2015 FC Dallas season explained

Club:	FC Dallas
Season:	2015
League:	MLS
Chrtitle:	Owner
Chairman:	Clark Hunt
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Óscar Pareja
Stadium:	Toyota Stadium
League Result:	Conference: 1st Overall: 2nd
Cup1:	MLS Cup Playoffs
Cup1 Result:	Lost Western Conference Finals vs. Portland Timbers, 3 – 5 (aggregate goals)
Cup2:	Supporters' Shield
Cup2 Result:	Runners-up
Cup3:	U.S. Open Cup
Cup3 Result:	Lost Fifth round vs. Sporting Kansas City (2–6)
Cup4:	Texas Derby
Cup4 Result:	Champions
Cup5:	Brimstone Cup
Cup5 Result:	Runners-up
Cup6:	Pioneer Cup
Cup6 Result:	Champions
Highest Attendance:	21,907 (August 15 vs. LA Galaxy)
Lowest Attendance:	11,848 (October 14 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC)
Average Attendance:	Regular Season: Playoffs:
League Topscorer:	Fabián Castillo (10)
Season Topscorer:	Fabián Castillo & Michael Barrios (10)
Kit Alt1:	Football kit (Red jersey with dark red horizontal stripes; red shorts with side-stripes; and red with dark red stripe socks).
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Kit Alt2:	Football kit (White jersey with blue horizontal stripes; blue shorts with side-stripes; and blue and white stripe socks).
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Prevseason:	2014
Nextseason:	2016

The 2015 FC Dallas season was the club's 20th season in existence in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid. Including the Dallas Tornado soccer franchise of the original NASL, this is the 35th season of professional soccer in Dallas. The season saw the team finish first in the Western Conference in the regular season for the second time.

Background

See main article: 2014 FC Dallas season.

Transfers

In

Date	Player	Pos	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref
October 1, 2014		MF	FC Dallas Academy	Signed on a homegrown player contract	^[1]
November 19, 2014		GK			^[2]
December 12, 2014		FW			^[3]
January 15, 2015		DF			^[4]
January 21, 2015		MF		Acquired in trade with Toronto FC in exchange for allocation money	^[5]
February 20, 2015		MF		Undisclosed	^[6]
May 26, 2015		MF		Undisclosed	^[7]
July 16, 2015		DF			^[8]

Out

Date	Player	Pos	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref
December 2, 2014		GK		2015 option declined	^[9] ^[10]
		DF
		MF	New York Cosmos		^[11]
		MF	Free agent
		DF
		MF	Fort Lauderdale Strikers
		DF
		FW	Arizona United SC
		DF
		DF
February 5, 2015		FW		Waived	^[12]
July 16, 2015		MF

Loan out

Date	Player	Pos	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref
April 27, 2015	Danny Garcia (HGP)	MF	Arizona United SC	On loan to USL Pro affiliate Arizona United SC for the 2015 season	^[14] ^[15]
June 18, 2015		DF	Arizona United SC	On loan to Arizona United SC for the 2015 season	^[16] ^[17]
August 8, 2015		GK	Pittsburgh Riverhounds		^[18] ^[19]

Roster

As of July 22, 2015.^[20]

Competitions

Major League Soccer

League table

See main article: 2015 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: 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs.

Western Conference Finals

U.S. Open Cup

FC Dallas entered the 2015 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of Major League Soccer in the fourth round.^[21]

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.

^[22]

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	MLS	U.S. Open Cup	Total
				Apps	Apps	Apps
1	GK		Dan Kennedy	15	0	15
3	DF		Moises Hernandez	11(3)	1	12(3)
4	MF		Kyle Bekker	2(6)	1	3(6)
5	MF		Ezequiel Cirigliano	6(2)	0	6(2)
7	FW		Blas Pérez	14(12)	0	14(12)
8	MF		Victor Ulloa	37	1(1)	38(1)
9	FW		David Texeira	23(3)	2	25(3)
10	MF		Mauro Díaz	28	0	28
11	FW		Fabián Castillo	32(2)	1	33(2)
12	MF		Ryan Hollingshead	29(8)	2	31(8)
13	FW		Tesho Akindele	14(18)	0	14(18)
14	DF		Atiba Harris	20(7)	1	21(7)
16	FW		Coy Craft	1(1)	(1)	1(2)
17	DF		Zach Loyd	31	1	32
18	GK		Chris Seitz	7	2	9
20	MF		Rolando Escobar	2(12)	1	3(12)
21	MF		Michael Barrios	23(7)	2	25(7)
23	DF		Kellyn Acosta	22(2)	(2)	22(4)
24	DF		Matt Hedges	34(1)	1	35(1)
25	DF		Walker Zimmerman	11(11)	2	13(11)
27	MF		Je-Vaughn Watson	26(1)	1	27(1)
29	MF		Alex Zendejas	2(6)	1(1)	3(7)
31	MF		Michel	12(7)	2	14(7)
33	DF		Otis Earle	0	(1)	(1)
44	GK		Jesse Gonzalez	15	0	15

Goals and assists

^[22]

