2009 D.C. United season

The 2009 D.C. United season was the fourteenth season of the team's existence. It began on March 22, 2009, with a 2–2 draw at the Los Angeles Galaxy and ended on October 22, 2009, at the Kansas City Wizards by the same 2–2 scoreline.

D.C. United

2009 season
Owner	D.C. United Holdings
Coach	Tom Soehn
MLS	10th
MLS Cup	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Runners-up
CONCACAF Champions League	Group stage
Carolina Challenge Cup	Runners-up
Atlantic Cup	Champions
Highest home attendance	24,175 vs. Chivas USA (October 24)
Average home league attendance	15,585[1]
Home colors Away colors
← 2008 2010 →

Off-season

D.C. United was involved in the following off-season activity:^[2]

Draft

Main article: 2009 MLS SuperDraft

The 2009 MLS SuperDraft took place on January 15, 2009. With draft order determined by regular and post-season record, United received the sixth pick in each round. Additionally, United acquired the Colorado Rapids' first-round pick (#7 overall) and Houston Dynamo's second-round (#26 overall). United's fourth-round (#51 overall) pick went to Colorado.

Player	Position	Pick overall (round)	Previous club
Rodney Wallace	M	#6 (1st)	University of Maryland
Chris Pontius	M/F	#7 (1st)	UC Santa Barbara
Milos Kocic	GK	#21 (2nd)	Loyola College in Maryland
Lyle Adams	DF	#26 (2nd)	Wake Forest University Central Florida Kraze
Brandon Barklage	M/F	#36 (3rd)	Saint Louis University Chicago Fire Premier

Re-signings

• Santino Quaranta – January 6, 2009
• Bryan Namoff – January 6
• Marc Burch – January 7
• Francis Doe – January 21
• Devon McTavish – January 28

Signings

• Andrew Jacobson – February 10
• Dejan Jakovic – February 27
• Brandon Barklage – March 3
• Anthony Peters – March 3
• Milos Kocic – March 12

Released

• Marcelo Gallardo – January 30

Waived

• Ryan Miller – March 25

Transactions

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Exchange
February 9	M	Christian Gomez International roster spot Salary cap considerations	Colorado Rapids	Iván Guerrero Designated Player roster spot 2010 MLS SuperDraft second-round pick
March 10[2]	GK	Josh Wicks	Los Angeles Galaxy	Conditional MLS SuperDraft pick
March 27[3]	M	John DiRaimondo	Waivers from Colorado Rapids

Loaned

Date	Name	Team	Terms
January 22	Gonzalo Peralta	Unión de Santa Fe (Argentina B)	Undisclosed[4]

Squad

First-team squad

As of August 25, 2009.^[5] For recent transfers, see List of transfers for the 2009 Major League Soccer season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  SRB Miloš Kočić 2 DF  TRI Julius James 3 DF  TRI Avery John 4 DF  USA Marc Burch 5 DF  CAN Dejan Jakovic 6 MF  USA John DiRaimondo 7 MF  BRA Fred 8 MF  USA Andrew Jacobson 9 FW  COD Ange N'Silu 10 MF  ARG Christian Gómez 11 FW  BRA Luciano Emilio 12 MF  USA Danny Szetela 13 FW  USA Chris Pontius 14 MF  USA Ben Olsen

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 DF  USA Greg Janicki 17 FW  RSA Thabiso Khumalo 18 DF  USA Devon McTavish 19 MF  USA Clyde Simms 20 MF  USA Ely Allen 21 MF  RSA Tiyiselani Shipalane (on loan from Harrisburg) 22 MF  CRC Rodney Wallace 23 DF  BDI David Habarugira 24 MF  USA Brandon Barklage 25 MF  USA Santino Quaranta 26 DF  USA Bryan Namoff 28 GK  USA Bill Hamid 31 GK  USA Josh Wicks 99 FW  BOL Jaime Moreno (captain)

