Houston Dynamo 2018 football season
Houston Dynamo 2018 seasonOwner Gabriel Brener General manager Matt Jordan Head coach Wílmer Cabrera Stadium BBVA Compass Stadium MLS Conference: 9th Overall: 17th MLS Cup Playoffs Did Not Qualify 2018 U.S. Open Cup Winners Texas Derby Runner-up Top goalscorer League: Mauro Manotas (19 goals) All: Mauro Manotas (25 goals) Highest home attendance 22,320 vs LA Galaxy (May 5) Lowest home attendance 1,930 vs Minnesota United FC (June 18) Average home league attendance 16,906[1]
The 2018 Houston Dynamo season was the club 's 13th season of existence since joining Major League Soccer in the 2006 season.[2] The club entered the campaign coming off its 7th Conference Final appearance in 13 years, the most among any MLS team in that time span.[3] It was the team's second year under the leadership of Head Coach Wilmer Cabrera and fourth season under General Manager Matt Jordan .[4] On the front office end, it was Gabriel Brener's third season as majority owner and Chris Canetti's eighth as the President of Business Operations.[5] [6]
The Dynamo failed to make the MLS Cup Playoffs for the fourth time in five years but reached success in cup play, lifting its first U.S. Open Cup title - earning qualification to the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League .
Season Overview [ ]
Preseason [ ]
Main article: 2017 Houston Dynamo season
Roster [ ]
As of October 29, 2018 [7]
No.
Name
Nationality
Position
Date of birth (Age)
Signed from
Signed in
Apps.
Goals
Goalkeepers
1
Tyler Deric ( HGP )
GK
August 30, 1988 (age 30)
North Carolina Tar Heels
2009
83
0
18
Chris Seitz
GK
March 12, 1987 (age 31)
FC Dallas
2017
5
0
23
Joe Willis
GK
August 10, 1988 (age 30)
D.C. United
2015
63
0
26
Michael Nelson
GK
February 10, 1995 (age 23)
Southern Methodist University
2018
0
0
Defenders
2
Alejandro Fuenmayor
DF
August 29, 1996 (age 22)
Carabobo FC
2018
22
3
3
Adolfo Machado
DF
February 14, 1985, (age 33)
Saprissa
2017
54
0
4
Philippe Senderos
DF
February 14, 1985, (age 33)
Rangers
2017
10
4
7
DaMarcus Beasley
DF
May 24, 1982 (age 36)
Puebla
2014
116
3
14
Adam Lundkvist
DF
March 20, 1994 (age 24)
IF Elfsborg
2018
16
0
15
Dylan Remick
DF
May 19, 1991 (Age 27)
Seattle Sounders
2017
14
1
16
Kevin Garcia
DF
August 21, 1990 (age 28)
Rio Grande Valley
2016
18
1
20
A. J. DeLaGarza
DF
November 4, 1987 (age 30)
LA Galaxy
2017
34
0
22
Leonardo
DF
February 5, 1988 (age 30)
LA Galaxy
2017
54
3
30
Conor Donovan
DF
January 8, 1996 (age 22)
Rio Grande Valley
2018
0
0
33
Jared Watts
DF
February 3, 1992 (age 26)
Colorado Rapids
2018
7
0
Midfielders
5
Juan David Cabezas
MF
February 27, 1991 (age 27)
Deportivo Cali
2017
33
1
6
Eric Alexander
MF
April 14, 1988 (age 30)
Montreal Impact
2016
43
1
8
Memo Rodríguez (HGP )
MF
December 27, 1995 (age 22)
Rio Grande Valley
2017
28
3
10
Tomás Martínez (DP )
MF
March 7, 1995 (age 23)
Braga
2017
41
7
11
Andrew Wenger
MF
December 15, 1990 (age 27)
Philadelphia Union
2016
76
10
12
Arturo Alvarez
MF
June 28, 1985 (age 33)
Chicago Fire
2018
18
0
13
Luis Gil
MF
November 14, 1993 (age 24)
loan from Querétaro F.C.
