2015 Houston Dynamo season

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Houston Dynamo
2015 season
Owner Philip Anschutz
Head coach Owen Coyle
Stadium BBVA Compass Stadium
MLS Conference: 8th
Overall: 15th
MLS Cup Playoffs Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals
(active)
Texas Derby Runners-Up
Carolina Challenge Cup Winners
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
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2016  →

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

Contents

Background

Review

Club

Roster

As of August 17, 2015. [1]

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

Transfers

In

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

Out

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

Loan in

Squad #PositionPlayerLoaned fromDateSource
33FW Flag of Argentina.svg Leonel Miranda Flag of Argentina.svg Independiente January 8, 2015 [17]

Loan out

Squad #PositionPlayerLoaned toDateSource
9FW Flag of Mexico.svg Erick Torres Flag of Mexico.svg C.D. Guadalajara December 23, 2014
18MF Flag of the United States.svg Memo Rodriguez Flag of the United States.svg Charleston Battery March 20, 2015 [18]
22DF Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Hunter Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Springs Switchbacks April 11, 2015 [19]

Competitions

Preseason

February 4, 2015Desert Friendlies Houston Dynamo 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes Tucson, Arizona
11:00a.m. MST Lovejoy Soccerball shade.svg13'
Barnes Soccerball shade.svg40'
Horst Soccerball shade.svg53'		 Report Jahn Soccerball shade.svg28' (57)
García Yellow card.svg 86'		Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
February 7, 2015Desert Friendlies Houston Dynamo 1–1 Portland Timbers Tucson, Arizona
6:00P.m. MST Davis Yellow card.svg 20'
Miranda Soccerball shade.svg47'
Johnson Red card.svg
Cochran Yellow card.svg 67'		 Report Cummings Soccerball shade.svg69'
Paparatto Yellow card.svg 56'
Asprilla Yellow card.svg 63'		Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Referee: Edwin Jurisevic
February 10, 2015Desert Friendlies Houston Dynamo 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Tucson, Arizona
10:00a.m. MST Rodríguez Yellow card.svg 17'
Horst Yellow card.svg 29'
Taylor Soccerball shade.svg52'		 Report Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Referee: Sorin Stoica