Season transactions

Trades

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Exchange
April 23[6]	DF	Avery John	New England Revolution	Conditional MLS SuperDraft pick

Waived

• April 23 – Francis Doe^[6]

Statistical leaders

Last updated 4 May 2009^[7]

Goals Luciano Emilio – 10 Jaime Moreno – 9 Christian Gomez – 6 Assists Santino Quaranta – 6 Christian Gomez - 4 Bryan Namoff - 4 Minutes Clyde Simms – 2,457 Bryan Namoff – 2,326 Rodney Wallace – 2,265

Fouls committed Rodney Wallace – 52 Ben Olsen – 36 Marc Burch - 27 Fouls suffered Santino Quaranta – 40 Ben Olsen – 35 Chris Pontius – 35

Club

Management

Position	Staff
General Manager	Dave Kasper
Manager	Tom Soehn
Assistant manager	Mark Simpson
Assistant manager	Chad Ashton
Athletic trainer	Brian Goodstein
Equipment manager	David Brauzer

Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source: D.C. United

Other information

Owner	D.C. United Holdings
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium (56,692 / N/A)

Source: D.C. United

Competitions

Key

  Win   Tie   Loss

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
MLS	—	—		March 21, 2009
USOC	Third round	—	Runner-up	June 30, 2009	September 2, 2009
CONCACAF Champions League 2009–10	Preliminary round	—		July 28, 2009

Updated to match played October 18, 2008
Source: Competitions

Preseason

D.C. United v Vejle Boldklub

February 5, 2009	D.C. United	1–4	Vejle Boldklub	Washington, D.C.
	N'Silu 49'	Report	17' 33' 44' 80'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium

D.C. United v Columbus Crew

February 10, 2009	D.C. United	2–1	Columbus Crew	Washington, D.C.
				Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium

Puerto Rico Islanders v D.C. United

February 21, 2009	Puerto Rico Islanders	1–2	D.C. United	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
	Arrieta	Report (in Spanish)	Gómez 58' Simms 65'	Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium

Carolina Challenge Cup

See also: Carolina Challenge Cup 2009

D.C. United v Real Salt Lake

March 7, 2009	D.C. United	0–3	Real Salt Lake	Charleston, South Carolina
	Jakovic  24'	Report	Escalada Movsisyan Williams	Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium

Toronto FC v D.C. United

March 11, 2009	Toronto FC	2–1	D.C. United	Charleston, South Carolina
	Barrett 21' De Rosario 33'	Report	Pontius 42'	Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium

Charleston Battery v D.C. United

March 14, 2009	Charleston Battery	0–2	D.C. United	Charleston, South Carolina
		Report	Emilio 57' Jacobson 82'	Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium

Major League Soccer

See also: 2009 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Columbus Crew	30	13	7	10	41	31	+10	49	MLS Cup Playoffs
2	Chicago Fire	30	11	7	12	39	34	+5	45
3	New England Revolution	30	11	10	9	33	37	−4	42
4	D.C. United	30	9	8	13	43	44	−1	40
5	Toronto FC	30	10	11	9	37	46	−9	39
6	Kansas City Wizards	30	8	13	9	33	42	−9	33
7	New York Red Bulls	30	5	19	6	27	47	−20	21

Source: MLS

Overall table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Columbus Crew (S)	30	13	7	10	41	31	+10	49	CONCACAF Champions League
2	LA Galaxy	30	12	6	12	36	31	+5	48
3	Houston Dynamo	30	13	8	9	39	29	+10	48	North American SuperLiga
4	Seattle Sounders FC	30	12	7	11	38	29	+9	47	CONCACAF Champions League
5	Chicago Fire	30	11	7	12	39	34	+5	45	North American SuperLiga
6	Chivas USA	30	13	11	6	34	31	+3	45
7	New England Revolution	30	11	10	9	33	37	−4	42
8	Real Salt Lake (C)	30	11	12	7	43	35	+8	40	CONCACAF Champions League
9	Colorado Rapids	30	10	10	10	42	38	+4	40
10	D.C. United	30	9	8	13	43	44	−1	40
11	FC Dallas	30	11	13	6	50	47	+3	39
12	Toronto FC	30	10	11	9	37	46	−9	39	CONCACAF Champions League
13	Kansas City Wizards	30	8	13	9	33	42	−9	33
14	San Jose Earthquakes	30	7	14	9	36	50	−14	30
15	New York Red Bulls	30	5	19	6	27	47	−20	21

