# 2010 Houston Dynamo season

The 2010 Houston Dynamo season was the fifth season of the team's existence since joining Major League Soccer (MLS) prior to the 2006 season. It was the team's fifth season with head coach Dominic Kinnear, majority owner Philip Anschultz, and chief operating officer Chris Canetti. On June 10, team president Oliver Luck left the Dynamo to become athletic director for his alma mater, West Virginia University.
This Dynamo failed to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time in franchise history during the 2010 season, finishing 7th in the Western Conference, 1 place and 13 points below the final playoff spot. In the U.S. Open Cup, Houston reached the quarterfinals, where they lost 3–1 to Chivas USA. The Dynamo finished top of their group in the North American SuperLiga, before losing 1–0 to Monarcas Morelia in the semifinals.
On July 28, the Dynamo hosted the 2010 MLS All-Star Game at Reliant Stadium, where the MLS All-Stars lost 5–2 to Manchester United.

## Final roster

As of October 24, 2010.
Appearances and goals are totals for MLS regular season only.
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Joined from | Joined in | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | Tally Hall | GK | May 12, 1985 (25) | Esbjerg fB | 2009 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | Pat Onstad | GK | January 13, 1968 (42) | San Jose Earthquakes | 2006 | 136 | 0 |
| 30 | Tyler Deric (HGP) | GK | August 30, 1988 (22) | Houston Dynamo Academy | 2009 | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | Eddie Robinson | DF | June 19, 1978 (32) | San Jose Earthquakes | 2006 | 94 | 5 |
| 4 | Ryan Cochrane | DF | August 8, 1983 (27) | San Jose Earthquakes | 2009 | 70 | 2 |
| 8 | Richard Mulrooney | DF | November 3, 1976 (33) | Toronto FC | 2007 | 88 | 1 |
| 31 | André Hainault | DF | June 17, 1986 (24) | FK Baník Most | 2009 | 48 | 3 |
| 32 | Bobby Boswell | DF | March 15, 1983 (27) | D.C. United | 2008 | 84 | 2 |
| 51 | Adrian Serioux | DF | May 12, 1979 (31) | Toronto FC | 2010 | 33 | 3 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 5 | Danny Cruz (GA) | MF | January 3, 1990 (20) | UNLV | 2009 | 31 | 2 |
| 7 | Colin Clark | MF | April 11, 1984 (26) | Colorado Rapids | 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Brad Davis | MF | November 8, 1981 (28) | San Jose Earthquakes | 2006 | 125 | 17 |
| 13 | Francisco Navas Cobo (HGP) | MF | November 17, 1991 (18) | Houston Dynamo Academy | 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Mike Chabala | MF | May 24, 1984 (26) | University of Washington | 2006 | 40 | 1 |
| 20 | Geoff Cameron | MF | July 11, 1985 (25) | University of Rhode Island | 2008 | 68 | 6 |
| 22 | Lovel Palmer | MF | August 30, 1984 (26) | Harbour View | 2010 | 26 | 2 |
| 26 | Corey Ashe | MF | March 14, 1986 (24) | University of North Carolina | 2007 | 98 | 1 |
| 27 | Samuel Appiah | MF | March 25, 1985 (25) | Boston University | 2010 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Anthony Obodai | MF | August 6, 1982 (28) | RKC Waalwijk | 2010 | 4 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 15 | Cam Weaver | FW | June 10, 1983 (27) | San Jose Earthquakes | 2009 | 22 | 6 |
| 23 | Dominic Oduro | FW | August 13, 1985 (25) | New York Red Bulls | 2009 | 43 | 6 |
| 25 | Brian Ching (C) | FW | May 24, 1978 (31) | San Jose Earthquakes | 2006 | 105 | 46 |
| 33 | Joseph Ngwenya | FW | March 30, 1981 (29) | Antalyaspor | 2010 | 37 | 8 |

## Player movement
### In

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
| Date | Player | Position | Age | Previous Club | Notes |
| January 21, 2010 | Kevin Harmse | MF | 25 | Chivas USA | Acquired in exchange for a conditional third or fourth-round pick in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft. |
| March 9, 2010 | Francisco Navas Cobo | MF | 18 | Houston Dynamo Academy | Signed as a homegrown player. |
| March 12, 2010 | Adrian Serioux | DF | 30 | Toronto FC | Acquired in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft. |
| March 19, 2010 | Lovel Palmer | MF | 25 | Harbour View | Full transfer, fee undisclosed. |
| April 13, 2010 | Joseph Ngwenya | FW | 29 | Antalyaspor | Signed on a free transfer. After Antalyaspor refused to turn over Ngwenya's International Transfer Certificate, FIFA ruled him eligible to join Houston on May 20. |
| July 13, 2010 | Anthony Obodai | MF | 27 | RKC Waalwijk | Signed on a free transfer. |
| September 15, 2010 | Colin Clark | MF | 26 | Colorado Rapids | Acquired along with allocation money in exchange for Brian Mullan and a fourth-round pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft. |