MLS

Schedule

March 7, 20151 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Columbus Crew SC Houston, Texas
7:30p.m. CST Barnes Soccerball shade.svg66' Report Pogatetz Yellow card.svg 28'
Tchani Yellow card.svg 78'		Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 22,351 (Sellout)
Referee: Allen Chapman
March 13, 20152 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Orlando City SC Houston, Texas
6:00p.m. CST Sarkodie Yellow card.svg 34'
Deric Yellow card.svg 75'		 Report
Report 		Okugo Yellow card.svg 46'
Deric Soccerball shade.svg74' (o.g.)		Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 22,407
Referee: Chris Penso
March 21, 20153 LA Galaxy 1–1 Houston Dynamo Carson, California
9:30p.m. CST Keane Soccerball shade.svg3'
Husidić Yellow card.svg 39'
Juninho Yellow card.svg 58'		 Report
Report 		Barnes Yellow card.svg 5'
Sturgis Soccerball shade.svg11'
Garrido Yellow card.svg 38'
Sarkodie Yellow card.svg 77'		Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 19,087
Referee: Juan Guzman
March 28, 20154 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Colorado Rapids Houston, Texas
7:30p.m. CST Clark Yellow card.svg 43'
López Yellow card.svg 68'
Sarkodie Yellow card.svg 84'		 Report
Report 		Watts Yellow card.svg 47'Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 19,603
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
April 4, 20155 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo Seattle, Washington
9:00p.m. CST Rose Yellow card.svg 17'
Martins Soccerball shade.svg39'
Pineda Red card.svg 56'		 Report
Report 		Garrido Yellow card.svg 38'
Clark Yellow card.svg 45+3'
Taylor Yellow card.svg 52'		Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,860
Referee: Ted Unkel
April 11, 20156 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Montreal Impact Houston, Texas
7:30p.m. CST Barnes Soccerball shade.svg15'
Taylor Yellow card.svg 67'
Clark Soccerball shade.svg72'
Lovejoy Soccerball shade.svg80'		 Report
Report 		Alexander Yellow card.svg 65'
Reo-Coker Yellow card.svg 90+2'		Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 18,924
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
April 18, 20157 D.C. United 1–1 Houston Dynamo Washington, D.C.
6:00p.m. CST Rolfe Soccerball shade.svg36'
Kitchen Yellow card.svg 50'		 Report
Report 		Clark Yellow card.svg 9', Soccerball shade.svg65'Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 13,047
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
April 25, 20158 Houston Dynamo 4–4 Sporting Kansas City Houston, Texas
7:30p.m. CST Barnes Soccerball shade.svg11', 46'
Bruin Soccerball shade.svg45+1', Yellow card.svg 63'
Taylor Red card.svg 77'
Rodriguez Soccerball shade.svg83'		 Report
Report 		Nemeth Soccerball shade.svg2'
Espinoza Yellow card.svg 31'
Anibaba Yellow card.svg 43'
Ellis Yellow card.svg 52'
Dwyer Soccerball shade.svg74'
Feilhaber Soccerball shade.svg80' (pen.), 90+5'		Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 21,046
Referee: Kevin Stott
May 1, 20159 Houston Dynamo 1–4 FC Dallas Houston, Texas
7:00p.m. CST Barnes Soccerball shade.svg32' Report Hollingshead Soccerball shade.svg9'
Texeira Soccerball shade.svg21'
Hernandez Yellow card.svg 39'
Díaz Soccerball shade.svg52'
Castillo Soccerball shade.svg55'		Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 19,975
May 5, 201510 Houston Dynamo 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes Houston, Texas
7:30p.m. CST Clark Yellow card.svg 26'
Sarkodie Yellow card.svg 79'		 Report Jahn Soccerball shade.svg54'
Stewart Yellow card.svg 75'		Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 16,018
May 10, 201511 Toronto FC 1–2 Houston Dynamo Toronto, Ontario
4:00p.m. CST Cheyrou Yellow card.svg 12'
Altidore Soccerball shade.svg77'		 Report Taylor Yellow card.svg 41'
García Soccerball shade.svg44'
Bruin Soccerball shade.svg53'
Miranda Yellow card.svg 90+3'		Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 30,226
May 16, 201512 Houston Dynamo 3–1 Portland Timbers Houston, Texas
7:30p.m. CST Bruin Soccerball shade.svg9', 83'
Barnes Yellow card.svg 45+1', Soccerball shade.svg75'
Davis Yellow card.svg 90'		 Report Jewsbury Yellow card.svg 12'
Adi Yellow card.svg 14', Soccerball shade.svg48'
Chará Yellow card.svg 42'
Powell Yellow card.svg 84'		Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 20,844
May 22, 201513 L.A. Galaxy 1–0 Houston Dynamo Carson, California
Ishizaki Yellow card.svg 24'
Juninho Yellow card.svg 58'
Gordon Soccerball shade.svg90+1', Yellow card.svg 90+2'
Sorto Red card.svg 90+6'		 Report Rodríguez Yellow card.svg 42'
Barnes Yellow card.svg 82'		Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 20,195
Referee: Ismail Elfath
May 30, 201514 New York City FC 1–1 Houston Dynamo New York, New York
Wingert Yellow card.svg 32'
Villa Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Hernandez Yellow card.svg 79'		 Report Bruin Soccerball shade.svg16'
Clark Yellow card.svg 35'
Garrido Yellow card.svg 54'
Rodríguez Yellow card.svg 90+4'		Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 26,211
June 5, 201515 Houston Dynamo 4–2 New York Red Bulls Houston, Texas
García Soccerball shade.svg59'
Clark Soccerball shade.svg72'
Bruin Soccerball shade.svg80', 90+3'		 Report Duvall Yellow card.svg 27'
Grella Soccerball shade.svg42', Yellow card.svg 62'
Abang Soccerball shade.svg90'		Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 22,356
June 20, 201516 Portland Timbers 2–0 Houston Dynamo Portland, Oregon
21:30 Urruti Soccerball shade.svg34'
Chará Yellow card.svg 54'
Fernández Soccerball shade.svg61' (pen)		 Report Horst Yellow card.svg 59'
Garrido Yellow card.svg 69'		Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21.144
June 26, 201517 FC Dallas 2–0 Houston Dynamo Frisco, Texas
20:00 Taylor Soccerball shade.svg37' (o.g.)
Castillo Soccerball shade.svg42'
Acosta Yellow card.svg 54'
Hedges Yellow card.svg 66'
Harris Yellow card.svg 68'		 Report Horst Yellow card.svg 42'
Barnes Yellow card.svg 42'
Taylor Yellow card.svg 77'		Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 15,037
July 3, 201518 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Chicago Fire Houston, Texas
20:00 Alex Soccerball shade.svg56'
Rodríguez Yellow card.svg 66'		 Report Palmer Yellow card.svg 38'
Guly Yellow card.svg 40'
Nyarko Soccerball shade.svg72'Yellow card.svg 86'		Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 22,651
July 10, 201519 San Jose Earthquakes 0–2 Houston Dynamo San Jose, California
22:00 Report Clark Soccerball shade.svg10'
Bruin Soccerball shade.svg81'
Deric Yellow card.svg 31'
Beasley Yellow card.svg 37'
Rodríguez Yellow card.svg 45+2'
Sturgis Yellow card.svg 45+3'		Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Sorin Stoica
October 25, 201534 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Houston Dynamo Vancouver, British Columbia
18:00Stadium: BC Place

