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2004 D.C. United season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | D.C. United 1998 wordmark.svg |
| club | D.C. United |
| season | 2004 |
| league | MLS |
| league result | 4th |
| chrtitle | Owner |
| chairman | D.C. United Holdings |
| mgrtitle | Head coach |
| manager | Piotr Nowak |
| cup1 | MLS Cup |
| cup1 result | Champions |
| cup2 | U.S. Open Cup |
| cup2 result | Fourth round |
| cup3 | Atlantic Cup |
| cup3 result | Winners |
| season topscorer | Eskandarian (14) |
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| prevseason | 2003 |
| nextseason | 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, or even made the final. 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.
Review and events
Preseason
;January
- Freddy Adu signs with D.C. United ;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{{cite web | title=D.C. United & Comcast SportsNet to launch 'Brunch with D.C. United'
- United win their first MLS Cup title since 1999 with a 3–2 win over the Kansas City Wizards at the Home Depot Center
Non-competitive
Midseason exhibitions
- Moreno
- Gros
- Adu
- Quintanilla
- Kovalenko
- Thompson
- Quaranta
- Stokes
- Kuffour
- Ara
- Adu
- Gómez
- Rodríguez
- Guevara
Competitive
Major League Soccer
Main article: 2004 Major League Soccer season
Standings
Results by round
Results
- Moreno
- Eskandarian
- Kovalenko
- Olsen
- Ekelund
- Robinson
- De Rosario
- Waibel
- Vagenas
- Ruiz
- Gros
- Cerritos
- Taylor
- Wolyniec
- Convey
- Olsen
- Adu
- Namoff
- Petke
- Adu
- Jaqua
- Gray
- Ralph
- Brown
| October 17, 2004 | MetroStars | H | 3–2 | Gomez (2), Petke |
|---|
Source: RSSSF
MLS Cup
Main article: 2004 MLS Cup Playoffs
Conference semifinals
Conference final
MLS Cup
Main article: MLS Cup 2004
U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2004 U.S. Open Cup
- Cephas
- Kovalenko
- Prideaux
- Gros
- Kuffour
- Adu
Club
Roster
Statistics
List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition |}
Transfers
In
| Date | Position | No. | Name | From | Fee/notes | Ref. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 16, 2004 | MF | 9 | USA Freddy Adu | USA IMG Academy | Drafted | |||||||||
| March 2, 2004 | MF | 6 | USA Kevin Ara | USA Harvard Crimson | Drafted | title=D.C. United Signs Ara, Gros and Perkins | url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/d-c-united-signs-ara-gros-and-perkins/n-3007815 | website=OurSportsCentral | access-date=January 26, 2021 | date=March 2, 2004}} | ||||
| March 2, 2004 | FW | 99 | BOL Jaime Moreno | USA MetroStars | Traded | |||||||||
| March 2, 2004 | MF | 17 | USA Joshua Gros | USA Rutgers Scarlet Knights | Drafted | |||||||||
| March 2, 2004 | GK | 22 | USA Troy Perkins | USA Evansville Purple Aces | Free | |||||||||
| June 23, 2004 | DF | 5 | VIN Ezra Hendrickson | USA Charleston Battery | Free | |||||||||
| July 14, 2004 | MF | 24 | GHA Nana Kuffour | SWE Assi IF | Free | title=Kuffuor put on D.C. United developmental roster | url=http://ghanaweb.net/GhanaHomePage//soccer/artikel.php?ID=61626 | accessdate=June 8, 2011 | newspaper=Ghanaweb.net | date=July 14, 2004 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723134952/http://ghanaweb.net/GhanaHomePage//soccer/artikel.php?ID=61626 | archivedate=July 23, 2011 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all}} |
| July 23, 2004 | FW | 3 | USA Jason Thompson | USA Dallas Burn | Traded | |||||||||
| August 1, 2004 | MF | 13 | ARG Christian Gómez | ARG Arsenal de Sarandí | Undisclosed |
SuperDraft picks
Main article: 2004 MLS SuperDraft
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | School | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | USA Freddy Adu | MF | Heights School (MD) | Signed with first team |
| 3 | 24 | USA Kevin Ara | MF | Harvard | Signed with first team |
| 4 | 34 | USA Joshua Gros | MF | Rutgers | Signed with first team |
| 5 | 44 | USA 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
Notes
References
References
- (November 23, 2009). "14-year-old signs with MLS". Deseret News.
- Dure, Beau. (November 11, 2004). "Harkes keeps both feet in the soccer world". USA Today.
- Dell'Apa, Frank. (July 26, 2005). "10 of the best... MLS games". [[ESPN]].
- Goff, Steven. (November 3, 2006). "Revolution Ready to Take Another Shot". The Washington Post.
- Lifton, David. (May 11, 2005). "Looking back: Unforgettable in every way". [[Major League Soccer]].
- Goff, Steven. (November 15, 2004). "United Captures 4th Title". The Washington Post.
- "Statistics: 2004 Regular Season". D.C. United.
- "Statistics: 2004 Postseason". D.C. United.
- (January 16, 2004). "United's Pick Is No Secret".
- (March 2, 2004). "D.C. United Signs Ara, Gros and Perkins".
- (March 2, 2004). "MetroStars Trade Rights to Jaime Moreno to D.C. United".
- (2004-06-23). "D.C. United Signs Ezra Hendrickson".
- (July 14, 2004). "Kuffuor put on D.C. United developmental roster". Ghanaweb.net.
- (July 23, 2004). "D.C. United Signs F Jason Thompson".
- (February 3, 2012). "What Ever Happened To ... Christian Gomez".
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