# 2009 FC Dallas season

The 2009 FC Dallas season was the fourteenth season of the team's existence. It began on March 21 with a 3–1 home loss to the Chicago Fire and ended with a 2–1 away loss to Seattle Sounders FC on October 24. A win in that game would have sent the team to the playoffs.

## Squad
### First-team squad

As of June 20, 2009.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | USA | Ugo Ihemelu |
| 4 | DF | CRC | Daniel Torres |
| 5 | DF | COL | Jair Benitez (on loan from Deportivo Cali) |
| 6 | MF | ARG | Pablo Ricchetti (captain) |
| 7 | MF | NED | Dave van den Bergh |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Bruno Guarda |
| 9 | FW | USA | Jeff Cunningham |
| 10 | FW | COL | David Ferreira (on loan from At. Paranaense) |
| 11 | MF | BRA | André Rocha (on loan from At. Paranaense) |
| 12 | MF | USA | Eric Avila |
| 13 | MF | USA | Dax McCarty |
| 14 | MF | USA | George John |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | USA | Kyle Davies |
| 16 | FW | SKN | Atiba Harris |
| 17 | MF | HON | Marvin Chávez (on loan from Marathón) |
| 18 | FW | USA | Perica Marošević |
| 19 | DF | USA | Blake Wagner |
| 20 | FW | USA | Brek Shea |
| 21 | MF | CRC | Álvaro Sánchez (on loan from San Carlos) |
| 22 | GK | USA | Josh Lambo |
| 25 | DF | USA | Steve Purdy |
| 26 | DF | USA | Anthony Wallace |
| 30 | GK | USA | Ray Burse |
| 44 | GK | ARG | Darío Sala |

## Club
### Management

| Position | Staff |
| General Manager | Michael Hitchcock |
| Head Coach | Schellas Hyndman |
| Assistant Coach | John Ellinger |
| Assistant Coach | Marco Ferruzzi |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Drew Keeshan |
| Head Athletic Trainer | Joshua Watts |
| Equipment Manager | Marcus Owens |
Last updated: April 18, 2009 Source: FC Dallas

### Other information

| Owner | Clark Hunt |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Pizza Hut Park (20,500 / N/A) |
Source: FC Dallas

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| MLS | — | — | | March 21, 2009 | |
Updated to match played April 15, 2008 Source: Competitions

### Major League Soccer
#### Standings

| 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 | |
| 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 | 39 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 28 | −6 |
Last updated: October 24, 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
| 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 | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | L | T | W | L | L | L | T | T | W | T | L | W | T | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | T | W | L | W | W | W | W | L |

## Matches

Win  Tie  Loss