2026 D.C. United season

D.C. United
2026 season
General managerErkut Sogut
Head coachRené Weiler
StadiumAudi Field
MLSConference: TBD
Overall: TBD
MLS CupTo be determiend
U.S. Open CupTo be determiend
Leagues CupDid not qualify
All statistics correct as of November 23, 2025.

The 2026 season will be D.C. United's 31st in existence and its 31st consecutive season in the top division of American soccer, Major League Soccer. The season will be the first full season with René Weiler leading the club as manager. The MLS regular season will begin on February 21 and conclude on November 7.

Background

Management and squad

Front office

Position Name
Co-Chairman and CEO Jason Levien
Co-Chairman Stephen Kaplan
Minority Owners Romie Chaudhari
Charlie Chasin
Adam Gerry
Robert Hernreich
Mark Ingram II
Mario Mims
Devin Talbott
President, Business Ops Danita Johnson
Senior Vice President, Revenue James Armold
Chief Financial Officer Dan Franceschini

Technical staff

Position Name
General Manager Erik Sogut
Head Coach René Weiler
Assistant Coach Thomas Binggeli
Assistant Coach Alex Martínez
Goalkeeping Coach Cody Mizell
Director of Player Personnel Clarens Cheridieu
Head Performance Coach Matt Challoner

First-team roster

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Apps Goals Assists Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Sean Johnson GK (1989-05-31) May 31, 1989 0 0 0 Toronto FC
20 Grant Leveille GK (2008-07-03) July 3, 2008 0 0 0 D.C. United Academy
24 Jordan Farr GK (1994-10-05) October 5, 1994 4 0 0 Tampa Bay Rowdies
26 Alex Bono GK (1994-04-25) April 25, 1994 30 0 0 New England Revolution
Defenders
3 Lucas Bartlett CB (1997-07-26) July 26, 1997 67 2 3 St. Louis City SC
4 Matti Peltola CB / DM (2002-07-03) July 3, 2002 63 0 1 HJK Helsinki
5 Silvan Hefti RB (1997-10-25) October 25, 1997 0 0 0 Hamburger SV
6 Keisuke Kurokawa LB (1997-04-13) April 13, 1997 0 0 0 Gamba Osaka
12 Conner Antley RB / CB (1995-03-22) March 22, 1995 27 1 2 Tampa Bay Rowdies
13 Sean Nealis CB (1997-01-13) January 13, 1997 0 0 0 New York Red Bulls
15 Kye Rowles CB (1998-06-24) June 24, 1998 34 0 0 Heart of Midlothian
22 Aaron Herrera RB (1997-06-06) June 6, 1997 62 1 8 CF Montréal
27 Nikola Markovic CB (2004-07-22) July 22, 2004 0 0 0 NC State Wolfpack
Midfielders
8 Jared Stroud LW / RW (1996-07-10) July 10, 1996 68 6 9 St. Louis City SC
10 Gabriel Pirani AM (2002-04-12) April 12, 2002 75 15 4 Santos
23 Brandon Servania CM (1999-03-12) March 12, 1999 33 0 3 Toronto FC
25 Jackson Hopkins AM / SS (2004-07-01) July 1, 2004 72 4 1 D.C. United Academy
30 Caden Clark AM (2003-05-27) May 27, 2003 4 0 0 CF Montréal
48 Gavin Turner AM / LW (2007-01-05) January 5, 2007 1 0 0 D.C. United Academy
77 Hosei Kijima CM (2002-07-01) July 1, 2002 31 2 0 San Diego FC
Forwards
7 Peglow LW / RW (2002-01-07) January 7, 2002 26 3 4 Radomiak Radom
9 Tai Baribo ST (1998-01-15) January 15, 1998 0 0 0 Philadelphia Union
11 Louis Munteanu ST (2002-06-16) June 16, 2002 0 0 0 CFR Cluj
14 Gabriel Segal CF (2001-05-17) May 17, 2001 0 0 0 Houston Dynamo
17 Jacob Murrell CF (2004-03-29) March 29, 2004 51 3 3 Georgetown Hoyas
19 Hakim Karamoko RW / CF (2005-11-01) November 1, 2005 2 0 0 NC State Wolfpack
32 Oscar Avilez FW (2010-03-16) March 16, 2010 0 0 0 D.C. United Academy

Transfers

MLS SuperDraft picks

2026 D.C. United SuperDraft Picks
Round Selection Player Position College Status
1 1 Nikola Markovic DF NC State Signed to first-team (GA)
1 8 Richie Aman MF Washington Signed to first-team (pre-signed senior)
2 31 Isaac Emojong MF Utah Valley
3 61 Stephane Njike FW Maryland
3 85 Lasse Kelp DF Maryland Signed with Pittsburgh Riverhounds

