FC Dallas
FC Dallas is an American soccer team. They play in Major League Soccer (MLS) in Frisco, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, Texas. The team is a founding member of the MLS. Before 2005, they were known as the Dallas Burn. The team is owned by the Hunt Sports Group, which also owns the National Football League team Kansas City Chiefs.
| Nickname(s) |
| ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | June 6, 1995 as Dallas Burn | ||
| Owner | Clark Hunt and Dan Hunt | ||
| Head coach | Nico Estévez | ||
| League | Major League Soccer | ||
| 2022 | Western Conference: 3rd Overall: 7th Playoffs: Conference Semifinals | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Players and staff
Roster
- As of September 11, 2023
Out on loan
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Defender | Isaiah Parker (GA; on loan to San Antonio FC) |  United States
|
| 23 | Defender | Collin Smith (HG; on loan to Birmingham Legion) | United States
|
Team management
| Coaching staff | |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Nico Estévez
|
| Assistant coach |  Peter Luccin
|
| Assistant coach | Javier Cabello
|
| Assistant coach |  Ben Cross
|
| Goalkeeper coach |  Drew Keeshan
|
| Head of performance | Miguel Villagrasa
|
| Technical director |  Andre Zanotta
|
| Director of methodology | Marco Ferruzzi
|
Head coaches
| Name | Nation | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Dir | United States
|
1996–2000 |
| Mike Jeffries | United States
|
January 23, 2001 – September 15, 2003 |
| Colin Clarke |  Northern Ireland
|
{September 15, 2003 – December 4, 2003} (interim) December 4, 2003 – November 7, 2006 |
| Steve Morrow | Northern Ireland
|
{November 7, 2006 – December 11, 2006} (interim) December 11, 2006 – May 20, 2008 |
| Marco Ferruzzi | United States
|
May 20, 2008 – June 16, 2008 (interim) September 19, 2021 – December 2, 2021 (interim) |
| Schellas Hyndman | United States
|
June 16, 2008 – October 18, 2013 |
| Óscar Pareja |  Colombia
|
January 10, 2014 – November 16, 2018 |
| Luchi Gonzalez | United States
|
December 16, 2018 – September 19, 2021 |
| Nico Estévez | Spain
|
December 2, 2021 – present |
Record
Year-by-year
| Year | Regular Season | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | CONCACAF Champions' League |
Avg. Attendance (Regular Season) |
Avg. Attendance (Playoffs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Burn | ||||||
| 1996 | 2nd, West (17–15) | Conference Semifinals | Semifinals | did not qualify | 16,011 | 9,963 |
| 1997 | 3rd, West (16–16) | Conference Finals | Champions | 9,678 | 9,312 | |
| 1998 | 4th, West (15–17) | Conference Semifinals | Semifinals | 10,948 | 8,130 | |
| 1999 | 2nd, West (19–13) | Conference Finals | Quarterfinals | 12,211 | 10,988 | |
| 2000 | 3rd, Central (14–14–4) | Conference Semifinals | Quarterfinals | 13,102 | 7,555 | |
| 2001 | 3rd, Central (10–11–5) | Conference Semifinals | Round of 32 | Not held | 12,574 | 17,149 |
| 2002 | 3rd, West (12–9–7) | Conference Semifinals | Semifinals | did not qualify | 13,122 | 7,184 |
| 2003 | 5th, West (6–19–5) | did not qualify | Round of 16 | 7,906 | did not qualify | |
| 2004 | 5th, West (10–14–6) | did not qualify | Quarterfinals | 9,088 | did not qualify | |
| FC Dallas | ||||||
| 2005 | 2nd, West (13–10–9) | Conference Semifinals | Final | did not qualify | 11,189 | 10,104 |
| 2006 | 1st, West (16–12–4) | Conference Semifinals | Quarterfinals | 14,982 | 15,486 | |
| 2007 | 3rd, West (13–12–5) | Conference Semifinals | Final | 15,145 | 12,537 | |
| 2008 | 5th, West (8–10–12) | did not qualify | Quarterfinals | 13,024 | did not qualify | |
| 2009 | 7th, West (11–13–6) | did not qualify | did not qualify | 12,441 | did not qualify | |
| 2010 | 3rd, West (12–4–14) | MLS Cup Final | did not qualify | 10,815 | 11,003 | |
| 2011 | 4th, West (15–12–7) | Knockout Round | Semifinals | Group stage | 12,861 | 10,017 |
