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2017 Houston Dynamo season

The 2017 Houston Dynamo season was the club's 12th season of existence since joining Major League Soccer for the 2006 season. The club's had misse the MLS Cup Playoffs for three consecutive seasons.

Houston Dynamo
2017 season
OwnerGabriel Brenner
PresidentChris Canetti
CoachWilmer Cabrera
StadiumBBVA Compass Stadium
MLS4th, West
10th, Overall
U.S. Open CupRound of 16
MLS Cup PlayoffsWestern Conference Finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Erick Torres (14 goals)
All:
Erick Torres (14 goals)
Highest home attendance22,115 vs FC Dallas (June 23)
Lowest home attendance14,148 vs Real Salt Lake (June 3)
Average home league attendance17,623
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It is the team's first year under the leadership of head coach Wilmer Cabrera and third season under general manager Matt Jordan. On the front office end, it is Gabriel Brener's second season as majority owner and Chris Canetti's seventh as the club president.

Month by month review edit

Preseason edit

Main article: 2016 Houston Dynamo season

I am excited to join the Houston Dynamo. It’s a great club with a great history, and I am ready for the challenge. I look forward to working with the ownership group, management, our staff and the players to return the Dynamo to the level that the club and our fans deserve and expect.

— Wilmer Cabrera, October 28, 2016.[1][2]

Five days after the end of the 2016 regular season, the Houston Dynamo appointed Wilmer Cabrera as the fourth head coach in club history.[1] Cabrera was promoted from the club's lower league affiliate Rio Grande Valley FC Toros where served as the head coach for the 2015 USL season.

Cabrera took over for interim head coach Wade Barrett[3] – the only other reported candidate for the job[2] – and a team that had missed the MLS Cup Playoffs for the third consecutive season. The Dynamo job is the Colombian tactician's second head coaching responsibility in Major League Soccer and one that reunites him with Erick "Cubo" Torres, a former pupil of Cabrera's at the defunct Chivas USA.[2]

March edit

The Houston Dynamo opened the season at home with a 2–1 victory over the defending MLS Cup Champion Seattle Sounders FC, on a night when Erick Torres and Romell Quioto scored their first goals for the club.[4] Torres and Quioto would score in a second consecutive match the following week, coupled with Alberth Elis' first goal in a Dynamo shirt, as the team collected 3–1 win over Columbus Crew SC.[5]

The 2–0–0 start was the third time the club began the season with two wins[6] and a Portland Timbers with the same record set up for an early season matchup between top three teams.[7] Torres and Quioto scored in Portland to give the Dynamo a 2–1 lead at halftime, becoming the seventh and eight players in club history to score in three consecutive matches.[8] However, three unanswered goals in the second half by the Timbers would end in the Dynamo's first loss of the season.

Position in the MLS Western Conference at the end of March

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Houston Dynamo 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 6
Source: [citation needed]

April edit

The Dynamo began the month of April with a 4–1 win over the New York Red Bulls, a match where Erick Torres scored his first hat-trick with the club.[9] Dylan Remick scored the equalizer in the 14th minute against the Red Bulls, becoming the first non-forward to score in 2017.

The second weekend in April, the team traveled to the New England Revolution in search of their first point on the road. The Dynamo lost 2–0, dropping to 0–2–0 away, as homegrown Memo Rodriguez made his MLS debut.[10] Goalkeeper Tyler Deric would be benched after his performance against the Revs, giving Joe Willis his first start of the season.

Houston and Minnesota United FC faced off for the first time ever in Major League Soccer as the expansion side took a point in Space City. The Dynamo led at the half thanks to Mauro Manotas and Elis before the Loons would score two of their own to draw.[11] Needing to respond after winning only one of their previous four matches, the Dynamo outlasted the visiting San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 in a nationally televised afternoon game on UniMás.[12]

The Dynamo traveled to Toronto FC for their first midweek match of the season that ended in a 2–0 loss at the feet of a Jozy Altidore brace.[13] The team recorded two wins, two losses and a draw and a goal differential of +1 in the month of April.

Position in the MLS Western Conference at the end of April

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Houston Dynamo 8 4 1 3 15 13 +2 13
Source: [citation needed]

May edit

The Houston Dynamo would begin another month with a blowout at home, this time collecting the second shutout of the season in a 4–0 win against Orlando City SC.[14] Manotas scored a brace against Orlando as Elis and Quioto each found the back of the net once more. After missing the game versus Orlando due to concussion protocol, Torres returned to the starting lineup and scored the game-winning goal against Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[15]

The road woes would continue, however, as the Dynamo only collected a point as they played three consecutive away matches in the span of 12 days. The Dynamo lost 2–0 at Philadelphia Union,[16] lost 4–1 at Atlanta United FC[17] and played to a scoreless draw at FC Dallas.[18] Tyler Deric returned to the starting lineup in the Texas Derby match, ending Willis' run of seven straight matches in goal.

