2008 Houston Dynamo season
The 2008 Houston Dynamo season was the third season of the Houston club franchise. The Houston Dynamo were the defending back-to-back MLS Cup Champions, and sought to become the first club in Major League Soccer history to win three straight MLS Cups.
| 2008 season | |||
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| Chairman |  | ||
| Manager | | ||
| Major League Soccer | 1st, West 2nd, Overall | ||
| MLS Cup | Playoffs | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Third Round | ||
| CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Semifinals | ||
| CONCACAF Champions League | Quarterfinals | ||
| SuperLiga | Runners-up | ||
| Pan-Pacific Championship | Runners-up | ||
| Texas Pro Soccer Festival | Winner | ||
| Top goalscorer | Brian Ching (13) | ||
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The Dynamo were expected to have an even busier year than in 2007. In addition to defending their MLS Cup in MLS regular-season play, they participated in the 2008 U.S. Open Cup, the final 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, the inaugural 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League and the 2008 North American SuperLiga, were invited to play in the inaugural Pan-Pacific Championship and the Texas Pro Soccer Festival 2008.
Major events
Team news
- Houston's City Council on January 30, 2008 approved the purchase of over 80 acres (320,000 m2) of land near State Highway 288 and Almeda-Genoa Rd. for the development of an amateur sports complex—the first of its kind in the history of the city. The new complex will provide 18 fields for local soccer organizations and will also afford the area the opportunity to host amateur tournaments of state, regional and national stature. Once completely developed, the complex is expected to attract well over 500,000 visitors per year.[1]
- On February 26, 2008 Houston Dynamo President Oliver Luck revealed the planned negotiations to the media stating that the Houston Dynamo would be managed in majority by original owners Anschutz Entertainment Group (who will hold 50% of ownership) along with newfound partners Gabriel Brener, head of Brener International Group, and multiple World and Olympic boxing champion Oscar De La Hoya (each with 25% ownership each).[2]
Club appearances
- The inaugural Pan-Pacific Championship debuted on February 20, 2008 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Houston qualified to participate in the tournament via their win as MLS Cup Champions.[3] The Houston Dynamo won their first match against Sydney FC,[4] before finishing second place after their 6-1 loss to Gamba Osaka in the final match.[5]
- The first Texas Pro Soccer Festival presented by Touch-Tel featured four Major League Soccer teams, including the two-time MLS champion Houston Dynamo, during an electrifying week of double-header exhibition games, events and daily practices.[6] The Houston Dynamo were declared winners of the tournament after a tiebreaker in goal difference was needed between them and D.C. United.[7]
- The Houston Dynamo qualified to participate in the final version of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup via their win in the 2007 MLS Cup.[8]
- The Houston Dynamo finished the 2007 Major League Soccer season with the 3rd best overall regular season record. As a result, the Dynamo qualified to participate in the second annual SuperLiga.[9]
Squad
First-team squad
As of August 8, 2008.[10] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
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Out
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Statistics
- Last updated on May 14, 2013.
MLS stats from H. Dynamo website
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Major League Soccer | MLS Cup Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Champions Cup/Champions League | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  |
Tony Caig | 9 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | |
Eddie Robinson | 29 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | |
Johnny Alcaraz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | |
Patrick Ianni | 24 | 0 | 10+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 |
| 5 | FW | |
Kyle Brown | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | |
Erik Ustruck | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | |
Chris Wondolowski | 15 | 3 | 1+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | |
Richard Mulrooney | 32 | 0 | 22+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | |
Brian Mullan | 39 | 3 | 28+2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW |  |
Kei Kamara | 17 | 5 | 6+4 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | |
Brad Davis | 31 | 1 | 20+6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | |
Ricardo Clark | 36 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
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Dwayne De Rosario | 35 | 10 | 22+2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+4 | 3 |
| 16 | DF | |
Craig Waibel | 21 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 17 | MF | |
Mike Chabala | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | |
Pat Onstad | 33 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | |
John Michael Hayden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | |
Geoff Cameron | 31 | 1 | 8+15 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | |
