2010 Houston Dynamo season
2010 season | |||
Chairman | Philip Anschutz | ||
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Manager | Dominic Kinnear | ||
Major League Soccer |
Western Conference: 7th Overall: 12th | ||
MLS Cup | Did not qualify | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Quarterfinals | ||
SuperLiga | Semifinals | ||
Texas Derby | Runners-up | ||
Top goalscorer | Brad Davis | ||
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The 2010 Houston Dynamo season is the fifth season of the team's existence. This year was the first season that the team failedto qualify for the playoffs.
Background
Transfers
In
Date | Player | Destination Club | Fee | Ref |
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January 21, 2010 | Kevin Harmse | Chivas USA | Trade | |
March 12, 2010 | Adrian Serioux | Toronto | Trade | |
March 19, 2010 | Lovel Palmer | Harbour View | Undisclosed | |
April 12, 2010 | Joseph Ngwenya | Antalyaspor | Free | |
July 14, 2010 | Anthony Obodai | Waalwijk | Undisclosed | |
September 15, 2010 | Colin Clark | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
Out
Date | Player | Destination Club | Fee | Ref |
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January 19, 2010 | Ricardo Clark | Eintracht Frankfurt | Free | [1] |
January 26, 2010 | Stuart Holden | Bolton Wanderers | Free | |
September 15, 2010 | Brian Mullan | Colorado Rapids | Trade | [2] |
Review
Preseason
In February, the Dynamo participated in the Pro Soccer Classic, taking place at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. They lost to New York Red Bulls on February 25, 6-5 on penalty kicks after a scoreless tie in regulation. They beat FC Dallas in the consolation game on February 27, 2-1. During their time in Florida, they also played a friendly against the UCF Knights NCAA Division I men's soccer team, which they won, 4-0.
They are scheduled to play pre-season friendlies against Austin Aztex FC of the USSF Division 2 Professional League, San Jose Earthquakes and C.D. Chivas USA.
Regular Season
Houston began their fifth Major League Soccer regular season on the road with a match against FC Dallas on March 27, 2010, followed by their home opener against the Real Salt Lake on April 1, 2010.[3]
On April 24, 2010, starting midfielder Geoff Cameron ruptured his PCL. He was expected to return in mid-August.
On May 5, 2010, Houston lost to rivals FC Dallas 1-0 after Ihemelu scored in 78th minute.
The Dynamo went winless during the month of June.
Houston went winless during the month of July. On July 14, Houston released their first designated player Luis Angel Landin after less than one year with the club. On July 31, Thierry Henry made his MLS debut against Houston in a 2-2 tie.
Match results
Win Tie Loss
Pro Soccer Classic
Semi-Final Round
February 25, 2010 | Houston Dynamo | 0 - 0 (a.e.t.) (5 - 6 p) |
New York Red Bulls | Orlando, Florida USA |
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Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Attendance: 1,110 | ||||
Penalties | ||||
Barrett Oduro Cruz Maciel Ustruck Cameron |
Ángel Lindpere Ubiparipović Ream Miller da Luz |
Third Place Match
February 27, 2010 | Houston Dynamo | 2 - 1 | FC Dallas | Orlando, Florida USA |
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Palmer 16' Weaver 53' |
Ferreira 13' | Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Attendance: 1,500 |
Friendlies
March 7, 2010 | Houston Dynamo | 1 - 1 | Austin Aztex FC | Houston, Texas USA |
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2:00PM EDT | Palmer 60' Boswell 74' (o.g) Ustruck |
(Report) | 86'Powers 60' | Stadium: Carl Lewis Track Stadium |
March 14, 2010 | Austin Aztex FC | 0 - 1 | Houston Dynamo | Austin, Texas USA |
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6:00PM EDT | Olum 44' | (Report) | Cameron 83' | Stadium: Nelson Field |
March 17, 2010 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0 - 0 | Houston Dynamo | San Francisco, California USA |
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10:00PM EDT | Stadium: Kezar Stadium Attendance: 2,116 |
March 20, 2010 | Chivas USA | 1 - 3 | Houston Dynamo | Santa Barbara, California USA |
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Cuesta 83' Cuesta 86' Jazic 88' |
(Report) | Ching 45' Oduro 51' Davis 59' Serioux 87' |
Stadium: Harder Stadium Attendance: 1,657 Referee: Ashbir Singh |
June 10, 2010 | Houston Dynamo | 2 - 1 | Laredo Heat | Houston, Texas USA |
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7:00PM CDT | Robinson 33' Chabala 36', 41' Davis 68' (pen.) Waibel 82' Oduro 85' |
(Report) | Garcia 2' Lewis 14', 17' Perez 17' Galvan 41' |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 6,111 Referee: Carlos Salas |
June 20, 2010 Dynamo Charities Cup | Houston Dynamo | 4 - 0 | C.D. Águila | Houston, Texas USA |
