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

Main article: 2025 D.C. United season

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

First-team roster

As of December 17, 2025[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  KOR Kim Jun-hong
3 DF  USA Lucas Bartlett
4 MF  FIN Matti Peltola
6 MF  CMR Boris Enow
7 FW  BRA João Peglow
8 FW  USA Jared Stroud
9 FW  ISR Tai Baribo
10 MF  BRA Gabriel Pirani
12 DF  USA Conner Antley
14 FW  SEN Dominique Badji
15 DF  AUS Kye Rowles
16 DF  USA Garrison Tubbs
17 FW  USA Jacob Murrell
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  USA Hakim Karamoko
22 DF  GUA Aaron Herrera
23 MF  USA Brandon Servania
24 GK  USA Jordan Farr
25 MF  USA Jackson Hopkins
28 DF  AUT David Schnegg
30 MF  USA Caden Clark
48 MF  USA Gavin Turner
77 MF  JPN Hosei Kijima
— FW  USA Richie Aman
— FW  USA Oscar Avilez
— DF  CAN Nikola Markovic

Transfers

MLS SuperDraft picks

Main article: 2026 MLS SuperDraft
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

Transfers in

Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
FW Tai Baribo Philadelphia Union $4M (plus up to $600K in incentives) December 17, 2025 [2]
DF Nikola Markovic NC State Wolfpack Drafted (GA) December 18, 2025 [3]

Transfers out

Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
GK Luis Barraza End of contract November 26, 2025 [4]
FW Christian Benteke Option Declined
FW Derek Dodson
FW Kristian Fletcher
MF Randall Leal
DF Lukas MacNaughton
DF Rida Zouhir

Non-competitive

Preseason friendlies

February 7–14 CVI D.C. United v TBD Indio, California
TBD Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 7–14 CVI D.C. United v TBD Indio, California
TBD Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 7–14 CVI D.C. United v TBD Indio, California
TBD Stadium: Empire Polo Club

Midseason friendlies

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2026 Major League Soccer season

Table

Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2026)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Columbus Crew 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for round one
5 Charlotte FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 D.C. United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Inter Miami CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 CF Montréal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the wild-card round
First match(es) will be played: TBD 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
7 Colorado Rapids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 FC Dallas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 D.C. United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Houston Dynamo FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 LA Galaxy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: February 21, 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 v Philadelphia Union Washington, D.C.
19:30 EST Stadium: Audi Field
March 1 2 Austin FC v D.C. United Austin, Texas
14:30 EST Stadium: Q2 Stadium
March 7 3 D.C. United v Inter Miami CF Baltimore, Maryland
16:30 EST Stadium: M&T Bank Stadium
March 14 4 Chicago Fire FC v D.C. United Chicago, Illinois
20:30 EDT Stadium: Soldier Field
March 21 5 Atlanta United FC v D.C. United Atlanta, Georgia
19:30 EDT Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
April 4 6 D.C. United v FC Dallas Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
April 11 7 New England Revolution v D.C. United Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30 EDT Stadium: Gillette Stadium
April 18 8 Philadelphia Union v D.C. United Chester, Pennsylvania
19:30 EDT Stadium: Subaru Park
April 22 9 New York Red Bulls v D.C. United Harrison, New Jersey
19:30 EDT Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
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 Montreal, Quebec
19:30 EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
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: Miami Freedom Park
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: ScottsMiracle-Gro 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

Main article: 2026 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 December 7, 2025[5]
No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  KOR Kim Jun-hong 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF  USA Lucas Bartlett 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 MF  FIN Matti Peltola 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF  CMR Boris Enow 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW  BRA Peglow 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 FW  USA Jared Stroud 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW  ISR Tai Baribo 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF  BRA Gabriel Pirani 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 DF  USA Conner Antley 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 FW  SEN Dominique Badji 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF  AUS Kye Rowles 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 FW  USA Jacob Murrell 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 0 0 0+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 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 DF  AUT David Schnegg 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 FW  USA Caden Clark 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
77 MF  JPN Hosei Kijima 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— DF  CAN Nikola Markovic 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Top scorers

Rank Position No. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
Total 0 0 0
  • Last updated: December 7, 2025
  • Source: Team Stats

Top assists

Rank Position No. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
Total 0 0 0
  • Last updated: December 7, 2025
  • Source: Team Stats

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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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

  1. ^ "Roster". D.C. United. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  2. ^ "DC United acquire Tai Baribo from Philadelphia Union". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. December 17, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  3. ^ "DC United select Nikola Markovic No. 1 in 2026 MLS SuperDraft". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. December 18, 2025. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
  4. ^ "D.C. United Announces Roster Decisions Ahead of the 2026 MLS Season". dcunited.com. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  5. ^ "D.C. United | 2026 | Season Statistics". dcunited.com. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
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