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Saturday, August 8, 2009

Since its inception in 1996, D.C. United has reached outside of league play and official international competitions to play friendlies (exhibitions) against prestigious opponents. Those games have included the following:

Year Opponent Site D.C. Result
1997 Leeds United (England) RFK Stadium Tied, 1-1
2000 Newcastle United (England) RFK Won, 3-1
2001 Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) RFK Lost, 4-3
2002 Boca Juniors (Argentina) RFK Tied, 0-0
2002 Tottenham Hotspur (England) London Won, 1-0
2003 Tottenham Hotspur (England) RFK Won, 1-0
2003 Blackburn Rovers (England) RFK Tied, 1-1*
2004 Nottingham Forest (England) RFK Tied, 1-1*
2005 Chelsea (England) FedEx Field Lost, 2-1
2006 Glasgow Celtic (Scotland) RFK Won, 4-0
2006 Real Madrid (Spain) Seattle Tied, 1-1

*United won penalty kick tiebreaker



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