2007 Houston Dynamo season explained

Club:	Houston Dynamo
Season:	2007
League:	Major League Soccer
League Result:	Conference 2nd Overall: 3rd
Owner:	Philip Anschutz (AEG)
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Dominic Kinnear
Chairman:	Oliver Luck Chris Canetti
Chrtitle:	President COO
Stadium:	Robertson Stadium
Cup1 Result:	Winners
Cup2 Result:	Third Round
Cup3 Result:	Semifinals
Cup4 Result:	Semifinals
League Topscorer:	Brian Ching Joseph Ngwenya 7 goals each
Season Topscorer:	Brian Ching 12 goals
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Prevseason:	2006
Nextseason:	2008
American:	y

The 2007 Houston Dynamo season was the second season of existence for the Houston franchise. The Dynamo were the defending MLS Cup champions from the previous season and prevailed to win back-to-back MLS Cups as they defeated the New England Revolution for the second year in a row in the MLS Cup final. The Dynamo also competed in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup, U.S. Open Cup, and North American SuperLiga during the 2007 season.

Summary

The Dynamo entered 2007 as defending champions, having defeated the New England Revolution in MLS Cup 2006. The result qualified them for the 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, their first continental tournament in franchise history. The Dynamo began their season in the Champions Cup; defeating Puntarenas F.C. in the quarterfinals before losing to C.F. Pachuca in the semifinals. Houston had a disappointing Open Cup, losing in the third round to the Charleston Battery. The Dynamo also competed in the inaugural North American SuperLiga, finishing top of the group before losing to Pachuca 4–3 on penalties in the semifinals.

In MLS play, Houston struggled early in the season, losing 5 of their first 8 matches. The Dynamo then went on an 11 match unbeaten streak, with 8 wins during the streak, helping them climb up to top of the table. Houston had 5 wins, 4 losses, 3 draws over their final 11 games, enough of a dip in form to let D.C. United win the Supporters' Shield by 3 points and Chivas USA claim the top seed in the Western Conference by 1 point.^[1]

In the MLS Cup Playoffs, Houston matched up with Texas Derby rivals FC Dallas in the Conference Semifinals. Dallas won the first leg 1–0 thanks to a goal from Clarence Goodson. Houston got off to a poor start, with Carlos Ruiz scoring in the 14th minute to put the Dynamo down 2–0 on aggregate. The game turned in the 47th minute when Arturo Álvarez was shown a red card for violent conduct. Stuart Holden and Brian Ching then scored once each to level the aggregate score and send the game to extratime. In extratime, Ching scored in the 97th and Brad Davis scored in the 100th minute to help Houston advance to the next round.^[2] Facing off with the Kansas City Wizards in the Conference Final, the Dynamo rode goals from Nate Jaqua and Dwayne De Rosario to a 2–0 win and a return to MLS Cup. However star striker Brian Ching left the game due to an injury that forced him to miss the final.^[3] Houston met the New England Revolution in MLS Cup 2007, a rematch of the 2006 final. Taylor Twellman gave the Revs the lead after scoring in the 20th minute. Houston responded in the second half when Joseph Ngwenya scored the equalizer in the 61st minute. In the 74th minute De Rosario headed in a Brad Davis cross to give the Dynamo a 2–1 lead. Houston held onto the lead, becoming the second team in MLS history to win consecutive MLS Cups.^[4]

Final roster

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Appearances and goals are totals for MLS regular season only.

