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D.C. United
2004 season
Owner D.C. United Holdings
Head coach Piotr Nowak
MLS4th
MLS CupChampions
U.S. Open CupFourth round
Atlantic CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Eskandarian (14)
←  2003
2005 →

The 2004 season was the eighth season for D.C. United. It was highlighted by winning their first MLS Cup championship since 1999.

The season was hallmarked by United winning their fourth Major League Soccer championship, winning MLS Cup 2004 3–2 over Kansas City Wizards. To date, this was the last time in franchise history that the team has won an MLS Cup title. Additionally, by winning the championship, some cite that it marked a "second golden age" in United. Following the 2004 title, United would go on to win two MLS Supporters' Shields, to claim the most in the league, as well as their second U.S. Open Cup title.

In terms of player and manager transactions, the offseason saw English head coach Ray Hudson end his two-season stint with the club, as United management fired him out of dissatisfaction with his results as a manager. United signed retired MLS star Piotr Nowak to the role of head coaching duties. Hitherto, no other head coach had been a former MLS player. The signing of Nowak marked a new trend of first-generation MLS players assuming coaching duties for second generation MLS players.

In 2003, United made national and international headlines by drafting 14-year-old prospect Freddy Adu as the first pick of the MLS SuperDraft. MLS orchestrated a series of negotiations between United and Dallas Burn, who had the first overall selection. A series of agreements between the two sides gave Dallas additional allocation from United so that Adu could play for his local club, as he grew up near Potomac, Maryland. [1]

Review and events

See also: 2004 Major League Soccer season and 2004 U.S. Open Cup

Preseason

January
  • Freddy Adu signs with D.C. United [1]
February
March

Regular season

April
May
June
July
August
September
Early October

Playoffs

Late October
November
  • United deft. NE Revs in the 2004 Eastern Conf. championship to go to MLS Cup 2004. Considered best match in MLS history [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
  • United win their first MLS Cup title since 1999 with a 3–2 win over the Kansas City Wizards at the Home Depot Center [7]

Non-competitive

Midseason exhibitions

June 23, 2004 Rochester Rhinos 0–2 D.C. United Rochester, New York
19:35 EDT Report
Stadium: Frontier Field
Attendance: 14,426
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
July 14, 2004 D.C. United United States 1–1 ( a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 England Nottingham Forest Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Report Stadium: RFK Stadium
September 29, 2004 D.C. United United States 6–0 Guatemala Municipal Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 10,177
Referee: Alex Pruss

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2004 Major League Soccer season

Results by round

Results

April 3, 2004 1 D.C. United 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Washington, D.C.
16:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 24,603
Referee: Kevin Stott
April 10, 2004 2 LA Galaxy 1–1 D.C. United Carson, California
22:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Terry Vaughn
April 17, 2004 3 MetroStars 3–2 D.C. United East Rutherford, New Jersey
16:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 31,419
Referee: Alex Prus
April 24, 2004 4 D.C. United 0–1 Chicago Fire Washington, D.C.
17:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 21,235
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela
May 1, 2004 5 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 D.C. United San Jose, California
EDT Stadium: Spartan Stadium
May 7, 2004 6 D.C. United 1–1 Columbus Crew Washington, D.C.
EDT Stadium: RFK Stadium
May 15, 2004 Kansas City Wizards H 1–0 Moreno
May 19, 2004 Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–4 Cerritos, Adu
May 22, 2004 Colorado Rapids A 2–1 Gros
May 29, 2004 New England Revolution A 0–1 Kamler ( o.g.)
June 5, 2004 Chicago Fire A 3–0
June 12, 2004 Colorado Rapids H 0–0
June 19, 2004 Columbus Crew H 3–1 Moreno, Eskandarian (2)
June 26, 2004 Dallas Burn A 1–1 Eskandarian
July 3, 2004 MetroStars H 6–2 Nelsen, Moreno, Eskandarian (2)
Stewart, Olsen
July 10, 2004 Kansas City Wizards A 1–0
July 17, 2004 Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–1 Nelsen
July 24, 2004 Dallas Burn A 5–1 Gibbs ( o.g.)
August 7, 2004 San Jose Earthquakes A 2–0
August 11, 2004 Colorado Rapids H 3–1 Adu, Stewart, Kotschau ( o.g.)
August 14, 2004 New England Revolution H 2–2 Moreno (2)
August 21, 2004 Columbus Crew A 2–2 Eskandarian, Moreno
August 28, 2004 New England Revolution A 0–0
September 4, 2004 Chicago Fire A 3–1 Stewart
September 8, 2004 Dallas Burn H 3–0 Eskandarian (2), Adu
September 18, 2004 Chicago Fire H 3–1 Gomez, Eskandarian, Olsen
September 25, 2004 Columbus Crew A 1–0
October 2, 2004 MetroStars A 0–1 Adu
October 9, 2004 New England Revolution H 1–0 Gomez
October 17, 2004 MetroStars H 3–2 Gomez (2), Petke

