# 2009 Houston Dynamo season

The 2009 Houston Dynamo season was the fourth season of existence for the Houston franchise since joining Major League Soccer (MLS) prior to the 2006 season. It was the team's fourth season with head coach Dominic Kinnear, majority owner Philip Anschultz, president Oliver Luck, and chief operating officer Chris Canetti.
The Dynamo qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the fourth consecutive year after finishing 2nd in the Western Conference during the regular season. In the playoffs, Houston defeated the Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 over two legs in the Conference Semifinals before losing 2–0 to the Los Angeles Galaxy in the Conference Final. In the U.S. Open Cup, the Dynamo reached the semifinals, where they lost 2–1 to the eventual champion Seattle Sounders. The Dynamo also competed in the CONCACAF Champions League, losing to Atlante 4–1 on aggregate in the quarterfinals of the 2008–09 Champions League while also finishing third in their group for the 2009–10 Champions League, failing to advance.

## Final roster

As of November 14, 2009.
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 (24) | Esbjerg fB | 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Pat Onstad | GK | January 13, 1968 (41) | San Jose Earthquakes | 2006 | 113 | 0 |
| 30 | Tyler Deric (HGP) | GK | August 30, 1988 (21) | Houston Dynamo Academy | 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | Eddie Robinson | DF | June 19, 1978 (31) | San Jose Earthquakes | 2006 | 71 | 4 |
| 4 | Ryan Cochrane | DF | August 8, 1983 (26) | San Jose Earthquakes | 2009 | 58 | 2 |
| 16 | Craig Waibel | DF | August 21, 1975 (34) | San Jose Earthquakes | 2006 | 76 | 6 |
| 20 | Geoff Cameron | DF | July 11, 1985 (24) | University of Rhode Island | 2008 | 52 | 3 |
| 24 | Wade Barrett (C) | DF | June 23, 1976 (33) | San Jose Earthquakes | 2006 | 99 | 0 |
| 31 | André Hainault | DF | June 17, 1986 (23) | FK Baník Most | 2009 | 20 | 1 |
| 32 | Bobby Boswell | DF | March 15, 1983 (26) | D.C. United | 2008 | 58 | 2 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 5 | Danny Cruz (GA) | MF | January 3, 1990 (19) | UNLV | 2009 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | Erik Ustruck | MF | January 4, 1985 (24) | Santa Clara University | 2007 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Richard Mulrooney | MF | November 3, 1976 (33) | Toronto FC | 2007 | 65 | 1 |
| 9 | Brian Mullan | MF | April 23, 1978 (31) | San Jose Earthquakes | 2006 | 114 | 6 |
| 11 | Brad Davis | MF | November 8, 1981 (28) | San Jose Earthquakes | 2006 | 98 | 12 |
| 13 | Ricardo Clark | MF | February 10, 1983 (26) | San Jose Earthquakes | 2006 | 97 | 7 |
| 17 | Mike Chabala | MF | May 24, 1984 (25) | University of Washington | 2006 | 15 | 0 |
| 19 | John Michael Hayden | MF | April 27, 1984 (25) | Indiana University | 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Stuart Holden | MF | August 1, 1985 (24) | Sunderland A.F.C. | 2006 | 88 | 15 |
| 26 | Corey Ashe | MF | March 14, 1986 (23) | University of North Carolina | 2007 | 71 | 1 |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 7 | Luis Ángel Landín (DP) | FW | July 23, 1985 (24) | Monarcas Morelia | 2009 | 7 | 1 |
| 10 | Abe Thompson | FW | January 12, 1982 (27) | Kansas City Wizards | 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Cam Weaver | FW | June 10, 1983 (26) | San Jose Earthquakes | 2009 | 8 | 3 |
| 23 | Dominic Oduro | FW | August 13, 1985 (24) | New York Red Bulls | 2009 | 16 | 1 |
| 25 | Brian Ching | FW | May 24, 1978 (31) | San Jose Earthquakes | 2006 | 85 | 39 |

## 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 |
| December 12, 2008 | Julius James | DF | 24 | Toronto FC | Acquired along with allocation money in exchange for Dwayne De Rosario. |
| January 23, 2009 | Tally Hall | GK | 23 | Esbjerg fB | Signed on a free transfer. |
| January 29, 2009 | Felix Garcia | FW | 18 | Laredo Heat | Signed as a Generation Adidas player. An undisclosed fee was given to the Laredo Heat. Houston traded an international roster slot for two years and swapped allocation ranking spots to Toronto FC for the right to sign him. |
| February 27, 2009 | Tyler Deric | GK | 20 | Houston Dynamo Academy | Signed as a homegrown player. |
| March 30, 2009 | Ade Akinbiyi | FW | 34 | Burnley | Signed on a free transfer. |
| April 14, 2009 | André Hainault | DF | 22 | Baník Most | Full transfer, fee undisclosed. |
| May 27, 2009 | Dominic Oduro | FW | 23 | New York Red Bulls | Acquired in exchange for a first round pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft and a 2nd round pick in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft. |
| June 9, 2009 | Cam Weaver | FW | 25 | San Jose Earthquakes | Acquired in exchange for Chris Wondolowski and a conditional pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. |
| August 14, 2009 | Ryan Cochrane | DF | 26 | San Jose Earthquakes | Acquired in exchange for an international roster slot through the end of the 2010 season. |
| September 15, 2009 | Abe Thompson | FW | 27 | Kansas City Wizards | Acquired along with allocation money in exchange for Kei Kamara. |