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Joined from	Joined in	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Zach Wells		GK	February 26, 1981 (26)	MetroStars	2006	4	0
18	Pat Onstad		GK	January 13, 1968 (39)	San Jose Earthquakes	2006	59	0
29	Jordan James		GK	November 25, 1982 (24)	Cincinnati Kings	2007	0	0
Defenders
2	Eddie Robinson		DF	June 19, 1978 (29)	San Jose Earthquakes	2006	50	4
4	Patrick Ianni		DF	June 15, 1985 (22)	UCLA	2006	18	1
5	Ryan Cochrane		DF	August 8, 1983 (24)	San Jose Earthquakes	2006	52	2
16	Craig Waibel		DF	August 21, 1975 (32)	San Jose Earthquakes	2006	49	5
24	Wade Barrett (C)		DF	June 23, 1976 (31)	San Jose Earthquakes	2006	61	0
Midfielders
9	Brian Mullan		MF	April 23, 1978 (29)	San Jose Earthquakes	2006	59	3
11	Brad Davis		MF	November 8, 1981 (26)	San Jose Earthquakes	2006	45	4
13	Ricardo Clark		MF	February 10, 1983 (24)	San Jose Earthquakes	2006	50	4
14	Dwayne De Rosario		MF	May 15, 1978 (29)	San Jose Earthquakes	2006	54	17
17	Mike Chabala		MF	May 24, 1984 (23)	University of Washington	2006	0	0
19	John Michael Hayden		MF	April 27, 1984 (23)	University of Indiana	2007	0	0
20	Eric Ebert		MF	August 27, 1984 (23)	University of California	2007	0	0
22	Stuart Holden		MF	August 1, 1985 (22)	Sunderland A.F.C.	2006	35	6
26	Corey Ashe		MF	March 14, 1986 (21)	University of North Carolina	2007	22	0
27	Erik Ustruck		MF	January 4, 1985 (22)	Santa Clara University	2007	0	0
30	Richard Mulrooney		MF	November 3, 1976 (31)	Toronto FC	2007	28	0
31	Nick Hatzke		MF	October 16, 1983 (24)	University of California	2007	0	0
	Kenneth Hoerner		MF	November 16, 1984 (23)	San Jacinto College	2007	0	0
Forwards
7	Chris Wondolowski		FW	January 28, 1983 (24)	San Jose Earthquakes	2006	22	2
8	Paul Dalglish		FW	February 18, 1977 (30)	Hibernian F.C.	2006	11	2
21	Nate Jaqua		FW	October 28, 1981 (26)	Los Angeles Galaxy	2007	15	6
25	Brian Ching		FW	May 24, 1978 (29)	San Jose Earthquakes	2006	41	18
33	Joseph Ngwenya		FW	March 30, 1981 (26)	Columbus Crew	2007	25	7

Player movement

In

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

Date	Player	Position	Age	Previous Club	Notes	Ref
January 12, 2007	John Michael Hayden	MF	22	University of Indiana	Selected with the 13th overall pick in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft	^[6]
January 12, 2007	Corey Ashe	MF	20	University of North Carolina	Selected with the 13th pick in the 2nd round (26th overall) of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft
January 12, 2007	Mike Sambursky	FW	22	University of South Carolina	Selected with the 13th pick in the 3rd round (39th overall) of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft
January 12, 2007	Eric Ebert	MF	22	University of California	Selected with the 13th pick in the 4th round (52nd overall) of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft
January 18, 2007	Nick Hatzke	MF	23	University of California	Selected with 13th overall pick in the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft	^[7]
January 18, 2007	Erik Ustruck	MF	22	Santa Clara University	Selected with 13th in the 3rd round (39th overall) in the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft
January 18, 2007	Justin Douglass	DF	21	Missouri State University	Selected with 3rd in the 4th round (42nd overall) in the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft
January 2007	Jordan James	GK	24	Cincinnati Kings	Signed on a free transfer	^[8]
April 18, 2007	Richard Mulrooney	MF	30	Toronto FC	Acquired in exchange for Kevin Goldthwaite and a 2008 MLS SuperDraft 1st round pick	^[9]
May 9, 2007	Joseph Ngwenya	FW	26	Columbus Crew	Acquired in exchange for Alejandro Moreno	^[10] ^[11]
July 2, 2007	Nate Jaqua	FW	25	Los Angeles Galaxy	Acquired in exchange for Kelly Gray and a 2008 MLS SuperDraft 2nd round pick.	^[12]
August 31, 2007	Kenneth Hoerner	MF	22	San Jacinto College	Signed on a free transfer	^[13]

