FC Dallas 2009 football season
The 2009 FC Dallas season was the fourteenth season of the team's existence. It began on March 21 with a 3–1 home loss to the Chicago Fire and ended with a 2–1 away loss to Seattle Sounders FC on October 24. A win in that game would have sent the team to the playoffs.
Squad [ ]
First-team squad [ ]
As of June 20, 2009. [2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Club [ ]
Management [ ]
Position
Staff
General Manager
Head Coach
Schellas Hyndman
Assistant Coach
John Ellinger
Assistant Coach
Marco Ferruzzi
Goalkeeper Coach
Head Athletic Trainer
Equipment Manager
Last updated: April 18, 2009 Source: FC Dallas
Other information [ ]
Owner
Clark Hunt
Ground (capacity and dimensions)
Pizza Hut Park (20,500 / N/A)
Source: FC Dallas
Competitions [ ]
Overall [ ]
Competition
Started round
Current position / round
Final position / round
First match
Last match
MLS
—
—
March 21, 2009
Updated to match played April 15, 2008 Source: Competitions
Major League Soccer [ ]
Standings [ ]
Pos
Club
Pts
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
1
Los Angeles Galaxy
48
30
12
6
12
36
31
+5
2
Houston Dynamo
48
30
13
8
9
39
29
+10
3
Seattle Sounders FC
47
30
12
7
11
38
29
+9
4
Chivas USA
45
30
13
11
6
34
31
+3
5
Real Salt Lake
40
30
11
12
7
43
35
+8
6
Colorado Rapids
40
30
10
10
10
42
38
+4
7
FC Dallas
39
30
11
13
6
50
47
+4
8
San Jose Earthquakes
30
30
7
14
9
36
50
−14
2009 MLS Cup Playoffs
2009 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card)
Source:[citation needed ]
(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion
^Note 1 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup , as it is a Canadian-based team. If they qualify for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team not already qualified will be given a berth. Similarly, they cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Soccer Championship . If they qualify for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified will qualify.
^Note 2 - The winner of the 2009 MLS Supporters' Shield (Columbus Crew) and the winner of MLS Cup 2009 (Real Salt Lake) qualified for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage . The runner-up of MLS Cup 2009 (Los Angeles Galaxy) and the winner of the 2009 U.S. Open Cup (Seattle Sounders) qualified for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round .
^Note 3 - SuperLiga 2010 berths are awarded to the top 4 finishing teams from MLS who do not qualify for Champions League (Houston, Chicago, Chivas USA and New England).
Results summary [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
Pts
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
30
39
11
13
6
50
47
+3
8
3
4
28
19
+9
3
10
2
22
28
−6
Last updated: October 24, 2009
Source: Major League Soccer
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Ground H H A A H A A A H H A H H H A H A A H H A A H A A H H A H A Result L L L T W L L L T T W T L W T W L L W W L L T W L W W W W L
Updated to match(es) played on October 24, 2009. Source:
FC Dallas A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
L = Loss;
T = Tie
Matches [ ]
Win
Tie
Loss
MLS [ ]
See also: 2009 Major League Soccer season
Toronto FC v FC Dallas
April 19, 2009 5 Toronto FC 2–3 FC Dallas show Frisco, Texas , USA
Serioux 46+' Barrett 59' Barrett 70'
Report
Moor 25' Cooper 44' , 84' (pen. )
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 6,183 Referee: Tim Weyland
FC Dallas v Chivas USA
April 25, 2009 6 FC Dallas 0–2 Chivas USA show Carson, California USA
Sala 25' Saragosa 60'
Report
Harris 1' 89' Chijindu 32' Harris 68' Eskandarian 91+'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 14,611 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
FC Dallas v D.C. United
May 2, 2009 7 FC Dallas 1–2 D.C. United show Washington, D.C. USA
Rocha 28' Cooper 45'
Report
Moreno 56' , 66' Jakovic 62'
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 14,225 Referee: Ricardo Salazar
FC Dallas v Houston Dynamo
Seattle Sounders v FC Dallas
May 16, 2009 9 Seattle Sounders 1–1 FC Dallas show Frisco, Texas USA19:30 CDT
Hurtado 18' Zakuani 48+' Marshall 64'
Report
Rocha 20' Rocha 48+' Saragosa 75' Guarda 80'
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 8,247 Referee: Terry Vaughn
Los Angeles Galaxy v FC Dallas
May 23, 2009 10 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 FC Dallas show Frisco, Texas USA
Donovan 3' Lewis 26' Gonzalez 33' Tudela 42'
Report
Saragosa 25' Moor 31' Ricchetti 32' Rocha 41' Guarda 74'
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 9,595 Referee: Paul Ward
San Jose Earthquakes v FC Dallas
Houston Dynamo v FC Dallas
June 13, 2009 13 Texas Derby Houston Dynamo 3–1 FC Dallas show Frisco, Texas USA
Weaver 12' , 63' Mulrooney 37'
Report [permanent dead link ]
Rocha 40' Moor 67'
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 8,580 Referee: Mark Geiger
Columbus Crew v FC Dallas
FC Dallas v Colorado Rapids
New York Red Bulls v FC Dallas
FC Dallas v Colorado Rapids
FC Dallas v Real Salt Lake
Kansas City Wizards v FC Dallas
August 1, 2009 19 Kansas City Wizards 0–6 FC Dallas show Frisco, Texas USA
Arnaud 49' Wolff 62' López 68'
Report
Cunningham 39' , 66 (pen.)' , 75' , 89' Ferreira 42' , 78'
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 10,317 Referee: Andrew Chapin
Houston Dynamo v FC Dallas
FC Dallas v Columbus Crew
August 15, 2009 21 Pioneer Cup FC Dallas 0–2 Columbus Crew show Columbus, Ohio USA
Benitez 52'
Report
Marshall 10' O'Rourke 66' Gaven 87'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 19,115 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
FC Dallas v New York Red Bulls
FC Dallas v Los Angeles Galaxy
FC Dallas v Kansas City Wizards
Real Salt Lake v FC Dallas
September 26, 2009 26 Real Salt Lake 0–3 FC Dallas show Frisco, Texas USA
Movsisyan 79' Williams 84'
Report
Cunningham 5' , 87' Ferreira 10'
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Referee: Kevin Stott
FC Dallas v San Jose Earthquakes
Colorado Rapids v FC Dallas
October 17, 2009 29 Colorado Rapids 1–2 FC Dallas show Frisco, Texas USA
Gibbs 3' LaBrocca 78' Noonan 71' Holody 82'
Report
John 4' Hernández 51' McCarty 58' Sala 62' Ihemelu 66' John 75' Harris 85'
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 15,243 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
FC Dallas v Seattle Sounders
October 24, 2009 30 FC Dallas 1–2 Seattle Sounders show Seattle, Washington USA19:30 PST
Harris 14' Pearce 26' Harris 38' Ihemelu 70'
Report
Alonso 57' Evans 60' Jaqua 61' Evans 84'
Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 33,108 Referee: Baldomero Toledo
U.S. Open Cup qualification [ ]
FC Dallas v D.C. United
March 28, 2009 Qualification FC Dallas 0–2 D.C. United show Washington, D.C.
Report
Fred 21' Barklage 66'
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,163 Referee: Jeff Gontarek
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