2009 FC Dallas 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.

FC Dallas

2009 season
Owner	Clark Hunt
Head coach	Schellas Hyndman
Major League Soccer	11th
MLS Cup	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Did not qualify
Texas Derby	Runners-Up
Brimstone Cup	Champions
Highest home attendance	51,012 vs. New England Revolution (September 30, 2009)
Lowest home attendance	5,724 vs. San Jose Earthquakes (June 7, 2009)
Average home league attendance	9,883^[1]
Home colors Away colors
← 2008 2010 →

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF   USA Ugo Ihemelu 4 DF   CRC Daniel Torres 5 DF   COL Jair Benitez (on loan from Deportivo Cali) 6 MF   ARG Pablo Ricchetti (captain) 7 MF   NED Dave van den Bergh 8 MF   BRA Bruno Guarda 9 FW   USA Jeff Cunningham 10 FW   COL David Ferreira (on loan from At. Paranaense) 11 MF   BRA André Rocha (on loan from At. Paranaense) 12 MF   USA Eric Avila 13 MF   USA Dax McCarty 14 MF   USA George John

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 DF   USA Kyle Davies 16 FW   SKN Atiba Harris 17 MF   HON Marvin Chávez (on loan from Marathón) 18 FW   USA Perica Marošević 19 DF   USA Blake Wagner 20 FW   USA Brek Shea 21 MF   CRC Álvaro Sánchez (on loan from San Carlos) 22 GK   USA Josh Lambo 25 DF   USA Steve Purdy 26 DF   USA Anthony Wallace 30 GK   USA Ray Burse 44 GK   ARG Darío Sala

Club

Management

Position	Staff
General Manager	Michael Hitchcock
Head Coach	Schellas Hyndman
Assistant Coach	John Ellinger
Assistant Coach	Marco Ferruzzi
Goalkeeper Coach	Drew Keeshan
Head Athletic Trainer	Joshua Watts
Equipment Manager	Marcus Owens

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	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	LA Galaxy	30	12	6	12	36	31	+5	48	MLS Cup Playoffs
2	Houston Dynamo	30	13	8	9	39	29	+10	48
3	Seattle Sounders FC	30	12	7	11	38	29	+9	47
4	Chivas USA	30	13	11	6	34	31	+3	45
5	Real Salt Lake	30	11	12	7	43	35	+8	40
6	Colorado Rapids	30	10	10	10	42	38	+4	40
7	FC Dallas	30	11	13	6	50	47	+3	39
8	San Jose Earthquakes	30	7	14	9	36	50	−14	30

Source: MLS

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Columbus Crew (S)	30	13	7	10	41	31	+10	49	CONCACAF Champions League
2	LA Galaxy	30	12	6	12	36	31	+5	48
3	Houston Dynamo	30	13	8	9	39	29	+10	48	North American SuperLiga
4	Seattle Sounders FC	30	12	7	11	38	29	+9	47	CONCACAF Champions League
5	Chicago Fire	30	11	7	12	39	34	+5	45	North American SuperLiga
6	Chivas USA	30	13	11	6	34	31	+3	45
7	New England Revolution	30	11	10	9	33	37	−4	42
8	Real Salt Lake (C)	30	11	12	7	43	35	+8	40	CONCACAF Champions League
9	Colorado Rapids	30	10	10	10	42	38	+4	40
10	D.C. United	30	9	8	13	43	44	−1	40
11	FC Dallas	30	11	13	6	50	47	+3	39
12	Toronto FC	30	10	11	9	37	46	−9	39	CONCACAF Champions League^[a]
13	Kansas City Wizards	30	8	13	9	33	42	−9	33
14	San Jose Earthquakes	30	7	14	9	36	50	−14	30
15	New York Red Bulls	30	5	19	6	27	47	−20	21

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield
Notes:

1. As winners of the 2010 Canadian Championship

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:
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
Stadium	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