Out

Date	Player	Position	Age	Destination Club	Notes	Ref
November 17, 2006	Adrian Serioux	MF	27	Toronto FC	Selected by Toronto FC in the 2006 MLS Expansion Draft. A few hours later he was traded again to FC Dallas.	^[14]
January 2007	Chris Aloisi	DF	25	Rochester Raging Rhinos	Released prior to the 2007 season
January 2007	Martin Hutton	GK	24	Retired	Released prior to the 2007 season
January 2007	Aaron Lanes	MF	24	Retired	Released prior to the 2007 season
January 2007	Marcus Storey	FW	24	TuS Heeslingen	Released prior to the 2007 season
February 27, 2007	Justin Douglass	DF	21	Retired	Released	^[15]
March 2007	Julian Nash	FW	24	Retired	Released
April 18, 2007	Kevin Goldthwaite	DF	24	Toronto FC	Traded with a 2008 MLS SuperDraft 1st round pick for Richard Mulrooney
May 9, 2007	Alejandro Moreno	FW	27	Columbus Crew	Traded for Joseph Ngwnya
July 2, 2007	Kelly Gray	DF	26	Los Angeles Galaxy	Traded with a 2008 MLS SuperDraft 2nd round pick for Nate Jaqua
	Mike Sambursky	FW	22	Retired	Released
October 15, 2007	Mpho Moloi	MF	24	Thanda Royal Zulu F.C.	Released	^[16]

Friendlies

Carolina Challenge Cup

Competitions

Major League Soccer

See main article: 2007 Major League Soccer season.

Standings

Western Conference

Western Conference
Club		Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
bgcolor=#FF7F00	1	Chivas USA	53	30	15	7	8	46	28	+18
bgcolor=#FF7F00	2	Houston Dynamo	52	30	15	8	7	43	23	+20
bgcolor=#FFFF00	3	FC Dallas	44	30	13	12	5	37	44	–7
4	Colorado Rapids	35	30	9	13	8	29	34	–5
5	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	30	9	14	7	38	48	–10
6	Real Salt Lake	27	30	6	15	9	31	45	–14

	2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2008 U.S. Open Cup
	2007 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card), 2008 U.S. Open Cup

Overall

Club		Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
1	D.C. United (E1)	55	30	16	7	7	56	34	+22
2	Chivas USA (W1)	53	30	15	7	8	46	28	+18
3	Houston Dynamo (W2)	52	30	15	8	7	43	23	+20
4	New England Revolution (E2)	50	30	14	8	8	51	43	+8
5	FC Dallas	44	30	13	12	5	37	44	–7
6	New York Red Bulls		43	30	12	11	7	47	45	+2
7	Chicago Fire	40	30	10	10	10	31	36	–5
8	Kansas City Wizards	40	30	11	12	7	45	45	0
9	Columbus Crew	37	30	9	11	10	39	44	–5
10	Colorado Rapids	35	30	9	13	8	29	34	–5
11	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	30	9	14	7	38	48	–10
12	Real Salt Lake	27	30	6	15	9	31	45	–14
13	Toronto FC	25	30	6	17	7	25	49	–24

	MLS Supporters' Shield, 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2008, SuperLiga 2008, CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09
	MLS Supporters' Shield runner-up, 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, SuperLiga 2008
	2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, SuperLiga 2008
	2007 MLS Cup Playoffs

• – Toronto FC cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Championship.
  If they had qualified for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified would have qualified.
• – The winner of the 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield (D.C. United) and the winner of MLS Cup 2007 (Houston Dynamo) qualified for the 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup and the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. The runner-up of MLS Cup 2007 and the winner of the 2007 U.S. Open Cup (New England Revolution) qualified for the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round. Because New England qualified twice, the additional berth in the preliminary round was awarded to the 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield runner-up (Chivas USA).

Matches

MLS Cup Playoffs

See main article: 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs.

US Open Cup

See main article: 2007 U.S. Open Cup.

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

See main article: 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

Semifinals

SuperLiga

See main article: 2007 North American SuperLiga.

