# 2014 FC Dallas season

The 2014 FC Dallas season was the club's nineteenth season in existence in Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Player | Pos | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| December 9, 2013 | Ryan Hollingshead | MF | UCLA | Signed as 20th overall pick of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft |
| December 13, 2013 | Adam Moffat | MF | Seattle Sounders FC | Acquired from Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for allocation money and the rights to negotiate contract with Kenny Cooper |
| January 9, 2014 | Brian Span | MF | Djurgårdens IF | Acquired in weighted lottery conducted by MLS |
| February 12, 2014 | Hendry Thomas | MF | Colorado Rapids | Acquired in exchange for allocation money |
| February 21, 2014 | David Texeira | FW | FC Groningen | Acquired as Designated Player |
| February 27, 2014 | Tesho Akindele | FW | Colorado School of Mines | Signed as 6th overall pick of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft |
| February 27, 2014 | Nick Walker | DF | Fairleigh Dickinson | Signed as 43rd overall pick of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft |
| August 1, 2014 | Coy Craft | DF | FC Dallas Academy | Signed on a homegrown player contract |

### Out

| Date | Player | Pos | Destination club | Fee/notes |
| November 11, 2013 | David Ferreira | MF | Independiente Santa Fe | 2014 option declined |
| November 11, 2013 | Ramón Núñez | MF | Alajuelense | 2014 option declined |
| November 11, 2013 | Erick | MF | Ermis Aradippou | 2014 option declined |
| December 9, 2013 | Jackson | MF | Toronto FC | Traded to Toronto FC for allocation money and a conditional second-round pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft |
| December 9, 2013 | Kenny Cooper | FW | Seattle Sounders FC | Released to Seattle Sounders FC along with allocation money in exchange for Adam Moffat |
| February 26, 2014 | Bobby Warshaw | MF | GAIS | Transferred to Swedish club GAIS |
| February 26, 2014 | Bradlee Baladez | FW | Arizona United SC | Waived |
| February 26, 2014 | Kyle Zobeck | GK | New York Cosmos | Waived |
| March 7, 2014 | Eric Hassli | FW | San Antonio Scorpions | Mutually agreed to terminate contract |
| March 20, 2014 | London Woodberry (HGP) | DF | Arizona United SC | Waived |
| June 24, 2014 | Richard Sánchez | GK | Tigres UANL | Transferred to Mexican club Tigres UANL |
| July 29, 2014 | Andrew Jacobson | MF | New York City FC | Traded to MLS expansion side New York City FC in exchange for New York City FC's highest third round pick of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft |

### Loan in

| Date | Player | Pos | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| February 14, 2014 | Andrés Escobar | FW | Dynamo Kyiv | On loan from Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv for the 2014 season |
| July 21, 2014 | Richard Sánchez | GK | Tigres UANL | Temporary loan from Mexican club Tigres UANL due to injury of GK Chris Seitz. Returned to Tigres on September 12, 2014 |
| August 7, 2014 | Walter Cabrera | DF | General Díaz FC | On loan from Paraguayan club General Díaz FC for the remainder of the 2014 season |

### Loan out

| Date | Player | Pos | Destination club | Fee/notes |
| April 2, 2014 | Brian Span | MF | Orlando City SC | On loan to USL Pro side Orlando City SC for the 2014 season |
| April 8, 2014 | Jonathan Top (HGP) | FW | Arizona United SC | On loan to USL Pro side Arizona United SC for the 2014 season |
| August 6, 2014 | Nick Walker | DF | Bayamón F.C. | On loan to Puerto Rican club Bayamón F.C. for the remainder of the 2014 season |

### Roster

As of September 18, 2014.
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 | PER | Raúl Fernández |
| 3 | DF | USA | Moises Hernandez (HGP) |
| 5 | DF | COL | Jair Benítez |
| 6 | MF | SCO | Adam Moffat |
| 7 | FW | PAN | Blas Pérez |
| 8 | MF | FRA | Peter Luccin |
| 9 | FW | URU | David Texeira (DP) |
| 10 | MF | ARG | Mauro Díaz (DP) |
| 11 | FW | COL | Fabián Castillo |
| 12 | MF | USA | Ryan Hollingshead |
| 13 | FW | CAN | Tesho Akindele |
| 14 | DF | USA | George John |
| 15 | MF | USA | Brian Span |
| 16 | MF | USA | Coy Craft (HGP) |
| 17 | DF | USA | Zach Loyd |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | GK | USA | Chris Seitz |
| 20 | MF | HON | Hendry Thomas |
| 21 | DF | PAR | Walter Cabrera (on loan from General Díaz FC) |
| 22 | DF | USA | Stephen Keel |
| 23 | MF | USA | Kellyn Acosta (HGP) |
| 24 | DF | USA | Matt Hedges |
| 25 | DF | USA | Walker Zimmerman (GA) |
| 26 | MF | USA | Danny Garcia (HGP) |
| 27 | MF | JAM | Je-Vaughn Watson |
| 28 | MF | USA | Victor Ulloa (HGP) |
| 31 | DF | BRA | Michel |
| 32 | FW | USA | Jonathan Top (HGP) |
| 44 | GK | MEX | Jesse Gonzalez (HGP) |
| 91 | FW | COL | Andrés Escobar (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv; DP) |