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS		U.S. Open Cup		Total
			Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists
3	DF		0	2	0	0	0	2
4	MF		0	1	0	0	0	1
7	FW		6	2	0	0	6	2
8	MF		2	1	0	0	2	1
9	FW		7	3	2	1	9	4
10	MF		8	14	0	0	8	14
11	FW		10	9	0	1	10	10
12	MF		3	3	0	0	3	3
13	FW		6	1	0	0	6	1
14	DF	Atiba Harris	2	2	0	0	2	2
17	DF	Zach Loyd	0	1	0	0	0	1
18	GK	Chris Seitz	0	0	0	1	0	1
20	MF	Rolando Escobar	0	0	0	1	0	1
21	MF	Michael Barrios	7	2	3	1	10	3
23	MF	Kellyn Acosta	3	2	1	0	4	2
24	DF	Matt Hedges	1	1	0	0	1	1
25	DF	Walker Zimmerman	1	0	0	0	1	0
27	MF	Je-Vaughn Watson	0	2	0	0	0	2
31	MF		1	4	0	0	1	4
		Disciplinary record No. Pos. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total 1 GK 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 DF 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 MF 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 FW 3 1 0 0 3 1 8 MF 4 0 0 0 4 0 9 FW 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 MF 4 0 0 0 4 0 11 FW 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 MF 4 0 0 0 4 0 13 FW 2 0 0 0 2 0 14 DF 8 0 0 0 8 0 17 DF 2 1 1 0 3 1 23 DF 6 1 0 0 6 1 24 DF 4 0 0 0 4 0 25 DF 1 0 1 0 2 0 27 MF 4 1 0 0 4 1 31 MF 3 0 1 0 4 0 44 GK 2 0 0 0 2 0 Total 54 4 3 0 57 4 Kits Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Info Primary Red / Dark Red hoops Red Red / Dark Red hoops MLS, March 7 against San Jose Earthquakes Secondary White / Blue hoops Blue Blue / White hoops MLS, April 24 against Colorado Rapids Secondary Alternate White / Blue hoops White Blue / White hoops MLS, April 18 against Toronto FC See also FC Dallas 2015 in American soccer 2015 Major League Soccer season References

Notes and References

1. Web site: FC Dallas signs 13th Homegrown player Alejandro Zendejas. October 1, 2014. September 24, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924012617/http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2014/10/fc-dallas-signs-13th-homegrown-player-alejandro-zendejas. dead.
2. Web site: FC Dallas selects goalkeeper Dan Kennedy with #1 pick in Chivas USA Dispersal Draft. November 19, 2014.
3. Web site: FC Dallas selects Atiba Harris in the second stage of the 2014 Re-Entry Draft. December 18, 2014.
4. Web site: Otis Earle's professional dreams come true with selection in 2015 MLS SuperDraft. January 15, 2015.
5. Web site: Toronto FC trades MF Bekker to FC Dallas for allocation money. January 29, 2015.
6. Web site: FC Dallas signs 23-year-old Colombian midfielder Michael Barrios. February 20, 2015. October 1, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151001051844/http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2015/02/fc-dallas-signs-23-year-old-colombian-midfielder-michael-barrios. dead.
7. Web site: FC Dallas signs Panamanian international midfielder Rolando Escobar. May 26, 2015.
8. Web site: Montreal Impact trade Bakary Soumare to FC Dallas in exchange for Canadian international Kyle Bekker. July 16, 2015.
9. Web site: FC Dallas announces roster moves ahead of 2014 Expansion Draft. December 2, 2014. September 24, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924012639/http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2014/12/fc-dallas-announces-roster-moves-ahead-2014-expansion-draft. dead.
10. Web site: Universitario de Deportes: Raúl Fernández se sumó a la pretemporada crema Depor.pe . April 28, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150516024255/http://depor.pe/futbol-peruano/universitario-deportes-raul-fernandez-se-sumo-pretemporada-crema-1033462 . May 16, 2015 . dead .
11. Web site: Cosmos sign Adam Moffat . New York Cosmos . January 2, 2015.
12. Web site: FC Dallas waives 22-year-old midfielder Brian "Cobi" Span. February 5, 2015. September 24, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924012858/http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2015/02/fc-dallas-waives-22-year-old-midfielder-brian-cobi-span. dead.
13. Web site: FC Dallas signs 23-year-old River Plate midfielder Ezequiel Cirigliano . FC Dallas . July 22, 2015.
14. Web site: FC Dallas loans Homegrown midfielder Danny Garcia to USL affiliate Arizona United SC . FC Dallas . April 27, 2015 . April 27, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150427211446/http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2015/04/fc-dallas-loans-homegrown-midfielder-danny-garcia-usl-affiliate-arizona-united-sc . dead .
15. Web site: Arizona United Soccer Club adds Danny Garcia on loan from MLS affiliate FC Dallas . Arizona United SC . April 27, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150619201251/http://arizonaunited.com/arizona-united-soccer-club-adds-danny-garcia-on-loan-from-mls-affiliate-fc-dallas/ . June 19, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
16. Web site: FC Dallas loans defender Otis Earle to USL affiliate Arizona United SC . FC Dallas . June 18, 2015.
17. Web site: Arizona United Soccer Club adds Otis Earle on loan from MLS affiliate FC Dallas . Arizona United SC . June 18, 2015.
18. Web site: FCD ON LOAN: JESSE GONZALEZ MAKES PROFESSIONAL DEBUT, EARNS WIN WITH PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS . FC Dallas . August 9, 2015 . August 10, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150810203110/http://www.fcdallas.com/blog/post/2015/08/09/fcd-loan-jesse-gonzalez-makes-professional-debut-earns-win-pittsburgh-riverhoun . dead .
19. Web site: Hounds Close On Top Four With Victory In Toronto . Pittsburgh Riverhounds . August 8, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150908111013/http://riverhounds.com/newsstory/hounds-close-on-top-four-with-victory-in-toronto/ . September 8, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
20. Web site: Players . FCDallas.com . February 5, 2015.
21. Web site: 102nd U.S. Open Cup Unveils Format, Record Number of Teams. ussoccer.com.
22. Web site: Team Stats (MLS) FC Dallas . March 7, 2015 .