea 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
25 FW   USA Santino Quaranta 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF   USA Bryan Namoff 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW   SLV Ronald Cerritos 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
28 GK   USA Clint Baumstark 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW   BRA Thiago Martins 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
  • Last updated: November 1, 2003
  • Source: Soccerway

Transfers

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MLS SuperDraft picks

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Main article: 2003 MLS SuperDraft

D.C. United made a total of seven selections in the 2003 MLS Draft. Five of the draft picks were ultimately signed for the 2003 season.

2003 D.C. United SuperDraft Picks
Round Selection Player Position College Status
1 1   Alecko Eskandarian FW Virginia Signed to first team
1 5   David Stokes DF North Carolina Signed to first team
2 11   Brian Carroll MF Wake Forest Signed with first team
2 14   Doug Warren GK Clemson Signed with first team
4 31   Hayden Woodworth MF Messiah Did not sign
5 41   John Swann DF Indiana Did not sign
6 51   Michael Behonick GK American Signed with first team

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Recap: Chicago Fire 2, D.C. United 0". MLSnet.com. DCUnited.com. November 1, 2003. Archived from the original on March 26, 2004. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
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