2013 FC Dallas season

FC Dallas
	2013 season
President	Clark Hunt
Manager	Schellas Hyndman
Stadium	Toyota Stadium
MLS	15th
U.S. Open Cup	Lost Quarterfinal vs. Portland Timbers (2 - 3)
Top goalscorer	League: Blas Perez (8); All: Blas Perez (8)
Highest home attendance	22,035 vs Chivas USA (July 4, 2013)
Lowest home attendance	10,112 vs Portland Timbers (May 8, 2013)
Average home league attendance	15,374
Primary colors	Secondary colors
← 2012	2014 →

The 2013 FC Dallas season is the eighteenth of the team's existence. The team began their preseason by signing three new players to the squad: Stephen Keel, Peter Luccin, and Pipico.

Club

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Schellas Hyndman
Assistant coach	Drew Keeshan
Reserve coach	Marco Ferruzzi
Fitness trainer	Skylar Richards
Goalkeepers coach	Drew Keeshan
Technical director	Luiz Muzzi
Equipment managers	Marcus Owens

Source: [1]

Grounds

Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Toyota Stadium (20,500 / 107m×68m)

Source: [2]

Players

Squad No.	Position	Name	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Signed in	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	Raúl Fernández	(1985-10-06) October 6, 1985 (age 39)	OGC Nice	2013	12	0
18	GK	Chris Seitz	(1987-03-12) March 12, 1987 (age 37)	Philadelphia Union	2011	5	0
Defenders
3	DF	Ugo Ihemelu	(1983-04-03) April 3, 1983 (age 41)	Colorado Rapids	2009	68	5
5	DF	Jair Benítez	(1979-01-11) January 11, 1979 (age 45)	Deportivo Cali	2009	96	1
14	DF	George John	(1987-03-20) March 20, 1987 (age 37)	Washington Huskies	2009	106	6

Out on loan

No.	Position	Player	Nation
—	Defender	Moises Hernandez (on loan at Saprissa)	United States

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

February 06	Mérida F.C.	0 - 3	FC Dallas
		[3]	Cooper 20' 37' Ferreira 38'

February 07	Atlante F.C.	2 - 3	FC Dallas
		[4]	Baladez 11' 28' Warshaw 74'

February 11	Atlante F.C. U-20	0 - 3	FC Dallas
		[5]	Cooper 21' Michel 24' Top 44'

February 17	FC Dallas	0 - 0	AIK Fotboll	Portland, Oregon USA
		[6]	Bahoui 52' Johansson 58'	Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field

February 20	FC Dallas	1 - 0	Portland Timbers	Portland, Oregon USA
21:30	Hedges 5' Pérez 15' Watson 71'		Nanchoff 24'	Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field

February 23	FC Dallas	1 - 2	San Jose Earthquakes	Portland, Oregon USA
	Jackson 25'	[7]	Wondolowski 15' Fucito 49'	Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Major League Soccer	—	6th (West)		March 2	October 26
U.S. Open Cup	Third Round	—	Quarterfinal	May 28	June 26

Last updated: September 7, 2013
Source: Competitions

Major League Soccer

Overall Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Qualification or relegation
1	New York Red Bulls (SS) (E1)	59	34	17	9	8	58	41	+17	2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League ¹
2	Sporting Kansas City	58	34	17	10	7	47	30	+17
3	Portland Timbers (W1)	57	34	14	5	15	54	33	+21
4	Real Salt Lake	56	34	16	10	8	57	41	+16
5	LA Galaxy	53	34	15	11	8	53	38	+15
6	Seattle Sounders FC	52	34	15	12	7	42	42	0
7	New England Revolution	51	34	14	11	9	49	38	+11
8	Colorado Rapids	51	34	14	11	9	45	38	+7
9	Houston Dynamo	51	34	14	11	9	41	41	0
10	San Jose Earthquakes	51	34	14	11	9	35	42	−7
11	Montreal Impact	49	34	14	13	7	50	49	+1	2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League ²
12	Chicago Fire	49	34	14	13	7	47	52	−5
13	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	48	34	13	12	9	53	45	+8
14	Philadelphia Union	46	34	12	12	10	42	44	−2
15	FC Dallas	44	34	11	12	11	48	52	−4
16	Columbus Crew	41	34	12	17	5	42	46	−4
17	Toronto FC	29	34	6	17	11	30	47	−17
18	Chivas USA	26	34	6	20	8	30	67	−37
19	D.C. United	16	34	3	24	7	22	59	−37	2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League ¹