Nick Hatzke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | |
Stuart Holden | 35 | 4 | 18+9 | 3 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 23 | DF | |
Stephen Wondolowski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | |
Wade Barrett | 35 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | |
Brian Ching | 33 | 14 | 24+1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 |
| 26 | MF | |
Corey Ashe | 35 | 1 | 8+16 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | |
Nate Jaqua | 21 | 0 | 11+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | |
Corbin Waller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | |
Bobby Boswell | 38 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 99 | FW |  |
Guy-Roland Kpene | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Own goals for | 0 | 3 | 0+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 1 | ||
| Players who left the club during the season: (Statistics shown are the appearances made and goals scored while at Houston Dynamo) | |||||||||||||
| 10 | FW |  |
Franco Caraccio (Released) | 15 | 2 | 8+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Leading Scorers | ||
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| Rank | Name | # |
| 1 | |
13 |
| 2 | |
7 |
| 3 | |
4 |
| 4 | |
3 |
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| Leading Assisters | ||
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| Rank | Name | # |
| 1 | |
8 |
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5 |
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| Goalkeeping Stats | ||||
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| Name | Apps. | Saves | Goals Allowed | Shutouts |
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24 | 76 | 24 | 7 |
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7 | 24 | 8 | 3 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Club
Management
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager | |
| Assistant manager |  |
| Goalkeeper coach | |
| Head athletic trainer | |
| Assistant athletic trainer | |
| Team administrator | |
| Equipment manager | |
Last updated: 19 Jan 2008
Source: Houston Dynamo
Kit
Supplier: Adidas
Sponsor(s): Amigo Energy
Source: Houston Dynamo (Home) and Houston Dynamo (Away)
Other information
| Chairman | |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Robertson Stadium (32,000 / N/A) |
Source: Houston Dynamo
Competitions
Overall
| Competition | Started round | Current position / round |
Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
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| Pan-Pacific Championship 2008 | Semi-Finals | — | Runner-up | 20 Feb 2008 | 23 Feb 2008 |
| Texas Pro Soccer Festival 2008 | — | — | Winner | 5 Mar 2008 | 9 Mar 2008 |
| CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2008 | Quarterfinals | — | Semifinals | 12 Mar 2008 | 9 Apr 2008 |
| 2008 Major League Soccer season | — | — | Quarter-finals | 29 Mar 2008 | |
| 2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup | Third Round | — | Third Round | 1 Jul 2008 | 1 Jul 2008 |
| 2008 North American SuperLiga | Group Stage | — | Runner-up | 12 Jul 2008 | 5 Aug 2008 |
| CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09 | Group Stage | — | Quarter-finals | 23 September 2008 | 3 March 2009 |
Updated to match played April 15, 2008
Source: Competitions
Major League Soccer
Classification
- 1st in Western Conference
- 2nd in MLS table
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 51 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 18 | −3 |
Last updated: 2009-06-29.
Source: Major League Soccer
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 2008-11-07. Source: Houston Dynamo
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Pre-season
| 1-0 | |
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Clark  |
(report) |
Attendance: 3,182
| 0-0 | |
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| (report) |
Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, California
Attendance: 4,113
2008 Pan-Pacific Championship
Semi-Finals
| 3-0 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
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| De Rosario Holden Wondolowski |
(report) |
Final
 | 6-1 | |
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| Bare Lucas Yamazaki |
(report) | Clark |
2008 Texas Pro Soccer Festival
| 4-3 | |
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| C. Wondolowski Ching Ustruck |
(Report) | Musampa Brittain Vairelles |
Steele Stadium, Cibolo
Attendance: 1,000
| 1-0 | |
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| DeRosario |
(Report) |
Steele Stadium, Cibolo
Attendance: 600
| 1-1 | |
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| Cezar |
(Report) | Caraccio |
Steele Stadium, Cibolo
Attendance: 800
2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Quarterfinals
 | 0-0 | |
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| (report) |
Estadio Mateo Flores
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Referee: Edgar Rodriguez (CRC)
| 3-1 | |
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| DeRosario Wondolowski |
(report) | Ramírez |
Houston Dynamo advance 3-1 on aggregate.
Semifinals
 | 3-0 | |
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| Alonso Borges Arrieta |
(Report) |
Deportivo Saprissa advances 3-0 on aggregate.
