2009 FC Dallas season

The 2009 FC Dallas season was the fourteenth season of the team's existence. It began on March 21 with a 3–1 home loss to the Chicago Fire and ended with a 2–1 away loss to Seattle Sounders FC on October 24. A win in that game would have sent the team to the playoffs.

FC Dallas

2009 season
Owner	Clark Hunt
Head coach	Schellas Hyndman
Major League Soccer	11th
MLS Cup	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Did not qualify
Texas Derby	Runners-Up
Brimstone Cup	Champions
Highest home attendance	51,012 vs. New England Revolution (September 30, 2009)
Lowest home attendance	5,724 vs. San Jose Earthquakes (June 7, 2009)
Average home league attendance	9,883[1]
Home colors Away colors
← 2008 2010 →

Squad

First-team squad

As of June 20, 2009.^[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  USA Ugo Ihemelu 4 DF  CRC Daniel Torres 5 DF  COL Jair Benitez (on loan from Deportivo Cali) 6 MF  ARG Pablo Ricchetti (captain) 7 MF  NED Dave van den Bergh 8 MF  BRA Bruno Guarda 9 FW  USA Jeff Cunningham 10 FW  COL David Ferreira (on loan from At. Paranaense) 11 MF  BRA André Rocha (on loan from At. Paranaense) 12 MF  USA Eric Avila 13 MF  USA Dax McCarty 14 MF  USA George John

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 DF  USA Kyle Davies 16 FW  SKN Atiba Harris 17 MF  HON Marvin Chávez (on loan from Marathón) 18 FW  USA Perica Marošević 19 DF  USA Blake Wagner 20 FW  USA Brek Shea 21 MF  CRC Álvaro Sánchez (on loan from San Carlos) 22 GK  USA Josh Lambo 25 DF  USA Steve Purdy 26 DF  USA Anthony Wallace 30 GK  USA Ray Burse 44 GK  ARG Darío Sala

Club

Management

Position	Staff
General Manager	Michael Hitchcock
Head Coach	Schellas Hyndman
Assistant Coach	John Ellinger
Assistant Coach	Marco Ferruzzi
Goalkeeper Coach	Drew Keeshan
Head Athletic Trainer	Joshua Watts
Equipment Manager	Marcus Owens

Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source: FC Dallas

Other information

Owner	Clark Hunt
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Pizza Hut Park (20,500 / N/A)

Source: FC Dallas

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
MLS	—	—		March 21, 2009

Updated to match played April 15, 2008
Source: Competitions

Major League Soccer

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	LA Galaxy	30	12	6	12	36	31	+5	48	MLS Cup Playoffs
2	Houston Dynamo	30	13	8	9	39	29	+10	48
3	Seattle Sounders FC	30	12	7	11	38	29	+9	47
4	Chivas USA	30	13	11	6	34	31	+3	45
5	Real Salt Lake	30	11	12	7	43	35	+8	40
6	Colorado Rapids	30	10	10	10	42	38	+4	40
7	FC Dallas	30	11	13	6	50	47	+3	39
8	San Jose Earthquakes	30	7	14	9	36	50	−14	30

Source: MLS

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Columbus Crew (S)	30	13	7	10	41	31	+10	49	CONCACAF Champions League
2	LA Galaxy	30	12	6	12	36	31	+5	48
3	Houston Dynamo	30	13	8	9	39	29	+10	48	North American SuperLiga
4	Seattle Sounders FC	30	12	7	11	38	29	+9	47	CONCACAF Champions League
5	Chicago Fire	30	11	7	12	39	34	+5	45	North American SuperLiga
6	Chivas USA	30	13	11	6	34	31	+3	45
7	New England Revolution	30	11	10	9	33	37	−4	42
8	Real Salt Lake (C)	30	11	12	7	43	35	+8	40	CONCACAF Champions League
9	Colorado Rapids	30	10	10	10	42	38	+4	40
10	D.C. United	30	9	8	13	43	44	−1	40
11	FC Dallas	30	11	13	6	50	47	+3	39
12	Toronto FC	30	10	11	9	37	46	−9	39	CONCACAF Champions League
13	Kansas City Wizards	30	8	13	9	33	42	−9	33
14	San Jose Earthquakes	30	7	14	9	36	50	−14	30
15	New York Red Bulls	30	5	19	6	27	47	−20	21

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
30	39	11	13	6	50	47	+3	8	3	4	28	19	+9	3	10	2	22	28	−6

Last updated: October 24, 2009
Source: Major League Soccer
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

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
Stadium	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	L	T	W	L	L	L	T	T	W	T	L	W	T	W	L	L	W	W	L	L	T	W	L	W	W	W	W	L

Updated to match(es) played on October 24, 2009. Source: FC Dallas
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Matches

