1997 D.C. United Statistics
Team Record: 17-7 (SO: 4-4) - 55 points
Finishing 1st in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 5-0
Won MLS Cup
Coach: Bruce Arena (17-7, SO: 4-4)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 267,271, Avg. 16,704 in 16 home dates
The D.C. United of Major League Soccer ended the 1997 season with a record of 17 wins and 7 losses, with a 4-4 showing in shootouts for 55 points finishing first in MLS's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-0.
The United scored 74 goals, most in the league. D.C. conceded 57 goals. Jaime Moreno netted 16 goals for the team, while Tony Sanneh, Raul Diaz Arce and John Harkes each contributed five or more, too. Tony Sanneh and Marco Etcheverry each accounted for 11 assists. Scott Garlick topped the squad with 9 wins. Mark Simpson recorded a 0.67 goals against average, best among goalkeepers with enough qualifying appearances.
Bruce Arena coached the team. The 1997 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaime Moreno | F | 20 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 30 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 66 | 24.2 | 46 | 34.8 |
| Raul Diaz Arce | F | 22 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 68 | 22.1 | 45 | 33.3 |
| Tony Sanneh | D | 29 | 28 | 5 | 11 | 42 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 39 | 12.8 | 19 | 26.3 |
| John Harkes | M | 25 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 43 | 11.6 | 18 | 27.8 |
| Marco Etcheverry | M | 20 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 45 | 6.7 | 19 | 15.8 |
| Ben Iroha | M | 17 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 28.6 | 6 | 66.7 |
| Richie Williams | M | 30 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 56 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 9.1 | 8 | 25.0 |
| John Maessner | M-D | 32 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 6.3 | 18 | 11.1 |
| Jesse Marsch | M | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 60.0 | 3 | 100.0 |
| Roy Wegerle | F | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 22 | 13.6 | 14 | 21.4 |
| Eddie Pope | D | 29 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 25.0 | 4 | 75.0 |
| Kris Kelderman | M | 24 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18.2 | 6 | 33.3 |
| Jeff Agoos | D | 29 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7.1 | 9 | 11.1 |
| Steve Rammel | F | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 6.3 | 11 | 9.1 |
| Brian Kamler | M | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Mario Gori | D | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 20.0 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Clint Peay | D | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 3 | 33.3 |
| David Vaudreuil | D | 25 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Arnold Cruz | D | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Scott Garlick | GK | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joey Thieman | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jeff Causey | GK | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Presthus | GK | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Simpson | GK | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Carlos Llamosa | D | 25 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 434 | 352 | 68 | 88 | 397 | 423 | 36 | 2 | 149 | 432 | 15.7 | 239 | 28.5 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Simpson | 7 | 7 | 629:00 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1.00 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 27 | .771 |
| Scott Garlick | 14 | 13 | 1171:00 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 1.69 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 57 | .695 |
| Tom Presthus | 7 | 7 | 629:00 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1.86 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 31 | .633 |
| Jeff Causey | 6 | 5 | 451:00 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 30 | .682 |
| Totals | 34 | 32 | 2880:00 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 53 | 1.66 | 3 | 5 | 210 | 145 | .690 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaime Moreno | F | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 18.8 | 8 | 37.5 |
| Raul Diaz Arce | F | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 20.0 | 6 | 33.3 |
| Tony Sanneh | D | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 37.5 | 5 | 60.0 |
| John Harkes | M | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Marco Etcheverry | M | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Ben Iroha | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Richie Williams | M | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| John Maessner | M-D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Roy Wegerle | F | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 66.7 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Eddie Pope | D | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kris Kelderman | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jeff Agoos | D | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mario Gori | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| David Vaudreuil | D | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Scott Garlick | GK | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Presthus | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Carlos Llamosa | D | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 64 | 55 | 11 | 21 | 83 | 82 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 73 | 15.1 | 38 | 28.9 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Garlick | 5 | 5 | 449:00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 26 | .788 |
| Tom Presthus | 1 | 0 | 1:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 6 | 5 | 450:00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 26 | .788 |
