# 2016 FC Dallas season

The 2016 FC Dallas season was the club's 21st season in existence in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top tier of the United States soccer league system. The club played its home games at Toyota Stadium for the 12th straight year.
The 2016 season was FC Dallas' most successful season ever. They achieved the double by winning both the Supporters' Shield for posting the best regular season record and the U.S. Open Cup, the nation's domestic cup competition. It marked the first time since 2014 where a club earned the double, and Dallas became the last of either the original MLS teams in 1996 or the existing teams founded before 2005 to win any major trophies. The Hoops fell short of winning the treble by being eliminated in the conference semifinals of the 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs, losing 2–4 on aggregate to the Seattle Sounders FC. Individually, head coach Óscar Pareja was named MLS Coach of the Year, Matt Hedges was named Defender of the Year, and Mauro Díaz and Hedges were named to the MLS Best XI.
In addition to winning the Shield, winning the Open Cup and participating in the MLS Cup Playoffs, Dallas also played in the group stages of the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League, where they managed to win their group. This allowed Dallas to qualify for the knockout rounds of a CONCACAF competition for the first time in their club history. The knockout rounds of the competition will be played during the 2017 FC Dallas season.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Player | Pos | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| January 5, 2016 | Aaron Guillen | DF | Florida Gulf Coast University | Signed on a homegrown player contract |
| January 20, 2016 | Juan Esteban Ortiz | MF | Atlético Huila | Undisclosed |
| January 23, 2016 | Carlos Gruezo | MF | VfB Stuttgart | Undisclosed |
| January 26, 2016 | Maynor Figueroa | DF | Colorado Rapids | Acquired from Colorado Rapids in exchange for General Allocation Money |
| February 15, 2016 | Mauro Rosales | MF | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Acquired in trade with Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for Blas Pérez |
| February 29, 2016 | Ryan Herman | GK | University of Washington | Selected as the 17th pick of 2016 MLS SuperDraft; signed on February 29, 2016 |
| February 29, 2016 | Timo Pitter | MF | Creighton University | Selected as the 33rd pick of 2016 MLS SuperDraft; signed on February 29, 2016 |
| March 2, 2016 | Colin Bonner | FW | University of North Carolina at Wilmington | Selected as the 45th pick of 2016 MLS SuperDraft; signed on March 2, 2016 |
| May 16, 2016 | Agustin Jara | DF | C.A. Colón de Santa Fé | Undisclosed |
| August 2, 2016 | Norberto Paparatto | DF | Atlético de Rafaela | Rights acquired in exchange for Targeted Allocation Money from Portland Timbers |
| September 9, 2016 | Paxton Pomykal | MF | FC Dallas Academy | Signed on a homegrown player contract |
| September 15, 2016 | Carlos Ruiz | FW | Municipal | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date | Player | Pos | Destination club | Fee/notes |
| November 10, 2015 | Bakary Soumare | DF | Retired | Announced retirement effective end of 2015 season |
| December 3, 2015 | Stephen Keel | DF | N/A | Out of contract |
| December 3, 2015 | David Texeira | FW | Sivasspor | 2016 option declined |
| December 3, 2015 | Michel | MF | Rayo OKC | 2016 option declined |
| December 3, 2015 | Danny Garcia | MF | San Antonio FC | 2016 option declined |
| December 3, 2015 | Otis Earle | DF | N/A | 2016 option declined |
| December 15, 2015 | Dan Kennedy | GK | LA Galaxy | Traded to LA Galaxy in exchange for second and third round selections in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft |
| January 22, 2016 | Rolando Escobar | MF | N/A | Waived |
| January 22, 2016 | Ezequiel Cirigliano | MF | Club Atlético River Plate | Waived |
| February 16, 2016 | Blas Pérez | FW | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Traded to Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for Mauro Rosales |
| March 4, 2016 | Je-Vaughn Watson | MF | New England Revolution | Re-signed to new contract and traded to the New England Revolution in exchange for third-round pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft |
| June 24, 2016 | Alejandro Zendejas | MF | C.D. Guadalajara | Undisclosed |
| August 15, 2016 | Agustin Jara | DF | The Strongest | Waived |

