2015 Houston Dynamo season

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 Nation Player
1 GK  USA Tyler Deric
2 DF  USA Kofi Sarkodie
3 MF  USA Rob Lovejoy
4 DF  JAM Jermaine Taylor
5 DF  ESP Raúl Rodríguez
6 MF  USA Nathan Sturgis
7 DF  USA DaMarcus Beasley (DP)
8 MF  HON Luis Garrido
9 FW  MEX Erick Torres (DP)
10 FW  ENG Giles Barnes
11 MF  USA Brad Davis
12 FW  USA Will Bruin
13 MF  USA Ricardo Clark
14 MF  BRA Alex
15 MF  HON Alexander López
16 DF  USA A. J. Cochran
17 FW  USA Chandler Hoffman
18 DF  USA David Horst
19 FW  COL Mauro Manotas
20 MF  NGA Rasheed Olabiyi
21 MF  USA Zach Steinberger
22 DF  USA Sheanon Williams
23 DF  USA Taylor Hunter
27 MF  HON Boniek Garcia
28 MF  USA Memo Rodriguez (HGP)
30 GK  USA Michael Lisch
31 GK  USA Joe Willis
33 MF  ARG Leonel Miranda

Transfers

In

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

Out

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

Loan in

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

Loan out

Squad # Position Player Loaned to Date Source
9 FW Erick Torres C.D. Guadalajara December 23, 2014
18 MF Memo Rodriguez Charleston Battery March 20, 2015 [18]
22 DF Taylor Hunter 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  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  20'
Miranda 47'
Johnson
Cochran  67'		 Report Cummings 69'
Paparatto  56'
Asprilla  63'		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Referee: Edwin Jurisevic
February 10, 2015 Desert Friendlies Houston Dynamo 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Tucson, Arizona
10:00a.m. MST Rodríguez  17'
Horst  29'
Taylor 52'		 Report Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Referee: Sorin Stoica
February 14, 2015 Scrimmage Houston Dynamo 4–0 Dynamo Academy U-18 Houston, Texas
11:00a.m. CST Hoffman 43', 53'
Cochran 47'
Johnson 50'		 Report Lucatero  43'
Martinez  43'		 Stadium: Houston Methodist Champions Field at Houston Sports Park
February 18, 2015 Scrimmage Houston Dynamo 0–1 Austin Aztex Houston, Texas
1:00p.m. CST Report Rodríguez 86' (o.g.) Stadium: Houston Methodist Champions Field at Houston Sports Park
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
February 21, 2015 2015 Carolina Challenge Cup Charleston Battery 1–0 Houston Dynamo Charleston, South Carolina
5:00p.m. EST Savage 69'
Reimer  78'		 Report Garrido  40'
Steinberger  89'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
February 25, 2015 2015 Carolina Challenge Cup Houston Dynamo 2–1 New York City FC Charleston, South Carolina
5:00p.m. EST Garrido  30'
Davis 51'
García 70'
Steinberger  79'		 Report Shelton  53'
Hernandez  79'
Diskerud 81'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
February 28, 2015 2015 Carolina Challenge Cup Houston Dynamo 3–0 Orlando City SC Charleston, South Carolina
5:00p.m. EST Bruin 27'
Davis 30'
Miranda 45'
Miranda  60'		 Report Collin
Shea  60'
Rivas 		Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium

MLS

Main article: 2015 Major League Soccer season

Schedule

March 7, 2015 1 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Columbus Crew SC Houston, Texas
7:30p.m. CST Barnes 66' Report Pogatetz  28'
Tchani  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  34'
Deric  75'		 Report
Report		 Okugo  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  39'
Juninho  58'		 Report
Report		 Barnes  5'
Sturgis 11'
Garrido  38'
Sarkodie  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  43'
López  68'
Sarkodie  84'		 Report
Report		 Watts  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  17'
Martins 39'
Pineda  56'		 Report
Report		 Garrido  38'
Clark  45+3'
Taylor  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  67'
Clark 72'
Lovejoy 80'		 Report
Report		 Alexander  65'
Reo-Coker  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  50'		 Report
Report		 Clark  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',  63'
Taylor  77'
Rodriguez 83'		 Report
Report		 Nemeth 2'
Espinoza  31'
Anibaba  43'
Ellis  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  39'
Díaz 52'
Castillo 55'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 19,975
May 5, 2015 10 Houston Dynamo 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes Houston, Texas
7:30p.m. CST Clark  26'
Sarkodie  79'		 Report Jahn 54'
Stewart  75'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 16,018
May 10, 2015 11 Toronto FC 1–2 Houston Dynamo Toronto, Ontario
4:00p.m. CST Cheyrou  12'
Altidore 77'		 Report Taylor  41'
García 44'
Bruin 53'
Miranda  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  45+1', 75'
Davis  90'		 Report Jewsbury  12'
Adi  14', 48'
Chará  42'
Powell  84'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 20,844
May 22, 2015 13 L.A. Galaxy 1–0 Houston Dynamo Carson, California
Ishizaki  24'
Juninho  58'
Gordon 90+1',  90+2'
Sorto  90+6'		 Report Rodríguez  42'
Barnes  82'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 20,195
Referee: Ismail Elfath
May 30, 2015 14 New York City FC 1–1 Houston Dynamo New York, New York
Wingert  32'
Villa 45+1'
Hernandez  79'		 Report Bruin 16'
Clark  35'
Garrido  54'
Rodríguez  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  27'
Grella 42',  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  54'
Fernández 61' (pen.)		 Report Horst  59'
Garrido  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  54'
Hedges  66'
Harris  68'		 Report Horst  42'
Barnes  42'
Taylor  77'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 15,037
July 3, 2015 18 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Chicago Fire Houston, Texas
20:00 Alex 56'
Rodríguez  66'		 Report Palmer  38'
Guly  40'
Nyarko 72'  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  31'
Beasley  37'
Rodríguez  45+2'
Sturgis  45+3'		 Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Sorin Stoica
July 18, 2015 20 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Houston Dynamo Sandy, Utah
21:00 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
July 25, 2015 22 Houston Dynamo 3–0 LA Galaxy Houston, Texas
20:00 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
August 1, 2015 22 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Houston Dynamo Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 Stadium: Sporting Park
August 8, 2015 23 Houston Dynamo 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Houston, Texas
20:00 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
August 15, 2015 24 New England Revolution 2–0 Houston Dynamo Foxborough, Massachusetts
18:30 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
August 21, 2015 25 Portland Timbers 2–2 Houston Dynamo Portland, Oregon
22:00 Stadium: Providence Park
August 26, 2015 26 Colorado Rapids 2–1 Houston Dynamo Commerce City, Colorado
20:00 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
August 29, 2015 27 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Houston, Texas
20:00 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
September 12, 2015 28 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Real Salt Lake Houston, Texas
19:30 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
September 20, 2015 29 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Houston Dynamo Chester, Pennsylvania
18:00 Stadium: PPL Park
September 23, 2015 30 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Sporting Kansas City Houston, Texas
19:30 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
September 26, 2015 31 Houston Dynamo 3–2 Colorado Rapids Houston, Texas
19:30 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
October 4, 2015 32 FC Dallas 4–1 Houston Dynamo Frisco, Texas
16:00 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
October 18, 2015 33 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC Houston, Texas
16:00 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
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 MLS Cup 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
Overall Table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
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

U.S. Open Cup

Further information: 2015 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  36'
Sturgis  48'
Steinberger  68'
Clark 90+2'		 Houston Report
MLS Report		 Timbó  59'
Ambrose  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  11'
Manotas 43'		 Report Hairston  26'
O'Neill  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  34'
Espinoza  68'
Feilhaber 71'
Dwyer 86'
Németh 88'		 Report Garrido  30'
Clark  57'
Bruin 59'
Davis  68'
Miranda  75'		 Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 17,589
Referee: Ted Unkel

Friendlies

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

Statistical Leaders

Goals
Name #
1 Will Bruin 11
2 Ricardo Clark 8
3 Giles Barnes 7
4 Brad Davis 4
5 Boniek Garcia 3
Assists
Name #
1 Brad Davis 10
2 Boniek Garcia 5
3 Will Bruin 4
4 Alexander Lopez 3
Giles Barnes
Appearances (starts)
Name #
1 Will Bruin 33 (28)
2 David Horst 32 (28)
3 Ricardo Clark 30 (30)
4 Brad Davis 30 (29)
5 Luis Garido 29 (21)

Uniforms

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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

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  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.
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