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Houston Dynamo
2008 season
ChairmanUnited States Philip Anschutz
ManagerUnited States Dominic Kinnear
Major League Soccer1st, West
2nd, Overall
MLS CupPlayoffs
U.S. Open CupThird Round
CONCACAF Champions' CupSemifinals
CONCACAF Champions LeagueQuarterfinals
SuperLigaRunners-up
Pan-Pacific ChampionshipRunners-up
Texas Pro Soccer FestivalWinner
Top goalscorerBrian Ching (13)
← 2007
2009 →

The 2008 Houston Dynamo season was the third season of the Houston club franchise. The Houston Dynamo were the defending back-to-back MLS Cup Champions, and sought to become the first club in Major League Soccer history to win three straight MLS Cups.

The Dynamo were expected to have an even busier year than in 2007. In addition to defending their MLS Cup in MLS regular-season play, they participated in the 2008 U.S. Open Cup, the final 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, the inaugural 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League and the 2008 North American SuperLiga, were invited to play in the inaugural Pan-Pacific Championship and the Texas Pro Soccer Festival 2008.

Major events

Team news

  • Houston's City Council on January 30, 2008 approved the purchase of over 80 acres (320,000 m2) of land near State Highway 288 and Almeda-Genoa Rd. for the development of an amateur sports complex—the first of its kind in the history of the city. The new complex will provide 18 fields for local soccer organizations and will also afford the area the opportunity to host amateur tournaments of state, regional and national stature. Once completely developed, the complex is expected to attract well over 500,000 visitors per year.[1]
  • On February 26, 2008 Houston Dynamo President Oliver Luck revealed the planned negotiations to the media stating that the Houston Dynamo would be managed in majority by original owners Anschutz Entertainment Group (who will hold 50% of ownership) along with newfound partners Gabriel Brener, head of Brener International Group, and multiple World and Olympic boxing champion Oscar De La Hoya (each with 25% ownership each).[2]

Club appearances

Squad

First-team squad

As of August 8, 2008.[10] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Tony Caig
2 DF United States USA Eddie Robinson
3 MF United States USA Johnny Alcaraz
4 DF United States USA Patrick Ianni
5 FW United States USA Kyle Brown
6 MF United States USA Erik Ustruck
7 FW United States USA Chris Wondolowski
8 MF United States USA Richard Mulrooney
9 MF United States USA Brian Mullan
10 FW Sierra Leone SLE Kei Kamara
11 MF United States USA Brad Davis
13 MF United States USA Ricardo Clark
16 DF United States USA Craig Waibel
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF United States USA Mike Chabala
18 GK Canada CAN Pat Onstad
19 MF United States USA John Michael Hayden
20 MF United States USA Geoff Cameron
21 MF United States USA Nick Hatzke
22 MF United States USA Stuart Holden
23 DF United States USA Stephen Wondolowski
24 DF United States USA Wade Barrett (captain)
25 FW United States USA Brian Ching
26 MF United States USA Corey Ashe
27 FW United States USA Nate Jaqua
30 GK United States USA Corbin Waller
32 DF United States USA Bobby Boswell
99 FW Ivory Coast CIV Guy-Roland Kpene

Transfers

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Tony Caig (Free Agent[11])
5 FW United States USA Kyle Brown (from 2008 MLS Waiver Draft[12])
10 FW Argentina ARG Franco Caraccio (from Arsenal de Sarandí, Loan[13])
10 FW Sierra Leone SLE Kei Kamara (from Trade, from San Jose Earthquakes[14])
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF United States USA Geoff Cameron (from 2008 MLS SuperDraft, 3rd Round Pick[15])
27 FW United States USA Nate Jaqua (from Free Agent[16])
32 DF United States USA Bobby Boswell (from D.C. United, Trade[17])
-- MF United States USA Jeremy Barlow (from 2008 MLS SuperDraft, 4th Round Pick[18])

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Zach Wells (to D.C. United, Trade[19])
5 DF United States USA Ryan Cochrane (to San Jose Earthquakes, Expansion Draft[20])
8 FW Scotland SCO Paul Dalglish (Released[21])
10 FW Argentina ARG Franco Caraccio (Released)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF United States USA Kenneth Hoerner (Waived[22])
21 FW United States USA Nate Jaqua (to SC Rheindorf Altach, Free Agent/European transfer window[23])
29 GK United States USA Jordan James (Waived[22])
33 FW Zimbabwe ZIM Joseph Ngwenya (to SK Austria Kärnten, Free Agent/European transfer window[24])

Statistics

Last updated on May 14, 2013.

