2011 Houston Dynamo season

The 2011 Houston Dynamo season was the sixth season of the team's existence, breaking the record for the most seasons played for a Houston soccer team. The Dynamo had been tied with Houston Hurricanes, who competed in the USISL D3 Pro League from 1996 to 2000. It was the Dynamo's sixth season with head coach Dominic Kinnear and majority owner Philip Anschultz. It was Chris Canettis first season as team president, having worked as chief operating officer for the previous five.

Prior to the season, Houston was switched to MLS's Eastern Conference along with Sporting Kansas City due to expansion teams Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps FC joining the Western Conference. It was the Dynamo's final season playing at Robertson Stadium, with the new BBVA Compass Stadium set to open the following year.

After failing to qualify for the playoffs in 2010, Houston rebounded and finished 2nd in the conference. During the 2011 MLS Cup Playoffs, Houston beat the Philadelphia Union 3–1 over two legs. In the Eastern Conference Final, Houston defeated Kansas City 2–0 to reach their third ever MLS Cup, where they fell 1–0 to the Los Angeles Galaxy in the final. The Dynamo failed to qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, losing to Sporting Kansas City in the Qualification Semi-finals.

Final roster As of November 21, 2011.

Appearances and goals are totals for MLS regular season only. No.NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (Age)Joined fromJoined inApps.GoalsGoalkeepers1Tally HallGKMay 12, 1985 (26)Esbjerg fB200939024Tyler Deric (HGP)GKAugust 30, 1988 (23)Houston Dynamo Academy20092028Evan NewtonGKApril 1, 1988 (23)Old Dominion University201100Defenders2Eddie RobinsonDFJune 19, 1978 (33)San Jose Earthquakes20069654Jermaine TaylorDFJanuary 14, 1985 (26)St. George's SC20111308Kofi Sarkodie (GA)DFMarch 22, 1991 (20)University of Akron20117020Geoff CameronDFJuly 11, 1985 (26)University of Rhode Island20081011121Hunter FreemanDFJanuary 8, 1985 (26)IK Start201123126Corey AsheDFMarch 14, 1986 (25)University of North Carolina2007130131André HainaultDFJune 17, 1986 (25)FK Baník Most200979432Bobby BoswellDFMarch 15, 1983 (28)D.C. United20081127Midfielders5Danny Cruz (GA)MFJanuary 3, 1990 (21)UNLV20095147Colin ClarkMFApril 11, 1984 (27)Colorado Rapids201029410Je-Vaughn WatsonMFOctober 22, 1983 (28)Sporting Central Academy201122111Brad DavisMFNovember 8, 1981 (30)San Jose Earthquakes20061592113Francisco Navas Cobo (HGP)MFNovember 17, 1991 (20)Houston Dynamo Academy20101016Adam MoffatMFMay 15, 1986 (25)Portland Timbers201113217Luiz CamargoMFMay 4, 1987 (24)Paraná Clube20117018Josue Soto (HGP)MFJanuary 3, 1989 (22)Houston Dynamo Academy20110019Alex Dixon (HGP)MFFebruary 7, 1990 (21)Houston Dynamo Academy201171Forwards3Calen CarrFWOctober 4, 1982 (29)Chicago Fire2011919Jason GareyFWJuly 19, 1984 (27)Columbus Crew201110012Will Bruin (GA)FWOctober 24, 1989 (22)Indiana University201125515Cam WeaverFWJune 10, 1983 (28)San Jose Earthquakes2009501025Brian Ching (C)FWMay 24, 1978 (32)San Jose Earthquakes20061255129Carlo CostlyFWJuly 18, 1982 (29)Atlas2011111

Player movement

In Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed. DatePlayerPositionAgePrevious clubNotesRefDecember 3, 2010 Jason GareyFW 26 Columbus CrewAcquired in exchange for a 4th round pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. December 13, 2010 Jordan Graye DF 23 Portland Timbers Acquired in exchange for a 4th round pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft. December 17, 2010 Hunter Freeman DF 25 IK Start Signed on a free transfer. Houston acquired his MLS rights and a 2012 MLS SuperDraft 3rd round pick from the New York Red Bulls in exchange for allocation money. January 19, 2011 Alex Dixon FW 20 Houston Dynamo AcademySigned as a homegrown player. January 19, 2011 Josue Soto MF 22 Houston Dynamo AcademySigned as a homegrown player.February 16, 2011 Jermaine TaylorDF26 St. George's SCFull transfer, fee undisclosed.March 23, 2011 Calen CarrFW28 Chicago FireAcquired in exchange for Dominic Oduro. April 15, 2011 Je-Vaughn WatsonMF 27 Sporting Central AcademyFull transfer, fee undisclosed.April 15, 2011 KokeFW27 ArisSigned on a free transfer.July 21, 2011 Adam MoffatMF25 Portland TimbersAcquired along with allocation money in exchange for Lovel Palmer, Mike Chabala, and a 2011 international roster spot

