2017 Houston Dynamo season

The 2017 Houston Dynamo season was the club's 12th season of existence since joining Major League Soccer for the 2006 season. The club's had misse the MLS Cup Playoffs for three consecutive seasons.

Houston Dynamo

2017 season
Owner	Gabriel Brenner
President	Chris Canetti
Coach	Wilmer Cabrera
Stadium	BBVA Compass Stadium
MLS	4th, West 10th, Overall
U.S. Open Cup	Round of 16
MLS Cup Playoffs	Western Conference Finals
Top goalscorer	League: Erick Torres (14 goals) All: Erick Torres (14 goals)
Highest home attendance	22,115 vs FC Dallas (June 23)
Lowest home attendance	14,148 vs Real Salt Lake (June 3)
Average home league attendance	17,623
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It is the team's first year under the leadership of head coach Wilmer Cabrera and third season under general manager Matt Jordan. On the front office end, it is Gabriel Brener's second season as majority owner and Chris Canetti's seventh as the club president.

Month by month review

Preseason

Main article: 2016 Houston Dynamo season

I am excited to join the Houston Dynamo. It’s a great club with a great history, and I am ready for the challenge. I look forward to working with the ownership group, management, our staff and the players to return the Dynamo to the level that the club and our fans deserve and expect.

— Wilmer Cabrera, October 28, 2016.^[1][2]

Five days after the end of the 2016 regular season, the Houston Dynamo appointed Wilmer Cabrera as the fourth head coach in club history.^[1] Cabrera was promoted from the club's lower league affiliate Rio Grande Valley FC Toros where served as the head coach for the 2015 USL season.

Cabrera took over for interim head coach Wade Barrett^[3] – the only other reported candidate for the job^[2] – and a team that had missed the MLS Cup Playoffs for the third consecutive season. The Dynamo job is the Colombian tactician's second head coaching responsibility in Major League Soccer and one that reunites him with Erick "Cubo" Torres, a former pupil of Cabrera's at the defunct Chivas USA.^[2]

March

The Houston Dynamo opened the season at home with a 2–1 victory over the defending MLS Cup Champion Seattle Sounders FC, on a night when Erick Torres and Romell Quioto scored their first goals for the club.^[4] Torres and Quioto would score in a second consecutive match the following week, coupled with Alberth Elis' first goal in a Dynamo shirt, as the team collected 3–1 win over Columbus Crew SC.^[5]

The 2–0–0 start was the third time the club began the season with two wins^[6] and a Portland Timbers with the same record set up for an early season matchup between top three teams.^[7] Torres and Quioto scored in Portland to give the Dynamo a 2–1 lead at halftime, becoming the seventh and eight players in club history to score in three consecutive matches.^[8] However, three unanswered goals in the second half by the Timbers would end in the Dynamo's first loss of the season.

Position in the MLS Western Conference at the end of March

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
3	Houston Dynamo	3	2	0	1	7	6	+1	6

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

April

The Dynamo began the month of April with a 4–1 win over the New York Red Bulls, a match where Erick Torres scored his first hat-trick with the club.^[9] Dylan Remick scored the equalizer in the 14th minute against the Red Bulls, becoming the first non-forward to score in 2017.

The second weekend in April, the team traveled to the New England Revolution in search of their first point on the road. The Dynamo lost 2–0, dropping to 0–2–0 away, as homegrown Memo Rodriguez made his MLS debut.^[10] Goalkeeper Tyler Deric would be benched after his performance against the Revs, giving Joe Willis his first start of the season.

Houston and Minnesota United FC faced off for the first time ever in Major League Soccer as the expansion side took a point in Space City. The Dynamo led at the half thanks to Mauro Manotas and Elis before the Loons would score two of their own to draw.^[11] Needing to respond after winning only one of their previous four matches, the Dynamo outlasted the visiting San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 in a nationally televised afternoon game on UniMás.^[12]

The Dynamo traveled to Toronto FC for their first midweek match of the season that ended in a 2–0 loss at the feet of a Jozy Altidore brace.^[13] The team recorded two wins, two losses and a draw and a goal differential of +1 in the month of April.

Position in the MLS Western Conference at the end of April

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
3	Houston Dynamo	8	4	1	3	15	13	+2	13

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

May

The Houston Dynamo would begin another month with a blowout at home, this time collecting the second shutout of the season in a 4–0 win against Orlando City SC.^[14] Manotas scored a brace against Orlando as Elis and Quioto each found the back of the net once more. After missing the game versus Orlando due to concussion protocol, Torres returned to the starting lineup and scored the game-winning goal against Vancouver Whitecaps FC.^[15]

The road woes would continue, however, as the Dynamo only collected a point as they played three consecutive away matches in the span of 12 days. The Dynamo lost 2–0 at Philadelphia Union,^[16] lost 4–1 at Atlanta United FC^[17] and played to a scoreless draw at FC Dallas.^[18] Tyler Deric returned to the starting lineup in the Texas Derby match, ending Willis' run of seven straight matches in goal.