The Dynamo would end the month with their fourth match in 15 days, keeping their home record free of losses after a 5–1 win over Real Salt Lake.[19] The five goals matched the club record for goals in a game and give the club a +4 goal differential for the month of May.

Position in the MLS Western Conference at the end of May

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Houston Dynamo 14 7 2 5 27 21 +6 23
Source: [citation needed]

June edit

After managing to pick up their first point on the road a week before, the Dynamo lost yet another game on the road as they fell 1–0 to the Seattle Sounders.[20] This time the damage came from a familiar face, the club's second all-time scorer Will Bruin. The team took a few days off as they did not have a match the following week due to a FIFA international break.[21]

The Dynamo entered the 2017 edition of the U.S. Open Cup in the fourth round against North Carolina FC. Given that this match was on the east coast and the team had a league match on the west coast a few days later, Wilmer Cabrera featured a majority of young players in the 3–2 extra time win over NCFC.[22] Memo Rodriguez scored the game winner, his first with the Dynamo, to help the team advance to the round of 16. Three days later, the team almost picked up their first win on the road before a Romain Alessandrini goal drew the LA Galaxy level in the closing moments of the match.[23]

Two rivalry matches would end the month for the Dynamo, the first being another draw with FC Dallas. In this latest instance, Torres and Maximiliano Urruti traded goals to end the match 1–1 in the second Texas Derby match of the season.[24] A reserve-heavy Dynamo would then lose 2–0 to a Sporting Kansas City side that featured many of their regulars, bowing out of the U.S. Open Cup.[25]

Position in the MLS Western Conference at the end of June

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2 Houston Dynamo 17 7 4 6 30 25 +5 25
Source: [citation needed]

July edit

The Dynamo started the month of July on opposite ends of a 3–1 scoreline. They lost their seventh match on the road at the Colorado Rapids,[26] a match in which they went into the half tied at one-a-piece.[27] The team then dismantled a Piatti-less Montreal Impact at home,[28] heading into a two-week break in league play due to the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage.

August edit

The Dynamo had an up-and-down August, that was ultimately cut short by Hurricane Harvey. They opened the month with a scoreless draw away against Real Salt Lake. The Dynamo, led by a goal and assist from Vicente Sanchez, then crushed the San Jose Earthquakes at home. A 2–1 loss away to Vancouver and an exciting 3–3 draw in Dallas rounded out the month. With the third draw of the season in Dallas, the Dynamo solidified their hold over El Capitan.

September edit

The Post-Harvey blues were very much real for the Houston Dynamo, as they opened September with their first home loss of the season. A 1–0 defeat to the Colorado Rapids, who had been win-less away from home previously. Another 1–0 loss followed, this time at San Jose. The Dynamo got their first points of the month in a 1–1 draw against NYCFC, in a strange game that was hosted in Connecticut. The Dynamo closed the month with an exciting, yet disappointing 3–3 draw at home against the LA Galaxy. This draw continued the team's strange inability to gain points from teams at the bottom of the Western Conference. The Dynamo finished the month on a high note with an important 2–1 home victory over Minnesota United. Vicente Sanchez continued to showcase his value to the team throughout the month, despite his age as he racked up 4 assists during the month. New DP Tomás Martínez also started to settle in with the team, as he scored his first goal of the season against the Galaxy.

October edit

October proved to be a great month for the Men in Orange. A big 2–1 win at home against Sporting KC, followed by a gutsy 0–0 draw at Sporting clinched the first Houston Dynamo playoff appearance since 2013. The Dynamo finished off their regular season with a big 3–0 win over the Chicago Fire. That win, along with a Kansas City loss clinched 4th place in the West for the Dynamo. Right Back A.J. DeLagarza tore his ACL in the early minutes of the game, a crucial knock on the Dynamo's playoff hopes.

The Dynamo took on Sporting Kansas City in the Knockout Round of the 2017 MLS Playoffs, the third match between the team in four games. The Dynamo would win that game 1-0 off an Alberth Elis goal in Extra Time and advanced to play the Portland Timbers in the Conference Semifinals.[29] The first leg was a dire 0–0 draw, with neither team threatening much. While the Dynamo had an all-around great October, one of their players had a much more rocky month. GK Tyler Deric won MLS Player of the Month honors on October 27,[30] but was also arrested on assault charges.[31] Deric would miss the remaining games in the Dynamo's season.

