2014 Houston Dynamo season

Houston Dynamo
2014 season
OwnerPhilip Anschutz
Head coachDominic Kinnear
StadiumBBVA Compass Stadium
MLSEastern Conference: 8th
Overall: 14th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDNQ
U.S. Open CupFifth round
Texas DerbyRunners-up
Carolina Challenge CupThird place
Average home league attendance20,117

The 2014 Houston Dynamo season was the club's ninth season of existence, and their ninth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer.

Background

Review

Roster

No. Position Nation Player
1 Goalkeeper  USA Tally Hall
2 Defender  USA Eric Brunner
3 Defender  USA Anthony Arena
4 Defender  JAM Jermaine Taylor
7 Forward  JAM Omar Cummings
8 Defender  USA Kofi Sarkodie
10 Midfielder  HON Alexander Lopez
11 Midfielder  USA Brad Davis
12 Forward  USA Will Bruin
13 Midfielder  USA Ricardo Clark
14 Forward  JAM Jason Johnson
15 Forward  USA Mark Sherrod
16 Defender  USA A.J. Cochran
17 Midfielder  USA Servando Carrasco
18 Defender  USA David Horst
19 Midfielder  HON Luis Garrido
20 Midfielder  SCO Andrew Driver
21 Defender  USA Damarcus Beasley
22 Midfielder  USA Brian Ownby
23 Forward  JAM Giles Barnes
24 Goalkeeper  USA Tyler Deric
26 Defender  USA Corey Ashe
27 Midfielder  HON Boniek García
28 Midfielder  USA Tony Cascio
30 Goalkeeper  USA Michael Lisch

Transfers

In

Position Player Previous Club Date
Defender David Horst Portland Timbers December 17, 2013
Defender DaMarcus Beasley Puebla July 23, 2014
Midfielder Luis Garirdo Olimpia July 25, 2014

Out

Position Player Transferred to Date
Defender Bobby Boswell D.C. United December 12, 2013
Defender Warren Creavalle Toronto FC July 23, 2014

Loan in

Position Player Loaned From Date
Midfielder Tony Cascio Colorado Rapids January 21, 2014

Loan out

Position Player Loaned To Date
Forward Jason Johnson Pittsburgh Riverhounds March 24, 2014
Defender Anthony Arena Pittsburgh Riverhounds March 24, 2014
Forward Bryan Salazar Pittsburgh Riverhounds March 24, 2014
Goalkeeper Michael Lisch Pittsburgh Riverhounds April 3, 2014
Forward Brian Ownby Pittsburgh Riverhounds April 3, 2014

Competitions

Preseason

January 29, 2014 Scrimmage Houston Dynamo 4 - 0 Dynamo Academy Houston, Texas
3:00 p.m. CST Bruin 29'
Carrasco  33'
Arena  38'
Sherrod 63'
Seoane 67'
Johnson 73'
Report Stadium: Houston Sports Park
February 5, 2014 Desert Friendlies Houston Dynamo 0 - 2 Portland Timbers Tucson, Arizona
2:00 p.m. MT Report Johnson 80'
Urruti 83'
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 10, 2014 Desert Friendlies FC Tucson 0 - 2 Houston Dynamo Tucson, Arizona
10:00 a.m. MT Salticcia  75' Report Ownby 45'
Cummings 83'
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 12, 2014 Scrimmage Houston Baptist Huskies 0 - 6 Houston Dynamo Houston, Texas
7:00 p.m. CST Kelley  17' Report Barnes 12',  21'
Davis 15', 27'
Cascio 34'
Johnson  55'
Sherrod 72'
Cummings 74'
Stadium: Sorrels Field
February 15, 2014 Scrimmage Houston Dynamo 2 - 0 SMU Mustangs Houston, Texas
11:00 a.m. CST Seoane 15'
Brunner  56'
Davis 58'
Report Stadium: Houston Sports Park
February 22, 2014 Carolina Challenge Cup Houston Dynamo 0 - 2 D.C. United Charleston, South Carolina
5:00 p.m. EST Bruin  66' Report Horst 21' (o.g.)
Kitchen  32'
Arnaud  55'
Christian  71'
Seaton 88',  90'
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 5,175