2018
12
0
24
Darwin Cerén
MF
December 31, 1989 (age 28)
San Jose Earthquakes
2018
24
1
25
Eric Bird
MF
April 8, 1993 (age 25)
Rio Grande Valley
2017
6
0
27
Boniek García
MF
September 4, 1984 (age 34)
Olimpia
2012
169
13
Forwards
9
Mauro Manotas
ST
July 15, 1995 (age 23)
Uniautónoma
2015
97
35
17
Alberth Elis (DP )
ST
February 12, 1996 (age 22)
Monterrey
2017
56
21
19
Mac Steeves
ST
July 31, 1994 (age 24)
Providence College
2018
3
0
21
Ronaldo Peña
ST
March 10, 1997 (age 21)
Caracas FC
2018
9
1
31
Romell Quioto
ST
August 9, 1991 (age 27)
CD Olimpia
2017
54
13
Player movement [ ]
In [ ]
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
Date
Player
Position
Previous Club
Notes
Ref
December 7, 2017
Juan David Cabezas
MF
Deportivo Cali
Full Rights Purchased
[8]
December 10, 2017
Arturo Alvarez
MF
Chicago Fire
Trade
[9]
December 13, 2017
Alberth Elis
FW
C.F. Monterrey
Full Rights Purchased, Designated Player
[10]
December 15, 2017
Chris Seitz
GK
FC Dallas
Free Agent
[11]
December 22, 2017
Eric Bird
MF
RGV FC Toros
Signed
[12]
January 16, 2018
Alejandro Fuenmayor
DF
Caraboba FC
Full Rights Purchased
[13]
January 19, 2018
Darwin Ceren
MF
San Jose Earthquakes
Trade
[14]
January 19, 2018
Michael Nelson
GK
Southern Methodist University (College)
MLS SuperDraft
[15]
January 19, 2018
Mac Steeves
FW
Providence College
MLS SuperDraft
[16]
March 28, 2018
Jared Watts
DF
Colorado Rapids
Trade
[17]
April 26, 2018
Adam Lundqvist
DF
IF Elfsborg
Full Rights Purchased
[18]
July 5, 2018
Ronaldo Peña
FW
Caracas FC
Full Rights Purchased
[19]
Out [ ]
Date
Player
Position
Destination Club
Notes
Ref
December 5, 2017
Alex
MF
Suwon FC
Contract expired
[20]
December 5, 2017
Christian Lucatero
MF
Club Necexa
Contract option declined
[20]
December 5, 2017
Rico Clark
MF
Columbus Crew SC
Contract option declined
[20]
December 5, 2017
Taylor Hunter
DF
Colorado Springs Switchbacks
Contract option declined
[20]
December 5, 2017
Vicente Sánchez
FW
Retired
Contract option declined
[20]
December 5, 2017
Jalil Anibaba
DF
New England Revolution
Contract option declined
[20]
December 5, 2017
Calle Brown
GK
Seattle Sounders
Contract option declined
[20]
December 5, 2017
Joe Holland
MF
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Contract option declined
[20]
January 25, 2018
Erick Torres
FW
Pumas UNAM
Transfer
[21]
May 9, 2018
Charlie Ward
MF
San Antonio FC
Waived
[22]
June 5, 2018
George Malki
DF
Waived
[23]
Loans [ ]
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
In [ ]
Coaching staff [ ]
As of 17 January 2018[25]
Name
Position
Wilmer Cabera
Head Coach
Michael Dellorusso
First Assistant Coach
Davy Arnaud
Assistant Coach
Paul Rogers
Goalkeeper Coach
Paul Caffrey
Sports Performance Director/ Fitness Coach
Steve Fell
Assistant Fitness Coach
Oliver Gage
Head of Performance Analyst / Technical Recruitment
Competitions [ ]
Major League Soccer [ ]
Matches [ ]
Win
Draw
Loss
Houston Dynamo v Atlanta United
Houston Dynamo v Vancouver Whitecaps FC
March 10 1 2 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC show Houston, Texas 5:00 PM CST
Senderos 29' Elis 39' Cerén 65'
Report
Teibert 12' Kamara 28' (pen) Shea 49' Marinovic 88'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 16,082 Referee:
D.C. United v Houston Dynamo
March 17 1 3 D.C. United 2–2 Houston Dynamo show Germantown, Maryland 12:30 PM CDT
Acosta 22' 90+7' Mattocks 50' Mora 83'
Report
Alexander 1' Elis 30' Manotas 31'
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 5,128 Referee: David Gantar
Houston Dynamo v New England Revolution
March 31 1 4 Houston Dynamo 0–2 New England Revolution show Houston, Texas 7:30 PM CDT
Beasley 35' Machado 69' Fuenmayor 86'
Report
Bunbury 15' Somi 52' Fagúndez 64' Penilla 71'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 17,156 Referee: Sorin Stoica
San Jose Earthquakes v Houston Dynamo
April 14 1 5 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Houston Dynamo show San Jose, California 9:30 PM CDT