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

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
30	40	9	8	13	43	44	−1	7	3	5	19	14	+5	2	5	8	24	30	−6

Last updated: October 25, 2009
Source: Major League Soccer
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

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	29	30
Stadium	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	H	H	A
Result	T	W	W	L	T	W	W	T	T	T	T	L	W	W	T	L	T	W	T	L	L	T	W	T	W	L	L	L	W	T

Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 2009. Source: D.C. United
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match results

Los Angeles Galaxy v D.C. United

March 22, 2009	Los Angeles Galaxy	2–2	D.C. United	Carson, California
	Donovan 80' (pen.) Donovan 85'	Report	Gomez 44' Pontius 62'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 18,013 Referee: Jair Marrufo

D.C. United v Chicago Fire

March 28, 2009	D.C. United	1–1	Chicago Fire	Washington, D.C.
	Emilio 7' Olsen  30' Jakovic 79' Burch  91+'	Report[permanent dead link]	Nyarko 53'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 15,895 Referee: Mark Geiger

D.C. United v Houston Dynamo

April 4, 2009	D.C. United	1–0	Houston Dynamo	Washington, D.C.
	Emilio 47' Moreno  71'	Report	Barrett  49' James  86'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 12,594 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Real Salt Lake v D.C. United

April 11, 2009	Real Salt Lake	2–1	D.C. United	Sandy, Utah
	Morales  15' Wingert  25' Borchers  35' Olave 40' Morales 80'	Report	Emilio 38' Gomez  39' Burch  75' McTavish  91+'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 11,793 Referee: Kevin Stott

D.C. United v New England Revolution

April 17, 2009	D.C. United	1–1	New England Revolution	Washington, D.C.
	Olsen  74' Olsen 91+'	Report	Joseph 50' Thompson  74' Joseph  92+'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 14,441 Referee: Jair Marrufo

New York Red Bulls v D.C. United

April 26, 2009	New York Red Bulls	2–3	D.C. United	East Rutherford, New Jersey
	Angel 68' Richards 74' Richards  78'	Report	Wallace 21' Simms  34' Jacobson  53' Wallace  68' Emilio 90' Pontius 91+'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 10,303 Referee: Steven DePiero

D.C. United v FC Dallas

May 2, 2009	D.C. United	2–1	FC Dallas	Washington, D.C.
	Rocha 28' Cooper  45' Moreno 65'	Report	Jakovic  62'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 14,225 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Kansas City Wizards v D.C. United

May 6, 2009	Kansas City Wizards	1–1	D.C. United	Kansas City, Kansas
	Jewsbury  23' Wolff 52' Watson  56' Espinoza  82'	Report	Wallace 27' Barklage  29' John  71'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 9,077 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

D.C. United v Toronto FC

May 9, 2009	D.C. United	3–3	Toronto FC	Washington, D.C.
	N'Silu 9' Fred  40' Pontius 86' Moreno 92+' (pen.) Pontius  94+'	Report	De Rosario 52' Serioux 63' De Rosario 87' Brennan  92+' De Rosario  94+'	Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium Attendance: 15,652 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Chivas USA v D.C. United

May 16, 2009	Chivas USA	2–2	D.C. United	Carson, California
	Galindo 25' Lillingston 43' Stepanovic  69'	Report	Simms  36' Namoff  72' Emilio 77' Jakovic  84' Quaranta 85'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 16,223 Referee: Mark Geiger

