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1997 D.C. United season

Field	Value
club	D.C. United
season	1997
chrtitle	General manager
chairman	Dave Kasper
mgrtitle	Head coach
manager	Bruce Arena
stadium	RFK Stadium
league	MLS
league result	Conference: 1st
Overall: 1st
cup1	MLS Cup
cup1 result	Champions
cup2	U.S. Open Cup
cup2 result	Runners-Up
cup3	CONCACAF Champions' Cup
cup3 result	Third place
season topscorer
Jaime Moreno (16)
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Overall: 1st Jaime Moreno (16) The 1997 D.C. United season was the clubs' third year of existence, as well as their second season in Major League Soccer. United successfully defended its MLS Cup title, becoming the first club to win consecutive league championships until the Houston Dynamo in 2007. United also won its first Supporters' Shield as the team with the best regular-season record, earning their first league "double" by winning the regular season and playoffs. The team also finished as runners-up in the 1997 U.S. Open Cup final, played in Indianapolis three days after United won MLS Cup 1997 at its home stadium, RFK Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C. In international play, United qualified for the 1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, which was primarily played in Washington, D.C., and were eliminated in the semifinals by the Los Angeles Galaxy; the team ultimately shared third place with C.D. Guadalajara after a tie in the third-place match.

Background

Main article: 1996 D.C. United season

The 1996 Major League Soccer season was both Major League Soccer and D.C. United's debut season, which resulted in United winning the inaugural MLS Cup championship match.

Major League Soccer

Conference standings

Overall standings

MLS Cup Playoffs

Bracket

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Conference semifinals

Moreno

D.C. United won the series 2–0.

Conference finals

Díaz Arce Dooley

D.C. United won the series 2–0.

MLS Cup

Main article: MLS Cup '97

Sanneh

U.S. Open Cup

Iroha Díaz Arce

Damián
Kreis
Sutter
Peinado
Rodríguez
Etcheverry
Díaz Arce
Moreno
Iroha

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Bracket

Match results

Iroha Sánchez

References

Schaerlaeckens, Leander. (August 3, 2011). "Odds against defending MLS title". [[ESPN]].
Hall, Andy. (October 16, 2024). "Which MLS teams have won a league and Supporters' Shield double?". [[Diario AS]].
Hayes, Tom. (October 29, 1997). "D.C. is dethroned in Open Cup Final". [[The Washington Post]].
Goff, Steven. (August 25, 1997). "Cruz Azul captures Champions Cup, 5–3". The Washington Post.
Yannis, Alex. (October 21, 1996). "United Rallies, Slides and Heads Its Way to First Title". [[The New York Times]].
"1997 Major League Soccer Scores & Fixtures". [[FBref]].

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