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2004 D.C. United season

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

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

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

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

Preseason

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

Regular season

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April
May
June
July
August
September
Early October

Playoffs

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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

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Midseason exhibitions

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

Competitive

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Major League Soccer

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Main article: 2004 Major League Soccer season

Results by round

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Results

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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
EDTStadium: Spartan Stadium
May 7, 2004 6 D.C. United 1–1 Columbus Crew Washington, D.C.
EDTStadium: RFK Stadium
May 15, 2004Kansas City WizardsH1–0Moreno
May 19, 2004Los Angeles GalaxyH2–4Cerritos, Adu
May 22, 2004Colorado RapidsA2–1Gros
May 29, 2004New England RevolutionA0–1Kamler (o.g.)
June 5, 2004Chicago FireA3–0
June 12, 2004Colorado RapidsH0–0
June 19, 2004Columbus CrewH3–1Moreno, Eskandarian (2)
June 26, 2004Dallas BurnA1–1Eskandarian
July 3, 2004MetroStarsH6–2Nelsen, Moreno, Eskandarian (2)
Stewart, Olsen
July 10, 2004Kansas City WizardsA1–0
July 17, 2004Los Angeles GalaxyH1–1Nelsen
July 24, 2004Dallas BurnA5–1Gibbs (o.g.)
August 7, 2004San Jose EarthquakesA2–0
August 11, 2004Colorado RapidsH3–1Adu, Stewart, Kotschau (o.g.)
August 14, 2004New England RevolutionH2–2Moreno (2)
August 21, 2004Columbus CrewA2–2Eskandarian, Moreno
August 28, 2004New England RevolutionA0–0
September 4, 2004Chicago FireA3–1Stewart
September 8, 2004Dallas BurnH3–0Eskandarian (2), Adu
September 18, 2004Chicago FireH3–1Gomez, Eskandarian, Olsen
September 25, 2004Columbus CrewA1–0
October 2, 2004MetroStarsA0–1Adu
October 9, 2004New England RevolutionH1–0Gomez
October 17, 2004MetroStarsH3–2Gomez (2), Petke

Source: RSSSF

MLS Cup

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Main article: 2004 MLS Cup Playoffs

Conference semifinals

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

Conference final

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

MLS Cup

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

U.S. Open Cup

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

Club

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Roster

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
2DF  USADavid Stokes
3FW  USAJason Thompson
4DF  USABrandon Prideaux
7DF  NZLRyan Nelsen
8MF  USAEarnie Stewart
9MF  USAFreddy Adu
11FW  USAAlecko Eskandarian
12DF  USAMike Petke
13MF  ARGChristian Gómez
14MF  USABen Olsen
16MF  USABrian Carroll
No.Pos. NationPlayer
17MF  USAJoshua Gros
18GK  USANick Rimando
21MF  UKRDema Kovalenko
22GK  USATroy Perkins
23FW  SLVEliseo Quintanilla
24MF  GHANana Kuffour
25MF  USASantino Quaranta
26DF  USABryan Namoff
27FW  USATim Lawson
99FW  BOLJaime Moreno

Statistics

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

No.PosNatPlayerTotalMajor League SoccerMLS CupU.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK  USADoug Warren101+000000
2DF  USADavid Stokes1103+800000
3FW  USAJason Thompson100+100000
4DF  USABrandon Prideaux23016+700000
5DF  VINEzra Hendrickson200+001+1000
6MF  USAKevin Ara100+100000
7DF  USARyan Nelsen17217+020000
8MF  USAEarnie Stewart26323+330000
9FW  USAFreddy Adu34514+1653+1000
11FW  USAAlecko Eskandarian281419+5104+0400
12DF  USAMike Petke26123+310000
13MF  ARGChristian Gómez1358+144+0100
14MF  USABen Olsen25325+030000
16MF  USABrian Carroll30426+44+00000
17DF  USAJoshua Gros33121+811+3000
18GK  USANick Rimando13013+000000
21MF  UKRDema Kovalenko28325+033+0000
22GK  USATroy Perkins16016+000000
23FW  SLVEliseo Quintanilla00000000
23DF  GHANana Kuffour611+40001+01
25MF  USASantino Quaranta100+100000
27FW  USATim Lawson00000000
99FW  BOLJaime Moreno31927+074+0200

Transfers

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In

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DatePositionNo.NameFromFee/notesRef.
January 16, 2004MF9 Freddy Adu IMG AcademyDrafted[10]
March 2, 2004MF6 Kevin Ara Harvard CrimsonDrafted[11]
March 2, 2004FW99 Jaime Moreno MetroStarsTraded[a][12]
March 2, 2004MF17 Joshua Gros Rutgers Scarlet KnightsDrafted[11]
March 2, 2004GK22 Troy Perkins Evansville Purple AcesFree[11]
June 23, 2004DF5 Ezra Hendrickson Charleston BatteryFree[13]
July 14, 2004MF24 Nana Kuffour Assi IFFree[14]
July 23, 2004FW3 Jason Thompson Dallas BurnTraded[b][15]
August 1, 2004MF13 Christian Gómez Arsenal de SarandíUndisclosed[16]

SuperDraft picks

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Main article: 2004 MLS SuperDraft
2004 D.C. United SuperDraft Class
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionSchoolStatus
11 Freddy AduMFHeights School (MD)Signed with first team
324 Kevin AraMFHarvardSigned with first team
434 Joshua GrosMFRutgersSigned with first team
544 Kevin HudsonMFSMUUnsigned draft pick


Out

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Sourced list of players sold or loaned out during the season

Awards

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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

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Notes

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

References

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