2007 FC Dallas season
2007 season | |||
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Owner | Clark Hunt | ||
Head coach | Steve Morrow | ||
Stadium | Pizza Hut Park | ||
MLS | Conference: 2nd Overall: 5th | ||
MLS Cup | Lost Western Conference Semifinals vs. Houston Dynamo (1–1) | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Lost Championship Game vs. New England Revolution (0–1) | ||
SuperLiga | Group Round | ||
Brimstone Cup | Won Championship vs. Chicago Fire (1-0–1) | ||
Texas Derby | Lost vs. Houston Dynamo (0–3–1) | ||
Average home league attendance | 15,145 | ||
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The 2007 FC Dallas season was the eleventh season of the Major League Soccer team. During the offseason, long-time owner and partial founder of the MLS Lamar Hunt died. His son, Clark Hunt, took control of the team. The team was invite to participate in the first SuperLiga tournament. The team did not make it out of the Group Stage.
Final standings
Season | 2007 |
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MLS Cup | Houston Dynamo (2nd title) |
Supporters' Shield | D.C. United (4th shield) |
2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League | Houston Dynamo D.C. United N.E. Revolution Chivas USA |
2008 SuperLiga | D.C. United Chivas USA Houston Dynamo N.E. Revolution |
2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Houston Dynamo D.C. United |
Matches played | 195 |
Goals scored | 518 (2.66 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Luciano Emilio D.C. United Goals: 20 |
Biggest home win | CHV 4–0 RSL NY 4–0 CLB TOR 4–0 FCD |
Biggest away win | CHI 0–4 HOU FCD 0–4 DCU |
Highest scoring | NY 5–4 LA |
Longest winning run | D.C. United Games: 6 (08/05/ – 09/01) |
Longest unbeaten run | D.C. United Games: 13 (08/05 – 10/13) |
Longest losing run | Los Angeles Galaxy Games: 6 (08/09 – 09/01) |
Highest attendance | Los Angeles Galaxy Season: 363,782 Game Avg.: 24,252 |
Lowest attendance | K.C. Wizards Season:173,784 Game Avg.: 11,586 |
Total attendance | 3,270,210 |
Average attendance | 16,770 |
← 2006 2008 → |
The 2007 Major League Soccer season was the 12th season of Major League Soccer. It was also the 95th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 29th with a national first-division league.
This year marked the inaugural season for expansion franchise, Toronto FC who began play in the Eastern Conference. Two new soccer-specific stadiums opened as well. The Colorado Rapids moved into Dick's Sporting Goods Park in the Denver-suburb of Commerce City and, before the season began, BMO Field opened for expansion side, Toronto FC.
This season is often cited as the first in the modern-era of Major League Soccer because of the introduction of the Designated Player Rule which permitted each team to sign one big-ticket player without it counting against the salary cap. Six such players were signed for the 2007 season: David Beckham, Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Juan Pablo Ángel, Luciano Emilio, Denílson and Guillermo Barros Schelotto.
The regular season began on April 7, and concluded on October 21. The 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 25, and concluded with MLS Cup 2007 on November 18. For the first time in league history, the same two clubs consecutively won the MLS Cup and the Supporters' Shield. The Houston Dynamo repeated as MLS Cup Champions by defeating the New England Revolution in the final and D.C. United won the Supporters' Shield by edging Chivas USA by two points in the standings.
Overview
Season format
The season began on April 7 and concluded with MLS Cup on November 18. The 13 teams were split into two conferences with 7 playing the Eastern Conference and 6 playing in the Western Conference. Each team played 30 games that were evenly divided between home and away. Each team played every other team twice, home and away, for a total of 26 games. The remaining four games were played against four regional rivals, two at home and two away.
The top three teams from each conference automatically qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs. In addition, the two highest remaining point totals, regardless of conference, also qualified. In the first round, aggregate goals over two matches determined the winners. The conference finals were played as a single match, and the winners advanced to MLS Cup. In all rounds, draws were broken with two 15-minute periods of extra time, followed by penalty kicks if necessary. The away goals rule was not used in any round.
The team with the most points in the regular season was awarded the MLS Supporters' Shield and qualified for the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Additionally, the winner of MLS Cup also qualified for the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. If a team qualified for multiple berths into the Champions' Cup, then additional berths were awarded to the highest overall finishing MLS team(s) not already qualified. Also, Toronto FC, as a Canadian-based team, could not qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS, and had to instead qualify through the Canadian Championship.
Automatic qualification for the U.S. Open Cup was awarded to the top three finishers in each conference. The rest of the U.S.-based MLS teams had to qualify for the remaining two berths via a series of play-in games.