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7:00PM CDT | Ngwenya 16' Ashe 28' Oduro 67' Landín 74' Palmer 75' |
(Report) | Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 11,843 Referee: Landis Wiley |
2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
June 29, 2010 Third Round | Houston Dynamo | 1 – 0 | Miami FC | Houston, Texas, USA |
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7:30 PM CDT | Palmer 80' | Report | Patterson-Sewell 48' Rodrigues 66', 83' |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 832 |
July 6, 2010 Quarterfinals | Houston Dynamo | 1 – 3 | Chivas USA | Houston, Texas, USA |
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7:30 PM CDT | Robinson 54' Oduro 86' Waibel 90+3' Cruz 90+3' |
Report | Braun 5' 90' Lahoud 65' Padilla 68' Mayen 90+5' |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 1,097 Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald |
SuperLiga
July 15, 2010 Group A | Houston Dynamo | 2 - 1 | Pachuca | Houston, Texas, USA |
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7:00 PM CDT | Ngwenya 18' 85' Ngwenya 61' |
(report) | Rodríguez 48' Manso 51' Aguilar 84' |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 10,400 Referee: Jerry Solis (CRC) |
July 18, 2010 Group A | Houston Dynamo | 1 – 1 | Chivas USA | Houston, Texas, USA |
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7:00 PM CDT | Palmer 6' Hainault 18' Robinson 35' |
Report | Umaña 41' Padilla 71' |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 5007 |
July 21, 2010 Group A | Houston Dynamo | 1 – 0 | Puebla | Houston, Texas, USA |
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7:00 PM CDT | Palmer 11' Ngwenya 50' Oduro 63' Cruz 74', 77' Serioux 89' Oduro 90', 90+2' |
Report | García 35' Brown 52' 84' González 88' Corona 90+2' |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 10,033 |
August 5, 2010 Semifinal | Houston Dynamo | 0 - 1 | Monarcas Morelia | Houston, Texas, USA |
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7:00 PM CDT | Mullan 57' Chabala 78' Ashe 90+6' |
Sabah 47' Droguett 61' Aldrete 66' Lozano 78' Aldrete 90', 90+3' |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 7,641 Referee: Wálter Quesada |
MLS regular season
March 27, 2010 | FC Dallas | 1 - 1 | Houston Dynamo | Frisco, Texas USA |
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11:00AM EDT | Chabala 36' Boswell 57' |
(Report) | McCarty 32' Harris 38' Harris 45' |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 8,016 Referee: Alex Prus |
April 1, 2010 | Houston Dynamo | 2 - 1 | Real Salt Lake | Houston, Texas, USA |
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9:00PM EDT | Davis 53' (pen) Davis 55' (pen) Boswell 90' |
(Report) | Morales 16' Wingert 45' Olave 55' Espindola 90' |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 18,197 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
April 10, 2010 | Houston Dynamo | 0 - 2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Houston, Texas, USA |
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7:30PM EDT | Landín 43' | (Report) | Buddle 26' Buddle 44' |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 16,459 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
April 17, 2010 | Houston Dynamo | 3 - 0 | Chivas USA | Houston, Texas USA |
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4:00PM EDT | Cameron 12' Palmer 20' Palmer 56' Oduro 65' |
(Report) | Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 14,843 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
April 24, 2010 | Chicago Fire | 2 - 0 | Houston Dynamo | Bridgeview, Illinois, USA |
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8:30PM EDT | Husidic 48' Lowry 55' Lowry 67' John 81' Krol 84' Banner 88' |
(Report) | Chabala 58' Serioux 65' Cruz 79', 82' Landin 84' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 11,312 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
May 1, 2010 | Houston Dynamo | 3 - 0 | Kansas City Wizards | Houston, Texas, USA |
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8:30PM EDT | Landin 24' Mullan 52' Palmer 64' Appiah 87' |
(Report) | Besler 16' Arnaud 33' Auvray 56' Rocastle 70' |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 16,042 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
May 5, 2010 | Houston Dynamo | 0 - 1 | FC Dallas | Houston, Texas, USA |
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9:00PM EDT | Hainault 50' | (Report) | Hernández 45' Benítez 73' Ihemelu 78' |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 13,231 Referee: Jorge González |
May 8, 2010 | Chivas USA | 0 - 2 | Houston Dynamo | Carson, California, USA |
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7:30PM EDT | Trujillo 35' | (Report) | Davis 3' Serioux 8' Chabala 42' |
Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 12,577 Referee: Abbey Okulaja |
May 13, 2010 | Real Salt Lake | 3 - 1 | Houston Dynamo | Sandy, Utah, USA |
