2008 Houston Dynamo season explained

Club:	Houston Dynamo
Season:	2008
League:	Major League Soccer
League Result:	Conference 1st, Overall: 2nd
Owner:	Philip Anschutz (AEG)
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Dominic Kinnear
Chairman:	Oliver Luck Chris Canetti
Chrtitle:	President COO
Stadium:	Robertson Stadium
Cup1 Result:	Conference Semifinals
Cup2 Result:	Third Round
Cup3 Result:	Semifinals
Cup4 Result:	Quarterfinals
Cup5 Result:	Runners-up
League Topscorer:	Brian Ching 13 goals
Season Topscorer:	Brian Ching 14 goals
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Prevseason:	2007
Nextseason:	2009
American:	y

The 2008 Houston Dynamo season was the third season of the existence for the Houston franchise. The Houston Dynamo were the defending back-to-back MLS Cup Champions, and sought to become the first club in Major League Soccer history to win three straight MLS Cups. It was the team's third season with head coach Dominic Kinnear, majority owner Philip Anschultz, president Oliver Luck, and chief operating officer Chris Canetti.

In the MLS regular season, the Dynamo finished first in the Western Conference to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season. In the MLS Cup Playoffs, Houston lost to the New York Red Bulls 4–1 on aggregate in the Conference Semifinals. They were eliminated by the Charleston Battery in the third round of the U.S. Open Cup. During the 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, Houston defeated C.S.D. Municipal 3–1 on aggregate in the quarterfinals before falling in the semifinals 3–0 to Deportivo Saprissa. During the 2008 North American SuperLiga, the Dynamo reached the final, where they lost 6–5 on penalties to the New England Revolution. The Dynamo also played in the group stage of the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League during the season, finishing second in their group to advance.

Major events

Team news

• Houston's City Council on January 30, 2008 approved the purchase of over 80acres of land near State Highway 288 and Almeda-Genoa Rd. for the development of an amateur sports complex—the first of its kind in the history of the city. The new complex will provide 18 fields for local soccer organizations and will also afford the area the opportunity to host amateur tournaments of state, regional and national stature. Once completely developed, the complex is expected to attract well over 500,000 visitors per year.^[1]
• On February 26, 2008 Houston Dynamo President Oliver Luck revealed the planned negotiations to the media stating that the Houston Dynamo would be managed in majority by original owners Anschutz Entertainment Group (who will hold 50% of ownership) along with newfound partners Gabriel Brener, head of Brener International Group, and multiple World and Olympic boxing champion Oscar De La Hoya (each with 25% ownership).^[2]

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	Tony Caig		GK	April 11, 1974 (34)	Gretna FC	2008	7	0
18	Pat Onstad		GK	January 13, 1968 (40)	San Jose Earthquakes	2006	83	0
30	Corbin Waller		GK	March 26, 1985 (23)	College of Charleston	2008	0	0
Defenders
2	Eddie Robinson		DF	June 19, 1978 (30)	San Jose Earthquakes	2006	70	4
4	Patrick Ianni		DF	June 15, 1985 (23)	UCLA	2006	35	1
16	Craig Waibel		DF	August 21, 1975 (33)	San Jose Earthquakes	2006	63	5
23	Stephen Wondolowski		DF	August 13, 1985 (23)	San Jose Frogs	2008	0	0
24	Wade Barrett (C)		DF	June 23, 1976 (32)	San Jose Earthquakes	2006	87	0
32	Bobby Boswell		DF	March 15, 1983 (25)	D.C. United	2008	29	1
Midfielders
3	Johnny Alcaraz		MF	March 11, 1985 (23)	Westmont College	2008	0	0
8	Richard Mulrooney		MF	November 3, 1976 (32)	Toronto FC	2007	51	0
9	Brian Mullan		MF	April 23, 1978 (30)	San Jose Earthquakes	2006	89	6
11	Brad Davis		MF	November 8, 1981 (27)	San Jose Earthquakes	2006	71	7
13	Ricardo Clark		MF	February 10, 1983 (25)	San Jose Earthquakes	2006	75	6
14	Dwayne De Rosario		MF	May 15, 1978 (30)	San Jose Earthquakes	2006	78	24
17	Mike Chabala		MF	May 24, 1984 (24)	University of Washington	2006	0	0
19	John Michael Hayden		MF	April 27, 1984 (24)	Indiana University	2007	0	0
20	Geoff Cameron		MF	July 11, 1985 (23)	University of Rhode Island	2008	23	1
21	Nick Hatzke		MF	October 16, 1983 (25)	University of California	2007	0	0
22	Stuart Holden		MF	August 1, 1985 (23)	Sunderland A.F.C.	2006	62	9
26	Corey Ashe		MF	March 14, 1986 (22)	University of North Carolina	2007	44	1
27	Erik Ustruck		MF	January 4, 1985 (23)	Santa Clara University	2007	0	0
Forwards
5	Kyle Brown		FW	August 10, 1983 (25)	Real Salt Lake	2008	4	0
7	Chris Wondolowski		FW	January 28, 1983 (25)	San Jose Earthquakes	2006	30	2
10	Kei Kamara		FW	September 1, 1984 (24)	San Jose Earthquakes	2008	10	2
21	Nate Jaqua		FW	October 28, 1981 (27)	SC Rheindorf Altach	2008	29	10
25	Brian Ching		FW	May 24, 1978 (30)	San Jose Earthquakes	2006	66	31
99	Guy-Roland Kpene		FW	November 23, 1983 (25)	D.C. United	2008	0	0

