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2009 Houston Dynamo season

The 2009 Houston Dynamo season was the fourth season of existence for the Houston franchise since joining Major League Soccer (MLS) prior to the 2006 season. It was the team's fourth season with head coach Dominic Kinnear, majority owner Philip Anschultz, president Oliver Luck, and chief operating officer Chris Canetti.

Houston Dynamo
2009 season
OwnerPhilip Anschutz (AEG)
President
COO		Oliver Luck
Chris Canetti
Head coachDominic Kinnear
StadiumRobertson Stadium
Major League SoccerConference: 2nd
Overall: 3rd
MLS Cup PlayoffsConference Finals
U.S. Open CupSemifinals
2008–09 CONCACAF Champions LeagueQuarterfinals
2009–10 CONCACAF Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Brian Ching: 8 goals
All:
Brian Ching: 10 goals
Average home league attendance17,624[1]
← 2008
2010 →

The Dynamo qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the fourth consecutive year after finishing 2nd in the Western Conference during the regular season. In the playoffs, Houston defeated the Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 over two legs in the Conference Semifinals before losing 2–0 to the Los Angeles Galaxy in the Conference Final. In the U.S. Open Cup, the Dynamo reached the semifinals, where they lost 2–1 to the eventual champion Seattle Sounders. The Dynamo also competed in the CONCACAF Champions League, losing to Atlante 4–1 on aggregate in the quarterfinals of the 2008–09 Champions League while also finishing third in their group for the 2009–10 Champions League, failing to advance.

Final roster edit

As of November 14, 2009.[2]

Appearances and goals are totals for MLS regular season only.

No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Joined from Joined in Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Tally Hall   GK May 12, 1985 (24) Esbjerg fB 2009 0 0
18 Pat Onstad   GK January 13, 1968 (41) San Jose Earthquakes 2006 113 0
30 Tyler Deric (HGP)   GK August 30, 1988 (21) Houston Dynamo Academy 2009 0 0
Defenders
2 Eddie Robinson   DF June 19, 1978 (31) San Jose Earthquakes 2006 71 4
4 Ryan Cochrane   DF August 8, 1983 (26) San Jose Earthquakes 2009 58 2
16 Craig Waibel   DF August 21, 1975 (34) San Jose Earthquakes 2006 76 6
20 Geoff Cameron   DF July 11, 1985 (24) University of Rhode Island 2008 52 3
24 Wade Barrett (C)   DF June 23, 1976 (33) San Jose Earthquakes 2006 99 0
31 André Hainault   DF June 17, 1986 (23) FK Baník Most 2009 20 1
32 Bobby Boswell   DF March 15, 1983 (26) D.C. United 2008 58 2
Midfielders
5 Danny Cruz (GA)   MF January 3, 1990 (19) UNLV 2009 6 0
6 Erik Ustruck   MF January 4, 1985 (24) Santa Clara University 2007 2 0
8 Richard Mulrooney   MF November 3, 1976 (33) Toronto FC 2007 65 1
9 Brian Mullan   MF April 23, 1978 (31) San Jose Earthquakes 2006 114 6
11 Brad Davis   MF November 8, 1981 (28) San Jose Earthquakes 2006 98 12
13 Ricardo Clark   MF February 10, 1983 (26) San Jose Earthquakes 2006 97 7
17 Mike Chabala   MF May 24, 1984 (25) University of Washington 2006 15 0
19 John Michael Hayden   MF April 27, 1984 (25) Indiana University 2007 0 0
22 Stuart Holden   MF August 1, 1985 (24) Sunderland A.F.C. 2006 88 15
26 Corey Ashe   MF March 14, 1986 (23) University of North Carolina 2007 71 1
Forwards
7 Luis Ángel Landín (DP)   FW July 23, 1985 (24) Monarcas Morelia 2009 7 1
10 Abe Thompson   FW January 12, 1982 (27) Kansas City Wizards 2009 1 0
15 Cam Weaver   FW June 10, 1983 (26) San Jose Earthquakes 2009 8 3
23 Dominic Oduro   FW August 13, 1985 (24) New York Red Bulls 2009 16 1
25 Brian Ching   FW May 24, 1978 (31) San Jose Earthquakes 2006 85 39