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9:00PM EDT | Findley 3' Saborío 24' Borchers 26' Saborío 60' |
(Report) | Chabala 33' Mullan 72' Boswell 78' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 12,945 Referee: Alex Prus |
May 22, 2010 | Houston Dynamo | 2 - 0 | D.C. United | Houston, Texas, USA |
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7:00PM EDT | Cruz 9' Oduro 54' Landín 56' Davis 67' |
(Report) | Montaño 17' Wallace 64' |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 24,471 Referee: Kevin Stott |
May 29, 2010 | Houston Dynamo | 2 - 3 | Philadelphia Union | Houston, Texas, USA |
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8:30PM EDT | Ching 51' Robinson 58' Mullan 79' |
(Report) | Hravey 21' Salinas 39' Nakazawa 41' Arrieta 50' Miglioranzi 57' Le Toux 68' Mwanga 90' |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 13,555 Referee: Steven Depiero |
June 2, 2010 | New York Red Bulls | 2 - 1 | Houston Dynamo | Harrison, New Jersey, USA |
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7:30PM ET | Ubiparipovic 14' Borman 31' Albright 39' Hall 59' Petke 74' Angel 90' |
(Report) | Mulrooney 13' Robinson 27' Mullan 39' Ching 64' Palmer 88' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 11,462 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
June 5, 2010 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 4 - 1 | Houston Dynamo | Carson, California, USA |
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8:00PM EDT | Kirovski 0' Kirovski 21' Bowen 49' Alequito 55' |
(Report) | Weaver 6' | Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 20,826 Referee: Paul Ward |
June 26, 2010 | Houston Dynamo | 2 - 2 | Colorado Rapids | Houston, Texas, USA |
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Ching 7' Cruz 17' Ngwenya 80' |
(Report) | Casey 45' Larentowicz 68' Palmer 71' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 13,744 Referee: Mark Geiger |
July 1, 2010 | Toronto FC | 1 - 1 | Houston Dynamo | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Garcia 59' Attakora 63' de Guzman 63' Gargan 84' Gargan 85' Sanyang 94+' |
(Report) | Ngwenya 62' Ching 72' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 21,374 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
July 10, 2010 | Houston Dynamo | 0 - 0 | Columbus Crew | Houston, Texas, USA |
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Hainault 73' | (Report) | Padula 88' | Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 13,486 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
July 24, 2010 | Columbus Crew | 3 - 0 | Houston Dynamo | Columbus, Ohio, USA |
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O'Rourke 22' Renteria 34' Iro 84' Griffit 90' |
Chabala 2' Boswell 72' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,585 Referee: Alex Prus |
July 31, 2010 | Houston Dynamo | 2 - 2 | New York Red Bulls | Houston, Texas, USA |
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Davis 24' (pen.) Mullan 90' |
(Report) | Angel 10', 58' | Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 24,750 Referee: Paul Ward |
August 8, 2010 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2 - 0 | Houston Dynamo | Seattle, Washington, USA |
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Montero 64' Fernández 88' |
(Report) | Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 36,111 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
August 14, 2010 | New England Revolution | 1 - 0 | Houston Dynamo | Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA |
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Stolica 62' | (Report) | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 11,546 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
August 21, 2010 | Houston Dynamo | 4 - 3 | Chicago Fire | Houston, Texas, USA |
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Ching 31' Palmer 50' Ching 59' Ching 85' |
(Report) | Carr 55' own goal 70' Conde 81' |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 18,890 |
August 28, 2010 | Colorado Rapids | 3 - 0 | Houston Dynamo | Commerce City, Colorado, USA |
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Smith 2' Cummings 14' Casey 23' |
(Report) | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 11,511 |
September 5, 2010 | Houston Dynamo | 1 - 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Houston, Texas, USA |
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Davis 47' | (Report) | Stephenson 6' Deiberson 64' |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 15,073 |
September 18, 2010 | Houston Dynamo | 1 - 2 | Toronto FC | Houston, Texas, USA |
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Ching 18' | (Report) | De Rosario 60' De Rosario 94' |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 16,435 |
