FC Dallas
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FC Dallas is an American professional soccer club based in the Dallas
suburb of Frisco, Texas
which competes in Major League Soccer
(MLS), the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada
. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league since its inception, and was known as Dallas Burn prior to the 2005 season.
Dallas plays its home games at the 20,500 capacity soccer-specific
Pizza Hut Park
, where they have played since changing their name in 2005. The team is owned by MLS investor Clark Hunt
, who also owns the Columbus Crew
and the National Football League
's Kansas City Chiefs
. Dallas's current head coach is former Southern Methodist University
coach Schellas Hyndman
.
. The Burn with Jason Kreis
and coach Dave Dir
, would become one of MLS's better teams as they used a midseason 5-game winning streak to earn their first playoff berth with a record of 17–15. In the playoffs, the Burn would be defeated by the Kansas City Wiz in three games. The Burn started the season with mixed results. Late in the season they used a 4-game winning streak to make the playoffs. They ended their season with a .500 record of 16–16. In the playoffs, the Burn defeated and swept the Los Angeles Galaxy
without conceding a goal. But in the next round, they would be defeated by the Colorado Rapids
. The Burn would win the US Open Cup by defeating the MLS Cup Champion D.C. United
.
In their third season, at the start and in the middle of the season the Burn would struggle. Despite a poor record of 15–17, the Burn would qualify for their third straight playoff berth. In the playoffs, the Los Angeles Galaxy
swept and defeated the Burn in the first round. By June 1999, the Burn were in the middle of the pack of the Western Conference standings with a record of 5–5. With Jason Kreis
' breakout year, the burn would climb to second place at the end of the season with a record of 19–13. In the playoffs, the Burn defeated the defending champions Chicago Fire
. In the Western Conference Final, they would be defeated by the Los Angeles Galaxy
and eliminated.
After coming within one game of MLS Cup
, the Burn were ready to start the season with the cup in mind. The club started the season well, but in the middle of the spring and summer, they were struggling and made the playoffs third in the realigned Central Division and the 6th seed in the league standings with a record of 14–14–6. In the playoffs, the Burn seem to struggle again as the MetroStars
swept them in two games. At the end of the season, coach Dave Dir
would be terminated and replaced by Mike Jeffries
. In their first season under Mike Jeffries
in 2001, the Burn would continue to play mediocre soccer and finish the season 10–11–5 after the final weekend was cut short as a result of the September 11 attacks. In the playoffs as the 7th seed team, the Burn would disappoint again, as they lost in three games to the Chicago Fire
.
The Burn had a much better season from start to finish in 2002. Jason Kreis
would continue to lead the club as they finished with a 12–9–7 record, their best in three years and they earned the 5th seed in the playoffs. In the playoffs, the Colorado Rapids
defeated the Burn on a series-tiebreaking goal by Mark Chung
in game 3. The Burn started 2003 playing in Southlake, TX in Dragon Stadium
. The Burn would struggle and suffer through a rough season. Mike Jeffries
was fired in September and replaced by Colin Clarke as the Burn finished the season with a record of 6–19–5, missing the playoffs for the first time in club history.
2004 saw a one-year return to the Cotton Bowl
, and the team's final year being known as the "Dallas Burn", the club would carry over some of their frustrations from the previous year. By late July, the Burn would be back in the playoff run, but it would not be enough as they again missed the playoffs for the second year with a disappointing 10–14–6 season. In August, club owner Lamar Hunt
announced that the club in 2005 would be rebranded and would be known as "FC Dallas" to coincide with their new soccer specific stadium in Frisco, Texas
. The acquisition of Carlos Ruiz, FC Dallas would have a great start to the 2005 season, losing only two of their fist 17 games. On August 6, FC Dallas played their inaugural game at Pizza Hut Park
and tied the MetroStars
, 2–2. Mid season the club started to struggle and they went on a six-game winless streak. As the playoffs neared hey went on a three game winning streak. That streak helped them into the playoffs as the second seed in the West with a record of 13–10–9. Against the Colorado Rapids
in the playoffs, the teams would play a scoreless first game. After playing to a 1–1 tie in regulation time, the two teams were level again, 2–2, after the first overtime. In the shootout, the Rapids outscored and defeated FC Dallas, 5–4 on penalties.
, Carlos Ruiz led the season with 13 goals, helping his team to a 16–12–4 record and the top seed in the Western Conference. In the playoffs, they struggled as they were again were defeated in penalties by the Colorado Rapids
. FC Dallas were on the top spot in the Western Conference for much of the first half of 2007, winning 6 of their first 10 matches. In the second half of the season, though, FC Dallas started to struggle and were in a decline, as they only won 5 games after the All-Star break, going into postseason with a record of 13–12–5, for third in the Western Conference. In the playoffs, FC Dallas lost 4–2 on aggregate to Houston Dynamo
.
FC Dallas, stumbled from the start of the 2008 season, and slipped to the bottom of the Western Conference standings, which led to the firing of Coach Steve Morrow
. The club hired Schellas Hyndman
to replace Steve Morrow, they would showed some signs of improvement, but they would never recover as they missed the playoffs, while finishing in fifth place with a record of 8–10–12. They missed the playoffs again in 2009 and their record was mediocre at best (11–13–6). FC Dallas was despicable on the road, losing 10 games, 3rd worst in MLS. The club was 1st in goals in favor, but 2nd to last in goals against. The team played well, but that more often than not did not translate into wins.
FC Dallas had one of the most consistent seasons in 2010, losing just four games while advancing all the way to the MLS Cup
championship. Midfielder David Ferreira
entered the season as a relative unknown, but ended the season as the league's MVP. Goalkeeper Kevin Hartman
was a knee injury away from goalkeeper of the year and coach Schellas Hyndman
, after a couple challenging seasons as head coach, won MLS coach of the year. In the Playoffs, FC Dallas advanced to the Western Conference Finals for the second time, and defeated the Los Angeles Galaxy
3–0 at the Home Depot Center, thus advancing to its first MLS Cup final against the Colorado Rapids
. FC Dallas lost the match by a score of 2–1, after overtime.
The 2011 campaign saw reigning MVP David Ferreira
go down with an ankle injury, in a 2–1 victory against the Vancouver Whitecaps. Despite the loss, FC Dallas continued to have much success. Brek Shea
led the way and took over the scoring load left behind by David Ferreira. FC Dallas was the first team in the 2011 MLS season to reach 10 wins. The 2011 MLS Season also saw FC Dallas advance past the third round of the 2011 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
with a 3–2 victory over Orlando City S.C. with the victory FC Dallas advanced to the quarterfinals were they beat Real Salt Lake
2–0. On August 17, FC Dallas became the first MLS club to defeat a Mexican team in Mexico, beating UNAM
1–0 in the CONCACAF Champions League.
, and has since played in a color scheme of red, blue, silver, and white, and a kit design of horizontally hooped stripes.
From 1996–2002 the team played in the 92,100-capacity Cotton Bowl
in Dallas
. In an effort to save money due to the club's unfavorable lease with the Cotton Bowl, the club played its 2003 home games at Dragon Stadium, a high school stadium in Southlake
, a Fort Worth suburb. After listening to its fans, the Dallas Burn, as the team was called from 1996–2004, moved back to the Cotton Bowl for the 2004 season. Another factor to the move was the money that the club was losing due to the fact that there could be no alcohol sales at a public high school.