Updated to matches played on October 2013. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner

(E1) = Eastern Conference champion

(W1) = Western Conference champion

¹The highest ranked U.S.-based MLS club qualifies to the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League seeding Pot A. (Canadian teams cannot qualify for the Champions League through MLS; the Canadian qualifier is the winner of the 2014 Canadian Championship.) The other U.S. representatives in the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League are:

Winner of the 2013 MLS Cup (Pot A)
Regular Season Conference Winner that is not the Supporters' Shield Champion (Pot B)
Winner of the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Pot B)

Standings

Western Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Qualification or relegation
1	Portland Timbers (W1)	57	34	14	5	15	54	33	+21	2013 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2	Real Salt Lake	56	34	16	10	8	57	41	+16
3	LA Galaxy	53	34	15	11	8	53	38	+15
4	Seattle Sounders FC	52	34	15	12	7	42	42	0	2013 MLS Cup Knockout Round
5	Colorado Rapids	51	34	14	11	9	45	38	+7	2013 MLS Cup Knockout Round
6	San Jose Earthquakes	51	34	14	11	9	35	42	−7
7	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	48	34	13	12	9	53	45	+8
8	FC Dallas	44	34	11	12	11	48	52	−4
9	Chivas USA	26	34	6	20	8	30	67	−37

Updated to matches played on October 27, 2013 8:00 p.m. PDT. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(W1) = Western Conference champion

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	11	11	12	48	52	−4	44	9	5	3	29	22	+7	2	6	9	19	30	−11

Last updated: 13 October 2013.
Source: Competitive matches

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
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	D	W	L	W	D	L	D	D	D	L	L	D	L	D	L	W	D	W	L	L	L	D	L	W	L

Last updated: 13 October 2013.
Source: Competitive Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Win Draw Loss

March 2 1	FC Dallas	1 – 0	Colorado Rapids	Frisco, Texas
	Jackson 11' Watson 80'	Report		Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 18,075 Referee: Allen Chapman

March 10 2	Chivas USA	3 – 1	FC Dallas	Carson, California
	Burling 23' Minda 55' Luna 67' Agudelo 68' Minda 76' Casillas 90'	Report	Ferreira 57'	Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 6,810 Referee: Armando Villareal

March 17 3 Texas Derby	FC Dallas	3 – 2	Houston Dynamo	Frisco, Texas
	John 34' Jacobson 36' Cooper 90'	Report	Sarkodie 55' Driver 79' Davis 83'	Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 15,623 Referee: Jair Marrufo

March 23 4	FC Dallas	2 – 0	Real Salt Lake	Frisco, Texas
	Castillo 71' Jackson 81'	Report	Álvarez 83' Grabavoy 90'	Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 11,181 Referee: Juan Guzman

March 30 5	New England Revolution	0 – 1	FC Dallas	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Rowe 64'	Report	Ferreira 51' Pérez 87'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 10,284 Referee: David Gantar

April 6 6	Toronto FC	2 – 2	FC Dallas	Toronto, Ontario
	Russell 14' 90' Ephraim 45' Silva 59' Braun 85' 90'	Report	Benítez 21' Jacobson 34' 86' Pérez 59' Castillo 84'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 16,111 Referee: Ismail Elfath

April 13 7	FC Dallas	1 – 0	Los Angeles Galaxy	Frisco, Texas
	Jackson 53' John 87'	Report	Gonzalez 52' Leonardo 60' Magee 77'	Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 20,465

April 20 8	FC Dallas	2 – 0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Frisco, Texas
	Rusin 29' (own) Perez 50' John 61'	Recap	Reo-Coker 45'	Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 14,339

