2007 FC Dallas season
| 2007 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Clark Hunt | ||
| Head coach | Steve Morrow | ||
| Stadium | Pizza Hut Park | ||
| MLS | Conference: 2nd Overall: 5th | ||
| MLS Cup | Lost Western Conference Semifinals vs. Houston Dynamo (1–1) | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Lost Championship Game vs. New England Revolution (0–1) | ||
| SuperLiga | Group Round | ||
| Brimstone Cup | Won Championship vs. Chicago Fire (1-0–1) | ||
| Texas Derby | Lost vs. Houston Dynamo (0–3–1) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 15,145 | ||
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The 2007 FC Dallas season was the eleventh season of the Major League Soccer team. During the offseason, long-time owner and partial founder of the MLS Lamar Hunt died. His son, Clark Hunt, took control of the team. The team was invite to participate in the first SuperLiga tournament. The team did not make it out of the Group stage.
Final standings
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chivas USA | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 53 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 23 | +20 | 52 | |
| 3 | FC Dallas | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 44 | |
| 4 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 35 | |
| 5 | LA Galaxy | 30 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 34 | |
| 6 | Real Salt Lake | 30 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 27 |
Source: MLS
Regular season
[edit]| April 7, 2007 | FC Dallas | 2–2 | Real Salt Lake | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium |
| April 12, 2007 | FC Dallas | 2–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Carson, California |
| Stadium: The Home Depot Center |
| April 15, 2007 | FC Dallas | 0–3 | New York Red Bulls | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Stadium: Giants Stadium |
| April 22, 2007 | Colorado Rapids | 1–3 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
| Stadium: Pizza Hut Park |
| April 26, 2007 | New York Red Bulls | 1–0 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
| Stadium: Pizza Hut Park |
| April 29, 2007 | New England Revolution | 1–0 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
| Stadium: Pizza Hut Park |
| May 12, 2007 | FC Dallas | 2–1 | Kansas City Wizards | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium |
| May 17, 2007 | FC Dallas | 2–1 | Chicago Fire | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| Stadium: Toyota Park |
| May 20, 2007 | Real Salt Lake | 1–2 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
| Stadium: Pizza Hut Park |
| May 26, 2007 | FC Dallas | 0–2 | Chivas USA | Carson, California |
| Stadium: The Home Depot Center |
| June 3, 2007 Texas Derby | FC Dallas | 1–2 | Houston Dynamo | Houston, Texas |
| Stadium: Robertson Stadium |
| June 9, 2007 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–3 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
| Stadium: Pizza Hut Park |
| June 14, 2007 | FC Dallas | 1–0 | Real Salt Lake | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium |
| June 17, 2007 | FC Dallas | 0–4 | Toronto FC | Toronto, Ontario |
| Stadium: BMO Field |
| June 23, 2007 | FC Dallas | 1–0 | Colorado Rapids | Commerce City, Colorado |
| Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park |
| June 30, 2007 Texas Derby | Houston Dynamo | 0–0 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
| Stadium: Pizza Hut Park |
| July 4, 2007 | Chivas USA | 0–2 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
| Stadium: Pizza Hut Park |
| July 14, 2007 | FC Dallas | 3–3 | D.C. United | Washington, D.C. |
| Stadium: RFK Stadium |
| August 4, 2007 | Colorado Rapids | 0–1 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
| Stadium: Pizza Hut Park |
| August 11, 2007 | Columbus Crew | 2–3 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
| Stadium: Pizza Hut Park |
| August 19, 2007 Texas Derby | FC Dallas | 1–0 | Houston Dynamo | Houston, Texas |
| Stadium: Robertson Stadium |
| September 1, 2007 | D.C. United | 4–0 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
| Stadium: Pizza Hut Park |
| September 8, 2007 | Toronto FC | 0–2 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
| Stadium: Pizza Hut Park |
| September 15, 2007 | FC Dallas | 2–4 | New England Revolution | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Stadium: Gillette Stadium |
| September 20, 2007 | Chicago Fire | 1–1 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
| Stadium: Pizza Hut Park |
| September 23, 2007 | FC Dallas | 1–2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Carson, California |
| Stadium: The Home Depot Center |
| September 30, 2007 Texas Derby | Houston Dynamo | 3–0 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
| Stadium: Pizza Hut Park |
| October 6, 2007 | FC Dallas | 3–1 | Columbus Crew | Columbus, Ohio |
| Stadium: Crew Stadium |
| October 11, 2007 | Chivas USA | 0–0 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
| Stadium: Pizza Hut Park |
| October 20, 2007 | Kansas City Wizards | 2–0 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
| Stadium: Pizza Hut Park |
Playoffs
[edit]Western Conference semifinals
[edit]| October 27, 2007 Game 1 | Houston Dynamo | 0–1 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Cochrane  26' |
Ruíz 19' Goodson  23'Ricchetti 58'Oduro 79' |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Referee: 12,537 |
| November 2, 2007 Game 2 | FC Dallas | 1–4 (OT) (2-4 agg.) | Houston Dynamo | Houston, Texas |
| Ruíz 14' Sala 24'Denílson 39'C Gbandi 44'Alvarez  47'Serioux 78'Moor 99'Moor 119' Ricchetti 120' |
Mulrooney 28' Robinson 40'Holden 67'Ching 72'Ching 97'Onstad 98'Davis 100'De Rosario 109' |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 30,088 |
U.S. Open Cup
[edit]| July 9, 2007 Third Round | Atlanta Silverbacks  | 1–1 (SO) (4–3 p) |  FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
| Antoniuk 78' |
Ruiz 74' |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 2,510 Referee: Colin Tait (USA) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Rios  Moore  O'Brien Rivillo Hayes Buete |
Ruiz Ricchetti Toja Gbandi Thompson Álvarez |
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| August 7, 2007 Quarterfinal | FC Dallas | 2–1 (OT) |  Charleston Battery | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Goodson 22' Álvarez 95' |
Armstrong 17' |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,262 Referee: Hilario Grajeda (USA) |
| September 4, 2007 Semifinal | FC Dallas | 2–1 (OT) |  Seattle Sounders | Seattle, Washington |
| Ruiz 92' Thompson 119' (pen) |
(Report)[usurped] | O'Brien 120'+ |
Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja (USA) |
| October 3, 2007 Championship | New England Revolution  | 3–2 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
| Noonan 21' Twellman 41'Thompson 57' |
Álvarez 30' Thompson 64' |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 10,618 Referee: Alex Prus (USA) |
SuperLiga
[edit]Group Round
[edit]| July 24, 2007 Game 1 | CD Guadalajara  | 1–1 |  FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
| Olvera 67' |
Alvarez 56' Moor 72' |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 12,641 |
| July 28, 2007 Game 2 | CF Pachuca | 1–1 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
| Giménez 87' (pen.) |
Ruíz 75' |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 7,953 |
| July 31, 2007 Game 3 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 6–5 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
| Gordon 3' Klein 12'Gordon 15'Harmse 18'Donovan 84'Pavón 90+5' |
Alvarez 43' Toja 78'Alvarez 82'Ruíz 90+1'Thompson 90+6' |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 21,576 |