Current squad edit

As of match plated October 15, 2017[32]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Tyler Deric (HGP)   GK (1988-08-30) 30 August 1988 (age 35) North Carolina Tar Heels 2009 95 0
24 Calle Brown   GK (1992-07-01) 1 July 1992 (age 31) Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2016 0 0
31 Joe Willis   GK (1988-08-10) 10 August 1988 (age 35) D.C. United 2015 45 0
Defenders
2 Jalil Anibaba   DF (1988-10-19) 19 October 1988 (age 35) Sporting Kansas City 2016 42 0
3 Adolfo Machado   DF (1985-02-14) 14 February 1985 (age 39) Saprissa 2017 33 0
4 Philippe Senderos   DF (1985-02-14) 14 February 1985 (age 39) Rangers 2017 2 0
7 DaMarcus Beasley   MF (1982-05-25) 25 May 1982 (age 41) Puebla 2014 87 2
15 Dylan Remick   DF (1991-05-19) 19 May 1991 (age 32) Seattle Sounders FC 2017 16 2
16 Kevin Garcia   DF (1990-08-21) 21 August 1990 (age 33) Rio Grande Valley 2016 5 0
20 A. J. DeLaGarza   DF (1987-11-04) 4 November 1987 (age 36) LA Galaxy 2017 30 0
21 George Malki   DF (1992-04-21) 21 April 1992 (age 32) Rio Grande Valley 2017 0 0
22 Leonardo   DF (1988-02-05) 5 February 1988 (age 36) LA Galaxy 2017 30 2
26 Taylor Hunter   DF (1993-07-03) 3 July 1993 (age 30) Rio Grande Valley 2017 2 0
Midfielders
5 Juan David Cabezas   MF (1991-02-27) 27 February 1991 (age 33) loan Deportivo Cali 2017 27 1
6 Eric Alexander   MF (1988-04-14) 14 April 1988 (age 36) Montreal Impact 2016 22 0
8 Joseph Holland   MF (1993-04-21) 21 April 1993 (age 31) Ventura County Fusion 2017 7 0
10 Vicente Sánchez   MF (1979-12-07) 7 December 1979 (age 44) Defensor Sporting 2017 23 2
13 Ricardo Clark   MF (1983-02-10) 10 February 1983 (age 41) Eintracht Frankfurt 2017 172 23
14 Alex   MF (1988-12-15) 15 December 1988 (age 35) Chicago Fire 2015 83 11
18 Memo Rodríguez (HGP)   MF (1995-12-27) 27 December 1995 (age 28) Rio Grande Valley 2017 12 2
23 José Escalante   MF (1995-05-29) 29 May 1995 (age 28) loan from Olimpia 2017 7 0
25 Tomás Martínez (DP)   MF (1995-03-07) 7 March 1995 (age 29) Braga 2017 9 2
27 Boniek García   MF (1984-09-04) 4 September 1984 (age 39) Olimpia 2012 161 15
28 Charlie Ward   MF (1995-02-19) 19 February 1995 (age 29) Rio Grande Valley 2017 3 0
29 Christian Lucatero (HGP)   MF (1997-06-17) 17 June 1997 (age 26) Youth team 2017 0 0
Forwards
9 Erick Torres Padilla   ST (1993-01-19) 19 January 1993 (age 31) Guadalajara 2015 50 14
11 Andrew Wenger   ST (1990-12-25) 25 December 1990 (age 33) Philadelphia Union 2016 58 8
12 Romell Quioto   ST (1991-08-09) 9 August 1991 (age 32) CD Olimpia 2017 22 7
17 Alberth Elis (DP)   ST (1996-02-12) 12 February 1996 (age 28) loan from Monterrey 2017 26 10
19 Mauro Manotas   ST (1995-07-15) 15 July 1995 (age 28) Uniautónoma 2015 70 20
Players eligible from Rio Grande Valley
35 Eric Bird   MF (1993-04-08) 8 April 1993 (age 31) Philadelphia Union 2017 2 0
38 Kai Greene   DF (1993-07-07) 7 July 1993 (age 30) Seton Hall Pirates 2017 0 0
39 Rubén Luna   ST (1992-10-02) 2 October 1992 (age 31) Inter Playa del Carmen 2017 2 0
41 Jorginho James   MF (1994-07-07) 7 July 1994 (age 29) loan from Harbour View 2017 1 0
42 Kyle Murphy   ST (1992-12-11) 11 December 1992 (age 31) Clemson Tigers 2017 0 0
Left during the season
4 Agus   Defender (1985-05-03) 3 May 1985 (age 38) Albacete 2016 11 0

