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.

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 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, 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 has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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	Kei Kamara
11	MF	Brad Davis
13	MF	Ricardo Clark
16	DF	Craig Waibel

No.	Position	Player
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 (captain)
25	FW	Brian Ching
26	MF	Corey Ashe
27	FW	Nate Jaqua
30	GK	Corbin Waller
32	DF	Bobby Boswell
99	FW	Guy-Roland Kpene

Transfers

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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])
10	FW	Kei Kamara (from Trade, from San Jose Earthquakes^[14])

No.	Position	Player
20	MF	Geoff Cameron (from 2008 MLS SuperDraft, 3rd Round Pick^[15])
27	FW	Nate Jaqua (from Free Agent^[16])
32	DF	Bobby Boswell (from D.C. United, Trade^[17])
--	MF	Jeremy Barlow (from 2008 MLS SuperDraft, 4th Round Pick^[18])

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Zach Wells (to D.C. United, Trade^[19])
5	DF	Ryan Cochrane (to San Jose Earthquakes, Expansion Draft^[20])
8	FW	Paul Dalglish (Released^[21])
10	FW	Franco Caraccio (Released)

No.	Position	Player
20	MF	Kenneth Hoerner (Waived^[22])
21	FW	Nate Jaqua (to SC Rheindorf Altach, Free Agent/European transfer window^[23])
29	GK	Jordan James (Waived^[22])
33	FW	Joseph Ngwenya (to SK Austria Kärnten, Free Agent/European transfer window^[24])

Statistics

Last updated on April 15, 2008.

MLS stats from H. Dynamo website

No.	Nat	Pos	Player	Total		Major League Soccer		MLS Cup Playoffs		U.S. Open Cup		Champions' Cup
No.	Nat	Pos	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

Club

Management

Position	Staff
Manager	Dominic Kinnear
Assistant manager	John Spencer
Goalkeeper coach	Mike Toshack
Head athletic trainer	Theron Enns
Assistant athletic trainer	Shane Caron
Team administrator	Nick Kowba
Equipment manager	Beau Abdulla

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	Philip Anschutz
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
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	{{{dlm}}}
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

Last updated: April 15, 2008
Source: Competitions

Major League Soccer

Classification

1st in Western Conference
2nd in MLS table

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	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	W	W	L	D	D	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	D	W	D	W	W	D

Last updated: 2008-11-07.
Source: Houston Dynamo
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Pre-season

February 13, 2008	Houston Dynamo	1-0	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	San Jose Earthquakes	0-0	Houston Dynamo	Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, California Attendance: 4,113
		(report)		Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, California Attendance: 4,113

Pan-Pacific Championship 2008

Semi-Finals

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

Final

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

Texas Pro Soccer Festival 2008

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

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

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

CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2008

Quarterfinals

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

March 19, 2008 19:40 CDT	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.

Semifinals

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

April 9, 2008 21:10 CDT	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.

Major League Soccer regular season 2008

March 29, 2008 18:30 CDT	New England Revolution	3 – 0	Houston Dynamo	Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA Attendance: 11,116 Referee: Michael Kennedy
	Steve Ralston 16' Adam Cristman 32' Sainey Nyassi 90+3'	(report)

April 6, 2008 14:00 CDT	Houston Dynamo	3 – 3	FC Dallas	Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA Attendance: 20,102 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
	Franco Caraccio 21' Brian Ching 56' Geoff Cameron 90+2'	(report)	Kenny Cooper 35' 45' Arturo Alvarez 58'

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

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

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

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

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

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

May 22, 2008 21:30 CDT	San Jose Earthquakes	2 – 1	Houston Dynamo	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California, USA Attendance: 10,046 Referee: Jair Marrufo
	Kei Kamara 66' Ivan Guerrero 81'	(report)	Brian Ching 88'

May 28, 2008 19:30 CDT	FC Dallas	2 – 2	Houston Dynamo	Pizza Hut Park Frisco, Texas, USA Attendance: 8,541 Referee: Alex Prus
	Kenny Cooper 34' Drew Moor 61'	(report)	Corey Ashe 56' Dwayne De Rosario 90+3'