| 2012 | 6th, West (9–13–12) | did not qualify | 3rd round | did not qualify | 14,199 | did not qualify |
| 2013 | 8th, West (11–12–11) | did not qualify | Quarterfinals | 15,374 | did not qualify | |
| 2014 | 4th, West (16–12–6) | Conference Semifinals | Semifinals | 16,816 | 13,196 | |
| 2015 | 1st, West (18–10–6) | Conference Finals | Round of 16 | 16,013 | 19,127 | |
| 2016 | 1st, West (17–8–9) | Conference Semifinals | Champions | 14,094 | 14,878 | |
| 2017 | 7th, West (11–10–13) | did not qualify | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | 15,122 | did not qualify |
| 2018 | 4th, West (16–9–9) | Knockout Round | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | 15,512 | 10,297 |
| 2019 | 7th, West (13–12–9) | First round | Round of 16 | did not qualify | 14,842 | N/A |
| 2020 | 6th, West (9–6–7) | Conference Semifinals | not held | did not qualify | 5,527 | N/A |
| 2021 | 11th, West (7–15–12) | did not qualify | not held | did not qualify | 13,418 | did not qualify |
| 2022 | 3rd, West (14–9–11) | Conference Semifinals | Round of 32 | did not qualify | 16,615 | 19,096 |
Year-by-year stats
| Season | League record | Top scorer | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Lost | Drew | GF | GA | Points | Name | Goals | |
| 1996 | 32 | 17 | 15 | NA | 50 | 48 | 41 | Jason Kreis | 13 |
| 1997 | 32 | 16 | 16 | NA | 55 | 49 | 42 | Dante Washington | 12 |
| 1998 | 32 | 15 | 17 | NA | 43 | 59 | 37 | Jason Kreis | 9 |
| 1999 | 32 | 19 | 13 | NA | 54 | 35 | 51 | Jason Kreis | 18 |
| 2000 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 54 | 54 | 46 | Ariel Graziani | 15 |
| 2001 | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 48 | 47 | 35 | Ariel Graziani | 11 |
| 2002 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 44 | 43 | 43 | Jason Kreis | 13 |
| 2003 | 30 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 35 | 64 | 23 | Jason Kreis | 7 |
| 2004 | 30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 34 | 45 | 36 | Eddie Johnson | 12 |
| 2005 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 52 | 44 | 48 | Carlos Ruiz | 11 |
| 2006 | 32 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 48 | 44 | 52 | Carlos Ruiz | 13 |
| 2007 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 37 | 44 | 44 | Carlos Ruiz | 7 |
| 2008 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 45 | 41 | 36 | Kenny Cooper | 18 |
| 2009 | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 47 | 39 | Jeff Cunningham | 17 |
| 2010 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 42 | 28 | 50 | Jeff Cunningham | 11 |
| 2011 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 42 | 39 | 52 | Brek Shea | 9 |
| 2012 | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 42 | 47 | 39 | Blas Pérez | 9 |
| 2013 | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 48 | 52 | 44 | Blas Pérez | 11 |
| 2014 | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 55 | 45 | 54 | Blas Pérez | 11 |
| 2015 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 39 | 60 | Fabián Castillo | 10 |
| 2016 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 50 | 40 | 60 | Maxi Urruti Michael Barrios |
9 |
| 2017 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 48 | 48 | 46 | Maxi Urruti | 12 |
| 2018 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 44 | 57 | Maxi Urruti Roland Lamah |
8 |
| 2019 | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 54 | 46 | 48 | Jesús Ferreira | 8 |
| 2020 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 34 | Franco Jara | 7 |
| 2021 | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 47 | 56 | 33 | Ricardo Pepi | 13 |
| 2022 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 37 | 53 | Jesús Ferreira | 18 |
| Total | 854 | 348 | 337 | 189 | 1257 | 1209 | 1203 | — | — |
Note: MLS did not allow ties prior to the 2000 season as games were decided by shootout when tied at full-time.