Coaching staff edit

Position Staff
Head Coach   Wilmer Cabrera
Goalkeeper coach   Paul Rogers
Sports Performance Director/Fitness Coach   Paul Caffrey
Performance Analyst   Oliver Gage
General Manager/Vice President   Matt Jordan
Assistant General Manager/Director of Soccer Operations   Nick Kowba
Equipment Manager Chris Maxwell
Asst. Equipment Manager Eddie Cerda
Director of Sports Medicine/Head Athletic Trainer   Theron Enns
Assistant Athletic Trainer   Rory Blevins
Head Team Physician   Timothy C. Sitter, MD
Primary Care Physician   David A. Braunreiter, MD
Director, Youth Development/Academy Director   James Clarkson
Soccer Programs Manager   Adrian Moses
Center of Excellence Manager   Justin Neese

Last updated: July 24, 2016
Source: Houston Dynamo

Player movement edit

In edit

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

Date Player Position Previous Club Notes Ref
December 16, 2016   Dylan Remick DF  Seattle Sounders FC Trade [33]
December 21, 2016  Adolfo Machado DF  Saprissa Undisclosed [34]
January 4, 2017  Leonardo DF  LA Galaxy Re-Entry Draft [35]
December 23, 2016  Romell Quioto FW  Olimpia Undisclosed [36]
January 13, 2017  AJ DeLaGarza DF  LA Galaxy Trade [37]
January 24, 2017  Vicente Sánchez FW  Defensor Sporting Free Agent [38]
July 17, 2017  Tomas Martinez MF  Braga Transfer [39]
August 7, 2017  Philippe Senderos DF  Rangers Free Agent [40]

Out edit

Date Player Position Destination Club Notes Ref
December 13, 2016  Collen Warner MF  Minnesota United FC Expansion Draft
December 13, 2016  Sheanon Williams DF  Vanvouver Whitecaps Trade
December 23, 2016  Will Bruin FW  Seattle Sounders FC Trade
January 26, 2017  David Horst DF  Real Salt Lake Free Agent
June 9, 2017  Agus DF  Esbjerg Waived [41]

Loans edit

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

In edit

Date Player Position Loaned from Notes Ref
December 20, 2016   Alberth Elis FW   Monterrey Designated Player [42]
December 30, 2016  Juan David Cabezas MF  Deportivo Cali [43]
January 20, 2016  Jose Escalante MF  Olimpia [44]

Friendlies edit

February 4 Scrimmage UTRGV Vaqueros 0–5 Houston Dynamo Edinburg, Texas
CDT Report Manotas   12'
Alex   23'
Torres   50', 59'
Agus   51'
Anibaba   ?'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park Practice Field
Referee: Gregorio Garza
Note: Two 30-minute halves.
February 4 Scrimmage Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1–2 Houston Dynamo Edinburg, Texas
CDT Luquetta   43' Report Rodriguez   39'
Lucatero   45' (pen.)		 Stadium: H-E-B Park Practice Field
Referee: Gregorio Garza
Note: 45-minute match.
February 7 Scrimmage Houston Dynamo Gray 1–0 Houston Dynamo Yellow Edinburg, Texas
CDT Torres   23' Report Stadium: H-E-B Park Practice Field
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Note: 45-minute intra-squad match.
February 7 Scrimmage Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 0–3 Houston Dynamo Edinburg, Texas
CDT Report Manotas   21' (pen.), 35'
Elis   30'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park Practice Field
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Note: 45-minute match.
February 11 Scrimmage Houston Dynamo Gray 1–1 Houston Dynamo Yellow Houston, Texas
CDT DeLaGarza   60' Report Torres   51' Stadium: Houston Sports Park
Note: 65 minute intra-squad match. First half was 45 minutes, second half was 20 minutes.
February 11 Scrimmage Houston Dynamo 5–0 Houston Baptist Huskies Houston, Texas
CDT Casner  
  o.g.'
García  
Luna  
Hunter  		 Report Stadium: Houston Sports Park
Note: 70 minute match.
February 15 DDC Houston Dynamo 2–0 New England Revolution Tucson, Arizona
Torres   54'
Cabezas   60'
Elis   89'		 Report J. Smith   22' Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Referee: Baboucarr Jallow
February 18 DDC Houston Dynamo 3–1 New York City FC Tucson, Arizona
Quioto   2'
Cabezas   30'
Leonardo   30'
Alex   50'
Rodriguez   89'		 Report Villa   15',   38'
Sweat   44'
Gomez   69'		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Referee: Nima Saghafi
February 22 DDC Houston Dynamo 2–2 New York Red Bulls Tucson, Arizona
Manotas   34'
Anibaba   41'		 Report Nason   39'
Fernandez   65'
Terci   72'		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Referee: Chris Penso
February 25 DDC Colorado Rapids 0–2 Houston Dynamo Tucson, Arizona
CDT Sjöberg   44'
Burch   84'		 Report Quioto   43', 67'
Alberth Elis   61'		 Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
October 5 BBVA Compass Dynamo Charities Cup Houston Dynamo 3–5 Cruz Azul Houston, Texas
CDT Sánchez   10'
Manotas   48'
Remick   86'		 Report Méndez   15'
Cauteruccio   23'
Faurlín   57'
Silva   69'
Mora   85'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 12,102
Referee: Kyle Phillips