### Out

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
| Date | Player | Position | Age | Destination Club | Notes |
| November 25, 2009 | John Michael Hayden | MF | 25 | Louisville Lightning | Waived following the 2009 season. |
| November 25, 2009 | Abe Thompson | FW | 27 | Real Salt Lake | Waived following the 2009 season. |
| December 31, 2009 | Ricardo Clark | MF | 26 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Contract expired/free transfer |
| December 31, 2009 | Stuart Holden | MF | 24 | Bolton Wanderers | Contract expired/free transfer |
| March 9, 2010 | Kevin Harmse | MF | 25 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Released |
| March 24, 2010 | Erik Ustruck | MF | 25 | FC Tampa Bay | Released |
| March 25, 2010 | Wade Barrett | DF | 33 | Retired | Joined the Dynamo coaching staff after retiring. |
| July 13, 2010 | Luis Ángel Landín | FW | 24 | Atlante | Released |
| July 26, 2010 | Craig Waibel | DF | 34 | Retired | Released |
| September 15, 2010 | Brian Mullan | MF | 32 | Colorado Rapids | Traded along with a fourth-round pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft for Colin Clark and allocation money. |

### MLS SuperDraft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Age | College | Notes |
| 3 | 43 | David Walker | MF | 22 | UC Santa Barbara | Did not sign with the Dynamo, retired. |
| 3 | 46 | Samuel Appiah | MF | 24 | Boston University | |
| 4 | 56 | Euan Holden | DF | 21 | New Mexico | Signed with Vejle Boldklub. |

## Coaching staff

As of October 24, 2010.
| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Dominic Kinnear |
| Assistant coach | Wade Barrett |
| Assistant coach | Steve Ralston |
| Goalkeeper coach | Tim Hanley |
| Head athletic trainer | Theron Enns |
| Assistant athletic trainer | Shane Caron |
| Team administrator | Nick Kowba |
| Equipment manager | Michael Porter |

## Pre-season and friendlies
### Pro Soccer Classic

Win  Tie  Loss

### Friendlies
## Competitions
### Major League Soccer
#### Standings
##### Western Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | LA Galaxy | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 59 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Real Salt Lake | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 20 | +25 | 56 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 3 | FC Dallas | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 50 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 48 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 5 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 46 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 6 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 46 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 7 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 33 | |
| 8 | Chivas USA | 30 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 28 | |

##### Overall

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | LA Galaxy (S) | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 59 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Real Salt Lake | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 20 | +25 | 56 | |
| 3 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 51 | |
| 4 | FC Dallas | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 50 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 50 | |
| 6 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 48 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 7 | Colorado Rapids (C) | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 46 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 46 | |
| 9 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 39 | |
| 10 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 36 | |
| 11 | Toronto FC | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 35 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 12 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 33 | |
| 13 | New England Revolution | 30 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 32 | |
| 14 | Philadelphia Union | 30 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 31 | |
| 15 | Chivas USA | 30 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 28 | |
| 16 | D.C. United | 30 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 21 | 47 | −26 | 22 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 33 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 28 | −13 |
Last updated: October 25, 2010 Source: FBref.com Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Stadium | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | T | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | T | T | T | L | T | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | T | L | W | W |
| Position | 8 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 |

#### Match results
### SuperLiga

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Houston Dynamo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
| Puebla | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| Chivas USA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Pachuca | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |

## Player statistics
### Appearances, goals, and assists

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Total | Total | Total | MLS | MLS | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | SuperLiga | SuperLiga | SuperLiga |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Apps | G | A | Apps | G | A | Apps | G | A | Apps | G | A |
| 1 | GK | | Tally Hall | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Eddie Robinson | 28 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Ryan Cochrane | 17 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | | Danny Cruz | 30 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | | Colin Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | | Luis Ángel Landín | 10 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Richard Mulrooney | 28 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | | Brian Mullan | 25 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | | Brad Davis | 30 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | | Francisco Navas Cobo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | | Cam Weaver | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | | Craig Waibel | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Mike Chabala | 31 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | | Pat Onstad | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | | Geoff Cameron | 17 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | | Lovel Palmer | 32 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | | Dominic Oduro | 32 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | | Brian Ching | 23 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | | Corey Ashe | 31 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | | Samuel Appiah | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | | Tyler Deric | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | | André Hainault | 32 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | | Bobby Boswell | 30 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | | Joseph Ngwenya | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | | Anthony Obodai | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | DF | | Adrian Serioux | 18 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Season statistics and match reports in Competitions
* 1 2 3 Left during the season

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Player | Total | Total | MLS | MLS | Open Cup | Open Cup | SuperLiga | SuperLiga |
| 2 | DF | Eddie Robinson | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Ryan Cochrane | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Danny Cruz | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Luis Ángel Landín | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Richard Mulrooney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Brian Mullan | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Brad Davis | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Cam Weaver | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Craig Waibel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Mike Chabala | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Geoff Cameron | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Lovel Palmer | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Dominic Oduro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | Brian Ching | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Corey Ashe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | André Hainault | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Bobby Boswell | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | Joseph Ngwenya | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | Anthony Obodai | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | DF | Adrian Serioux | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Source: Season statistics and match reports in Competitions
* 1 2 3 Left during the season

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Nat. | Player | MLS | Open Cup | SuperLiga | Total |
| 1 | | Pat Onstad | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | | Tally Hall | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | | Tyler Deric | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Source: Season statistics and match reports in Competitions

## Honors and awards
### MLS Player of the Week

| Week | Player | Ref. |
| 21 | Brian Ching | |

### MLS Goal of the Week

| Week | Player | Opponent | Date |
| 4 | Lovel Palmer | Chivas USA | April 17 |
| 27 | Dominic Oduro | D.C. United | May 22 |

### Annual

| Honor | Player | Ref. |
| MLS All-Star | Brad Davis Brian Ching | |

### Dynamo team awards

| MVP | Defensive Player of the Year | Humanitarian of the Year | Young Player of the Year | Newcomer of the Year | Ref. |
| Brad Davis | Bobby Boswell | Brian Ching | Danny Cruz | Lovel Palmer | |

## Kits

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