The Dynamo would end the month with their fourth match in 15 days, keeping their home record free of losses after a 5–1 win over Real Salt Lake.^[19] The five goals matched the club record for goals in a game and give the club a +4 goal differential for the month of May.

Position in the MLS Western Conference at the end of May

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Houston Dynamo	14	7	2	5	27	21	+6	23

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

June

After managing to pick up their first point on the road a week before, the Dynamo lost yet another game on the road as they fell 1–0 to the Seattle Sounders.^[20] This time the damage came from a familiar face, the club's second all-time scorer Will Bruin. The team took a few days off as they did not have a match the following week due to a FIFA international break.^[21]

The Dynamo entered the 2017 edition of the U.S. Open Cup in the fourth round against North Carolina FC. Given that this match was on the east coast and the team had a league match on the west coast a few days later, Wilmer Cabrera featured a majority of young players in the 3–2 extra time win over NCFC.^[22] Memo Rodriguez scored the game winner, his first with the Dynamo, to help the team advance to the round of 16. Three days later, the team almost picked up their first win on the road before a Romain Alessandrini goal drew the LA Galaxy level in the closing moments of the match.^[23]

Two rivalry matches would end the month for the Dynamo, the first being another draw with FC Dallas. In this latest instance, Torres and Maximiliano Urruti traded goals to end the match 1–1 in the second Texas Derby match of the season.^[24] A reserve-heavy Dynamo would then lose 2–0 to a Sporting Kansas City side that featured many of their regulars, bowing out of the U.S. Open Cup.^[25]

Position in the MLS Western Conference at the end of June

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
2	Houston Dynamo	17	7	4	6	30	25	+5	25

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

July

The Dynamo started the month of July on opposite ends of a 3–1 scoreline. They lost their seventh match on the road at the Colorado Rapids,^[26] a match in which they went into the half tied at one-a-piece.^[27] The team then dismantled a Piatti-less Montreal Impact at home,^[28] heading into a two-week break in league play due to the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage.

August

The Dynamo had an up-and-down August, that was ultimately cut short by Hurricane Harvey. They opened the month with a scoreless draw away against Real Salt Lake. The Dynamo, led by a goal and assist from Vicente Sanchez, then crushed the San Jose Earthquakes at home. A 2–1 loss away to Vancouver and an exciting 3–3 draw in Dallas rounded out the month. With the third draw of the season in Dallas, the Dynamo solidified their hold over El Capitan.

September

The Post-Harvey blues were very much real for the Houston Dynamo, as they opened September with their first home loss of the season. A 1–0 defeat to the Colorado Rapids, who had been win-less away from home previously. Another 1–0 loss followed, this time at San Jose. The Dynamo got their first points of the month in a 1–1 draw against NYCFC, in a strange game that was hosted in Connecticut. The Dynamo closed the month with an exciting, yet disappointing 3–3 draw at home against the LA Galaxy. This draw continued the team's strange inability to gain points from teams at the bottom of the Western Conference. The Dynamo finished the month on a high note with an important 2–1 home victory over Minnesota United. Vicente Sanchez continued to showcase his value to the team throughout the month, despite his age as he racked up 4 assists during the month. New DP Tomás Martínez also started to settle in with the team, as he scored his first goal of the season against the Galaxy.

October

October proved to be a great month for the Men in Orange. A big 2–1 win at home against Sporting KC, followed by a gutsy 0–0 draw at Sporting clinched the first Houston Dynamo playoff appearance since 2013. The Dynamo finished off their regular season with a big 3–0 win over the Chicago Fire. That win, along with a Kansas City loss clinched 4th place in the West for the Dynamo. Right Back A.J. DeLagarza tore his ACL in the early minutes of the game, a crucial knock on the Dynamo's playoff hopes.

The Dynamo took on Sporting Kansas City in the Knockout Round of the 2017 MLS Playoffs, the third match between the team in four games. The Dynamo would win that game 1-0 off an Alberth Elis goal in Extra Time and advanced to play the Portland Timbers in the Conference Semifinals.^[29] The first leg was a dire 0–0 draw, with neither team threatening much. While the Dynamo had an all-around great October, one of their players had a much more rocky month. GK Tyler Deric won MLS Player of the Month honors on October 27,^[30] but was also arrested on assault charges.^[31] Deric would miss the remaining games in the Dynamo's season.

