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FC Dallas
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Full nameFC Dallas
Nickname(s)FCD, Hoops, Toros, Red Stripes, Frisco Kids
Founded1996 (as Dallas Burn)
GroundPizza Hut Park
Frisco, TX
Capacity20,500
OwnerUnited States Clark Hunt
CoachNorthern Ireland Steve Morrow
LeagueMajor League Soccer
2007Western Conference: 3rd
Overall: 5th
Playoffs: Conference semifinals

FC Dallas is a North American professional soccer team based in Frisco, Texas, United States. Founded in 1996 as the Dallas Burn, the team plays in Major League Soccer (MLS).

FC Dallas' home is the 20,500 capacity soccer-specific Pizza Hut Park, located on the suburbs of Dallas in Frisco, Texas, where they have played since changing their name in 2005. The team is owned by MLS investor Clark Hunt, who is also the owner of the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs.

History

The team was founded as the Dallas Burn in 1996 the inaugural year of Major League Soccer. From 1996-2002 the team played in the Cotton Bowl. In an effort to save money due to the club's unfavorable lease with the Cotton Bowl, the club played its 2003 home games at Dragon Stadium, a high school stadium in Southlake, a Fort Worth suburb. After listening to its fans, the Dallas Burn, as the team was called from 1996-2004, moved back to the Cotton Bowl for the 2004 season. Another factor to the move was the money that the club was losing due to the fact that there could be no alcohol sales at a public high school.

In August 2005, the club moved into Pizza Hut Park, a soccer-specific stadium in the northern suburb of Frisco. To celebrate this move, the club rebranded itself with a more soccer-fitting name, FC Dallas.

The 2006 season saw the creation of Hoops Nation, an official supporters' club that allows fans to get two free tickets each year, a t-shirt, and other benefits, in exchange for a membership fee. The club works in concert with the existing supporters' group, Inferno (whose name derives from the team's days as the Dallas Burn), by offering discounted tickets to the group's special section. Another active supporters' group are La Raza Latina.

Colors and nickname

The team's colors are red, white,silver, and blue. The home jerseys are red, white and blue, the away jerseys are white with blue horizontal stripes. The club has used "Hoops" as part of press releases and marketing campaigns. The Hoops nickname describes the horizontal bands of the team's home and away kits, and refers to the similar sobriquets given to teams such as Celtic F.C. and Queens Park Rangers. Fans and media have also used such monikers as FCD, The Red Stripes, the Waldos, and the Toros.

Rivalries

FC Dallas' oldest rivalry is with Eastern conference rival the Chicago Fire. Since 2001, they have competed for the Brimstone Cup, which goes to the team that wins the season series between the two teams. In 2005, the San Jose Earthquakes were put on hold and the team was relocated to Houston, sparking an intrastate rivalry with the new Houston club. The two teams play for El Capitan, a cannon that goes to the regular season victor. Recently, animosity has grown between fans and players of FC Dallas and the Colorado Rapids, mainly sparking from Colorado players' comments towards the fans[1] and Colorado's victories over FC Dallas in the post season.

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Dallas Burn logo 1996–2004.

Honors

  • US Open Cup:
    • Winners (1): 1997
    • Runners-up (2): 2005, 2007

Current roster

As of March 2, 2008

The players in bold have senior international caps

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF United States USA Michael Dello-Russo
4 DF Mexico MEX Duilio Davino (Captain)
5 MF Brazil BRA Marcelo Saragosa
6 MF Argentina ARG Pablo Ricchetti (Vice-captain 1 )
7 FW United States USA Abe Thompson
8 MF Colombia COL Juan Toja
10 FW Brazil BRA Ricardinho
11 DF Brazil BRA André Rocha
12 MF United States USA Arturo Alvarez
13 MF United States USA Dax McCarty
14 DF United States USA Drew Moor
15 MF Canada CAN Adrian Serioux
16 DF United States USA David Wagenfuhr
17 MF United States USA Aaron Pitchkolan
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW United States USA Abdus Ibrahim
19 DF United States USA Bobby Rhine
20 MF United States USA Brek Shea
22 GK United States USA Josh Lambo
23 DF United States USA Blake Wagner
24 MF United States USA Eric Avila
25 FW Ghana GHA Dominic Oduro
26 MF United States USA Anthony Wallace
27 DF United States USA Andrew Daniels
28 MF United States USA Chase Wileman
30 GK United States USA Ray Burse (on loan to Portland Timbers)
33 FW United States USA Kenny Cooper
40 GK United States USA Mike Graczyk
44 GK Argentina ARG Darío Sala
Source: http://web.mlsnet.com/players/roster.jsp?club=t104

