2014 Houston Dynamo season

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Houston Dynamo
2014 season
Owner Philip Anschutz
Head coach Dominic Kinnear
Stadium BBVA Compass Stadium
MLS Eastern Conference: 8th
Overall: 14th
MLS Cup Playoffs DNQ
U.S. Open Cup Fifth round
Texas Derby Runners-up
Carolina Challenge Cup Third place
Average home league attendance20,117
  2013
2015  

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

Contents

Background

Review

Roster

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

Transfers

USA international DaMarcus Beasley joined the club after the 2014 World Cup as a DP USMNT training 2014 Brazil (15096438907).jpg
USA international DaMarcus Beasley joined the club after the 2014 World Cup as a DP

In

PositionPlayerPrevious ClubDate
Defender Flag of the United States.svg David Horst Flag of the United States.svg Portland Timbers December 17, 2013
Defender Flag of the United States.svg DaMarcus Beasley Flag of Mexico.svg Puebla July 23, 2014
Midfielder Flag of Honduras.svg Luis Garirdo Flag of Honduras.svg Olimpia July 25, 2014

Out

PositionPlayerTransferred toDate
Defender Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Boswell Flag of the United States.svg D.C. United December 12, 2013
Defender Flag of the United States.svg Warren Creavalle Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC July 23, 2014

Loan in

PositionPlayerLoaned FromDate
Midfielder Flag of the United States.svg Tony Cascio Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Rapids January 21, 2014

Loan out

PositionPlayerLoaned ToDate
Forward Flag of Jamaica.svg Jason Johnson Flag of the United States.svg Pittsburgh Riverhounds March 24, 2014
Defender Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Arena Flag of the United States.svg Pittsburgh Riverhounds March 24, 2014
Forward Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Salazar Flag of the United States.svg Pittsburgh Riverhounds March 24, 2014
Goalkeeper Flag of the United States.svg Michael Lisch Flag of the United States.svg Pittsburgh Riverhounds April 3, 2014
Forward Flag of the United States.svg Brian Ownby Flag of the United States.svg Pittsburgh Riverhounds April 3, 2014

Competitions

Preseason

January 29, 2014Scrimmage Houston Dynamo 4 - 0 Dynamo Academy Houston, Texas
3:00 p.m. CST Bruin Soccerball shade.svg29'
Carrasco Yellow card.svg 33'
Arena Yellow card.svg 38'
Sherrod Soccerball shade.svg63'
Seoane Soccerball shade.svg67'
Johnson Soccerball shade.svg73'
Report Stadium: Houston Sports Park
February 2, 2014Scrimmage Houston Dynamo 2 - 3 Colorado Rapids Houston, Texas
11:00 a.m. CST Cascio Soccerball shade.svg15'
Barnes Soccerball shade.svg38'
Report Serna Soccerball shade.svg12'
Brown Soccerball shade.svg47'
Torres Soccerball shade.svg86'
Stadium: Houston Sports Park
February 5, 2014Desert Friendlies Houston Dynamo 0 - 2 Portland Timbers Tucson, Arizona
2:00 p.m. MT Report Johnson Soccerball shade.svg80'
Urruti Soccerball shade.svg83'
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 8, 2014Desert Friendlies Houston Dynamo 3 - 1 San Jose Earthquakes Tucson, Arizona
3:00 p.m. MT Cummings Soccerball shade.svg66'
Seoane Soccerball shade.svg74', Yellow card.svg 82'
Cascio Soccerball shade.svg84'
Report Wondolowski Soccerball shade.svg22'Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 10, 2014Desert Friendlies FC Tucson 0 - 2 Houston Dynamo Tucson, Arizona
10:00 a.m. MT Salticcia Red card.svg 75' Report Ownby Soccerball shade.svg45'
Cummings Soccerball shade.svg83'
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 12, 2014Scrimmage Houston Baptist Huskies 0 - 6 Houston Dynamo Houston, Texas
7:00 p.m. CST Kelley Yellow card.svg 17' Report Barnes Soccerball shade.svg12', Yellow card.svg 21'
Davis Soccerball shade.svg15', 27'
Cascio Soccerball shade.svg34'
Johnson Yellow card.svg 55'
Sherrod Soccerball shade.svg72'
Cummings Soccerball shade.svg74'
Stadium: Sorrels Field
February 15, 2014Scrimmage Houston Dynamo 2 - 0 SMU Mustangs Houston, Texas
11:00 a.m. CST Seoane Soccerball shade.svg15'
Brunner Yellow card.svg 56'
Davis Soccerball shade.svg58'
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 Yellow card.svg 66' Report Horst Soccerball shade.svg21' (o.g.)
Kitchen Yellow card.svg 32'
Arnaud Yellow card.svg 55'
Christian Yellow card.svg 71'
Seaton Soccerball shade.svg88', Yellow card.svg 90'
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 5,175