MLS Scoring Champion/Golden Boot
The following players have won the MLS Scoring Champion or the Golden Boot.
| Player | Season | Points / goals |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Kreis
|
1999 | 51 |
| Jeff Cunningham
|
2009 | 17 |
Top goalscorers
- As of October 9, 2022
| # | Name | Career | MLS | Playoffs | Open Cup | CCL | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Kreis
|
1996–2004 | 91 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 99 |
| 2 | Kenny Cooper
|
2006–2009 2013 |
46 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 52 |
| 3 |  Blas Pérez
|
2012–2015 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 42 |
 Carlos Ruiz
|
2005–2007 2016 |
32 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 5 | Fabián Castillo
|
2011–2016 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 40 |
| 6 | Jesús Ferreira
|
2017–Present | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Michael Barrios
|
2015–2020 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
 Ariel Graziani
|
1999 2000–2001 |
30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 9 | Maximiliano Urruti
|
2016–2018 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 35 |
| 10 | Jeff Cunningham
|
2008–2010 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
International competition
- 2004 La Manga Cup
- Group stage v.
Odd Grenland – 1–2 - Group stage v.
Dynamo Kyiv – 2–2 - Semi-finals v. Stabæk – 2–1
- Fifth place match v. Bodø/Glimt – 1–3
- Group stage v.
- Group stage v.
Guadalajara – 1–1 - Group stage v. Pachuca – 1–1
- Group stage v. Los Angeles Galaxy – 5–6
- Group stage v.
- Preliminary Round v.
Alianza – 1–0 - Preliminary Round v. Alianza – 1–0
- Group stage v. UNAM – 1–0
- Group stage v.
Toronto FC – 1–0 - Group stage v. Tauro F.C. – 1–1
- Group stage v. UNAM – 0–2
- Group stage v. Tauro F.C. – 3–5
- Group stage v. Toronto FC – 0–3
- Preliminary Round v.
- Group stage v.
Real Estelí – 2–1 - Group stage v. Real Estelí – 1–1
- Group stage v. Suchitepéquez – 0–0
- Group stage v. Suchitepéquez – 5–2
- Quarter-finals v. Árabe Unido – 4–0
- Quarter-finals v. Árabe Unido – 1–2
- Semi-finals v. Pachuca – 2–1
- Semi-finals v. Pachuca – 1–3
- Group stage v.
- Round of 16 v. Tauro F.C. – 0–1
- Round of 16 v. Tauro F.C. – 3–2
- Round of 16 v.
Stadium
- Cotton Bowl; Dallas, Texas (1996–2002, 2004–2005)
- Dragon Stadium; Southlake, Texas (2003)
- Toyota Stadium; Frisco, Texas (2005–present; known as Pizza Hut Park through the 2011 season and FC Dallas Stadium in the 2012 season and most of the 2013 season)
From 1996 to 2002 the team played in the 92,100-capacity Cotton Bowl in Dallas. To save money the club played its 2003 home games at Dragon Stadium, a high school stadium in Southlake, a Fort Worth suburb. The club lost money in the high school stadium because Texas law does not allow the sale of alcohol on a public high school campus. The team moved back to the Cotton Bowl for the 2004 season. In August 2005, the club moved into Pizza Hut Park, a soccer stadium in the northern suburb of Frisco. The contract that allowed Pizza Hut to put its name on the stadium ended in January 2012, and the stadium was renamed FC Dallas Stadium. In September 2013, a new sponsorship contract was signed with Toyota, and the stadium was renamed Toyota Stadium. Following renovations to the south end of Toyota Stadium, the relocated National Soccer Hall of Fame opened at the stadium in October 2018.
FC Dallas Media
Dallas Burn (in white) playing against Chicago Fire at Soldier Field in July 1998
FC Dallas players celebrating a goal scored by Dominic Oduro in a match against Colorado, 2007
Toyota Stadium in the Dallas suburb of Frisco
FC Dallas played at the Cotton Bowl from 1996 to 2002; 2004–2005
Tex Hooper, the FC Dallas mascot
FC Dallas fans enjoy pre-game activities
Former Dallas midfielder Bobby Rhine was a play-by-play announcer until his death in 2011
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