2000 D.C. United season

D.C. United
2000 season
General manager	Dave Kasper
Head coach	Thomas Rongen
Stadium	RFK Stadium
MLS	Division: 4th; Overall: 11th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Quarterfinals
CONCACAF Champions Cup	Semifinals
Top goalscorer	League: ; All: ; Jaime Moreno (12)
	← 1999 2001 →

The 2000 D.C. United season was the club's sixth year of existence, as well as their fifth season in Major League Soccer.

Upon winning the 1999 MLS Cup final, United were unable to not only defend their league title, but the club failed to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs. This was the first time in MLS history the defending MLS Cup champion failed to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs the subsequent season, a feat that would not be accomplished again until the Portland Timbers did so in 2016.

In continental play, United played in the 2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, which was held months before the actual season began, a possible reason for United's poor league play, along with salary cap restrictions. United finished fourth in the tournament, at first beating Central American runners-up Alajuelense 2–1 in the quarterfinals. In the semis, the Los Angeles Galaxy got revenge on United in a penalty kick shootout following a 1–1 regulation time draw. Consequently, United played Toluca for third place and lost 2–1.

Background

Review

June

D.C. United beat Charleston Battery 4–0 to open the USOC.^[1]

July

Returning to USOC play in the third round proper, United shut out the Rochester Raging Rhinos, 3–0.^[2]

August

Entering the USOC semis, the Black and Red played their first MLS opponent in the tournament, the Miami Fusion. United lost 3–2 in extra time.^[3]

Match results

Win	Tie	Loss

MLS

March 25, 2000 1	D.C. United	0–4	LA Galaxy	Washington, D.C.
15:00 UTC−5		Report	Mathis 11' Jones 59', 89' Victorine 90+2'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 24,147

April 1, 2000 2	MetroStars	3–2	D.C. United	East Rutherford, New Jersey
21:06 UTC−5	Comas 5' Kelly 23' Valencia 56'	Report	Moreno 63' Agoos 84'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 27,322

April 8, 2000 3	D.C. United	3–2	Chicago Fire	Washington, D.C.
19:30 UTC−5	Maessner 14' Moreno 90+2' Olsen 90+3'	Report	Stoichkov 46' Marsch 85'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 14,612

April 15, 2000 4	New England Revolution	2–1	D.C. United	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30 UTC−5	Baba 72', 90+7'	Report	Moreno 19'	Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 15,174

April 22, 2000 5	D.C. United	2–3	MetroStars	Washington, D.C.
19:30 UTC−5	Etcheverry 22', 25'	Report	Hayes 9' (o.g.) Villegas 41' Petke 90+4'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 14,985

April 29, 2000 6	San Jose Earthquakes	2–2	D.C. United	San Jose, California
01:00 UTC−5	Cerritos 20' Conteh 69'	Report	Etcheverry 33' Moreno 44'	Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 13,717

May 3, 2000 7	D.C. United	1–2	Columbus Crew	Washington, D.C.
19:30 UTC−5	Talley 59'	Report	Warzycha 52' Llamosa 88' (o.g.)	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 11,872

May 6, 2000 8	Colorado Rapids	2–5	D.C. United	Denver, Colorado
UTC−5	Vermillion 56' Agogo 67'	Report	Talley 36' Moreno 59', 62', 78' Llamosa 70'	Stadium: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 7,125

May 10, 2000 9	Miami Fusion	1–0	D.C. United	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
19:30 UTC−5	Melo 90+8'	Report		Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 5,058

May 13, 2000 10	D.C. United	1–3	New England Revolution	Washington, D.C.
20:00 UTC−5	Moreno 14'	Report	Harris 16' Ramos 66' Baba 83'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 18,493

May 17, 2000 11	Kansas City Wizards	2–0	D.C. United	Kansas City, Missouri
20:36 UTC−5				Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium

May 20, 2000 12	LA Galaxy	2–1	D.C. United	Pasadena, California
00:00 UTC−5				Stadium: Rose Bowl

May 27, 2000 13	D.C. United	3–2	Dallas Burn	Washington, D.C.
19:30 UTC−5				Stadium: RFK Stadium

June 3, 2000 14	Columbus Crew	1–1	D.C. United	Columbus, Ohio
20:00 UTC−5				Stadium: Crew Stadium

June 10, 2000 15	D.C. United	0–0	Kansas City Wizards	Washington, D.C.
19:30 UTC−5				Stadium: RFK Stadium

June 17, 2000 16	Chicago Fire	3–2	D.C. United	Washington, D.C.
20:00 UTC−5				Stadium: RFK Stadium

June 21, 2000 17	MetroStars	2–2	D.C. United	East Rutherford, New Jersey
19:30 UTC−5				Stadium: Giants Stadium

June 24, 2000 18	D.C. United	2–0	Dallas Burn	Washington, D.C.
16:30 UTC−5				Stadium: RFK Stadium

June 28, 2000 19	D.C. United	1–2	LA Galaxy	Washington, D.C.
19:30 UTC−5				Stadium: RFK Stadium

July 1, 2000 20	D.C. United	1–1	Colorado Rapids	Washington, D.C.
15:00 UTC−5				Stadium: RFK Stadium

July 4, 2000 21	Tampa Bay Mutiny	3–0	D.C. United	Tampa, Florida
19:00 UTC−5				Stadium: Raymond James Stadium

