D.C. United announced their preseason plans for the 2017 Major League Soccer season, and once again, the Black-and-Red will take two separate trips down south to Florida. Earlier, the Tampa Bay Rowdies announced the second edition of the Suncoast Invitational tournament, in which United and four other MLS teams will participate in. Friendlies for D.C. include games against the US under-17 national team, Jönköpings Södra IF of Sweden, the Montreal Impact, the Philadelphia Union, and a team still to be named.
Players will report to Washington, D.C. on January 23, before the team departs for Bradenton, Florida on January 26th.