A rendering of Q2 Stadium in Austin, TX DC almost held on for a tough road draw against Austin FC on Sunday, March 1, but failure to properly clear a cross let Austin's Christian Ramirez score in the 82nd minute, and Austin won 1-0. DC started: Johnson in goal Kurokawa, Rowles, Bartlett, Hefti in defense Hosei Kijima, Servania, Peltola, Jared Stroud i n midfield Peglow, Baribo at forward Subs: Hopkins for Stroud (46th minute), Pirani for Kijima (46th minute), Munteanu for Peglow (78th...

Tai Baribo celebrates after scoring against his old team. DC United started the 2026 season with a 1-0 win over the Philadelphia Union at Audi Field last Saturday (February 21). DC started: Sean Johnson in goal Keisuke Kurokawa, Kye Rowles, Lucas Bartlett, Silvan Hefti in defense Joao Peglow, Brandon Servania, Matti Peltola, Jackson Hopkins in midfield Gabriel PIrani, Tai Baribo at forward Subs: Louis Munteanu for Pirani (70th minute), Nikola Markovic for Hopkins (89th minute), Sean...

Opening day is three weeks away (February 21 at 730pm vs the Philadelphia Union at Audi Field), and it's time to catch up on the offseason news for DC United. First, the goodbyes: Christian Benteke. DC tried to convince him to stay at a lower, non-DP salary, but he decided not to stay. Surprise, surprise. He'll be in the UAE (United Arab Emirates) Pro League this coming year. Luis Barraza. Free agent. Lukas McNaughton. Option declined. Dominique Badji. Waived. David Schnegg. Waived. This one...