2015 Houston Dynamo season

The 2015 Houston Dynamo season was the club's tenth season of existence, and their first under new head coach Owen Coyle.

Houston Dynamo
2015 season
OwnerPhilip Anschutz
Head coachOwen Coyle
StadiumBBVA Compass Stadium
MLSConference: 8th
Overall: 15th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupQuarterfinals
(active)
Texas DerbyRunners-Up
Carolina Challenge CupWinners
Highest home attendance22,651
(July 3 vs. Chicago)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 16,018
(May 5 vs. San Jose)
All: 2,479
(June 30 vs. Colorado)
Average home league attendanceRegular season: 20,618
Playoffs: —
All: 17,725

Background
Main article: 2015 Houston Dynamo season

Roster

Current roster

As of August 17, 2015.[1]

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Tyler Deric  United States
2 Defender Kofi Sarkodie  United States
3 Midfielder Rob Lovejoy  United States
4 Defender Jermaine Taylor  Jamaica
5 Defender Raúl Rodríguez  Spain
6 Midfielder Nathan Sturgis  United States
7 Defender DaMarcus Beasley (DP)  United States
8 Midfielder Luis Garrido  Honduras
9 Forward Erick Torres (DP)  Mexico
10 Forward Giles Barnes  England
11 Midfielder Brad Davis  United States
12 Forward Will Bruin  United States
13 Midfielder Ricardo Clark  United States
14 Midfielder Alex  Brazil
15 Midfielder Alexander López  Honduras
16 Defender A. J. Cochran  United States
17 Forward Chandler Hoffman  United States
18 Defender David Horst  United States
19 Forward Mauro Manotas  Colombia
20 Midfielder Rasheed Olabiyi  Nigeria
21 Midfielder Zach Steinberger  United States
22 Defender Sheanon Williams  United States
23 Defender Taylor Hunter  United States
27 Midfielder Boniek Garcia  Honduras
28 Midfielder Memo Rodriguez (HGP)  United States
30 Goalkeeper Michael Lisch  United States
31 Goalkeeper Joe Willis  United States
33 Midfielder Leonel Miranda  Argentina

In
Squad # Position Player Transferred From Date Source
28 MF Memo Rodriguez Houston Dynamo Youth December 4, 2014 [2]
31 GK Joe Willis D.C. United December 8, 2014 [3]
DF Samuel Inkoom D.C. United December 8, 2014 [3]
17 FW Chandler Hoffman LA Galaxy December 18, 2014 [4]
6 MF Nathan Sturgis Chivas USA December 18, 2014 [4]
9 FW Erick Torres C.D. Guadalajara December 23, 2014 [5]
5 DF Raúl Rodríguez RCD Espanyol January 9, 2015 [6]
21 MF Zach Steinberger Butler Bulldogs January 15, 2015 [7]
3 MF Rob Lovejoy North Carolina Tar Heels January 15, 2015 [8]
22 DF Taylor Hunter Denver Pioneers January 20, 2015 [9]
14 MF Alex Chicago Fire April 13, 2015
20 MF Rasheed Olabiyi Enyimba July 9, 2015 [10]
22 DF Sheanon Williams Philadelphia Union July 23, 2015 [11]
MF Christian Lucatero Houston Dynamo Youth August 18, 2015 [12]

Out
Squad # Position Player Transferred To Date Source
DF Eric Brunner Retired [13]
DF Anthony Arena Pittsburgh Riverhounds November 25, 2014
FW Omar Cummings San Antonio Scorpions November 25, 2014
FW Brian Ownby Richmond Kickers November 25, 2014
MF Bryan Salazar November 25, 2014
MF Servando Carrasco Sporting Kansas City November 25, 2014
FW Andrew Driver D.C. United December 8, 2014
GK Tally Hall Orlando City SC December 8, 2014 [14]
FW Mark Sherrod Orlando City SC December 10, 2014
FW Jason Johnson Chicago Fire April 13, 2015 [15]
DF Corey Ashe Orlando City SC July 15, 2015 [16]