April 27 9	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2 – 2	FC Dallas	Vancouver, British Columbia
	Koffie 2' Manneh 72' Sanvezzo 75'	Recap	O'Brien 9' (own) Hedges 47' Jackson 78' Fernandez 81'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 19,967

May 8 10	FC Dallas	1 – 1	Portland Timbers	Frisco, Texas
	Cooper 77'	Recap	Nagbe 70' Jean-Baptiste 76' Zemanski 94'	Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 10,112

May 11 11	FC Dallas	2 – 1	D.C. United	Frisco, Texas
	Jackson 11' Castillo 36' Hassli 46' Watson 77' 92'	Recap	White 25' De Rosario 43' 69'	Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 14,322

May 18 12	Seattle Sounders FC	4 – 2	FC Dallas	Seattle, Washington
	Johnson 16', 62' Neagle 31' Martins 83' Yedlin 87'	Recap	Woodberry 43' Cooper 54' Michel 61' Perez 73'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 38,979

May 25 13	FC Dallas	1 – 0	San Jose Earthquakes	Frisco, Texas
	Castillo 33' John 40'	Recap	Jahn 4' Bernardez 67' Lenhart 73'	Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 15,063

June 1 14	Colorado Rapids	2 – 2	FC Dallas	Commerce City, Colorado
	Harris 56', 64' Powers 59'	Recap	Perez 61', 66' Michel 63' Jacobson 96'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,551

June 15 15	Portland Timbers	1 – 0	FC Dallas	Portland, Oregon
		Recap		Stadium: Jen-Wen Field

June 22 16	FC Dallas	2 – 2	Sporting Kansas City	Frisco, Texas
	Watson 57' (own) Jacobson 88' Zimmerman 90'	Recap	Kamara 43' (pen.) Sapong 68' Nielsen 90+3'	Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 16,361

June 29 17	Philadelphia Union	2 – 2	FC Dallas	Chester, Pennsylvania
	Okugo 20' Carroll 55' Casey 76' Hoppenot 78' Aaron Wheeler 87'	Recap	Castillo 2' Zimmerman 24' Jackson 37' Watson , 68' Perez 90+5' 90+7'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,212

July 4 18	FC Dallas	0 – 0	Chivas USA	Frisco, Texas
	Loyd 70' Castillo 89'	Recap	Villafana 45+1' Farfan 55' Rivera 84'	Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 22,035

July 7 19	Los Angeles Galaxy	2 – 0	FC Dallas	Carson, California
	Juninho 29' Sarvas 65' Jimenez 80'	Recap	Ferreira 28' Perez 54'	Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 19,729

July 13 20	FC Dallas	0 – 3	Real Salt Lake	Frisco, Texas
	Keel 45 + 3' Castillo 90 + 2'	Recap	Morales 39' Alvarez 47' Grabavoy 79' Garcia 90'	Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 16,560

July 20 21	Montreal Impact	0 – 0	FC Dallas	Montreal, Quebec
	Paponi 61' Arnaud 70'	Recap	Watson 59' Cooper 83' Hassli 84'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 20,801

August 3 22	Seattle Sounders FC	3 – 0	FC Dallas	Seattle, Washington
	Martins 8' Johnson 22' 90 + 2' Traore 54' Alonso 69' Evans 90 + 4'	Recap	Perez 65' John 84' Ferreira 90 + 4'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,360

August 11 23	FC Dallas	3 – 3	Los Angeles Galaxy	Frisco, Texas
	Hedges 15' 45 + 1' Benitez 69' Perez 48', 86' Michel 88'	Recap	Franklin 29' Donovan 45 + 1', 73', 82' Leonardo 85' Cudicini 86'	Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 18,161

August 17 24	Portland Timbers	2 – 1	FC Dallas	Portland, Oregon
	Johnson 26' Nagbe 33' Zemanski 53' Valeri 59'	Recap	Diaz 28' Jackson 54' Perez 58'	Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 20,674

August 21 25	Chivas USA	1 – 3	FC Dallas	Carson, California
	de la Fuente 43'	Recap	Jackson , 81' Benitez 60' Perez 71' Ferreira 86' Nunez 90'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 7,071