Major League Soccer regular season
| 3–0 | |
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| Steve Ralston Adam Cristman Sainey Nyassi |
(report) |
| 3–3 | |
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| Franco Caraccio Brian Ching Geoff Cameron |
(report) | Kenny Cooper Arturo Alvarez |
| 0–0 | |
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| (report) |
| 2–2 | |
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| Landon Donovan |
(report) | Brad Davis Franco Caraccio |
| 1–0 | |
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| Alejandro Moreno |
(report) |
| 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Ching Dwayne De Rosario |
(report) | Omar Cummings |
| 1–2 | |
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| Calen Carr |
(report) | Dwayne De Rosario Bobby Boswell |
| 2–1 | |
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| Kei Kamara Ivan Guerrero |
(report) | Brian Ching |
| 2–2 | |
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| Kenny Cooper Drew Moor |
(report) | Corey Ashe Dwayne De Rosario |
| 0–2 | |
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| (report) | Brian Mullen Brian Ching |
RFK Stadium
Washington, D.C., USA
Washington, D.C., USA
Attendance: 14,660
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
| 3–1 | |
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| Dwayne De Rosario Brian Ching |
MLS Direct Kick | Jeff Cunningham |
| 0–0 | |
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Chris Wingert  |
ESPN2 ESPN Deportes |
Rice-Eccles Stadium
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Attendance: 17,898
Referee: Mark Geiger
| 0–2 | |
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Gonzalo Martínez  |
Brian Mullan Brian Ching |
| 2–0 | |
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| Brad Davis Brian Ching |
Fox Soccer Channel Fox Sports en Español |
| 4–3 | |
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| Brian Mullan Ricardo Clark Nate Jaqua |
MLS Direct Kick | Yura Movsisyan Javier Morales Kenny Deuchar |
| 4–0 | |
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| Stuart Holden Kei Kamara Nate Jaqua |
MLS Direct Kick |
| 3–0 | |
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| Juan Pablo Angel Dane Richards Mike Magee |
TeleFutura |
| 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dwayne De Rosario Brian Mullan |
MLS Direct Kick | Brian McBride |
| 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brad Davis Nate Jaqua |
TeleFutura | Davy Arnaud |
| 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ronnie O'Brien |
MLS Direct Kick | Brian Ching Eddie Robinson |
| 1–2 | |
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| Stuart Holden Kei Kamara |
MLS Direct Kick | Scott Sealy |
| 1–1 | |
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| Marvell Wynne |
MLS Direct Kick | Hunter Freeman |
| 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Conor Casey |
MLS Direct Kick | Brian Ching Ricardo Clark |
| 3–0 | |
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| Bryan Jordan Dwayne De Rosario Brian Ching |
(report) |
| 1–1 | |
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| Jim Curtin Dan Kennedy |
Fox Soccer Channel Fox Sports en Español |
Dwayne De Rosario |
SuperLiga 2008
Group A
| 4–0 |  |
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| De Rosario Holden Mullan |
Report | Muñoz |
| 0–1 | |
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| Report | Arellano |
| 1–3 | |
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| Doe |
Report | Clark Boswell Holden |
Semifinals
| Houston Dynamo | 2–0 | Pachuca |
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| Boswell Ashe |
Report |
Final
References
- "Houston OKs purchase for Soccer Complex". Houston Dynamo Media Relations. 2008-01-30. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
- "De La Hoya on the way to Dynamo". Houston Dynamo Media Relations. 2008-02-26. Retrieved 2008-02-26.
- "International tourney to debut Feb. '08 in Hawaii". SUM Communications. 2007-11-29. Archived from the original on 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
- "Ching, Dynamo cruise into PPC final". PPChampionship.net. 2008-02-21. Archived from the original on 2008-02-25. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
- "Gamba Osaka become first PPC Champions". PPChampionship.net. 2008-02-23. Archived from the original on February 26, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
- "First Texas Pro Soccer Festival features MLS". Houston Dynamo Media Relations. 2008-01-29. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
- "No rest for Festival winners Dynamo". Houston Dynamo Media Relations. 2008-03-10. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
- "Houston Dynamo advance to 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup". CONCACAF.com. 2007-11-18. Archived from the original on 2008-01-04. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
- "SuperLiga 2008 teams, schedule announced". SUM Communications. 2008-03-13. Archived from the original on 2008-03-21. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
- Players | MLSsoccer.com Archived 2007-12-14 at the Wayback Machine
- "Dynamo sign goalkeeper Tony Caig". Houston Dynamo Media Relations. 2008-01-29. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
- "Dynamo add forward Brown". Houston Dynamo Media Relations. 2008-03-04. Archived from the original on 2008-03-14. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
- "Dynamo sign Argentine forward Caraccio". Houston Dynamo Media Relations. 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
- "Dynamo acquire Kei Kamara from Earthquakes pick". Houston Dynamo Media Relations. 2008-01-18. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
- "Dynamo selects Geoff Cameron at No. 42". Houston Dynamo Media Relations. 2008-01-18. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- "Dynamo re-sign Nate Jaqua". Houston Dynamo Media Relations. 2008-01-18. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
- "Dynamo acquire Bobby Boswell from D.C." Houston Dynamo Media Relations. 2007-12-12. Archived from the original on 2007-12-22. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- "Dynamo peg Barlow with 56th pick". Houston Dynamo Media Relations. 2008-01-18. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- "D.C. United acquires GK Zach Wells". D.C. United Media Relations. 2007-12-12. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- "San Jose Earthquakes select 10 players during MLS Expansion Draft". San Jose Earthquakes Media Relations. 2007-11-21. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- "Dynamo should expand search for help at forward". Houston Chronicle. 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- "MLS Waiver Draft set for Thursday". Major League Soccer Communications. 2007-11-28. Archived from the original on 2007-12-14. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
- "Dynamo forward Jaqua signs with Austrian team". Houston Chronicle. 2008-01-29. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
- "Former Dynamo Ngwenya signs with SK Austria". Houston Chronicle. 2008-01-21. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
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