Transfers in

Pos Player Transferred from Fee/Notes Date Source
FW Tai Baribo Philadelphia Union $4,000,000[i] December 17, 2025 [1]
DF Nikola Markovic NC State Wolfpack Drafted[ii] December 18, 2025 [2]
MF Richie Aman Washington Huskies Drafted[iii] December 18, 2025
DF Sean Nealis New York Red Bulls $350,000[iv] December 22, 2025 [3]
GK Sean Johnson Toronto FC Free December 23, 2025 [4]
DF Keisuke Kurokawa Gamba Osaka Free December 30, 2025 [5]
FW Gabriel Segal Houston Dynamo Free[v] January 4, 2026 [6]
FW Louis Munteanu CFR Cluj $7,000,000 January 5, 2026 [7]
GK Alex Bono New England Revolution $50,000[vi] January 26, 2026 [8]
DF Silvan Hefti Hamburger SV January 29, 2026
GK Grant Leveille D.C. United Academy Homegrown signing February 25, 2026 [9]

Transfers out

Pos Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Date Source
GK Luis Barraza Inter Miami CF End of contract November 26, 2025 [10]
FW Christian Benteke Al Wahda Option Declined
FW Derek Dodson
FW Kristian Fletcher FC Cincinnati
MF Randall Leal Herediano
DF Lukas MacNaughton St. Louis City SC
DF Rida Zouhir Egaleo
MF Boris Enow Beitar Jerusalem Undisclosed December 24, 2025 [11]
FW Dominique Badji Waived January 12, 2026 [12]
DF David Schnegg Charlotte FC

Loans out

Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
January 20, 2026 GK Kim Jun-hong Suwon Samsung Bluewings December 20, 2026 [13]
March 4, 2026 FW Richie Aman Loudoun United December 20, 2026 [14]
March 13, 2026 FW Garrison Tubbs Orange County SC December 20, 2026 [15]
Transfer notes
  1. ^ Initial $4,000,000 plus $600,000 in possible incentives.
  2. ^ Nikola Markovic signed a GA contract with Major League Soccer prior to being drafted, counting him as a GA player for D.C. United for three seasons.
  3. ^ Drafted as a pre-signed senior.
  4. ^ $350,000 payment through General Allocation Money.
  5. ^ MLS rights acquired in the 2025 MLS Re-Entry Draft
  6. ^ $50,000 payment through General Allocation Money, with extra $75,000 GAM if a new contract is offered next year.

Non-competitive

Preseason friendlies

January 31 LA Galaxy 4–1 D.C. United Carson, California
17:30 EST Reus
Nascimento
Aude
Sanabria
Report Clark Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 0 (closed-door)
February 7 CVI Portland Timbers 0–0 D.C. United Indio, California
17:30 EST Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 11 CVI D.C. United 0–0 Minnesota United Indio, California
15:30 EDT Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 14 D.C. United 4–1 St. Louis City Indio, California
TBD Stadium: Empire Polo Club

Midseason friendlies

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Table

Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2026)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Charlotte FC 5 2 1 2 10 6 +4 8 Qualification for round one
5 Chicago Fire FC 5 2 2 1 7 5 +2 7
6 D.C. United 5 2 2 1 4 4 0 7
7 Toronto FC 5 2 2 1 6 8 −2 7
8 New York Red Bulls 5 2 2 1 5 11 −6 7 Qualification for the wild-card round
Updated to match(es) played on March 22, 2026. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Overall
Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
12 FC Dallas 5 2 1 2 10 9 +1 8
13 Chicago Fire FC 5 2 2 1 7 5 +2 7
14 D.C. United 5 2 2 1 4 4 0 7
15 Toronto FC 5 2 2 1 6 8 −2 7
16 New York Red Bulls 5 2 2 1 5 11 −6 7
Updated to match(es) played on March 22, 2026. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Match results