Current squad

As of match plated October 15, 2017^[32]

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Tyler Deric (HGP)		GK	(1988-08-30) 30 August 1988 (age 36)	North Carolina Tar Heels	2009		95	0
24	Calle Brown		GK	(1992-07-01) 1 July 1992 (age 33)	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	2016		0	0
31	Joe Willis		GK	(1988-08-10) 10 August 1988 (age 37)	D.C. United	2015		45	0
Defenders
2	Jalil Anibaba		DF	(1988-10-19) 19 October 1988 (age 36)	Sporting Kansas City	2016		42	0
3	Adolfo Machado		DF	(1985-02-14) 14 February 1985 (age 40)	Saprissa	2017		33	0
4	Philippe Senderos		DF	(1985-02-14) 14 February 1985 (age 40)	Rangers	2017		2	0
7	DaMarcus Beasley		MF	(1982-05-25) 25 May 1982 (age 43)	Puebla	2014		87	2
15	Dylan Remick		DF	(1991-05-19) 19 May 1991 (age 34)	Seattle Sounders FC	2017		16	2
16	Kevin Garcia		DF	(1990-08-21) 21 August 1990 (age 34)	Rio Grande Valley	2016		5	0
20	A. J. DeLaGarza		DF	(1987-11-04) 4 November 1987 (age 37)	LA Galaxy	2017		30	0
21	George Malki		DF	(1992-04-21) 21 April 1992 (age 33)	Rio Grande Valley	2017		0	0
22	Leonardo		DF	(1988-02-05) 5 February 1988 (age 37)	LA Galaxy	2017		30	2
26	Taylor Hunter		DF	(1993-07-03) 3 July 1993 (age 32)	Rio Grande Valley	2017		2	0
Midfielders
5	Juan David Cabezas		MF	(1991-02-27) 27 February 1991 (age 34)	loan Deportivo Cali	2017		27	1
6	Eric Alexander		MF	(1988-04-14) 14 April 1988 (age 37)	Montreal Impact	2016		22	0
8	Joseph Holland		MF	(1993-04-21) 21 April 1993 (age 32)	Ventura County Fusion	2017		7	0
10	Vicente Sánchez		MF	(1979-12-07) 7 December 1979 (age 45)	Defensor Sporting	2017		23	2
13	Ricardo Clark		MF	(1983-02-10) 10 February 1983 (age 42)	Eintracht Frankfurt	2017		172	23
14	Alex		MF	(1988-12-15) 15 December 1988 (age 36)	Chicago Fire	2015		83	11
18	Memo Rodríguez (HGP)		MF	(1995-12-27) 27 December 1995 (age 29)	Rio Grande Valley	2017		12	2
23	José Escalante		MF	(1995-05-29) 29 May 1995 (age 30)	loan from Olimpia	2017		7	0
25	Tomás Martínez (DP)		MF	(1995-03-07) 7 March 1995 (age 30)	Braga	2017		9	2
27	Boniek García		MF	(1984-09-04) 4 September 1984 (age 40)	Olimpia	2012		161	15
28	Charlie Ward		MF	(1995-02-19) 19 February 1995 (age 30)	Rio Grande Valley	2017		3	0
29	Christian Lucatero (HGP)		MF	(1997-06-17) 17 June 1997 (age 28)	Youth team	2017		0	0
Forwards
9	Erick Torres Padilla		ST	(1993-01-19) 19 January 1993 (age 32)	Guadalajara	2015		50	14
11	Andrew Wenger		ST	(1990-12-25) 25 December 1990 (age 34)	Philadelphia Union	2016		58	8
12	Romell Quioto		ST	(1991-08-09) 9 August 1991 (age 34)	CD Olimpia	2017		22	7
17	Alberth Elis (DP)		ST	(1996-02-12) 12 February 1996 (age 29)	loan from Monterrey	2017		26	10
19	Mauro Manotas		ST	(1995-07-15) 15 July 1995 (age 30)	Uniautónoma	2015		70	20
Players eligible from Rio Grande Valley
35	Eric Bird		MF	(1993-04-08) 8 April 1993 (age 32)	Philadelphia Union	2017		2	0
38	Kai Greene		DF	(1993-07-07) 7 July 1993 (age 32)	Seton Hall Pirates	2017		0	0
39	Rubén Luna		ST	(1992-10-02) 2 October 1992 (age 32)	Inter Playa del Carmen	2017		2	0
41	Jorginho James		MF	(1994-07-07) 7 July 1994 (age 31)	loan from Harbour View	2017		1	0
42	Kyle Murphy		ST	(1992-12-11) 11 December 1992 (age 32)	Clemson Tigers	2017		0	0
Left during the season
4	Agus		Defender	(1985-05-03) 3 May 1985 (age 40)	Albacete	2016		11	0

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Head Coach	Wilmer Cabrera
Goalkeeper coach	Paul Rogers
Sports Performance Director/Fitness Coach	Paul Caffrey
Performance Analyst	Oliver Gage
General Manager/Vice President	Matt Jordan
Assistant General Manager/Director of Soccer Operations	Nick Kowba
Equipment Manager	Chris Maxwell
Asst. Equipment Manager	Eddie Cerda
Director of Sports Medicine/Head Athletic Trainer	Theron Enns
Assistant Athletic Trainer	Rory Blevins
Head Team Physician	Timothy C. Sitter, MD
Primary Care Physician	David A. Braunreiter, MD
Director, Youth Development/Academy Director	James Clarkson
Soccer Programs Manager	Adrian Moses
Center of Excellence Manager	Justin Neese

