2009 FC Dallas season

FC Dallas

2009 season
Owner	Clark Hunt
Head Coach	Schellas Hyndman
Major League Soccer	11th
MLS Cup	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Did not qualify
Texas Derby	Runners-Up
Brimstone Cup	Champions
Highest home attendance	51,012 vs. New England Revolution (September 30, 2009)
Lowest home attendance	5,724 vs. San Jose Earthquakes (June 7, 2009)
Average home league attendance	9,883[1]
Home colors Away colors
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The 2009 FC Dallas season was the fourteenth season of the team's existence. It began on March 21 with a 3–1 home loss to the Chicago Fire and ended with a 2–1 away loss to Seattle Sounders FC on October 24. A win in that game would have sent the team to the playoffs.

Squad

First-team squad

As of June 20, 2009.^[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 3 DF Ugo Ihemelu 4 DF Daniel Torres 5 DF Jair Benitez (on loan from Deportivo Cali) 6 MF Pablo Ricchetti (captain) 7 MF Dave van den Bergh 8 MF Bruno Guarda 9 FW Jeff Cunningham 10 FW David Ferreira (on loan from At. Paranaense) 11 MF André Rocha (on loan from At. Paranaense) 12 MF Eric Avila 13 MF Dax McCarty 14 MF George John

No. Position Player 15 DF Kyle Davies 16 FW Atiba Harris 17 MF Marvin Chávez (on loan from Marathón) 18 FW Perica Marošević 19 DF Blake Wagner 20 FW Brek Shea 21 MF Álvaro Sánchez (on loan from San Carlos) 22 GK Josh Lambo 25 DF Steve Purdy 26 DF Anthony Wallace 30 GK Ray Burse 44 GK Darío Sala

Club

Management

Position	Staff
General Manager	Michael Hitchcock
Head Coach	Schellas Hyndman
Assistant Coach	John Ellinger
Assistant Coach	Marco Ferruzzi
Goalkeeper Coach	Drew Keeshan
Head Athletic Trainer	Joshua Watts
Equipment Manager	Marcus Owens

Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source: FC Dallas

Other information

Owner	Clark Hunt
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Pizza Hut Park (20,500 / N/A)

Source: FC Dallas

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
MLS		—		March 21, 2009

Last updated: April 15, 2008
Source: Competitions

Major League Soccer

Standings

Western Conference
Pos	Club	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
1	Los Angeles Galaxy	48	30	12	6	12	36	31	+5
2	Houston Dynamo	48	30	13	8	9	39	29	+10
3	Seattle Sounders FC	47	30	12	7	11	38	29	+9
4	Chivas USA	45	30	13	11	6	34	31	+3
5	Real Salt Lake	40	30	11	12	7	43	35	+8
6	Colorado Rapids	40	30	10	10	10	42	38	+4
7	FC Dallas	39	30	11	13	6	50	47	+4
8	San Jose Earthquakes	30	30	7	14	9	36	50	−14

	2009 MLS Cup Playoffs
	2009 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card)

Pos	Team	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Qualification or relegation
1	Columbus Crew (SS) (E1)	49	30	13	7	10	41	31	+10	2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ^2
2	LA Galaxy (W1)	48	30	12	6	12	36	31	+5	2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round ^2
3	Houston Dynamo	48	30	13	8	9	39	29	+10	2010 North American SuperLiga ^3
4	Seattle Sounders FC	47	30	12	7	11	38	29	+9	2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round ^2
5	Chicago Fire	45	30	11	7	12	39	34	+5	2010 North American SuperLiga ^3
6	Chivas USA	45	30	13	11	6	34	31	+3
7	New England Revolution	42	30	11	10	9	33	37	−4
8	Real Salt Lake	40	30	11	12	7	43	35	+8	2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ^2
9	Colorado Rapids	40	30	10	10	10	42	38	+4
10	D.C. United	40	30	9	8	13	43	44	−1
11	FC Dallas	39	30	11	13	6	50	47	+3
12	Toronto FC	39	30	10	11	9	37	46	−9	2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round ^1
13	Kansas City Wizards	33	30	8	13	9	33	42	−9
14	San Jose Earthquakes	30	30	7	14	9	36	50	−14
15	New York Red Bulls	21	30	5	19	6	27	47	−20

• ^Note 1 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, as it is a Canadian-based team. If they qualify for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team not already qualified will be given a berth. Similarly, they cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Soccer Championship. If they qualify for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified will qualify.

• ^Note 2 - The winner of the 2009 MLS Supporters' Shield (Columbus Crew) and the winner of MLS Cup 2009 (Real Salt Lake) qualified for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. The runner-up of MLS Cup 2009 (Los Angeles Galaxy) and the winner of the 2009 U.S. Open Cup (Seattle Sounders) qualified for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round.
  

• ^Note 3 - SuperLiga 2010 berths are awarded to the top 4 finishing teams from MLS who do not qualify for Champions League (Houston, Chicago, Chivas USA and New England).