  Win   Tie   Loss

MLS

See also: 2009 Major League Soccer season

Chicago Fire v FC Dallas

March 21, 2009 1 Brimstone Cup	Chicago Fire	3–1	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
	Mapp 38' Soumare  39' McBride 51' Thorrington  52' Pappa  69' Blonco 94+'	Report	Ferreira  5' Cooper 9'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 15,905 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Chivas USA v FC Dallas

March 29, 2009 2	Chivas USA	2–0	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
	Lillingston 56' Trujillo  70' Stepanovic 75'	Report	Pitchkolan  68'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 6,542 Referee: Paul Ward

FC Dallas v New England Revolution

April 4, 2009 3	FC Dallas	1–2	New England Revolution	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Rocha  33' Cooper 38' John  79'	Report	Larentowicz  31' Mansally  34' Nyassi 56' Ralston 80' (pen.)	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 11,314 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

FC Dallas v Toronto FC

April 11, 2009 4	FC Dallas	1–1	Toronto FC	Toronto, Ontario Canada
	Cunningham  80' Ricchetti 87'	Report	De Rosario 17' Dichio  82' Brennan  89'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,272 Referee: Terry Vaughn

Toronto FC v FC Dallas

April 19, 2009 5	Toronto FC	2–3	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
	Serioux 46+' Barrett 59' Barrett  70'	Report	Moor 25' Cooper 44', 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 6,183 Referee: Tim Weyland

FC Dallas v Chivas USA

April 25, 2009 6	FC Dallas	0–2	Chivas USA	Carson, California
	Sala  25' Saragosa  60'	Report	Harris  1'  89' Chijindu  32' Harris 68' Eskandarian 91+'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 14,611 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja

FC Dallas v D.C. United

May 2, 2009 7	FC Dallas	1–2	D.C. United	Washington, D.C. USA
	Rocha 28' Cooper  45'	Report	Moreno 56', 66' Jakovic  62'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 14,225 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

FC Dallas v Houston Dynamo

May 9, 2009 8 Texas Derby	FC Dallas	0–1	Houston Dynamo	Houston, Texas
	Wagner  31' Ferreira  62' Cooper  75'	Report	Kamara 58' Davis  62'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 16,932 Referee: Kevin Stott

Seattle Sounders FC v FC Dallas

May 16, 2009 9	Seattle Sounders FC	1–1	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
19:30 CDT	Hurtado 18' Zakuani  48+' Marshall  64'	Report	Rocha  20' Rocha 48+' Saragosa  75' Guarda  80'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 8,247 Referee: Terry Vaughn

Los Angeles Galaxy v FC Dallas

May 23, 2009 10	Los Angeles Galaxy	1–1	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
	Donovan 3' Lewis  26' Gonzalez  33' Tudela  42'	Report	Saragosa  25' Moor 31' Ricchetti  32' Rocha  41' Guarda  74'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 9,595 Referee: Paul Ward

FC Dallas v Chicago Fire

May 31, 2009 11 Brimstone Cup	FC Dallas	3–0	Chicago Fire	Bridgeview, Illinois
	Cunningham 15' Brown 35' (o.g.) Torres  48' Cunningham  54' Ricchetti  58' Cooper 80'	Report	Rolfe  28' Ward  34' Soumare  66'  79'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 13,120 Referee: Shane Moody

San Jose Earthquakes v FC Dallas

June 7, 2009 12	San Jose Earthquakes	2–2	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
	Campos  25' Ricchetti 60' (o.g.) Alvarez 82'	Report	Saragosa  16' Ferreira 29' Moor  70' Cooper 87'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 5,724 Referee: Tim Weyland

Houston Dynamo v FC Dallas

June 13, 2009 13 Texas Derby	Houston Dynamo	3–1	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
	Weaver 12', 63' Mulrooney 37'	Report[permanent dead link]	Rocha  40' Moor 67'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 8,580 Referee: Mark Geiger

Columbus Crew v FC Dallas

June 20, 2009 14 Pioneer Cup	Columbus Crew	1–2	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
	Ricchetti 14' (o.g.) Padula  41' Schelotto  68' Marshall  86'	Report	Moor  32' Avila 80' Cooper 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 8,041 Referee: Terry Vaughn

FC Dallas v Colorado Rapids

June 24, 2009 15	FC Dallas	1–1	Colorado Rapids	Commerce City, Colorado
	Ferreira 37'	Report	Cummings 84'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 10,583 Referee: Jair Marrufo

New York Red Bulls v FC Dallas

July 4, 2009 16	New York Red Bulls	1–2	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
	Angel 43'	Report	Cunningham 15', 17' Ricchetti  74'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 14,327 Referee: Kevin Stott