Qualification for the SuperLiga was determined by the overall table with the top four overall finishers qualifying for the 2008 edition.
Stadiums and locations
Team | Stadium | Capacity |
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Chicago Fire | Toyota Park | 20,000 |
Chivas USA | Home Depot Center | 27,000 |
Colorado Rapids | Dick's Sporting Goods Park | 18,061 |
Columbus Crew | Columbus Crew Stadium | 22,555 |
D.C. United | RFK Stadium | 46,000 |
FC Dallas | Pizza Hut Park | 21,193 |
Houston Dynamo | Robertson Stadium | 32,000 |
Kansas City Wizards | Arrowhead Stadium | 81,425 |
LA Galaxy | Home Depot Center | 27,000 |
New England Revolution | Gillette Stadium | 68,756 |
New York Red Bulls | Giants Stadium | 80,200 |
Real Salt Lake | Rice-Eccles Stadium | 45,017 |
Toronto FC | BMO Field | 21,566 |
Personnel and sponsorships
Coaching changes
Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chicago Fire | Dave Sarachan | Fired | June 20, 2007 | Juan Carlos Osorio | July 1, 2007 |
Real Salt Lake | John Ellinger | Fired | May 3, 2007 | Jason Kreis | May 3, 2007 |
Standings
Eastern Conference
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | D.C. United | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 55 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
2 | New England Revolution | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 50 | |
3 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 43 | |
4 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 40 | |
5 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 40 | |
6 | Columbus Crew | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 37 | |
7 | Toronto FC | 30 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 25 | 49 | −24 | 25 |
Western Conference
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Chivas USA | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 53 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
2 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 23 | +20 | 52 | |
3 | FC Dallas | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 44 | |
4 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 35 | |
5 | LA Galaxy | 30 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 34 | |
6 | Real Salt Lake | 30 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 27 |
Overall standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | D.C. United (S) | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 55 | CONCACAF Champions' Cup |
2 | Chivas USA | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 53 | North American SuperLiga |
3 | Houston Dynamo (C) | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 23 | +20 | 52 | CONCACAF Champions' Cup |
4 | New England Revolution | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 50 | North American SuperLiga |
5 | FC Dallas | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 44 | |
6 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 43 | |
7 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 40 | |
8 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 40 | |
9 | Columbus Crew | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 37 | |
10 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 35 | |
11 | LA Galaxy | 30 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 34 | |
12 | Real Salt Lake | 30 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 27 | |
13 | Toronto FC | 30 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 25 | 49 | −24 | 25 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield
MLS Cup Playoffs
Conference semifinals | Conference finals | MLS Cup | |||||||||||||
E1 | D.C. United | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
E4 | Chicago Fire | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
E4 | Chicago Fire | 0 | |||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||
E2 | New England Revolution | 1 | |||||||||||||
E3 | New York Red Bulls | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
E2 | New England Revolution | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
E2 | New England Revolution | 1 | |||||||||||||
W2 | Houston Dynamo | 2 | |||||||||||||
W1 | Chivas USA | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
W4 | Kansas City Wizards1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
W4 | Kansas City Wizards | 0 | |||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||
W2 | Houston Dynamo | 2 | |||||||||||||
W3 | FC Dallas | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
W2 | Houston Dynamo (AET) | 0 | 4 |
1 The Kansas City Wizards earned the eighth and final playoff berth, despite finishing fifth in the Eastern Conference.
They represent the fourth seed in the Western Conference playoff bracket, as only three teams in the Western Conference qualified for the playoffs.