### Out

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
| Date | Player | Position | Age | Destination Club | Notes |
| November 26, 2008 | Nate Jaqua | FW | 27 | Seattle Sounders FC | Selected in the 2008 MLS Expansion Draft. |
| December 12, 2008 | Dwayne De Rosario | MF | 30 | Toronto FC | Traded for Julius James and allocation money. |
| December 2008 | Johnny Alcaraz | MF | 23 | Retired | Released following the 2008 season. |
| December 2008 | Kyle Brown | FW | 25 | Austin Aztex | Released following the 2008 season. |
| December 2008 | Tony Caig | GK | 34 | Chesterfield | Released following the 2008 season. |
| December 2008 | Nick Hatzke | MF | 25 | Retired | Released following the 2008 season. |
| December 2008 | Guy-Roland Kpene | FW | 25 | Long Island Rough Riders | Released following the 2008 season. |
| December 2008 | Corbin Waller | GK | 23 | Charlotte Eagles | Released following the 2008 season. |
| December 2008 | Stephen Wondolowski | DF | 23 | Retired | Released following the 2008 season. |
| January 26, 2009 | Patrick Ianni | DF | 23 | Seattle Sounders FC | Traded for a conditional pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. |
| February 5, 2009 | Felix Garcia | FW | 18 | Laredo Heat | Garcia left Houston after a week, returning to Laredo to finish school. The Dynamo retained his MLS rights, but he no longer occupied a roster spot. Reportedly, he skipped a team meeting and a mandatory physical, and left practice early prior to the announcement of his departure. He did not return to the team, even after graduating from high school. |
| June 9, 2009 | Chris Wondolowski | FW | 25 | San Jose Earthquakes | Traded along with a conditional pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft for Cam Weaver. |
| August 14, 2009 | Julius James | DF | 25 | D.C. United | Traded for a third round pick in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft. |
| August 20, 2009 | Ade Akinbiyi | FW | 34 | Notts County | Released |
| September 15, 2009 | Kei Kamara | ST | 25 | Kansas City Wizards | Traded for Abe Thompson and allocation money. |

### Loans in

| Date | Player | Position | Age | Loaned From | Notes | Ref |
| August 20, 2009 | Luis Ángel Landín | FW | 24 | Monarcas Morelia | Signed on a 16-month loan as a Designated Player. | |

### Loans out

| Date | Player | Position | Age | Loaned To | Notes |
| May 8, 2009 | Tyler Deric | GK | 20 | Austin Aztex | Multiple short-term loans throughout the season |
| May 9, 2009 | John Michael Hayden | MF | 25 | Cleveland City Stars | Loaned until June 9, 2009 |
| June 13, 2009 | Julius James | DF | 24 | Minnesota Thunder | Loaned until July 29, 2009 |
| June 16, 2009 | Mike Chabala | DF | 25 | Austin Aztex | Loaned until June 22, 2009 |
| June 16, 2009 | Eric Ustruck | MF | 24 | Austin Aztex | Loaned until June 22, 2009 |

### MLS SuperDraft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Age | College | Notes | Ref |
| 3 | 40 | Danny Cruz | MF | 19 | UNLV | Signed to a Generation Adidas contract. | |
| 4 | 56 | Marcus Tracy | FW | 22 | Wake Forest | Signed with AaB Fodbold. | |

## Coaching staff

As of November 14, 2009.
| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Dominic Kinnear |
| Assistant coach | John Spencer |
| Goalkeeper coach | Tim Hanley |
| Head athletic trainer | Theron Enns |
| Assistant athletic trainer | Shane Caron |
| Team administrator | Nick Kowba |
| Equipment manager | Michael Porter |

## Pre-season
### Friendlies

Win  Tie  Loss

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | LA Galaxy | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 48 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 48 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 47 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 4 | Chivas USA | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 45 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 40 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 6 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 40 | |
| 7 | FC Dallas | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 39 | |
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 30 | |