MLS stats from H. Dynamo website

No. Pos Nat Player Total Major League Soccer MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Champions Cup/Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Tony Caig 9 0 6+1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2 DF United States USA Eddie Robinson 29 0 19+1 0 2 0 1 0 6 0
3 MF United States USA Johnny Alcaraz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
4 DF United States USA Patrick Ianni 24 0 10+7 0 0 0 0 0 6+1 0
5 FW United States USA Kyle Brown 5 0 1+3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
6 MF United States USA Erik Ustruck 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
7 MF United States USA Chris Wondolowski 15 3 1+7 0 0 0 1 1 6 2
8 MF United States USA Richard Mulrooney 32 0 22+1 0 2 0 0 0 4+3 0
9 MF United States USA Brian Mullan 39 3 28+2 3 2 0 0 0 5+2 0
10 FW Sierra Leone SLE Kei Kamara 17 5 6+4 2 1+1 1 0 0 4+1 2
11 MF United States USA Brad Davis 31 1 20+6 1 2 0 0 0 2+1 0
13 MF United States USA Ricardo Clark 36 2 25 2 2 0 0 0 9 0
14 MF Canada CAN Dwayne De Rosario 35 10 22+2 7 2 0 0 0 5+4 3
16 DF United States USA Craig Waibel 21 2 14 0 0 0 0 0 7 2
17 MF United States USA Mike Chabala 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3+1 0
18 GK Canada CAN Pat Onstad 33 0 24 0 2 0 0 0 7 0
19 MF United States USA John Michael Hayden 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
20 MF United States USA Geoff Cameron 31 1 8+15 1 0+1 0 1 0 6 0
21 MF United States USA Nick Hatzke 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
22 MF United States USA Stuart Holden 35 4 18+9 3 0+2 0 0+1 0 5 1
23 DF United States USA Stephen Wondolowski 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
24 DF United States USA Wade Barrett 35 0 26 0 2 0 0 0 7 0
25 FW United States USA Brian Ching 33 14 24+1 13 2 0 0 0 5+1 1
26 MF United States USA Corey Ashe 35 1 8+16 1 0+1 0 1 0 9 0
27 FW United States USA Nate Jaqua 21 0 11+3 0 1+1 0 0 0 5 0
30 GK United States USA Corbin Waller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF United States USA Bobby Boswell 38 1 29 1 2 0 0 0 7 0
99 FW Ivory Coast CIV Guy-Roland Kpene 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Own goals for 0 3 0+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 1
Players who left the club during the season: (Statistics shown are the appearances made and goals scored while at Houston Dynamo)
10 FW Argentina ARG Franco Caraccio (Released) 15 2 8+2 2 0 0 1 0 4 0
Leading Scorers
Rank Name #
1 United StatesBrian Ching 13
2 CanadaDwayne De Rosario 7
3 United StatesNate Jaqua 4
4 United StatesBrad Davis 3
United StatesStu Holden
United StatesBrian Mullan
Leading Assisters
Rank Name #
1 United StatesBrad Davis 8
2 United StatesBrian Ching 5
United StatesBrian Mullan
4 United StatesStu Holden 4
United StatesNate Jaqua
United StatesRichard Mulrooney
Goalkeeping Stats
Name Apps. Saves Goals Allowed Shutouts
CanadaPat Onstad 24 76 24 7
EnglandAntony Caig 7 24 8 3
United StatesCorbin Walker 0 0 0 0

Club

Management

Position Staff
Manager United States Dominic Kinnear
Assistant manager Scotland John Spencer
Goalkeeper coach Canada Mike Toshack
Head athletic trainer United States Theron Enns
Assistant athletic trainer United States Shane Caron
Team administrator United States Nick Kowba
Equipment manager United States Beau Abdulla

Last updated: 19 Jan 2008
Source: Houston Dynamo

Kit

Supplier: Adidas
Sponsor(s): Amigo Energy

Source: Houston Dynamo (Home) and Houston Dynamo (Away)

Other information

Chairman United States Philip Anschutz
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Robertson Stadium (32,000 / N/A)

Source: Houston Dynamo


Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
Pan-Pacific Championship 2008 Semi-Finals Runner-up 20 Feb 2008 23 Feb 2008
Texas Pro Soccer Festival 2008 Winner 5 Mar 2008 9 Mar 2008
CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2008 Quarterfinals Semifinals 12 Mar 2008 9 Apr 2008
2008 Major League Soccer season Quarter-finals 29 Mar 2008
2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Third Round Third Round 1 Jul 2008 1 Jul 2008
2008 North American SuperLiga Group Stage Runner-up 12 Jul 2008 5 Aug 2008
CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09 Group Stage Quarter-finals 23 September 2008 3 March 2009

