2013 Houston Dynamo season

Houston Dynamo
2013 season
President Chris Canneti
Coach Dominic Kinnear
Major League Soccer Conference: 4th
Overall: 9th
MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Finals
U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round
CONCACAF Champions
League (2012–13)		 Quarterfinals
CONCACAF Champions
League (2013–14)		 Group stage
Texas derby Lost[1]
Home colors
Away colors
Third colors
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The 2013 season is the Houston Dynamo's 8th competitive season in Major League Soccer, 8th year of existence as a football club, and their second consecutive season playing at BBVA Compass Stadium. They also competed in the CONCACAF Champions League, participating in the knockout phase of the 2012-13 campaign being eliminated by Santos Laguna in the quarterfinal 3-1 on Aggregate. They will be opening the 2013-14 group stage in late July or early August 2013.

During the 2013 season Houston suffered their first ever loss at BBVA Compass Stadium against Sporting Kansas City on May 12, 2013.[2]

The Dynamo are entering the season as the two-time defending MLS Eastern Conference post-season champions and runners-up to the MLS Cup.

Squads

First team squad

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Games Played Goals Scored
Goalkeepers
1 Tally Hall United States GK 2009 May 12, 1985 Denmark Esbjerg fB 79 0
24 Tyler Deric United States GK 2009 August 30, 1988 United States Houston Dynamo Academy 3 0
28 Erich Marscheider United States GK 2012 January 5, 1993 United States Colorado Rush Soccer Club 0 0
Defenders
2 Eric Brunner United States CB 2013 February 2, 1986 United States Portland Timbers 2 0
4 Jermaine Taylor Jamaica CB / RB / LB 2011 January 14, 1985 Jamaica St. George's SC 46 1
5 Warren Creavalle United States RB 2012 August 14, 1990 United States UCF Knights 16 2
6 Mike Chabala United States LB 2013 May 24, 1984 United States D.C. United 47 1
8 Kofi Sarkodie United States RB 2011 March 22, 1991 United States Akron Zips 24 0
21 Anthony Arena United States CB / LB 2013 August 3, 1990 United States Wake Forest Demon Deacons 0 0
26 Corey Ashe United States LB / LM 2007 March 14, 1986 United States North Carolina Tar Heels 167 1
32 Bobby Boswell United States CB 2008 March 15, 1983 United States D.C. United 152 9
Midfielders
11 Brad Davis (C) United States LM / CM 2006 November 8, 1981 United States San Jose Earthquakes 196 31
13 Ricardo Clark United States CM / DM 2012 February 10, 1983 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 115 9
16 Adam Moffat Scotland CM / DM 2011 May 15, 1986 United States Portland Timbers 43 5
17 Luiz Camargo Brazil AM / CM 2011 May 4, 1987 Brazil Paraná Clube 36 1
19 Alex Dixon United States RM / CM 2011 February 7, 1990 United States Houston Dynamo Academy 11 1
20 Andrew Driver England LW / AM 2013 November 20, 1987 Scotland Heart of Midlothian 6 1
22 Brian Ownby United States AM / LW / RW 2012 July 16, 1990 United States Virginia Cavaliers 7 0
27 Oscar Boniek García Honduras LW / AM / RW 2012 September 4, 1984 Honduras C.D. Olimpia 20 4
Forwards
3 Calen Carr United States LW / ST 2011 October 4, 1982 United States Chicago Fire 35 5
7 Omar Cummings Jamaica LW / ST 2013 July 13, 1982 United States Colorado Rapids 2 0
9 Bryan Salazar United States ST 2013 October 17, 1994 United States Houston Dynamo Academy 0 0
12 Will Bruin United States CF 2011 October 24, 1989 United States Indiana Hoosiers 63 19
14 Jason Johnson Jamaica ST 2013 October 9, 1990 United States VCU Rams 0 0
15 Cam Weaver United States ST 2009 June 10, 1983 United States San Jose Earthquakes 64 10
23 Giles Barnes England LW / AM / ST 2012 August 5, 1988 England Doncaster Rovers 11 2
25 Brian Ching (VC) United States ST 2006 May 24, 1978 United States San Jose Earthquakes 160 56

Updated on April 21, 2013

Source (Stats are for Major League Soccer Regular Season Only):