In August 2005, the club moved into Pizza Hut Park
, a soccer-specific stadium
in the northern suburb of Frisco
.
. Membership of Hoops Nation that allows fans to get two free tickets each year, a t-shirt, and other benefits, in exchange for a membership fee. Hoops Nation was officially renamed "FCD Nation" in 2009 as part of a franchise-wide phaseout of the "Hoops" moniker. The club also works in concert with the existing supporters' group, Inferno (whose name derives from the team's days as the Dallas Burn), by offering discounted tickets to the group's special section. Other active supporters' groups are "La Raza Latina" and "El Matador".
. Since 2001, the two clubs have competed for the Brimstone Cup
, which goes to the team that wins the season series between the two teams. However, due to the teams having moved to different conferences after formerly competing alongside each other in the Central Division, the rivalry has waned in recent years. In 2005, the San Jose Earthquakes
were put on hold and the team's assets were reinvented in Houston as the Houston Dynamo
, sparking an intrastate rivalry with the new Houston club. The two teams play for El Capitan
, a cannon that goes to the regular season victor. Recently, animosity grew between fans and players of FC Dallas and the Colorado Rapids
, mainly sparking from Colorado players' comments towards the fans and Colorado's victories over FC Dallas in the 2005 and 2006 MLS Cup Playoffs. This rivalry was once again renewed in the 2010 MLS Cup
championship match. Played in Toronto, FC Dallas fell 2–1 to the Rapids after extra time. A new rivalry is emerging with Real Salt Lake.
symphonic
rock
group and Dallas natives The Polyphonic Spree
.
of Brazil’s Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
.
and WFAA (8-3) and several games are televised nationally on NBC Sports
and NBC Sports Network
(starting in the 2012 season
). Southern Methodist Mustangs
announcer Ray Canevari replaces the late Bobby Rhine
and returns to the team after a 2-year absence and he does play-by-play with former MLS player Steve Jolley
providing color commentary.
On radio, FC Dallas matches when simulcast locally on Fox Sports Southwest, KTXA
or WFAA and appears nationally on NBC
or NBC Sports Network, all games will be broadcasted on The Ticket
(1310 AM and 104.1 FM) beginning in the 2012 season. ESPN Deportes
(1540 AM) carries Spanish language
broadcasts. Carlos Alvarado and Jesús Padilla do Spanish play-by-play and color, respectively.
games, but are not part of the senior roster.
Arturo Alvarez
(2005–2008) Leonel Álvarez (1996, 1998–1999) Kenny Cooper
(2006–2009) Jeff Cunningham
(2008–2010) Duilio Davino
(2008) Chad Deering
(1998–2003) Denílson
(2007) Mark Dodd
(1996–1999) Brian Dunseth
(2003) Cory Gibbs
(2004) Clarence Goodson
(2004–2007) Ariel Graziani (1999–2001) Brian Haynes
(1996–2000) Shaka Hislop
(2006–2007) Eddie Johnson
(2001–2005)
Matt Jordan
(1998–2002) John Kerr (1996) Jason Kreis
(1996–2004) Antonio Martínez
(2000–2003) Dax McCarty
(2006–2010) Roberto Miña
(2005–2008) Drew Moor
(2005–2009) Steve Morrow
(2002–2003) Ronnie O'Brien
(2002–2006) Dominic Oduro
(2006–2008) Óscar Pareja
(1998–2005) Heath Pearce
(2009–2010) Bobby Rhine
(1999–2008) Pablo Ricchetti
(2007–2010) Jorge Rodríguez
(1997–2002)
Carlos Ruiz (2005–2007) Darío Sala
(2005–2010) Hugo Sánchez
(1996) Mark Santel
(1996–2000) Diego Soñora
(1996–1997) Alain Sutter
(1997–1998) Juan Toja (2007–2008) John Jairo Trellez
(1999) Joselito Vaca
(2001–2003) Simo Valakari
(2004–2006) Dave van den Bergh
(2009) Greg Vanney
(2005–2006) Anthony Wallace
(2007–2010)
(1996–2000) Mike Jeffries
(2001–2003) Colin Clarke (2003–2006) Steve Morrow
(2006–2008) Marco Ferruzzi
(2008) (interim) Schellas Hyndman
(2008—present)
Note: MLS did not allow ties prior to the 2000 season as games were decided by shootout when tied at full time.
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
suburb of Frisco, Texas
Frisco, Texas
Frisco is an affluent city in Collin and Denton Counties in the U.S. state of Texas and a rapidly growing suburb of Dallas. As of the 2010 Census, 116,989 people were living in Frisco up from 33,714 in the previous census. Frisco was the fastest growing city in the United States in 2009, and also...
which competes in Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
(MLS), the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league since its inception, and was known as Dallas Burn prior to the 2005 season.
Dallas plays its home games at the 20,500 capacity soccer-specific
Soccer-specific stadium
Soccer-specific stadium is a term used mainly in the United States, Canada, Australia and South Korea coined by Lamar Hunt, to refer to a sports stadium either purpose built or fundamentally redesigned for soccer and whose primary function is to host soccer matches, as opposed to a multipurpose...
Pizza Hut Park
Pizza Hut Park
Pizza Hut Park is a soccer-specific stadium with a 21,193-seat capacity, built and owned by the city of Frisco, Texas. Its primary tenant is Major League Soccer team FC Dallas, which relocated from the Cotton Bowl in central Dallas to the fast-growing suburb...
, where they have played since changing their name in 2005. The team is owned by MLS investor Clark Hunt
Clark Hunt
Clark Knobel Hunt is Chairman and CEO of the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs and a founding investor-owner in Major League Soccer. Hunt also serves as Chairman of Hunt Sports Group, where he oversees the operations of FC Dallas and the Columbus Crew of MLS He is the son of Lamar Hunt...
, who also owns the Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew
The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
and the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
's Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...
. Dallas's current head coach is former Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University is a private university in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Taos, New Mexico. SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church...
coach Schellas Hyndman
Schellas Hyndman
Schellas Hyndman is an American former soccer player. He is currently the head coach of FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.Despite having a limited career as a professional athlete, Hyndman is one of the most successful college soccer coaches in American sports history, compiling a 466-122-49 record...
.
The Dallas Burn era: 1996–2004
On April 14, 1996, the Dallas Burn defeated the San Jose Clash in a shootout win in front of a crowd of 27,779 fans at the Cotton BowlCotton Bowl (stadium)
The Cotton Bowl is a stadium which opened in 1929 and became known as "The House That Doak Built" due to the immense crowds that former SMU running back Doak Walker drew to the stadium during his college career in the late 1940s. Originally known as Fair Park Stadium, it is located in Fair Park,...
. The Burn with Jason Kreis
Jason Kreis
Jason Clarence Kreis is an American soccer coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer....
and coach Dave Dir
Dave Dir
David Dir is a former United States soccer goalkeeper, coach and broadcaster. He played professionally in USISL and coached in the American Professional Soccer League, NCAA and Major League Soccer.-Playing career:...
, would become one of MLS's better teams as they used a midseason 5-game winning streak to earn their first playoff berth with a record of 17–15. In the playoffs, the Burn would be defeated by the Kansas City Wiz in three games. The Burn started the season with mixed results. Late in the season they used a 4-game winning streak to make the playoffs. They ended their season with a .500 record of 16–16. In the playoffs, the Burn defeated and swept the Los Angeles Galaxy
Los Angeles Galaxy
The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second...
without conceding a goal. But in the next round, they would be defeated by the Colorado Rapids
Colorado Rapids
The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league...