Updated to match played April 15, 2008
Source: Competitions

Major League Soccer

Classification

  • 1st in Western Conference
  • 2nd in MLS table

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 13 12 5 45 32  +13 51 10 4 1 30 14  +16 3 8 4 15 18  −3

Last updated: 2009-06-29.
Source: Major League Soccer

Results by round

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GroundAHAAAHHAAAHAHHAHAHHHAHHAHAAHHA
ResultLDDDLDWWLDWWLDDDWWWWLWWDDWDWWD
Updated to match(es) played on 2008-11-07. Source: Houston Dynamo
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Pre-season

United States Houston Dynamo1-0United States San Jose Earthquakes
Clark 44' (report)

2008 Pan-Pacific Championship

Semi-Finals

United States Houston Dynamo3-0Australia Sydney FC
De Rosario 28'
Holden 29'
Wondolowski 43'
(report)
Attendance: 15,128
Referee: Alex Prus

Final

Japan Gamba Osaka6-1United States Houston Dynamo
Bare 13' 25' 59' 71'
Lucas 62'
Yamazaki 77'
(report) Clark 10'
Attendance: 23,087
Referee: Kevin Stott

2008 Texas Pro Soccer Festival

United States Houston Dynamo4-3Canada Toronto FC
C. Wondolowski 3'
Ching 42' 44'
Ustruck 47'
(Report) Musampa 36'
Brittain 71'
Vairelles 81'
Attendance: 1,000

United States Houston Dynamo1-0United States Chivas USA
DeRosario 12' (Report)
Attendance: 600

United States D.C. United1-1United States Houston Dynamo
Cezar 78' (Report) Caraccio 53'
Attendance: 800

2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Quarterfinals

Guatemala Municipal0-0United States Houston Dynamo
(report)

United States Houston Dynamo3-1Guatemala Municipal
DeRosario 47', 69'
Wondolowski 75'
(report) Ramírez 86'
Attendance: 14,348
Referee: Mauricio Mejia (MEX)

Houston Dynamo advance 3-1 on aggregate.

Semifinals

United States Houston Dynamo0-0Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
(Report)
Attendance: 10,260
Referee: Courtney Campbell (JAM)

Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa3-0United States Houston Dynamo
Alonso 33'
Borges 49'
Arrieta 76'
(Report)
Attendance: 23,112
Referee: Marco Rodriguez (MEX)

Deportivo Saprissa advances 3-0 on aggregate.

Major League Soccer regular season

United States New England Revolution3–0United States Houston Dynamo
Steve Ralston 16'
Adam Cristman 32'
Sainey Nyassi 90+3'
(report)
Attendance: 11,116
Referee: Michael Kennedy

United States Houston Dynamo3–3United States FC Dallas
Franco Caraccio 21'
Brian Ching 56'
Geoff Cameron 90+2'
(report) Kenny Cooper 35' 45'
Arturo Alvarez 58'
Attendance: 20,102
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja

United States Kansas City Wizards0–0United States Houston Dynamo
(report)
Attendance: 9,627
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

United States Los Angeles Galaxy2–2United States Houston Dynamo
Landon Donovan 67' 84' (report) Brad Davis 36'
Franco Caraccio 79'
Attendance: 23,401
Referee: Mark Geiger

United States Columbus Crew1–0United States Houston Dynamo
Alejandro Moreno 22' (report)
Attendance: 15,271
Referee: Terry Vaughn

United States Houston Dynamo0–0United States Chivas USA
(report)
Attendance: 20,058
Referee: Josef Botko

United States Houston Dynamo2–1United States Colorado Rapids
Brian Ching 43'
Dwayne De Rosario 87'
(report) Omar Cummings 68'
Attendance: 15,024
Referee: Tim Weyland

United States Chicago Fire1–2United States Houston Dynamo
Calen Carr 28' (report) Dwayne De Rosario 17'
Bobby Boswell 82'
Attendance: 17,183
Referee: Paul Ward


United States FC Dallas2–2United States Houston Dynamo
Kenny Cooper 34'
Drew Moor 61'
(report) Corey Ashe 56'
Dwayne De Rosario 90+3'
Attendance: 8,541
Referee: Alex Prus