MLS

April 5, 20144 Texas Derby Houston Dynamo 1 - 4 FC Dallas Houston, Texas
7:00 CT Jermaine Taylor Yellow card.svg 21'
Ricardo Clark Soccerball shade.svg41'
David Horst Red card.svg 60'
Michel Soccerball shade.svg31' (pen)
Hendry Thomas Yellow card.svg 37'
Je-Vaughn Watson Soccerball shade.svg61' (70)
Giles Barnes Soccerball shade.svg68' (o.g.)
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 22,202
April 23, 20147 New York Red Bulls 4 - 0 Houston Dynamo Harrison, New Jersey
6:30 CT Bradley Wright-Phillips Soccerball shade.svg12' (24), 86' (pen)
Thierry Henry Soccerball shade.svg65'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 13,278
May 3, 20149 Chivas USA 1 - 4 Houston Dynamo Carson, California
9:30 CT Erick Torres Soccerball shade.svg7' (pen)
Tim Melia Red card.svg 67'
Brad Davis Soccerball shade.svg12'
Giles Barnes Soccerball shade.svg32' (69), pen'
Will Bruin Soccerball shade.svg45+2'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 6,082
May 11, 201411 Houston Dynamo 2 - 5 Real Salt Lake Houston, Texas
6:00 CT Mark Sherrod Soccerball shade.svg22' (56), Yellow card.svg 90+2'
Boniek Garcia Yellow card.svg 45+4'
Servando Carrasco Red card.svg 27'
Javier Morales Soccerball shade.svg1' (17), 89' (pen)
Alvaro Saborio Soccerball shade.svg32', Yellow card.svg 26'
Luke Mulholland Soccerball shade.svg78'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 16,514
May 21, 201413 D.C. United 2 - 0 Houston Dynamo Washington DC
6:00 CT Chris Rolfe Soccerball shade.svg28'
Davy Arnaud Yellow card.svg 36'
Lewis Neal Yellow card.svg 56'
Fabian Espindola Soccerball shade.svg63', Yellow card.svg 72'
Giles Barnes Yellow card.svg 65'
Brian Ownby Red card.svg 90+2'
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 8,224
June 6, 201416 Houston Dynamo 0 - 2 Sporting Kansas City Houston, Texas
7:30 CT Alexander Lopez Yellow card.svg 21'
Andrew Driver Yellow card.svg 29'
Eric Brunner Yellow card.svg 45+2'
Jermaine Taylor Yellow card.svg 79'
Toni Red card.svg 21'
Soony Saad Soccerball shade.svg45', Yellow card.svg 87'
Dom Dwyer Soccerball shade.svg70' (pen)
Eric Kronberg Yellow card.svg 90+4'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 18,396
June 29, 201417 Montreal Impact 3 - 0 Houston Dynamo Montreal, Quebec
6:30 CT Jack McInerney Soccerball shade.svg41' (75)
Maxim Tissot Yellow card.svg 22'
Marco Di Vaio Soccerball shade.svg79'
AJ Cochran Yellow card.svg 16'
Will Bruin Yellow card.svg 52'
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 16,759
July 12, 201419 Toronto FC 4 - 2 Houston Dynamo Toronto, Ontario
6:00 CT Jonathan Osorio Soccerball shade.svg39'
Dominic Oduro Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Jermain Defoe Soccerball shade.svg63' (89), Yellow card.svg 37'
Brad Davis Soccerball shade.svg13' (34)
Kofi Sarkodie Yellow card.svg 35'
Jermaine Taylor Yellow card.svg 37'
David Horst Yellow card.svg 40'
Ricardo Clark Yellow card.svg 56'
Warren Creavalle Yellow card.svg 59'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 22,591
July 19, 201420 Houston Dynamo 2 - 2 Toronto FC Houston, Texas
8:00 CT Will Bruin Soccerball shade.svg11'}
Giles Barnes Soccerball shade.svg26'
Corey Ashe Yellow card.svg 79'
Gilberto Soccerball shade.svg18'
Dominic Oduro Soccerball shade.svg45+2', Yellow card.svg 81'
Doneil Henry Yellow card.svg 58'
Michael Bradley Yellow card.svg 79'
Jermain Defoe Yellow card.svg 88'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 20,069
August 3, 201421 Houston Dynamo 1 - 0 D.C. United Houston, Texas
7:00 CT Will Bruin Soccerball shade.svg90' Taylor Kemp Yellow card.svg 5'
Perry Kitchen Yellow card.svg 72'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 20,061
September 20, 201428 Houston Dynamo 0 - 0 Philadelphia Union Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
7:00 ET Sarkodie Yellow card.svg 75' Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,462
October 8, 201431 Toronto FC 0 - 1 Houston Dynamo Toronto, Ontario
6:30 CT Daniel Lovitz Yellow card.svg 90+5' Giles Barnes Yellow card.svg 35'
A.J. Cochran Red card.svg 56'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 18,269
October 12, 201432 Houston Dynamo 1 - 3 D.C. United Houston, Texas
2:00 CT Giles Barnes Soccerball shade.svg83' (pen) Taylor Kemp Soccerball shade.svg41'
Fabian Espindola Soccerball shade.svg64'
Bill Hamid Yellow card.svg 70'
Eddie Johnson Soccerball shade.svg87'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 21,869
October 24, 201434 Chicago Fire 2 - 1 Houston Dynamo Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 CT Alex Yellow card.svg 33'
Jeff Larentowicz Soccerball shade.svg66' (pen)
Florent Sinama Pongolle Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Omar Cummings Soccerball shade.svg18'
Tyler Deric Yellow card.svg 82'
Brad Davis Yellow card.svg 82'
AJ Cochran Yellow card.svg 85'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 18,776

