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.
| 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 attendance | 20,117 | ||
Background
Review
Roster
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goalkeeper | Tally Hall |  United States |
| 2 | Defender | Eric Brunner | United States |
| 3 | Defender | Anthony Arena | United States |
| 4 | Defender | Jermaine Taylor |  Jamaica |
| 7 | Forward | Omar Cummings | Jamaica |
| 8 | Defender | Kofi Sarkodie | United States |
| 10 | Midfielder | Alexander Lopez |  Honduras |
| 11 | Midfielder | Brad Davis | United States |
| 12 | Forward | Will Bruin | United States |
| 13 | Midfielder | Ricardo Clark | United States |
| 14 | Forward | Jason Johnson | Jamaica |
| 15 | Forward | Mark Sherrod | United States |
| 16 | Defender | A.J. Cochran | United States |
| 17 | Midfielder | Servando Carrasco | United States |
| 18 | Defender | David Horst | United States |
| 19 | Midfielder | Luis Garrido | Honduras |
| 20 | Midfielder | Andrew Driver |  Scotland |
| 21 | Defender | Damarcus Beasley | United States |
| 22 | Midfielder | Brian Ownby | United States |
| 23 | Forward | Giles Barnes | Jamaica |
| 24 | Goalkeeper | Tyler Deric | United States |
| 26 | Defender | Corey Ashe | United States |
| 27 | Midfielder | Boniek García | Honduras |
| 28 | Midfielder | Tony Cascio | United States |
| 30 | Goalkeeper | Michael Lisch | United States |
Transfers
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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 2, 2014 Scrimmage | Houston Dynamo | 2 - 3 | Colorado Rapids | Houston, Texas |
| 11:00 a.m. CST | Cascio 15' Barnes 38' | Report | Serna 12' Brown 47'Torres 86' | 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 8, 2014 Desert Friendlies | Houston Dynamo | 3 - 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Tucson, Arizona |
| 3:00 p.m. MT | Cummings 66' Seoane 74', 82'Cascio 84' | Report | Wondolowski 22' | 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 19, 2014 Scrimmage | Houston Dynamo | 4 - 1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Houston, Texas |
| 11:00 a.m. CST | Cascio 18' Barnes 28', 59'Cummings 79' | Report | Kerr 25' | 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 |
| February 26, 2014 Carolina Challenge Cup | Seattle Sounders FC | 1 - 1 | Houston Dynamo | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 5:00 p.m. EST | Martins 44' González 45+1' | Report | Davis 14' Arena 72' | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
| March 1, 2014 Carolina Challenge Cup | Charleston Battery | 0 - 2 | Houston Dynamo | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 5:15 p.m. EST | Report | Cascio 53' Barnes 63' | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
MLS
| March 8, 2014 1 | Houston Dynamo | 4 - 0 | New England Revolution | Houston, Texas |
| 7:30 CT | Will Bruin 2' (13), 64' Boniek Garcia 23'Omar Cummings 90+2' | [1] | Darrius Barnes 64' AJ Soares 77' | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 22,320 |
| March 15, 2014 2 | Houston Dynamo | 1 - 0 | Montreal Impact | Houston, Texas |
| 7:30 CT | Kofi Sarkodie 35' Will Bruin 40'Jermaine Taylor 52' | [2] | Felipe Martins 59' Hassoun Camara 77'Hernan Bernardello 78' | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 18,245 |
| March 29, 2014 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2 - 1 | Houston Dynamo | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 6:00 CT | Jordan Harvey 14' Kenny Miller 23' (pen) | [3] | Ricardo Clark 75' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 |
| April 5, 2014 4 Texas Derby | Houston Dynamo | 1 - 4 | FC Dallas | Houston, Texas |
| 7:00 CT | Jermaine Taylor 21' Ricardo Clark 41'David Horst 60' | [4] | Michel 31' (pen) Hendry Thomas 37'Je-Vaughn Watson 61' (70)Giles Barnes 68' (o.g.) | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 22,202 |
| April 12, 2014 5 | New England Revolution | 2 - 0 | Houston Dynamo | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 4:00 CT | Kevin Alston 68', 88' Scott Caldwell 86'Jerry Bengtson 90+1' | [5] | Ricardo Clark 38' | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 14,259 |
| April 19, 2014 6 | Philadelphia Union | 0 - 0 | Houston Dynamo | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 3:00 CT | Sheanon Williams 61' | [6] | Kofi Sarkodie Ricardo Clark 42'Will Bruin 90+4' | Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 17,301 |
| April 23, 2014 7 | New York Red Bulls | 4 - 0 | Houston Dynamo | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 6:30 CT | Bradley Wright-Phillips 12' (24), 86' (pen) Thierry Henry 65' | [7] | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 13,278 |
| April 27, 2014 8 | Houston Dynamo | 1 - 1 | Portland Timbers | Houston, Texas |
| 2:00 CT | Will Bruin 16' Jermaine Taylor 40' | [8] | Gaston Fernandez 33' | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 20,558 |
| 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 7, 2014 10 | Houston Dynamo | 1 - 0 | Columbus Crew | Houston, Texas |