Team management

Notable players

Head coaches

Team records

MLS regular season only, through 2006 season

  • All-Time regular season record: 161-162-45 (Through Oct. 21, 2007)

Ownership

Home stadiums

Media

FC Dallas's matches appear on television on FSN Southwest and KFWD. Brad Sham does the play-by-play while former Dallas coach Dave Dir does color commentary.

All matches are broadcast on radio, the English carrier is KXEZ and KZMP (AM) carries Spanish language broadcasts. Ray Canevari does the English play-by-play, while Carlos Alvarado and Jesus Padilla do Spanish play-by-play and color, respectively.

Partner teams

  • FC Dallas and Tigres UANL "will combine efforts to further develop each club's youth academies. One initiative will see FC Dallas's affiliate youth clubs of FC Texas challenge Tigres' Youth Academy clubs in annual competitions to be played at each team's venue. The teams will also combine to conduct community clinics in each others markets"[2] and play a home-and-away series for the Rio Grande Plate.
  • FCD has locked up a deal with Brazilian Série A team Atlético Paranaense. The deal will feature a home-and-away match series between the two clubs in 2007 and also allows the teams to loan players to one another.[3] Along with that, in anticipation of the MLS Youth Development initiatives FCD will be able to learn the youth players development process from the South American team, while CAP can utilize business strategies that allow them to be more profitable. This partnership directly led to FC Dallas's acquisition of Ricardinho and André Rocha and is considered a very successful partnership.[4]
  • FCD signed a partnership with the TT Pro League in December, 2007. [5] The partnership includes player swaps, the ability for teams to use the practice facilities at Pizza Hut Park, and the sharing of business strategies and ideas. Shaka Hislop was influential in organizing the relationship.

Year-by-year

Year Reg. Season Playoffs Open Cup CONCACAF
Champions' Cup 		SuperLiga
1996 2nd, West Quarterfinals Semifinals Did not qualify Started in 2007
1997 3rd, West Semifinals Champions Did not qualify
1998 4th, West Quarterfinals Semifinals Did not qualify
1999 2nd, West Semifinals Quarterfinals Did not qualify
2000 3rd, Central Quarterfinals Quarterfinals Did not qualify
2001 3rd, Central Quarterfinals Round of 32 Not held
2002 3rd, West Quarterfinals Semifinals Did not qualify
2003 5th, West Did not qualify Round of 16 Did not qualify
2004 5th, West Did not qualify Quarterfinals Did not qualify
2005 2nd, West Quarterfinals Final Did not qualify
2006 1st, West Quarterfinals Quarterfinals Did not qualify
2007 3rd, West Quarterfinals Final Did not qualify Group Stage

Average attendance

regular season/playoffs

  • 1996: 16,011
  • 1997: 9,678
  • 1998: 10,948
  • 1999: 12,211
  • 2000: 13,102
  • 2001: 12,574
  • 2002: 13,112
  • 2003: 7,906/missed playoffs
  • 2004: 9,088/missed playoffs
  • 2005: 11,189/10,104
  • 2006: 14,982/15,486
  • 2007: 15,145/12,537
  • All-Time: 11,535

International competition

Trivia

Song

The team anthem is called “H-O-O-P-S Yes!” and is performed by choral symphonic rock group and Dallas natives The Polyphonic Spree. [6]

Sources

  1. ^ Major League Soccer: News: Article
  2. ^ FC Dallas and Tigres UANL to play for Rio Grande Plate
  3. ^ FCD to play Atletico Paranaense twice in March
  4. ^ Best Decisions in FCD history
  5. ^ TT Pro League, FC Dallas forms partnership
  6. ^ adidas MLS Soccer

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