U.S. Open Cup

June 11Fourth Round Houston Dynamo (1) 1–0 Laredo Heat (4) Houston, Texas
9:00 CT López Soccerball shade.svg38'
Deric Red card.svg 52'
Report Braem Yellow card.svg 32' Yellow-red card.svg 40'
F. Garcia Yellow card.svg 70'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 4,929
June 24Fifth Round Texas Derby Houston Dynamo (1)2–3 (a.e.t.) FC Dallas (1) Houston, Texas
8:00 CT Barnes Soccerball shade.svg43' (pen.)
Cummings Soccerball shade.svg62'
Taylor Yellow card.svg 102'
Report Castillo Soccerball shade.svg35'
Escobar Soccerball shade.svg59'
Akindele Soccerball shade.svg99'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 2,083

Statistical Leaders

Giles Barnes led the Dynamo in both appearances and goals in 2014 Giles Barnes, Houston Dynamo, July 2014.jpg
Giles Barnes led the Dynamo in both appearances and goals in 2014
Goals
RankName#
1 Flag of Jamaica.svg Giles Barnes 11
2 Flag of the United States.svg Will Bruin 10
3 Flag of the United States.svg Ricardo Clark 4
Flag of the United States.svg Brad Davis
5 Flag of Jamaica.svg Omar Cummings 3
Assists
RankName#
1 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Davis 11
2 Flag of Jamaica.svg Giles Barnes 8
3 Flag of the United States.svg Ricardo Clark 4
Flag of the United States.svg Kofi Sarkodie
5 Flag of the United States.svg Corey Ashe 3
Flag of Jamaica.svg Omar Cummings
Appearances (starts)
RankName#
1 Flag of Jamaica.svg Giles Barnes 34(34)
Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Driver 34(22)
3 Flag of the United States.svg Kofi Sarkodie 32(32)
4 Flag of the United States.svg David Horst 31(31)
5 Flag of the United States.svg Will Bruin 27(24)
Flag of Honduras.svg Boniek García 28(26)
Goalkeeping
NameApps.SavesGAShO
Flag of the United States.svg Tally Hall 2467447
Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Deric 1036143
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Lisch 0000

Uniforms

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Kit body DYNAMO 13h.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm TIRO13 WHITE.png
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts TIMBERS 13h.png
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks 3 stripes white.png
Kit socks long.svg
Home
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Kit left arm.svg
Kit body DYNAMO 13h.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm TIRO13 WHITE.png
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts adidaswhite.png
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
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Kit shorts adidasonwhite.png
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Kit socks DYNAMO 14a.png
Kit socks long.svg
Away

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