##### Overall

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Columbus Crew (S) | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 49 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 48 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 48 | North American SuperLiga |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 47 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 5 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 45 | North American SuperLiga |
| 6 | Chivas USA | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 45 | North American SuperLiga |
| 7 | New England Revolution | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 42 | North American SuperLiga |
| 8 | Real Salt Lake (C) | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 40 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 9 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 40 | |
| 10 | D.C. United | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 40 | |
| 11 | FC Dallas | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 39 | |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 39 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 13 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 33 | |
| 14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 30 | |
| 15 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 21 | |

#### 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 | 48 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
Last updated: October 25, 2009 Source: Major League Soccer 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 | H | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A |
| Result | T | L | L | T | W | W | W | T | W | W | W | W | W | T | L | W | L | T | L | W | L | W | T | T | L | L | W | T | T | W |

#### Match results
### 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Pachuca | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 15 |
| Árabe Unido | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 10 |
| Houston Dynamo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 |
| Isidro Metapán | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 3 |
| | ARA | HOU | MET | PAC |
| Árabe Unido | – | 1–1 | 6–0 | 4–1 |
| Houston Dynamo | 5–1 | – | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Isidro Metapán | 0–1 | 3–2 | – | 0–4 |
| Pachuca | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | – |

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

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Total | Total | Total | MLS | MLS | MLS | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | 2008–09 Champions League | 2008–09 Champions League | 2008–09 Champions League | 2009–10 Champions League | 2009–10 Champions League | 2009–10 Champions League |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Apps | G | A | Apps | G | A | Apps | G | A | Apps | G | A | Apps | G | A | Apps | G | A |
| 1 | GK | | Tally Hall | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Eddie Robinson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Julius James | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Ryan Cochrane | 9 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | | Danny Cruz | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | Erik Ustruck | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | | Luis Ángel Landín | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | | Chris Wondolowski | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Richard Mulrooney | 17 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | | Brian Mullan | 38 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | | Abe Thompson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | | Kei Kamara | 28 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | | Brad Davis | 39 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | | Ricardo Clark | 29 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | | Ade Akinbiyi | 18 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | | Cam Weaver | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | | Craig Waibel | 18 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Mike Chabala | 24 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | | Pat Onstad | 37 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | John Michael Hayden | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | | Geoff Cameron | 41 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | | Stuart Holden | 36 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | FW | | Dominic Oduro | 27 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | | Wade Barrett | 19 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | | Brian Ching | 29 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | MF | | Corey Ashe | 37 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | GK | | Tyler Deric | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | | André Hainault | 28 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | | Bobby Boswell | 41 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Season Statistics and match reports in Competitions
* 1 2 3 4 Left during the season

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Player | Total | Total | MLS | MLS | Playoffs | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | 2008–09 Champions League | 2008–09 Champions League | 2009–10 Champions League | 2009–10 Champions League |
| 2 | DF | Eddie Robinson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Julius James | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Ryan Cochrane | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Danny Cruz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Erik Ustruck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Luis Ángel Landín | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Chris Wondolowski | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Richard Mulrooney | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Brian Mullan | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Kei Kamara | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Brad Davis | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Ricardo Clark | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Ade Akinbiyi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Cam Weaver | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Craig Waibel | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Mike Chabala | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | Pat Onstad | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Geoff Cameron | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Stuart Holden | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Dominic Oduro | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Wade Barrett | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | Brian Ching | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Corey Ashe | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | DF | André Hainault | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Bobby Boswell | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Source: and match reports in Competitions
* 1 2 3 4 Left during the season

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Nat. | Player | MLS | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | 2008–09 Champions League | 2009–10 Champions League | Total |
| 1 | | Pat Onstad | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 | | Tally Hall | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
Source: Season Statistics and match reports in Competitions

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

| Week | Player | Ref. |
| 27 | Brad Davis | |

### MLS Goal of the Week

| Week | Player | Opponent | Date |
| 5 | Brian Ching | Colorado Rapids | April 19 |
| 27 | Brad Davis | Real Salt Lake | September 19 |

### MLS Save of the Week

| Week | Player | Opponent | Date |
| 12 | Pat Onstad | Chicago Fire | June 10 |
| 17 | Pat Onstad | Seattle Sounders FC | July 11 |
| 23 | Pat Onstad and Wade Barrett | Seattle Sounders FC | August 23 |
| 31 | Geoff Cameron | Los Angeles Galaxy | October 18 |

### Annual

| Honor | Player |
| MLS All-Star | Brad Davis Brian Ching Geoff Cameron Pat Onstad Stuart Holden |
| MLS Best XI | Geoff Cameron Stuart Holden |
| MLS Save of the Year | Pat Onstad |

### 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 | Geoff Cameron | Stuart Holden | André Hainault | Cam Weaver | |

## Kits

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