D.C. United

About the team

D.C.United is a professional football club based in Washington D.C., competing in the top-tier of the United States, the MLS. The club has a rich history in American football, having been established in 1954. Football is a contact team sport played between two teams of eleven players using a round ball with the objective of scoring more goals than the opposing team by kicking or heading the ball into the opponent's goal. The MLS is the primary competition in the United States, featuring 28 teams competing in a regular season, followed by a postseason tournament. The US Open Cup is another prestigious competition, where teams from the top four tiers of the American football league system compete. The level of competition in the MLS is high, with teams representing major cities and metropolitan areas across the country.