Player statistics
Goals
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Luciano Emilio | D.C. United | 20 |
2 | Juan Pablo Ángel | New York Red Bulls | 19 |
3 | Taylor Twellman | New England Revolution | 16 |
4 | Eddie Johnson | Kansas City Wizards | 15 |
5 | Maykel Galindo | Chivas USA | 12 |
6 | Ante Razov | Chivas USA | 11 |
7 | Christian Gómez | D.C. United | 10 |
8 | Jozy Altidore | New York Red Bulls | 9 |
9 | Landon Donovan | LA Galaxy | 8 |
Robbie Findley | Real Salt Lake |
Assists
Clean sheets
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Brad Guzan | Chivas USA | 13 |
2 | Pat Onstad | Houston Dynamo | 11 |
3 | Matt Pickens | Chicago Fire | 10 |
Matt Reis | New England Revolution | ||
5 | Bouna Coundoul | Colorado Rapids | 9 |
6 | Troy Perkins | D.C. United | 8 |
7 | Nick Rimando | Real Salt Lake | 7 |
8 | Joe Cannon | LA Galaxy | 5 |
Jon Conway | New York Red Bulls | ||
Kevin Hartman | Kansas City Wizards | ||
Will Hesmer | Columbus Crew | ||
Darío Sala | FC Dallas | ||
Ronald Waterreus | New York Red Bulls |
Awards
Individual awards
Best XI
Weekly awards
Monthly awards
Player of the Month | ||
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Week | Player | Club |
April | Eddie Johnson | Kansas City Wizards |
May | Juan Pablo Ángel | New York Red Bulls |
June | Juan Pablo Ángel | New York Red Bulls |
July | Guillermo Barros Schelotto | Columbus Crew |
August | Troy Perkins | D.C. United |
September | Luciano Emilio | D.C. United |
October | Matt Pickens | Chicago Fire |
Attendance
Club | Games | Season | Game Avg. |
---|---|---|---|
LA Galaxy | 15 | 363,782 | 24,252 |
D.C. United | 15 | 314,506 | 20,967 |
Toronto FC | 15 | 301,947 | 20,130 |
New England Revolution | 15 | 251,132 | 16,742 |
New York Red Bulls | 15 | 247,948 | 16,530 |
Chicago Fire | 15 | 247,536 | 16,502 |
Real Salt Lake | 15 | 239,395 | 15,960 |
Houston Dynamo | 15 | 238,240 | 15,883 |
Columbus Crew | 15 | 228,451 | 15,230 |
FC Dallas | 15 | 227,182 | 15,145 |
Colorado Rapids | 15 | 221,209 | 14,747 |
Chivas USA | 15 | 214,578 | 14,305 |
Kansas City Wizards | 15 | 173,784 | 11,586 |
OVERALL | 195 | 3,269,690 | 16,768 |
International competitions
CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2007
D.C. United
Defeated Club Deportivo Olimpia in the Quarterfinals
Lost Club Deportivo Guadalajara in the Semifinals.
Houston Dynamo
Defeated Puntarenas FC in the Quarterfinals.
Lost C.F. Pachuca in the Semifinals.
SuperLiga 2007
FC Dallas
Finished in fourth place and did not advance from
Group A after going 0-1-2 in group play.
D.C. United
Runner-up of Group B after going 1-1-1 in group play.
Lost to Los Angeles Galaxy in Semifinals.
Houston Dynamo
Winner of Group B after going 2-0-1 in group play.
Lost to C.F. Pachuca on penalty kicks in the Semifinals.
Los Angeles Galaxy
Winner of Group A after going 2-1-0 in group play.
Defeated D.C. United in the Semifinals
Lost to C.F. Pachuca on penalty kicks in the Final.
Copa Sudamericana 2007
D.C. United
Lost to Club Deportivo Guadalajara on away goals in the Round of 16.
Other competitions
2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Eight of the twelve U.S.-based MLS teams entered the tournament in the third round.
D.C. United
Lost to Harrisburg City Islanders in the third round.
Los Angeles Galaxy
Lost to Richmond Kickers in the third round.
Chicago Fire
Lost to Carolina RailHawks in the third round.
Houston Dynamo
Lost to Charleston Battery in the third round.
Chivas USA
Lost to Seattle Sounders (USL) in the third round
Colorado Rapids
Defeated California Victory in the third round.
Lost to Seattle Sounders (USL) in the Quarterfinals.
FC Dallas
Defeated Atlanta Silverbacks on penalty kicks in the third round,
Defeated Charleston Battery after extra time in the Quarterfinals,
Defeated Seattle Sounders (USL) after extra time in the Semifinals,
Lost to New England Revolution in the Final.
New England Revolution
Defeated Rochester Raging Rhinos in the third round.
Defeated Harrisburg City Islanders in the Quarterfinals.
Defeated Carolina RailHawks after extra time in the Semifinals.
Defeated FC Dallas in the Final.
All-Star game
The 2007 MLS All-Star Game was held at Dick's Sporting Goods Park
in Commerce City, Colorado, home of the Colorado Rapids on July 19.
The opponent was Celtic F.C. of the Scottish Premier League.
Final Score:
MLS All-Stars 2-0 Celtic F.C.