Last updated: July 24, 2016
Source: Houston Dynamo

Player movement

In

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

Date	Player	Position	Previous Club	Notes	Ref
December 16, 2016	Dylan Remick	DF	Seattle Sounders FC	Trade	[33]
December 21, 2016	Adolfo Machado	DF	Saprissa	Undisclosed	[34]
January 4, 2017	Leonardo	DF	LA Galaxy	Re-Entry Draft	[35]
December 23, 2016	Romell Quioto	FW	Olimpia	Undisclosed	[36]
January 13, 2017	AJ DeLaGarza	DF	LA Galaxy	Trade	[37]
January 24, 2017	Vicente Sánchez	FW	Defensor Sporting	Free Agent	[38]
July 17, 2017	Tomas Martinez	MF	Braga	Transfer	[39]
August 7, 2017	Philippe Senderos	DF	Rangers	Free Agent	[40]

Out

Date	Player	Position	Destination Club	Notes	Ref
December 13, 2016	Collen Warner	MF	Minnesota United FC	Expansion Draft
December 13, 2016	Sheanon Williams	DF	Vancouver Whitecaps	Trade
December 23, 2016	Will Bruin	FW	Seattle Sounders FC	Trade
January 26, 2017	David Horst	DF	Real Salt Lake	Free Agent
June 9, 2017	Agus	DF	Esbjerg	Waived	[41]

Loans

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

In

Date	Player	Position	Loaned from	Notes	Ref
December 20, 2016	Alberth Elis	FW	Monterrey	Designated Player	[42]
December 30, 2016	Juan David Cabezas	MF	Deportivo Cali		[43]
January 20, 2016	Jose Escalante	MF	Olimpia		[44]

Friendlies

UTRGV Vaqueros v Houston Dynamo

February 4 Scrimmage	UTRGV Vaqueros	0–5	Houston Dynamo	Edinburg, Texas
CDT		Report	Manotas 12' Alex 23' Torres 50', 59' Agus 51' Anibaba  ?'	Stadium: H-E-B Park Practice Field Referee: Gregorio Garza
Note: Two 30-minute halves.

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v Houston Dynamo

February 4 Scrimmage	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	1–2	Houston Dynamo	Edinburg, Texas
CDT	Luquetta 43'	Report	Rodriguez 39' Lucatero 45' (pen.)	Stadium: H-E-B Park Practice Field Referee: Gregorio Garza
Note: 45-minute match.

Houston Dynamo Gray v Houston Dynamo Yellow

February 7 Scrimmage	Houston Dynamo Gray	1–0	Houston Dynamo Yellow	Edinburg, Texas
CDT	Torres 23'	Report		Stadium: H-E-B Park Practice Field Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Note: 45-minute intra-squad match.

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v Houston Dynamo

February 7 Scrimmage	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	0–3	Houston Dynamo	Edinburg, Texas
CDT		Report	Manotas 21' (pen.), 35' Elis 30'	Stadium: H-E-B Park Practice Field Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Note: 45-minute match.

Houston Dynamo Gray v Houston Dynamo Yellow

February 11 Scrimmage	Houston Dynamo Gray	1–1	Houston Dynamo Yellow	Houston, Texas
CDT	DeLaGarza 60'	Report	Torres 51'	Stadium: Houston Sports Park
Note: 65 minute intra-squad match. First half was 45 minutes, second half was 20 minutes.

Houston Dynamo v Houston Baptist Huskies

February 11 Scrimmage	Houston Dynamo	5–0	Houston Baptist Huskies	Houston, Texas
CDT	Casner o.g.' García Luna Hunter	Report		Stadium: Houston Sports Park
Note: 70 minute match.

Houston Dynamo v New England Revolution

February 15 DDC	Houston Dynamo	2–0	New England Revolution	Tucson, Arizona
	Torres 54' Cabezas  60' Elis 89'	Report	J. Smith  22'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Referee: Baboucarr Jallow

Houston Dynamo v New York City FC

February 18 DDC	Houston Dynamo	3–1	New York City FC	Tucson, Arizona
	Quioto 2' Cabezas  30' Leonardo  30' Alex 50' Rodriguez 89'	Report	Villa 15',  38' Sweat  44' Gomez  69'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Referee: Nima Saghafi

Houston Dynamo v New York Red Bulls

February 22 DDC	Houston Dynamo	2–2	New York Red Bulls	Tucson, Arizona
	Manotas 34' Anibaba 41'	Report	Nason  39' Fernandez 65' Terci 72'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Referee: Chris Penso

Colorado Rapids v Houston Dynamo

February 25 DDC	Colorado Rapids	0–2	Houston Dynamo	Tucson, Arizona
CDT	Sjöberg  44' Burch  84'	Report	Quioto 43', 67' Alberth Elis  61'	Stadium: Kino North Stadium Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Houston Dynamo v Cruz Azul

October 5 BBVA Compass Dynamo Charities Cup	Houston Dynamo	3–5	Cruz Azul	Houston, Texas
CDT	Sánchez 10' Manotas 48' Remick 86'	Report	Méndez 15' Cauteruccio 23' Faurlín 57' Silva 69' Mora 85'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 12,102 Referee: Kyle Phillips