Eriksson 26' Affolter 31' Wondolowski 71' Hyka 85'
Report
Martínez 36' , 48' Manotas 63' Elis 65' Machado 87' Cerén 90+2'
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 17,822 Referee: Nima Saghafi
Houston Dynamo v Toronto FC
Houston Dynamo v LA Galaxy
May 5 1 8 Houston Dynamo 3–2 LA Galaxy show Houston, Texas 7:30 PM CDT
Fuenmayor 3' Quioto 47' Rodriguez 90'
Report
Kitchen 20' Ciani 34' Cole 36' Giovani 39' Kamara 85'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 22,320 Referee: Alan Kelly
Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Houston Dynamo
Chicago Fire v Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo v New York City FC
May 25 11 Houston Dynamo 3–1 New York City FC show Houston, Texas 8:00 PM CDT
Fuenmayor 16' , 21' Martínez 69' Elis 80' , 80'
Report
Villa 6' , 36' Callens 89'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 18,123 Referee: Allen Chapman
Real Salt Lake v Houston Dynamo
Montreal Impact v Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo v Colorado Rapids
Sporting Kansas City v Houston Dynamo
Colorado Rapids v Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo v FC Dallas
July 21 19 Houston Dynamo 1–1 FC Dallas show Houston, Texas 8:00 PM CDT
Manotas 8' Machado 60' Rodriguez 87'
Report
Hedges 1'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 19,295 Referee: Hilario Grajeda
Houston Dynamo v Philadelphia Union
July 25 20 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Philadelphia Union show Houston, Texas 8:00 PM CDT
Manotas 10' Martinez 59' Cerén 90+2' Fuenmayor 90+5'
Report
Bedoya 34' Rosenberry 45+1' McKenzie 53' Sapong 65' Burke 70' Picault 90+6'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 13,094 Referee: Joseph Dickerson
Portland Timbers v Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo v Sporting Kansas City
August 4 22 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Sporting Kansas City show Houston, Texas 8:00 PM CDT
Quioto 4' Fuenmayor 14' Elis 15' , 90+8' García 19' Willis 70' Peña 80' Cerén 90+4'
Report
Sinovic 22' Rubio 74' , 90+2'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 14,675 Referee: Chris Penso
Columbus Crew SC v Houston Dynamo
August 11 23 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Houston Dynamo show Columbus, Ohio 6:30 PM CDT
Zardes 56' , 90+1' P. Santos 90+7'
Report
Leonardo 80' Lundqvist 86'
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 15,891 Referee: Mark Geiger
Houston Dynamo v Real Salt Lake
August 18 24 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Real Salt Lake show Houston, Texas 8:00 PM CDT
O. García 36'
Report
Ruiz 33' Herrera 58' Kreilach 82' Sunny 87' Savarino 90' Rusnák 90+3' , 90+10' (pen)
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 15,072 Referee: Armando Villarreal
Houston Dynamo v FC Dallas
New York Red Bulls v Houston Dynamo
August 29 26 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Houston Dynamo show Harrison, New Jersey 7:00 PM CDT
White 55'
Report
Leonardo 89'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 15,042 Referee: Robert Sibiga
FC Dallas v Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo v Portland Timbers
September 15 28 Houston Dynamo 4–1 Portland Timbers show Houston, Texas 7:30 PM CDT
Elis 32' Manotas 39' , 65' , 71' Fuenmayor 81'
Report
Fuenmayor 9' (o.g. ) Valentin 31' Ebobisse 34'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 15,256 Referee: Jair Marrufo
Orlando City SC v Houston Dynamo
September 22 29 Orlando City SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo show Orlando, Florida 6:30 PM CDT
Wenger 33'
Report
Spector 24' Ascues 73' Dwyer 90+1' Yotun 90+4'
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 23,723 Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Houston Dynamo v San Jose Earthquakes
September 29 30 Houston Dynamo 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes show Houston, Texas 7:30 PM CDT
Manotas 56' Martínez 52' , 68' Quioto 87'
Report