Competitions edit

Major League Soccer edit

Main article: 2017 Major League Soccer season

Conference table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portland Timbers 34 15 11 8 60 50 +10 53 Conference semifinals[a]
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 14 9 11 52 39 +13 53
3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 15 12 7 50 49 +1 52 Knockout round
4 Houston Dynamo 34 13 10 11 57 45 +12 50
5 Sporting Kansas City 34 12 9 13 40 29 +11 49
6 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 14 7 39 60 −21 46
7 FC Dallas 34 11 10 13 48 48 0 46
8 Real Salt Lake 34 13 15 6 48 56 −8 45
9 Minnesota United FC 34 10 18 6 47 70 −23 36
10 Colorado Rapids 34 9 19 6 31 51 −20 33
11 LA Galaxy 34 8 18 8 45 67 −22 32
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
  1. ^ Due to a change in format for the CONCACAF Champions League, the regular season conference champions did not automatically earn a berth in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.[45]

Matches edit

March 4, 2017 1 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC Houston
19:30 (CST) E.Torres   20'   81'
Quioto   42'		 Report
Boxscore		 Marshall   33'
Dempsey   58'
R.Torres   67'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 20,758
March 11, 2017 2 Houston Dynamo 3–1 Columbus Crew Houston
19:30 (CST) Quioto   2'
Elis   35'   68'
E.Torres   65'		 Report
Boxscore		 Finlay   59'
Raitala   72'
Mensah   87'
Kamara   90+3'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 16,486
March 18, 2017 3 Portland Timbers 4–2 Houston Dynamo Portland
21:30 (CDT) Valeri   10' (pen.), 58'
Guzmán   20'   66'
Miller   32'
Blanco  37'
Chara   37'
Nagbe   76'
Adi  88'		 Report
Boxscore		 E.Torres   38' (pen.)   39'
Quioto   45+2'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
April 1, 2017 4 Houston Dynamo 4–1 New York Red Bulls Houston
19:30 (CDT) Remick   14'   70'
E.Torres   42' (pen.), 56', 90+1'   87'		 Report
Boxscore		 Wright-Phillips   13'
Lade   28'
Adams   44'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 17,914
April 8, 2017 5 New England Revolution 2–0 Houston Dynamo Foxborough
13:00 (CDT) Kamara   52'
Agudelo   72'		 Report Clark   16' Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 14,725
April 15, 2017 6 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Minnesota United FC Houston
19:30 (CDT) Manotas   14'
Elis   43'		 Report Thiesson   35'
Ramirez   47'
Venegas   59'
Kallman   86'
Johan Venegas   90+4'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 16,125
April 22, 2017 7 Houston Dynamo 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes Houston
14:55 (CDT) E.Torres   9' (pen.)
Willis   32'
Elis   72'   34'
Quioto   90+4'		 Report Jungwirth   35'
Francis   46'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 16,918
April 28, 2017 8 Toronto FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo Toronto
18:30 (CDT) Jozy Altidore   16', 32' Report Elis   58'
Cabezas   70'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 25,258
May 6, 2017 9 Houston Dynamo 4–0 Orlando City SC Houston
19:30 (CDT) Elis   23'
Manotas  , 65'
DeLaGarza   60'
Quioto   75'   45+3'
Machado   84'		 Report Toia   79' Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 16,918
May 12, 2017 10 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Houston
20:00 (CDT) Elis   15'
Machado   21'
Manotas   61'
E.Torres   68' (pen.)
DeLaGarza   90+2'		 Report Laba   39'
Waston   67'
Shea   85'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 16,975
May 17, 2017 11 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Houston Dynamo Chester
18:30 (CDT) Picault   17'
Ilsinho   38'
Gaddis   47'
Rosenberry   83'		 Report Quioto   39'
Leonardo   39'
Cabezas   48'		 Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 15,234
May 20, 2017 12 Atlanta United FC 4–1 Houston Dynamo Atlanta
18:00 (CDT) Almiron   30', 42', 80' (pen.)
Garza   51'
Gressel   76'		 Report DeLaGarza   54'
Machado   59'
E.Torres   90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium
Attendance: 44,893
May 28, 2017 13 Texas Derby FC Dallas 0–0 Houston Dynamo Frisco
19:00 (CDT) Report Clark   17'
Cabezas   83'
Deric   90+3'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 15,055
May 31, 2017 14 Houston Dynamo 5–1 Real Salt Lake Houston
19:30 (CDT) Schmidt   3' (o.g.)
Alex   15'
Manotas   45'
E.Torres   52'
Cabezas   57'
Leonardo   68'
Garcia   79'		 Report Sunny   54'
Plata   63'}		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 14,148
June 4, 2017 15 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo Seattle
21:00 (CDT) Bruin   69' Report Alex   28' Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 40,258
June 17, 2017 16 LA Galaxy 2–2 Houston Dynamo Carson