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
30	39	11	13	6	50	47	+3	8	3	4	28	19	+9	3	10	2	22	28	−6

Last updated: October 24, 2009
Source: Major League Soccer
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	L	T	W	L	L	L	T	T	W	T	L	W	T	W	L	L	W	W	L	L	T	W	L	W	W	W	W	L

Last updated: October 24, 2009.
Source: FC Dallas
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

      Win       Tie       Loss

MLS

Chicago Fire v FC Dallas

March 21, 2009 1 Brimstone Cup	Chicago Fire	3 – 1	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas, USA
	Mapp  38' Soumare  39' McBride  51' Thorrington  52' Pappa  69' Blonco  94+'	Report	Ferreira  5' Cooper  9'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 15,905 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Chivas USA v FC Dallas

March 29, 2009 2	Chivas USA	2 – 0	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas USA
	Lillingston  56' Trujillo  70' Stepanovic  75'	Report	Pitchkolan  68'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 6,542 Referee: Paul Ward

FC Dallas v New England Revolution

April 4, 2009 3	FC Dallas	1 – 2	New England Revolution	Foxborough, Massachusetts USA
	Rocha  33' Cooper  38' John  79'	Report	Larentowicz  31' Mansally  34' Nyassi  56' Ralston  80' (pen.)	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 11,314 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

FC Dallas v Toronto FC

April 11, 2009 4	FC Dallas	1 – 1	Toronto FC	Toronto, Ontario Canada
	Cunningham  80' Ricchetti  87'	Report	De Rosario  17' Dichio  82' Brennan  89'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,272 Referee: Terry Vaughn

Toronto FC v FC Dallas

April 19, 2009 5	Toronto FC	2 – 3	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas, USA
	Serioux  46+' Barrett  59' Barrett  70'	Report	Moor  25' Cooper  44', 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 6,183 Referee: Tim Weyland

FC Dallas v Chivas USA

April 25, 2009 6	FC Dallas	0 – 2	Chivas USA	Carson, California USA
	Sala  25' Saragosa  60'	Report	Harris  1', 89' Chijindu  32' Harris  68' Eskandarian  91+'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 14,611 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja

FC Dallas v D.C. United

May 2, 2009 7	FC Dallas	1 – 2	D.C. United	Washington, D.C. USA
	Rocha  28' Cooper  45'	Report	Moreno  56', 66' Jakovic  62'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 14,225 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

FC Dallas v Houston Dynamo

May 9, 2009 8 Texas Derby	FC Dallas	0 – 1	Houston Dynamo	Houston, Texas, USA
	Wagner  31' Ferreira  62' Cooper  75'	Report	Kamara  58' Davis  62'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 16,932 Referee: Kevin Stott

Seattle Sounders v FC Dallas

May 16, 2009 9	Seattle Sounders	1 – 1	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas USA
19:30 CDT	Hurtado  18' Zakuani  48+' Marshall  64'	Report	Rocha  20' Rocha  48+' Saragosa  75' Guarda  80'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 8,247 Referee: Terry Vaughn

Los Angeles Galaxy v FC Dallas

May 23, 2009 10	Los Angeles Galaxy	1 – 1	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas USA
	Donovan  3' Lewis  26' Gonzalez  33' Tudela  42'	Report	Saragosa  25' Moor  31' Ricchetti  32' Rocha  41' Guarda  74'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 9,595 Referee: Paul Ward

FC Dallas v Chicago Fire

May 31, 2009 11 Brimstone Cup	FC Dallas	3 – 0	Chicago Fire	Bridgeview, Illinois USA
	Cunningham  15' Brown  35' (o.g.) Torres  48' Cunningham  54' Ricchetti  58' Cooper  80'	Report	Rolfe  28' Ward  34' Soumare  66', 79'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 13,120 Referee: Shane Moody

San Jose Earthquakes v FC Dallas

June 7, 2009 12	San Jose Earthquakes	2 – 2	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas USA
	Campos  25' Ricchetti  60' (o.g.) Alvarez  82'	Report	Saragosa  16' Ferreira  29' Moor  70' Cooper  87'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 5,724 Referee: Tim Weyland

Houston Dynamo v FC Dallas

June 13, 2009 13 Texas Derby	Houston Dynamo	3 – 1	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas USA
	Weaver  12', 63' Mulrooney  37'	Report	Rocha  40' Moor  67'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 8,580 Referee: Mark Geiger

Columbus Crew v FC Dallas

June 20, 2009 14 Pioneer Cup	Columbus Crew	1 – 2	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas USA
	Ricchetti  14' (o.g.) Padula  41' Schelotto  68' Marshall  86'	Report	Moor  32' Avila  80' Cooper  87' (pen.)	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 8,041 Referee: Terry Vaughn

FC Dallas v Colorado Rapids

June 24, 2009 15	FC Dallas	1 – 1	Colorado Rapids	Commerce City, Colorado USA
	Ferreira  37'	Report	Cummings  84'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 10,583 Referee: Jair Marrufo

New York Red Bulls v FC Dallas

July 4, 2009 16	New York Red Bulls	1 – 2	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas USA
	Angel  43'	Report	Cunningham  15', 17' Ricchetti  74'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 14,327 Referee: Kevin Stott