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2017 Major League Soccer season

Conference table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portland Timbers	34	15	11	8	60	50	+10	53	MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2	Seattle Sounders FC	34	14	9	11	52	39	+13	53
3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	15	12	7	50	49	+1	52	MLS Cup Knockout Round
4	Houston Dynamo	34	13	10	11	57	45	+12	50
5	Sporting Kansas City	34	12	9	13	40	29	+11	49
6	San Jose Earthquakes	34	13	14	7	39	60	−21	46
7	FC Dallas	34	11	10	13	48	48	0	46
8	Real Salt Lake	34	13	15	6	48	56	−8	45
9	Minnesota United FC	34	10	18	6	47	70	−23	36
10	Colorado Rapids	34	9	19	6	31	51	−20	33
11	LA Galaxy	34	8	18	8	45	67	−22	32

Source: MLS

Matches

Houston Dynamo v Seattle Sounders FC

March 4, 2017 1	Houston Dynamo	2–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Houston
19:30 (CST)	E.Torres 20'  81' Quioto 42'	Report Boxscore	Marshall  33' Dempsey 58' R.Torres  67'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 20,758

Houston Dynamo v Columbus Crew

March 11, 2017 2	Houston Dynamo	3–1	Columbus Crew	Houston
19:30 (CST)	Quioto 2' Elis 35'  68' E.Torres 65'	Report Boxscore	Finlay  59' Raitala  72' Mensah  87' Kamara 90+3'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 16,486

Portland Timbers v Houston Dynamo

March 18, 2017 3	Portland Timbers	4–2	Houston Dynamo	Portland
21:30 (CDT)	Valeri 10' (pen.), 58' Guzmán  20' 66' Miller  32' Blanco 37' Chara  37' Nagbe  76' Adi 88'	Report Boxscore	E.Torres 38' (pen.)  39' Quioto 45+2'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144

Houston Dynamo v New York Red Bulls

April 1, 2017 4	Houston Dynamo	4–1	New York Red Bulls	Houston
19:30 (CDT)	Remick 14'  70' E.Torres 42' (pen.), 56', 90+1'  87'	Report Boxscore	Wright-Phillips 13' Lade  28' Adams  44'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 17,914

New England Revolution v Houston Dynamo

April 8, 2017 5	New England Revolution	2–0	Houston Dynamo	Foxborough
13:00 (CDT)	Kamara 52' Agudelo 72'	Report	Clark  16'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 14,725

Houston Dynamo v Minnesota United FC

April 15, 2017 6	Houston Dynamo	2–2	Minnesota United FC	Houston
19:30 (CDT)	Manotas 14' Elis 43'	Report	Thiesson  35' Ramirez 47' Venegas 59' Kallman  86' Johan Venegas  90+4'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 16,125

Houston Dynamo v San Jose Earthquakes

April 22, 2017 7	Houston Dynamo	2–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Houston
14:55 (CDT)	E.Torres 9' (pen.) Willis  32' Elis 72'  34' Quioto  90+4'	Report	Jungwirth  35' Francis  46'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 16,918

Toronto FC v Houston Dynamo

April 28, 2017 8	Toronto FC	2–0	Houston Dynamo	Toronto
18:30 (CDT)	Jozy Altidore 16', 32'	Report	Elis  58' Cabezas  70'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 25,258

Houston Dynamo v Orlando City SC

May 6, 2017 9	Houston Dynamo	4–0	Orlando City SC	Houston
19:30 (CDT)	Elis 23' Manotas , 65' DeLaGarza  60' Quioto 75'  45+3' Machado  84'	Report	Toia  79'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 16,918

Houston Dynamo v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

May 12, 2017 10	Houston Dynamo	2–1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Houston
20:00 (CDT)	Elis 15' Machado  21' Manotas  61' E.Torres 68' (pen.) DeLaGarza  90+2'	Report	Laba  39' Waston  67' Shea 85'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 16,975

Philadelphia Union v Houston Dynamo

May 17, 2017 11	Philadelphia Union	2–0	Houston Dynamo	Chester
18:30 (CDT)	Picault 17' Ilsinho 38' Gaddis  47' Rosenberry  83'	Report	Quioto  39' Leonardo  39' Cabezas  48'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 15,234

Atlanta United FC v Houston Dynamo

May 20, 2017 12	Atlanta United FC	4–1	Houston Dynamo	Atlanta
18:00 (CDT)	Almiron 30', 42', 80' (pen.) Garza  51' Gressel 76'	Report	DeLaGarza  54' Machado  59' E.Torres 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium Attendance: 44,893

FC Dallas v Houston Dynamo

May 28, 2017 13 Texas Derby	FC Dallas	0–0	Houston Dynamo	Frisco
19:00 (CDT)		Report	Clark  17' Cabezas  83' Deric  90+3'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 15,055

Houston Dynamo v Real Salt Lake

May 31, 2017 14	Houston Dynamo	5–1	Real Salt Lake	Houston
19:30 (CDT)	Schmidt 3' (o.g.) Alex 15' Manotas 45' E.Torres 52' Cabezas  57' Leonardo 68' Garcia  79'	Report	Sunny  54' Plata 63'}	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 14,148