| 7:00 CT | Will Bruin 50' Warren Creavalle 87' | [10] | Bernardo Anor 60' Federico Higuain 61'Daniel Paladini 80' | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 15,030 |
| 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 |
| March 28, 2014 12 | Houston Dynamo | 1 - 0 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Houston, Texas |
| 7:30 CT | Jermaine Taylor 17' Giles Barnes 61' | [12] | AJ DeLaGarza 19' Kofi Opare 76' | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 22,233 |
| 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 |
| May 25, 2014 14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3 - 0 | Houston Dynamo | San Jose, California |
| 9:30 CT | Khari Stephenson 38' (58), pen' Steven Lenhart 60'Atiba Harris 70' | [14] | Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,525 |
| June 1, 2014 15 | Colorado Rapids | 3 - 0 | Houston Dynamo | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 7:00 CT | Deshorn Brown 5' (35) Kamani Hill 51' | [15] | Warren Creavalle 40' | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,470 |
| June 6, 2014 16 | Houston Dynamo | 0 - 2 | Sporting Kansas City | Houston, Texas |
| 7:30 CT | Alexander Lopez 21' Andrew Driver 29'Eric Brunner 45+2'Jermaine Taylor 79' | [16] | Toni 21' Soony Saad 45', 87'Dom Dwyer 70' (pen)Eric Kronberg 90+4' | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 18,396 |
| June 29, 2014 17 | Montreal Impact | 3 - 0 | Houston Dynamo | Montreal, Quebec |
| 6:30 CT | Jack McInerney 41' (75) Maxim Tissot 22'Marco Di Vaio 79' | [17] | AJ Cochran 16' Will Bruin 52' | Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 16,759 |
| July 4, 2014 18 | Houston Dynamo | 2 - 2 | New York Red Bulls | Houston, Texas |
| 7:30 CT | Giles Barnes 1' AJ Cochran 50'Brad Davis 82' (pen) | [18] | Bradley Wright-Phillips 13' (72) Jonny Steele 90+6' | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 22,312 |
| 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 |
| July 19, 2014 20 | Houston Dynamo | 2 - 2 | Toronto FC | Houston, Texas |
| 8:00 CT | Will Bruin 11'} Giles Barnes 26'Corey Ashe 79' | [20] | Gilberto 18' Dominic Oduro 45+2', 81'Doneil Henry 58'Michael Bradley 79'Jermain Defoe 88' | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 20,069 |
| 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 |
| August 10, 2014 22 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2 - 0 | Houston Dynamo | Seattle, Washington |
| 9:30 CT | Lamar Neagle 28' Obafemi Martins Marco Pappa 69'Gonzalo Pineda 75' (pen), 55' | [22] | Luis Garrido 60' Kofi Sarkodie 90+4' | Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 50,276 |
| August 15, 2014 23 | Houston Dynamo | 2 - 0 | Philadelphia Union | Houston, Texas |
| 8:00 CT | David Horst 28' Will Bruin 51'DaMarcus Beasley 58'Raymon Gaddis 90' (o.g.) | [23] | Danny Cruz 64' | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 20,283 |
| August 23, 2014 24 | Columbus Crew | 3 - 0 | Houston Dynamo | Columbus, Ohio |
| 6:30 CT | Justin Meram 35' Adam Bedell 59'Aaron Schoenfeld 64' | [24] | Corey Ashe 61' Brian Ownby 79' | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 17,551 |
| August 29, 2014 25 | Sporting Kansas City | 1 - 3 | Houston Dynamo | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 7:00 CT | Dom Dwyer 54', 40' Benny Feilhaber 44' | [25] | Will Bruin 35' Kofi Sarkodie 44'David Horst 62'Ricardo Clark 67', 50'Boniek Garcia 90+6' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,332 |
| 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 |
| September 28, 2014 29 | Houston Dynamo | 2 - 0 | Chicago Fire | Houston, Texas |
| 2:00 CT | Ricardo Clark 10' Omar Cummings 15'David Horst 21'Boniek Garcia 67' | [29] | Gonzalo Segares 47' Jeff Larentowicz 65' | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 20,262 |
| 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 |
| October 12, 2014 32 | Houston Dynamo | 1 - 3 | D.C. United | Houston, Texas |
| 2:00 CT | Giles Barnes 83' (pen) | [32] | Taylor Kemp 41' Fabian Espindola 64'Bill Hamid 70'Eddie Johnson 87' | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 21,869 |
| October 16, 2014 33 | Houston Dynamo | 1 - 2 | New England Revolution | Houston, Texas |
| 7:00 CT | Giles Barnes 37', 73' Jermaine Taylor 47'Luis Garrido 52' | [33] | Lee Nguyen 65' (87) | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 22,332 |
| October 24, 2014 34 | Chicago Fire | 2 - 1 | Houston Dynamo | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 7:00 CT | Alex 33' Jeff Larentowicz 66' (pen)Florent Sinama Pongolle 90+1' | [34] | Omar Cummings 18' Tyler Deric 82'Brad Davis 82'AJ Cochran 85' | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 18,776 |
U.S. Open Cup
| June 11 Fourth Round | Houston Dynamo (1) | 1–0 | Laredo 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 Derby | Houston 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 |
Uniforms
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References
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