| 1996 season | |||
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| General manager | Dave Kasper | ||
| Head coach | Bruce Arena | ||
| Stadium | RFK Stadium | ||
| MLS | 3rd | ||
| MLS Cup | Champions | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Champions | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Raúl Díaz Arce (23) All: Raúl Díaz Arce (24) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 32,864 vs New England (April 27, 1996) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 15,585 | ||
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The 1996 D.C. United season was the teams debutant season in Major League Soccer (MLS), and 1996 was the inaugural year of play in MLS competition. United would become the first club to win the MLS Cup this year.
This was the first year since 1981 that a pro soccer team from the Washington metropolitan area played in the top tier of the American soccer pyramid.