2023 FC Dallas season explained

Club:	FC Dallas
Season:	2023
Manager:	Nico Estévez
Chairman:	Clark and Dan Hunt
Stadium:	Toyota Stadium
League:	MLS
League Result:	Conference: 7th Overall: 14th
Cup1:	MLS Cup Playoffs
Cup1 Result:	Round One
Cup2:	U.S. Open Cup
Cup2 Result:	Round of 32
Cup3:	Leagues Cup
Cup3 Result:	Round of 16
Cup4:	Copa Tejas
Cup4 Result:	Third Place
Cup5:	Texas Derby
Cup5 Result:	Champions
Cup6:	Brimstone Cup
Cup6 Result:	N/A
Cup7:	Pioneer Cup
Cup7 Result:	Lost
League Topscorer:	Jesús Ferreira (13)
Season Topscorer:	Jesús Ferreira (14)
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Chrtitle:	Owner
Highest Attendance:	19,906 (March 4 vs. LA Galaxy)
Lowest Attendance:	6,149 (July 25 vs. Necaxa) Leagues Cup
Average Attendance:	^[1]
Largest Win:	4–1 (October 21 at LA Galaxy)
Largest Loss:	0–3 (June 21 vs. Austin FC)
Prevseason:	2022
Nextseason:	2024
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The 2023 FC Dallas season was the Major League Soccer club's 28th season and second under head coach Nico Estévez. FC Dallas also participated in the third edition of the Leagues Cup and the 108th edition of the U.S. Open Cup.

Background

See main article: 2022 FC Dallas season.

Transfers

In

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Draft picks

See main article: 2023 MLS SuperDraft.

Round	Selection	Pos.	Name	College	Signed	Source
1	24				Signed	^[2]
2	53	FW		Indiana University
3	82	FW	Kameron Lacey		Unsigned

Out

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Club

Roster

As of August 5, 2023.^[3]

Out on loan

Competitions

MLS

See main article: 2023 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: 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs.

Round One

Leagues Cup

See main article: 2023 Leagues Cup.

South 4

U.S. Open Cup

See main article: 2023 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.

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No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	MLS	U.S. Open Cup	Leagues Cup	Total
				Apps	Apps	Apps	Apps
1	GK		Jimmy Maurer	4(1)	1	1	6(1)
2	DF		Geovane Jesus	11(8)	1	4	16(8)
3	DF		José Martínez	16(6)	0	2(1)	18(7)
4	DF		Marco Farfan	32(2)	1	3	36(2)
5	MF		Facundo Quignón	22(7)	(1)	3	25(8)
7	FW		Paul Arriola	23(2)	0	(3)	23(5)
8	FW		Jáder Obrian	23(9)	(1)	4	27(10)
9	FW		Jesús Jiménez	8(15)	0	0	8(15)
10	FW		Jesús Ferreira	27(2)	1	4	32(2)
11	FW		Dante Sealy	2(11)	0	0	2(11)
12	MF		Sebastian Lletget	15(5)	1	4	20(5)
14	MF		Asier Illarramendi	10(4)	0	0	10(4)
16	FW		Tsiki Ntsabeleng	3(13)	1	(3)	4(16)
17	DF		Nkosi Tafari	30(3)	0	3(1)	33(4)
18	MF		Liam Fraser	6(4)	0	0	6(4)
19	MF		Paxton Pomykal	22(5)	1	(3)	23(8)
20	FW		Alan Velasco	28(1)	(1)	4	32(2)
21	FW		José Mulato	(7)	0	0	(7)
22	DF		Ema Twumasi	21(5)	1	(1)	22(6)
23	DF		Collin Smith	2	0	0	2
24	DF		Amet Korça	2(2)	(1)	0	2(3)
25	DF		Sebastien Ibeagha	29(5)	1	3(1)	33(6)
27	FW		Herbert Endeley	2(6)	0	0	2(6)
29	DF		Sam Junqua	11(14)	1	1(2)	13(16)
30	GK		Maarten Paes	33	0	3	36
31	FW		Eugene Ansah	(11)	0	(4)	(15)
32	DF		Nolan Norris	2	0	0	2
77	FW		Bernard Kamungo	8(11)	(1)	4	12(12)
Player(s) exiting club mid-season that made appearance
6	MF		Edwin Cerrillo	15(4)	1	1(1)	17(5)