Standings

Western Conference Table
PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
6 Sporting Kansas City 34141194845+351 MLS Cup Knockout Round
7 San Jose Earthquakes 34131384139+247
8 Houston Dynamo 34111494249−742
9 Real Salt Lake 34111583848−1041
10 Colorado Rapids 34915103343−1037
Source: MLS
Overall Table
PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPts
13 San Jose Earthquakes 34131384139+247
14 Orlando City SC 34121484656−1044
15 Houston Dynamo 34111494249−742
16 Real Salt Lake 34111583848−1041
17 New York City FC 34101774958−937
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored

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 Soccerball shade.svg24'
Ashe Yellow card.svg 36'
Sturgis Yellow card.svg 48'
Steinberger Yellow card.svg 68'
Clark Soccerball shade.svg90+2'		 Houston Report
MLS Report 		Timbó Yellow card.svg 59'
Ambrose Yellow card.svg 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.svg 11'
Manotas Soccerball shade.svg43'		 Report Hairston Yellow card.svg 26'
O'Neill Yellow card.svg 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.svg 34'
Espinoza Yellow card.svg 68'
Feilhaber Soccerball shade.svg71'
Dwyer Soccerball shade.svg86'
Németh Soccerball shade.svg88'		 Report Garrido Red card.svg 30'
Clark Yellow card.svg 57'
Bruin Soccerball shade.svg59'
Davis Yellow card.svg 68'
Miranda Yellow card.svg 75'		Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 17,589
Referee: Ted Unkel

Friendlies

May 28, 2015BBVA Compass Dynamo Charities Cup Houston Dynamo Flag of the United States.svg Canceled Flag of England.svg 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 Houston Dynamo vs. San Jose (4).jpg
Will Bruin led the Dynamo in scoring in 2015
Goals
Name#
1 Flag of the United States.svg Will Bruin 11
2 Flag of the United States.svg Ricardo Clark 8
3 Flag of Jamaica.svg Giles Barnes 7
4 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Davis 4
5 Flag of Honduras.svg Boniek Garcia 3
Assists
Name#
1 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Davis 10
2 Flag of Honduras.svg Boniek Garcia 5
3 Flag of the United States.svg Will Bruin 4
4 Flag of Honduras.svg Alexander Lopez 3
Flag of Jamaica.svg Giles Barnes
Appearances (starts)
Name#
1 Flag of the United States.svg Will Bruin 33 (28)
2 Flag of the United States.svg David Horst 32 (28)
3 Flag of the United States.svg Ricardo Clark 30 (30)
4 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Davis 30 (29)
5 Flag of Honduras.svg Luis Garido 29 (21)

Uniforms

Kit left arm DYNAMO 15h.png
Kit left arm.svg
Kit body DYNAMO 15h.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm DYNAMO 15h.png
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts TIMBERS 13h.png
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks 3 stripes white.png
Kit socks long.svg
Home
Kit left arm DYNAMO 15h.png
Kit left arm.svg
Kit body DYNAMO 15h.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm DYNAMO 15h.png
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks 3 stripes white.png
Kit socks long.svg
Home Alt.
Kit left arm DYNAMO 14a.png
Kit left arm.svg
Kit body DYNAMO 14a.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm DYNAMO 14a.png
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts adidasonwhite.png
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks DYNAMO 14a.png
Kit socks long.svg
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

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