. The Burn would win the US Open Cup by defeating the MLS Cup Champion D.C. United
D.C. United
D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league since its inception, in 1996.Over the...
.
In their third season, at the start and in the middle of the season the Burn would struggle. Despite a poor record of 15–17, the Burn would qualify for their third straight playoff berth. In the playoffs, the Los Angeles Galaxy
Los Angeles Galaxy
The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second...
swept and defeated the Burn in the first round. By June 1999, the Burn were in the middle of the pack of the Western Conference standings with a record of 5–5. With Jason Kreis
Jason Kreis
Jason Clarence Kreis is an American soccer coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer....
' breakout year, the burn would climb to second place at the end of the season with a record of 19–13. In the playoffs, the Burn defeated the defending champions Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire (soccer)
Chicago Fire Soccer Club is an American professional soccer club based in the Chicago suburb of Bridgeview, Illinois. The team competes in Major League Soccer , the top soccer league in the United States and Canada...
. In the Western Conference Final, they would be defeated by the Los Angeles Galaxy
Los Angeles Galaxy
The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second...
and eliminated.
After coming within one game of MLS Cup
MLS Cup
The MLS Cup is the championship match of Major League Soccer, the highest tier of professional soccer in the United States and Canada. As the final match of the MLS Cup playoffs, the winner is crowned the season champion in the same manner as other North American sports leagues...
, the Burn were ready to start the season with the cup in mind. The club started the season well, but in the middle of the spring and summer, they were struggling and made the playoffs third in the realigned Central Division and the 6th seed in the league standings with a record of 14–14–6. In the playoffs, the Burn seem to struggle again as the MetroStars
Metrostars
Metrostar may refer to:*New York Red Bulls, formerly called the "MetroStars", a soccer team from New York*Manila Metro Rail Transit System, popularly called "The Metrostar Express", a part of the metropolitan rail system in Manila...
swept them in two games. At the end of the season, coach Dave Dir
Dave Dir
David Dir is a former United States soccer goalkeeper, coach and broadcaster. He played professionally in USISL and coached in the American Professional Soccer League, NCAA and Major League Soccer.-Playing career:...
would be terminated and replaced by Mike Jeffries
Mike Jeffries (soccer)
Michael Jeffries is a retired American soccer player and current soccer coach. He was the 1983 Hermann Trophy winner and played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League...
. In their first season under Mike Jeffries
Mike Jeffries (soccer)
Michael Jeffries is a retired American soccer player and current soccer coach. He was the 1983 Hermann Trophy winner and played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League...
in 2001, the Burn would continue to play mediocre soccer and finish the season 10–11–5 after the final weekend was cut short as a result of the September 11 attacks. In the playoffs as the 7th seed team, the Burn would disappoint again, as they lost in three games to the Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire (soccer)
Chicago Fire Soccer Club is an American professional soccer club based in the Chicago suburb of Bridgeview, Illinois. The team competes in Major League Soccer , the top soccer league in the United States and Canada...
.
The Burn had a much better season from start to finish in 2002. Jason Kreis
Jason Kreis
Jason Clarence Kreis is an American soccer coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer....
would continue to lead the club as they finished with a 12–9–7 record, their best in three years and they earned the 5th seed in the playoffs. In the playoffs, the Colorado Rapids
Colorado Rapids
The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league...
defeated the Burn on a series-tiebreaking goal by Mark Chung
Mark Chung
Mark Chung is a former American soccer midfielder who, after a season in the Continental Indoor Soccer League, played ten seasons in Major League Soccer. He also earned twenty-four caps, scoring two goals, with the U.S. national team.-Youth and college:Chung was born in Toronto to Chinese...
in game 3. The Burn started 2003 playing in Southlake, TX in Dragon Stadium
Dragon Stadium, Southlake
Dragon Stadium is a stadium in Southlake, Texas. Located at 1085 S. Kimball Ave. in Southlake, TX, the stadium serves Carroll ISD, and is the home of the Southlake Carroll High School Dragons football team, who were the UIL 5A Division II State Football Champions in 2002, 2004, and 2005 as well as...
. The Burn would struggle and suffer through a rough season. Mike Jeffries
Mike Jeffries (soccer)
Michael Jeffries is a retired American soccer player and current soccer coach. He was the 1983 Hermann Trophy winner and played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League...
was fired in September and replaced by Colin Clarke as the Burn finished the season with a record of 6–19–5, missing the playoffs for the first time in club history.
2004 saw a one-year return to the Cotton Bowl
Cotton Bowl (stadium)
The Cotton Bowl is a stadium which opened in 1929 and became known as "The House That Doak Built" due to the immense crowds that former SMU running back Doak Walker drew to the stadium during his college career in the late 1940s. Originally known as Fair Park Stadium, it is located in Fair Park,...
, and the team's final year being known as the "Dallas Burn", the club would carry over some of their frustrations from the previous year. By late July, the Burn would be back in the playoff run, but it would not be enough as they again missed the playoffs for the second year with a disappointing 10–14–6 season. In August, club owner Lamar Hunt
Lamar Hunt
Lamar Hunt was an American sportsman and promoter of American football, soccer, basketball, and ice hockey in the United States and an inductee into three sports' halls of fame. He was one of the founders of the American Football League and Major League Soccer , as well as MLS predecessor the...
announced that the club in 2005 would be rebranded and would be known as "FC Dallas" to coincide with their new soccer specific stadium in Frisco, Texas
Frisco, Texas
Frisco is an affluent city in Collin and Denton Counties in the U.S. state of Texas and a rapidly growing suburb of Dallas. As of the 2010 Census, 116,989 people were living in Frisco up from 33,714 in the previous census. Frisco was the fastest growing city in the United States in 2009, and also...
. The acquisition of Carlos Ruiz, FC Dallas would have a great start to the 2005 season, losing only two of their fist 17 games. On August 6, FC Dallas played their inaugural game at Pizza Hut Park
Pizza Hut Park
Pizza Hut Park is a soccer-specific stadium with a 21,193-seat capacity, built and owned by the city of Frisco, Texas. Its primary tenant is Major League Soccer team FC Dallas, which relocated from the Cotton Bowl in central Dallas to the fast-growing suburb...
and tied the MetroStars
Metrostars
Metrostar may refer to:*New York Red Bulls, formerly called the "MetroStars", a soccer team from New York*Manila Metro Rail Transit System, popularly called "The Metrostar Express", a part of the metropolitan rail system in Manila...
, 2–2. Mid season the club started to struggle and they went on a six-game winless streak. As the playoffs neared hey went on a three game winning streak. That streak helped them into the playoffs as the second seed in the West with a record of 13–10–9. Against the Colorado Rapids
Colorado Rapids
The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league...
in the playoffs, the teams would play a scoreless first game. After playing to a 1–1 tie in regulation time, the two teams were level again, 2–2, after the first overtime. In the shootout, the Rapids outscored and defeated FC Dallas, 5–4 on penalties.
The FC Dallas era: 2005–present
FC Dallas again started the 2006 season well. In their first full season at Pizza Hut ParkPizza Hut Park
Pizza Hut Park is a soccer-specific stadium with a 21,193-seat capacity, built and owned by the city of Frisco, Texas. Its primary tenant is Major League Soccer team FC Dallas, which relocated from the Cotton Bowl in central Dallas to the fast-growing suburb...