September 22, 2010 | Kansas City Wizards | 4 - 3 | Houston Dynamo | Kansas City, Kansas, USA |
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Kamara 35' Bunbury 60' own goal 72' Wolff 97' |
(Report) | Weaver 13' Oduro 34' Serioux 37' |
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 9,679 |
September 25, 2010 | D.C. United | 1 – 3 | Houston Dynamo | Washington, D.C., USA |
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7:30PM EDT | Najar 29' 69' Zayner 79' James 89' |
(Report) | Cochrane 30' Cameron 69' 90' McTavish 66' (o.g.) Davis 82' Oduro 90' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 13,828 Referee: Alex Prus |
October 2, 2010 | Philadelphia Union | 1 – 1 | Houston Dynamo | Chester, Pennsylvania, USA |
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Harvey 38' Le Toux 40' |
(Report) | Hainault 12' Davis 58' |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 16,115 Referee: Kevin Stott |
October 10, 2010 | Houston Dynamo | 1 – 2 | New England Revolution | Houston, Texas, USA |
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Weaver 41' Cochrane 44' Serioux 50' Oduro 59' Cameron 97' Ngwenya 93' |
(Report) | Phelan 26' Gibbs 40' Joseph 43' Dube 73' Barnes 83' |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 16,479 Referee: Mark Geiger |
October 16, 2010 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0 – 1 | Houston Dynamo | Santa Clara, California, United States |
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7:00pm PDT | Cronin 35' Busch 87' |
(Report) | Hainault 23' | Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,597 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
October 23, 2010 | Houston Dynamo | 2 – 1 | Seattle Sounders FC | Houston, Texas, USA |
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Cameron 27' Weaver 33' Weaver 46' |
(Report) | Riley 11' Parke 28' Zakuani 35' González 41' |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 23,990 Referee: Kevin Stott |
League table
Conference
Western Conference | ||||||||||
Pos | Club | Pts | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | |
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1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 59 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 26 | +18 | |
2 | Real Salt Lake | 56 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 20 | +25 | |
3 | FC Dallas | 50 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 42 | 28 | +14 | |
4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 48 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 35 | +4 | |
5 | Colorado Rapids | 46 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 32 | +12 | |
6 | San Jose Earthquakes | 46 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 33 | +1 | |
7 | Houston Dynamo | 33 | 30 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 40 | 49 | −9 | |
8 | Chivas USA | 28 | 30 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 31 | 45 | −14 |
2010 MLS Cup Playoffs |
Overall
- ^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 2010 MLS Supporters' Shield (Los Angeles Galaxy) and the winner of MLS Cup 2010 (Colorado Rapids) qualified for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. The runner-up of MLS Cup 2010 (FC Dallas) and the winner of the 2010 U.S. Open Cup (Seattle Sounders) qualified for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round.
- ^Note 3 - 2011 SuperLiga berths are awarded to the top 4 finishing teams from MLS who do not qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League.
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
18 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | −11 |
Last updated: July 1, 2010
Source: MajorLeagueSoccer.com
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 |
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Ground | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
Result | T | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | T | T | T | L | T | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | ||||
Position | 8 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Last updated: July 1, 2010.
Source: MLS Results & League table
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Current roster
As of July 20, 2010.[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notes
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- ↑ "American Ricardo Clark signs with Bundesliga's Eintracht Frankfurt". Potomac Soccer Wire. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
- ↑ "Houston trades Mullan to Colorado for Clark". Yahoo! Sports. 15 September 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ↑ "MLS clubs' 2010 Home Openers unveiled" (Press release). Major League Soccer. September 24, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
- ↑ http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/houston-dynamo
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