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Season 2008
Houston Dynamo
Manager	Dominic Kinnear
Chairman	Philip Anschutz
League	Major League Soccer
Final league position	3^rd, West 9^th, Overall
MLS Cup	TBD
U.S. Open Cup	Qualified
CONCACAF Champions' Cup	Semifinals
CONCACAF Champions' League	Qualified
SuperLiga	Qualified
Pan-Pacific Championship	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Franco Caraccio (2) Dwayne De Rosario (2) All: Dwayne De Rosario (5)
← Previous season 2007	Next season → 2009

The 2008 Houston Dynamo season will be the third season of the Houston club franchise. The Houston Dynamo are the defending back-to-back MLS Cup Champions, and will seek to become the first club in Major League Soccer history to win three straight MLS Cups.

The Dynamo are expected to have an even busier year than in 2007. In addition to defending their MLS Cup in MLS regular-season play, they will participate in the 2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, the final 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, the inaugural 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League and the 2008 North American SuperLiga, and were invited to play in the inaugural Pan-Pacific Championship. Depending on their performance in the Champions' Cup, they may also be invited to either the FIFA Club World Cup or Copa Sudamericana.

[edit] Major Events

[edit] Team News

Houston's City Council on January 30, 2008 approved the purchase of over 80 acres 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]

[edit] Club Appearances

The inaugural Pan-Pacific Championship debuted on February 20, 2008 in ʻAiea, Hawaii, outside of Honolulu. 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 3^rd best overall regular season record. As a result, the Dynamo qualified to participate in the second annual SuperLiga.^[9]

[edit] Squad

[edit] First-team squad

As of March 19, 2008 (from CONCACAF insert). ^[10] The players in bold have senior international caps

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Tony Caig
2	DF	Eddie Robinson
3	MF	Johnny Alcaraz
4	DF	Patrick Ianni
5	FW	Kyle Brown
6	MF	Erik Ustruck
7	FW	Chris Wondolowski
8	MF	Richard Mulrooney
9	MF	Brian Mullan
10	FW	Franco Caraccio
11	MF	Brad Davis
13	MF	Ricardo Clark
14	MF	Dwayne De Rosario

No.	Position	Player
16	DF	Craig Waibel
17	MF	Mike Chabala
18	GK	Pat Onstad
19	MF	John Michael Hayden
20	MF	Geoff Cameron
21	MF	Nick Hatzke
22	MF	Stuart Holden
23	DF	Stephen Wondolowski
24	DF	Wade Barrett
25	FW	Brian Ching
26	MF	Corey Ashe
30	GK	Corbin Waller
32	DF	Bobby Boswell

[edit] Transfers

[edit] In

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Tony Caig (Free Agent^[11])
5	FW	Kyle Brown (from 2008 MLS Waiver Draft^[12])
10	FW	Franco Caraccio (from Arsenal de Sarandí, Loan^[13])

No.	Position	Player
20	MF	Geoffrey Cameron (from 2008 MLS SuperDraft, 3rd Round Pick^[14])
32	DF	Bobby Boswell (from D.C. United, Trade ^[15])
--	MF	Jeremy Barlow (from 2008 MLS SuperDraft, 4th Round Pick ^[16])

[edit] Out

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Zach Wells (to D.C. United, Trade ^[17])
5	DF	Ryan Cochrane (to San Jose Earthquakes, Expansion Draft ^[18])
8	FW	Paul Dalglish (Released ^[19])
20	MF	Kenneth Hoerner (Waived ^[20])

No.	Position	Player
21	FW	Nate Jaqua (to SC Rheindorf Altach, Free Agent/European transfer window ^[21])
29	GK	Jordan James (Waived ^[22])
33	FW	Joseph Ngwenya (to SK Austria Kärnten, Free Agent/European transfer window ^[23])

[edit] Statistics

Last updated on April 15, 2008.

