2014 FC Dallas season explained

Club:	FC Dallas
Season:	2014
League:	MLS
Chrtitle:	Owner
Chairman:	Clark Hunt
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Óscar Pareja
Stadium:	Toyota Stadium
Average Attendance:	Regular season: 16,816 Playoffs: 13,196
League Result:	Western Conference: 4th Overall: 6th
Cup1:	MLS Cup Playoffs
Cup1 Result:	Lost Western Conference Semifinals vs. Seattle Sounders FC 1-1 aggregate (away goal rule)
Cup2:	U.S. Open Cup
Cup2 Result:	Lost Semifinal vs. Philadelphia Union (1-1, OT) (3-4 SO)
Cup3:	Texas Derby
Cup3 Result:	Champions
Cup4:	Brimstone Cup
Cup4 Result:	Runners-up
Highest Attendance:	21,182 vs. Philadelphia Union (July 4)
Lowest Attendance:	10,279 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC (October 29)
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Prevseason:	2013
Nextseason:	2015

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

Background

See main article: 2013 FC Dallas season.

Transfers

In

Date	Player	Pos	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref
December 9, 2013		MF
December 13, 2013		MF			^[1]
January 9, 2014		MF			^[2]
February 12, 2014		MF		Acquired in exchange for allocation money	^[3]
February 21, 2014		FW		Acquired as Designated Player	^[4]
February 27, 2014		FW		Signed as 6th overall pick of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft	^[5]
February 27, 2014		DF		Signed as 43rd overall pick of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft
August 1, 2014		DF	FC Dallas Academy	Signed on a homegrown player contract	^[6]

Out

Date	Player	Pos	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref
November 11, 2013		MF	Independiente Santa Fe	2014 option declined	^[7]
		MF
		MF	Ermis Aradippou
December 9, 2013		MF			^[8]
December 9, 2013		FW
February 26, 2014		MF			^[9]
February 26, 2014		FW		Waived
		GK
March 7, 2014		FW		Mutually agreed to terminate contract	^[10]
March 20, 2014	London Woodberry (HGP)	DF	Arizona United SC	Waived	^[11]
June 24, 2014		GK			^[12]
July 29, 2014		MF			^[13]

Loan in

Date	Player	Pos	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref
February 14, 2014		FW		On loan from Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv for the 2014 season	^[14]
July 21, 2014		GK		Temporary loan from Mexican club Tigres UANL due to injury of GK Chris Seitz. Returned to Tigres on September 12, 2014	^[15]
August 7, 2014		DF		On loan from Paraguayan club General Díaz FC for the remainder of the 2014 season	^[16]

Loan out

Date	Player	Pos	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref
April 2, 2014		MF	Orlando City SC	On loan to USL Pro side Orlando City SC for the 2014 season	^[17]
April 8, 2014	Jonathan Top (HGP)	FW	Arizona United SC	On loan to USL Pro side Arizona United SC for the 2014 season	^[18]
August 6, 2014		DF	Bayamón F.C.	On loan to Puerto Rican club Bayamón F.C. for the remainder of the 2014 season	^[19]

Roster

As of September 18, 2014.^[20]

Competitions

Major League Soccer

League table

See main article: 2014 Major League Soccer season.

Western Conference standings

Western Conference

Regular season

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

MLS Cup Playoffs

See main article: 2014 MLS Cup Playoffs.

Western Conference semifinals

1. FC Dallas eliminated on away goals

Reserve League

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

U.S. Open Cup

See main article: 2014 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.