D.C. United v Real Salt Lake

May 23, 2009	D.C. United	0–0	Real Salt Lake	Washington, D.C.
		Report	Russell  37'	Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium Attendance: 16,089 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

New England Revolution v D.C. United

May 30, 2009	New England Revolution	2–1	D.C. United	East Rutherford, New Jersey
	Joseph 55' Heaps  80' Barnes  84' Ralston 90' (pen.)	Report	Pontius  21' Fred 36' Wallace  46+' Wicks  81' McTavish  89'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 15,271 Referee: Hilario Grejeda

D.C. United v New York Red Bulls

June 4, 2009	D.C. United	2–0	New York Red Bulls	Washington, D.C.
	Simms  27' Quaranta 36' Emilio  60' Emilio  64' Moreno 93+' (pen.)	Report	Wolyniec  94+'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 11,226 Referee: Terry Vaughn

D.C. United v Chicago Fire

June 13, 2009	D.C. United	2–1	Chicago Fire	Washington, D.C.
	Moreno 24' (pen.) Gomez 41' Gomez  74'	Report	Busch  22' Thorrington  27' Pappa 33' Conde  40' Pause  70'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 18,369 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Seattle Sounders FC v D.C. United

June 17, 2009	Seattle Sounders FC	3–3	D.C. United	Seattle, Washington
19:30 PST	Alonso 38' Burch 45' (o.g.) Montero 57'	Report	Pontius 34' Gomez 63' Jakovic  84' Marshall 87' (o.g.) Namoff  92+'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 29,104 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Colorado Rapids v D.C. United

June 20, 2009	Colorado Rapids	3–0	D.C. United	Commerce City, Colorado
	Cummings 11' Gibbs  12' Cummings 43' Clark 49'	Report	John  22' Wallace  53'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 11,416 Referee: Michael Kennedy

Columbus Crew v D.C. United

July 4, 2009	Columbus Crew	1–1	D.C. United	Columbus, Ohio
	Moreno  12' Moreno 59' Ekpo  74' Lenhart  92+'	Report	Gomez 33' Olsen  60' N'Silu  80'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,370 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

D.C. United v Colorado Rapids

July 18, 2009	D.C. United	3–1	Colorado Rapids	Washington, D.C.
	Fred  29' Moreno 47' (pen.) Namoff 56' Emilio 61'	Report	Namoff 14' (o.g.) Mastroeni  48' Casey  84'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 18,248 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

San Jose Earthquakes v D.C. United

July 25, 2009	San Jose Earthquakes	2–2	D.C. United	Santa Clara, California
	Hernandez  22' Johnson 36' Glen 62' (pen.)	Report	Gomez 3' (pen.) Gomez 21' Olsen  60' Wallace  62'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,022 Referee: Kevin Stott

Houston Dynamo v D.C. United

August 1, 2009	Houston Dynamo	4–3	D.C. United	Houston, Texas
	Davis 36' Ching 36' 38' Holden  45' 66' Davis  49'	Report	Olsen  20' Gomez  45' Emilio 49' 87' Pontius  73' Fred 74'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 14,694 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Toronto FC v D.C. United

August 15, 2009	Toronto FC	2–0	D.C. United	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
	Cronin  17' Robinson  24' De Rosario 30' Sanyang  45' Brennan  58' White 66'	(report)	Jakovic  22' Simms  72'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,638 Referee: Alex Prus

D.C. United v Los Angeles Galaxy

August 22, 2009	D.C. United	0–0	Los Angeles Galaxy	Washington, D.C.
	Olsen  10' Wallace  68'	Report	Donovan  31' Magee  54'	Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium Attendance: 22,134 Referee: Mark Geiger

Chicago Fire v D.C. United

August 29, 2009	Chicago Fire	0–1	D.C. United	Bridgeview, Illinois
		Report	Namoff 11' Burch  36' Fred  44' Namoff  53' Jakovic  94+'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,324 Referee: Kevin Stott