Out Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed. DatePlayerPositionAgeDestination ClubNotesRefDecember 3, 2010 Joseph NgwenyaFW 29 D.C. UnitedContract option declined, selected in the 2010 MLS Re-Entry Draft December 3, 2010 Ryan Cochrane DF 27 New England Revolution Contract option declined, selected in the 2010 MLS Re-Entry Draft December 3, 2010 Richard Mulrooney MF 34 Retired Contract option declined. December 3, 2010 Pat Onstad GK 42 D.C. UnitedContract option declined, retired, and later came out of retirement. December 3, 2010 Adrian SeriouxDF 31RetiredContract option declined. December 3, 2010 Samuel AppiahMF 25 Pittsburgh RiverhoundsContract option declined, free transfer.December 3, 2010 Anthony ObodaiMF 28 Mağusa Türk GücüContract option declined, free transfer.March 23, 2011 Dominic OduroFW25 Chicago FireTraded for Calen Carr. May 31, 2011 KokeFW 28 Rayo VallecanoReleased, free transfer.June 29, 2011 Jordan GrayeDF24 Carolina RailHawksReleased, free transfer.July 21, 2011 Lovel PalmerMF26 Portland TimbersTraded along with a 2011 international roster spot for Adam Moffat and allocation money. Mike ChabalaDF27

Loans in DatePlayerPositionAgeLoaned fromNotesRefAugust 4, 2011 Carlo CostlyFW29 Club AtlasLoaned for the remainder of the 2011 season.August 9, 2011 Luiz CamargoMF24 Paraná ClubeLoaned for the remainder of the 2011 season.

Loans out DatePlayerPositionAgeLoaned toNotesRefMay 5, 2011 Evan NewtonGK23 FC Tampa BayLoaned for remainder of 2011 NASL season.

MLS SuperDraft

RoundPickPlayerPositionAgeCollegeNotesRef17 Kofi SarkodieDF19University of AkronSigned to a Generation Adidas contract.111 Will BruinFW21Indiana UniversitySigned to a Generation Adidas contract.

MLS Supplemental Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionAgeCollegeNotesRef17 Evan NewtonGK22Old Dominion UniversitySigned with Dynamo on February 14, 2011.225 Sergio CastilloMF21Creighton UniversityDid not sign with Dynamo, retired.343Passed

Coaching staff As of November 21, 2011. +PositionNameHead coach Dominic KinnearAssistant coach Wade BarrettAssistant coach Steve RalstonGoalkeeper coach Tim HanleyHead athletic trainer Theron EnnsAssistant athletic trainer Shane CaronTeam administrator Nick KowbaEquipment manager Michael Porter