Kashia 11' Wondolowski 37' (pen) Fuenmayor 45' (og)
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 17,136 Referee: Hilario Grajeda
Seattle Sounders FC v Houston Dynamo
October 8 31 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 Houston Dynamo show Seattle, Washington 9:30 P.M. CDT
Bruin 18' C. Roldan 34' Rodríguez 64' , 73'
Boxscore
Cabezas 55' Leonardo 76' Beasley 87'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,518 Referee: Drew Fischer
Los Angeles FC v Houston Dynamo
October 12 32 Los Angeles FC 4–2 Houston Dynamo show Los Angeles, California 9:00 PM CDT
Silva 19' Nguyen 35' Vela 44' (pen) , 78' Diomande 53' Zimmerman 58'
Report
Manotas 33' Deric 44' Cerén 45+1' Wenger 80'
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Alan Kelly
Houston Dynamo v Seattle Sounders FC
LA Galaxy v Houston Dynamo
League Tables
Western Conference
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Sporting Kansas City
34
18
8
8
65
40
+25
62
Conference Semi-finals [a]
2
Seattle Sounders FC
34
18
11
5
52
37
+15
59
3
Los Angeles FC
34
16
9
9
68
52
+16
57
Knockout round
4
FC Dallas
34
16
9
9
52
44
+8
57
5
Portland Timbers
34
15
10
9
54
48
+6
54
6
Real Salt Lake
34
14
13
7
55
58
−3
49
7
LA Galaxy
34
13
12
9
66
64
+2
48
8
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
34
13
13
8
54
67
−13
47
9
Houston Dynamo
34
10
16
8
58
58
0
38
10
Minnesota United FC
34
11
20
3
49
71
−22
36
11
Colorado Rapids
34
8
19
7
36
63
−27
31
12
San Jose Earthquakes
34
4
21
9
49
71
−22
21
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 goal differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
^ 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 .[26]
Overall
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification[a]
15
Montreal Impact
34
14
16
4
47
53
−6
46
16
New England Revolution
34
10
13
11
49
55
−6
41
17
Houston Dynamo
34
10
16
8
58
58
0
38
2019 CONCACAF Champions League
18
Minnesota United FC
34
11
20
3
49
71
−22
36
19
Toronto FC
34
10
18
6
59
64
−5
36
2019 CONCACAF Champions League
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
Notes:
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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.[27] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2018 season, the following teams qualified:
The winner of MLS Cup 2018 (Atlanta United FC);
The winner of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup (Houston Dynamo)
Thus unlike previous seasons, the Supporters' Shield winner and the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters' Shield werw not guaranteed a berth. Each qualifier entered at the second phase of the tournament.
One Canada-based team qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League , also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams could not qualify through MLS):
The winner of the 2018 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)
U.S. Open Cup [ ]
Main article: 2018 U.S. Open Cup
Win
Draw
Loss
Houston Dynamo v NTX Rayados
June 6 Fourth Round Houston Dynamo 5–0 NTX Rayados show Houston, Texas 7:30 PM CDT
Rodríguez 55' , 71' (pen)
Padilla 65' Quintanilla 68' , 90+2' Senderos 74' Zaldívar 88'
Report
Burciaga 9' 70'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 6,212 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Houston Dynamo v Sporting Kansas City
Houston Dynamo v Philadelphia Union
September 26 Final Houston Dynamo 3–0 Philadelphia Union show Houston, Texas 7:00 PM CDT
Manotas 4' (Elis ) , 25' , 61' Martínez 53' Trusty 65' (og) O. García 69'
Report
Dočkal 51'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 16,060 Referee: Nima Saghafi Assistant referees: Cameron BlanchardAssistant referees: Kyle Atkins Fourth official: Alejandro Mariscal
Player Statistics [ ]
Appearances, goals, and assists [ ]
As of October 29, 2018
Disciplinary Record [ ]
As of October 29, 2018
References [ ]
^ "2018 MLS Attendance - Soccer Stadium Digest" . Soccer Stadium Digest . Retrieved November 3, 2018 .