MLS

May 3, 2014 9 Chivas USA 1 - 4 Houston Dynamo Carson, California
9:30 CT Erick Torres 7' (pen.)
Tim Melia  67'
[9] Brad Davis 12'
Giles Barnes 32' (69), pen'
Will Bruin 45+2'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 6,082
May 11, 2014 11 Houston Dynamo 2 - 5 Real Salt Lake Houston, Texas
6:00 CT Mark Sherrod 22' (56),  90+2'
Boniek Garcia  45+4'
Servando Carrasco  27'
[11] Javier Morales 1' (17), 89' (pen.)
Alvaro Saborio 32',  26'
Luke Mulholland 78'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 16,514
May 21, 2014 13 D.C. United 2 - 0 Houston Dynamo Washington DC
6:00 CT Chris Rolfe 28'
Davy Arnaud  36'
Lewis Neal  56'
Fabian Espindola 63',  72'
[13] Giles Barnes  65'
Brian Ownby  90+2'
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 8,224
July 12, 2014 19 Toronto FC 4 - 2 Houston Dynamo Toronto, Ontario
6:00 CT Jonathan Osorio 39'
Dominic Oduro 45+1'
Jermain Defoe 63' (89),  37'
[19] Brad Davis 13' (34)
Kofi Sarkodie  35'
Jermaine Taylor  37'
David Horst  40'
Ricardo Clark  56'
Warren Creavalle  59'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 22,591
August 3, 2014 21 Houston Dynamo 1 - 0 D.C. United Houston, Texas
7:00 CT Will Bruin 90' [21] Taylor Kemp  5'
Perry Kitchen  72'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 20,061
September 6, 2014 26 Houston Dynamo 3 - 2 Montreal Impact Houston, Texas
7:30 CT Giles Barnes 30' (62)
Ricardo Clark 65'
[26] Dilly Duka 40'
Ignaco Piatti 55'
Felipe Martins  71'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 18,501
September 13, 2014 27 Houston Dynamo 2 - 2 Columbus Crew Houston, Texas
7:30 CT Aaron Schoenfeld 12' (o.g.)
Giles Barnes 38',  63'
Boniek Garcia  45+2'
Kofi Sarkodie  86'
[27] Aaron Schoenfled  34'
Will Trapp 48'
Ethan Finlay 54'
Bernardo Anor  68'
Waylon Francis  90'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 20,807
September 20, 2014 28 Houston Dynamo 0 - 0 Philadelphia Union Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
7:00 ET Sarkodie  75' [28] Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,462
October 4, 2014 30 New York Red Bulls 1 - 0 Houston Dynamo Harrison, New Jersey
5:00 CT Thierry Henry 47'
Pegguy Luyindula  73'
Tim Cahill  88'
[30] Boniek Garcia  54'
Giles Barnes  86'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 21,569
October 8, 2014 31 Toronto FC 0 - 1 Houston Dynamo Toronto, Ontario
6:30 CT Daniel Lovitz  90+5' [31] Giles Barnes  35'
A.J. Cochran  56'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 18,269

U.S. Open Cup

June 11 Fourth Round Houston Dynamo (1) 1–0Laredo Heat (4)Houston, Texas
9:00 CT López 38'
Deric  52'
Report Braem  32'  40'
F. Garcia  70'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 4,929
June 24 Fifth Round Texas DerbyHouston Dynamo (1)2–3 (a.e.t.) FC Dallas (1) Houston, Texas
8:00 CT Barnes 43' (pen.)
Cummings 62'
Taylor  102'
Report Castillo 35'
Escobar 59'
Akindele 99'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 2,083

Statistical Leaders

Goals
Rank Name #
1 Giles Barnes 11
2 Will Bruin 10
3 Ricardo Clark 4
Brad Davis
5 Omar Cummings 3
Assists
Rank Name #
1 Brad Davis 11
2 Giles Barnes 8
3 Ricardo Clark 4
Kofi Sarkodie
5 Corey Ashe 3
Omar Cummings
Appearances (starts)
Rank Name #
1 Giles Barnes 34(34)
Andrew Driver 34(22)
3 Kofi Sarkodie 32(32)
4 David Horst 31(31)
5 Will Bruin 27(24)
Boniek García 28(26)
Goalkeeping
Name Apps. Saves GA ShO
Tally Hall 24 67 44 7
Tyler Deric 10 36 14 3
Michael Lisch 0 0 0 0

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