Loan in
Squad # Position Player Loaned From Date Source
33 FW Leonel Miranda Independiente January 8, 2015 [17]

Loan out
Squad # Position Player Loaned To Date Source
9 FW Erick Torres C.D. Guadalajara December 23, 2014
18 MF Memo Rodriguez Charleston Battery March 20, 2015 [18]
22 DF Taylor Hunter Colorado Springs Switchbacks April 11, 2015 [19]

Competitions

Preseason
February 4, 2015 Desert Friendlies Houston Dynamo 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes Tucson, Arizona
11:00a.m. MST Lovejoy  13'
Barnes  40'
Horst  53'		 Report Jahn  28' (57)
García  86'		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
February 7, 2015 Desert Friendlies Houston Dynamo 1–1 Portland Timbers Tucson, Arizona
6:00P.m. MST Davis  20'
Miranda  47'
Johnson
Cochran  67'		 Report Cummings  69'
Paparatto  56'
Asprilla  63'		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Referee: Edwin Jurisevic
February 10, 2015 Desert Friendlies Houston Dynamo 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Tucson, Arizona
10:00a.m. MST Rodríguez  17'
Horst  29'
Taylor  52'		 Report Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Referee: Sorin Stoica
February 14, 2015 Scrimmage Houston Dynamo 4–0 Dynamo Academy U-18 Houston, Texas
11:00a.m. CST Hoffman  43', 53'
Cochran  47'
Johnson  50'		 Report Lucatero  43'
Martinez  43'		 Stadium: Houston Methodist Champions Field at Houston Sports Park
February 18, 2015 Scrimmage Houston Dynamo 0–1 Austin Aztex Houston, Texas
1:00p.m. CST Report Rodríguez  86' (o.g.) Stadium: Houston Methodist Champions Field at Houston Sports Park
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
February 21, 2015 2015 Carolina Challenge Cup Charleston Battery 1–0 Houston Dynamo Charleston, South Carolina
5:00p.m. EST Savage  69'
Reimer  78'		 Report Garrido  40'
Steinberger  89'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
February 25, 2015 2015 Carolina Challenge Cup Houston Dynamo 2–1 New York City FC Charleston, South Carolina
5:00p.m. EST Garrido  30'
Davis  51'
García  70'
Steinberger  79'		 Report Shelton  53'
Hernandez  79'
Diskerud  81'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
February 28, 2015 2015 Carolina Challenge Cup Houston Dynamo 3–0 Orlando City SC Charleston, South Carolina
5:00p.m. EST Bruin  27'
Davis  30'
Miranda  45'
Miranda  60'		 Report Collin
Shea  60'
Rivas 		Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium

MLS
Main article: 2015 Major League Soccer season

Schedule
March 7, 2015 1 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Columbus Crew SC Houston, Texas
7:30p.m. CST Barnes  66' Report Pogatetz  28'
Tchani  78'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 22,351 (Sellout)
Referee: Allen Chapman
March 13, 2015 2 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Orlando City SC Houston, Texas
6:00p.m. CST Sarkodie  34'
Deric  75'		 Report
Report		 Okugo  46'
Deric  74' (o.g.)		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 22,407
Referee: Chris Penso
March 21, 2015 3 LA Galaxy 1–1 Houston Dynamo Carson, California
9:30p.m. CST Keane  3'
Husidić  39'
Juninho  58'		 Report
Report		 Barnes  5'
Sturgis  11'
Garrido  38'
Sarkodie  77'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 19,087
Referee: Juan Guzman
March 28, 2015 4 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Colorado Rapids Houston, Texas
7:30p.m. CST Clark  43'
López  68'
Sarkodie  84'		 Report
Report		 Watts  47' Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 19,603
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
April 4, 2015 5 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo Seattle, Washington
9:00p.m. CST Rose  17'
Martins  39'
Pineda  56'		 Report
Report		 Garrido  38'
Clark  45+3'
Taylor  52'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,860
Referee: Ted Unkel
April 11, 2015 6 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Montreal Impact Houston, Texas
7:30p.m. CST Barnes  15'
Taylor  67'
Clark  72'
Lovejoy  80'		 Report
Report		 Alexander  65'
Reo-Coker  90+2'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 18,924
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
April 18, 2015 7 D.C. United 1–1 Houston Dynamo Washington, D.C.
6:00p.m. CST Rolfe  36'
Kitchen  50'		 Report
Report		 Clark  9',  65' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 13,047
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
April 25, 2015 8 Houston Dynamo 4–4 Sporting Kansas City Houston, Texas
7:30p.m. CST Barnes  11', 46'
Bruin  45+1',  63'
Taylor  77'
Rodriguez  83'		 Report
Report		 Nemeth  2'
Espinoza  31'
Anibaba  43'
Ellis  52'
Dwyer  74'
Feilhaber  80' (pen.), 90+5'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 21,046
Referee: Kevin Stott
May 1, 2015 9 Houston Dynamo 1–4 FC Dallas Houston, Texas
7:00p.m. CST Barnes  32' Report Hollingshead  9'
Texeira  21'
Hernandez  39'
Díaz  52'
Castillo  55'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 19,975
May 5, 2015 10 Houston Dynamo 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes Houston, Texas
7:30p.m. CST Clark  26'
Sarkodie  79'		 Report Jahn  54'
Stewart  75'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 16,018
May 10, 2015 11 Toronto FC 1–2 Houston Dynamo Toronto, Ontario
4:00p.m. CST Cheyrou  12'
Altidore  77'		 Report Taylor  41'
García  44'
Bruin  53'
Miranda  90+3'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 30,226
May 16, 2015 12 Houston Dynamo 3–1 Portland Timbers Houston, Texas
7:30p.m. CST Bruin  9', 83'
Barnes  45+1',  75'
Davis  90'		 Report Jewsbury  12'
Adi  14',  48'
Chará  42'
Powell  84'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 20,844
May 22, 2015 13 L.A. Galaxy 1–0 Houston Dynamo Los Angeles, California
Ishizaki  24'
Juninho  58'
Gordon  90+1',  90+2'
Sorto  90+6'		 Report Rodríguez  42'
Barnes  82'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 20,195
Referee: Ismail Elfath
May 30, 2015 14 New York City FC 1–1 Houston Dynamo The Bronx, New York
Wingert  32'
Villa  45+1'
Hernandez  79'		 Report Bruin  16'
Clark  35'
Garrido  54'
Rodríguez  90+4'		 Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 26,211
June 5, 2015 15 Houston Dynamo 4–2 New York Red Bulls Houston, Texas
García  59'
Clark  72'
Bruin  80', 90+3'		 Report Duvall  27'
Grella  42',  62'
Abang  90'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 22,356
June 20, 2015 16 Portland Timbers 2–0 Houston Dynamo Portland, Oregon
21:30 Urruti  34'
Chará  54'
Fernández  61' (pen)		 Report Horst  59'
Garrido  69'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21.144
June 26, 2015 17 FC Dallas 2–0 Houston Dynamo Frisco, Texas
20:00 Taylor  37' (o.g.)
Castillo  42'
Acosta  54'
Hedges  66'
Harris  68'		 Report Horst  42'
Barnes  42'
Taylor  77'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 15,037
July 3, 2015 18 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Chicago Fire Houston, Texas
20:00 Alex  56'
Rodríguez  66'		 Report Palmer  38'
Guly  40'
Nyarko  72'  86'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 22,651
July 10, 2015 19 San Jose Earthquakes 0–2 Houston Dynamo San Jose, California
22:00 Report Clark  10'
Bruin  81'
Deric  31'
Beasley  37'
Rodríguez  45+2'
Sturgis  45+3'		 Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Sorin Stoica
July 18, 2015 20 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Houston Dynamo Sandy, Utah
21:00 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
July 25, 2015 22 Houston Dynamo 3–0 LA Galaxy Houston, Texas
20:00 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
August 1, 2015 22 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Houston Dynamo Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 Stadium: Sporting Park
August 8, 2015 23 Houston Dynamo 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Houston, Texas
20:00 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
August 15, 2015 24 New England Revolution 2–0 Houston Dynamo Foxborough, Massachusetts
18:30 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
August 21, 2015 25 Portland Timbers 2–2 Houston Dynamo Portland, Oregon
22:00 Stadium: Providence Park
August 26, 2015 26 Colorado Rapids 2–1 Houston Dynamo Commerce City, Colorado
20:00 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
August 29, 2015 27 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Houston, Texas
20:00 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
September 12, 2015 28 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Real Salt Lake Houston, Texas
19:30 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
September 20, 2015 29 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Houston Dynamo Chester, Pennsylvania
18:00 Stadium: PPL Park
September 23, 2015 30 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Sporting Kansas City Houston, Texas
19:30 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
September 26, 2015 31 Houston Dynamo 3–2 Colorado Rapids Houston, Texas
19:30 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
October 4, 2015 32 FC Dallas 4–1 Houston Dynamo Frisco, Texas
16:00 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
October 18, 2015 33 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC Houston, Texas
16:00 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
October 25, 2015 34 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Houston Dynamo Vancouver, British Columbia
18:00 Stadium: BC Place
Western Conference Table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 Sporting Kansas City 34 14 11 9 48 45 +3 51 Knockout round
7 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 13 8 41 39 +2 47
8 Houston Dynamo 34 11 14 9 42 49 −7 42
9 Real Salt Lake 34 11 15 8 38 48 −10 41
10 Colorado Rapids 34 9 15 10 33 43 −10 37
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) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Overall Table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
13 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 13 8 41 39 +2 47
14 Orlando City SC 34 12 14 8 46 56 −10 44
15 Houston Dynamo 34 11 14 9 42 49 −7 42
16 Real Salt Lake 34 11 15 8 38 48 −10 41
17 New York City FC 34 10 17 7 49 58 −9 37
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) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:

U.S. Open Cup
Further information: 2015 U.S. Open Cup

Houston will enter the 2015 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of Major League Soccer in the fourth round.[20]

June 17, 2015 4R Houston Dynamo 2–0 Austin Aztex Houston, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Miranda  24'
Ashe  36'
Sturgis  48'
Steinberger  68'
Clark  90+2'		 Houston Report
MLS Report		 Timbó  59'
Ambrose  73'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 4,041
Referee: Luis Guardia
June 30, 2015 5R Houston Dynamo 1–0 Colorado Rapids Houston, Texas
20:00 CDT Sturgis  11'
Manotas  43'		 Report Hairston  26'
O'Neill  55'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 2,479
Referee: Nima Saghafi
July 21, 2015 QF Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Houston Dynamo Kansas City, Kansas
19:30 CDT Mustivar  34'
Espinoza  68'
Feilhaber  71'
Dwyer  86'
Németh  88'		 Report Garrido  30'
Clark  57'
Bruin  59'
Davis  68'
Miranda  75'		 Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 17,589
Referee: Ted Unkel

Friendlies
May 28, 2015 BBVA Compass Dynamo Charities Cup Houston Dynamo Canceled Manchester City F.C. Houston, Texas
MST Report Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Note: Playing surface deemed unsafe after recent flooding.

Statistical Leaders
Will Bruin led the Dynamo in scoring in 2015
Goals
Name #
1 Will Bruin 11
2 Ricardo Clark 8
3 Giles Barnes 7
4 Brad Davis 4
5 Boniek Garcia 3
Assists
Name #
1 Brad Davis 10
2 Boniek Garcia 5
3 Will Bruin 4
4 Alexander Lopez 3
Giles Barnes
Appearances (starts)
Name #
1 Will Bruin 33 (28)
2 David Horst 32 (28)
3 Ricardo Clark 30 (30)
4 Brad Davis 30 (29)
5 Luis Garido 29 (21)