, Carlos Ruiz led the season with 13 goals, helping his team to a 16–12–4 record and the top seed in the Western Conference. In the playoffs, they struggled as they were again were defeated in penalties by the Colorado Rapids
Colorado Rapids
The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league...
. FC Dallas were on the top spot in the Western Conference for much of the first half of 2007, winning 6 of their first 10 matches. In the second half of the season, though, FC Dallas started to struggle and were in a decline, as they only won 5 games after the All-Star break, going into postseason with a record of 13–12–5, for third in the Western Conference. In the playoffs, FC Dallas lost 4–2 on aggregate to Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo
The Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club, based in Houston, Texas, that plays in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2005 as Houston 1836, the team name was renamed to Houston Dynamo following protests from Hispanic...
.
FC Dallas, stumbled from the start of the 2008 season, and slipped to the bottom of the Western Conference standings, which led to the firing of Coach Steve Morrow
Steve Morrow
Stephen Joseph "Steve" Morrow is a Northern Irish former football player. He is currently International Partnerships Performance Supervisor at Arsenal Football Club, where he also played for much of the 1990s.-Playing career:...
. The club hired Schellas Hyndman
Schellas Hyndman
Schellas Hyndman is an American former soccer player. He is currently the head coach of FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.Despite having a limited career as a professional athlete, Hyndman is one of the most successful college soccer coaches in American sports history, compiling a 466-122-49 record...
to replace Steve Morrow, they would showed some signs of improvement, but they would never recover as they missed the playoffs, while finishing in fifth place with a record of 8–10–12. They missed the playoffs again in 2009 and their record was mediocre at best (11–13–6). FC Dallas was despicable on the road, losing 10 games, 3rd worst in MLS. The club was 1st in goals in favor, but 2nd to last in goals against. The team played well, but that more often than not did not translate into wins.
FC Dallas had one of the most consistent seasons in 2010, losing just four games while advancing all the way to the MLS Cup
MLS Cup
The MLS Cup is the championship match of Major League Soccer, the highest tier of professional soccer in the United States and Canada. As the final match of the MLS Cup playoffs, the winner is crowned the season champion in the same manner as other North American sports leagues...
championship. Midfielder David Ferreira
David Ferreira
David Ferreira is a Colombian footballer who currently plays for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.-Professional:...
entered the season as a relative unknown, but ended the season as the league's MVP. Goalkeeper Kevin Hartman
Kevin Hartman
Kevin Hartman is an American soccer player who currently plays for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer-Youth and College:...
was a knee injury away from goalkeeper of the year and coach Schellas Hyndman
Schellas Hyndman
Schellas Hyndman is an American former soccer player. He is currently the head coach of FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.Despite having a limited career as a professional athlete, Hyndman is one of the most successful college soccer coaches in American sports history, compiling a 466-122-49 record...
, after a couple challenging seasons as head coach, won MLS coach of the year. In the Playoffs, FC Dallas advanced to the Western Conference Finals for the second time, and defeated the Los Angeles Galaxy
Los Angeles Galaxy
The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second...
3–0 at the Home Depot Center, thus advancing to its first MLS Cup final against the Colorado Rapids
Colorado Rapids
The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league...
. FC Dallas lost the match by a score of 2–1, after overtime.
The 2011 campaign saw reigning MVP David Ferreira
David Ferreira
David Ferreira is a Colombian footballer who currently plays for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.-Professional:...
go down with an ankle injury, in a 2–1 victory against the Vancouver Whitecaps. Despite the loss, FC Dallas continued to have much success. Brek Shea
Brek Shea
Dane Brekken "Brek" Shea is a footballer who currently plays midfielder for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer and the U.S. national team...
led the way and took over the scoring load left behind by David Ferreira. FC Dallas was the first team in the 2011 MLS season to reach 10 wins. The 2011 MLS Season also saw FC Dallas advance past the third round of the 2011 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
2011 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
The 2011 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 98th edition of the oldest competition in American soccer, running from June through early October. Seattle Sounders FC, who entered the competition as the two-time defending champions, successfully defended their title again. They became the third team in...
with a 3–2 victory over Orlando City S.C. with the victory FC Dallas advanced to the quarterfinals were they beat Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake is an American professional soccer club based in Sandy, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City. The team competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. They currently play their home games at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real Salt Lake won...
2–0. On August 17, FC Dallas became the first MLS club to defeat a Mexican team in Mexico, beating UNAM
Club Universidad Nacional
Club Universidad Nacional A.C., more commonly known as Pumas de la UNAM, or just Pumas, is a Mexican professional football club based in Mexico City...
1–0 in the CONCACAF Champions League.
Colors and badge
Originally, Dallas Burn played in a predominantly red-and-black color scheme, and had a logo which featured a fire-breathing black horse beneath a stylized red "Burn" wordmark. The team re-branded as FC Dallas in 2005 to coincide with their move to Pizza Hut ParkPizza Hut Park
Pizza Hut Park is a soccer-specific stadium with a 21,193-seat capacity, built and owned by the city of Frisco, Texas. Its primary tenant is Major League Soccer team FC Dallas, which relocated from the Cotton Bowl in central Dallas to the fast-growing suburb...
, and has since played in a color scheme of red, blue, silver, and white, and a kit design of horizontally hooped stripes.
Stadium
- Cotton BowlCotton Bowl (stadium)The Cotton Bowl is a stadium which opened in 1929 and became known as "The House That Doak Built" due to the immense crowds that former SMU running back Doak Walker drew to the stadium during his college career in the late 1940s. Originally known as Fair Park Stadium, it is located in Fair Park,...
; Dallas, TexasDallas, TexasDallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
(1996–2002, 2004–2005) - Dragon StadiumDragon Stadium, SouthlakeDragon Stadium is a stadium in Southlake, Texas. Located at 1085 S. Kimball Ave. in Southlake, TX, the stadium serves Carroll ISD, and is the home of the Southlake Carroll High School Dragons football team, who were the UIL 5A Division II State Football Champions in 2002, 2004, and 2005 as well as...
; Southlake, TexasSouthlake, TexasSouthlake is a city in northeast Tarrant and southeast Denton counties, Texas. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 26,575. A suburb of Fort Worth and Dallas, Southlake is known for exemplary public schools, Southlake Town Square, and Carroll High School's 7-time state champion football...
(2003) - Pizza Hut ParkPizza Hut ParkPizza Hut Park is a soccer-specific stadium with a 21,193-seat capacity, built and owned by the city of Frisco, Texas. Its primary tenant is Major League Soccer team FC Dallas, which relocated from the Cotton Bowl in central Dallas to the fast-growing suburb...
; Frisco, TexasFrisco, TexasFrisco is an affluent city in Collin and Denton Counties in the U.S. state of Texas and a rapidly growing suburb of Dallas. As of the 2010 Census, 116,989 people were living in Frisco up from 33,714 in the previous census. Frisco was the fastest growing city in the United States in 2009, and also...