Player statistics

Appearances, goals, and assists

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1	GK			11	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	2	0	0
2	DF			37	3	2	25	2	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	4	1	0
3	DF		^[17]	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF			20	1	0	16	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
5	DF			35	1	1	25	1	0	4	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0
6	DF		^[18]	13	1	1	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0
7	FW			22	2	1	16	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	2	0	0
8	FW			10	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0
9	MF			40	2	4	28	1	3	4	0	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	3	0	1
11	MF			25	4	5	17	3	3	4	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0
13	MF			23	2	3	19	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0
14	MF			36	9	8	24	6	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	4	0	2	4	1	0
15	FW		^[19]	8	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF			33	0	5	21	0	2	4	0	2	0	0	0	4	0	1	4	0	0
17	MF			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	GK			34	0	0	27	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
19	MF			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW			24	8	3	15	6	2	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1
22	MF			31	6	7	22	5	5	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	1
23	MF		^[20]	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF			42	0	2	30	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	4	0	0
25	FW			30	12	5	20	7	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	3	2	1	4	1	1
26	MF			26	0	4	22	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
27	MF			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	GK			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF			36	0	7	28	0	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1
31	MF			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	FW			33	9	5	25	7	3	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0 Disciplinary record ! rowspan="2" Player Total MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Champions Cup SuperLiga 1 GK Zach Wells 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 DF Eddie Robinson 16 2 11 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 DF Kevin Goldthwaite^[21] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 DF Patrick Ianni 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 DF Ryan Cochrane 7 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 DF Kelly Gray^[22] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 FW Chris Wondolowski 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 FW Paul Dalglish 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 9 MF Brian Mullan 8 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 11 MF Brad Davis 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 MF Ricardo Clark 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 MF Dwayne De Rosario 8 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 15 FW Alejandro Moreno^[23] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 DF Craig Waibel 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 21 FW Nate Jaqua 5 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 MF Stuart Holden 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 DF Wade Barrett 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 25 FW Brian Ching 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 MF Corey Ashe 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 27 MF Erik Ustruck 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 MF Richard Mulrooney 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 FW Joseph Ngwenya 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Clean sheets !Rank!!Nat.!!Player!!MLS!!Playoffs!!U.S. Open Cup!!Champions Cup!!SuperLiga!!Total 1 Pat Onstad 11 1 0 0 1 14 2 Zach Wells 2 0 0 2 1 5 Total 13 1 0 2 2 19 Honors and awards MLS Player of the Week !Week!!Player!!Ref. 5 Dwayne De Rosario ^[24] 12 Brad Davis 14 Stuart Holden MLS Goal of the Week !Week!!Player!!Opponent!!Date 12 Brad Davis Chivas USA June 21 14 Stuart Holden New York Red Bulls July 5 15 Joseph Ngwenya Chicago Fire July 12 16 Dwayne De Rosario New England Revolution July 22 Annual !Honor!!Player!!Ref. MLS All-Star Brian Ching Ricardo Clark Dwayne De Rosario ^[25] MLS Best XI Dwayne De Rosario Eddie Robinson ^[26] MLS Cup MVP Dwayne De Rosario ^[27] Dynamo team awards !MVP!Defensive Player of the Year!Humanitarian of the Year!Ref. Brian Mullan Pat Onstad Eddie Robinson Craig Waibel ^[28] Uniforms Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Info Home Orange White Orange Away White Orange White Special Maroon White Orange MLS, April 29 against Chicago → Virginia Tech Memorial Kit^[29] External links 2007 Houston Dynamo Schedule 2007 Houston Dynamo Stats