Chicago Fire v FC Dallas

March 21, 2009 1 Brimstone Cup	Chicago Fire	3–1	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
	Mapp   38' Soumare   39' McBride   51' Thorrington   52' Pappa   69' Blonco   94+'		Ferreira   5' Cooper   9'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 15,905 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Chivas USA v FC Dallas

March 29, 2009 2	Chivas USA	2–0	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
	Lillingston   56' Trujillo   70' Stepanovic   75'	Report	Pitchkolan   68'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 6,542 Referee: Paul Ward

FC Dallas v New England Revolution

April 4, 2009 3	FC Dallas	1–2	New England Revolution	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Rocha   33' Cooper   38' John   79'		Larentowicz   31' Mansally   34' Nyassi   56' Ralston   80' (pen.)	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 11,314 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

FC Dallas v Toronto FC

April 11, 2009 4	FC Dallas	1–1	Toronto FC	Toronto, Ontario Canada
	Cunningham   80' Ricchetti   87'		De Rosario   17' Dichio   82' Brennan   89'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,272 Referee: Terry Vaughn

Toronto FC v FC Dallas

April 19, 2009 5	Toronto FC	2–3	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
	Serioux   46+' Barrett   59' Barrett   70'		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	Carson, California
	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	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

May 9, 2009 8 Texas Derby	FC Dallas	0–1	Houston Dynamo	Houston, Texas
	Wagner   31' Ferreira   62' Cooper   75'	Report	Kamara   58' Davis   62'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 16,932 Referee: Kevin Stott

Seattle Sounders FC v FC Dallas

May 16, 2009 9	Seattle Sounders FC	1–1	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
19:30 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	Frisco, Texas
	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

FC Dallas v Chicago Fire

May 31, 2009 11 Brimstone Cup	FC Dallas	3–0	Chicago Fire	Bridgeview, Illinois
	Cunningham   15' Brown   35' (o.g.) Torres   48' Cunningham   54' Ricchetti   58' Cooper   80'		Rolfe   28' Ward   34' Soumare   66'   79'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 13,120 Referee: Shane Moody

San Jose Earthquakes v FC Dallas

June 7, 2009 12	San Jose Earthquakes	2–2	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
	Campos   25' Ricchetti   60' (o.g.) Alvarez   82'	Report	Saragosa   16' Ferreira   29' Moor   70' Cooper   87'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 5,724 Referee: Tim Weyland

Houston Dynamo v FC Dallas

June 13, 2009 13 Texas Derby	Houston Dynamo	3–1	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
	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

June 20, 2009 14 Pioneer Cup	Columbus Crew	1–2	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
	Ricchetti   14' (o.g.) Padula   41' Schelotto   68' Marshall   86'	Report	Moor   32' Avila   80' Cooper   87' (pen.)	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 8,041 Referee: Terry Vaughn

FC Dallas v Colorado Rapids

June 24, 2009 15	FC Dallas	1–1	Colorado Rapids	Commerce City, Colorado
	Ferreira   37'	Report	Cummings   84'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 10,583 Referee: Jair Marrufo

New York Red Bulls v FC Dallas

July 4, 2009 16	New York Red Bulls	1–2	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
	Angel   43'	Report	Cunningham   15', 17' Ricchetti   74'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 14,327 Referee: Kevin Stott

FC Dallas v Colorado Rapids

July 11, 2009 17	FC Dallas	0–1	Colorado Rapids	Commerce City, Colorado
		Report	Ihemelu   13' LaBrocca   17' Kimura   79' Ballouchy   84' Dalby   89'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 8,128 Referee: Yader Reyes

FC Dallas v Real Salt Lake

July 24, 2009 18	FC Dallas	2–4	Real Salt Lake	Sandy, Utah
	Cunningham   13' van den Bergh   21' van den Bergh   61' Burse   62' Ricchetti   78' Moor   95+'	Report	Espindola   29' Borchers   35' Movsisyan   55' Findley   62' (pen.) Johnson   72' Olave   77' Torres   82' (o.g.) Movsisyan   91+'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,822 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Kansas City Wizards v FC Dallas