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
November 2007	Stephen Wondolowski	DF	22	San Jose Frogs	Signed on a free transfer. Had been playing with the Dynamo reserve team in 2007.	^[4]
December 12, 2007		Bobby Boswell	DF	24	D.C. United	Acquired in exchange for Zach Wells and a conditional pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft.	^[5]
January 18, 2008	Geoff Cameron	MF	22	University of Rhode Island	Selected with the 14th pick of the 3rd round (42nd overall) in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft.	^[6]
January 18, 2008	Jeremy Barlow	MF	22	University of Virginia	Selected with the 14th pick of the 4th round (56nd overall) in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft.
January 24, 2008	Johnny Alcaraz	MF	22	Westmont College	Selected with the 14th pick of the 1st round in the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft.	^[7]
January 24, 2008	Craig Thompson	MF	22	Colorado School of Mines	Selected with the 14th pick of the 2nd round (28th overall) in the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft.
January 24, 2008	Kieran Hall	MF	22	Fort Lewis College	Selected with the 14th pick of the 3rd round (42nd overall) in the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft. Did not sign a contract with Houston.
January 24, 2008	James Georgeff	FW	24	University of Central Florida	Selected with the 14th pick of the 4th round (56th overall) in the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft.
January 29, 2008	Tony Caig	GK	33	Gretna F.C.	Signed on a free transfer	^[8]
February 27, 2008	Franco Caraccio	FW	21	Arsenal de Sarandí	Full rights purchased	^[9]
March 4, 2008	Kyle Brown	FW	24	Real Salt Lake	Selected in the 2008 MLS Waiver Draft	^[10]
March 18, 2008	Corbin Waller	GK	22	College of Charleston	Signed on a free transfer	^[11]
May 7, 2008	Guy-Roland Kpene	FW	24	D.C. United	Signed on a free transfer	^[12]
July 15, 2008		FW	26	SC Rheindorf Altach	Signed on a free transfer	^[13]
July 24, 2008	Kei Kamara	FW	23	San Jose Earthquakes	Acquired in exchange for a 1st round pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money.	^[14]

Out

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

Date	Player	Position	Age	Destination Club	Notes	Ref
November 21, 2007	Ryan Cochrane	DF	23	San Jose Earthquakes	Selected in the 2007 MLS Expansion Draft.	^[15]
November 28, 2007	Jordan James	GK	25	Portland Timbers	Released after the 2007 season.	^[16]
November 28, 2007	Kenneth Hoerner	MF	23	Retired	Released after the 2007 season.
December 12, 2007	Zach Wells	GK	26	D.C. United	Traded along with a conditional pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft for Bobby Boswell.
December 31, 2007	Joseph Ngwenya	FW	26	SK Austria Kärnten	Contract expired	^[17]
December 31, 2007	Nate Jaqua	FW	26	SC Rheindorf Altach	Contract expired	^[18]
January 2008	Paul Dalglish	FW	30	Kilmarnock F.C.	Released after the 2007 season.	^[19]
March 20, 2008	Eric Ebert	MF	23	Chivas USA	Traded to Chivas USA for a 1st round pick in the 2009 MLS Supplemental Draft	^[20]
March 23, 2008	Jeremy Barlow	MF	22	D.C. United	Traded to D.C. United for a 3rd round pick in the 2009 MLS Supplemental Draft	^[21]
June 30, 2008	Craig Thompson	MF	22	D.C. United	Traded to D.C. United for a 4th round pick in the 2010 MLS Supplemental Draft	^[22]
July 18, 2008	Franco Caraccio	FW	21	All Boys	Released	^[23]
July 29, 2008	James Georgeff	FW	25	F.C. Arouca	Released	^[24]

Coaching staff

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Name
Head coach	Dominic Kinnear
Assistant coach	John Spencer
Goalkeeper coach	Mike Toshack
Head athletic trainer	Theron Enns
Assistant athletic trainer	Shane Caron
Team administrator	Nick Kowba
Equipment manager	Beau Abdulla

Source^[3]

Pre-season

Pan-Pacific Championship

See main article: 2008 Pan-Pacific Championship.