Seattle Sounders FC v Houston Dynamo

June 4, 2017 15	Seattle Sounders FC	1–0	Houston Dynamo	Seattle
21:00 (CDT)	Bruin 69'	Report	Alex  28'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 40,258

LA Galaxy v Houston Dynamo

June 17, 2017 16	LA Galaxy	2–2	Houston Dynamo	Carson
22:00 (CDT)	Boateng 35' Alessandrini 90+4' Smith  90+7'	Report	Manotas 22'  73' Leonardo  69' Elis 73'  58' DeLaGarza  90+1'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 25,667

Houston Dynamo v FC Dallas

June 23, 2017 17 Texas Derby	Houston Dynamo	1–1	FC Dallas	Houston
20:00 (CDT)	E.Torres 19'  84' Alex  80'	Report	Harris  55' Urruti 59' Grana  80'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 22,115

Colorado Rapids v Houston Dynamo

July 1, 2017 18	Colorado Rapids	3–1	Houston Dynamo	Commerce City
20:00 (CDT)	da Fonte  4' Doyle 21' Hairston 48', 69' Hamilton  82'	Report	E.Torres 45+5'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,774

Houston Dynamo v Montreal Impact

July 5, 2017 19	Houston Dynamo	3–1	Montreal Impact	Houston
19:30 (CDT)	Wenger 1' Leonardo  12' Alex 23' Clark  25' Rodríguez 67'	Report	Salazar  4' 89' Dzemaili  31' Bernardello  79'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 15,470

Minnesota United FC v Houston Dynamo

July 19, 2017 20	Minnesota United FC	0–0	Houston Dynamo	Minneapolis
19:00 (CDT)	Jome  36' Kallman  90+2' Martin  90+6'	Report	Clark  45' Machado  63'	Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 19,456

D.C. United v Houston Dynamo

July 22, 2017 21	D.C. United	1–3	Houston Dynamo	Washington D.C.
18:00 (CDT)	Boswell 62' DeLeon  63' Jeffrey  72'	Report	Wenger 6'  90+5' Alex  13' Manotas 15' Rodríguez 17' Deric  90+4'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 15,321

Houston Dynamo v Portland Timbers

July 29, 2017 22	Houston Dynamo	2–2	Portland Timbers	Houston
19:00 (CDT)	Manotas 37' Cabezas 81', 85'	Report	Valeri 13' Blanco 43' Miller  65' Chara  68'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 19,382

Real Salt Lake v Houston Dynamo

August 5, 2017 23	Real Salt Lake	0–0	Houston Dynamo	Sandy
21:00 (CDT)	Glad  60' Beckerman  71'	Report	Alex  64'  65' Elis  81' DeLaGarza  90+4'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,075

Houston Dynamo v San Jose Earthquakes

August 12, 2017 24	Houston Dynamo	3–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Houston
20:00 (CDT)	Elis 21'  39' Garcia  50' Sanchez 86' Manotas 90+4'	Report	Imperiale  48' Alashe  59'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 16,344

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Houston Dynamo

August 19, 2017 25	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2–1	Houston Dynamo	Vancouver
21:00 (CDT)	Montero 17' (pen.)  71' Harvey  31' Reyna 32' Nerwinski  41' Ousted  79'	Report	Machado  46' Quioto 51' Garcia  73' Cabezas  83' DeLaGarza  90+3'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,183

FC Dallas v Houston Dynamo

August 23, 2017 26 Texas Derby	FC Dallas	3–3	Houston Dynamo	Frisco
20:00 (CDT)	Akindele 45',  53' Grana  45+1' Figueroa 45+2' Urruti 51' Barrios  63'	Report	Sanchez 1' Garcia  25' E.Torres  25', 71', 86' Garcia  80' Manotas  90'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 13,339

Houston Dynamo v Colorado Rapids

September 9, 2017 28	Houston Dynamo	0–1	Colorado Rapids	Houston
19:30 (CDT)	Clark  55' Alex  57'	Report	Ford  52' Badji  80' 90+3' Williams  82'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 18,105

San Jose Earthquakes v Houston Dynamo

September 16, 2017 29	San Jose Earthquakes	1–0	Houston Dynamo	San Jose
21:30 (CDT)	Hoesen 33' Sarkodie  36' Imperiale  86'	Report	Martinez  53' Elis  81' DeLaGarza  90+1'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000

New York City FC v Houston Dynamo

September 23, 2017 30	New York City FC	1–1	Houston Dynamo	East Hartford
14:00 (CDT)	Moralez 6'	Report	Manotas 16'	Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field[45] Attendance: 10,165

Houston Dynamo v LA Galaxy

September 27, 2017 31	Houston Dynamo	3-3	LA Galaxy	Houston
19:30 (CDT)	Cabezas  23' Martinez 26', 61' Elis 84' (pen.)	Report	DaMarcus Beasley 3' (o.g.) Alessandrini 12' Arellano  31' Jamieson 47' Diop  57' J.dos Santos  61' G.dos Santos  71' Jones  90+2'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 16,062