Uniforms
Home
Home Alt.
Away

Television

For the 2015 season, Root Sports Southwest serves as the English broadcaster of all 22 non-national Major League Soccer matches. The one-year deal with ROOT SPORTS' regional network includes a 30-minute pregame and postgame show for each game. Games and weekly programing had aired the previous two seasons on Comcast SportsNet Houston, which was purchased out of bankruptcy court by DirecTV and AT&T in October 2014 and rebranded as Root Sports Southwest.[21]

Root Sports initially cancelled the three-year deal signed in 2013[22] with CSN Houston before agreeing on this new deal with the Dynamo. In comparison, the Dynamo lose airtime by way of a weekly show and daily coverage on CSN's daily newscast but gained a higher distribution to homes in Houston that weren't subscribed to Comcast and therefore did not have access to Comcast's exclusive sports network.

On the Spanish side, Telemundo Houston returns as the Dynamo's broadcast partner for the second consecutive season.[23] The Telemundo-owned Houston station signed up for 10 Dynamo games in 2015, a three-game increase from the 2014 season. Five of those matches will air live on TeleXitos, available over-the-air on KTMD's secondary channel 47.2, and select games on TeleXitos include a 30-minute pregame and a 30-minute postgame show. Games on Telemundo, channel 47.1, air deferred at 11 p.m. on the night of the match due to scheduling conflicts with national programming (of which includes Telemundo's home games telecast of Liga MX sides León and Pachuca).

The remaining 12 games of the regular-season will be carried by MLS' national TV partners, including 8 on the Univision family of networks, which shows the Dynamo's appeal to a national Hispanic audience due to its Honduran trio (Boniek, Garrido and López) and the addition of Mexican international Erick Torres.

See also

References
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  2. "Houston Dynamo sign Memo Rodríguez to homegrown contract". HoustonDynamo.com. Houston Dynamo Communications. 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  3. http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/12/08/mls-open-half-day-trade-window-start-offseason
  4. "Houston Dynamo select Chandler Hoffman, Nathan Sturgis in Stage Two of MLS Re-Entry Draft". Houston Dynamo. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  5. http://www.houstondynamo.com/news/2014/12/houston-dynamo-sign-mexican-forward-erick-cubo-torres-designated-player
  6. "Houston Dynamo expect signing of La Liga center back Raul Rodriguez to address backline weaknesses". Major League Soccer. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
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  8. "Houston Dynamo select Zach Steinberger, Oumar Ballo and Rob Lovejoy in 2015 MLS SuperDraft". HoustonDynamo.com. Houston Dynamo Communications. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  9. "Houston Dynamo select defender Taylor Hunter in third round of 2015 MLS SuperDraft". HoustonDynamo.com. Houston Dynamo Communications. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  10. Akpayen, George. "Olabiyi joins Houston Dynamo". supersport.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  11. http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/07/23/houston-dynamo-acquire-philadelphia-union-defender-sheanon-williams-exchange
  13. http://www.houstondynamo.com/news/2014/11/houston-dynamo-defender-eric-brunner-announces-retirement
  14. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orlando-city-lions/on-the-pitch/os-orlando-city-trades-houston-dynamo-tally-hall-20141028-post.html
  15. http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/04/13/houston-dynamo-chicago-fire-swap-attacking-talent-alex-jason-johnson
  16. http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/07/15/orlando-city-sc-acquire-backline-depth-trade-experienced-houston-dynamo-left
  17. Mirando joins Houston on loan - mlssoccer.com
  18. Conover, Dan (2015-03-20). "Three players cleared, one in limbo". CharlestonBattery.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  19. Smith, Amanda (11 April 2015). "SFC Introduces MLS Loanee Taylor Hunter". SwitchbacksFC.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-17. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  20. "102nd U.S. Open Cup Unveils Format, Record Number of Teams". ussoccer.com.
  21. Barron, David (March 2, 2015). "Root Sports to air 22 Dynamo games this season". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  22. Tolar, Alicia (September 17, 2014). "DirecTV to cancel Houston Dynamo deal, retain Houston Dash". Dynamo Theory. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  23. Houston Dynamo Communications (March 9, 2015). "Telemundo Houston returns as the official Spanish-language broadcast partner of the Dynamo". Houston Dynamo. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
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