(2005–present)
From 1996–2002 the team played in the 92,100-capacity Cotton Bowl
Cotton Bowl (stadium)
The Cotton Bowl is a stadium which opened in 1929 and became known as "The House That Doak Built" due to the immense crowds that former SMU running back Doak Walker drew to the stadium during his college career in the late 1940s. Originally known as Fair Park Stadium, it is located in Fair Park,...
in Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
. In an effort to save money due to the club's unfavorable lease with the Cotton Bowl, the club played its 2003 home games at Dragon Stadium, a high school stadium in Southlake
Southlake, Texas
Southlake is a city in northeast Tarrant and southeast Denton counties, Texas. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 26,575. A suburb of Fort Worth and Dallas, Southlake is known for exemplary public schools, Southlake Town Square, and Carroll High School's 7-time state champion football...
, a Fort Worth suburb. After listening to its fans, the Dallas Burn, as the team was called from 1996–2004, moved back to the Cotton Bowl for the 2004 season. Another factor to the move was the money that the club was losing due to the fact that there could be no alcohol sales at a public high school.
In August 2005, the club moved into Pizza Hut Park
Pizza Hut Park
Pizza Hut Park is a soccer-specific stadium with a 21,193-seat capacity, built and owned by the city of Frisco, Texas. Its primary tenant is Major League Soccer team FC Dallas, which relocated from the Cotton Bowl in central Dallas to the fast-growing suburb...
, a soccer-specific stadium
Soccer-specific stadium
Soccer-specific stadium is a term used mainly in the United States, Canada, Australia and South Korea coined by Lamar Hunt, to refer to a sports stadium either purpose built or fundamentally redesigned for soccer and whose primary function is to host soccer matches, as opposed to a multipurpose...
in the northern suburb of Frisco
Frisco, Texas
Frisco is an affluent city in Collin and Denton Counties in the U.S. state of Texas and a rapidly growing suburb of Dallas. As of the 2010 Census, 116,989 people were living in Frisco up from 33,714 in the previous census. Frisco was the fastest growing city in the United States in 2009, and also...
.
Club culture
Supporters
Dallas's main supporters group is the Hoops Nation, which was founded during the 2006 seasonMajor League Soccer 2006 season
The 2006 Major League Soccer season was the 11th season in league history. It began on April 1, 2006 and ended with MLS Cup 2006 on November 12, 2006 at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas for the second consecutive year in a row.-Changes from 2005 Season:...
. Membership of Hoops Nation that allows fans to get two free tickets each year, a t-shirt, and other benefits, in exchange for a membership fee. Hoops Nation was officially renamed "FCD Nation" in 2009 as part of a franchise-wide phaseout of the "Hoops" moniker. The club also works in concert with the existing supporters' group, Inferno (whose name derives from the team's days as the Dallas Burn), by offering discounted tickets to the group's special section. Other active supporters' groups are "La Raza Latina" and "El Matador".
Rivalries
FC Dallas' oldest rivalry is with their Eastern Conference rival, the Chicago FireChicago Fire (soccer)
Chicago Fire Soccer Club is an American professional soccer club based in the Chicago suburb of Bridgeview, Illinois. The team competes in Major League Soccer , the top soccer league in the United States and Canada...
. Since 2001, the two clubs have competed for the Brimstone Cup
Brimstone Cup
The Brimstone Cup is a soccer trophy awarded to the yearly winner of the rivalry between the Chicago Fire and FC Dallas Major League Soccer teams. The Cup is awarded by the Brimstone Cup Committee to the team with the most points in games played between the two...
, which goes to the team that wins the season series between the two teams. However, due to the teams having moved to different conferences after formerly competing alongside each other in the Central Division, the rivalry has waned in recent years. In 2005, the San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose Earthquakes
The San Jose Earthquakes professional soccer team is located in the San Jose, California, United States suburb of Santa Clara, and participates in Major League Soccer , the top level soccer league in the United States and Canada....
were put on hold and the team's assets were reinvented in Houston as the Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo
The Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club, based in Houston, Texas, that plays in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2005 as Houston 1836, the team name was renamed to Houston Dynamo following protests from Hispanic...
, sparking an intrastate rivalry with the new Houston club. The two teams play for El Capitan
Texas Derby
The Texas derby is a soccer rivalry between Texas's two MLS teams, Houston Dynamo and FC Dallas, recognizing the best club in the state for the season. The two squads play a series of games with the series winner taking home El Capitán, a replica 18th century mountain howitzer cannon...
, a cannon that goes to the regular season victor. Recently, animosity grew between fans and players of FC Dallas and the Colorado Rapids
Colorado Rapids
The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league...
, mainly sparking from Colorado players' comments towards the fans and Colorado's victories over FC Dallas in the 2005 and 2006 MLS Cup Playoffs. This rivalry was once again renewed in the 2010 MLS Cup
MLS Cup 2010
The MLS Cup 2010 was the fifteenth edition of the MLS Cup championship game and the final match of the 2010 MLS season. The championship was played at BMO Field in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Sunday, November 21, 2010...
championship match. Played in Toronto, FC Dallas fell 2–1 to the Rapids after extra time. A new rivalry is emerging with Real Salt Lake.
Song
The team anthem is called "H-O-O-P-S Yes!" and is performed by choralChoir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
symphonic
Symphony
A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, scored almost always for orchestra. A symphony usually contains at least one movement or episode composed according to the sonata principle...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
group and Dallas natives The Polyphonic Spree
The Polyphonic Spree
The Polyphonic Spree is a choral symphonic pop rock band from Dallas, Texas that was formed in 2000 by Tim DeLaughter. The band's sound relies on a variety of vocal and instrumental color by featuring a choir, flute, trumpet, trombone, violin, viola, cello, percussion, piano, guitars, bass, drums,...
.
International affiliations
FC Dallas is formally associated with Mexican Primera División club Tigres de la UANL and Clube Atlético ParanaenseClube Atlético Paranaense
Clube Atlético Paranaense is a Brazilian football team from Curitiba in Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 2001.-History:...
of Brazil’s Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
.
Broadcasting
FC Dallas's matches appear on regional television on Fox Sports Southwest, KTXAKTXA
KTXA, virtual channel 21 , is an independent television station based in Fort Worth, Texas, and serving the Dallas/Fort Worth designated market area. With its transmitter in Cedar Hill, KTXA is owned by CBS Corporation and is the sister station of CBS outlet KTVT .KTXA was originally an...
and WFAA (8-3) and several games are televised nationally on NBC Sports
NBC Sports
NBC Sports is the sports division of the NBC television network. Formerly "a service of NBC News," it broadcasts a diverse array of programs, including the Olympic Games, the NFL, the NHL, MLS, Notre Dame football, the PGA Tour, the Triple Crown, and the French Open, among others...
and NBC Sports Network
Versus (TV channel)
Versus is a sports-oriented cable television channel in the United States. It was previously known as Outdoor Life Network and was launched on July 1, 1995, focusing on fishing, hunting, and other outdoor sports...
(starting in the 2012 season
2012 Major League Soccer season
The 2012 Major League Soccer season is the upcoming 100th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer, the 34th with a national first-division league, in the United States and Canada, and the 17th season of Major League Soccer...