Player movement edit

In edit

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

Date Player Position Age Previous Club Notes Ref
December 12, 2008   Julius James DF 24   Toronto FC Acquired along with allocation money in exchange for Dwayne De Rosario. [3]
January 23, 2009   Tally Hall GK 23   Esbjerg fB Signed on a free transfer. [4]
January 29, 2009   Felix Garcia FW 18   Laredo Heat Signed as a Generation Adidas player. An undisclosed fee was given to the Laredo Heat. Houston traded an international roster slot for two years and swapped allocation ranking spots to Toronto FC for the right to sign him. [5][6]
February 27, 2009   Tyler Deric GK 20   Houston Dynamo Academy Signed as a homegrown player. [7]
March 30, 2009   Ade Akinbiyi FW 34   Burnley Signed on a free transfer. [8]
April 14, 2009   André Hainault DF 22   Baník Most Full transfer, fee undisclosed. [9]
May 27, 2009   Dominic Oduro FW 23   New York Red Bulls Acquired in exchange for a first round pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft and a 2nd round pick in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft. [10][11]
June 9, 2009   Cam Weaver FW 25   San Jose Earthquakes Acquired in exchange for Chris Wondolowski and a conditional pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. [12]
August 14, 2009   Ryan Cochrane DF 26   San Jose Earthquakes Acquired in exchange for an international roster slot through the end of the 2010 season. [13]
September 15, 2009   Abe Thompson FW 27   Kansas City Wizards Acquired along with allocation money in exchange for Kei Kamara. [14]

Out edit

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

Date Player Position Age Destination Club Notes Ref
November 26, 2008   Nate Jaqua FW 27   Seattle Sounders FC Selected in the 2008 MLS Expansion Draft. [15]
December 12, 2008   Dwayne De Rosario MF 30   Toronto FC Traded for Julius James and allocation money. [3]
December 2008   Johnny Alcaraz MF 23 Retired Released following the 2008 season. [16]
December 2008   Kyle Brown FW 25   Austin Aztex Released following the 2008 season. [16]
December 2008   Tony Caig GK 34   Chesterfield Released following the 2008 season. [16]
December 2008   Nick Hatzke MF 25 Retired Released following the 2008 season.
December 2008   Guy-Roland Kpene FW 25   Long Island Rough Riders Released following the 2008 season. [16]
December 2008   Corbin Waller GK 23   Charlotte Eagles Released following the 2008 season. [16]
December 2008   Stephen Wondolowski DF 23 Retired Released following the 2008 season. [17]
January 26, 2009   Patrick Ianni DF 23   Seattle Sounders FC Traded for a conditional pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. [18][19]
February 5, 2009   Felix Garcia FW 18   Laredo Heat Garcia left Houston after a week, returning to Laredo to finish school. The Dynamo retained his MLS rights, but he no longer occupied a roster spot. Reportedly, he skipped a team meeting and a mandatory physical, and left practice early prior to the announcement of his departure. He did not return to the team, even after graduating from high school. [20][21]
June 9, 2009   Chris Wondolowski FW 25   San Jose Earthquakes Traded along with a conditional pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft for Cam Weaver. [12]
August 14, 2009   Julius James DF 25   D.C. United Traded for a third round pick in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft. [22]
August 20, 2009   Ade Akinbiyi FW 34   Notts County Released [23]
September 15, 2009   Kei Kamara ST 25   Kansas City Wizards Traded for Abe Thompson and allocation money. [14]

Loans in edit

Date Player Position Age Loaned From Notes Ref
August 20, 2009   Luis Ángel Landín FW 24   Monarcas Morelia Signed on a 16-month loan as a Designated Player. [23]

