# 2018 FC Dallas season

The 2018 FC Dallas season was the club's 23rd season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. FC Dallas also participated in the CONCACAF Champions League and the U.S. Open Cup.

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee |
| 14 | GK | Jimmy Maurer | 29 | New York Cosmos | Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed | Free |
| 6 | DF | Anton Nedyalkov | 24 | CSKA Sofia | Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed | Free |
| 3 | DF | Reto Ziegler | 31 | FC Luzern | Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed | Free |
| 18 | MF | Brandon Servania | 18 | FC Dallas Academy | Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed | HGP contract |
| 32 | DF | Kris Reaves | 22 | FC Dallas Academy | Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed | HGP contract |
| 34 | DF | Jordan Cano | 21 | FC Dallas Academy | Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed | HGP contract |
| 30 | GK | Kyle Zobeck | 28 | New York Cosmos | Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed | Free |
| 99 | DF | Chris Richards | 18 | FC Dallas Academy | Transfer | Mid-season | Undisclosed | HGP contract |
| 6 | DF | Marquinhos Pedroso | 24 | Figueirense | Allocation money | Mid-season | Undisclosed | Free |
| 16 | FW | Dominique Badji | 25 | Colorado Rapids | Trade | Mid-season | Undisclosed | Kellyn Acosta, 2019 first and second round picks |
| 10 | MF | Pablo Aránguiz | 21 | Unión Española | Allocation money | Mid-season | Undisclosed | Free |
| 23 | MF | Thomas Roberts | 17 | FC Dallas Academy | Transfer | Mid-season | Undisclosed | HGP contract |
| 5 | DF | Moises Hernandez | 26 | Comunicaciones F.C. | Transfer | Mid-season | Undisclosed | Free |
| 44 | MF | Abel Aguilar | 33 | Deportivo Cali | Transfer | Mid-season | Undisclosed | Free |

#### Draft picks

| Round | Selection | Pos. | Name | College | Signed |
| 1 | 4 | FW | Francis Atuahene | Michigan | Generation Adidas |
| 1 | 11 | MF | Ema Twumasi | Wake Forest | Generation Adidas |
| 2 | 29 | FW | Mauro Cichero | SMU | Unsigned |
| 2 | 34 | MF | Chris Lema | Georgetown | Not signed, signed with New York Red Bull II |
| 3 | 57 | MF | Amer Sasivarevic | Grand Canyon | Not signed, signed with Ogden City SC |
| 4 | 80 | DF | Noah Franke | Creighton | Not signed, signed with Pittsburgh Riverhounds |

### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| 2 | DF | Hernán Grana | 32 | Ferro Carril Oeste | End of loan | Pre-season | Free |
| 5 | DF | Carlos Cermeño | 22 | Alianza Petrolera | End of loan | Pre-season | Free |
| 17 | MF | Luis González | 27 | Monagas SC | End of loan | Pre-season | Free |
| 11 | MF | Javier Morales | 38 | None | Retired | Pre-season | Free |
| 14 | DF | Atiba Harris | 32 | Murciélagos | Option Declined | Pre-season | Free |
| 16 | FW | Coy Craft | 32 | Miami FC | Option Declined | Pre-season | Free |
| 18 | GK | Chris Seitz | 30 | Houston Dynamo | Option Declined | Pre-season | Free |
| 26 | DF | Walker Hume | 24 | Orange County SC | Option Declined | Pre-season | Free |
| 33 | DF | Aaron Guillen | 24 | North Carolina FC | Option Declined | Pre-season | Free |
| 25 | DF | Walker Zimmerman | 26 | Los Angeles FC | Trade | Pre-season | Allocation money |
| 28 | FW | Shaft Brewer | 18 | Los Angeles FC | Trade | Mid-season | Allocation money |
| 6 | DF | Anton Nedyalkov | 25 | Ludogorets | Transfer | Mid-season | Undisclosed |
| 10 | MF | Mauro Díaz | 27 | Shabab Al Ahli Club | Transfer | Mid-season | Undisclosed |
| 23 | MF | Kellyn Acosta | 22 | Colorado Rapids | Trade | Mid-season | Dominique Badji, international roster spot, 2019 first-round pick |