). Southern Methodist Mustangs
SMU Mustangs
The SMU Mustangs is the name of the athletic teams representing Southern Methodist University. The Mustangs participate in the NCAA's Division I as a member of Conference USA. In 2005, SMU accepted an invitation to the Western Division of Conference USA, and left the Western Athletic Conference...
announcer Ray Canevari replaces the late Bobby Rhine
Bobby Rhine
Bobby Rhine was an American soccer player who last played for FC Dallas of Major League Soccer.Rhine played college soccer at the University of Connecticut, where he was a second-team All-American in 1998. He was drafted by the then-Dallas Burn sixth overall in the 1999 MLS College Draft...
and returns to the team after a 2-year absence and he does play-by-play with former MLS player Steve Jolley
Steve Jolley
Steve Jolley is a retired American soccer defender, who spent ten seasons in Major League Soccer and one in the USL Premier Development League....
providing color commentary.
On radio, FC Dallas matches when simulcast locally on Fox Sports Southwest, KTXA
KTXA
KTXA, virtual channel 21 , is an independent television station based in Fort Worth, Texas, and serving the Dallas/Fort Worth designated market area. With its transmitter in Cedar Hill, KTXA is owned by CBS Corporation and is the sister station of CBS outlet KTVT .KTXA was originally an...
or WFAA and appears nationally on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
or NBC Sports Network, all games will be broadcasted on The Ticket
KTCK
KTCK , is a sports talk radio station based in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The station, currently owned by Cumulus Media, has been made popular by the incorporation of humor alongside the sports talk....
(1310 AM and 104.1 FM) beginning in the 2012 season. ESPN Deportes
KZMP (AM)
KZMP is a radio station that serves the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. It is owned by Liberman Broadcasting however it is managed and operated by The Walt Disney Company's ESPN under a local marketing agreement.-History:...
(1540 AM) carries Spanish language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
broadcasts. Carlos Alvarado and Jesús Padilla do Spanish play-by-play and color, respectively.
Current roster
As of November 30, 2011.Reserve Team Players
This list shows players who have played for the team in official 2011 MLS Reserve Division2011 MLS Reserve Division
The new MLS Reserve League was resurrected for the 2011 season, after not having played since 2008. Each team will play 10 games against divisional opponenets, with clubs being allowed schedule additional games against non-MLS opponents. The schedule begins March 20 and tentatively concludes Oct...
games, but are not part of the senior roster.
Notable former players
This list of former players includes those who received international caps while playing for the team, made significant contributions to the team in terms of appearances or goals while playing for the team, or who made significant contributions to the sport either before they played for the team, or after they left. It is clearly not yet complete and all inclusive, and additions and refinements will continue to be made over time.Arturo Alvarez
Arturo Alvarez
Arturo Alvarez is a left-footed, American-born Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer, and for the El Salvador national team.-Professional:...
(2005–2008) Leonel Álvarez (1996, 1998–1999) Kenny Cooper
Kenny Cooper
Kenneth Scott Cooper, Jr. is an American soccer player who currently plays for Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer....
(2006–2009) Jeff Cunningham
Jeff Cunningham
Jeff Cunningham is a Jamaican-born American soccer player who played on multiple Major League Soccer teams. He is the MLS all-time leader in goals scored with 134.-College:...
(2008–2010) Duilio Davino
Duilio Davino
Duilio César Jean Pierre Davino Rodríguez is a Mexican football defender who plays for Estudiantes Tecos of the Primera Division de Mexico....
(2008) Chad Deering
Chad Deering
Chad Deering is a retired American soccer player. Deering spent his professional career in Germany, Norway, Major League Soccer and Major Indoor Soccer League...
(1998–2003) Denílson
Denílson de Oliveira Araújo
Denílson de Oliveira Araújo , commonly known as Denílson, is a Brazilian former footballer, who played mostly as a left winger...
(2007) Mark Dodd
Mark Dodd
Mark Dodd is a former U.S. soccer goalkeeper. He spent one season in the Major Indoor Soccer League, six in the American Professional Soccer League and four in Major League Soccer with the Dallas Burn. He also earned fifteen caps with the U.S. national team.-High school and college:Dodd attended...
(1996–1999) Brian Dunseth
Brian Dunseth
Brian William Dunseth is a TV soccer commentator and former American soccer player.-Career:Dunseth played college soccer at California State University, Fullerton, and was one of the first players to sign a Project-40 contract, doing so in 1997...
(2003) Cory Gibbs
Cory Gibbs
Cory Gibbs is an American soccer player who currently plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.-College and amateur:...
(2004) Clarence Goodson
Clarence Goodson
Clarence Goodson is an American professional soccer player who currently plays defender for Brøndby in Denmark, with whom he signed a three-year deal in November 2010.-Career:...
(2004–2007) Ariel Graziani (1999–2001) Brian Haynes
Brian Haynes
Bryan Haynes is a retired Trinidad soccer midfielder who earned twenty-one caps with the Trinidad and Tobago national football team. He spent his entire professional career in the United States where he played for numerous indoor and outdoor league...
(1996–2000) Shaka Hislop
Shaka Hislop
Neil Shaka Hislop, CM is a former professional football goalkeeper. The majority of his career was spent in the top division in England where he was a part of the Newcastle United team which finished second in the Premier League for two successive seasons under Kevin Keegan's first tenure...
(2006–2007) Eddie Johnson
Eddie Johnson (American soccer player)
Edward "Eddie" Johnson is an American soccer player who is currently out of contract. He also plays for the United States national team, although he has not been called up since 2010.-Beginning of career and Dallas:...
(2001–2005)
Matt Jordan
Matt Jordan
Matt Jordan is a former soccer goalkeeper. He is currently the Director of Soccer Operations for the Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...
(1998–2002) John Kerr (1996) Jason Kreis
Jason Kreis
Jason Clarence Kreis is an American soccer coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer....
(1996–2004) Antonio Martínez
Antonio Martínez
Antonio "Chivas" Martínez is a footballer. He last played midfielder for C.D. Chivas USA of Major League Soccer....
(2000–2003) Dax McCarty
Dax McCarty
Dax McCarty is an American soccer player who currently plays for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.-College:...
(2006–2010) Roberto Miña
Roberto Miña
Roberto Javier Miña Mercado is an Ecuadorian soccer striker who plays for Emelec in the Serie A de Ecuador.-Club career:...
(2005–2008) Drew Moor
Drew Moor
Drew Moor is an American soccer player who currently plays for Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer. He is consistently ranked by major publications as one of the top defenders in the league.-College:...
(2005–2009) Steve Morrow
Steve Morrow
Stephen Joseph "Steve" Morrow is a Northern Irish former football player. He is currently International Partnerships Performance Supervisor at Arsenal Football Club, where he also played for much of the 1990s.-Playing career:...
(2002–2003) Ronnie O'Brien
Ronnie O'Brien
Ronnie O'Brien is a retired Irish footballer who last played for the San Jose Earthquakes.-Playing career:...
(2002–2006) Dominic Oduro
Dominic Oduro
Dominic Oduro is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.-College:Oduro started his playing career in Ghana, playing for both Prempeh College and the University of Ghana before transferring to Virginia Commonwealth University in 2004...
(2006–2008) Óscar Pareja
Óscar Pareja
Óscar Pareja was a Colombian football midfielder and who served as an assistant coach with United States U-17 men's national soccer team at the IMG Soccer Academy in Bradenton, FL.-Professional:...
(1998–2005) Heath Pearce
Heath Pearce
Heath Gregory Pearce is an American soccer player who currently plays for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer and for the United States men's national soccer team.-College and Amateur:...