22:00 (CDT) Boateng   35'
Alessandrini   90+4'
Smith   90+7'		 Report Manotas   22'   73'
Leonardo   69'
Elis   73'   58'
DeLaGarza   90+1'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 25,667
June 23, 2017 17 Texas Derby Houston Dynamo 1–1 FC Dallas Houston
20:00 (CDT) E.Torres   19'   84'
Alex   80'		 Report Harris   55'
Urruti   59'
Grana   80'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 22,115
July 1, 2017 18 Colorado Rapids 3–1 Houston Dynamo Commerce City
20:00 (CDT) da Fonte   4'
Doyle   21'
Hairston   48', 69'
Hamilton   82'		 Report E.Torres   45+5' Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 13,774
July 5, 2017 19 Houston Dynamo 3–1 Montreal Impact Houston
19:30 (CDT) Wenger   1'
Leonardo   12'
Alex   23'
Clark   25'
Rodríguez   67'		 Report Salazar   4'  89'
Dzemaili   31'
Bernardello   79'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 15,470
July 19, 2017 20 Minnesota United FC 0–0 Houston Dynamo Minneapolis
19:00 (CDT) Jome   36'
Kallman   90+2'
Martin   90+6'		 Report Clark   45'
Machado   63'		 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 19,456
July 22, 2017 21 D.C. United 1–3 Houston Dynamo Washington D.C.
18:00 (CDT) Boswell   62'
DeLeon   63'
Jeffrey   72'		 Report Wenger   6'   90+5'
Alex   13'
Manotas   15'
Rodríguez   17'
Deric   90+4'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 15,321
July 29, 2017 22 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Portland Timbers Houston
19:00 (CDT) Manotas   37'
Cabezas   81',  85'		 Report Valeri   13'
Blanco   43'
Miller   65'
Chara   68'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 19,382
August 5, 2017 23 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Houston Dynamo Sandy
21:00 (CDT) Glad   60'
Beckerman   71'		 Report Alex   64'   65'
Elis   81'
DeLaGarza   90+4'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,075
August 12, 2017 24 Houston Dynamo 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes Houston
20:00 (CDT) Elis   21'   39'
Garcia   50'
Sanchez   86'
Manotas   90+4'		 Report Imperiale   48'
Alashe   59'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 16,344
August 19, 2017 25 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo Vancouver
21:00 (CDT) Montero   17' (pen.)   71'
Harvey   31'
Reyna   32'
Nerwinski   41'
Ousted   79'		 Report Machado   46'
Quioto   51'
Garcia   73'
Cabezas   83'
DeLaGarza   90+3'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 21,183
August 23, 2017 26 Texas Derby FC Dallas 3–3 Houston Dynamo Frisco
20:00 (CDT) Akindele   45',   53'
Grana   45+1'
Figueroa   45+2'
Urruti   51'
Barrios   63'		 Report Sanchez   1'
Garcia   25'
E.Torres   25',   71', 86'
Garcia   80'
Manotas   90'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 13,339
September 9, 2017 28 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Colorado Rapids Houston
19:30 (CDT) Clark   55'
Alex   57'		 Report Ford   52'
Badji   80'   90+3'
Williams   82'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 18,105
September 16, 2017 29 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Houston Dynamo San Jose
21:30 (CDT) Hoesen   33'
Sarkodie   36'
Imperiale   86'		 Report Martinez   53'
Elis   81'
DeLaGarza   90+1'		 Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
September 23, 2017 30 New York City FC 1–1 Houston Dynamo East Hartford
14:00 (CDT) Moralez   6' Report Manotas   16' Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field[46]
Attendance: 10,165
September 27, 2017 31 Houston Dynamo 3-3 LA Galaxy Houston
19:30 (CDT) Cabezas   23'
Martinez   26',  61'
Elis   84' (pen.)		 Report DaMarcus Beasley   3' (o.g.)
Alessandrini   12'
Arellano   31'
Jamieson   47'
Diop   57'
J.dos Santos   61'
G.dos Santos   71'
Jones   90+2'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 16,062
September 30, 2017 32 Houston Dynamo 2-1 Minnesota United FC Houston
19:30 (CDT) Elis   69',  70'
Quioto   85',  85'		 Report Boxall   68'
Calvo   87'
Nicholson   90+1'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 16,133
October 11, 2017 27 Houston Dynamo 2-1 Sporting Kansas City Houston
19:00 (CDT) Clark   45'
Martínez   63'
Palmer-Brown   77' (o.g.)
Wenger   79'		 Report Medranda   33'
Ilie   87'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 15,724
Note: Rescheduled from August 26 due to Hurricane Harvey[47]
October 15, 2017 33 Sporting Kansas City 0-0 Houston Dynamo Kansas City
18:30 (CDT) Blessing   90+4' Report Torres   67'
DeLaGarza   85'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,083
October 22, 2017 34 Houston Dynamo 3-0 Chicago Fire Houston
15:00 (CDT) Leonardo   2'
Quioto   68'
Manotas   75'		 Report Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 20,456