## Competitions
### Match results

Win  Draw  Loss  Canceled

### Major League Soccer
#### League table
#### Overall standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Seattle Sounders FC (S) | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 64 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | LA Galaxy (C) | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 61 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | D.C. United | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 59 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 4 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 56 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 5 | New England Revolution | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 55 | |
| 6 | FC Dallas | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 54 | |
| 7 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 52 | |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 50 | |
| 9 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 50 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 10 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 49 | |
| 11 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 49 | |
| 12 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 42 | |
| 13 | Toronto FC | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 41 | |
| 14 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 39 | |
| 15 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 36 | |
| 16 | Chivas USA | 34 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 29 | 61 | −32 | 33 | |
| 17 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 32 | |
| 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 30 | |
| 19 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 28 | |

#### Western Conference standings

Western Conference
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 64 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 61 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 56 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 4 | FC Dallas | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 54 | MLS Cup Knockout round |
| 5 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 50 | MLS Cup Knockout round |
| 6 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 49 | |
| 7 | Chivas USA | 34 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 29 | 61 | −32 | 33 | |
| 8 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 32 | |
| 9 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 30 | |

#### 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 25, 2014. 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 | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | W | D | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | L |

#### Regular season

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

#### MLS Cup Playoffs
##### Western Conference semifinals

* FC Dallas eliminated on away goals

#### Reserve League

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

### 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 10, 2014
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Apps | Apps |
| 1 | GK | PER | Raúl Fernández | 21(1) | 2 | 23(1) |
| 3 | DF | USA | Moises Hernandez | 15(4) | 3 | 18(4) |
| 4 | MF | USA | Andrew Jacobson | 5(8) | (3) | 5(11) |
| 5 | DF | COL | Jair Benítez | 19(7) | (2) | 19(9) |
| 6 | MF | SCO | Adam Moffat | 13(7) | 3 | 16(7) |
| 7 | FW | PAN | Blas Pérez | 27(5) | 4 | 31(5) |
| 8 | MF | FRA | Peter Luccin | 2(9) | (1) | 2(10) |
| 9 | FW | URU | David Texeira | 9(12) | (1) | 9(13) |
| 10 | MF | ARG | Mauro Díaz | 11(8) | 1(1) | 12(9) |
| 11 | FW | COL | Fabián Castillo | 29(1) | 4 | 33(1) |
| 12 | MF | USA | Ryan Hollingshead | 4(8) | (1) | 4(9) |
| 13 | FW | CAN | Tesho Akindele | 21(8) | 4 | 25(8) |
| 16 | FW | USA | Coy Craft | (1) | 0 | (1) |
| 17 | DF | USA | Zach Loyd | 31(1) | 4 | 35(1) |
| 18 | GK | USA | Chris Seitz | 16 | 2 | 18 |
| 20 | MF | HND | Hendry Thomas | 9(1) | 1 | 10(1) |
| 22 | DF | USA | Stephen Keel | 14(2) | 2(2) | 16(4) |
| 23 | MF | USA | Kellyn Acosta | 9(7) | 0 | 9(7) |
| 24 | DF | USA | Matt Hedges | 35 | 2 | 37 |
| 25 | DF | USA | Walker Zimmerman | 10(2) | 1 | 11(2) |
| 26 | MF | USA | Danny Garcia | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 27 | MF | JAM | Je-Vaughn Watson | 32(2) | 3(1) | 35(3) |
| 28 | MF | USA | Victor Ulloa | 29(2) | 4 | 33(2) |
| 31 | FW | BRA | Michel | 23(5) | 1 | 24(5) |
| 34 | DF | TRI | Nick Walker | (1) | 0 | (1) |
| 91 | FW | COL | Andrés Escobar | 19(7) | 3 | 22(7) |

### Goals and assists

    As of final match played November 10, 2014
| No. | Pos. | Name | MLS | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists |
| 4 | MF | Andrew Jacobson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Jair Benítez | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | FW | Blas Pérez | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 |
| 9 | FW | David Texeira | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Mauro Díaz | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | FW | Fabián Castillo | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 7 |
| 13 | FW | Tesho Akindele | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| 17 | DF | Zach Loyd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Hendry Thomas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | DF | Stephen Keel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | Kellyn Acosta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | Matt Hedges | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | MF | Je-Vaughn Watson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 28 | MF | Victor Ulloa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | FW | Michel | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| 91 | FW | Andrés Escobar | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| | | Own goals Giles Barnes (HOU) 1 Sheanon Williams (PHI) 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 58 | 36 | 11 | 10 | 69 | 46 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of final match played November 10, 2014
| No. | Pos. | Name | MLS | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Raúl Fernández | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Moises Hernandez | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | Andrew Jacobson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Jair Benitez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Adam Moffat | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | Blas Pérez | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | Peter Luccin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | David Texeira | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Mauro Díaz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Fabián Castillo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Tesho Akindele | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Zach Loyd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | GK | Chris Seitz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Hendry Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | DF | Stephen Keel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Kellyn Acosta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Matt Hedges | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Je-Vaughn Watson | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 28 | MF | Victor Ulloa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | Michel | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 91 | FW | Andrés Escobar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 56 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 10 |