Houston Dynamo v Minnesota United FC

September 30, 2017 32	Houston Dynamo	2-1	Minnesota United FC	Houston
19:30 (CDT)	Elis 69', 70' Quioto 85', 85'	Report	Boxall  68' Calvo  87' Nicholson 90+1'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 16,133

Houston Dynamo v Sporting Kansas City

October 11, 2017 27	Houston Dynamo	2-1	Sporting Kansas City	Houston
19:00 (CDT)	Clark  45' Martínez 63' Palmer-Brown 77' (o.g.) Wenger  79'	Report	Medranda 33' Ilie  87'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 15,724
Note: Rescheduled from August 26 due to Hurricane Harvey[46]

Sporting Kansas City v Houston Dynamo

October 15, 2017 33	Sporting Kansas City	0-0	Houston Dynamo	Kansas City
18:30 (CDT)	Blessing  90+4'	Report	Torres  67' DeLaGarza  85'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,083

Houston Dynamo v Chicago Fire

October 22, 2017 34	Houston Dynamo	3-0	Chicago Fire	Houston
15:00 (CDT)	Leonardo 2' Quioto 68' Manotas 75'	Report		Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 20,456

Overall table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Toronto FC (C, S)	34	20	5	9	74	37	+37	69	CONCACAF Champions League
2	New York City FC	34	16	9	9	56	43	+13	57
3	Chicago Fire	34	16	11	7	61	47	+14	55
4	Atlanta United FC	34	15	9	10	70	40	+30	55
5	Columbus Crew	34	16	12	6	53	49	+4	54
6	Portland Timbers	34	15	11	8	60	50	+10	53
7	Seattle Sounders FC	34	14	9	11	52	39	+13	53
8	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	15	12	7	50	49	+1	52
9	New York Red Bulls	34	14	12	8	53	47	+6	50
10	Houston Dynamo	34	13	10	11	57	45	+12	50
11	Sporting Kansas City	34	12	9	13	40	29	+11	49	CONCACAF Champions League
12	San Jose Earthquakes	34	13	14	7	39	60	−21	46
13	FC Dallas	34	11	10	13	48	48	0	46
14	Real Salt Lake	34	13	15	6	49	55	−6	45
15	New England Revolution	34	13	15	6	53	61	−8	45
16	Philadelphia Union	34	11	14	9	50	47	+3	42
17	Montreal Impact	34	11	17	6	52	58	−6	39
18	Orlando City SC	34	10	15	9	39	58	−19	39
19	Minnesota United FC	34	10	18	6	47	70	−23	36
20	Colorado Rapids	34	9	19	6	31	51	−20	33
21	D.C. United	34	9	20	5	31	60	−29	32
22	LA Galaxy	34	8	18	8	45	67	−22	32

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield

U.S. Open Cup

North Carolina v Houston Dynamo

June 14, 2017 Fourth round	North Carolina	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Houston Dynamo	Cary
18:30 (CDT)	Miller 4' da Luz  43' Laing 69'	Report	Wenger 25'  87' Remick 62' Bird  66' Luna  101' Rodríguez 109'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,325

Houston Dynamo v Sporting Kansas City

June 28, 2017 Fifth round	Houston Dynamo	0–2	Sporting Kansas City	Houston
17:30 (CDT)	Bird  23' Wenger  48' Rodríguez  64'	Report	Espinoza  49' Opara 61' Gerso 90+1'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 6,095

MLS Cup Playoffs

Houston Dynamo v Sporting Kansas City

October 26, 2017 Knockout round	Houston Dynamo	1-0 a.e.t	Sporting Kansas City	Houston
8:30(CDT)	Alberth Elis	Report		Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium

Houston Dynamo v Portland Timbers

Conference Semifinals - Leg 1	Houston Dynamo	0-0	Portland Timbers	Houston
				Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium

Portland Timbers v Houston Dynamo

Conference Semifinals - Leg 2	Portland Timbers	1-2	Houston Dynamo	Portland
				Stadium: Providence Park

Houston Dynamo v Seattle Sounders

Conference Finals - Leg 1	Houston Dynamo	0 - 2	Seattle Sounders	Houston
		Report	2	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium

Seattle Sounders v Houston Dynamo

Conference Finals - Leg 2	Seattle Sounders	3 - 0	Houston Dynamo	Seattle
	3	Report	0	Stadium: CenturyLink Field