FC Dallas v D.C. United

September 5, 2009	FC Dallas	2–2	D.C. United	Frisco, Texas
	Cunningham 18' Ferreira 50' Torres  57' van den Bergh  62' McCarty  77' Benitez  93+'	Report	McTavish  35' Burch 44' Moreno 58' Burch  70' Fred  93+'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 10,219 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

D.C. United v Kansas City Wizards

September 9, 2009	D.C. United	1–0	Kansas City Wizards	Washington, D.C.
	Gomez  27' Emilio 39' John  84' Wicks  93+'	Report[permanent dead link]	Harrington  69' Besler  74' Myers  81'  86'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,033 Referee: Terry Vaughn

D.C. United v Seattle Sounders FC

September 12, 2009	D.C. United	1–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Washington, D.C.
19:30 EST	Wallace 54' Wallace  57' Quaranta  62' John  93+'	Report	Zakuani 5' Montero 84'	Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium Attendance: 19,592 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

D.C. United v San Jose Earthquakes

September 27, 2009	D.C. United	1–2	San Jose Earthquakes	Washington, D.C.
	Moreno 26' Wallace  54' Pontius  68'	Report	McDonald  28' Sanchez 58' Johnson 73'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 14,375 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

D.C. United v Chivas USA

October 3, 2009	D.C. United	0–2	Chivas USA	Washington, D.C.
	Moreno  56' James  63' Olsen  65' Pontius  84'	Report	Kocic 32' (o.g.) Padilla 53' Cuesta  65'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 24,175 Referee: Kevin Stott

D.C. United v Columbus Crew

October 17, 2009	D.C. United	1–0	Columbus Crew	Washington, D.C.
	McTavish  6' Emilio 17'	Report	Renteria  83'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 16,274 Referee: Alex Prus

Kansas City Wizards v D.C. United

October 22, 2009	Kansas City Wizards	2–2	D.C. United	Kansas City, Kansas
	Hercegfalvi  25' Kamara 30' Marquess  65' Lopez 92+' (pen.)	Report[permanent dead link]	Moreno 67' Olsen  73' James 82' Fred  92+'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

CONCACAF Champions League

See also: 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League

Group standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Toluca	6	4	1	1	15	4	+11	13
Marathón	6	4	0	2	12	14	−2	12
D.C. United	6	3	1	2	12	8	+4	10
San Juan Jabloteh	6	0	0	6	4	17	−13	0

Preliminary round

D.C. United v Luis Ángel Firpo

July 28, 2009 Preliminary	D.C. United	1–1	Luis Ángel Firpo	Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT (UTC-4)	Moreno 42' (pen.)	Report[permanent dead link]	Benítez 26'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 8,026 Referee: Paúl Delgadillo (Mexico)

Luis Ángel Firpo v D.C. United

August 4, 2009 Preliminary	Luis Ángel Firpo	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	D.C. United	San Salvador
20:00 CST (UTC-6)	Franco 39' (pen.)	Report[permanent dead link]	Gómez 42'	Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)
	Penalties
	Alas J. Sánchez Merino Salazar C. Sánchez		Pontius Szetela Olsen Burch Gómez

Group stage

Marathón v D.C. United

August 18, 2009 Group stage	Marathón	3–1	D.C. United	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
22:00	Martínez 23' Palacios 83' Berrios 88' (pen.)	Report[permanent dead link]	Emilio 48'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Attendance: 3,658 Referee: Edward Bonilla (El Salvador)

D.C. United v Toluca

August 26, 2009 Group stage	D.C. United	1–3	Toluca	Washington, D.C., United States
20:00	Pontius 47'	Report[permanent dead link]	Marín 5' Mancilla 79', 86'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 8,834 Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