^ "Dynamo History" . Houston Dynamo . 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2018-01-18 .
^ "Houston Dynamo Western Conference Championship match sold out" . Houston Dynamo . 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2018-01-18 .
^ "Team Staff" . Houston Dynamo . 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2018-01-18 .
^ "President of Business Operations Chris Canetti" . Houston Dynamo . 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2018-01-18 .
^ "Brener International Group" . Houston Dynamo . 2015-12-15. Retrieved 2018-01-18 .
^ "Houston Dynamo 2018 Roster" . mlssoccer.com. December 31, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019 .
^ "Houston Dynamo acquire midfielder Juan David Cabezas on full transfer" . Houston Dynamo . 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2018-01-20 .
^ "Houston Dynamo acquire midfielder Arturo Álvarez from Chicago Fire" . Houston Dynamo . 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2018-01-20 .
^ "Houston Dynamo acquire forward Alberth Elis on full transfer" . Houston Dynamo . 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2018-01-20 .
^ "Houston Dynamo sign goalkeeper Chris Seitz" . Houston Dynamo . 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2018-01-20 .
^ "Houston Dynamo sign midfielder Eric Bird from RGV FC" . Houston Dynamo . 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2018-01-20 .
^ "Houston Dynamo sign Venezuelan defender Alejandro Fuenmayor" . Houston Dynamo . 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2018-01-20 .
^ "Houston Dynamo acquire midfielder Darwin Cerén from San Jose Earthquakes" . Houston Dynamo . 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2018-01-20 .
^ "Houston Dynamo sign Swiss defender Philippe Senderos" . Houston Dynamo. 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2017-08-07 .
^ "Dynamo select forward Mac Steeves with 43rd overall pick at 2018 MLS SuperDraft" . Houston Dynamo . 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2018-01-20 .
^ "Houston Dynamo acquire defender Jared Watts from Colorado Rapids" . houstondynamo.com . March 28, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018 .
^ Rodriguez, Alicia (April 26, 2018). "Houston Dynamo sign Swedish defender Adam Lundqvist" . mlssoccer.com . Retrieved June 5, 2018 .
^ "Houston Dynamo acquire forward Ronaldo Peña on full transfer from Caracas FC" . houstondynamo.com . July 5, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018 .
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h "Dynamo announce roster moves as season comes to a close" . Houston Dynamo . December 5, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
^ "Houston Dynamo transfer forward Erick Torres to Pumas UNAM" . houstondynamo.com . January 25, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018 .
^ "SAFC signs former MLS midfielder" . San Antonio Express-News . Retrieved 2018-06-10 .
^ "Houston Dynamo make roster moves ahead of Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup match" . Houston Dynamo . June 5, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2019 .
^ "Houston Dynamo acquire midfielder Luis Gil on loan from Querétaro FC" . houstondynamo.com . April 23, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018 .
^ "Team Staff" . Houston Dynamo . 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2018-01-18 .
^ Strauss, Brian (April 6, 2017). "MLS clubs have resolution over qualifying for future CCL after format change" . Sports Illustrated . Retrieved April 6, 2017 .
^ Strauss, Brian (April 6, 2017). "MLS clubs have resolution over qualifying for future CCL after format change" . Sports Illustrated . Retrieved April 6, 2017 .
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Owners
Gabriel Brener
Oscar De La Hoya
Jake Silverstein
Ben Guill
James Harden
General Manager
Matt Jordan
Head Coach
Tab Ramos
Major honors (3)
MLS Cup (2)U.S. Open Cup (1)
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