D.C. United SC - last updated on 26 April 2008
(Courtesy of Doug Hicks - Senior Director of Communications at D.C. United SC)
Club name: D.C. United Soccer Club
Foundation: 1995
City: Washington, D.C.
Colours: Black and red
Website: www.dcunited.com
Honours:
MLS - 4 (1996, 1997, 1999, 2004)
US Open Cup - 1 (1996)
MLS Supporter's Shield - 2 (1997, 1999)
CONCACAF Champions' Cup - 1 (1998)
Interamerican Cup - 1 (1999)
A bit of history:
D.C. United SC has played in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer since the formation of the league in 1996.
The name 'United' was chosen to embody the tradition prevalent in the sport and the gathering of the community in support of the organization and the causes it is involved with.
Particularly suitable for a team based in the USA's capital city, the name also suggests that the often opinionated local residents and workers (and their many differing political viewpoints) can be united as one through support of the region's elite soccer club.
The club crest was originally designed in 1996, having undergone slight changes to morph into the logo now used. The initial design depicted the nation's bird - a bald eagle - clawing three balls to signify the local areas of Northern Virginia, Maryland, and D.C. with the wings pointing downward. The bird represents the nation's capital as well as the strength, power, speed, and finesse of the team. After the club won the first MLS Cup Championship,the descending wings were turned aloft and spread open to represent an attacking presence. The three soccer balls were consolidated into one, encompassed by a golden star on the bird's chest representing the team's feat of becoming the first MLS Champions.
The team's colors - black and red - were chosen to move away from the contemporary red, white, and blue that are often linked with the nation's capital.
Club crests: (roll on the crest to get more informations)
D.C. United SC -
Founded in 1995