^[21]

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

Goals and assists

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No.	Pos.	Name	MLS		U.S. Open Cup		Total
			Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists
4	MF		0	0	0	1	0	1
5	DF		0	4	0	0	0	4
7	FW		11	6	3	1	14	7
9	FW		4	0	0	1	4	1
10	MF		3	4	1	0	4	4
11	FW		10	4	4	3	14	7
13	FW		8	3	1	1	9	4
17	DF		1	0	0	0	1	0
20	MF		0	1	0	0	0	1
22	DF		0	1	0	0	0	1
23	MF		0	1	0	0	0	1
24	DF		3	1	0	0	3	1
27	MF		4	2	0	2	4	4
28	MF		0	1	0	0	0	1
31	FW		10	5	0	0	10	5
91	FW		2	4	2	1	4	5
		Disciplinary record No. Pos. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total 1 GK 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 DF 3 2 0 0 3 2 4 MF 1 0 1 0 2 0 5 DF 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 MF 4 1 0 0 4 1 7 FW 4 2 0 0 4 2 8 MF 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 FW 2 0 0 0 2 0 10 MF 3 0 0 0 3 0 11 FW 5 0 0 0 5 0 13 FW 2 0 0 0 2 0 17 DF 2 1 0 0 2 1 18 GK 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 MF 2 1 0 0 2 1 22 DF 2 0 0 0 2 0 23 MF 2 0 0 0 2 0 24 DF 4 0 0 0 4 0 27 MF 5 2 0 0 5 2 28 MF 4 0 0 0 4 0 31 FW 5 1 0 0 5 1 91 FW 1 0 1 0 2 0 Total 56 10 2 0 58 10 See also FC Dallas 2014 in American soccer 2014 Major League Soccer season References

Notes and References

1. Web site: FC Dallas acquires veteran midfielder Adam Moffat from Seattle Sounders FC. December 13, 2013. December 16, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131216060326/http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2013/12/fc-dallas-acquires-veteran-midfielder-adam-moffat-seattle-sounders-fc. dead.
2. Web site: FC Dallas lands former University of Virginia midfielder Brian Span in weighted lottery. January 9, 2014. September 29, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150929000117/http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2014/01/fc-dallas-lands-former-university-virginia-forward-brian-span-weighted-lottery. dead.
3. Web site: FC Dallas acquires Honduran international Hendry Thomas from Colorado Rapids. February 12, 2014.
4. Web site: FC Dallas acquires Uruguayan forward David Texeira from FC Groningen. February 21, 2014.
5. Web site: FC Dallas signs draft picks Tesho Akindele and Nicholas Walker. February 27, 2014.
6. Web site: FC Dallas signs forward Coy Craft to Homegrown contract. August 1, 2014. September 29, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150929142109/http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2014/08/fc-dallas-signs-forward-coy-craft-homegrown-contract. dead.
7. Web site: FC Dallas declines 2014 contract option on David Ferreira, two others. November 11, 2013.
8. Web site: FC Dallas announces flurry of roster moves. December 9, 2013.
9. Web site: FC Dallas transfers midfielder Bobby Warshaw, waives two others. February 26, 2014.
10. Web site: FC Dallas and Eric Hassli mutually agree to part ways. March 7, 2014.
11. Web site: FCD waives Woodberry. March 20, 2014.
12. Web site: FC Dallas transfers goalkeeper Richard Sanchez to Liga MX's Tigres UANL. June 24, 2014.
13. Web site: FC Dallas midfielder Andrew Jacobson traded to NYCFC. July 29, 2014.
14. Web site: FC Dallas acquires Colombian forward Andrés Escobar on loan from Dynamo Kiev. February 14, 2014.
15. Web site: FC Dallas twitter feed. July 21, 2014.
16. Web site: FC Dallas adds Paraguayan defender Walter Cabrera. August 7, 2014.
17. Web site: Orlando Adds Span On Loan . April 2, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407092035/http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/799037.html . April 7, 2014 .
18. Web site: FC Dallas loans Jonathan Top to USL PRO side Arizona United. April 8, 2014.
19. Web site: Nicholas Walker loaned to Bayamón FC of the Puerto Rican Soccer League. August 6, 2014.
20. Web site: Players . FCDallas.com . February 16, 2014 . January 9, 2014.
21. Web site: Team Stats (MLS) FC Dallas . May 31, 2014 .