D.C. United is making a coaching change after recently finishing their seventh consecutive losing season.
On Saturday, the team announced it was moving on from coach René Weiler after one and a half seasons. It is expected that United will hire former Orlando City SC and FC Dallas coach Óscar Pareja to replace him, according to a report by The Athletic.
Weiler was named United’s coach in July 2025. After the team finished out of the playoff race that year, United’s 2026 season didn’t go much better, with a 7-15-12 record that was second-worst in the Eastern Conference. United finished the season on a six-game losing streak.
Pareja and Orlando City parted ways in March amid a three-game losing streak — but after a run United would be envious of. The Colombia native took the organization to the playoffs in each of the six full seasons he was in charge. Before Pareja was hired in 2019, the club had missed the playoffs in the previous five seasons.
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United hasn’t posted a winning season since 2019, when England legend Wayne Rooney last suited up for the team, and hasn’t won a playoff game since 2015. It hasn’t won an MLS title since 2004.
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