MLS stats from H. Dynamo website

No.	Nat.	Position	Player	Total		Major League Soccer		MLS Cup Playoffs		U.S. Open Cup		Champions' Cup
No.	Nat.	Position	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1		GK	Tony Caig	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2		DF	Eddie Robinson	8	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
3		MF	Johnny Alcaraz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4		DF	Patrick Ianni	7	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
5		FW	Kyle Brown	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6		MF	Erik Ustruck	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7		MF	Chris Wondolowski	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
8		MF	Richard Mulrooney	12	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
9		MF	Brian Mullan	11	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
10		FW	Franco Caraccio	12	2	8	2	0	0	0	0	4	0
11		MF	Brad Davis	5	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
13		MF	Ricardo Clark	10	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
14		MF	Dwayne De Rosario	12	4	8	2	0	0	0	0	4	2
16		DF	Craig Waibel	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
17		MF	Mike Chabala	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18		GK	Pat Onstad	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
19		MF	John Michael Hayden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20		MF	Geoff Cameron	8	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
21		MF	Nick Hatzke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22		MF	Stuart Holden	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23		DF	Stephen Wondolowski	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24		DF	Wade Barrett	12	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
25		FW	Brian Ching	12	1	8	1	0	0	0	0	4	0
26		MF	Corey Ashe	9	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
30		GK	Corbin Waller	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
32		DF	Bobby Boswell	11	1	8	1	0	0	0	0	3	0

[edit] Club

[edit] The Management

Position	Staff
Manager	Dominic Kinnear
Assistant manager	John Spencer
Team administrator	Nick Kowba
Head athletic trainer	Bruce Morgan
Goalkeeper coach	Mike Toshack
Equipment Manager	Beau Abdulla

Last updated: 19 Jan 2008
Source: Houston Dynamo

[edit] Kit

Supplier: Adidas
Sponsor: Amigo Energy

Source: Houston Dynamo (Home) and Houston Dynamo (Away)

[edit] Other Information

Chairman	Philip Anschutz
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Robertson Stadium (32,000 / N/A)

Source: Houston Dynamo

[edit] Competitions

[edit] Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
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		13		29 Mar 2008
2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup		—
2008 North American SuperLiga	Group Stage	Group Stage		12 Jul 2008
CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09	Group Stage	Group Stage		16-18 September 2008

Last updated: April 15, 2008
Source: Competitions' Wikipedia articles.

[edit] Major League Soccer

[edit] Classification

[edit] Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
3	2	0	2	1	3	6	-3	0	1	0	3	3	0	0	1	1	0	3	-3

Last updated: April 15, 2008
Source: Major League Soccer
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

[edit] Results by round

Round	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	L	D	D	D	L	D	W	W	L	D

Last updated: April 15, 2008.
Source: Houston Dynamo
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win.

[edit] Matches

[edit] Pre-season

February 13, 2008	Houston Dynamo	0 – 1	San Jose Earthquakes	PAL Stadium, San Jose, California Attendance: 3,182
	Clark 44'	(report)		PAL Stadium, San Jose, California Attendance: 3,182

February 16, 2008	Houston Dynamo	0 – 0	San Jose Earthquakes	Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, California Attendance: 4,113
		(report)		Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, California Attendance: 4,113

[edit] Pan-Pacific Championship 2008

[edit] Semi-Finals

February 20, 2008 20:30 HST	Houston Dynamo	3-0	Sydney FC	Aloha Stadium, Aiea, Hawaii Attendance: 15,128 Referee: Alex Prus
	De Rosario 28' Holden 29' Wondolowski 43'	(report)

[edit] Final

February 23, 2008 20:30 HST	Gamba Osaka	6-1	Houston Dynamo	Aloha Stadium, Aiea, Hawaii Attendance: 23,087 Referee: Kevin Stott
	Bare 13' 25' 59' 71' Lucas 62' Yamazaki 77'	(report)	Clark 10'