Texas Pro Soccer Festival

See main article: Texas Pro Soccer Festival 2008.

Competitions

Major League Soccer

See main article: 2008 Major League Soccer season.

Standings

Overall

Match results

MLS Cup Playoffs

See main article: 2008 MLS Cup Playoffs.

U.S. Open Cup

See main article: 2008 U.S. Open Cup.

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

See main article: 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

Semifinals

North American SuperLiga

See main article: 2008 North American SuperLiga.

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Houston Dynamo	6	3	2	0	1	7	2	+5
Atlante	6	3	2	0	1	5	6	−1
Guadalajara	6	3	2	0	1	3	3	0
D.C. United	0	3	0	0	3	4	8	−4

CONCACAF Champions League

See main article: 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League.

Group stage

See main article: 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League group stage.

Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts UNAM 6 3 3 0 18 7 +11 12 Houston Dynamo 6 2 3 1 9 9 0 9 Luis Ángel Firpo 6 2 2 2 6 8 −2 8 San Francisco 6 0 2 4 4 13 −9 2

HOU LAF SFR UNAM Houston Dynamo – 1–0 2–1 1–3 Luis Ángel Firpo 1–1 – 1–0 1–1 San Francisco 0–0 2–3 – 1–1 UNAM 4–4 3–0 6–0 –

Championship round

See main article: 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League championship round. After finishing 2nd in group B, the Dynamo qualified for the Championship Round. The fixtures for the Championship Round are included in the Dynamo's 2009 season.

Player statistics

Appearances, goals, and assists

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1	GK			11	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
2	DF			29	0	0	20	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
3	MF			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF			27	0	1	17	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	5	0	0
5	FW			8	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
6	MF			3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
7	FW			19	2	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	4	0	0	2	1	0
8	MF			33	0	4	23	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
9	MF			44	4	8	30	3	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	5	1	2	4	0	1
10	FW			19	6	2	10	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	5	2	0
10	FW		^[25]	17	2	2	10	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF			35	3	11	26	3	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	3	1	0	0
13	MF			41	3	1	25	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	5	1	0	5	0	0
14	MF			39	11	5	24	7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	4	1	2	5	1	1
16	DF			26	2	4	14	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	5	0	1	4	2	0
17	MF			5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
18	GK			38	0	0	24	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	5	0	0	4	0	0
19	MF			2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
20	MF			36	1	5	23	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	5	0	2	4	0	1
21	FW			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF			37	7	6	27	3	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	5	1	1
23	MF			2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
24	DF			41	0	1	26	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	5	1	0	4	0	0
25	FW			35	14	7	25	13	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	5	0	1	4	0	0
26	MF			39	2	4	22	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	5	1	0	6	0	2
27	MF			23	5	4	14	4	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	5	0	0
30	GK			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	DF			43	3	1	29	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	5	2	0	4	0	0
99	FW			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 Disciplinary record ! rowspan="2" Player Total MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Champions Cup SuperLiga Champions League 1 GK 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 DF 9 3 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 DF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 FW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 FW 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 MF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 MF 5 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 FW 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 FW ^[26] 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 MF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 MF 9 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 14 MF 8 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 16 DF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 GK 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 MF 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 21 FW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 MF 6 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 23 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 DF 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 25 FW 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 MF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 27 MF 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 GK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 DF 8 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 99 FW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clean sheets !Rank!!Nat.!!Player!!MLS!!Playoffs!!U.S. Open Cup!!Champions Cup!!SuperLiga!!Champions League!!Total 1 Pat Onstad 7 0 0 2 2 2 13 2 Tony Caig 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 Total 10 0 0 2 2 2 16 Honors and awards MLS Player of the Week !Week!!Player!!Ref. 11 Brian Ching ^[27] 28 Brian Ching MLS Goal of the Week !Week!!Player!!Opponent!!Date 2 Geoff Cameron FC Dallas April 6 Annual !Honor!!Player!!Ref. MLS All-Star Brian Ching Dwayne De Rosario Pat Onstad ^[28] Dynamo team awards !MVP!!Defensive Player of the Year!!Humanitarian of the Year!!Young Player of the Year!!Newcomer of the Year!!Ref. Brian Ching Bobby Boswell Stuart Holden Stuart Holden Geoff Cameron ^[29] Kits Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Amigo Energy External links 2008 Schedule