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

June 4, 2008 postponed 18:30 CDT	D.C. United	0 – 2	Houston Dynamo	RFK Stadium Washington, D.C., USA Attendance: 14,660 Referee: Ricardo Salazar
		(report)	Brian Mullen 20' Brian Ching 79'

June 8, 2008 19:30 CDT	Houston Dynamo	3 – 1	Toronto FC	Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA Attendance: 13,179 Referee: Terry Vaughn
	Dwayne De Rosario 45+1' Brian Ching 53' 69'	MLS Direct Kick	Jeff Cunningham 71'

June 12, 2008 20:00 CDT	New England Revolution	0 – 2	Houston Dynamo	Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA Attendance: 14,655 Referee: Mark Geiger
		ESPN2 ESPN Deportes	Steve Ralston 8' Kheli Dube 35'

June 21, 2008 20:30 CDT	Colorado Rapids	0 – 0	Houston Dynamo	Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, CO, USA Attendance: 13,220 Referee: Jeff Gontarek
		HDnet

June 26, 2008 20:00 CDT	Houston Dynamo	1 – 1	FC Dallas	Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA Attendance: 16,933 Referee: Kevin Stott
	Brian Ching 21'	ESPN2 ESPN Deportes	Kenny Cooper 62'

July 3, 2008 21:00 CDT	Real Salt Lake	0 – 0	Houston Dynamo	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Attendance: 17,898 Referee: Mark Geiger
	Chris Wingert 90'	ESPN2 ESPN Deportes

July 23, 2008 21:00 CDT	D.C. United	0 – 2	Houston Dynamo	RFK Stadium Washington, D.C., USA Attendance: 14,660 Referee: Ricardo Salazar
	Gonzalo Martinez 83'		Brian Mullan 20' Brian Ching 79'

August 2, 2008 19:30 CDT	Houston Dynamo	2 – 0	Columbus Crew	Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA Attendance: 15,371 Referee: Steven DiPiero
	Brad Davis 13' Brian Ching 43'	Fox Soccer Channel Fox Sports en Español

August 16, 2008 19:30 CDT	Houston Dynamo	4 – 3	Real Salt Lake	Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA Attendance: 13,579 Referee: Paul Ward
	Brian Mullan 16' 29' Ricardo Clark 35' Nate Jaqua 42'	MLS Direct Kick	Yura Movsisyan 3' Javier Morales 25' Kenny Deuchar 80'

August 20, 2008 20:00 CDT	Houston Dynamo	4 – 0	Chivas USA	Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA Attendance: 10,908 Referee: Baldomero Toledo
	Stuart Holden 11' Kei Kamara 22' 35' Nate Jaqua 28'	MLS Direct Kick

August 24, 2008 14:00 CDT	New York Red Bulls	3 – 0	Houston Dynamo	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA Attendance: 12,549 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
	Juan Pablo Angel 8' Dane Richards 26' Mike Magee 60'	TeleFutura

August 31, 2008 18:00 CDT	Houston Dynamo	1 – 2	Chicago Fire	Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA Attendance: 22,554 Referee: Alex Prus
	Dwayne De Rosario 7' Brian Mullan 39'	MLS Direct Kick	Brian McBride 6'

September 7, 2008 14:00 CDT	Houston Dynamo	3 – 1	Kansas City Wizards	Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA Attendance: 14,297 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
	Brad Davis 28' Nate Jaqua 54' 67'	TeleFutura	Davy Arnaud 87'

September 13, 2008 15:00 CDT	San Jose Earthquakes	1 – 1	Houston Dynamo	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California, USA Attendance: 10,526 Referee: Silviu Petrescu
	Ronnie O'Brien 50'	MLS Direct Kick	Brian Ching 71' Eddie Robinson 85'

September 20, 2008 postponed 19:30 CDT	Houston Dynamo	1 – 2	San Jose Earthquakes	Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA Attendance: 12,327 Referee: Jair Marrufo
	Stuart Holden 6' 93' Kei Kamara 11'	MLS Direct Kick	Scott Sealy 68'

September 27, 2008 14:30 CDT	Toronto FC	1 – 1	Houston Dynamo	BMO Field Toronto, Ontario, Canada Attendance: 20,074 Referee: Tim Weyland
	Marvell Wynne 73'	MLS Direct Kick	Hunter Freeman 23' (o.g.)

