2007 D.C. United season

D.C. United
2007 season
General Manager United States Dave Kasper
Head Coach United States Tom Soehn
Stadium RFK Stadium
MLS 1st
MLS Cup Quarterfinals
CONCACAF Champions Cup Semifinals
Copa Sudamericana Round of 16
SuperLiga Semifinals
U.S. Open Cup Third Round
Atlantic Cup Winners
Highest home attendance 45,596 vs. LA Galaxy
(9 Aug 2007)
Average home league attendance 20,067
Home colors
Away colors

The 2007 D.C. United season was the club's 13th year of existence. It was also their 12th consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top-tier of professional soccer in the United States and Canada.

The season saw the departure of three-year coach, Piotr Nowak, who became an assistant manager to Bob Bradley for the United States national soccer team. It marked the debut of assistant coach Tom Soehn, becoming promoted to Head Coach duties.

2007 was highlighted as the most successful regular season in the United's history, where the club had a 16-7-7 record; a record strong enough to win their fourth MLS Supporters' Shield. The club became the first club in MLS history to win consecutively win the Shield (United won it in 2006, also). In spite of their record-setting fourth Shield, the United would lose to Chicago Fire 3-2 on aggregate in the MLS Cup Playoffs during the quarterfinals.

Outside of MLS, the United had one of the busiest schedules of tournaments in league history, participating in a total of four tournaments; two domestic and two international. Their international tournaments were highlighted a deep campaign in the CONCACAF Champions League, where the Black-and-Red made a semifinal run, before bowing out to eventual runners-up Guadalajara, 3-2 on aggregate. The United also played Guadalajara in late September in the Copa Sudamericana final stages, where they would fall on a 2-1 aggregate score-line. To date, it was the last time an MLS club played in a South American tournament, which they were invited to as third place finishers in the 2007 CONCACAF Champions Cup.

The United also participated in the inaugural North American SuperLiga, and had a very brief stint in the U.S. Open Cup. In the SuperLiga, the United would make it to the semifinals before losing to cross-nation rivals, L.A. Galaxy on a 2-0 defeat. They would also lose their first third-round proper in the Open Cup 1-0 to Harrisburg City.

Club

2007 roster

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

No. Position Player
1 United States GK Troy Perkins
3 United States MF Bryan Arguez
4 United States DF Marc Burch
6 United States DF Greg Vanney
7 Brazil MF Fred
8 United States MF Justin Moose
9 Angola FW Jerson Monteiro
10 Argentina MF Christian Gómez
11 Brazil FW Luciano Emilio
12 United States DF Domenic Mediate
13 United States FW Brad North
14 United States MF Ben Olsen
15 Russia MF Rod Dyachenko
16 United States MF Brian Carroll
No. Position Player
17 United States MF Joshua Gros
18 United States DF Devon McTavish
19 United States MF Clyde Simms
20 Ivory Coast FW Guy-Roland Kpene
21 Jamaica MF Stephen deRoux
22 United States GK Jay Nolly
23 United States FW Jamil Walker
24 United States MF Jeff Carroll
25 United States FW Mira Mupier
26 United States DF Bryan Namoff
32 United States DF Bobby Boswell
33 Jamaica FW Nicholas Addlery
40 United States GK Shawn Crowe
99 Bolivia FW Jaime Moreno

Standings

Major League Soccer

D.C. United's twelfth season in Major League Soccer began on March 27 and ended on October 23, 2007. United finished in first place in both the Eastern Conference and the overall standings, clinching their second-consecutive Supporters' Shield.

Eastern Conference table
Eastern Conference
Pos Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 D.C. United 55 30 16 7 7 56 34 22
2 New England Revolution 50 30 14 8 8 51 43 8
3 New York Red Bulls 43 30 12 11 7 47 45 2
4 Chicago Fire 40 30 10 10 10 31 36 -5
5 Kansas City Wizards 40 30 11 12 7 45 45 0
6 Columbus Crew 37 30 9 11 10 39 44 -5
7 Toronto FC 25 30 6 17 7 25 49 -24
Overall table
Pos Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 D.C. United (E1) 55 30 16 7 7 56 34 22
2 Chivas USA (W1) 53 30 15 7 8 46 28 18
3 Houston Dynamo (W2) 52 30 15 8 7 43 23 20
4 New England Revolution (E2) 50 30 14 8 8 51 43 8
5 FC Dallas 44 30 13 12 5 37 44 -7
6 New York Red Bulls 43 30 12 11 7 47 45 2
7 Chicago Fire 40 30 10 10 10 31 36 -5
8 Kansas City Wizards 40 30 11 12 7 45 45 0
9 Columbus Crew 37 30 9 11 10 39 44 -5
10 Colorado Rapids 35 30 9 13 8 29 34 -5
11 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 30 9 14 7 38 48 -10
12 Real Salt Lake 27 30 6 15 9 31 45 -14
13 Toronto FC 25 30 6 17 7 25 49 -24
MLS Supporters' Shield, 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2008, SuperLiga 2008, CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09
2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, SuperLiga 2008, CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09
2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, SuperLiga 2008
2007 MLS Cup Playoffs
  • ^2 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Championship.
    If they had qualified for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified would have qualified.
  • ^3 - Additional Champions League berths were awarded to the winner (Houston) and runner-up (New England) of MLS Cup 2007.
    The winner of the 2007 U.S. Open Cup (New England) also qualified.
    Because New England qualified twice, an additional berth was awarded to the 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield runner-up (Chivas USA).

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWL TGFGAGDWL TGFGAGDWL TGFGAGD
30 55 16 7 7 56 34 +22 10 2 3 37 22 +15 6 5 4 19 12 +7

Last updated: January 12, 2011
Source: ESPNSoccernet.com
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

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHHAHAHHAHAAAAAHAHAAHAAHAHAH
Result L L L D W W W D W W L W W L D L W W W W W W D W W D W D D L
Position 8 9 13 13 13 11 11 12 11 9 10 8 6 7 9 10 8 6 5 3 3 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1

Last updated: October 23, 2008.
Source: MLS Results & League table
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

North American SuperLiga

Group B
Team Pts GP W D L GF GA GD
United States Houston Dynamo 7321031+2
United States D.C. United 43111220
Mexico Club América 3310234-1
Mexico Monarcas Morelia 2302145-1

Match reports

Major League Soccer

MLS Cup Playoffs

Conference semifinals

CONCACAF Champions Cup

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Copa Sudamericana

First round

North American SuperLiga

Group Stage

Quarterfinals

U.S. Open Cup

Kits

Home
Away
Special
Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Info
Home Black Black Black
Away White White White
Special Maroon White White MLS, April 28 against Columbus → Virginia Tech Memorial Kit

Notes

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