February 21 1 D.C. United 1–0 Philadelphia Union Washington, D.C.
19:30 EST
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 18,003
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
March 1 2 Austin FC 1–0 D.C. United Austin, Texas
14:30 EST
Report
Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
March 7 3 D.C. United 1–2 Inter Miami CF Baltimore, Maryland
16:30 EST
Report
Stadium: M&T Bank Stadium
Attendance: 72,026
Referee: Filip Dujic
March 14 4 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 D.C. United Chicago, Illinois
20:30 EDT
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 15,845
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
March 21 5 Atlanta United FC 0–0 D.C. United Atlanta, Georgia
19:30 EDT
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 35,418
Referee: Jair Marrufo
April 4 6 D.C. United v FC Dallas Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
April 18 8 Philadelphia Union v D.C. United Chester, Pennsylvania
19:30 EDT Stadium: Subaru Park
April 25 10 D.C. United v Orlando City SC Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
May 3 11 New York City FC v D.C. United New York, New York
16:30 EDT Stadium: Citi Field
May 9 12 Nashville SC v D.C. United Nashville, Tennessee
21:00 EDT Stadium: Geodis Park
May 13 13 D.C. United v Chicago Fire FC Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
May 16 14 D.C. United v St. Louis City SC Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
May 23 15 D.C. United v CF Montréal Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
Mid-season break for 2026 FIFA World Cup
July 22 16 Houston Dynamo FC v D.C. United Houston, Texas
19:30 EDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
July 25 17 D.C. United v Toronto FC Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
August 1 18 D.C. United v Nashville SC Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
August 15 19 CF Montréal v D.C. United Montréal, Quebec
19:30 EDT Stadium: Stade Saputo
August 19 20 D.C. United v New England Revolution Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
August 22 21 Charlotte FC v D.C. United Charlotte, North Carolina
19:30 EDT Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
August 29 22 D.C. United v Los Angeles FC Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
September 5 23 FC Cincinnati v D.C. United Cincinnati, Ohio
19:30 EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
September 9 24 D.C. United v Columbus Crew Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
September 12 25 D.C. United v Atlanta United FC Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
September 19 26 D.C. United v Charlotte FC Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
September 26 27 Vancouver Whitecaps FC v D.C. United Vancouver, British Columbia
22:30 EDT Stadium: BC Place
October 10 28 Inter Miami CF v D.C. United Miami, Florida
19:30 EDT Stadium: Nu Stadium
October 14 29 D.C. United v New York Red Bulls Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
October 17 30 Orlando City SC v D.C. United Orlando, Florida
19:30 EDT Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
October 24 31 D.C. United v FC Cincinnati Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
October 28 32 Toronto FC v D.C. United Toronto, Ontario
19:30 EDT Stadium: BMO Field
October 31 33 Columbus Crew v D.C. United Columbus, Ohio
TBD EDT Stadium: Lower.com Field
November 7 34 D.C. United v New York City FC Washington, D.C.
19:30 EST Stadium: Audi Field

U.S. Open Cup

TBD TBD D.C. United v TBD
TBD Stadium: TBD

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

As of March 16, 2026[16]
No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  USA Sean Johnson 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF  USA Lucas Bartlett 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 MF  FIN Matti Peltola 4 1 4+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF  SUI Silvan Hefti 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF  JPN Keisuke Kurokawa 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW  BRA Peglow 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 FW  USA Jared Stroud 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW  ISR Tai Baribo 4 3 4+0 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF  BRA Gabriel Pirani 4 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW  ROU Louis Munteanu 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 DF  USA Conner Antley 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 DF  USA Sean Nealis 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 FW  USA Gabriel Segal 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF  AUS Kye Rowles 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 FW  USA Jacob Murrell 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF  USA Richie Aman 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW  USA Hakim Karamoko 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF  GUA Aaron Herrera 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF  USA Brandon Servania 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 GK  USA Jordan Farr 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 MF  USA Jackson Hopkins 4 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 GK  USA Alex Bono 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 DF  CAN Nikola Markovic 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 FW  USA Caden Clark 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 FW  SLV Oscar Avilez 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
48 MF  USA Gavin Turner 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
77 MF  JPN Hosei Kijima 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Top scorers

Rank Position No. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
1 FW 9 Tai Baribo 3 0 3
2 MF 4 Matti Peltola 1 0 1
Total 4 0 4

Top assists

Rank Position No. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
1 MF 7 Peglow 1 0 1
MF 10 Gabriel Pirani 1 0 1
Total 2 0 2

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Nat. Player MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
     
1 GK KOR Kim Jun-hong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF USA Lucas Bartlett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF FIN Matti Peltola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF CMR Boris Enow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW BRA João Peglow 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
8 FW USA Jared Stroud 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF BRA Gabriel Pirani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF USA Conner Antley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW CMR Dominique Badji 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF AUS Kye Rowles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW USA Jacob Murrell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW USA Hakim Karamoko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF GUA Aaron Herrera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF USA Brandon Servania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 GK USA Jordan Farr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF USA Jackson Hopkins 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
28 DF AUT David Schnegg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF USA Caden Clark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 MF JPN Hosei Kijima 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player awards

MLS Team of the Matchday

Week Player(s) Opponent(s)

Notes

References

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