2009 Houston Dynamo season

Houston Dynamo
2009 season
Chairman United States Philip Anschutz
Manager United States Dominic Kinnear
Average home league attendance 17,624[1]
Home colors
Away colors

The 2009 Houston Dynamo season was the fourth season of the Houston club franchise. It began on March 21, 2009 with a 1-1 draw against the Columbus Crew and ended with a 2-0 loss to the Los Angeles Galaxy in the Western Conference final on November 13, 2009 at the Home Depot Center.

Squad

First-team squad

As of September 15, 2009.[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 United States GK Tally Hall
2 United States DF Eddie Robinson
4 United States DF Ryan Cochrane
5 United States MF Daniel Cruz
6 United States MF Erik Ustruck
7 Mexico FW Luis Ángel Landín
8 United States MF Richard Mulrooney
9 United States MF Brian Mullan
10 United States FW Abe Thompson
11 United States MF Brad Davis
13 United States MF Ricardo Clark
15 United States FW Cam Weaver
16 United States DF Craig Waibel
No. Position Player
17 United States DF Mike Chabala
18 Canada GK Pat Onstad
19 United States MF John Michael Hayden
20 United States MF Geoff Cameron
22 United States MF Stuart Holden
23 Ghana FW Dominic Oduro
24 United States DF Wade Barrett (captain)
25 United States FW Brian Ching (vice-captain)
26 United States MF Corey Ashe
30 United States GK Tyler Deric
31 Canada DF Andrew Hainault
32 United States DF Bobby Boswell

Transfers

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 United States GK Tally Hall
3 Trinidad and Tobago DF Julius James
5 United States MF Daniel Cruz
7 Mexico FW Luis Ángel Landín
No. Position Player
10 United States FW Abe Thompson
14 Nigeria FW Ade Akinbiyi
30 United States GK Tyler Deric
31 Canada DF Andrew Hainault

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 England GK Tony Caig (Option not picked up)
3 United States MF Johnny Alcaraz (Released)
4 United States DF Patrick Ianni (To Seattle Sounders FC, trade)
5 United States FW Kyle Brown (Released)
10 Sierra Leone FW Kei Kamara (To Kansas City Wizards, trade)
14 Nigeria FW Ade Akinbiyi (Released)
No. Position Player
21 United States MF Nick Hatzke
23 United States DF Stephen Wondolowski (Waived)
27 United States FW Nate Jaqua (To Seattle Sounders FC, expansion draft)
30 United States GK Corbin Waller (Released)
99 Ivory Coast FW Guy-Roland Kpene (Released)

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalMajor League Soccer MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States Tally Hall 7 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 1
2 DF United States Eddie Robinson 5 1 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 2+1 1
4 DF United States Ryan Cochrane 9 0 4+2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
5 MF United States Danny Cruz 11 0 0+6 0 0 0 3 0 1+1 0
6 MF United States Erik Ustruck 8 0 0+2 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
7 MF Mexico Luis Ángel Landín 10 1 5+2 1 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF United States Richard Mulrooney 17 1 14 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
9 MF United States Brian Mullan 38 0 23+2 0 3 0 1+2 0 5+2 0
10 FW United States Abe Thompson 3 1 0+1 1 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
11 MF United States Brad Davis 39 5 26+1 5 3 0 1+1 0 7 0
13 MF United States Ricardo Clark 29 1 22 1 3 0 0 0 4 0
15 FW United States Cam Weaver 13 4 4+4 3 0+2 0 0 0 1+2 1
16 DF United States Craig Waibel 18 1 8+5 1 0 0 0 0 5 0
17 MF United States Mike Chabala 24 0 12+3 0 2 0 2+1 0 2+2 0
18 GK Canada Pat Onstad 37 0 30 0 3 0 0 0 4 0
19 MF United States John Michael Hayden 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
20 MF United States Geoff Cameron 41 5 29 2 3 0 1+1 2 5+2 1
22 MF United States Stuart Holden 36 8 26 6 3 0 0 0 3+4 2
23 FW Ghana Dominic Oduro 27 3 7+9 1 3 0 3 2 5 0
24 DF United States Wade Barrett 19 0 11+1 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
25 FW United States Brian Ching 29 10 18+1 8 3 1 0 0 5+2 1
26 MF United States Corey Ashe 37 2 13+14 0 0+2 0 2+1 1 3+2 1
30 GK United States Tyler Deric 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF Canada Andrew Hainault 28 1 19+1 1 3 0 1 0 4 0
32 DF United States Bobby Boswell 41 2 29 0 3 0 3 1 4+2 1
  Own goals for 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who left the club during the season: (Statistics shown are the appearances made and goals scored while at Houston Dynamo)
3 DF Trinidad and Tobago Julius James (Traded) 13 0 5+3 0 0 0 3 0 2 0
7 FW United States Chris Wondolowski (Traded) 8 2 3+4 2 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
10 FW Sierra Leone Kei Kamara (Traded) 28 6 20+2 5 0 0 0+3 0 3 1
14 FW Nigeria Ade Akinbiyi (Released) 18 1 2+12 0 0 0 3 1 1 0
99 FW Ivory Coast Guy-Roland Kpene (Released) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Club

Management

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

Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source: Houston Dynamo

Other information

Chairman United States Philip Anschutz
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Robertson Stadium (32,000 / N/A)

Source: Houston Dynamo


Competitions

Overall

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
MLS March 21, 2009
CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09 Group StageQuarterfinals September 23, 2008 March 3, 2009
USOC Third RoundSemifinals June 20, 2009 July 21, 2009
CONCACAF Champions League 2009–10 Group Stage August 19, 2009

Last updated: June 12, 2009
Source: Competitions

Major League Soccer

Standings

Western Conference
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)
Pos
Team
Pts
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
Qualification or relegation
1 Columbus Crew (SS) (E1) 49 30 13 7 10 41 31+10 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
2 LA Galaxy (W1) 48 30 12 6 12 36 31+5 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 2
3 Houston Dynamo 48 30 13 8 9 39 29+10 2010 North American SuperLiga 3
4 Seattle Sounders FC 47 30 12 7 11 38 29+9 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 2
5 Chicago Fire 45 30 11 7 12 39 34+5 2010 North American SuperLiga 3
6 Chivas USA 45 30 13 11 6 34 31+3
7 New England Revolution 42 30 11 10 9 33 374
8 Real Salt Lake 40 30 11 12 7 43 35+8 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
9 Colorado Rapids 40 30 10 10 10 42 38+4
10 D.C. United 40 30 9 8 13 43 441
11 FC Dallas 39 30 11 13 6 50 47+3
12 Toronto FC 39 30 10 11 9 37 469 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 1
13 Kansas City Wizards 33 30 8 13 9 33 429
14 San Jose Earthquakes 30 30 7 14 9 36 5014
15 New York Red Bulls 21 30 5 19 6 27 4720

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWL TGFGAGDWL TGFGAGDWL TGFGAGD
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

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAAHHHHAHHAHAHAAAAHHAHAHAAHHHA
Result T L L T W W W T W W W W W T L W L T L W L W T T L L W T T W

Last updated: October 25, 2009.
Source: Houston Dynamo
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

  Win   Tie   Loss

Pre-season

CONCACAF Champions League

MLS regular season

MLS playoffs

U.S. Open Cup

CONCACAF Champions League

References

External links

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