FC Dallas v Colorado Rapids

July 11, 2009 17	FC Dallas	0 – 1	Colorado Rapids	Commerce City, Colorado USA
		Report	Ihemelu  13' LaBrocca  17' Kimura  79' Ballouchy  84' Dalby  89'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 8,128 Referee: Yader Reyes

FC Dallas v Real Salt Lake

July 24, 2009 18	FC Dallas	2 – 4	Real Salt Lake	Sandy, Utah USA
	Cunningham  13' van den Bergh  21' van den Bergh  61' Burse  62' Ricchetti  78' Moor  95+'	Report	Espindola  29' Borchers  35' Movsisyan  55' Findley  62' (pen.) Johnson  72' Olave  77' Torres  82' (o.g.) Movsisyan  91+'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,822 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Kansas City Wizards v FC Dallas

August 1, 2009 19	Kansas City Wizards	0 – 6	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas USA
	Arnaud  49' Wolff  62' López  68'	Report	Cunningham  39', 66 (pen.)', 75', 89' Ferreira  42', 78'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 10,317 Referee: Andrew Chapin

Houston Dynamo v FC Dallas

August 6, 2009 20 Texas Derby	Houston Dynamo	0 – 1	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas USA
	Boswell  12' Onstad  16' Kamara  56' James  85'	Report	Cunningham  20' Ricchetti  22' Harris  36' Sala  84'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 7,442 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

FC Dallas v Columbus Crew

August 15, 2009 21 Pioneer Cup	FC Dallas	0 – 2	Columbus Crew	Columbus, Ohio USA
	Benitez  52'	Report	Marshall  10' O'Rourke  66' Gaven  87'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 19,115 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

FC Dallas v New York Red Bulls

August 23, 2009 22	FC Dallas	2 – 3	New York Red Bulls	East Rutherford, New Jersey USA
	McCarty  19' Ricchetti  56' van den Bergh  72'	Report	Angel  4' Richards  27' Wolyniec  55' Goldthwaite  60' Hall  86' Angel  88' Stammler  90+1' Kandji  90+2'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 9,648 Referee: Jasen Anno

D.C. United v FC Dallas

September 5, 2009 23	D.C. United	2 – 2	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas USA
	McTavish  35' Burch  44' Moreno  58' Burch  70' Silva  93+'		Cunningham  18' Ferreira  50' Torres  57' van der Bergh  62' McCarty  77' Benitez  93+'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 10,219 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

FC Dallas v Los Angeles Galaxy

September 12, 2009 24	FC Dallas	6 – 3	Los Angeles Galaxy	Carson, California USA
	van den Bergh  8' Cunningham  25', 86' Ferreira  31' Ihemelu  33' McCarty  71' Harris  82' Ferreira  83'	Report	Berhalter  6' Benitez 26' (o.g.) DeLaGarza  42' Buddle 90'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 18,148 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

FC Dallas v Kansas City Wizards

September 19, 2009 25	FC Dallas	2 – 3	Kansas City Wizards	Kansas City, Kansas USA
	Chavez  13' McCarty  44' McCarty  45' Cunningham  54' Ricchetti  89'	Report	Hirsig  9' Morsink  19' Wolff  77' Conrad  80' López  93+'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Jeff Gontarek

Real Salt Lake v FC Dallas

September 26, 2009 26	Real Salt Lake	0 – 3	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas USA
	Movsisyan  79' Williams  84'	Report	Cunningham  5', 87' Ferreira  10'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Referee: Kevin Stott

New England Revolution v FC Dallas

September 30, 2009 27	New England Revolution	0 – 1	FC Dallas	Dallas, Texas USA
	Videira  26' Osei  51' Thompson  91+'	Report	Harris  59' Cunningham  71' Rocha  88', 91+'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 51,012 Referee: Ramon Hernandez

FC Dallas v San Jose Earthquakes

October 7, 2009 28	FC Dallas	2 – 1	San Jose Earthquakes	Santa Clara, California USA
	Ferreira  49' Cunningham  81' Ihemelu  90'	Report	Convey  18' Ribeiro  32' Amarikwa  73'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,023 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Colorado Rapids v FC Dallas

October 17, 2009 29	Colorado Rapids	1 – 2	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas USA
	Gibbs  3' LaBrocca  78' Noonan  71' Holody  82'	Report	John  4' Hernández  51' McCarty  58' Sala  62' Ihemelu  66' John  75' Harris  85'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 15,243 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

FC Dallas v Seattle Sounders

October 24, 2009 30	FC Dallas	1 – 2	Seattle Sounders	Seattle, Washington USA
19:30 PST	Harris  14' Pearce  26' Harris  38' Ihemelu  70'	Report	Alonso  57' Evans  60' Jaqua  61' Evans  84'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 33,108 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

U.S. Open Cup qualification

FC Dallas v D.C. United

March 28, 2009 Qualification	FC Dallas	0 – 2	D.C. United	Washington, D.C. USA
		Report	Fred  21' Barklage  66'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,163 Referee: Jeff Gontarek

References

1. "USA Major League Soccer – Attendance – 2009". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
2. "FC Dallas: Players: Main". Archived from the original on 2009-09-07. Retrieved 2009-09-05.

External links

• 2009 Schedule