San Juan Jabloteh v D.C. United

September 15, 2009 Group stage	San Juan Jabloteh	0–1	D.C. United	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
20:00		Report[permanent dead link]	Gómez 14' (pen.)	Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)

D.C. United v Marathón

September 24, 2009 Group stage	D.C. United	3–0	Marathón	Washington, D.C., United States
20:00	Emilio 47', 71' Moreno 55'	Report[permanent dead link]		Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 5,280 Referee: Silviu Petsrecu (Canada)

D.C. United v San Juan Jabloteh

September 30, 2009 Group stage	D.C. United	5–1	San Juan Jabloteh	Washington, D.C., United States
20:00	Gómez 13', 68' Fred 30' Khumalo 43', 90'	Report[permanent dead link]	Britto 83'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 3,411 Referee: German Arredondo (Mexico)

Toluca v D.C. United

October 20, 2009 Group stage	Toluca	1–1	D.C. United	Toluca, Mexico
20:00	López 62' (pen.)	Report	Pontius 6'	Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez Referee: Geoffrey Hospedales (Trinidad & Tobago)

U.S. Open Cup

See also: 2009 U.S. Open Cup

D.C. United v FC Dallas

March 28, 2009 Qualification	D.C. United	2–0	FC Dallas	Washington, D.C.
	Fred 21' Barklage 66'	Report		Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,163 Referee: Jeff Gontarek

D.C. United v New York Red Bulls

May 20, 2009 Qualification	D.C. United	5–3	New York Red Bulls	Washington, D.C.
19:00 EDT	Pontius 8', 52' Khumalo 18' Barklage 21' Fred 28'	Report	Richards 44' Rojas 48', 61' (pen.)	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,056 Referee: Mark Kadlecik

D.C. United v Ocean City Barons

June 30, 2009 Third round	D.C. United	2–0	Ocean City Barons	Boyds, Maryland
7:30 pm EDT	Gómez 74' N'Silu 93'	Report[permanent dead link]	Brown  67'	Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 2,021 Referee: Jeff Gontarek (USA)

D.C. United v Harrisburg City Islanders

July 7, 2009 Quarterfinals	D.C. United	2–1	Harrisburg City Islanders	Boyds, Maryland
7:30 pm EDT	Khumalo 8' Jacobson 18' N'Silu  83' Gómez  86'	Report	Oduor  49' Paterson 64'	Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 2,137 Referee: Lee Suckle (USA)

D.C. United v Rochester Rhinos

July 21, 2009 Semifinals	D.C. United	2–1	Rochester Rhinos	Boyds, Maryland
7:00 pm EDT	Jacobson 39' Gómez 41' (pen.) John 42' Khumalo 82'	Report	Gregor 18' Atieno 68' Bertz  88'	Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 2,457 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja

D.C. United v Seattle Sounders FC

September 2, 2009 Final	D.C. United	1–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Washington, D.C.
	Wicks  69' Simms 89'	Report	Ianni  25' González  49' Montero 67' Vagenas  79' Levesque 86'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 17,329 Referee: Alex Prus

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
22	MF	Rodney Wallace	Maryland Terrapins	Selected in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft	January 15, 2009
13	MF	Chris Pontius	UC Santa Barbara Gauchos	Selected in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft	January 15, 2009
1	GK	Miloš Kocić	Loyola Greyhounds	Selected in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft	January 15, 2009
	DF	Lyle Adams	Wake Forest Demon Deacons Central Florida Kraze	Selected in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft	January 15, 2009
24	MF	Brandon Barklage	Saint Louis Billikens Chicago Fire Premier	Selected in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft	January 15, 2009
8	MF	Andrew Jacobson	Lorient	Selected in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft	February 10, 2009
19	DF	Dejan Jakovic	Red Star	Free	February 27, 2009	[8]

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
24	FW	Brandon Barklage	TBD	Option declined	November 29, 2011	[9]

Loan in

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Start	End	Source

Loan out

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Start	End	Source