2001 D.C. United season

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)

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

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

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.

Review

Competitions

Major League Soccer

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	MLS Cup Playoffs
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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