1996 D.C. United Statistics
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 15-13 (SO: 1-3) - 46 points
Finishing 2nd in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 5-1
Won MLS Cup
Coach: Bruce Arena (15-13, SO: 1-3)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 244,489, Avg. 15,281 in 16 home dates
1996 D.C. United RosterTeam Record: 15-13 (SO: 1-3) - 46 points
Finishing 2nd in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 5-1
Won MLS Cup
Coach: Bruce Arena (15-13, SO: 1-3)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 244,489, Avg. 15,281 in 16 home dates
The D.C. United of Major League Soccer ended the 1996 season with a record of 15 wins and 13 losses, with a 1-3 showing in shootouts for 46 points finishing second in MLS's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-1.
D.C. scored 63 goals and gave up 59. Raul Diaz Arce netted 23 goals for the United, while Steve Rammel tallied five or more, too. Marco Etcheverry recorded 19 assists. Jeff Causey topped the squad with 9 wins. Mark Simpson recorded a 1 goals against average, best among qualifying goalkeepers.
Bruce Arena coached the team. The 1996 D.C. United won the MLS Cup.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raul Diaz Arce | F | 28 | 28 | 23 | 2 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 100 | 23.0 | 49 | 46.9 |
| Steve Rammel | F | 26 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 27 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 54 | 25.9 | 32 | 43.8 |
| Marco Etcheverry | M | 26 | 23 | 4 | 19 | 36 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 51 | 7.8 | 30 | 13.3 |
| Tony Sanneh | D | 25 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 55 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 12.5 | 19 | 21.1 |
| John Harkes | M | 29 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 44 | 6.8 | 26 | 11.5 |
| Jaime Moreno | F | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 14.3 | 9 | 33.3 |
| Shawn Medved | M | 27 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.6 | 12 | 25.0 |
| Richie Williams | M | 30 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 49 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 3.4 | 8 | 12.5 |
| Jeff Agoos | D | 32 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5.3 | 7 | 14.3 |
| Eddie Pope | D | 18 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16.7 | 4 | 50.0 |
| Kris Kelderman | M | 18 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7.1 | 6 | 16.7 |
| Mario Gori | D | 25 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10.0 | 7 | 14.3 |
| John Maessner | M-D | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Jesse Marsch | M | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Brian Kamler | M | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| David Vaudreuil | D | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| George Gelnovatch | M | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Said Fazlagic | D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sterling Wescott | M | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thor Lee | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Juan Suarez | F | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mike Huwiler | M | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ben Crawley | F | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Mark Simpson | GK | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jeff Causey | GK | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Erik Imler | M | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Clint Peay | D | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 435 | 352 | 62 | 65 | 417 | 403 | 47 | 2 | 89 | 436 | 14.2 | 223 | 27.8 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Simpson | 15 | 14 | 1260:00 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 46 | .667 |
| Jeff Causey | 19 | 18 | 1620:00 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1.94 | 7 | 8 | 115 | 70 | .609 |
| Totals | 34 | 32 | 2880:00 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 1.75 | 7 | 8 | 184 | 116 | .630 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raul Diaz Arce | F | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 31.6 | 12 | 50.0 |
| Steve Rammel | F | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 50.0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Marco Etcheverry | M | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7.7 | 6 | 16.7 |
| Tony Sanneh | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| John Harkes | M | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jaime Moreno | F | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11.1 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Shawn Medved | M | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Richie Williams | M | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Jeff Agoos | D | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Pope | D | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Mario Gori | D | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Maessner | M-D | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| David Vaudreuil | D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Simpson | GK | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jeff Causey | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Clint Peay | D | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 81 | 66 | 14 | 9 | 65 | 81 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 84 | 16.7 | 44 | 31.8 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Simpson | 6 | 6 | 543:00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1.16 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 21 | .750 |
| Jeff Causey | 1 | 0 | 1:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 7 | 6 | 544:00 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1.16 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 21 | .750 |