Overall table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification[a]
1 Toronto FC (C, X) 34 20 5 9 74 37 +37 69 2018 CONCACAF Champions League
2 New York City FC 34 16 9 9 56 43 +13 57
3 Chicago Fire 34 16 11 7 61 47 +14 55
4 Atlanta United FC 34 15 9 10 70 40 +30 55
5 Columbus Crew 34 16 12 6 53 49 +4 54
6 Portland Timbers 34 15 11 8 60 50 +10 53
7 Seattle Sounders FC 34 14 9 11 52 39 +13 53
8 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 15 12 7 50 49 +1 52
9 New York Red Bulls 34 14 12 8 53 47 +6 50
10 Houston Dynamo 34 13 10 11 57 45 +12 50
11 Sporting Kansas City 34 12 9 13 40 29 +11 49 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
12 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 14 7 39 60 −21 46
13 FC Dallas 34 11 10 13 48 48 0 46
14 Real Salt Lake 34 13 15 6 49 55 −6 45
15 New England Revolution 34 13 15 6 53 61 −8 45
16 Philadelphia Union 34 11 14 9 50 47 +3 42
17 Montreal Impact 34 11 17 6 52 58 −6 39
18 Orlando City SC 34 10 15 9 39 58 −19 39
19 Minnesota United FC 34 10 18 6 47 70 −23 36
20 Colorado Rapids 34 9 19 6 31 51 −20 33
21 D.C. United 34 9 20 5 31 60 −29 32
22 LA Galaxy 34 8 18 8 45 67 −22 32
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (X) Supporters' Shield winner
Notes:
  1. ^
    CONCACAF Champions League
    Selection Procedure
    • Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.[48] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2017 season, the following teams qualified:
      1. The winner of MLS Cup 2017; this berth was reallocated to the best US team in aggregate points in both 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons (New York Red Bulls) as Toronto FC won the Cup.
      2. The winner of the 2017 U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City).
      Thus unlike previous seasons, the Supporters' Shield winner and the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield were not guaranteed a berth. Each qualifier entered at the second phase of the tournament.
      One Canada-based team qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams could not qualify through MLS):
      1. The winner of both the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

U.S. Open Cup edit

June 14, 2017 Fourth round North Carolina 2–3 (a.e.t.) Houston Dynamo Cary
18:30 (CDT) Miller   4'
da Luz   43'
Laing   69'		 Report Wenger   25'   87'
Remick   62'
Bird   66'
Luna   101'
Rodríguez   109'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,325
June 28, 2017 Fifth round Houston Dynamo 0–2 Sporting Kansas City Houston
17:30 (CDT) Bird   23'
Wenger   48'
Rodríguez   64'		 Report Espinoza   49'
Opara   61'
Gerso   90+1'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 6,095

MLS Cup Playoffs edit

October 26, 2017 Knockout round Houston Dynamo 1-0 a.e.t Sporting Kansas City Houston
8:30(CDT) Alberth Elis Report Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Conference Semifinals - Leg 1 Houston Dynamo 0-0 Portland Timbers Houston
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Conference Semifinals - Leg 2 Portland Timbers 1-2 Houston Dynamo Portland
Stadium: Providence Park
Conference Finals - Leg 1 Houston Dynamo 0 - 2 Seattle Sounders Houston
Report 2 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Conference Finals - Leg 2 Seattle Sounders 3 - 0 Houston Dynamo Seattle
3 Report 0 Stadium: CenturyLink Field