(2009–2010) Bobby Rhine
Bobby Rhine
Bobby Rhine was an American soccer player who last played for FC Dallas of Major League Soccer.Rhine played college soccer at the University of Connecticut, where he was a second-team All-American in 1998. He was drafted by the then-Dallas Burn sixth overall in the 1999 MLS College Draft...
(1999–2008) Pablo Ricchetti
Pablo Ricchetti
Pablo Ricchetti is an Argentine footballer.-South America:Ricchetti began his soccer career in 1985 at the age of seven when he joined the youth-system of famed-Argentine club River Plate. He stayed with the club for 14 years making his first appearance with the first team in February 1996...
(2007–2010) Jorge Rodríguez
Jorge Humberto Rodríguez
Jorge Humberto Rodríguez Alvárez is a retired Salvadoran footballer.-Club career:Rodríguez has played professionally for Metapán and Club Deportivo FAS of Primera División de Fútbol Profesional in El Salvador, Dallas Burn of Major League Soccer...
(1997–2002)
Carlos Ruiz (2005–2007) Darío Sala
Darío Sala
Darío Sala is a retired Argentine footballer now working as a player agent.-Early life:Sala was born into a working-class family in Córdoba. He aspired to be a soldier and attended a top military prep school at age 11. On weekends, Sala returned to his home to sell churros with his family outside...
(2005–2010) Hugo Sánchez
Hugo Sánchez
Hugo Sánchez Márquez , popularly nicknamed Pentapichichi, or Hugol, is a Mexican football coach and former striker. He played for four European clubs, including Real Madrid. Sanchez is considered the first highly talented Mexican player. He was also a member of the Mexico national team, and...
(1996) Mark Santel
Mark Santel
Mark Santel is a retired U.S. soccer midfielder who is currently an assistant coach for the Saint Louis Billikiens. Santel played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League, American Professional Soccer League and Major Soccer League. He also earned eight caps with the U.S...
(1996–2000) Diego Soñora
Diego Soñora
Diego Luis Soñora is a former Argentine football defender and midfielder.Soñora spent a large part of his career with Argentine giants Boca Juniors where he won 5 titles between 1988 and 1995...
(1996–1997) Alain Sutter
Alain Sutter
Alain Sutter was one of the most successful Swiss football players during the 1990s.Sutter began his career in 1985 with Grasshoppers Zurich, one of Switzerland's most storied clubs...
(1997–1998) Juan Toja (2007–2008) John Jairo Trellez
John Jairo Trellez
John Jairo Tréllez Valencia is a retired Colombian footballer. A striker, he played most of his career with Atlético Nacional of Medellín.-Career:...
(1999) Joselito Vaca
Joselito Vaca
Joselito Vaca Velasco is a Bolivian footballer. He currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Oriente Petrolero in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano.-Club career:...
(2001–2003) Simo Valakari
Simo Valakari
Simo Johannes Valakari is a former Finnish footballer, who currently is youth coach of Käpylän Pallo.-Career:...
(2004–2006) Dave van den Bergh
Dave van den Bergh
Dave van den Bergh is a former Dutch footballer who last played for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer. He is currently an assistant coach for the United States U-20.-Europe:...
(2009) Greg Vanney
Greg Vanney
Greg Vanney is retired American soccer defender who last played for the Los Angeles Galaxy of MLS...
(2005–2006) Anthony Wallace
Anthony Wallace (soccer)
Anthony Wallace is an American soccer player who currently plays for Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...
(2007–2010)
- See also All-time FC Dallas rosterAll-time FC Dallas rosterThis list comprises all players who have participated in at least one league match for FC Dallas since the team's first Major League Soccer season in 1996...
Team management
- Manager:
Schellas HyndmanSchellas HyndmanSchellas Hyndman is an American former soccer player. He is currently the head coach of FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.Despite having a limited career as a professional athlete, Hyndman is one of the most successful college soccer coaches in American sports history, compiling a 466-122-49 record... - Assistant Manager: United States John EllingerJohn EllingerJohn Ellinger is a former American soccer coach of the Under-17 United States men's national soccer team, and former head coach of Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer....
- First-team Coach: United States Marco FerruzziMarco FerruzziMarco Ferruzzi is an American soccer coach who is currently the assistant coach of FC Dallas. He had a ten year professional career playing as a midfielder in several indoor and outdoor leagues including Major League Soccer and the USL First Division.-Youth:In 1987, Ferruzzi played in one game...
- Goalkeeping Coach: Drew Keeshan
- Athletic Trainer: United States Joshua Watts
Head coaches
Dave DirDave Dir
David Dir is a former United States soccer goalkeeper, coach and broadcaster. He played professionally in USISL and coached in the American Professional Soccer League, NCAA and Major League Soccer.-Playing career:...
(1996–2000) Mike Jeffries
Mike Jeffries (soccer)
Michael Jeffries is a retired American soccer player and current soccer coach. He was the 1983 Hermann Trophy winner and played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League...
(2001–2003) Colin Clarke (2003–2006) Steve Morrow
Steve Morrow
Stephen Joseph "Steve" Morrow is a Northern Irish former football player. He is currently International Partnerships Performance Supervisor at Arsenal Football Club, where he also played for much of the 1990s.-Playing career:...
(2006–2008) Marco Ferruzzi
Marco Ferruzzi
Marco Ferruzzi is an American soccer coach who is currently the assistant coach of FC Dallas. He had a ten year professional career playing as a midfielder in several indoor and outdoor leagues including Major League Soccer and the USL First Division.-Youth:In 1987, Ferruzzi played in one game...
(2008) (interim) Schellas Hyndman
Schellas Hyndman
Schellas Hyndman is an American former soccer player. He is currently the head coach of FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.Despite having a limited career as a professional athlete, Hyndman is one of the most successful college soccer coaches in American sports history, compiling a 466-122-49 record...
(2008—present)
Achievements
- MLS CupMLS CupThe MLS Cup is the championship match of Major League Soccer, the highest tier of professional soccer in the United States and Canada. As the final match of the MLS Cup playoffs, the winner is crowned the season champion in the same manner as other North American sports leagues...
- Runners-up (1): 20102010 Major League Soccer seasonThe 2010 Major League Soccer season was the 98th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer, the 32nd with a national first-division league, in the United States and Canada, and the 15th in MLS history. It began on March 25 at Seattle's Qwest Field with Seattle Sounders FC defeating the expansion...
- Runners-up (1): 2010
- MLS Supporters' ShieldMLS Supporters' ShieldThe Supporters' Shield is an annual award given to the Major League Soccer team with the best regular season record, as determined by the MLS points system...
- Runners-up (1): 2006
- MLS Western Conference
- Winners (Regular Season) (1): 2006
- Winners (Playoff) (1): 2010
- Runners-up (Regular Season) (3): 1996, 1999, 2005
- Runners-up (Playoff) (2): 1997, 1999
- Lamar Hunt US Open Cup
- Winners (1): 1997
- Runners-up (2): 2005, 2007
- Minor Trophies
- Brimstone CupBrimstone CupThe Brimstone Cup is a soccer trophy awarded to the yearly winner of the rivalry between the Chicago Fire and FC Dallas Major League Soccer teams. The Cup is awarded by the Brimstone Cup Committee to the team with the most points in games played between the two...
(8): 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 - Texas DerbyTexas DerbyThe Texas derby is a soccer rivalry between Texas's two MLS teams, Houston Dynamo and FC Dallas, recognizing the best club in the state for the season. The two squads play a series of games with the series winner taking home El Capitán, a replica 18th century mountain howitzer cannon...