August 1, 2009 19	Kansas City Wizards	0–6	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
	Arnaud   49' Wolff   62' López   68'		Cunningham   39', 66 (pen.)', 75', 89' Ferreira   42', 78'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 10,317 Referee: Andrew Chapin

Houston Dynamo v FC Dallas

August 6, 2009 20 Texas Derby	Houston Dynamo	0–1	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
	Boswell   12' Onstad   16' Kamara   56' James   85'	Report	Cunningham   20' Ricchetti   22' Harris   36' Sala   84'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 7,442 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

FC Dallas v Columbus Crew

August 15, 2009 21 Pioneer Cup	FC Dallas	0–2	Columbus Crew	Columbus, Ohio
	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

August 23, 2009 22	FC Dallas	2–3	New York Red Bulls	East Rutherford, New Jersey
	McCarty   19' Ricchetti   56' van den Bergh   72'	Report	Angel   4' Richards   27' Wolyniec   55' Goldthwaite   60' Hall   86' Angel   88' Stammler   90+1' Kandji   90+2'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 9,648 Referee: Jasen Anno

D.C. United v FC Dallas

September 5, 2009 23	D.C. United	2–2	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
	McTavish   35' Burch   44' Moreno   58' Burch   70' Silva   93+'	[1]	Cunningham   18' Ferreira   50' Torres   57' van der Bergh   62' McCarty   77' Benitez   93+'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 10,219 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

FC Dallas v Los Angeles Galaxy

September 12, 2009 24	FC Dallas	6–3	Los Angeles Galaxy	Carson, California
	van den Bergh   8' Cunningham   25', 86' Ferreira   31' Ihemelu   33' McCarty   71' Harris   82' Ferreira   83'	Report	Berhalter   6' Benitez  26' (o.g.) DeLaGarza   42' Buddle  90'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 18,148 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

FC Dallas v Kansas City Wizards

September 19, 2009 25	FC Dallas	2–3	Kansas City Wizards	Kansas City, Kansas
	Chavez   13' McCarty   44' McCarty   45' Cunningham   54' Ricchetti   89'	Report^[permanent dead link]	Hirsig   9' Morsink   19' Wolff   77' Conrad   80' López   93+'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Jeff Gontarek

Real Salt Lake v FC Dallas

September 26, 2009 26	Real Salt Lake	0–3	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
	Movsisyan   79' Williams   84'	Report	Cunningham   5', 87' Ferreira   10'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Referee: Kevin Stott

New England Revolution v FC Dallas

September 30, 2009 27	New England Revolution	0–1	FC Dallas	Dallas, Texas
	Videira   26' Osei   51' Thompson   91+'	Report	Harris   59' Cunningham   71' Rocha   88'   91+'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 51,012 Referee: Ramon Hernandez

FC Dallas v San Jose Earthquakes

October 7, 2009 28	FC Dallas	2–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Santa Clara, California
	Ferreira   49' Cunningham   81' Ihemelu   90'	Report	Convey   18' Ribeiro   32' Amarikwa   73'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,023 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Colorado Rapids v FC Dallas

October 17, 2009 29	Colorado Rapids	1–2	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
	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 FC

October 24, 2009 30	FC Dallas	1–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Seattle, Washington
19:30 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

See also: 2009 U.S. Open Cup qualification

FC Dallas   v   D.C. United

March 28, 2009 Qualification	FC Dallas	0–2	D.C. United	Washington, D.C.
		Report	Fred   21' Barklage   66'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,163 Referee: Jeff Gontarek

References

1. "USA Major League Soccer – Attendance – 2009". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
2. . Archived from the original on January 19, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2009.

External links