Notes and References

1. News: Houston OKs purchase for Soccer Complex . 2008-01-30 . 2008-01-30 . Houston Dynamo Media Relations .
2. News: De La Hoya on the way to Dynamo . 2008-02-26 . 2008-02-26 . Houston Dynamo Media Relations .
3. Web site: 2008-10-27. Houston Dynamo: Roster: Main. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20081027110221/http://web.mlsnet.com/players/roster.jsp?club=t200. 2008-10-27. 2020-07-25. MLSnet.com.
4. Web site: 2008-05-22. Stephen Wondolowski. 2020-07-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20080522132819/http://houston.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t200&player=wondolowski_s&playerId=won155817&statType=current. 2008-05-22.
5. News: 2007-12-12. Dynamo acquire Bobby Boswell from D.C.. Houston Dynamo Media Relations. dead. 2008-01-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20071222235259/http://houston.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20071212&content_id=132791&vkey=pr_hou&fext=.jsp&team=t200. 2007-12-22.
6. Web site: Fallas. Bernardo. Chronicle. Copyright 2008 Houston. 2008-01-19. Dynamo miss out on College Station product. 2020-07-22. Houston Chronicle.
7. Web site: 2008-01-24. Dynamo selects midfielders, forwards in MLS supplemental draft. 2020-07-22. OurSports Central. en.
8. Web site: Fallas. Bernardo. Chronicle. Copyright 2008 Houston. 2008-01-29. Dynamo signs EPL vet Caig as backup keeper. 2020-07-24. Houston Chronicle.
9. Web site: 2008-02-27. Houston Dynamo Sign Argentine Forward Franco Caraccio. 2020-07-23. OurSports Central. en.
10. Web site: Fallas. Bernardo. Chronicle. Copyright 2008 Houston. 2008-03-04. Dynamo add forward Kyle Brown in waiver draft. 2020-07-23. Houston Chronicle.
11. Web site: March 18, 2008. CofC's Corbin Waller Signs With Houston Dynamo. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171209044016/https://cofcsports.com/news/2008/3/18/1414488.aspx. December 9, 2017. March 18, 2021. College of Charleston Sports.
12. Web site: Fallas. Bernardo. Chronicle. Copyright 2008 Houston. 2008-05-07. DYNAMO NOTES: Team signs ex-United forward Kpene. 2020-07-24. Houston Chronicle.
13. Web site: Fallas. Bernardo. Chronicle. Copyright 2008 Houston. 2008-07-16. DYNAMO NOTES: Forward Jaqua to return to squad. 2020-07-24. Houston Chronicle.
14. Web site: Fallas. Bernardo. Chronicle. Copyright 2008 Houston. 2008-07-24. Dynamo acquire forward Kamara from San Jose. 2020-07-24. Houston Chronicle.
15. Web site: 2007-11-21. Red Bulls Midfielder Joe Vide Selected in MLS Expansion Draft. 2020-07-22. OurSports Central. en.
16. Web site: 2007-11-28. MLS Waiver Draft set for Thursday. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20071214050655/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20071128&content_id=131302&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp. 2007-12-14. 2020-07-24.
17. Web site: Fallas. Bernardo. Chronicle. Copyright 2008 Houston. 2008-01-21. Former Dynamo player Ngwenya signs with Austrian club. 2020-07-24. Houston Chronicle.
18. Web site: Fallas. Bernardo. Chronicle. Copyright 2008 Houston. 2008-01-29. Dynamo forward Jaqua signs with Austrian team. 2020-07-24. Houston Chronicle.
19. News: 2008-02-16. Kilmarnock secure Dalglish deal. en-GB. 2020-07-22.
20. Web site: Mendoza re-signs with Chivas. July 22, 2020. Major League Soccer.
21. Web site: 2008-03-17. D.C. United Acquires Rights To Jeremy Barlow. 2020-07-23. OurSports Central. en.
22. Web site: June 30, 2008. D.C. United acquire Craig Thompson. July 22, 2020. Major League Soccer.
23. Web site: Fallas. Bernardo. Chronicle. Copyright 2008 Houston. 2008-07-18. Dynamo say goodbye to forward Caraccio. 2020-07-23. Houston Chronicle.
24. Web site: Fallas. Bernardo. Chronicle. Copyright 2008 Houston. 2008-07-29. DYNAMO NOTES: No excuses from Pachuca. 2020-07-23. Houston Chronicle.
25. Left during the season
26. Left during the season
27. Web site: MLS Fact and Record Book. July 29, 2020. Major League Soccer. 173. March 1, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170301164108/http://www.mlssoccer.com/media-resources/mls-fact-and-record-book. dead.
28. Web site: MLS Fact and Record Book. July 29, 2020. Major League Soccer. 144. March 1, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170301164108/http://www.mlssoccer.com/media-resources/mls-fact-and-record-book. dead.
29. Web site: Dynamo Awards. July 29, 2020. Houston Dynamo. May 17, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180517153410/https://www.houstondynamo.com/history/awards. dead.