Loans out edit

Date Player Position Age Loaned To Notes Ref
May 8, 2009   Tyler Deric GK 20   Austin Aztex Multiple short-term loans throughout the season [24][25]
May 9, 2009   John Michael Hayden MF 25   Cleveland City Stars Loaned until June 9, 2009 [24]
June 13, 2009   Julius James DF 24   Minnesota Thunder Loaned until July 29, 2009 [26]
June 16, 2009   Mike Chabala DF 25   Austin Aztex Loaned until June 22, 2009 [25]
June 16, 2009   Eric Ustruck MF 24   Austin Aztex Loaned until June 22, 2009 [25]

MLS SuperDraft edit

See also: 2009 MLS SuperDraft
Round Pick Player Position Age College Notes Ref
3 40   Danny Cruz MF 19 UNLV Signed to a Generation Adidas contract. [27]
4 56   Marcus Tracy FW 22 Wake Forest Signed with AaB Fodbold. [27]

Coaching staff edit

As of November 14, 2009.[2]

Position Name
Head coach   Dominic Kinnear
Assistant coach   John Spencer
Goalkeeper coach   Tim Hanley
Head athletic trainer   Theron Enns
Assistant athletic trainer   Shane Caron
Team administrator   Nick Kowba
Equipment manager   Michael Porter

Pre-season edit

Friendlies edit

  Win   Tie   Loss

February 6, 2009 Houston Dynamo 3–0 FC Dallas Houston, Texas
Wondolowskir   6'
Waibel   14'   37'
James   34'   62'
Mullan   66'		 Report Chevannes   52'
Shea   66'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
February 9, 2009 FC Dallas 0–0 Houston Dynamo Frisco, Texas
10:00 AM CST Report Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
February 12, 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Houston Dynamo Carson, California
1:00 PM CST Report Sanneh   2' (o.g.)
Mullan   14'		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
February 15, 2009 San Jose Earthquakes 0–2 Houston Dynamo San Luis Obispo, California
5:00 PM CST Weaver   61'
Johnson   69'		 Report Robinson   55'
Kamara   74'
Boswell   75'		 Stadium: Alex G. Spanos Stadium
Attendance: 1,587
February 18, 2009 Hammarby IF   0–0   Houston Dynamo Carson, California
1:00 PM CST Report Stadium: Home Depot Center
February 28, 2009 Houston Dynamo 3–2 Montreal Impact Houston, Texas
10:30 AM CST Wondolowskir   7'
Ching   47'  54'		 Report Brown   37'  ?'
Byers   ?'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
March 7, 2009 Austin Aztex 2–2 Houston Dynamo Austin, Texas
7:30 PM CST Johnson   11'
Silva   21'
Noel-Williams   33'   39'
Barrett   46'
Key   70'		 Report James   4'
Mullan   34'
Quill   48'		 Stadium: Nelson Field
Attendance: 4,177
March 13, 2009 Chivas USA 2–2 Houston Dynamo Carson, California
9:00 PM CDT Harris   43'
Thomas   63'		 Report Wondolowski   46'
Davis   76'		 Stadium: Home Depot Center