## Club
### Roster

As of August 27, 2018.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | USA | Jesse Gonzalez (HGP) |
| 2 | DF | USA | Reggie Cannon (HGP) |
| 3 | DF | SUI | Reto Ziegler |
| 5 | DF | GUA | Moises Hernandez |
| 6 | DF | BRA | Marquinhos Pedroso |
| 7 | MF | ECU | Carlos Gruezo (DP) |
| 8 | MF | MEX | Victor Ulloa (HGP) |
| 9 | FW | PAR | Cristian Colmán (DP) |
| 10 | MF | CHI | Pablo Aránguiz |
| 11 | MF | COL | Santiago Mosquera (DP) |
| 12 | MF | USA | Ryan Hollingshead |
| 13 | FW | CAN | Tesho Akindele |
| 14 | GK | USA | Jimmy Maurer |
| 15 | MF | USA | Jacori Hayes |
| 16 | FW | SEN | Dominique Badji |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | USA | Paxton Pomykal (HGP) |
| 20 | MF | BEL | Roland Lamah |
| 21 | MF | COL | Michael Barrios |
| 22 | FW | GHA | Ema Twumasi (GA) |
| 23 | MF | USA | Thomas Roberts (HGP) |
| 24 | DF | USA | Matt Hedges |
| 27 | FW | COL | Jesús Ferreira (HGP) |
| 29 | FW | USA | Bryan Reynolds (HGP) |
| 30 | GK | USA | Kyle Zobeck |
| 31 | DF | HON | Maynor Figueroa |
| 32 | DF | USA | Kris Reaves (HGP) |
| 34 | DF | USA | Jordan Cano (HGP) |
| 37 | FW | ARG | Maximiliano Urruti |
| 44 | MF | COL | Abel Aguilar |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| -- | DF | ECU | Aníbal Chalá (on loan to LDU Quito) |
| 17 | FW | GHA | Francis Atuahene (GA) (on loan to OKC Energy FC) |
| 18 | MF | USA | Brandon Servania (HGP) (on loan to Tulsa Roughnecks FC) |
| 28 | FW | CAN | Adonijah Reid (GA) (on loan to Ottawa Fury) |
| 99 | DF | USA | Chris Richards (HGP) (on loan to FC Bayern Munich) |

## Competitions
### Preseason

https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/12/06/full-list-2018-mls-preseason-matches

### MLS
#### Western Conference standings

Western Conference
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 59 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 3 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 68 | 52 | +16 | 57 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 4 | FC Dallas | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 57 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 5 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 54 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 6 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 55 | 58 | −3 | 49 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |

#### Overall standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 59 |
| 5 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 68 | 52 | +16 | 57 |
| 6 | FC Dallas | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 57 |
| 7 | New York City FC | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 59 | 45 | +14 | 56 |
| 8 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 54 |

#### 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 28, 2018. 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 | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | W | D | D | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | L | W | D | L | W | D | W | D | W | L | L | L |

