# 2013 Houston Dynamo season

The 2013 season is the Houston Dynamo's 8th competitive season in Major League Soccer, 8th year of existence as a football club, and their second consecutive season playing at BBVA Compass Stadium. They also competed in the CONCACAF Champions League, participating in the knockout phase of the 2012–13 campaign being eliminated by Santos Laguna in the quarterfinal 3–1 on Aggregate. They will be opening the 2013–14 group stage in late July or early August 2013.
During the 2013 season Houston suffered their first ever loss at BBVA Compass Stadium against Sporting Kansas City on May 12, 2013.
The Dynamo are entering the season as the two-time defending MLS Eastern Conference post-season champions and runners-up to the MLS Cup.

## Squads
### First-team squad

| Squad No. | Name | Position(s) | Since | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | Games Played | Goals Scored |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | Tally Hall | GK | 2009 | (1985-05-12) May 12, 1985 (age 39) | Esbjerg fB | 79 | 0 |
| 24 | Tyler Deric | GK | 2009 | (1988-08-30) August 30, 1988 (age 36) | Houston Dynamo Academy | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Erich Marscheider | GK | 2012 | (1993-01-05) January 5, 1993 (age 31) | Colorado Rush Soccer Club | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | Eric Brunner | CB | 2013 | (1986-02-02) February 2, 1986 (age 38) | Portland Timbers | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Jermaine Taylor | CB / RB/LB | 2011 | (1985-01-14) January 14, 1985 (age 39) | St. George's SC | 46 | 1 |
| 5 | Warren Creavalle | RB | 2012 | (1990-08-14) August 14, 1990 (age 34) | UCF Knights | 16 | 2 |
| 6 | Mike Chabala | LB | 2013 | (1984-05-24) May 24, 1984 (age 40) | D.C. United | 47 | 1 |
| 8 | Kofi Sarkodie | RB | 2011 | (1991-03-22) March 22, 1991 (age 33) | Akron Zips | 24 | 0 |
| 21 | Anthony Arena | CB / LB | 2013 | (1990-08-03) August 3, 1990 (age 34) | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Corey Ashe | LB / LM | 2007 | (1986-03-14) March 14, 1986 (age 38) | North Carolina Tar Heels | 167 | 1 |
| 32 | Bobby Boswell | CB | 2008 | (1983-03-15) March 15, 1983 (age 41) | D.C. United | 152 | 9 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 11 | Brad Davis (C) | LM / CM | 2006 | (1981-11-08) November 8, 1981 (age 42) | San Jose Earthquakes | 196 | 31 |
| 13 | Ricardo Clark | CM / DM | 2012 | (1983-02-10) February 10, 1983 (age 41) | Eintracht Frankfurt | 115 | 9 |
| 16 | Adam Moffat | CM / DM | 2011 | (1986-05-15) May 15, 1986 (age 38) | Portland Timbers | 43 | 5 |
| 17 | Luiz Camargo | AM / CM | 2011 | (1987-05-04) May 4, 1987 (age 37) | Paraná Clube | 36 | 1 |
| 19 | Alex Dixon | RM / CM | 2011 | (1990-02-07) February 7, 1990 (age 34) | Houston Dynamo Academy | 11 | 1 |
| 20 | Andrew Driver | LW / AM | 2013 | (1987-11-20) November 20, 1987 (age 36) | Heart of Midlothian | 6 | 1 |
| 22 | Brian Ownby | AM / LW / RW | 2012 | (1990-07-16) July 16, 1990 (age 34) | Virginia Cavaliers | 7 | 0 |
| 27 | Oscar Boniek García | LW / AM / RW | 2012 | (1984-09-04) September 4, 1984 (age 40) | C.D. Olimpia | 20 | 4 |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 3 | Calen Carr | LW / ST | 2011 | (1982-10-04) October 4, 1982 (age 42) | Chicago Fire | 35 | 5 |
| 7 | Omar Cummings | LW / ST | 2013 | (1982-07-13) July 13, 1982 (age 42) | Colorado Rapids | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Bryan Salazar | ST | 2013 | (1994-10-17) October 17, 1994 (age 29) | Houston Dynamo Academy | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Will Bruin | CF | 2011 | (1989-10-24) October 24, 1989 (age 34) | Indiana Hoosiers | 63 | 19 |
| 14 | Jason Johnson | ST | 2013 | (1990-10-09) October 9, 1990 (age 33) | VCU Rams | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Cam Weaver | ST | 2009 | (1983-06-10) June 10, 1983 (age 41) | San Jose Earthquakes | 64 | 10 |
| 23 | Giles Barnes | LW / AM / ST | 2012 | (1988-08-05) August 5, 1988 (age 36) | Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 2 |
| 25 | Brian Ching (VC) | ST | 2006 | (1978-05-24) May 24, 1978 (age 46) | San Jose Earthquakes | 160 | 56 |
Updated on April 21, 2013
Source (Stats are for Major League Soccer Regular Season Only):