(2): 2008, 2010 - Lamar Hunt Pioneer CupLamar Hunt Pioneer CupThe Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup is a Major League Soccer series between FC Dallas and the Columbus Crew. Named after the late Lamar Hunt, one of the league's major investors and a key supporter of American soccer, the series is contested between the two teams still owned by the Hunt Sports Group...
(2): 2010, 2011 - Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic2011 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer ClassicThe 2011 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic was a preseason soccer tournament held at Walt Disney World's ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. The tournament, the second edition of the Pro Soccer Classic, was held from February 24—26, 2011 and featured three Major League Soccer clubs along...
(1): 2011
- Brimstone Cup
Year-by-year
| Year | Regular Season | Playoffs | US Open Cup | CONCACAF Champions' League |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2nd, West | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Did not qualify |
| 1997 | 3rd, West | Semifinals | Champions | Did not qualify |
| 1998 | 4th, West | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Did not qualify |
| 1999 | 2nd, West | Semifinals | Quarterfinals | Did not qualify |
| 2000 | 3rd, Central | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Did not qualify |
| 2001 | 3rd, Central | Quarterfinals | Round of 32 | Not held |
| 2002 | 3rd, West | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Did not qualify |
| 2003 | 5th, West | Did not qualify | Round of 16 | Did not qualify |
| 2004 | 5th, West | Did not qualify | Quarterfinals | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | 2nd, West | Quarterfinals | Final | Did not qualify |
| 2006 | 1st, West | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Did not qualify |
| 2007 | 3rd, West | Quarterfinals | Final | Did not qualify |
| 2008 | 5th, West | Did not qualify | Quarterfinals | Did not qualify |
| 2009 | 7th, West | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2010 | 3rd, West | Final | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | 4rd, West | Wild Card | Semifinals | Group Stage |
Year-by-year stats
| Year | League Record | Top Scorer | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | D | F | A | Pts | Name | G | |
| 1996 | 32 | 17 | 15 | NA | 50 | 48 | 41 | Jason Kreis Jason Kreis Jason Clarence Kreis is an American soccer coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.... |
13 |
| 1997 | 32 | 16 | 16 | NA | 55 | 49 | 42 | Dante Washington Dante Washington Dante Deneen Washington is a retired American soccer striker and currently a TV soccer color analyst.Washington played college soccer at Radford University, and was named a first team All-American in 1991... |
12 |
| 1998 | 32 | 15 | 17 | NA | 43 | 59 | 37 | Jason Kreis Jason Kreis Jason Clarence Kreis is an American soccer coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.... |
9 |
| 1999 | 32 | 19 | 13 | NA | 54 | 35 | 51 | Jason Kreis Jason Kreis Jason Clarence Kreis is an American soccer coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.... |
18 |
| 2000 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 54 | 54 | 46 | Ariel Graziani | 15 |
| 2001 | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 48 | 47 | 35 | Ariel Graziani | 11 |
| 2002 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 44 | 43 | 43 | Jason Kreis Jason Kreis Jason Clarence Kreis is an American soccer coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.... |
13 |
| 2003 | 30 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 35 | 64 | 23 | Jason Kreis Jason Kreis Jason Clarence Kreis is an American soccer coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.... |
7 |
| 2004 | 30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 34 | 45 | 36 | Eddie Johnson | 12 |
| 2005 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 52 | 44 | 48 | Carlos Ruiz | 11 |
| 2006 | 32 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 48 | 44 | 52 | Carlos Ruiz | 13 |
| 2007 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 37 | 44 | 44 | Carlos Ruiz | 7 |
| 2008 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 45 | 41 | 36 | Kenny Cooper Kenny Cooper Kenneth Scott Cooper, Jr. is an American soccer player who currently plays for Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer.... |
18 |
| 2009 | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 47 | 39 | Jeff Cunningham Jeff Cunningham Jeff Cunningham is a Jamaican-born American soccer player who played on multiple Major League Soccer teams. He is the MLS all-time leader in goals scored with 134.-College:... |
17 |
| 2010 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 42 | 28 | 50 | Jeff Cunningham Jeff Cunningham Jeff Cunningham is a Jamaican-born American soccer player who played on multiple Major League Soccer teams. He is the MLS all-time leader in goals scored with 134.-College:... |
11 |
| Total | 458 | 192 | 189 | 77 | 691 | 692 | 623 | ' | ' |
Note: MLS did not allow ties prior to the 2000 season as games were decided by shootout when tied at full time.
International competition
- 1998 CONCACAF Cup Winners CupCONCACAF Cup Winners CupThe CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup was an international football club competition held from 1991 to 1998.The cup was between the winners of their nations domestic cup competitions, which posed a problem as some participating countries did not have a cup competition. The last three competitions were...
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- Group Stage v.
NecaxaNecaxaNecaxa is a Mexican football club and is based in the city of Aguascalientes. it plays in the Estadio Victoria. Necaxa is ranked seventh overall and 1st in ranking in Mexican football within the IFFHS Central and North America's Clubs of the Century in the CONCACAF behind CD Saprissa San Juan de...
– 1:4 - Group Stage v. Cruz Azul – 1:2
- Group Stage v.
- 2004 La Manga CupLa Manga CupLa Manga Cup is a winter football tournament played in La Manga del Mar Menor . Usual participants are clubs from countries with a summer football season: Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Russia, Ukraine, and the United States and Canada. The first cup was played in 1999 which was won by Rosenborg...
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- Group Stage v.
Odd Grenland – 1:2 - Group Stage v.
Dynamo Kyiv – 2:2 - Semi-Finals v. Stabæk – 2:1
- Fifth Place Match v. Bodø/Glimt – 1:3
- Group Stage v.
- 2007 North American SuperLiga2007 North American SuperLigaThe 2007 SuperLiga, the inaugural edition of the SuperLiga competition, was held from July 24 to August 29, 2007. The eight clubs participating in the 2007 tournament were chosen by invitation....
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- Group Stage v. Guadalajara – 1:1
- Group Stage v. Pachuca – 1:1
- Group Stage v. Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles GalaxyThe Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second...
– 5:6
- Group Stage v.
- 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League2011–12 CONCACAF Champions LeagueThe 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League is the 4th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current format. The tournament began on July 26, 2011 and will finish with the second leg of the final April 24–26, 2012. Monterrey is the defending champion...
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- Preliminary Round v.
AlianzaAlianza F.C.Alianza Fútbol Club, also known simply as Alianza, is a football club based in San Salvador, El Salvador. Alianza is one of the most popular and successful clubs in El Salvador...
– 2:0 - Group Stage v. UNAMClub Universidad NacionalClub Universidad Nacional A.C., more commonly known as Pumas de la UNAM, or just Pumas, is a Mexican professional football club based in Mexico City...
– 1:0 - Group Stage v.
Toronto FCToronto FCToronto FC is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada....
– 1:0 - Group Stage v.
Tauro FC – 1:1 - Group Stage v. UNAMClub Universidad NacionalClub Universidad Nacional A.C., more commonly known as Pumas de la UNAM, or just Pumas, is a Mexican professional football club based in Mexico City...
– 0:2 - Group Stage v. Tauro FC – 3:5
- Group Stage v. Toronto FCToronto FCToronto FC is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada....
– 0:3
- Preliminary Round v.