Source: RSSSF

MLS Cup

Main article: 2004 MLS Cup Playoffs

Conference semifinals

October 22, 2004 First leg MetroStars 0–2 D.C. United East Rutherford, New Jersey
19:00 EDT Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 11,161
October 30, 2004 Second leg D.C. United 2–0
(4–0 agg.)		 MetroStars Washington, D.C.
19:00 EDT Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 15,763

Conference final

November 6, 2004 Final D.C. United 3–3 ( a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 New England Revolution Washington, D.C.
19:00 EDT Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 21,201

MLS Cup

Main article: MLS Cup 2004
November 14, 2004 Final D.C. United 3–2 Kansas City Wizards Carson, California
19:00 EDT Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 25,797

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2004 U.S. Open Cup
June 30, 2004 Third round Richmond Kickers Virginia 2–1 Washington, D.C. D.C. United Richmond, Virginia
19:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: University of Richmond Stadium
Attendance: 8,776
Referee: Hector Tobin

Club

Roster

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF United States  USA David Stokes
3 FW United States  USA Jason Thompson
4 DF United States  USA Brandon Prideaux
7 DF New Zealand  NZL Ryan Nelsen
8 MF United States  USA Earnie Stewart
9 MF United States  USA Freddy Adu
11 FW United States  USA Alecko Eskandarian
12 DF United States  USA Mike Petke
13 MF Argentina  ARG Christian Gómez
14 MF United States  USA Ben Olsen
16 MF United States  USA Brian Carroll
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF United States  USA Joshua Gros
18 GK United States  USA Nick Rimando
21 MF Ukraine  UKR Dema Kovalenko
22 GK United States  USA Troy Perkins
23 FW El Salvador  SLV Eliseo Quintanilla
24 MF Ghana  GHA Nana Kuffour
25 MF United States  USA Santino Quaranta
26 DF United States  USA Bryan Namoff
27 FW United States  USA Tim Lawson
99 FW Bolivia  BOL Jaime Moreno

Statistics

List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition [8] [9]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Major League Soccer MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States  USA Doug Warren 1 0 1+0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF United States  USA David Stokes 11 0 3+8 0 0 0 0 0
3 FW United States  USA Jason Thompson 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF United States  USA Brandon Prideaux 23 0 16+7 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  VIN Ezra Hendrickson 2 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 0 0
6 MF United States  USA Kevin Ara 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
7 DF United States  USA Ryan Nelsen 17 2 17+0 2 0 0 0 0
8 MF United States  USA Earnie Stewart 26 3 23+3 3 0 0 0 0
9 FW United States  USA Freddy Adu 34 5 14+16 5 3+1 0 0 0
11 FW United States  USA Alecko Eskandarian 28 14 19+5 10 4+0 4 0 0
12 DF United States  USA Mike Petke 26 1 23+3 1 0 0 0 0
13 MF Argentina  ARG Christian Gómez 13 5 8+1 4 4+0 1 0 0
14 MF United States  USA Ben Olsen 25 3 25+0 3 0 0 0 0
16 MF United States  USA Brian Carroll 30 4 26+4 4+0 0 0 0 0
17 DF United States  USA Joshua Gros 33 1 21+8 1 1+3 0 0 0
18 GK United States  USA Nick Rimando 13 0 13+0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Ukraine  UKR Dema Kovalenko 28 3 25+0 3 3+0 0 0 0
22 GK United States  USA Troy Perkins 16 0 16+0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW El Salvador  SLV Eliseo Quintanilla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF Ghana  GHA Nana Kuffour 6 1 1+4 0 0 0 1+0 1
25 MF United States  USA Santino Quaranta 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW United States  USA Tim Lawson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 FW Bolivia  BOL Jaime Moreno 31 9 27+0 7 4+0 2 0 0

