Club History
With four MLS Cups to its name, including the first two in 1996 and 1997, the Red & Black have set the standard for MLS. United are renowned for a devotion to attacking soccer and youth, a style implemented by the club's original manager, Bruce Arena, and manifested by Bolivian central midfielder Marco "El Diablo" Etcheverry who posted 40 goals and 101 assists in 191 appearances. Etcheverry had several strong goalscorers alongside over the years, including Honduran Raul Diaz Arce, American international Roy Lassiter, and Bolivian Jaime Moreno.

Nicknames:
Red & Black, the Eagles

Former players of note:
Marco Etcheverry, John Harkes, Raul Diaz Arce, Roy Lassiter, Ryan Nelsen, Tony Sanneh, Jeff Agoos, Eddie Pope, Freddy Adu, Bobby Convey, Christian Gomez, Ben Olsen