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalMLS MLS Cup Playoffs Champions League U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States Tally Hall 13 0 11+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF United States Eric Brunner 4 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 FW United States Calen Carr 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF Jamaica Jermaine Taylor 11 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF United States Warren Creavalle 8 2 1+5 2 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF United States Mike Chabala 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW Jamaica Omar Cummings 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 DF United States Kofi Sarkodie 13 0 11+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW United States Bryan Salazar 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF United States Brad Davis 11 3 9+0 2 0+0 0 1+1 1 0+0 0
12 FW United States Will Bruin 12 4 10+0 4 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
13 MF United States Ricardo Clark 11 1 9+0 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
14 FW Jamaica Jason Johnson 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
15 FW United States Cam Weaver 5 0 1+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF Scotland Adam Moffat 12 0 10+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF Brazil Luiz Camargo 5 0 0+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 MF United States Alex Dixon 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF England Andrew Driver (On loan from Heart of Midlothian) 12 3 8+2 3 0+0 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
21 MF United States Anthony Arena 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF United States Brian Ownby (On loan to Richmond Kickers) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 FW England Giles Barnes 12 4 10+0 4 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
24 GK United States Tyler Deric 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 FW United States Brian Ching 11 0 0+9 0 0+0 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
26 DF United States Corey Ashe 12 0 11+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF Honduras Oscar Boniek García 9 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
28 GK United States Erich Marscheider 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 DF United States Bobby Boswell 13 0 11+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
  Own goals for 0 1 0+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Statistics current as of May 10, 2013
Source: Houston Dynamo Season Statistics

Top scorers

Rank Pos No. Player MLS MLS Cup Playoffs CONCACAF US Open Cup Total
1 FW 23 Will Bruin 8 2 0 0 10
FW 12 Giles Barnes 9 0 0 0 9
2 MF 11 Brad Davis 2 0 1 0 3
MF 20 Andrew Driver 3 0 0 0 3
3 DF 5 Warren Creavalle 2 0 0 0 2
4 MF 13 Ricardo Clark 1 0 0 0 1

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head CoachUnited States Dominic Kinnear
Assistant Coach &
Reserve Team Manager		 United States Wade Barrett
Assistant Coach &
Reserve Team Manager		 United States Steve Ralston
Goalkeeper coachUnited States Tim Hanley
Head Athletic TrainerUnited States Theron Enns
Assistant Athletic TrainerUnited States Shane Caron
Director, Soccer OperationsUnited States Nick Kowba
Equipment ManagerUnited States Michael Porter
Director, Youth DevelopmentEngland James Clarkson
Assistant Director, Youth DevelopmentUnited States Eddie Robinson
Youth Development CoordinatorUnited States Michael Fasching
U-18 assistant coachUnited States Scot Fraser

Last updated: 10 January 2013
Source: Houston Dynamo

Other information

Owner United States Philip Anschutz
Co-Owners United States Oscar De La Hoya
United States Gabriel Brener
President of Business OperationsUnited States Chris Canetti
Executive Vice President England Steven Powell
Senior Vice President United States David Tagliarino
Ground (capacity and dimensions) BBVA Compass Stadium (22,039 / 115x70 yards)
Training ground Houston Amateur Sports Park

Last updated: 10 January 2013
Source: Houston Dynamo

Transfers

In

Winter

Squad # Position Player Transferred From Notes Date Source
2 DF United States Eric Brunner United States Portland Timbers Undisclosed 3 December 2012 [3]
7 FW Jamaica Omar Cummings United States Colorado Rapids Undisclosed 22 December 2012 [4]
14 FW Jamaica Jason Johnson United States VCU Rams SuperDraft 17 January 2013 [5]
10 MF Honduras Alexander López Honduras C.D. Olimpia Undisclosed 7 August 2013 [6]

Out

Winter

Squad # Position Player Transferred To Notes Date Source
6 MF United States Nathan Sturgis United States Colorado Rapids Undisclosed 22 December 2012 [7]
31 DF Canada Andre Hainault Scotland Ross County F.C. Free transfer 10 January 2013 [8]
18 MF United States Josue Soto Unattached Waived 24 January 2013 [9]
9 FW Senegal Macoumba Kandji Greece Kalloni F.C. Free transfer 28 January 2013 [10]

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Major League Soccer —— 2 March 201327 October 2013
2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage— Quarterfinals 22 August 201213 March 2013
U.S. Open Cup Third Round— May–June, 2013

Last updated: 13 January 2013
Source: Competitions

Note: Current Position/Round Only use for team still a part of Competition.

