▁ ▁An ▁array ▁of ▁inj uries ▁to ▁key ▁players ▁such ▁as ▁Steve ▁Bir n baum ▁and ▁Patrick ▁M ull ins ▁greatly ▁affected ▁D . C . ▁United ' s ▁form , ▁as ▁the ▁team ' s ▁scoring ▁output ▁and ▁def ensive ▁performance ▁suffered . ▁United ▁finished ▁at ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Conference , ▁and ▁second - bottom ▁of ▁the ▁overall ▁league ▁table . ▁United ▁failed ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁M LS ▁Cup ▁Play offs ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁and ▁for ▁only ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁six ▁seasons . ▁United ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁short ▁spell ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁U . S . ▁Open ▁Cup , ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁b ounced ▁in ▁the ▁fifth ▁round ▁proper ▁by ▁New ▁England ▁Revolution . ▁ ▁The ▁season ▁was ▁also ▁United ' s ▁final ▁season ▁at ▁Robert ▁F . ▁Kennedy ▁Memorial ▁Stadium , ▁ending ▁a ▁ 2 2 - year ▁run ▁for ▁the ▁club ▁le asing ▁the ▁stad ium . ▁R F K ▁Stadium ▁was ▁the ▁final ▁original ▁stad ium ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁by ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁char ter ▁franch ises ▁in ▁M LS . ▁It ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁longest ▁ten ure ▁for ▁an ▁M LS ▁team ▁in ▁a ▁specific ▁stad ium . ▁Starting ▁the ▁following ▁season , ▁United ▁moved ▁into ▁A udi ▁Field , ▁a ▁s occer - specific ▁stad ium ▁situated ▁in ▁the ▁B uzz ard ▁Point ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁Washington , ▁D . C .. ▁ ▁Review ▁ ▁Off