History of D.C. United
Name Position Years Current Club
Freddy Adu FW 2004-06 Tampa Bay Rowdies
Jeff Agoos DF 1996-00 Retired
Ronald Cerritos FW 2003-04 Retired
Bobby Convey MF 2000-04 Toronto FC
Raúl Díaz Arce MF 1996-97 ; 2000-01 Retired
Luciano Emilio FW 2006-09 Atlante UTN
Alecko Eskandarian FW 2003-06 Retired
Marco Etcheverry MF 1996-03 Retired
Marcelo Gallardo MF 2008 Retired
Christian Gómez MF 2004-07 ; 2009 Nueva Chicago
John Harkes MF 1996-98 Retired
Roy Lassiter FW 1998-99 ; 2002 Retired
Carlos Llamosa DF 1997-00 Retired
Jaime Moreno FW 1996-02 ; 2004-10 Retired ; current head of youth development
Bryan Namoff DF / MF 2001-10 Retired
Ryan Nelsen DF 2001-05 Retired
Ben Olsen MF 1998-09 Retired ; current head coach
Eddie Pope DF 1998-02 Retired
Tony Sanneh MF 1996-98 Retired
Earnie Stewart MF 2003-04 Retired
Notable players
This list of former players includes those who received international caps while playing for the team , made significant contributions to the team in terms of appearances or goals while playing for the team , or who made significant contributions to the sport either before they played for the team , or after they left . Players in boldface are players who have been inducted into the Hall of Tradition .
The History of D.C. United spans 21 years, beginning in 1995 when Major League Soccer awarded a franchise to the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Since the team's inception, D.C. United has played in RFK Stadium located in the city's seventh ward near the Eastland Gardens neighborhood and D.C. Armory. D.C. United was the first franchise awarded by MLS, and was the dominant team in MLS during the league's first few years of existence. For those reasons, United is often regarded as MLS's flagship franchise. As of 2013, the club has won four regular season and league championships, more than any other sports franchise in the Washington area. The team has also won three U.S. Open Cup titles and a CONCACAF title.