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | MLS | MLS | MLS Cup Playoffs | MLS Cup Playoffs | Champions League | Champions League | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | USA | Tally Hall | 13 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | USA | Eric Brunner | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | FW | USA | Calen Carr | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | JAM | Jermaine Taylor | 11 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | USA | Warren Creavalle | 8 | 2 | 1+5 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | USA | Mike Chabala | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | JAM | Omar Cummings | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | USA | Kofi Sarkodie | 13 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | USA | Bryan Salazar | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | USA | Brad Davis | 11 | 3 | 9+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | USA | Will Bruin | 12 | 4 | 10+0 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | USA | Ricardo Clark | 11 | 1 | 9+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | JAM | Jason Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | USA | Cam Weaver | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | SCO | Adam Moffat | 12 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | BRA | Luiz Camargo | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | USA | Alex Dixon | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Andrew Driver (On loan from Heart of Midlothian) | 12 | 3 | 8+2 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | USA | Anthony Arena | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | USA | Brian Ownby (On loan to Richmond Kickers) | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Giles Barnes | 12 | 4 | 10+0 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | USA | Tyler Deric | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | USA | Brian Ching | 11 | 0 | 0+9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | USA | Corey Ashe | 12 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | HON | Oscar Boniek García | 9 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | USA | Erich Marscheider | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | USA | Bobby Boswell | 13 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | | | Own goals for | 0 | 1 | 0+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Statistics current as of May 10, 2013 Source: Houston Dynamo Season Statistics

### Top scorers

| Rank | Pos | No. | Player | MLS | MLS Cup Playoffs | CONCACAF | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 23 | Will Bruin | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1 | FW | 12 | Giles Barnes | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | MF | 11 | Brad Davis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | MF | 20 | Andrew Driver | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | DF | 5 | Warren Creavalle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | 13 | Ricardo Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head Coach | Dominic Kinnear |
| Assistant coach & Reserve Team Manager | Wade Barrett |
| Assistant coach & Reserve Team Manager | Steve Ralston |
| Goalkeeper coach | Tim Hanley |
| Head Athletic Trainer | Theron Enns |
| Assistant Athletic Trainer | Shane Caron |
| Director, Soccer Operations | Nick Kowba |
| Equipment Manager | Michael Porter |
| Director, Youth Development | James Clarkson |
| Assistant director, Youth Development | Eddie Robinson |
| Youth Development Coordinator | Michael Fasching |
| U-18 assistant coach | Scot Fraser |
Last updated: 10 January 2013 Source: Houston Dynamo

### Other information

| Owner | Philip Anschutz |
| Co-Owners | Oscar De La Hoya Gabriel Brener |
| President of Business Operations | Chris Canetti |
| Executive Vice President | Steven Powell |
| Senior Vice President | David Tagliarino |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | BBVA Compass Stadium (22,039 / 115x70 yards) |
| Training ground | Houston Amateur Sports Park |
Updated to match played 10 January 2013 Source: Houston Dynamo

## Transfers
### In
#### Winter

| Squad # | Position | Player | Transferred From | Notes | Date |
| 2 | DF | Eric Brunner | Portland Timbers | Undisclosed | 3 December 2012 |
| 7 | FW | Omar Cummings | Colorado Rapids | Undisclosed | 22 December 2012 |
| 14 | FW | Jason Johnson | VCU Rams | SuperDraft | 17 January 2013 |
| 10 | MF | Alexander López | C.D. Olimpia | Undisclosed | 7 August 2013 |

### Out
#### Winter

| Squad # | Position | Player | Transferred To | Notes | Date |
| 6 | MF | Nathan Sturgis | Colorado Rapids | Undisclosed | 22 December 2012 |
| 31 | DF | Andre Hainault | Ross County F.C. | Free transfer | 10 January 2013 |
| 18 | MF | Josue Soto | Unattached | Waived | 24 January 2013 |
| 9 | FW | Macoumba Kandji | Kalloni F.C. | Free transfer | 28 January 2013 |

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Major League Soccer | — | — | | 2 March 2013 | 27 October 2013 |
| 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League | Group stage | — | Quarterfinals | 22 August 2012 | 13 March 2013 |
| U.S. Open Cup | Third round | — | | May–June, 2013 | |
Updated to match played 13 January 2013 Source: Competitions

### Major League Soccer
#### Eastern Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 59 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 58 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 51 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 4 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 51 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 5 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 49 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 6 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 49 | |
| 7 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 46 | |
| 8 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 41 | |
| 9 | Toronto FC | 34 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 29 | |
| 10 | D.C. United | 34 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 22 | 59 | −37 | 16 | |

#### Supporters' Shield

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New York Red Bulls (S) | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 59 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Sporting Kansas City (C) | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 58 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 57 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 4 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 56 | |
| 5 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 53 | |
| 6 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 52 | |
| 7 | New England Revolution | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 51 | |
| 8 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 51 | |
| 9 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 51 | |
| 10 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 51 | |
| 11 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 49 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 49 | |
| 13 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 48 | |
| 14 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 46 | |
| 15 | FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 44 | |
| 16 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 41 | |
| 17 | Toronto FC | 34 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 29 | |
| 18 | Chivas USA | 34 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 30 | 67 | −37 | 26 | |
| 19 | D.C. United | 34 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 22 | 59 | −37 | 16 | 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: 2 March 2013. Source: Major League Soccer

#### 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 | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A |
| Result | W | L | W | W | L | W | D | D | W | W | L | L | D | D | L | D | L | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | W | | | | | | |

#### Matches

Win  Tie  Loss

### MLS Cup Playoffs

Kickoff time for Knockout round is in CDT while rest of games are in CST.