Competitions edit

Major League Soccer edit

Main article: 2009 Major League Soccer season

Standings edit

Western Conference edit

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 LA Galaxy 30 12 6 12 36 31 +5 48 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Houston Dynamo 30 13 8 9 39 29 +10 48
3 Seattle Sounders FC 30 12 7 11 38 29 +9 47
4 Chivas USA 30 13 11 6 34 31 +3 45
5 Real Salt Lake 30 11 12 7 43 35 +8 40
6 Colorado Rapids 30 10 10 10 42 38 +4 40
7 FC Dallas 30 11 13 6 50 47 +3 39
8 San Jose Earthquakes 30 7 14 9 36 50 −14 30
Source: MLS
Overall edit
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Columbus Crew (S) 30 13 7 10 41 31 +10 49 CONCACAF Champions League
2 LA Galaxy 30 12 6 12 36 31 +5 48
3 Houston Dynamo 30 13 8 9 39 29 +10 48 North American SuperLiga
4 Seattle Sounders FC 30 12 7 11 38 29 +9 47 CONCACAF Champions League
5 Chicago Fire 30 11 7 12 39 34 +5 45 North American SuperLiga
6 Chivas USA 30 13 11 6 34 31 +3 45
7 New England Revolution 30 11 10 9 33 37 −4 42
8 Real Salt Lake (C) 30 11 12 7 43 35 +8 40 CONCACAF Champions League
9 Colorado Rapids 30 10 10 10 42 38 +4 40
10 D.C. United 30 9 8 13 43 44 −1 40
11 FC Dallas 30 11 13 6 50 47 +3 39
12 Toronto FC 30 10 11 9 37 46 −9 39 CONCACAF Champions League
13 Kansas City Wizards 30 8 13 9 33 42 −9 33
14 San Jose Earthquakes 30 7 14 9 36 50 −14 30
15 New York Red Bulls 30 5 19 6 27 47 −20 21
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
30 48 13 8 9 39 29  +10 8 1 6 23 13  +10 5 7 3 16 16  0

Last updated: October 25, 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

Results by round edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
StadiumHAAHHHHAHHAHAHAAAAHHAHAHAAHHHA
ResultTLLTWWWTWWWWWTLWLTLWLWTTLLWTTW
Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 2009. Source: Houston Dynamo
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match results edit

