About D.C United Soccer Club

D.C. United is a professional soccer club located in Washington, DC that participates in Major League Soccer. The club's official nickname is the "Black-and-Red" and home uniforms are black and white with accents of red. To date, D.C. United is the most successful team in MLS.

The team's home field is the 56,454-seat Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium located on East Capitol Street, which is owned by the government of the District of Columbia and is shared with the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball. There are plans to build a 27,000-seat soccer-specific stadium near Poplar Point on the east side of the Anacostia River, directly across the river from the proposed site for the Washington Nationals' stadium. The city is considered to be one of the most supportive of soccer in the country. D.C. United's supporters' clubs include La Barra Brava, the Screaming Eagles, La Norte, and Fan Club United. "Talon", an eagle, is the team mascot.