United States Houston Dynamo1–0United States New York Red Bulls
Brian Ching 67' HDnet
Attendance: 17,204
Referee: Andrew Chapin

United States D.C. United0–2United States Houston Dynamo
(report) Brian Mullen 20'
Brian Ching 79'
RFK Stadium
Washington, D.C., USA
Attendance: 14,660
Referee: Ricardo Salazar

United States Houston Dynamo3–1Canada Toronto FC
Dwayne De Rosario 45+1'
Brian Ching 53' 69'
MLS Direct Kick Jeff Cunningham 71'
Attendance: 13,179
Referee: Terry Vaughn


United States Colorado Rapids0–0United States Houston Dynamo
HDnet
Attendance: 13,220
Referee: Jeff Gontarek


United States Real Salt Lake0–0United States Houston Dynamo
Chris Wingert Red card 90' ESPN2
ESPN Deportes
Attendance: 17,898
Referee: Mark Geiger

United States D.C. United0–2United States Houston Dynamo
Gonzalo Martínez Yellow card 83' Red card Brian Mullan 20'
Brian Ching 79'
RFK Stadium
Washington, D.C., USA
Attendance: 14,660
Referee: Ricardo Salazar

United States Houston Dynamo2–0United States Columbus Crew
Brad Davis 13'
Brian Ching 43'
Fox Soccer Channel
Fox Sports en Español
Attendance: 15,371
Referee: Steven DiPiero

United States Houston Dynamo4–3United States Real Salt Lake
Brian Mullan 16' 29'
Ricardo Clark 35'
Nate Jaqua 42'
MLS Direct Kick Yura Movsisyan 3'
Javier Morales 25'
Kenny Deuchar 80'
Attendance: 13,579
Referee: Paul Ward

United States Houston Dynamo4–0United States Chivas USA
Stuart Holden 11'
Kei Kamara 22' 35'
Nate Jaqua 28'
MLS Direct Kick
Attendance: 10,908
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

United States New York Red Bulls3–0United States Houston Dynamo
Juan Pablo Angel 8'
Dane Richards 26'
Mike Magee 60'
TeleFutura
Attendance: 12,549
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

United States Houston Dynamo1–2United States Chicago Fire
Dwayne De Rosario 7'
Brian Mullan 39'
MLS Direct Kick Brian McBride 6'
Attendance: 22,554
Referee: Alex Prus

United States Houston Dynamo3–1United States Kansas City Wizards
Brad Davis 28'
Nate Jaqua 54' 67'
TeleFutura Davy Arnaud 87'
Attendance: 14,297
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja

United States San Jose Earthquakes1–1United States Houston Dynamo
Ronnie O'Brien 50' MLS Direct Kick Brian Ching 71'
Eddie Robinson Yellow card 85' Red card
Attendance: 10,526
Referee: Silviu Petrescu

United States Houston Dynamo1–2United States San Jose Earthquakes
Stuart Holden 6' 93'
Kei Kamara Red card 11'
MLS Direct Kick Scott Sealy 68'
Attendance: 12,327
Referee: Jair Marrufo

Canada Toronto FC1–1United States Houston Dynamo
Marvell Wynne 73' MLS Direct Kick Hunter Freeman 23' (o.g.)
Attendance: 20,074
Referee: Tim Weyland

United States Colorado Rapids1–3United States Houston Dynamo
Conor Casey 7' Yellow card 53' Red card MLS Direct Kick Brian Ching 2' 9'
Ricardo Clark 19'
Attendance: 12,496
Referee: Mark Geiger

United States Houston Dynamo0–0United States D.C. United
MLS Direct Kick Bryan Namoff Yellow card 73' Red card
Attendance: 17,531
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

United States Houston Dynamo3–0United States Los Angeles Galaxy
Bryan Jordan 14' (o.g.)
Dwayne De Rosario 20'
Brian Ching 23'
(report)[permanent dead link]
Attendance: 30,361
Referee: Mark Geiger

SuperLiga 2008

Group A

United States Houston Dynamo4–0Mexico Atlante F.C.
De Rosario 20' Red card 44'
Holden 21' 29'
Mullan 54'
Report Mustafá Red card 45'
Attendance: 13,105
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)


United States D.C. United1–3United States Houston Dynamo
Doe 76' Report Clark 12'
Boswell 29'
Holden 84'
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 12,893
Referee: Alex Prus (USA)

Semifinals

Houston Dynamo2–0Pachuca
Boswell 77'
Ashe 87'
Report
Attendance: 16,679
Referee: TeleFutura

Final

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