### Loan in

| Date | Player | Pos | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| February 12, 2016 | Carlos Lizarazo | MF | Cruz Azul | Acquired on a one-year loan from Cruz Azul. |
| July 4, 2016 | Aubrey David | DF | Deportivo Saprissa | Acquired on loan for remainder of 2016 season |
| July 9, 2016 | Getterson | FW | J. Malucelli | Acquired on loan for remainder of 2016 season |

### Loan out

| Date | Player | Pos | Destination club | Fee/notes |
| April 8, 2016 | Coy Craft (HGP) | MF | Oklahoma City Energy FC | On loan to USL affiliate Oklahoma City Energy FC. |
| April 29, 2016 | Moises Hernandez (HGP) | DF | Rayo OKC | On loan to NASL side Rayo OKC for the remainder of the 2016 season. |
| May 2, 2016 | Colin Bonner (HGP) | FW | Oklahoma City Energy FC | On loan to USL affiliate Oklahoma City Energy FC. |
| June 28, 2016 | Timo Pitter | MF | Oklahoma City Energy FC | On loan to USL affiliate Oklahoma City Energy FC. |
| August 4, 2016 | Fabián Castillo | MF | Trabzonspor | On loan to Turkish club Trabzonspor through the end of 2016 with an option to buy. |

### 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft picks

| Stage (Round Pick) | Player | Pos | Previous club |
| 1 (1) | Maximiliano Urruti | MF | Portland Timbers |
| 1 (21) | PASS | | |
| 2 (17) | PASS | | |
The first stage of the 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 11, 2015. The second stage of the 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 17, 2015.

### 2016 MLS SuperDraft picks

| Round (Overall Pick) | Player | Pos | Affiliation |
| 1 (17) | Ryan Herman | GK | University of Washington Seattle Sounders U-23 |
| 2 (33) | Timo Pitter | MF | Creighton University |
| 3 (45) | Colin Bonner | FW | University of North Carolina at Wilmington D.C. United U-23 |
| 4 (78) | Jacob Speed | DF | Southern Methodist University Des Moines Menace |
Rounds 1 and 2 of the draft were held on January 14, 2016.
Rounds 3 and 4 of the draft were held on January 19, 2016.

### Roster

As of September 15, 2016.
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 |
| 1 | GK | MEX | Jesse Gonzalez (HGP) |
| 2 | DF | TRI | Aubrey David (on loan from Saprissa) |
| 5 | DF | ARG | Norberto Paparatto |
| 7 | MF | ECU | Carlos Gruezo (DP) |
| 8 | MF | MEX | Victor Ulloa (HGP) |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Getterson (on loan from J. Malucelli) |
| 10 | MF | ARG | Mauro Díaz (DP) |
| 12 | MF | USA | Ryan Hollingshead |
| 13 | FW | CAN | Tesho Akindele |
| 14 | DF | SKN | Atiba Harris |
| 15 | MF | GER | Timo Pitter |
| 16 | FW | USA | Coy Craft (HGP) |
| 17 | DF | USA | Zach Loyd |
| 18 | GK | USA | Chris Seitz |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | USA | Paxton Pomykal (HGP) |
| 20 | MF | COL | Juan Esteban Ortiz |
| 21 | MF | COL | Michael Barrios |
| 22 | FW | COL | Carlos Lizarazo (on loan from Cruz Azul) |
| 23 | MF | USA | Kellyn Acosta (HGP) |
| 24 | DF | USA | Matt Hedges |
| 25 | DF | USA | Walker Zimmerman |
| 28 | FW | USA | Colin Bonner |
| 29 | FW | GUA | Carlos Ruiz |
| 30 | GK | USA | Ryan Herman |
| 31 | DF | HON | Maynor Figueroa |
| 33 | DF | USA | Aaron Guillen (HGP) |
| 37 | FW | ARG | Maximiliano Urruti |
| 77 | MF | ARG | Mauro Rosales |