Notes and References

1. Web site: Weekly Conference Standings. Major League Soccer. May 12, 2020.
2. Web site: Houston Dynamo vs. FC Dallas Match Report – Friday November 2, 2007 (Leg 2). FBref.com. en. 2020-05-12.
3. Web site: Houston Dynamo vs. Kansas City Wizards Match Report – Saturday November 10, 2007. FBref.com. en. 2020-05-12.
4. Web site: Dynamo down New England, repeat as champs. November 18, 2007. Houston Dynamo. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160514140255/http://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2007/11/19/dynamo-down-new-england-repeat-champs . 2016-05-14 . May 12, 2020.
5. Web site: Houston Dynamo: Roster: Main. 2007-08-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20070808190344/http://web.mlsnet.com/players/roster.jsp?club=t200&sort=pp&order=asc. 2020-05-12. 2007-08-08.
6. Web site: 2007 MLS SuperDraft. January 12, 2007. Major League Soccer. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160115194831/http://www.mlssoccer.com:80/history/superdraft/2007 . 2016-01-15 . May 12, 2020.
7. Web site: 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft. Major League Soccer. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191012191423/https://www.mlssoccer.com/history/draft/2007-supplemental . 2019-10-12 . May 12, 2020.
8. Web site: De Rosario shows up for Dynamo camp in shape. Fallas. Bernardo. Chronicle. Copyright 2007 Houston. 2007-01-30. Houston Chronicle. 2020-05-12.
9. Web site: Dynamo to acquire Toronto's Mulrooney in trade. Fallas. Bernardo. Services. Chronicle News. 2007-04-19. Houston Chronicle. 2020-05-12.
10. Web site: May 9, 2007 . Dynamo pick up F Ngwenya in trade with Crew - MLS - Yahoo Sports . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305104613/http://sports.yahoo.com/mls/news?slug=houstoncolumbusdeal . March 5, 2016 . May 12, 2020 . Yahoo! Sports.
11. Web site: Fallas . Bernardo . May 9, 2007 . Dynamo to deal Moreno to Crew; Ngwenya's coming . February 28, 2023 . Houston Chronicle.
12. Web site: Dynamo deal Kelly Gray to L.A. for Nate Jaqua. July 2. Bernardo Fallas on. PM. 2007 at 8:55. 2007-07-03. Sports Update. en-US. 2020-05-12.
13. Web site: Fallas. Bernardo. Chronicle. Copyright 2007 Houston. 2007-08-31. DYNAMO NOTES: Team signs San Jac product. 2020-07-24. Houston Chronicle.
14. Web site: Dynamo, Serioux part. Fallas. Bernardo. Chronicle. Copyright 2006 Houston. 2006-11-18. Houston Chronicle. 2020-05-12.
15. Web site: SOCCER NOTEBOOK: Ianni hitting field, books hard. Fallas. Bernardo. Chronicle. Copyright 2007 Houston. 2007-02-27. Houston Chronicle. 2020-05-12.
16. Web site: DYNAMO NOTES: De Rosario to miss Real Salt Lake game. Fallas. Bernardo. Chronicle. Copyright 2007 Houston. 2007-10-15. Houston Chronicle. 2020-05-12.
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24. Web site: MLS Fact and Record Book. Major League Soccer. 172. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170301164108/http://www.mlssoccer.com/media-resources/mls-fact-and-record-book . 2017-03-01 . May 12, 2020.
25. Web site: MLS Fact and Record Book. Major League Soccer. 144. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170301164108/http://www.mlssoccer.com/media-resources/mls-fact-and-record-book . 2017-03-01 . May 12, 2020.
26. Web site: MLS Fact and Record Book. Major League Soccer. 169. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170301164108/http://www.mlssoccer.com/media-resources/mls-fact-and-record-book . 2017-03-01 . May 12, 2020.
27. Web site: MLS Fact and Record Book. Major League Soccer. 135. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170301164108/http://www.mlssoccer.com/media-resources/mls-fact-and-record-book . 2017-03-01 . May 12, 2020.
28. Web site: DYNAMO AWARDS. Houston Dynamo. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180517153410/https://www.houstondynamo.com/history/awards . 2018-05-17 . May 12, 2020.
29. Web site: DYNAMO NOTES: Mulrooney gets acclimated. Fallas. Bernardo. Chronicle. Copyright 2007 Houston. 2007-04-29. Houston Chronicle. 2020-05-12.