FC Dallas 2012 football season
FC Dallas 2012 season Owner Clark Hunt Head coach Schellas Hyndman Stadium FC Dallas Stadium U.S. Open Cup Third Round Brimstone Cup Runners-Up Texas Derby Runners-Up Pioneer Cup Runners-Up Highest home attendance 22,565 vs. Los Angeles Galaxy (July 28, 2012) Lowest home attendance 10,069 vs. Real Salt Lake (April 25, 2012) Average home league attendance 14,199
The 2012 FC Dallas season is the seventeenth of the team's existence. The team's first game was on March 11 at FC Dallas Stadium . The team failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2009.
Miscellany [ ]
Allocation ranking [ ]
FC Dallas is in the #11 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking . The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club’s ranking.[1]
International roster spots [ ]
FC Dallas has 8 MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2012 season. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots and there have been no reported trades involving FC Dallas.
Future draft pick trades [ ]
Future picks acquired: * 2013 MLS SuperDraft round 2 pick from Toronto FC .
Future picks traded: * 2013 MLS SuperDraft round 2 pick (Dallas' natural selection) to Philadelphia Union .
MLS [ ]
Main article: 2012 Major League Soccer season
Overall [ ]
Competition
Started round
Current position / round
Final position / round
First match
Last match
Major League Soccer
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C:6th O:12th
March 17, 2012
October 28, 2012
U.S. Open Cup
Third round
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Third round
May 29, 2012
May 29, 2012
Updated to match played August 19, 2012 Source: Competitions
Regular-season standings [ ]
Western Conference
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
San Jose Earthquakes (SS, W1)
34
19
6
9
72
43
+29
66
2012 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2
Real Salt Lake
34
17
11
6
46
35
+11
57
3
Seattle Sounders FC
34
15
8
11
51
33
+18
56
4
LA Galaxy
34
16
12
6
59
47
+12
54
2012 MLS Cup Knockout Round
5
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
34
11
13
10
35
41
−6
43
6
FC Dallas
34
9
13
12
42
47
−5
39
7
Colorado Rapids
34
11
19
4
44
50
−6
37
8
Portland Timbers
34
8
16
10
34
56
−22
34
9
Chivas USA
34
7
18
9
24
58
−34
30
Updated to match(es) played on October 28, 2012. Source:
MLS
Major League Soccer results [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
30
9
9
12
35
38
−3
36
6
7
3
19
14
+5
3
2
9
16
24
−8
Major League Soccer [ ]
Win
Draw
Loss
Postponed
FC Dallas v New York Red Bulls
March 11 1 FC Dallas 2–1 New York Red Bulls show Frisco, Texas USA 19:30 CDT
Benítez 38' Loyd 11' Villar 61'
McCarty 5' Tainio 68' Cooper 78' Palsson 88'
Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 20,906
FC Dallas v Portland Timbers
March 17 2 FC Dallas 1–1 Portland Timbers show Frisco, Texas USA
Perez 22'
Recap
Nagbe 51' (pen. )
Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 12,203
Sporting Kansas City v FC Dallas
FC Dallas v New England Revolution
April 5 5 FC Dallas 1–0 New England Revolution show Frisco, Texas USA
Ihemelu 90+5'
Recap
Joseph 64' Tierney 79'
Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 11,043 Referee: Juan Guzman
FC Dallas v Montreal Impact
April 14 6 FC Dallas 2–1 Montreal Impact show Frisco, Texas USA
Castillo 28' Perez 77' Shea 88'
Recap
Corradi 18' 61' (pen. ) Felipe 22' Wahl 45+1'
Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 16,164
FC Dallas v Real Salt Lake
April 25 8 FC Dallas 1–1 Real Salt Lake show Frisco, Texas USA
Shea 46'
Recap
Johnson 27' Bonfigki 72'
Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 10,069
Los Angeles Galaxy v FC Dallas
April 28 9 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 FC Dallas show Carson, California USA