Goals and assists

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

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS		U.S. Open Cup		Leagues Cup		Total
			Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists
2	DF	Geovane Jesus	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
3	DF	José Martínez	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	2
4	DF	Marco Farfan	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	4
5	MF	Facundo Quignón	1	2	0	0	1	0	2	2
6	MF	Edwin Cerrillo	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
7	MF	Paul Arriola	3	4	0	0	0	0	2	4
8	FW	Jáder Obrian	7	4	0	0	0	0	7	4
9	FW	Jesús Jiménez	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
10	FW	Jesús Ferreira	13	6	0	0	1	3	14	9
12	MF	Sebastian Lletget	0	3	0	0	2	1	2	4
14	MF	Asier Illarramendi	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
16	FW	Tsiki Ntsabeleng	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4
17	DF	Nkosi Tafari	3	4	0	0	0	0	3	4
19	MF	Paxton Pomykal	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
20	FW	Alan Velasco	4	3	0	0	2	0	6	3
22	DF	Ema Twumasi	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
25	DF	Sebastien Ibeagha	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
29	DF	Sam Junqua	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
31	FW	Eugene Ansah	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
77	FW	Bernard Kamungo	6	1	0	0	2	2	8	3
		Disciplinary record Player name(s) in italics transferred out mid-season. No. Pos. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Leagues Cup Total 2 DF Geovane Jesus 5 0 1 0 2 0 8 0 3 DF José Martínez 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 DF Marco Farfan 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 MF Facundo Quignón 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 MF Edwin Cerrillo 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 7 MF Paul Arriola 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 8 FW Jáder Obrian 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 9 FW Jesús Jiménez 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 FW Jesús Ferreira 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 12 MF Sebastian Lletget 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14 MF Asier Illarramendi 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 16 FW Tsiki Ntsabeleng 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17 DF Nkosi Tafari 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 19 MF Paxton Pomykal 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 20 FW Alan Velasco 6 0 1 0 1 0 8 0 21 FW José Mulato 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 DF Ema Twumasi 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 25 DF Sebastien Ibeagha 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 29 DF Sam Junqua 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 30 GK Maarten Paes 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 32 DF Nolan Norris 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Total 77 2 2 0 5 0 84 2 Goalkeeper stats Name Total Major League Soccer U.S. Open Cup Leagues Cup width=60 width=60 width=60 width=60 width=60 width=60 width=60 width=60 width=60 width=60 width=60 width=60 width=60 width=60 width=60 width=60 30 Maarten Paes 3165 38 1.08 113 2895 33 1.03 105 0 0 0 0 270 5 1.67 8 1 Jimmy Maurer 615 12 1.76 14 435 8 1.66 12 90 2 2 0 90 2 2 2 TOTALS 3780 50 1.19 127 3330 41 1.11 117 90 2 2 0 360 7 1.75 10 Kits Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Info Primary Red / Blue hoops Blue / Red stripes Blue / Red hoops MLS, March 4, 2023 against LA Galaxy Secondary White / Green flames White / Black stripes White / Red/Black hoops Secondary Alternate White / Green flames Black / White stripes Black / Red/White hoops One Planet Kit Black Black / Turquoise stripes Black / Turquoise hoops References

Notes and References

1. News: Kennedy . Paul . October 22, 2023 . MLS breaks attendance record . . subscription . October 25, 2023.
2. Web site: FC Dallas Selects Three Players during 2023 MLS SuperDraft. FC Dallas. December 21, 2022.
3. Web site: Players . fcdallas.com.
4. Web site: Team Stats (MLS) FC Dallas . February 26, 2022 .