Transfers

In

Date Position No. Name From Fee/notes Ref.
January 16, 2004 MF 9 United States Freddy Adu United States IMG Academy Drafted [10]
March 2, 2004 MF 6 United States Kevin Ara United States Harvard Crimson Drafted [11]
March 2, 2004 FW 99 Bolivia Jaime Moreno United States MetroStars Traded [a] [12]
March 2, 2004 MF 17 United States Joshua Gros United States Rutgers Scarlet Knights Drafted [11]
March 2, 2004 GK 22 United States Troy Perkins United States Evansville Purple Aces Free [11]
June 23, 2004 DF 5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ezra Hendrickson United States Charleston Battery Free [13]
July 14, 2004 MF 24 Ghana Nana Kuffour Sweden Assi IF Free [14]
July 23, 2004 FW 3 United States Jason Thompson United States Dallas Burn Traded [b] [15]
August 1, 2004 MF 13 Argentina Christian Gómez Argentina Arsenal de Sarandí Undisclosed [16]

SuperDraft picks

Main article: 2004 MLS SuperDraft
2004 D.C. United SuperDraft Class
Round Selection Player Position School Status
1 1 United States Freddy Adu MF Heights School (MD) Signed with first team
3 24 United States Kevin Ara MF Harvard Signed with first team
4 34 United States Joshua Gros MF Rutgers Signed with first team
5 44 United States Kevin Hudson MF SMU Unsigned draft pick


Out

Sourced list of players sold or loaned out during the season

Awards

Only official awards regarding individuals associated with the club

  • FA Premier League Player of the Month (January): Patrick Scorer
  • FA Premier League Manager of the Month (January): Lucas Boss

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Traded for future considerations [12]
  2. ^ Traded for a fourth round pick in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft and future considerations. [15]

References

  1. ^ a b "14-year-old signs with MLS". Deseret News. November 23, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  2. ^ Dure, Beau (November 11, 2004). "Harkes keeps both feet in the soccer world". USA Today. Retrieved June 19, 2007.
  3. ^ Dell'Apa, Frank (July 26, 2005). "10 of the best... MLS games". ESPN. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2007.
  4. ^ Goff, Steven (November 3, 2006). "Revolution Ready to Take Another Shot". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 19, 2007.
  5. ^ "D.C. United & Comcast SportsNet to launch 'Brunch with D.C. United'". Major League Soccer. January 25, 2006. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved June 19, 2007.
  6. ^ Lifton, David (May 11, 2005). "Looking back: Unforgettable in every way". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on April 7, 2007. Retrieved June 19, 2007.
  7. ^ Goff, Steven (November 15, 2004). "United Captures 4th Title". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  8. ^ "Statistics: 2004 Regular Season". D.C. United. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
  9. ^ "Statistics: 2004 Postseason". D.C. United. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
  10. ^ Goff, Steven (January 16, 2004). "United's Pick Is No Secret". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  11. ^ a b c "D.C. United Signs Ara, Gros and Perkins". OurSportsCentral. March 2, 2004. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  12. ^ a b "MetroStars Trade Rights to Jaime Moreno to D.C. United". Our Sports Central. March 2, 2004. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  13. ^ "D.C. United Signs Ezra Hendrickson". OurSports Central. June 23, 2004. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  14. ^ "Kuffuor put on D.C. United developmental roster". Ghanaweb.net. July 14, 2004. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  15. ^ a b "D.C. United Signs F Jason Thompson". Our Sports Central. July 23, 2004. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  16. ^ Quispe, Emmanuel (February 3, 2012). "What Ever Happened To ... Christian Gomez". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
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