DC United guide - history, titles, links
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Full Name: D.C. United Official Website: dcunited.com Description:DC stands for the District of Columbia, the region in which Washington, the US capital is located. A number of names were suggested at the time of the club's creation (including the nightmarish Washington Spies) but the very traditional-sounding United was eventually settled on. Beyond its traditional name, it could be said that United symbolizes the uniting of the three components of the Washington region - the District of Columbia and the states of Maryland and Virginia. DC United's emblem features an eagle (a traditional symbol of the United States, befitting a club in the nation's capital) and a star around a soccer ball, the star meant to honor the club's title in the inaugural MLS campaign.
DC United are the most successful club in Major League Soccer, winning more MLS Cup titles and more titles total than any other club. The club was one of the ten founder teams at the league's inception in 1996. Before DC United a number of other professional soccer teams carried the regional banner, the most well-known being the Washington Diplomats of the old NASL who competed from 1974 to 1980 and featured Johann Cruyff for one season. In 1981 a second Dips was created (technically the Detroit Express franchise which had moved) but it lasted only one season. RFK Stadium:DC United play at RFK Stadium on East Capital Street in Washington, DC. The stadium opened in 1961 and was originally known as DC Stadium. It was renamed to honor Robert F. Kennedy (the former US senator and presidential candidate) in 1969. It was the long-time home of the NFL Washington Redskins until their move to a stadium in suburban Prince George's County Maryland in the mid-1990s. It was also home to the baseball Washington Nationals for three years until they moved to their own stadium for the 2008 season. DC United has been in ongoing negotiations over the last several years with DC and (recently) Maryland regarding construction of a new soccer stadium.
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