March 21, 2009 1 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Columbus Crew Houston, Texas
7:00 PM CDT Cameron   43'
Ching   53'
Barrett   59'		 Report Gaven   62'
Hejduk   75'
Schelotto   81'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 16,053
Referee: Tim Weyland
March 28, 2009 2 San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 Houston Dynamo Santa Clara, California
9:30 PM CDT Johnson   30'
Alvarez   33'
Weaver   44'
Corrales   66'		 Report Cameron   23'
Wondolowski   34'
Davis   36'
Boswell   70'
Clark   90+3'		 Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 9,177
Referee: Kevin Stott
April 4, 2009 3 D.C. United 1–0 Houston Dynamo Washington, D.C.
6:30 PM CDT Emilio   47'
Moreno   71'		 Report Barrett   49'
James   86'		 Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 12,594
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
April 11, 2009 4 Houston Dynamo 0–0 New York Red Bulls Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Ching   43'
Boswell   79'
Chabala   90+3'		 Report Pietravallo   13'
Boyens   34'
Stammler   54'
Petke   68'
Carlos   78'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 19,494
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
April 19, 2009 5 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Colorado Rapids Houston, Texas
2:00 PM CDT Ching   20'
Clark   34'
Davis   63'		 Report Casey   25'
Clark   28'
Mastroeni   58'
Cummings   73'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 12,708
Referee: Mark Geiger
May 3, 2009 6 New England Revolution 0–2 Houston Dynamo Foxborough, Massachusetts
2:00 PM CDT Mansally   51' Report Holden   22'
Clark   44'
Ching   58'
Mullan   63'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 9,112
Referee: Terry Vaughn
May 9, 2009 7 Texas Derby Houston Dynamo 1–0 FC Dallas Houston, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Kamara   58'
Davis   62'		 Report Wagner   31'
Ferreira   62'
Cooper   75'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 16,932
Referee: Kevin Stott
May 16, 2009 8 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Houston Dynamo East Rutherford, New Jersey
6:30 PM CDT Rojas   35'
Angel   36'
Wolyniec   88'
Petke   90'		 Report Akinbiyi   27'
Wondolowski   78'		 Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 14,647
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
May 23, 2009 9 Houston Dynamo 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Ching   4'
Kamara   12'
Waibel   46'   50'
Cameron   59'		 Report Johnson   14'   53' Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 12,619
Referee: Alex Prus
May 30, 2009 10 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Toronto FC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Davis   19'
Kamara   22'
Holden   24'
Hainault   39'		 Report Serioux   19'
Guevara   90+2'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 16,037
Referee: Yader Reyes
June 5, 2009 11 Chicago Fire 0–1 Houston Dynamo Bridgeview, Illinois
8:00 PM CDT Mapp   81'
Ward   88'		 Report Holden   4'
Davis   27'
Wondolowski   76'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 13,246
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
June 10, 2009 12 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Chivas USA Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Holden   45+2'
Boswell   53'		 Report Talley   39' Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 14,516
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
June 13, 2009 13 Texas Derby FC Dallas 1–3 Houston Dynamo Frisco, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Rocha   40'
Moor   66'		 Report Weaver   12', 63'
Mulrooney   36'		 Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 8,580
Referee: Mark Geiger
June 20, 2009 14 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Real Salt Lake Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Mulrooney   44'
Ching   89'		 Report Beltran   17'
Espindola   28'
Olave   35'   58'
Morales   67'
Rimando   72'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 17,151
Referee: Jair Marrufo
June 28, 2009 15 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Houston Dynamo Carson, California
9:00 PM CDT Dunivant   24'
Buddle   56'
Magee   89'		 Report Chabala   54'
Boswell   56'
Cameron   81'		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 17,938
Referee: Michael Kennedy
July 4, 2009 16 Kansas City Wizards 0–1 Houston Dynamo Kansas City, Kansas
8:00 PM CDT (results) Kamara   18'
Chabala   45+1'
Boswell   49'
Cameron   90+4'		 Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark
Attendance: 10,385
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
July 11, 2009 17 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo Seattle, Washington
3:00 PM CDT Montero   32'
Hurtado   43'
Ianni   46'
Vagenas   64'
Wahl   66'		 Report Davis   12'
Waibel   71'
Kamara   90'		 Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 32,404
Referee: Mark Geiger
July 18, 2009 18 Toronto FC 1–1 Houston Dynamo Toronto, Ontario, Canada
12:00 PM CDT Vitti   24'
De Rosario   37'
Garcia   55'		 Report Kamara   45+3'
Chabala   68'
Boswell   74'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,172
Referee: Kevin Stott
July 25, 2009 19 Houston Dynamo 0–1 New England Revolution Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT James   38'
Clark   78'		 Report Larentowicz   34'
Dube   76'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 15,179
Referee: Michael Kennedy
August 1, 2009 20 Houston Dynamo 4–3 D.C. United Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Davis   36'   48'
Ching   38', 39'
Holden   45'   66' (pen.)		 Report Olsen   20'
Gomez   45'
Emilio   48', 87'
Pontius   73'
Fred   74'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 14,694
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
August 6, 2009 21 Texas Derby FC Dallas 1–0 Houston Dynamo Frisco, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Cunningham   20'
Ricchetti   22'
Harris   36'
Sala   84'		 Report Boswell   12'
Onstad   12'
Kamara   56'
Davis   73'
James   85'		 Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 7,442
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 9, 2009 22 Houston Dynamo 3–2 Chicago Fire Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Kamara   21'
Clark   37'
Ching   56'
Holden   83' (pen.)		 Report Brown   35'
Prideaux   39'
Busch   45+2'
Rolfe   46'   62'
Lowry   48'
Blanco   73'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 18,809
Referee: Terry Vaughn
August 15, 2009 23 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Houston Dynamo Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM CDT Mathis   4'   45+2'
Olave   30'
Beckerman   74'
Beltran   77'		 Report Hainault   8'   36'
Barrett   35'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 16,972
Referee: Paul Ward
August 23, 2009 24 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Boswell   19'
Cameron   36'		 Report Levesque   13'
Jaqua   70'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 17,063
Referee: Alex Prus
August 30, 2009 25 Colorado Rapids 1–0 Houston Dynamo Commerce City, Colorado
2:00 PM CDT Harvey   42'
Baudet   55'
Mastroeni   64'
Casey   90+q'		 Report Landín   72'
Davis   87'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 10,897
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
September 13, 2009 26 Columbus Crew 2–1 Houston Dynamo Columbus, Ohio
4:00 PM CDT Hejduk   34'
Moffat   82'
Hesmer   87'
Gaven   90+1' (pen.)		 Report Weaver   80'
Clark   82'
Ching   87'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 14,306
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
September 19, 2009 27 Houston Dynamo 3–2 Real Salt Lake Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Ching   2'   82'
Cameron   5'
Cochrane   45+1'
Davis   81'
Ashe   90+2'		 Report Borchers   20'
Beckerman   27'
Olave   32'
Movsisyan   60'
Findley   61'
Johnson   70'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 18,133
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
October 4, 2009 28 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Kansas City Wizards Houston, Texas
2:00 PM CDT Hainault   2'
Weaver   17'
Mullan   18'
Landín   26'
Chabala   88'		 Report Leathers   46'
Kamara   49'
Hercegfalvi   73'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 16,854
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
October 18, 2009 29 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy Houston, Texas
2:00 PM CDT Ching   84'   84'
Oduro   87'		 Report Beckham   84'
Gordon   91+'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 29,470
Referee: Kevin Stott
October 25, 2009 30 Chivas USA 2–3 Houston Dynamo Carson, California
2:00 PM CDT Santos   16'
Cuesta   56'
Lahoud   59'
Kljestan   71'
Lillingston   88' (pen.)   90+4'		 Report Hainault   26'
Oduro   29'
Thompson   52'
Cameron   54'
Robinson   77'		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 14,523
Referee: Mark Geiger