FC Dallas v Colorado Rapids

July 11, 2009 17	FC Dallas	0–1	Colorado Rapids	Commerce City, Colorado
		Report	Ihemelu  13' LaBrocca  17' Kimura 79' Ballouchy  84' Dalby  89'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 8,128 Referee: Yader Reyes

FC Dallas v Real Salt Lake

July 24, 2009 18	FC Dallas	2–4	Real Salt Lake	Sandy, Utah
	Cunningham 13' van den Bergh 21' van den Bergh  61' Burse  62' Ricchetti  78' Moor  95+'	Report	Espindola  29' Borchers  35' Movsisyan 55' Findley 62' (pen.) Johnson  72' Olave  77' Torres 82' (o.g.) Movsisyan 91+'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,822 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Kansas City Wizards v FC Dallas

August 1, 2009 19	Kansas City Wizards	0–6	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
	Arnaud  49' Wolff  62' López  68'	Report	Cunningham 39', 66 (pen.)', 75', 89' Ferreira 42', 78'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 10,317 Referee: Andrew Chapin

Houston Dynamo v FC Dallas

August 6, 2009 20 Texas Derby	Houston Dynamo	0–1	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
	Boswell  12' Onstad  16' Kamara  56' James  85'	Report	Cunningham 20' Ricchetti  22' Harris  36' Sala  84'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 7,442 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

FC Dallas v Columbus Crew

August 15, 2009 21 Pioneer Cup	FC Dallas	0–2	Columbus Crew	Columbus, Ohio
	Benitez  52'	Report	Marshall 10' O'Rourke  66' Gaven 87'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 19,115 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

FC Dallas v New York Red Bulls

August 23, 2009 22	FC Dallas	2–3	New York Red Bulls	East Rutherford, New Jersey
	McCarty 19' Ricchetti  56' van den Bergh 72'	Report	Angel 4' Richards 27' Wolyniec  55' Goldthwaite  60' Hall  86' Angel 88' Stammler  90+1' Kandji  90+2'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 9,648 Referee: Jasen Anno

D.C. United v FC Dallas

September 5, 2009 23	D.C. United	2–2	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
	McTavish  35' Burch 44' Moreno 58' Burch  70' Silva  93+'		Cunningham 18' Ferreira 50' Torres  57' van der Bergh  62' McCarty  77' Benitez  93+'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 10,219 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

FC Dallas v Los Angeles Galaxy

September 12, 2009 24	FC Dallas	6–3	Los Angeles Galaxy	Carson, California
	van den Bergh 8' Cunningham 25', 86' Ferreira  31' Ihemelu  33' McCarty 71' Harris 82' Ferreira 83'	Report	Berhalter  6' Benitez 26' (o.g.) DeLaGarza 42' Buddle 90'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 18,148 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

FC Dallas v Kansas City Wizards

September 19, 2009 25	FC Dallas	2–3	Kansas City Wizards	Kansas City, Kansas
	Chavez  13' McCarty 44' McCarty  45' Cunningham 54' Ricchetti  89'	Report[permanent dead link]	Hirsig 9' Morsink  19' Wolff 77' Conrad 80' López  93+'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Jeff Gontarek

Real Salt Lake v FC Dallas

September 26, 2009 26	Real Salt Lake	0–3	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
	Movsisyan  79' Williams  84'	Report	Cunningham 5', 87' Ferreira 10'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Referee: Kevin Stott

New England Revolution v FC Dallas

September 30, 2009 27	New England Revolution	0–1	FC Dallas	Dallas, Texas
	Videira  26' Osei  51' Thompson  91+'	Report	Harris  59' Cunningham 71' Rocha  88'  91+'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 51,012 Referee: Ramon Hernandez

FC Dallas v San Jose Earthquakes

October 7, 2009 28	FC Dallas	2–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Santa Clara, California
	Ferreira 49' Cunningham 81' Ihemelu  90'	Report	Convey  18' Ribeiro  32' Amarikwa 73'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,023 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Colorado Rapids v FC Dallas

October 17, 2009 29	Colorado Rapids	1–2	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
	Gibbs  3' LaBrocca  78' Noonan 71' Holody  82'	Report	John 4' Hernández  51' McCarty  58' Sala  62' Ihemelu 66' John  75' Harris  85'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 15,243 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

FC Dallas v Seattle Sounders FC

October 24, 2009 30	FC Dallas	1–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Seattle, Washington
19:30 PST	Harris 14' Pearce  26' Harris  38' Ihemelu  70'	Report	Alonso  57' Evans  60' Jaqua 61' Evans 84'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 33,108 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

U.S. Open Cup qualification

See also: 2009 U.S. Open Cup qualification

FC Dallas v D.C. United

March 28, 2009 Qualification	FC Dallas	0–2	D.C. United	Washington, D.C.
		Report	Fred 21' Barklage 66'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,163 Referee: Jeff Gontarek