2021 FC Dallas season explained

Club:	FC Dallas
Season:	2021
Manager:	Luchi Gonzalez (until September) Marco Ferruzzi (September – November)
Chairman:	Clark and Dan Hunt
Stadium:	Toyota Stadium
League:	MLS
League Result:	Conference: 11th Overall: 23rd
Cup1:	MLS Cup Playoffs
Cup1 Result:	Did not qualify
Cup2:	U.S. Open Cup
Cup2 Result:	Cancelled
Cup3:	Copa Tejas
Cup3 Result:	Champions
Cup4:	Texas Derby
Cup4 Result:	Runners-up
Cup5:	Brimstone Cup
Cup6:	Pioneer Cup
League Topscorer:	Ricardo Pepi (13)
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Chrtitle:	Owner
Highest Attendance:	19,096 (July 4 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC)
Lowest Attendance:	8,621 (Multiple games)
Largest Win:	4–0 (July 24 vs. LA Galaxy)
Largest Loss:	0–3 (May 29 at Colorado Rapids)
Prevseason:	2020
Nextseason:	2022
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The 2021 FC Dallas season was the club's 26th season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. On September 19, Luchi Gonzalez was relieved of duties as head coach. Marco Ferruzzi served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2021 season.^[1]

Background

See main article: 2020 FC Dallas season.

Transfers

In

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Draft picks

See main article: 2021 MLS SuperDraft.

Round	Selection	Pos.	Name	College	Signed	Source
1	15 ^[2]				Signed	^[3]
2	48					^[4]
3	75			Campbell University	Signed with North Texas SC
3	76		Mark Salas		Signed with North Texas SC
3	79		Giovanni Montesdeoca

Out

Club

Roster

As of July 21, 2021.^[5]

Out on loan

Competitions

MLS

See main article: 2021 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: 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs.

U.S. Open Cup

See main article: 2021 U.S. Open Cup.

On July 20, US Soccer announced the tournament would be cancelled in 2021 and would resume for the 2022 season.^[6]

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.

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No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	MLS	Total
				Apps	Apps
2	DF		Eddie Munjoma	5(7)	5(7)
3	DF		José Martínez	16(3)	16(3)
4	DF		Bressan	20(2)	20(2)
5	MF		Facundo Quignón	16(2)	16(2)
6	MF		Edwin Cerrillo	16(6)	16(6)
7	MF		Jáder Obrian	25(9)	25(9)
8	MF		Bryan Acosta	16(7)	16(7)
9	FW		Jesús Ferreira	26(1)	26(1)
10	MF		Andrés Ricaurte	9(17)	9(17)
11	MF		Szabolcs Schön	9(15)	9(15)
12	MF		Ryan Hollingshead	30	30
14	DF		Nkosi Tafari	21(1)	21(1)
16	FW		Ricardo Pepi	24(7)	24(7)
17	MF		Freddy Vargas	7(6)	7(6)
18	MF		Brandon Servania	11(3)	11(3)
19	MF		Paxton Pomykal	18(13)	18(13)
20	GK		Jimmy Maurer	24	24
21	MF		Kalil ElMedkhar	(6)	(6)
22	FW		Ema Twumasi	19(4)	19(4)
24	DF		Matt Hedges	16(4)	16(4)
26	DF		John Nelson	6(4)	6(4)
29	FW		Franco Jara	11(17)	11(17)
31	FW		Dante Sealy	(6)	(6)
32	DF		Justin Che	12(3)	12(3)
99	GK		Phelipe	10(1)	10(1)
Player(s) exiting club mid-season that made appearance
15	MF		Tanner Tessmann	6(1)	6(1)

Goals and assists

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS
			Goals	Assists
2	DF		0	1
4	DF		1	0
6	MF		0	1
7	MF		9	4
8	MF		0	2
9	FW		8	9
10	MF		1	2
11	MF		0	6
12	MF		3	5
14	DF		1	2
16	FW		13	3
18	MF		0	1
19	MF		1	2
22	FW		0	1
24	DF		1	0
29	FW		7	2
31	FW		1	0
32	DF		0	2
99	GK		0	1
			1	0
Total			47	44

Disciplinary record

Player name(s) in italics transferred out mid-season.

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS
2	DF	Eddie Munjoma	2	0
4	DF	Bressan	7	0
5	MF	Facundo Quignón	2	0
6	MF	Edwin Cerrillo	6	0
7	MF	Jáder Obrian	7	0
8	MF	Bryan Acosta	7	1
9	FW	Jesús Ferreira	1	0
10	MF	Andrés Ricaurte	5	0
11	MF	Szabolcs Schön	5	0
12	DF	Ryan Hollingshead	3	0
14	DF	Nkosi Tafari	1	0
15	MF	Tanner Tessmann	1	0
16	FW	Ricardo Pepi	1	0
17	MF	Freddy Vargas	2	0
18	MF	Brandon Servania	2	0
19	MF	Paxton Pomykal	3	0
20	GK	Jimmy Maurer	3	0
21	MF	Kalil ElMedkhar	1	0
22	FW	Ema Twumasi	7	0
24	DF	Matt Hedges	6	0
29	FW	Franco Jara	7	0
99	GK	Phelipe	1	0
Total			80	1

Goalkeeper stats

	Name	Major League Soccer
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20	Jimmy Maurer	2131	37	1.54	77
99	Phelipe	929	19	1.90	37
	TOTALS	3060	56	1.65	114

Kits

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	First appearance / Info
Primary	Red / Blue hoops	Blue	Red / Blue hoops	MLS, April 17, 2021 against Colorado Rapids
Primary Alternate	Red / Blue hoops	White	White / Blue hoops
Primary Alternate 2	Red / Blue hoops	Blue	Blue / Red hoops
Primary Alternate 3	Red / Blue hoops	White	Red / Blue hoops	MLS, May 15, 2021 against Minnesota United FC
Primary Alternate 4	Red / Blue hoops	White	Blue / White hoops
Secondary	Powder Blue	Blue	Blue / Red hoops	MLS, May 1, 2021 against Portland Timbers
Secondary Alternate	Powder Blue	White	White / Blue hoops
Secondary Alternate 2	Powder Blue	Blue	White / Blue hoops
Primeblue	Ocean Blue	Ocean Blue	Ocean Blue / Dark Turquoise hoops

See also

• FC Dallas
• 2021 in American soccer
• 2021 Major League Soccer season

Notes and References

1. Web site: FC Dallas Announces Departure Of Head Coach Luchi Gonzalez. September 19, 2021.
2. [FC Dallas]
3. Web site: FC Dallas Selects DFW Native Nicky Hernandez with 15th Overall Pick in 2021 MLS SuperDraft. FC Dallas. January 21, 2021.
4. Web site: FC Dallas Selects Five Players in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft. FC Dallas. January 21, 2021.
5. Web site: Players . fcdallas.com.
6. Web site: SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED FOR NEXT EDITION OF LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP IN 2022. ussoccer.com. July 20, 2021. July 20, 2021.
7. Web site: Team Stats (MLS) FC Dallas . April 25, 2021 .