MLS Cup Playoffs edit

See also: 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs
October 29, 2009 Conf. Semifinals Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Houston Dynamo Seattle, Washington
9:00 PM CDT Montero   16'
Alonso   64'
Evans   68'		 Report Onstad   16'
Mullan   71'
Chabala   75'		 Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 35,807
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
November 8, 2009 Conf. Semifinals Houston Dynamo 1–0 (a.e.t.) Seattle Sounders FC Houston, Texas
2:00 PM CST Chabala   44'
Cameron   90+3'
Ching   96'		 Report Marshall   24'
Riley   120'
Ljungberg   120+3'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 27,465
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
November 13, 2009 Conf. Finals Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 (a.e.t.) Houston Dynamo Carson, California
10:00 PM CST Kovalenko   77'
Donovan   89'   109' (pen.)
Berhalter   103'		 Report Mullan   26'
Boswell   111'
Landín   119'		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 25,373
Referee: Terry Vaughn

U.S. Open Cup edit

See also: 2009 U.S. Open Cup
July 1, 2009 Third round Austin Aztex   0–2   Houston Dynamo Austin, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Caugherty   37'
Callahan   62'		 Report Ashe   71'
Oduro   90'		 Stadium: Nelson Field
Attendance: 4,002
Referee: Jeremy Vehar
July 7, 2009 Quarterfinals Charleston Battery   0–4   Houston Dynamo Charleston, South Carolina
6:30 PM CDT Buete   1'
Treschuk   80'
Yoshitake   90+'		 Report Cameron   16'   73'
Boswell   47'
Oduro   52'
Ustruck   53'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 2,473
Referee: Tony Russo
July 21, 2009 Semifinals Seattle Sounders FC   2–1 (a.e.t.)   Houston Dynamo Tukwila, Washington
9:30 PM CDT Jaqua   62'
Hurtado   67'   110'
Marshall   80'
Jaqua   89'
King   95'		 Report James   30'
Boswell   30'
Akinbiyi   32'
Davis   43'
Mullan   70'
Chabala   90'		 Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 4,895
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League edit