Player statistics

As of match played October 15, 2017

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		U.S. Open Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	USA	Tyler Deric	26	0	26	0	0	0
2	DF	USA	Jalil Anibaba	10	0	4+4	0	2	0
3	DF	PAN	Adolfo Machado	33	0	33	0	0	0
4	DF	SUI	Philippe Senderos	2	0	2	0	0	0
5	MF	COL	Juan David Cabezas	27	1	26+1	1	0	0
6	MF	USA	Eric Alexander	12	0	11+1	0	0	0
7	MF	USA	DaMarcus Beasley	24	0	22+2	0	0	0
8	MF	ENG	Joe Holland	7	0	0+5	0	1+1	0
9	FW	MEX	Erick Torres	27	14	23+4	14	0	0
10	MF	URU	Vicente Sánchez	23	2	3+18	2	2	0
11	FW	USA	Andrew Wenger	24	3	12+10	2	2	1
12	FW	HON	Romell Quioto	22	7	14+8	7	0	0
13	MF	USA	Ricardo Clark	28	0	26+2	0	0	0
14	MF	BRA	Alex	33	2	28+4	2	1	0
15	DF	USA	Dylan Remick	16	2	13+1	1	2	1
16	DF	USA	Kevin Garcia	5	0	2+1	0	2	0
17	FW	HON	Alberth Elis	26	10	18+8	10	0	0
18	MF	USA	Memo Rodríguez	11	3	3+6	2	2	1
19	FW	COL	Mauro Manotas	33	10	24+9	10	0	0
20	DF	GUM	A. J. DeLaGarza	30	0	30	0	0	0
22	DF	BRA	Leonardo	30	2	29+1	2	0	0
23	MF	HON	José Escalante	4	0	0+3	0	0+1	0
25	MF	ARG	Tomás Martínez	8	1	4+4	1	0	0
26	DF	USA	Taylor Hunter	2	0	0	0	2	0
27	MF	HON	Boniek García	21	0	12+8	0	0+1	0
28	MF	ENG	Charlie Ward	3	0	0+1	0	2	0
31	GK	USA	Joe Willis	10	0	8	0	2	0
Players eligible from Rio Grande Valley:
35	MF	USA	Eric Bird	2	0	0	0	2	0
39	FW	MEX	Rubén Luna	2	0	0	0	0+2	0
41	MF	JAM	Jorginho James	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who left Houston Dynamo during the season:

Goal scorers

As of match played October 22, 2017

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	MLS	U.S. Open Cup	Total
1	FW		9	Erick Torres	14	0	14
2	FW		17	Alberth Elis	10	0	10
3	FW		19	Mauro Manotas	10	0	10
4	FW		12	Romell Quioto	7	0	7
5	FW		11	Andrew Wenger	2	1	3
	MF		18	Memo Rodríguez	2	1	3
7	MF		14	Alex	2	0	2
	MF		10	Vicente Sánchez	2	0	2
	DF		22	Leonardo	2	0	2
	MF		25	Tomás Martínez	2	0	2
	DF		15	Dylan Remick	1	1	2
10	MF		5	Juan David Cabezas	1	0	1
Own Goal					2	0	2
TOTALS					57	3	60

Assists

As of match played October 22, 2017

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	MLS	U.S. Open Cup	Total
1	MF		14	Alex	10	0	10
2	MF		10	Vicente Sánchez	5	1	6
3	FW		19	Mauro Manotas	5	0	5
4	MF		27	Boniek Garcia	4	0	4
	FW		17	Alberth Elis	4	0	4
6	FW		12	Romell Quioto	3	0	3
	FW		9	Erick Torres	3	0	3
	DF		20	A. J. DeLaGarza	3	0	3
9	MF		13	Ricardo Clark	2	0	2
	FW		11	Andrew Wenger	2	0	2
	DF		3	Adolfo Machado	2	0	2
10	MF		18	Memo Rodríguez	1	0	1
	MF		6	Eric Alexander	1	0	1
	MF		7	DaMarcus Beasley	1	0	1
	DF		22	Leonardo	1	0	1
TOTALS					47	1	48

Disciplinary record

As of match played October 22, 2017

Number	Nation	Position	Name	MLS		U.S. Open Cup		Total
1		GK	Tyler Deric	2	0	0	0	2	0
3		DF	Adolfo Machado	5	0	0	0	5	0
5		DF	Juan David Cabezas	7	0	0	0	7	0
9		FW	Erick Torres Padilla	6	0	0	0	6	0
11		FW	Andrew Wenger	2	0	2	0	4	0
12		FW	Romell Quioto	4	0	0	0	4	0
13		MF	Ricardo Clark	6	0	0	0	6	0
14		MF	Alex	6	1	0	0	6	1
15		DF	Dylan Remick	1	0	0	0	1	0
16		DF	Kevin Garcia	1	0	0	0	1	0
17		FW	Alberth Elis	8	0	0	0	8	0
18		MF	Memo Rodríguez	0	0	1	0	1	0
19		FW	Mauro Manotas	3	0	0	0	3	0
20		DF	A. J. DeLaGarza	8	0	0	0	8	0
22		DF	Leonardo	3	0	0	0	3	0
25		MF	Tomás Martínez	2	0	0	0	2	0
27		MF	Boniek García	4	0	0	0	4	0
31		GK	Joe Willis	1	0	0	0	1	0
35		MF	Eric Bird	0	0	2	0	2	0
39		FW	Rubén Luna	0	0	1	0	1	0
			TOTALS	69	1	6	0	75	1