Friendlies

Competitions Major League Soccer

Standings Eastern Conference

Overall

Results summary

Match results

MLS Cup Playoffs

U.S. Open Cup

Player statistics Appearances, goals, and assists {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+ ! rowspan="2" | ! rowspan="2" | ! rowspan="2" | ! rowspan="2" | ! colspan="3" | ! colspan="3" | ! colspan="3" | ! colspan="3" | |- !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |- |1||GK||||align=left|||38||0||0||34||0||0||4||0||0||0||0||0 |- |2||DF||||align=left|||3||0||0||2||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |3||FW||||align=left|||13||2||0||9||1||0||4||1||0||0||0||0 |- |4||DF||||align=left|||15||0||1||13||0||1||2||0||0||0||0||0 |- |5||MF||||align=left|||25||2||3||20||2||3||4||0||0||1||0||0 |- |7||FW||||align=left|||31||4||3||29||4||3||1||0||0||0||0||0 |- |8||DF||||align=left|||8||0||0||7||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |9||FW||||align=left|||11||0||0||10||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |10||MF||||align=left|||25||1||2||22||1||2||3||0||0||0||0||0 |- |11||MF||||align=left|||37||4||18||34||4||16||3||0||2||0||0||0 |- |12||FW||||align=left|||29||5||1||25||5||1||3||0||0||1||0||0 |- |13||MF||||align=left|||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |14||DF||||align=left|Left during the season||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |15||FW||||align=left|||29||4||1||28||4||1||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |16||MF||||align=left|||17||2||1||13||2||1||4||0||0||0||0||0 |- |17||MF||||align=left|||11||0||3||7||0||2||4||0||1||0||0||0 |- |17||DF||||align=left|Left during the season||8||0||0||7||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |18||MF||||align=left|||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |19||MF||||align=left|||8||1||0||7||1||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |20||DF||||align=left|||37||5||5||33||5||5||4||0||0||0||0||0 |- |21||DF||||align=left|||23||1||2||23||1||2||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |22||MF||||align=left|Left during the season||20||1||0||19||1||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |23||FW||||align=left|Left during the season||1||0||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |24||GK||||align=left|||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |25||FW||||align=left|||24||6||2||20||5||1||4||1||1||0||0||0 |- |26||DF||||align=left|||37||0||0||32||0||0||4||0||0||1||0||0 |- |27||FW||||align=left|||15||2||1||11||1||1||4||1||0||0||0||0 |- |27||FW||||align=left|Left during the season||7||1||0||7||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |28||GK||||align=left|||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |31||DF||||align=left|||35||2||1||31||0||1||4||2||0||0||0||0 |- |32||DF||||align=left|||33||5||1||28||5||1||4||0||0||1||0||0

Disciplinary record {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+ !width=15 rowspan="2" | !width=15 rowspan="2" | !width=15 rowspan="2" | !width=100 rowspan="2" |Player ! colspan="2" |Total ! colspan="2" |MLS ! colspan="2" |Playoffs ! colspan="2" |U.S. Open Cup |- !style="width:30px;"|!!style="width:30px;"|!!style="width:30px;"|!!style="width:30px;"|!!style="width:30px;"|!!style="width:30px;"|!!style="width:30px;"|!!style="width:30px;"| |- |1||GK||||align=left|||1||0||1||0||0||0||0||0 |- |3||FW||||align=left|||1||0||0||0||1||0||0||0 |- |4||DF||||align=left|||2||0||2||0||0||0||0||0 |- |5||MF||||align=left|||6||0||5||0||1||0||0||0 |- |7||FW||||align=left|||1||1||1||1||0||0||0||0 |- |8||DF||||align=left|||3||1||2||1||0||0||1||0 |- |10||MF||||align=left|||4||1||4||1||0||0||0||0 |- |11||MF||||align=left|||5||0||5||0||0||0||0||0 |- |12||WF||||align=left|||1||0||1||0||0||0||0||0 |- |15||FW||||align=left|||3||0||3||0||0||0||0||0 |- |16||MF||||align=left|||4||1||3||1||1||0||0||0 |- |17||MF||||align=left|||2||0||0||0||2||0||0||0 |- |17||DF||||align=left|Left during the season||2||0||1||0||0||0||1||0 |- |20||DF||||align=left|||2||0||2||0||0||0||0||0 |- |21||DF||||align=left|||3||0||3||0||0||0||0||0 |- |22||MF||||align=left|Left during the season||5||1||4||1||0||0||1||0 |- |25||FW||||align=left|||0||1||0||1||0||0||0||0 |- |26||DF||||align=left|||2||0||2||0||0||0||0||0 |- |27||FW||||align=left|||2||1||1||1||1||0||0||0 |- |31||DF||||align=left|||2||0||1||0||1||0||0||0 |- |32||DF||||align=left|||8||0||6||0||1||0||1||0

Honors and awards

MLS Player of the Month +MonthPlayerRef.April Brad Davis

MLS Player of the Week +WeekPlayerRef.7 Will Bruin

MLS Goal of the Week +WeekPlayerOpponentDateRef.22 Adam MoffatPortland TimbersAugust 1431 Danny CruzPortland TimbersOctober 1432 Adam MoffatLA GalaxyOctober 23

Annual +HonorPlayerRef.MLS All-Star Brad Davis Corey Ashe Geoff Cameron Tally HallMLS Best XI Brad Davis

Dynamo team awards +MVPDefensive Player of the YearHumanitarian of the YearYoung Player of the YearNewcomer of the YearRef. Brad Davis André Hainault Brad Davis Will Bruin Adam Moffat

Kits Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Greenstar

References