Houston Dynamo
2015 season
OwnerPhilip Anschutz
Head coachOwen Coyle
StadiumBBVA Compass Stadium
MLSConference: 8th
Overall: 15th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupQuarterfinals
(active)
Texas DerbyRunners-Up
Carolina Challenge CupWinners
Highest home attendance22,651
(July 3 vs. Chicago)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 16,018
(May 5 vs. San Jose)
All: 2,479
(June 30 vs. Colorado)
Average home league attendanceRegular season: 20,618
Playoffs: —
All: 17,725

The 2015 Houston Dynamo season was the club's tenth season of existence, and their first under new head coach Owen Coyle.

Background

Review

Club

Roster

As of August 17, 2015.[1]

No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Tyler Deric  United States
2 DF Kofi Sarkodie  United States
3 MF Rob Lovejoy  United States
4 DF Jermaine Taylor  Jamaica
5 DF Raúl Rodríguez  Spain
6 MF Nathan Sturgis  United States
7 DF DaMarcus Beasley (DP)  United States
8 MF Luis Garrido  Honduras
9 FW Erick Torres (DP)  Mexico
10 FW Giles Barnes  England
11 MF Brad Davis  United States
12 FW Will Bruin  United States
13 MF Ricardo Clark  United States
14 MF Alex  Brazil
15 MF Alexander López  Honduras
16 DF A. J. Cochran  United States
17 FW Chandler Hoffman  United States
18 DF David Horst  United States
19 FW Mauro Manotas  Colombia
20 MF Rasheed Olabiyi  Nigeria
21 MF Zach Steinberger  United States
22 DF Sheanon Williams  United States
23 DF Taylor Hunter  United States
27 MF Boniek Garcia  Honduras
28 MF Memo Rodriguez (HGP)  United States
30 GK Michael Lisch  United States
31 GK Joe Willis  United States
33 MF Leonel Miranda  Argentina

Transfers

In

Squad # Position Player Transferred from Date Source
28 MF United States Memo Rodriguez United States Houston Dynamo Youth December 4, 2014 [2]
31 GK United States Joe Willis United States D.C. United December 8, 2014 [3]
DF Ghana Samuel Inkoom United States D.C. United December 8, 2014 [3]
17 FW United States Chandler Hoffman United States LA Galaxy December 18, 2014 [4]
6 MF United States Nathan Sturgis United States Chivas USA December 18, 2014 [4]
9 FW Mexico Erick Torres Mexico C.D. Guadalajara December 23, 2014 [5]
5 DF Spain Raúl Rodríguez Spain RCD Espanyol January 9, 2015 [6]
21 MF United States Zach Steinberger United States Butler Bulldogs January 15, 2015 [7]
3 MF United States Rob Lovejoy United States North Carolina Tar Heels January 15, 2015 [8]
22 DF United States Taylor Hunter United States Denver Pioneers January 20, 2015 [9]
14 MF Brazil Alex United States Chicago Fire April 13, 2015
20 MF Nigeria Rasheed Olabiyi Nigeria Enyimba July 9, 2015 [10]
22 DF United States Sheanon Williams United States Philadelphia Union July 23, 2015 [11]
MF United States Christian Lucatero United States Houston Dynamo Youth August 18, 2015 [12]

Out

Squad # Position Player Transferred to Date Source
DF United States Eric Brunner United States Retired [13]
DF United States Anthony Arena United States Pittsburgh Riverhounds November 25, 2014
FW Jamaica Omar Cummings United States San Antonio Scorpions November 25, 2014
FW United States Brian Ownby United States Richmond Kickers November 25, 2014
MF United States Bryan Salazar November 25, 2014
MF United States Servando Carrasco United States Sporting Kansas City November 25, 2014
FW England Andrew Driver United States D.C. United December 8, 2014
GK United States Tally Hall United States Orlando City SC December 8, 2014 [14]
FW United States Mark Sherrod United States Orlando City SC December 10, 2014
FW Jamaica Jason Johnson United States Chicago Fire April 13, 2015 [15]
DF United States Corey Ashe United States Orlando City SC July 15, 2015 [16]

Loan in

Squad # Position Player Loaned from Date Source
33 FW Argentina Leonel Miranda Argentina Independiente January 8, 2015 [17]

Loan out

Squad # Position Player Loaned to Date Source
9 FW Mexico Erick Torres Mexico C.D. Guadalajara December 23, 2014
18 MF United States Memo Rodriguez United States Charleston Battery March 20, 2015 [18]
22 DF United States Taylor Hunter United States Colorado Springs Switchbacks April 11, 2015 [19]