August 24 26	FC Dallas	2 – 2	San Jose Earthquakes	Frisco, Texas
	Perez 19' Erick 30' Michel 72' Cooper 86'	Recap	Gordon 8' Beitashour 16' Wondolowski 45 + 1' Morrow 81' Bernardez 86'	Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 14,920

September 7 27	FC Dallas	3 – 1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Frisco, Texas
	Watson 8' Diaz 87' Benitez 89'	Recap	Kobayashi 4' Leveron 30'	Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 13,603

September 14 28	Colorado Rapids	2 - 1	FC Dallas	Commerce City, Colorado
	Sanchez 59' Sturgis 76'	Recap	Ferreira 51' Hedges 65' (own)	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,145

September 22 29	New York Red Bulls	1 - 0	FC Dallas	Harrison, New Jersey
		Recap	Benitez 38' Castillo 74' Erick 76' (own) Acosta 81'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 18,976

September 29 30	FC Dallas	2 - 4	Columbus Crew	Frisco, Texas
	Perez 21' Diaz 54' Acosta 75' Ferreira 83'	Recap	Higuaín 9' Arrieta 17' Oduro 44' Anor 66' 86' Trapp 72' Finlay 80'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 11,422

October 5 31	Real Salt Lake	1 - 1	FC Dallas	Sandy, Utah
	Mansally 17' Saborio 60' Morales 69'	Recap	Perez 13' Cooper 72' Luccin 78'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,488

October 12 32 Brimstone Cup	FC Dallas	2 - 3	Chicago Fire	Frisco, Texas
	Jackson 21' Cooper 63', 75' Castillo 84'	Recap	Anangonó 25' Magee 42' Anibala 52'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 14,087

October 19 33	FC Dallas	2 - 0	Seattle Sounders FC	Frisco, Texas
	Luccin 14' Hedges 65' Jacobson 77' Michel 87' 88'	Recap		Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 15,017

October 26 34	San Jose Earthquakes	2 - 1	FC Dallas	Santa Clara, California
	Martinez 27' Corrales 47' Wondolowski 57'		Benitez 72' Luccin 85' Keel 90'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,525

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

May 28 Third Round	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	0 - 2	FC Dallas	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 PM EDT	Pecka 66' Restrepo 73'	Report	Michel 37' Hedges 45' 66' Pérez 54' Castillo 75' Woodberry 83'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium

June 12 Fourth Round	FC Dallas	3 - 0	Houston Dynamo	Frisco, Texas
8:00 PM CDT	Cooper 37', 59' Castillo 67' Loyd 76'			Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 4,006 Referee: Juan Guzman

June 26 Quarterfinals	FC Dallas	2 - 3	Portland Timbers	Frisco, Texas
	Watson 14' Jacobson 60' Pérez 86' John 90+'	Recap	Kah 47' Nagbe 61' Valeri 63' Piquionne 72' Johnson 89'	Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 3,889

Statistics

Goals

R	Player	Position	MLS	Open Cup	Total
1	Blas Pérez	FW	11	1	12
2	Kenny Cooper	FW	6	2	8
3	Jackson	MF	3	0	3
3	George John	DF	2	1	3
5	Andrew Jacobson	DF	2	0	2
5	Fabián Castillo	FW	2	0	2
7	David Ferreira	MF	1	0	1
	Michel	DF	1	0	1
	Matt Hedges	DF	1	0	1
	Je-Vaughn Watson	MF	1	0	1
	Zach Loyd	DF	0	1	1
Own goals			2	0	2
Total			28	5	33

Assists

R	Player	Position	MLS	Open Cup	Total
1	Michel	DF	4	3	7
2	David Ferreira	MF	4	0	4
3	Jackson	MF	3	0	3
4	Kenny Cooper	FW	1	0	1
	Fabián Castillo	FW	1	0	1
	Eric Hassli	FW	1	0	1
	Je-Vaughn Watson	MF	0	1	1
Total			16	4	20

Goalkeeping

R	Player	Position	GAA	GA	Saves	GS	GP
1	Chris Seitz	GK	0.50	1	5	2	2
2	Raúl Fernández	GK	1.27	14	45	11	11