July 8, 2000 22	Dallas Burn	3–0	D.C. United	Dallas
21:00 UTC−5				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

July 12, 2000 23	D.C. United	2–2	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Washington, D.C.
19:30 UTC−5				Stadium: RFK Stadium

July 15, 2000 24	LA Galaxy	1–2	D.C. United	Pasadena, California
01:30 UTC−5				Stadium: Rose Bowl

August 2, 2000 25	D.C. United	3–2	MetroStars	Washington, D.C.
19:30 UTC−5				Stadium: RFK Stadium

August 5, 2000 26	Miami Fusion	3–1	D.C. United	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
19:30 UTC−5				Stadium: Lockhart Stadium

August 12, 2000 27	Dallas Burn	1–0	D.C. United	Dallas
21:30 UTC−5				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

August 19, 2000 28	D.C. United	0–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Washington, D.C.
20:00 UTC−5				Stadium: RFK Stadium

August 26, 2000 29	D.C. United	2–1	Miami Fusion	Washington, D.C.
UTC−5				Stadium: RFK Stadium

August 30, 2000 30	New England Revolution	1–0	D.C. United	Foxborough, Massachusetts
UTC−5	Morales (unassisted) 59			Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 15,489 Referee: Marcel Yonan

September 3, 2000 31	D.C. United	2–0	New England Revolution	Washington, D.C.
UTC−5	Marino (Agoos) 56 Marino (Wood) 61			Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 51,996 Referee: Kevin Stott

September 9, 2000 32	D.C. United	2–6	Miami Fusion	Washington, D.C.
UTC−5	Aunger (Cooks) 53 Own Goal (Mastroeni) 79		Serna (Bilyk) 7 Welton (Serna) 47 Serna (Machon) 55 Own Goal (Denton) 57 Beckerman (Welton) 58 Serna (Kamler) 63	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 18,893 Referee: Brian Hall

CONCACAF Champion's Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers	Ref.
QF	January 16, 2000	Alajuelense	N	2–1
SF	January 19, 2000	Los Angeles Galaxy	N	1–1 (2–4 pen.)

U.S. Open Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers	Ref.
R2	June 14, 2000	Charleston Battery	A	4–0	3,672	Moreno, Díaz Arce (3)	^[1]
R3	July 26, 2000	Rochester Raging Rhinos	H	3–0	3,186	Albright (2), Moreno	^[2]
QF	August 9, 2000	Miami Fusion	H	2–3 (a.e.t.)	3,864	Moreno (2)	^[3]

League standings

Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	MetroStars	32	17	12	3	64	56	+8	54	MLS Cup Playoffs
2	New England Revolution	32	13	13	6	47	49	−2	45	MLS Cup Playoffs
3	Miami Fusion	32	12	15	5	54	56	−2	41
4	D.C. United	32	8	18	6	44	63	−19	30

Source: MLS

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head record; 3rd goal difference; 4th number of goals scored.
(SS) = MLS Supporters' Shield; (E1) = Eastern Division champion
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs, but not yet to the particular round indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff-contention.

Overall

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kansas City Wizards (C, S)	32	16	7	9	47	29	+18	57	CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2	Chicago Fire	32	17	9	6	67	51	+16	57	CONCACAF Champions' Cup
3	MetroStars	32	17	12	3	64	56	+8	54
4	Tampa Bay Mutiny	32	16	12	4	62	50	+12	52
5	Los Angeles Galaxy	32	14	10	8	47	37	+10	50
6	Dallas Burn	32	14	14	4	54	54	0	46
7	New England Revolution	32	13	13	6	47	49	−2	45
8	Colorado Rapids	32	13	15	4	43	59	−16	43
9	Miami Fusion	32	12	15	5	54	56	−2	41
10	Columbus Crew	32	11	16	5	48	58	−10	38
11	D.C. United	32	8	18	6	44	63	−19	30
12	San Jose Earthquakes	32	7	17	8	35	50	−15	29

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head record; 3rd goal difference; 4th number of goals scored.
(SS) = MLS Supporters' Shield; (E1) = Eastern Division champion, (C1) = Central Division champion, (W1) = Western Division champion
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs, but not yet to the particular round indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff-contention.

Player details

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References

^ ^a ^b "2000 Lamar Hunt United States Open Cup: Second Round". TheCup.us. Tripod. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Hakala, Josh (October 23, 2000). "2000 U.S. Open Cup results". TheCup.us. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Davidson, Gary (August 9, 2000). "Rooney blast in 112th minute lifts Miami to semis 3-2 over D.C. United". Soccer Times. Archived from the original on January 11, 2011. Retrieved October 7, 2011.

[D.C._United_v_Charleston_06-14-00-1] "2000 Lamar Hunt United States Open Cup: Second Round". TheCup.us. Tripod. Retrieved October 7, 2011.

[Rochester_v_D.C._United_07-26-00-2] Hakala, Josh (October 23, 2000). "2000 U.S. Open Cup results". TheCup.us. Retrieved October 7, 2011.

[Miami_v_D.C._United_08-09-00-3] Davidson, Gary (August 9, 2000). "Rooney blast in 112th minute lifts Miami to semis 3-2 over D.C. United". Soccer Times. Archived from the original on January 11, 2011. Retrieved October 7, 2011.

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