Competitions

Preseason

February 4, 2015 Desert Friendlies Houston Dynamo 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes Tucson, Arizona
11:00a.m. MST Lovejoy 13'
Barnes 40'
Horst 53'		 Report Jahn 28' (57)
García Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
February 7, 2015 Desert Friendlies Houston Dynamo 1–1 Portland Timbers Tucson, Arizona
6:00P.m. MST Davis Yellow card 20'
Miranda 47'
Johnson
Cochran Yellow card 67'		 Report Cummings 69'
Paparatto Yellow card 56'
Asprilla Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Referee: Edwin Jurisevic

MLS

Schedule

March 7, 2015 1 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Columbus Crew SC Houston, Texas
7:30p.m. CST Barnes 66' Report Pogatetz Yellow card 28'
Tchani Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 22,351 (Sellout)
Referee: Allen Chapman
March 13, 2015 2 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Orlando City SC Houston, Texas
6:00p.m. CST Sarkodie Yellow card 34'
Deric Yellow card 75'		 Report
Report		 Okugo Yellow card 46'
Deric 74' (o.g.)		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 22,407
Referee: Chris Penso
March 21, 2015 3 LA Galaxy 1–1 Houston Dynamo Carson, California
9:30p.m. CST Keane 3'
Husidić Yellow card 39'
Juninho Yellow card 58'		 Report
Report		 Barnes Yellow card 5'
Sturgis 11'
Garrido Yellow card 38'
Sarkodie Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 19,087
Referee: Juan Guzman
March 28, 2015 4 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Colorado Rapids Houston, Texas
7:30p.m. CST Clark Yellow card 43'
López Yellow card 68'
Sarkodie Yellow card 84'		 Report
Report		 Watts Yellow card 47' Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 19,603
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
April 4, 2015 5 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo Seattle, Washington
9:00p.m. CST Rose Yellow card 17'
Martins 39'
Pineda Red card 56'		 Report
Report		 Garrido Yellow card 38'
Clark Yellow card 45+3'
Taylor Yellow card 52'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,860
Referee: Ted Unkel
April 11, 2015 6 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Montreal Impact Houston, Texas
7:30p.m. CST Barnes 15'
Taylor Yellow card 67'
Clark 72'
Lovejoy 80'		 Report
Report		 Alexander Yellow card 65'
Reo-Coker Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 18,924
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
April 18, 2015 7 D.C. United 1–1 Houston Dynamo Washington, D.C.
6:00p.m. CST Rolfe 36'
Kitchen Yellow card 50'		 Report
Report		 Clark Yellow card 9', 65' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 13,047
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
April 25, 2015 8 Houston Dynamo 4–4 Sporting Kansas City Houston, Texas
7:30p.m. CST Barnes 11', 46'
Bruin 45+1', Yellow card 63'
Taylor Red card 77'
Rodriguez 83'		 Report
Report		 Nemeth 2'
Espinoza Yellow card 31'
Anibaba Yellow card 43'
Ellis Yellow card 52'
Dwyer 74'
Feilhaber 80' (pen.), 90+5'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 21,046
Referee: Kevin Stott
May 1, 2015 9 Houston Dynamo 1–4 FC Dallas Houston, Texas
7:00p.m. CST Barnes 32' Report Hollingshead 9'
Texeira 21'
Hernandez Yellow card 39'
Díaz 52'
Castillo 55'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 19,975
May 10, 2015 11 Toronto FC 1–2 Houston Dynamo Toronto, Ontario
4:00p.m. CST Cheyrou Yellow card 12'
Altidore 77'		 Report Taylor Yellow card 41'
García 44'
Bruin 53'
Miranda Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 30,226
May 16, 2015 12 Houston Dynamo 3–1 Portland Timbers Houston, Texas
7:30p.m. CST Bruin 9', 83'
Barnes Yellow card 45+1', 75'
Davis Yellow card 90'		 Report Jewsbury Yellow card 12'
Adi Yellow card 14', 48'
Chará Yellow card 42'
Powell Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 20,844
May 22, 2015 13 L.A. Galaxy 1–0 Houston Dynamo Los Angeles, California
Ishizaki Yellow card 24'
Juninho Yellow card 58'
Gordon 90+1', Yellow card 90+2'
Sorto Red card 90+6'		 Report Rodríguez Yellow card 42'
Barnes Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 20,195
Referee: Ismail Elfath
May 30, 2015 14 New York City FC 1–1 Houston Dynamo The Bronx, New York
Wingert Yellow card 32'
Villa 45+1'
Hernandez Yellow card 79'		 Report Bruin 16'
Clark Yellow card 35'
Garrido Yellow card 54'
Rodríguez Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 26,211
June 5, 2015 15 Houston Dynamo 4–2 New York Red Bulls Houston, Texas
García 59'
Clark 72'
Bruin 80', 90+3'		 Report Duvall Yellow card 27'
Grella 42', Yellow card 62'
Abang 90'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 22,356
June 20, 2015 16 Portland Timbers 2–0 Houston Dynamo Portland, Oregon
21:30 Urruti 34'
Chará Yellow card 54'
Fernández 61' (pen)		 Report Horst Yellow card 59'
Garrido Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21.144
June 26, 2015 17 FC Dallas 2–0 Houston Dynamo Frisco, Texas
20:00 Taylor 37' (o.g.)
Castillo 42'
Acosta Yellow card 54'
Hedges Yellow card 66'
Harris Yellow card 68'		 Report Horst Yellow card 42'
Barnes Yellow card 42'
Taylor Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 15,037
July 3, 2015 18 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Chicago Fire Houston, Texas
20:00 Alex 56'
Rodríguez Yellow card 66'		 Report Palmer Yellow card 38'
Guly Yellow card 40'
Nyarko 72' Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 22,651
July 10, 2015 19 San Jose Earthquakes 0–2 Houston Dynamo San Jose, California
22:00 Report Clark 10'
Bruin 81'
Deric Yellow card 31'
Beasley Yellow card 37'
Rodríguez Yellow card 45+2'
Sturgis Yellow card 45+3'		 Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Sorin Stoica
October 25, 2015 34 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Houston Dynamo Vancouver, British Columbia
18:00 Stadium: BC Place