See also: 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League championship round
February 24, 2009 Quarterfinals Houston Dynamo   1–1   Atlante Houston, Texas
10:00 PM CST Boswell   34'
Kamara   56'
Davis   63'
Mulrooney   68'
Cameron   81'		 Report Pereyra   9'   82'
Arreola   44'
Espinoza   83'
Venegas   89'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 10,203
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)
March 3, 2009 Quarterfinals Atlante   3–0
(4–1 agg.)		   Houston Dynamo Cancún, Mexico
10:00 PM CST Martínez   10'
Navarro   23'
Márquez   36'
Vilar   57'
OValle   70'
Maldonado   90'		 Report Mulrooney   33'
Kamara   34'
James   54'		 Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Silviu Petrescu (Canada)

2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League edit

See also: 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Group stage
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Pachuca 6 5 0 1 15 4 +11 15
  Árabe Unido 6 3 1 2 13 9 +4 10
  Houston Dynamo 6 2 1 3 9 8 +1 7
  Isidro Metapán 6 1 0 5 3 19 −16 3
  ARA HOU MET PAC
Árabe Unido – 1–1 6–0 4–1
Houston Dynamo 5–1 – 1–0 0–1
Isidro Metapán 0–1 3–2 – 0–4
Pachuca 2–0 2–0 5–0 –
August 19, 2009 Group stage Houston Dynamo   1–0   Isidro Metapán Houston, Texas
7:00 PM CDT Waibel   9'
Ashe   39'
Ching   68'		 Report Alvarado   26'
Aguilar   39'
Jiménez   66'
Alfaro   68'
Aquino   68'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 7,997
Referee: Mauricio Morales (Mexico)
August 26, 2009 Group stage Árabe Unido   1–1   Houston Dynamo Panama City, Panama
9:00 PM CDT Camargo   10'   67'
Daniels   11'
Castañeda   42'
Santamaria   62'
Mosquera   74'
Rodríguez   90+1'		 Report Cruz   4'
Hainault   35'   81'
Ashe   55'
Kamara   69'
Boswell   82'
Holden   86'   86'		 Stadium: Estadio Agustín Sánchez
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)
September 16, 2009 Group stage Pachuca   2–0   Houston Dynamo Pachuca, Mexico
9:00 PM CDT Benitez   25'
Aguilar   74'		 Report Oduro   24'   45+1'
Cameron   50'
Weaver   56'		 Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)
September 22, 2009 Group stage Houston Dynamo   5–1   Árabe Unido Houston, Texas
9:00 PM CDT Robinson   12'
Weaver   49'
Holden   57'   74', 90+2'
Mullan   64'
Ashe   69'		 Report Camargo   18'   56'
Velez   26'
Santamaria   51'
Aguirre   62'
Rodriguez   69'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 6,938
Referee: Paul Delgadillo (Mexico)
September 30, 2009 Group stage Houston Dynamo   0–1   Pachuca Houston, Texas
9:00 PM CDT Mullan   90+4' Report Benitez   23'   49'
Calero   38'
Lopez   55'
Correa   88'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 10,130
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)
October 21, 2009 Group stage Isidro Metapán   3–2   Houston Dynamo Metapán, El Salvador
9:00 PM CDT Montes   7'
Canales   8'
Umaña   56'		 Report Cameron   28'   84'
Hall   45+1'
Davis   56'
Cochrane   79'
Waibel   90+2'		 Stadium: Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)