October 4, 2008 20:30 CDT	Colorado Rapids	1 – 3	Houston Dynamo	Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, CO, USA Attendance: 12,496 Referee: Mark Geiger
	Conor Casey 7' 53'	MLS Direct Kick	Brian Ching 2' 9' Ricardo Clark 19'

October 12, 2008 18:00 CDT	Houston Dynamo	0 – 0	D.C. United	Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA Attendance: 17,531 Referee: Baldomero Toledo
		MLS Direct Kick	Bryan Namoff 73'

October 18, 2008 19:30 CDT	Houston Dynamo	3 – 0	Los Angeles Galaxy	Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas, USA Attendance: 30,361 Referee: Mark Geiger
	Bryan Jordan 14' (o.g.) Dwayne De Rosario 20' Brian Ching 23'	(report)

October 25, 2008 21:30 CDT	Chivas USA	1 – 1	Houston Dynamo	The Home Depot Center Carson, California, USA Attendance: 18,165 Referee: Terry Vaughn
	Jim Curtin 90' Dan Kennedy 50'	Fox Soccer Channel Fox Sports en Español	Dwayne De Rosario 52'

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 2008

SuperLiga 2008

Group A

2008-07-12 21:00 CDT	Houston Dynamo	4 – 0	Atlante F.C.	Robertson Stadium, Houston, TX Attendance: 13,105 Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
	De Rosario 20' 44' Holden 21' 29' Mullan 54'	Report	Mustafá 45'

2008-07-15 21:00 CDT	Houston Dynamo	0 – 1	Club Deportivo Guadalajara	Robertson Stadium, Houston, TX Attendance: 28,723 Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)
		Report	Arellano 71'

2008-07-19 19:00 CDT	D.C. United	1 – 3	Houston Dynamo	RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. Attendance: 12,893 Referee: Alex Prus (USA)
	Doe 76'	Report	Clark 12' Boswell 29' Holden 84'

Semifinals

2008-07-29 22:00 EDT	Houston Dynamo	2 – 0	Pachuca	Robertson Stadium, Houston, TX Attendance: 16,679 Referee: TeleFutura
	Boswell 77' Ashe 87'	Report

Final

2008-08-05 20:00 EDT	New England Revolution	2 – 2	Houston Dynamo	Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA Attendance: 9,242 Referee: Howard Webb (England)
	Ralston 41' Joseph 82' Joseph 102'	Report	Davis 14' Jaqua 18' Kamara 98'
		Penalties
	Ralston Reis Joseph Twellman Smith Larentowicz Tierney Albright	6 – 5	Waibel Wondolowski De Rosario Ching Clark Barrett Kamara Ashe

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Houston Dynamo

Houston, Texas

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

Stadiums	Robertson Stadium • BBVA Compass Stadium

Culture	Texian Army • El Batallón • Dynamo Girls • Diesel

Rivalries	Texas Derby • Dynamo-Galaxy rivalry • Pachuca

Key Personnel	Owners: Anschutz Entertainment Group • Oscar De La Hoya • Gabriel Brener • Manager: Dominic Kinnear

Major Honors (2)

MLS Cup (2)	2006 • 2007

Major League Soccer

Seasons (6)	2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011

Website: houstondynamo.com

2008 Houston Dynamo season

Contents

Major events

Team news

Club appearances

Squad

First-team squad

Transfers

In

Out

Statistics

Club

Management

Kit

Other information

Competitions

Overall

Major League Soccer

Classification

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Pre-season

Pan-Pacific Championship 2008

Semi-Finals

Final

Texas Pro Soccer Festival 2008

CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2008

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Major League Soccer regular season 2008

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 2008

SuperLiga 2008

Group A

Semifinals

Final

References

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