Major League Soccer

Eastern Conference

Pos
Team
 Pts
 GP
 W
 L
 T
 GF
 GA
 GD
Qualification or relegation
1 New York Red Bulls (SS) (E1) 59 34 17 9 8 58 41+17 2013 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 Sporting Kansas City 58 34 17 10 7 47 30+17
3 New England Revolution 51 34 14 11 9 49 38+11
4 Houston Dynamo 51 34 14 11 9 41 410 2013 MLS Cup Knockout Round
5 Montreal Impact 49 34 14 13 7 50 49+1
6 Chicago Fire 49 34 14 13 7 47 52−5
7 Philadelphia Union 46 34 12 12 10 42 44−2
8 Columbus Crew 41 34 12 17 5 42 46−4
9 Toronto FC 29 34 6 17 11 30 47−17
10 D.C. United 16 34 3 24 7 22 59−37

Updated to matches played on October 27, 2013 6:55 p.m. EDT. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner
(E1) = Eastern Conference champion

Supporters' Shield

Pos
Team
 Pts
 GP
 W
 L
 T
 GF
 GA
 GD
Qualification or relegation
1 New York Red Bulls (SS) (E1) 59 34 17 9 8 58 41+17 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League 1
2 Sporting Kansas City 58 34 17 10 7 47 30+17
3 Portland Timbers (W1) 57 34 14 5 15 54 33+21
4 Real Salt Lake 56 34 16 10 8 57 41+16
5 LA Galaxy 53 34 15 11 8 53 38+15
6 Seattle Sounders FC 52 34 15 12 7 42 420
7 New England Revolution 51 34 14 11 9 49 38+11
8 Colorado Rapids 51 34 14 11 9 45 38+7
9 Houston Dynamo 51 34 14 11 9 41 410
10 San Jose Earthquakes 51 34 14 11 9 35 42−7
11 Montreal Impact 49 34 14 13 7 50 49+1 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League 2
12 Chicago Fire 49 34 14 13 7 47 52−5
13 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 48 34 13 12 9 53 45+8
14 Philadelphia Union 46 34 12 12 10 42 44−2
15 FC Dallas 44 34 11 12 11 48 52−4
16 Columbus Crew 41 34 12 17 5 42 46−4
17 Toronto FC 29 34 6 17 11 30 47−17
18 Chivas USA 26 34 6 20 8 30 67−37
19 D.C. United 16 34 3 24 7 22 59−37 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League 1

Updated to matches played on October 2013. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner
(E1) = Eastern Conference champion
(W1) = Western Conference champion

1The highest ranked U.S.-based MLS club qualifies to the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League seeding Pot A. (Canadian teams cannot qualify for the Champions League through MLS; the Canadian qualifier is the winner of the 2014 Canadian Championship.) The other U.S. representatives in the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League are:

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
22 9 6 7 26 8 +18 33 6 3 2 14 6 +8 3 3 5 12 2 +10

Last updated: 2 March 2013.
Source: Major League Soccer

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHHAHAHAAHHAAAHAHAHHAHAAAHAHAHHHA
Result W L W W L W D D W W L L D D L D L W W D W L W L D L L W            

Last updated: 13 January 2013.
Source: Houston Dynamo
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

      Win       Tie       Loss

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2013 MLS Cup Playoffs

Kickoff time for Knockout round is in CDT while rest of games are in CST.

Knockout round

Conference semifinals

Conference finals

CONCACAF Champions League

Group stage

Group 3
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United States Houston Dynamo 422093+68
Honduras Olimpia 412164+25
El Salvador FAS 4103311−83

Knockout phase

Quarterfinals

References

  1. ↑ "FC Dallas flip the script on Houston Dynamo and inflict Texas Derby damage via set pieces". Major League Soccer. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Sporting Kansas City ends Houston Dynamo’s home unbeaten streak with 1-0 victory". Soccer Wire. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Dynamo acquire defender Eric Brunner from Portland Timbers in exchange for allocation money". Houston Dynamo. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Dynamo acquire forward Omar Cummings from Colorado Rapids". Houston Dynamo. 22 December 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "Dynamo select VCU forward Jason Johnson with No. 13 pick in 2013 MLS SuperDraft". Houston Dynamo. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  6. ↑ http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2013/8/7/4598686/alexander-lopez-houston-dynamo-mls
  7. ↑ "Rapids acquire allocation money, Sturgis in exchange for Cummings". Colorado Rapids. 22 December 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  8. ↑ "Dynamo lose Hainault to Scottish Premier League". Houston Chronicle. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "Dynamo waive midfielder Josue Soto". Houston Dynamo. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  10. ↑ "Ο Μακούμπα Κάντζι στην ομάδα μας!". Kalloni F.C. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
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