Gaudette 60' Cristman 83' Noonan 90+2' Beckham 90+5'
Recap
Shea 4' 61' Castillo 19' Benitez 48'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 23,249
FC Dallas v Colorado Rapids
May 6 10 FC Dallas 0–2 Colorado Rapids show Frisco, Texas USA
Hernández 25' 34' Perez 36'
Recap
Cascio 38' Castrillon 44' 61' Rivero 74'
Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 11,702
FC Dallas v Seattle Sounders
May 9 11 FC Dallas 0–2 Seattle Sounders show Frisco, Texas USA
John 57'
Recap
Burch 30' Parke 42' Scott 75' Montero 68' , 71' 81'
Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 10,092
Columbus Crew v FC Dallas
May 12 12 Pioneer Cup Columbus Crew 2–1 FC Dallas show Columbus, Ohio USA
Meram 52' 67' Miranda 72' Mirosevic 80'
Recap
Castillo 22' 60' Loyd 43' 63' Jacobson 45'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,120
FC Dallas v Philadelphia Union
Real Salt Lake v FC Dallas
May 26 15 Real Salt Lake 3–2 FC Dallas show Sandy, Utah USA
Alvarez 37' Saborio 59' , 76' Borchers 90+3' Espindola 90+6'
Recap
Hedges 75' Perez 85'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,341
Houston Dynamo v FC Dallas
June 16 16 Texas Derby Houston Dynamo 2–1 FC Dallas show Houston, Texas USA
Bruin 3' Ashe 20' Moffat 76'
Recap
Jackson 59' Benitez 63' Castillo 67'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 22,039
FC Dallas v Chivas USA
June 23 17 FC Dallas 0–0 Chivas USA show Frisco, Texas USA
Recap
Minda 90+2'
Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 13,846
FC Dallas v Toronto FC
July 4 18 FC Dallas 1–1 Toronto FC show Frisco, Texas USA
Loyd 5'
Recap
Koevermans 31' Eckersley 37' Johnson 43' Frings 79'
Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 21,508
Colorado Rapids v FC Dallas
FC Dallas v Portland Timbers
FC Dallas v Los Angeles Galaxy
July 28 23 FC Dallas 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy show Frisco, Texas USA
John 89'
Recap
Magee 62' DeLaGarza 65' Sarvas 69'
Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 22,565
Portland Timbers v FC Dallas
August 5 24 Portland Timbers 1–1 FC Dallas show Portland, Oregon USA
Songo'o 23' Chara 70' Jewsbury 79'
Recap
Loyd 36' 52' Sealy 51'
Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 20,438
FC Dallas v Colorado Rapids
August 11 25 FC Dallas 3–2 Colorado Rapids show Frisco, Texas USA
Recap
Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 10,222
Real Salt Lake v FC Dallas
August 18 27 Real Salt Lake 1–2 FC Dallas show Sandy, Utah USA
Recap
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,281
Los Angeles Galaxy v FC Dallas
August 26 28 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 FC Dallas show Carson, California USA
Recap
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 21,933
FC Dallas v Seattle Sounders
September 2 29 FC Dallas 1–1 Seattle Sounders show Frisco, Texas USA
Recap
Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 12,811
Chivas USA v FC Dallas
October 7 32 Chivas USA 1 - 1 FC Dallas show Carson, California USA
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Seattle Sounders v FC Dallas
October 21 33 Seattle Sounders 3 - 1 FC Dallas show Seattle, Washington USA
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
FC Dallas v Chivas USA
October 28 34 FC Dallas 2 - 2 Chivas USA show Frisco, Texas USA
Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 15,805
U.S. Open Cup [ ]
Main article: 2012 U.S. Open Cup
Match results [ ]
Goals [ ]
Last updated: 19 August 2012
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Jerseys [ ]
Type
Shirt
Shorts
Socks
First appearance / Info
Home
Red / White hoops
Red
Red
Away
Blue / White hoops
Blue
Blue
Away Alt.
Blue / White hoops
Grey
Blue
MLS , May 23 against Chicago
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