## Competitions
### Match results

Win  Draw  Loss  Canceled

### Major League Soccer
#### League table
#### Western Conference standings

Western Conference
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Dallas | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 60 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 58 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 3 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 52 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 48 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 5 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 47 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |

#### Overall standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Dallas (S) | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 60 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 58 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 44 | +17 | 57 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 4 | New York City FC | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 62 | 57 | +5 | 54 | |
| 5 | Toronto FC | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 53 | CONCACAF Champions League |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: October 23, 2016. Source: Regular Season

#### 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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Stadium | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | L | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | D | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | D | L | W | W | L | D | D | W | W | D |

#### Regular season

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise

### CONCACAF Champions League

Since FC Dallas were the 2015 MLS Western Conference regular season champions, the club qualified for a group stage spot in the CONCACAF Champions League. It is the second time Dallas qualified for the competition after participating in the group stage of the 2011-12 Champions League where they did not advance out of the group stage. This time, however, they won their group to advance to the knockout stage.

#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DAL | SUC | EST |
| 1 | FC Dallas | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 8 | Quarter-finals | — | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Suchitepéquez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 | | 2–5 | — | 1–0 |
| 3 | Real Estelí | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |

### U.S. Open Cup
## Statistics
### Appearances

    Numbers outside parentheses denote appearances as starter.
    Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
    Players with no appearances are not included in the list.
    As of final match played November 6, 2016
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | CCL | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Apps | Apps | Apps |
| 1 | GK | MEX | Jesse Gonzalez | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | DF | TRI | Aubrey David | 4(1) | 1(1) | 2 | 7(2) |
| 5 | DF | ARG | Norberto Paparatto | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | ECU | Carlos Gruezo | 28(1) | 3 | 2 | 33(1) |
| 8 | MF | MEX | Victor Ulloa | 19(14) | 1(4) | 2(1) | 22(19) |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Getterson | 2(1) | (2) | 3 | 5(3) |
| 10 | MF | ARG | Mauro Díaz | 24(3) | 5 | 1 | 30(3) |
| 11 | FW | COL | Fabián Castillo | 20(2) | 2 | 0 | 22(2) |
| 12 | MF | USA | Ryan Hollingshead | 23(8) | 2(1) | 3(1) | 28(10) |
| 13 | FW | CAN | Tesho Akindele | 16(17) | 1(3) | 2(2) | 19(22) |
| 14 | DF | SKN | Atiba Harris | 24(6) | 3(1) | 3 | 30(7) |
| 15 | MF | GER | Timo Pitter | (1) | 0 | (1) | (2) |
| 16 | MF | USA | Coy Craft | (2) | 1 | 1 | 2(2) |
| 17 | DF | USA | Zach Loyd | 10(2) | 1 | 0 | 11(2) |
| 18 | GK | USA | Chris Seitz | 30 | 3 | 0 | 33 |
| 20 | MF | COL | Juan Esteban Ortiz | 2(3) | 2 | 3 | 7(3) |
| 21 | MF | COL | Michael Barrios | 32(2) | 3(1) | 1(2) | 36(5) |
| 22 | MF | COL | Carlos Lizarazo | 2(7) | 2 | 1(2) | 5(9) |
| 23 | DF | USA | Kellyn Acosta | 26(8) | 4(1) | 1(2) | 31(11) |
| 24 | DF | USA | Matt Hedges | 28 | 4 | 3 | 35 |
| 25 | DF | USA | Walker Zimmerman | 32 | 4 | 1 | 37 |
| 28 | MF | USA | Colin Bonner | 1 | (1) | 0 | 1(1) |
| 29 | FW | GUA | Carlos Ruiz | (3) | 0 | 1 | 1(3) |
| 31 | DF | HON | Maynor Figueroa | 30 | 3 | 3 | 36 |
| 33 | DF | USA | Aaron Guillen | 1(1) | 1 | 2 | 4(1) |
| 34 | DF | ARG | Agustin Jara | (3) | 2 | 0 | 2(3) |
| 37 | FW | ARG | Maximiliano Urruti | 31(1) | 4(1) | 1 | 36(2) |
| 77 | MF | ARG | Mauro Rosales | 5(20) | 1 | 2(1) | 8(21) |

