D.C. United is a Major League Soccer (MLS) team based out of Washington D.C. The
MLS is the premier professional soccer league in North America. The United were
established in 1995, and are one of ten founding members of the MLS. United home
games are played at the 45,596‐seat Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, owned
by the District of Columbia and located on the Anacostia River. The team is one of
the most successful franchises in MLS history, as they have won the U.S. Open Cup
twice and hold the record for most MLS Cups and MLS Supporters' Shields with four
apiece.