Standings

Western Conference Table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 Sporting Kansas City 34 14 11 9 48 45 +3 51 Knockout round
7 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 13 8 41 39 +2 47
8 Houston Dynamo 34 11 14 9 42 49 −7 42
9 Real Salt Lake 34 11 15 8 38 48 −10 41
10 Colorado Rapids 34 9 15 10 33 43 −10 37
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) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Overall Table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
13 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 13 8 41 39 +2 47
14 Orlando City SC 34 12 14 8 46 56 −10 44
15 Houston Dynamo 34 11 14 9 42 49 −7 42
16 Real Salt Lake 34 11 15 8 38 48 −10 41
17 New York City FC 34 10 17 7 49 58 −9 37
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) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
  1. ↑
    CONCACAF Champions League
    Selection Procedure

U.S. Open Cup

Houston will enter the 2015 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of Major League Soccer in the fourth round.[20]

June 17, 2015 4R Houston Dynamo 2–0 Austin Aztex Houston, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Miranda 24'
Ashe Yellow card 36'
Sturgis Yellow card 48'
Steinberger Yellow card 68'
Clark 90+2'		 Houston Report
MLS Report		 Timbó Yellow card 59'
Ambrose Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 4,041
Referee: Luis Guardia
June 30, 2015 5R Houston Dynamo 1–0 Colorado Rapids Houston, Texas
20:00 CDT Sturgis Yellow card 11'
Manotas 43'		 Report Hairston Yellow card 26'
O'Neill Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 2,479
Referee: Nima Saghafi
July 21, 2015 QF Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Houston Dynamo Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT Mustivar Yellow card 34'
Espinoza Yellow card 68'
Feilhaber 71'
Dwyer 86'
Németh 88'		 Report Garrido Red card 30'
Clark Yellow card 57'
Bruin 59'
Davis Yellow card 68'
Miranda Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 17,589
Referee: Ted Unkel

Friendlies

May 28, 2015 BBVA Compass Dynamo Charities Cup Houston Dynamo United States Canceled England Manchester City F.C. Houston, Texas
MST Report Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Note: Playing surface deemed unsafe after recent flooding.

Statistical Leaders

Will Bruin led the Dynamo in scoring in 2015
Goals
Name #
1 United StatesWill Bruin 11
2 United StatesRicardo Clark 8
3 JamaicaGiles Barnes 7
4 United StatesBrad Davis 4
5 HondurasBoniek Garcia 3
Assists
Name #
1 United StatesBrad Davis 10
2 HondurasBoniek Garcia 5
3 United StatesWill Bruin 4
4 HondurasAlexander Lopez 3
JamaicaGiles Barnes
Appearances (starts)
Name #
1 United StatesWill Bruin 33 (28)
2 United StatesDavid Horst 32 (28)
3 United StatesRicardo Clark 30 (30)
4 United StatesBrad Davis 30 (29)
5 HondurasLuis Garido 29 (21)