### Goals and assists

    As of final match played November 6, 2016
| No. | Pos. | Name | MLS | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | CCL | CCL | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists |
| 7 | MF | Carlos Gruezo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | Victor Ulloa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Mauro Díaz | 5 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 |
| 11 | FW | Fabián Castillo | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| 12 | MF | Ryan Hollingshead | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | FW | Tesho Akindele | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| 14 | DF | Atiba Harris | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 16 | MF | Coy Craft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | MF | Michael Barrios | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| 22 | MF | Carlos Lizarazo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Kellyn Acosta | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 24 | DF | Matt Hedges | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Walker Zimmerman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Carlos Ruiz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Maynor Figueroa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | FW | Maximiliano Urruti | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 |
| 77 | MF | Mauro Rosales | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| | | Own goals Víctor Bernárdez (SJ) 1 Miguel González (CDS) 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 52 | 43 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 71 | 57 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of final match played November 6, 2016
| No. | Pos. | Name | MLS | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | CCL | CCL | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Jesse Gonzalez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Aubrey David | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Carlos Gruezo | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Victor Ulloa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Mauro Díaz | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Fabián Castillo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Ryan Hollingshead | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Tesho Akindele | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Atiba Harris | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Zach Loyd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | Chris Seitz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Juan Esteban Ortiz | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Michael Barrios | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Kellyn Acosta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Matt Hedges | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Walker Zimmerman | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Maynor Figueroa | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 34 | DF | Agustin Jara | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | Maximiliano Urruti | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | Mauro Rosales | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 62 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 2 |

### Goalkeeper statistics

    As of final match played November 6, 2016
| No. | Name | Total | Total | Total | Total | Major League Soccer | Major League Soccer | Major League Soccer | Major League Soccer | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | CCL | CCL | CCL | CCL |
| No. | Name | MIN | GA | GAA | SV | MIN | GA | GAA | SV | MIN | GA | GAA | SV | MIN | GA | GAA | SV |
| 1 | Jesse Gonzalez | 1139 | 18 | 1.42 | 25 | 539 | 11 | 1.84 | 12 | 240 | 3 | 1.13 | 7 | 360 | 4 | 1.00 | 6 |
| 18 | Chris Seitz | 3000 | 36 | 1.08 | 73 | 2700 | 33 | 1.10 | 67 | 300 | 3 | 0.90 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 12 | Ryan Hollingshead | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| | TOTALS | 4140 | 54 | 1.17 | 98 | 3240 | 44 | 1.22 | 79 | 540 | 6 | 1.00 | 13 | 360 | 4 | 1.00 | 6 |

## Kits

| Primary | Primary Alt. | Primary Alt. 2 | Secondary | Secondary Alt. |
| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | First appearance / Info |
| Primary | Red / Dark Red / White hoops | Red | Red / White hoops | MLS, April 13, 2016 against Portland Timbers |
| Primary Alternate | Red / Dark Red / White hoops | White | Red / White hoops | MLS, March 6, 2016 against Philadelphia Union |
| Primary Alternate version 2 | Red / Dark Red / White hoops | Blue | Red / White hoops | MLS, April 29, 2016 against New York Red Bulls |
| Secondary | White / Blue hoops | Blue | Blue / White hoops | MLS, March 12, 2016 against Houston Dynamo |
| Secondary Alternate | White / Blue hoops | White | Blue / White hoops | MLS, March 26, 2016 against D.C. United |