Player statistics edit

As of match played October 15, 2017

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   USA Tyler Deric 26 0 26 0 0 0
2 DF   USA Jalil Anibaba 10 0 4+4 0 2 0
3 DF   PAN Adolfo Machado 33 0 33 0 0 0
4 DF   SUI Philippe Senderos 2 0 2 0 0 0
5 MF   COL Juan David Cabezas 27 1 26+1 1 0 0
6 MF   USA Eric Alexander 12 0 11+1 0 0 0
7 MF   USA DaMarcus Beasley 24 0 22+2 0 0 0
8 MF   ENG Joe Holland 7 0 0+5 0 1+1 0
9 FW   MEX Erick Torres 27 14 23+4 14 0 0
10 MF   URU Vicente Sánchez 23 2 3+18 2 2 0
11 FW   USA Andrew Wenger 24 3 12+10 2 2 1
12 FW   HON Romell Quioto 22 7 14+8 7 0 0
13 MF   USA Ricardo Clark 28 0 26+2 0 0 0
14 MF   BRA Alex 33 2 28+4 2 1 0
15 DF   USA Dylan Remick 16 2 13+1 1 2 1
16 DF   USA Kevin Garcia 5 0 2+1 0 2 0
17 FW   HON Alberth Elis 26 10 18+8 10 0 0
18 MF   USA Memo Rodríguez 11 3 3+6 2 2 1
19 FW   COL Mauro Manotas 33 10 24+9 10 0 0
20 DF   GUM A. J. DeLaGarza 30 0 30 0 0 0
22 DF   BRA Leonardo 30 2 29+1 2 0 0
23 MF   HON José Escalante 4 0 0+3 0 0+1 0
25 MF   ARG Tomás Martínez 8 1 4+4 1 0 0
26 DF   USA Taylor Hunter 2 0 0 0 2 0
27 MF   HON Boniek García 21 0 12+8 0 0+1 0
28 MF   ENG Charlie Ward 3 0 0+1 0 2 0
31 GK   USA Joe Willis 10 0 8 0 2 0
Players eligible from Rio Grande Valley:
35 MF   USA Eric Bird 2 0 0 0 2 0
39 FW   MEX Rubén Luna 2 0 0 0 0+2 0
41 MF   JAM Jorginho James 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who left Houston Dynamo during the season:

Goal scorers edit

As of match played October 22, 2017

Place Position Nation Number Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
1 FW   9 Erick Torres 14 0 14
2 FW   17 Alberth Elis 10 0 10
3 FW   19 Mauro Manotas 10 0 10
4 FW   12 Romell Quioto 7 0 7
5 FW   11 Andrew Wenger 2 1 3
MF   18 Memo Rodríguez 2 1 3
7 MF   14 Alex 2 0 2
MF   10 Vicente Sánchez 2 0 2
DF   22 Leonardo 2 0 2
MF   25 Tomás Martínez 2 0 2
DF   15 Dylan Remick 1 1 2
10 MF   5 Juan David Cabezas 1 0 1
Own Goal 2 0 2
TOTALS 57 3 60

Assists edit

As of match played October 22, 2017

Place Position Nation Number Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
1 MF   14 Alex 10 0 10
2 MF   10 Vicente Sánchez 5 1 6
3 FW   19 Mauro Manotas 5 0 5
4 MF   27 Boniek Garcia 4 0 4
FW   17 Alberth Elis 4 0 4
6 FW   12 Romell Quioto 3 0 3
FW   9 Erick Torres 3 0 3
DF   20 A. J. DeLaGarza 3 0 3
9 MF   13 Ricardo Clark 2 0 2
FW   11 Andrew Wenger 2 0 2
DF   3 Adolfo Machado 2 0 2
10 MF   18 Memo Rodríguez 1 0 1
MF   6 Eric Alexander 1 0 1
MF   7 DaMarcus Beasley 1 0 1
DF   22 Leonardo 1 0 1
TOTALS 47 1 48

Disciplinary record edit

As of match played October 22, 2017

Number Nation Position Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
           
1   GK Tyler Deric 2 0 0 0 2 0
3   DF Adolfo Machado 5 0 0 0 5 0
5   DF Juan David Cabezas 7 0 0 0 7 0
9   FW Erick Torres Padilla 6 0 0 0 6 0
11   FW Andrew Wenger 2 0 2 0 4 0
12   FW Romell Quioto 4 0 0 0 4 0
13   MF Ricardo Clark 6 0 0 0 6 0
14   MF Alex 6 1 0 0 6 1
15   DF Dylan Remick 1 0 0 0 1 0
16   DF Kevin Garcia 1 0 0 0 1 0
17   FW Alberth Elis 8 0 0 0 8 0
18   MF Memo Rodríguez 0 0 1 0 1 0
19   FW Mauro Manotas 3 0 0 0 3 0
20   DF A. J. DeLaGarza 8 0 0 0 8 0
22   DF Leonardo 3 0 0 0 3 0
25   MF Tomás Martínez 2 0 0 0 2 0
27   MF Boniek García 4 0 0 0 4 0
31   GK Joe Willis 1 0 0 0 1 0
35   MF Eric Bird 0 0 2 0 2 0
39   FW Rubén Luna 0 0 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 69 1 6 0 75 1

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