#### Regular season

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

### CONCACAF Champions League
#### Round of 16

* FC Dallas eliminated on away goals

## 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 October 31, 2018
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | CCL | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Apps | Apps | Apps |
| 1 | GK | USA | Jesse González | 22 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | DF | USA | Reggie Cannon | 34 | 2 | 2 | 38 |
| 3 | DF | SWI | Reto Ziegler | 30 | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| 6 | DF | BRA | Marquinhos Pedroso | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | MF | ECU | Carlos Gruezo | 29(3) | 1 | 2 | 32(3) |
| 8 | MF | MEX | Victor Ulloa | 26(2) | 2 | 2 | 30(2) |
| 9 | FW | PAR | Cristian Colmán | 6(9) | 1 | (1) | 7(10) |
| 10 | MF | CHI | Pablo Aránguiz | 3(6) | 0 | 0 | 3(6) |
| 11 | FW | COL | Santiago Mosquera | 18(12) | (1) | 1(1) | 19(14) |
| 12 | MF | USA | Ryan Hollingshead | 7(12) | (1) | 1(1) | 8(14) |
| 13 | FW | CAN | Tesho Akindele | 5(15) | 1(1) | (1) | 6(17) |
| 14 | GK | USA | Jimmy Maurer | 13 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 15 | MF | USA | Jacori Hayes | 10(6) | 1(1) | 0 | 11(7) |
| 16 | FW | SEN | Dominique Badji | 10(1) | 0 | 0 | 10(1) |
| 19 | MF | USA | Paxton Pomykal | 1(5) | 1 | 0 | 2(5) |
| 20 | MF | BEL | Roland Lamah | 21(9) | 1 | (1) | 22(10) |
| 21 | MF | COL | Michael Barrios | 30(5) | 1(1) | 2 | 33(6) |
| 22 | FW | GHA | Ema Twumasi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | DF | USA | Matt Hedges | 34 | 2 | 2 | 38 |
| 27 | FW | COL | Jesús Ferreira | (1) | 0 | 0 | (1) |
| 31 | DF | HON | Maynor Figueroa | 12(5) | 2 | 1(1) | 15(6) |
| 32 | DF | USA | Kris Reaves | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | DF | USA | Jordan Cano | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | FW | ARG | Maximiliano Urruti | 31(3) | 1 | 2 | 34(3) |
| 44 | MF | COL | Abel Aguilar | 1(3) | 0 | 0 | 1(3) |
| Player(s) exiting club mid-season that made appearance ||||||||
| 6 | DF | BUL | Anton Nedyalkov | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | MF | ARG | Mauro Díaz | 9(3) | 0 | 2 | 11(3) |
| 23 | MF | USA | Kellyn Acosta | 8(5) | 1(1) | 0 | 9(6) |

### Goals and assists

    As of final match played October 31, 2018
    Player names in italics transferred out mid-season.
| 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 |
| 2 | DF | Reggie Cannon | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | DF | Reto Ziegler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Anton Nedyalkov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Carlos Gruezo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Victor Ulloa | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | Cristian Colmán | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Mauro Díaz | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 11 | MF | Santiago Mosquera | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 12 | MF | Ryan Hollingshead | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | FW | Tesho Akindele | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Jacori Hayes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | FW | Dominique Badji | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | Roland Lamah | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 |
| 21 | MF | Michael Barrios | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 23 | MF | Kellyn Acosta | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | DF | Matt Hedges | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Maynor Figueroa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | Maximiliano Urruti | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 |
| | | Own goals Marcelo Silva (RSL) 1 Matteo Mancosu (MTL)1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 53 | 52 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 59 | 55 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of final match played October 31, 2018
    Player names in italics transferred out mid-season.
| No. | Pos. | Name | MLS | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | CCL | CCL | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Jesse González | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Reggie Cannon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Reto Ziegler | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | Anton Nedyalkov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Marquinhos Pedroso | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Carlos Gruezo | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Victor Ulloa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Cristian Colmán | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Mauro Díaz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | GK | Jimmy Maurer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Jacori Hayes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Roland Lamah | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Michael Barrios | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Matt Hedges | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Maynor Figueroa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | Maximiliano Urruti | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 50 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 4 |

### Goalkeeper stats

    As of final match played October 31, 2018
| 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 | 2250 | 36 | 1.44 | 72 | 1980 | 30 | 1.36 | 65 | 90 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 180 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 14 | Jimmy Maurer | 1260 | 16 | 1.14 | 36 | 1170 | 16 | 1.23 | 33 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | TOTALS | 3510 | 52 | 1.33 | 108 | 3150 | 46 | 1.31 | 98 | 180 | 3 | 1.5 | 8 | 180 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 |

## Kits

| Primary | Primary Alt. | Secondary | Secondary Alt. | Special |
| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | First appearance / Info |
| Primary | White / Red / Dark Blue sleeves | Red | Dark Blue / Red and White hoops | MLS, March 3, 2018 against Real Salt Lake |
| Primary Alternate | Red / Dark Red / White hoops | Red | Red / White hoops | CCL, February 28, 2018 against Tauro F.C. |
| Secondary | Blue / White sleeves | Blue | White / Blue hoops | MLS, April 14, 2018 against New England Revolution |
| Secondary Alternate | Blue / White sleeves | White | White / Blue hoops | CCL, February 21, 2018 against Tauro F.C. |
| Special | Gray | Gray | Gray / White hoops | MLS, April 21, 2018 against Philadelphia Union |