[edit] Texas Pro Soccer Festival 2008

March 5, 2008 18:00 CST	Houston Dynamo	4 – 3	Toronto FC	Steele Stadium, Cibolo Texas Attendance: 1,000
	C. Wondolowski 3' Ching 42' 44' Ustruck 47'	(Report)	Musampa 36' Brittain 71' Vairelles 81'	Steele Stadium, Cibolo Texas Attendance: 1,000

March 7, 2008 20:30 CST	Houston Dynamo	1 – 0	Chivas USA	Steele Stadium, Cibolo Texas Attendance: 600
	DeRosario 12'	(Report)		Steele Stadium, Cibolo Texas Attendance: 600

March 9, 2008 12:30 CST	DC United	1 – 1	Houston Dynamo	Steele Stadium, Cibolo Texas Attendance: 800
	Cezar 78'	(Report)	Caraccio 53'	Steele Stadium, Cibolo Texas Attendance: 800

[edit] CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2008

[edit] Quarterfinals

March 12, 2008 20:10 CST	Municipal	0 – 0	Houston Dynamo	Estadio Mateo Flores Guatemala City, Guatemala Referee: Edgar Rodriguez (CRC)
		(report)

March 19, 2008 19:40 CST	Houston Dynamo	3 – 1	Municipal	Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA Attendance: 14,348 Referee: Mauricio Mejia (MEX)
	DeRosario 47', 69' Wondolowski 75'	(report)	Ramírez 86'

Houston Dynamo advance 3-1 on aggregate.

[edit] Semifinals

April 2, 2008 21:06 CST	Houston Dynamo	0 – 0	Deportivo Saprissa	Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA Attendance: 10,260 Referee: Courtney Campbell (JAM)
		(Report)

April 9, 2008 21:10 CST	Deportivo Saprissa	3 – 0	Houston Dynamo	Estadio Ricardo Saprissa San Jose, Costa Rica Attendance: 23,112 Referee: Marco Rodriguez (MEX)
	Alonso 33' Borges 49' Arrieta 76'	(Report)

Deportivo Saprissa advances 3-0 on aggregate.

[edit] Major League Soccer regular season 2008

March 29, 2008 18:30 CST	Houston Dynamo	3–0	New England Revolution	Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA Attendance: 11,116 Referee: Michael Kennedy
		(report)	Ralston 16' Cristman 32' Nyassi 93'

April 6, 2008 14:00 CST	FC Dallas	3–3	Houston Dynamo	Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA Attendance: 20,102 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
	Cooper 35' 45' Arturo Alvarez 58'	(report)	Caraccio 21' Drew Moor 57' (o.g.) Cameron 91'

April 12, 2008 19:00 CST	Houston Dynamo	0–0	Kansas City Wizards	CommunityAmerica Ballpark Kansas City, Kansas, USA Attendance: 9,627 Referee: Baldomero Toledo
		(report)

April 19, 2008 21:30 CST	Houston Dynamo	2–2	Los Angeles Galaxy	The Home Depot Center Carson, California, USA Attendance: 23,401 Referee: Mark Geiger
	Brad Davis 36' Franco Caraccio 79'	(report)	Landon Donovan 67' 84'

April 26, 2008 18:30 CST	Houston Dynamo	0–1	Columbus Crew	Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio, USA Attendance: 15,271 Referee: Terry Vaughn
		(report)	Alejandro Moreno 22'

May 3, 2008 19:30 CST	Chivas USA	0–0	Houston Dynamo	Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA Attendance: 20,058 Referee: Josef Botko
	Claudio Suárez 82'	(report)

May 10, 2008 19:30 CST	Colorado Rapids	1–2	Houston Dynamo	Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA Attendance: 15,024 Referee: Tim Weyland
	Omar Cummings 68' Tam McManus 89'	(report)	Brian Ching 43' Dwayne De Rosario 87'

May 17, 2008 19:30 CST	Houston Dynamo	2–1	Chicago Fire	Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois, USA Attendance: 17,183 Referee: Paul Ward
	Dwayne De Rosario 17' Bobby Boswell 82'	(report)	Calen Carr 28'