Uniforms

Home
Home Alt.
Away

Television

For the 2015 season, Root Sports Southwest serves as the English broadcaster of all 22 non-national Major League Soccer matches. The one-year deal with ROOT SPORTS' regional network includes a 30-minute pregame and postgame show for each game. Games and weekly programing had aired the previous two seasons on Comcast SportsNet Houston, which was purchased out of bankruptcy court by DirecTV and AT&T in October 2014 and rebranded as Root Sports Southwest.[21]

Root Sports initially cancelled the three-year deal signed in 2013[22] with CSN Houston before agreeing on this new deal with the Dynamo. In comparison, the Dynamo lose airtime by way of a weekly show and daily coverage on CSN's daily newscast but gained a higher distribution to homes in Houston that weren't subscribed to Comcast and therefore did not have access to Comcast's exclusive sports network.

On the Spanish side, Telemundo Houston returns as the Dynamo's broadcast partner for the second consecutive season.[23] The Telemundo-owned Houston station signed up for 10 Dynamo games in 2015, a three-game increase from the 2014 season. Five of those matches will air live on TeleXitos, available over-the-air on KTMD's secondary channel 47.2, and select games on TeleXitos include a 30-minute pregame and a 30-minute postgame show. Games on Telemundo, channel 47.1, air deferred at 11 p.m. on the night of the match due to scheduling conflicts with national programming (of which includes Telemundo's home games telecast of Liga MX sides León and Pachuca).

The remaining 12 games of the regular-season will be carried by MLS' national TV partners, including 8 on the Univision family of networks, which shows the Dynamo's appeal to a national Hispanic audience due to its Honduran trio (Boniek, Garrido and López) and the addition of Mexican international Erick Torres.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Players". Houston Dynamo. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Houston Dynamo sign Memo Rodríguez to homegrown contract". HoustonDynamo.com. Houston Dynamo Communications. December 4, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Trade Tracker: MLS half-day trade window to make for a busy post-MLS Cup Monday | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on January 23, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Houston Dynamo select Chandler Hoffman, Nathan Sturgis in Stage Two of MLS Re-Entry Draft". Houston Dynamo. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Houston Dynamo sign Mexican forward Erick "Cubo" Torres as Designated Player | Houston Dynamo". Archived from the original on December 27, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Houston Dynamo expect signing of La Liga center back Raul Rodriguez to address backline weaknesses". Major League Soccer. January 9, 2015. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Dynamo select Zach Steinberger at MLS Draft". January 15, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Houston Dynamo select Zach Steinberger, Oumar Ballo and Rob Lovejoy in 2015 MLS SuperDraft". HoustonDynamo.com. Houston Dynamo Communications. January 15, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Houston Dynamo select defender Taylor Hunter in third round of 2015 MLS SuperDraft". HoustonDynamo.com. Houston Dynamo Communications. January 20, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  10. ↑ Akpayen, George. "Olabiyi joins Houston Dynamo". supersport.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Houston Dynamo acquire Philadelphia Union defender Sheanon Williams in exchange for allocation money | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on July 25, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Houston Dynamo sign Academy midfielder Christian Lucatero as Homegrown Player | Houston Dynamo". Archived from the original on August 20, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Houston Dynamo defender Eric Brunner announces retirement | Houston Dynamo". www.houstondynamo.com. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Orlando City trades for Houston Dynamo goalkeeper Tally Hall".
  15. ↑ "Houston Dynamo, Chicago Fire swap attacking talent as Alex, Jason Johnson switch clubs | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on April 15, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Orlando City SC acquire backline depth in trade for experienced Houston Dynamo left back Corey Ashe | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on July 17, 2015.
  17. ↑ Mirando joins Houston on loan - mlssoccer.com
  18. ↑ Conover, Dan (March 20, 2015). "Three players cleared, one in limbo". CharlestonBattery.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  19. ↑ Smith, Amanda (April 11, 2015). "SFC Introduces MLS Loanee Taylor Hunter". SwitchbacksFC.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  20. ↑ "102nd U.S. Open Cup Unveils Format, Record Number of Teams". ussoccer.com.
  21. ↑ Barron, David (March 2, 2015). "Root Sports to air 22 Dynamo games this season". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  22. ↑ Tolar, Alicia (September 17, 2014). "DirecTV to cancel Houston Dynamo deal, retain Houston Dash". Dynamo Theory. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  23. ↑ Houston Dynamo Communications (March 9, 2015). "Telemundo Houston returns as the official Spanish-language broadcast partner of the Dynamo". Houston Dynamo. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
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