DC United Playoffs 2026

DC United is 7W-12D-10L with 33 points, 13th in the Eastern Conference. It sits 3 points behind ninth place, the last playoff spot. Next: at FC Cincinnati, Wed, Oct 21 · 7:00 PM EDT.

DC UnitedEastern Conference · 13thOut · 3 pts back

7-12-10W-D-L

33Points

-14Goal diff

1.14Points/game

5-5-5Home W-D-L

2-7-5Away W-D-L

LDLWLLast 5

5Matches left

Supporters’ Shield26th overall, 34 points behind Nashville SC.

Next matchat FC CincinnatiWed, Oct 21 · 7:00 PM EDT

Last matchL 1-4 at Orlando City SCSat, Oct 17

Playoff race3 points behind 9th5 matches left, up to 48 points possible

Season Trend

Eastern Conference Table

#	Club	GP	W-D-L	PTS	GD
1	Nashville SC	30	20-7-3	67	+41
2	Inter Miami CF	30	15-10-5	55	+22
3	New England Revolution	30	16-4-10	52	+8
4	Chicago Fire	30	14-6-10	48	+8
5	Charlotte FC	30	13-8-9	47	+8
6	Philadelphia Union	30	13-7-10	46	+13
7	Orlando City SC	30	12-5-13	41	-12
8	New York Red Bulls	30	10-6-14	36	-17
9	FC Cincinnati	29	9-9-11	36	-10
10	Toronto FC	30	8-12-10	36	-9
11	Columbus Crew	30	10-5-15	35	-1
12	New York City FC	30	8-10-12	34	+2
13	DC United	29	7-12-10	33	-14
14	Atlanta United	30	8-6-16	30	-14
15	CF Montréal	30	6-7-17	25	-24

1-7 go straight to Round One; 8 hosts 9 in the Wild Card match. Ranked by points, then wins, goal difference and goals scored. Full playoff picture →

DC United Schedule and Results

Date	Opponent	Result / time	TV
Sep 19	vs Charlotte FC	L 1-2
Sep 26	at Vancouver Whitecaps	D 3-3
Oct 10	at Inter Miami CF	L 0-4
Oct 14	vs New York Red Bulls	W 2-1
Oct 17	at Orlando City SC	L 1-4
Oct 21	at FC Cincinnati	7:00 PM
Oct 24	vs FC Cincinnati	7:30 PM
Oct 28	at Toronto FC	7:30 PM
Oct 31	at Columbus Crew	2:00 PM
Nov 7	vs New York City FC	4:00 PM

Times Eastern. Last five results and the next matches.

This DC United playoffs page refreshes after every DC United game: record, points, conference place, seed and schedule. Compare them with the rest of the East playoff picture, or see their projected route on the bracket.