May 22, 2008 21:30 CST	Houston Dynamo	1–2	San Jose Earthquakes	TBD San Jose, California, USA Attendance: 10,046 Referee: Jair Marrufo
	Brian Ching 88'	ESPN2 ESPN Deportes	Kei Kamara 66' Ivan Guerrero 81'

May 28, 2008 19:30 CST	Houston Dynamo	2–2	FC Dallas	Pizza Hut Park Frisco, Texas, USA Attendance: 8,541 Referee: Alex Prus
	Corey Ashe 59' Dwayne DeRosario 93'	MLS Direct Kick	Kenny Cooper 34' Drew Moor 58'

May 31, 2008 19:30 CST	Red Bull New York	0–1	Houston Dynamo	Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA Attendance: 17,204 Referee: Andrew Chapin
	Brian Ching 67'	HDnet

June 4, 2008 18:30 CST	Houston Dynamo	–	D.C. United	RFK Stadium Washington, D.C., USA
		MLS Direct Kick		RFK Stadium Washington, D.C., USA

June 7, 2008 19:30 CST	Toronto FC	–	Houston Dynamo	Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA
		MLS Direct Kick		Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA

June 12, 2008 20:00 CST	New England Revolution	–	Houston Dynamo	Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA
		ESPN2 ESPN Deportes		Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA

June 21, 2008 20:30 CST	Houston Dynamo	–	Colorado Rapids	Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, CO, USA
		HDnet		Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, CO, USA

June 26, 2008 20:00 CST	FC Dallas	–	Houston Dynamo	Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA
		ESPN2 ESPN Deportes		Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA

July 3, 2008 21:00 CST	Houston Dynamo	–	Real Salt Lake	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
		ESPN2 ESPN Deportes		Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

August 2, 2008 19:30 CST	Columbus Crew	–	Houston Dynamo	Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA
		Fox Soccer Channel Fox Sports en Español		Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA

August 16, 2008 19:30 CST	Real Salt Lake	–	Houston Dynamo	Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA
		MLS Direct Kick		Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA

August 20, 2008 20:00 CST	Chivas USA	–	Houston Dynamo	Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA
		MLS Direct Kick		Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA

August 24, 2008 14:00 CST	Houston Dynamo	–	Red Bull New York	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
		TeleFutura		Giants Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA

August 31, 2008 18:00 CST	Chicago Fire	–	Houston Dynamo	Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA
		MLS Direct Kick		Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA

September 7, 2008 14:00 CST	Kansas City Wizards	–	Houston Dynamo	Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA
		TeleFutura		Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA

September 13, 2008 15:00 CST	Houston Dynamo	–	San Jose Earthquakes	TBD San Jose, California, USA
		MLS Direct Kick		TBD San Jose, California, USA

September 20, 2008 19:30 CST	San Jose Earthquakes	–	Houston Dynamo	Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA
		MLS Direct Kick		Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA

September 27, 2008 14:30 CST	Houston Dynamo	–	Toronto FC	BMO Field Toronto, Ontario, Canada
		MLS Direct Kick		BMO Field Toronto, Ontario, Canada

October 4, 2008 20:30 CST	Houston Dynamo	–	Colorado Rapids	Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, CO, USA
		MLS Direct Kick		Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, CO, USA

October 12, 2008 18:00 CST	D.C. United	–	Houston Dynamo	Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA
		MLS Direct Kick		Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA

October 18, 2008 19:30 CST	Los Angeles Galaxy	–	Houston Dynamo	Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA
		MLS Direct Kick		Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA

October 25, 2008 21:30 CST	Houston Dynamo	–	Chivas USA	The Home Depot Center Carson, California, USA
		Fox Soccer Channel Fox Sports en Español		The Home Depot Center Carson, California, USA

[edit] Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 2008

[edit] SuperLiga 2008

[edit] Group A

July 12, 2008 21:00 CST	Houston Dynamo	–	Atlante F.C.	Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA
		TeleFutura		Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA

July 15, 2008 21:00 CST	Houston Dynamo	–	Club Deportivo Guadalajara	Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA
		TeleFutura		Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA

July 19, 2008 19:00 CST	D.C. United	–	Houston Dynamo	RFK Stadium Washington, D.C., USA
		TeleFutura		RFK Stadium Washington, D.C., USA

[edit] References

^ "Houston OKs purchase for Soccer Complex", Houston Dynamo Media Relations, 2008-01-30. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
^ "De La Hoya on the way to Dynamo", Houston Dynamo Media Relations, 2008-02-26. Retrieved on 2008-02-26.
^ "International tourney to debut Feb. '08 in Hawaii", SUM Communications, 2007-11-29. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
^ "Ching, Dynamo cruise into PPC final", PPChampionship.net, 2008-02-21. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
^ "Gamba Osaka become first PPC Champions", PPChampionship.net, 2008-02-23. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
^ "First Texas Pro Soccer Festival features MLS", Houston Dynamo Media Relations, 2008-01-29. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
^ "No rest for Festival winners Dynamo", Houston Dynamo Media Relations, 2008-03-10. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
^ "Houston Dynamo advance to 2008 CONCACAF Champions’ Cup™", CONCACAF.com, 2007-11-18. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
^ "SuperLiga 2008 teams, schedule announced", SUM Communications, 2008-03-13. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
^ Source: http://web.mlsnet.com/players/roster.jsp?club=t200
^ "Dynamo sign goalkeeper Tony Caig", Houston Dynamo Media Relations, 2008-01-29. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
^ "Dynamo add forward Brown", Houston Dynamo Media Relations, 2008-03-04. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
^ "Dynamo sign Argentine forward Caraccio", Houston Dynamo Media Relations, 2008-02-27. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
^ "Dynamo selects Geoff Cameron at No. 42", Houston Dynamo Media Relations, 2008-01-18. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
^ "Dynamo acquire Bobby Boswell from D.C.", Houston Dynamo Media Relations, 2007-12-12. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
^ "Dynamo peg Barlow with 56th pick", Houston Dynamo Media Relations, 2008-01-18. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
^ "D.C. United acquires GK Zach Wells", D.C. United Media Relations, 2007-12-12. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
^ "San Jose Earthquakes select 10 players during MLS Expansion Draft", San Jose Earquakes Media Relations, 2007-11-21. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
^ "Dynamo should expand search for help at forward", Houston Chronicle, 2008-01-24. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
^ "MLS Waiver Draft set for Thursday", Major League Soccer Communications, 2007-11-28. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
^ "Dynamo forward Jaqua signs with Austrian team", Houston Chronicle, 2008-01-29. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
^ "MLS Waiver Draft set for Thursday", Major League Soccer Communications, 2007-11-28. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
^ "Former Dynamo Ngwenya signs with SK Austria", Houston Chronicle, 2008-01-21. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.

[edit] External links

2008 Schedule

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Houston, Texas

The Club	History • Seasons • Records • Players • All articles

Stadiums	Robertson Stadium

Culture	Texian Army • El Batallón • Dynamo Girls • Diesel • Mike Jones • Houston Sports Curse

Rivalries	Texas Derby • Dynamo-Galaxy rivalry

Important Figures	Brian Ching • Ricardo Clark • Paul Dalglish • Dwayne De Rosario • Stuart Holden • Patrick Ianni • Dominic Kinnear • Oliver Luck • Brian Mullan • Joseph Ngwenya • Pat Onstad • Eddie Robinson • Wade Barrett

Key Personnel	Owners: Anschutz Entertainment Group • Oscar de la Hoya • Gabriel Brener • General Manager: Oliver Luck • Manager: Dominic Kinnear

Honors (6)

MLS Cup (2)	2006 • 2007

Western Conference Championship (2)	2006 • 2007

Carolina Challenge Cup (2)	2006 • 2007

Major League Soccer

Seasons (3)	2006 • 2007 • 2008

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