Player statistics edit

Appearances, goals, and assists edit

No. Pos. Nat. Player Total MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup 2008–09 Champions League 2009–10 Champions League
Apps G A Apps G A Apps G A Apps G A Apps G A Apps G A
1 GK   Tally Hall 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
2 DF   Eddie Robinson 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
3 DF   Julius James[a] 13 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF   Ryan Cochrane 9 0 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
5 MF   Danny Cruz 11 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
6 MF   Erik Ustruck 8 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
7 FW   Luis Ángel Landín 10 1 0 7 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW   Chris Wondolowski[a] 8 2 1 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF   Richard Mulrooney 17 1 1 14 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
9 MF   Brian Mullan 38 0 6 25 0 4 3 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 5 0 1
10 FW   Abe Thompson 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
10 FW   Kei Kamara[a] 28 6 1 22 5 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0
11 MF   Brad Davis 39 5 13 27 5 12 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 5 0 0
13 MF   Ricardo Clark 29 1 1 22 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0
14 FW   Ade Akinbiyi[a] 18 1 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 FW   Cam Weaver 13 4 1 8 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
16 DF   Craig Waibel 18 1 0 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
17 MF   Mike Chabala 24 0 3 15 0 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
18 GK   Pat Onstad 37 0 0 30 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0
19 MF   John Michael Hayden 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0
20 MF   Geoff Cameron 41 5 6 29 2 6 3 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 5 1 0
22 MF   Stuart Holden 36 8 5 26 6 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 2 1
23 FW   Dominic Oduro 27 3 4 16 1 4 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
24 DF   Wade Barrett 19 0 0 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0
25 FW   Brian Ching 29 10 4 19 8 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 1 1
26 MF   Corey Ashe 37 2 5 27 0 3 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 1
30 GK   Tyler Deric 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF   André Hainault 28 1 2 20 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
32 DF   Bobby Boswell 41 3 0 29 1 0 3 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 0

Source: Season Statistics and match reports in Competitions

  1. ^ a b c d Left during the season

Disciplinary record edit

No. Pos. Nat. Player Total MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup 2008–09 Champions League 2009–10 Champions League
                       
2 DF   Eddie Robinson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF   Julius James[a] 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
4 DF   Ryan Cochrane 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
5 MF   Danny Cruz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
6 MF   Erik Ustruck 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW   Luis Ángel Landín 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW   Chris Wondolowski[a] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF   Richard Mulrooney 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
9 MF   Brian Mullan 7 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
10 FW   Kei Kamara[a] 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
11 MF   Brad Davis 7 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
13 MF   Ricardo Clark 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW   Ade Akinbiyi[a] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 FW   Cam Weaver 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 DF   Craig Waibel 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
17 MF   Mike Chabala 7 1 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
18 GK   Pat Onstad 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF   Geoff Cameron 10 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
22 MF   Stuart Holden 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
23 FW   Dominic Oduro 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
24 DF   Wade Barrett 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 FW   Brian Ching 4 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF   Corey Ashe 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
31 DF   André Hainault 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
32 DF   Bobby Boswell 10 0 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

Source: [1] and match reports in Competitions

  1. ^ a b c d Left during the season

Clean sheets edit

Rank Nat. Player MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup 2008–09 Champions League 2009–10 Champions League Total
1   Pat Onstad 10 2 0 0 1 13
2   Tally Hall 0 0 2 0 0 2
Total 10 2 2 0 1 15

Source: Season Statistics and match reports in Competitions

Honors and awards edit

MLS Player of the Week edit

Week Player Ref.
27   Brad Davis [28]

MLS Goal of the Week edit

Week Player Opponent Date
5   Brian Ching Colorado Rapids April 19
27   Brad Davis Real Salt Lake September 19

MLS Save of the Week edit

Week Player Opponent Date
12   Pat Onstad Chicago Fire June 10
17   Pat Onstad Seattle Sounders FC July 11
23   Pat Onstad and   Wade Barrett Seattle Sounders FC August 23
31   Geoff Cameron Los Angeles Galaxy October 18

Annual edit

Honor Player Ref.
MLS All-Star   Brad Davis

  Brian Ching
  Geoff Cameron
  Pat Onstad
  Stuart Holden

[29]
MLS Best XI   Geoff Cameron

  Stuart Holden

[30]
MLS Save of the Year   Pat Onstad [31]

Dynamo team awards edit

MVP Defensive Player of the Year Humanitarian of the Year Young Player of the Year Newcomer of the Year Ref.
  Brad Davis   Geoff Cameron   Stuart Holden   André Hainault   Cam Weaver [32]

Kits edit

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