External links
References
Regular season
April 7, 2007 | FC Dallas | 2–2 | Real Salt Lake | Salt Lake City, Utah |
Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium |
April 12, 2007 | FC Dallas | 2–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Carson, California |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center |
April 15, 2007 | FC Dallas | 0–3 | New York Red Bulls | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
Stadium: Giants Stadium |
April 22, 2007 | Colorado Rapids | 1–3 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park |
April 26, 2007 | New York Red Bulls | 1–0 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park |
April 29, 2007 | New England Revolution | 1–0 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park |
May 12, 2007 | FC Dallas | 2–1 | Kansas City Wizards | Kansas City, Missouri |
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium |
May 17, 2007 | FC Dallas | 2–1 | Chicago Fire | Bridgeview, Illinois |
Stadium: Toyota Park |
May 20, 2007 | Real Salt Lake | 1–2 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park |
May 26, 2007 | FC Dallas | 0–2 | Chivas USA | Carson, California |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center |
June 3, 2007 Texas Derby | FC Dallas | 1–2 | Houston Dynamo | Houston, Texas |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium |
June 9, 2007 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–3 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park |
June 14, 2007 | FC Dallas | 1–0 | Real Salt Lake | Salt Lake City, Utah |
Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium |
June 17, 2007 | FC Dallas | 0–4 | Toronto FC | Toronto, Ontario |
Stadium: BMO Field |
June 23, 2007 | FC Dallas | 1–0 | Colorado Rapids | Commerce City, Colorado |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park |
June 30, 2007 Texas Derby | Houston Dynamo | 0–0 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park |
July 4, 2007 | Chivas USA | 0–2 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park |
July 14, 2007 | FC Dallas | 3–3 | D.C. United | Washington, D.C. |
Stadium: RFK Stadium |
August 4, 2007 | Colorado Rapids | 0–1 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park |
August 11, 2007 | Columbus Crew | 2–3 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park |
August 19, 2007 Texas Derby | FC Dallas | 1–0 | Houston Dynamo | Houston, Texas |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium |
September 1, 2007 | D.C. United | 4–0 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park |
September 8, 2007 | Toronto FC | 0–2 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park |
September 15, 2007 | FC Dallas | 2–4 | New England Revolution | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium |
September 20, 2007 | Chicago Fire | 1–1 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park |
September 23, 2007 | FC Dallas | 1–2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Carson, California |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center |
September 30, 2007 Texas Derby | Houston Dynamo | 3–0 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park |
October 6, 2007 | FC Dallas | 3–1 | Columbus Crew | Columbus, Ohio |
Stadium: Crew Stadium |
October 11, 2007 | Chivas USA | 0–0 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park |
October 20, 2007 | Kansas City Wizards | 2–0 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park |
Playoffs
Western Conference Semifinals
October 27, 2007 Game 1 | Houston Dynamo | 0–1 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Cochrane 26' | Ruíz 19' Goodson 23' Ricchetti 58' Oduro 79' |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Referee: 12,537 |
November 2, 2007 Game 2 | FC Dallas | 1–4 (OT) (2-4 agg.) | Houston Dynamo | Houston, Texas |
Ruíz 14' Sala 24' Denílson 39' C Gbandi 44' Alvarez 47' Serioux 78' Moor 99' Moor 119' Ricchetti 120' |
Mulrooney 28' Robinson 40' Holden 67' Ching 72' Ching 97' Onstad 98' Davis 100' De Rosario 109' |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 30,088 |
U.S. Open Cup
July 9, 2007 Third Round | Atlanta Silverbacks | 1–1 (SO) (4–3 p) | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Antoniuk 78' | Ruiz 74' | Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 2,510 Referee: Colin Tait (USA) | ||
Penalties | ||||
Rios Moore O'Brien Rivillo Hayes Buete |
Ruiz Ricchetti Toja Gbandi Thompson Álvarez |
August 7, 2007 Quarterfinal | FC Dallas | 2–1 (OT) | Charleston Battery | Charleston, South Carolina |
Goodson 22' Álvarez 95' |
Armstrong 17' | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,262 Referee: Hilario Grajeda (USA) |
September 4, 2007 Semifinal | FC Dallas | 2–1 (OT) | Seattle Sounders | Seattle, Washington |
Ruiz 92' Thompson 119' (pen) |
(Report) | O'Brien 120'+ | Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja (USA) |
October 3, 2007 Championship | New England Revolution | 3–2 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Noonan 21' Twellman 41' Thompson 57' |
Álvarez 30' Thompson 64' |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 10,618 Referee: Alex Prus (USA) |
SuperLiga
Group Round
July 24, 2007 Game 1 | CD Guadalajara | 1–1 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Olvera 67' | Alvarez 56' Moor 72' |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 12,641 |
July 28, 2007 Game 2 | CF Pachuca | 1–1 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Giménez 87' (pen.) | Ruíz 75' | Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 7,953 |
July 31, 2007 Game 3 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 6–5 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Gordon 3' Klein 12' Gordon 15' Harmse 18' Donovan 84' Pavón 90+5' |
Alvarez 43' Toja 78' Alvarez 82' Ruíz 90+1' Thompson 90+6' |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 21,576 |