2008 Houston Dynamo season

Houston Dynamo
2008 season
Chairman	Philip Anschutz
Manager	Dominic Kinnear
Major League Soccer	Conference: 1st, ; Overall: 2nd
MLS Cup Playoffs	Conference Semifinals
U.S. Open Cup	Third Round
CONCACAF Champions' Cup	Semifinals
CONCACAF Champions League\|	Quarterfinals
SuperLiga	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: ; Brian Ching: 13 goals; All: ; Brian Ching: 14 goals
Home colors	Away colors

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.

2008 was a busy year for the Dynamo. In addition to defending their MLS Cup in MLS regular-season play and the MLS Cup Playoffs, they also participated in the 2008 U.S. Open Cup, the final edition of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup, the inaugural CONCACAF Champions League, and the 2008 North American SuperLiga.

Major events

Team news

Houston's City Council on January 30, 2008 approved the purchase of over 80 acres (320,000 m²) 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 each).[2]

Final roster

As of November 27, 2008[3]

Appearances and goals are totals for MLS regular season only.

No.	Name	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
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)	University of Indiana	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
30	Richard Mulrooney	MF	November 3, 1976 (32)	Toronto FC	2007	51	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.	[6]
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.	[7]
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.	[7]
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.	[7]
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 17, 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	Nate Jaqua	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.	[16]
December 12, 2007	Zach Wells	GK	26	D.C. United	Traded along with a conditional pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft for Bobby Boswell.	[5]
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


Position	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[25]

Pre-season

Friendlies

February 13, 2008	San Jose Earthquakes	0–1	Houston Dynamo	San Jose, California
10:00 PM (CST)		Report	Clark 44' Jeremy Barlow 74'	Stadium: PAL Stadium Attendance: 3,182

February 16, 2008	San Jose Earthquakes	0–0	Houston Dynamo	San Jose, California
10:30 PM (CST)		Report		Stadium: Kezar Stadium Attendance: 4,113

Pan-Pacific Championship

February 20, 2009 Semifinals	Houston Dynamo	3–0	Sydney FC	Honolulu, Hawaii
9:30 PM (CST)	De Rosario 27' Holden 28' C. Wondolowski 43' Ianni 77'	Report	Santalab 49' Walsh 60'	Stadium: Aloha Stadium Attendance: 15,128 Referee: Alex Prus

February 23, 2008 Final	Gamba Osaka	6–1	Houston Dynamo	Honolulu, Hawaii
9:30 PM (CST)	Baré 14' 26' 60' 72' 59' Lucas 64' Yamazaki 78'	Report	Clark 11' Davis 13' Holden 47'	Stadium: Aloha Stadium Attendance: 23,087 Referee: Kevin Stott

Texas Pro Soccer Festival

March 5, 2008	Houston Dynamo	4–3	Toronto FC	Cibolo, Texas
9:00 PM (CST)	C. Wondolowski 2' Ching 42' 44' Ustruck 47'	Report	Musampa 36' Brittain 71' (pen.) Vairelles 81'	Stadium: Steele Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Jasen Anno

March 7, 2008	Houston Dynamo	1–0	Chivas USA	Cibolo, Texas
9:00 PM (CST)	De Rosario 12'	Report		Stadium: Steele Stadium Attendance: 600

March 9, 2008	Houston Dynamo	1–1	D.C. United	Cibolo, Texas
2:00 PM (CDT)	Caraccio 53'	Report	Cezar 78'	Stadium: Steele Stadium Attendance: 800

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Western Conference table

Pos	Club	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
Western Conference
1	Houston Dynamo	51	30	13	5	12	45	32	+13
2	Chivas USA	43	30	12	11	7	40	41	–1
3	Real Salt Lake	40	30	10	10	10	40	39	+1
4	Colorado Rapids	38	30	11	14	5	44	45	–1
5	FC Dallas	36	30	8	10	12	45	41	+4
6	LA Galaxy	33	30	8	13	9	55	62	–7
7	San Jose Earthquakes	33	30	8	13	9	32	38	–6


	2008 MLS Cup Playoffs
	2008 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card)

Overall table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Columbus Crew (SS, E1)	30	17	7	6	50	36	+14	57	2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ²
2	Houston Dynamo (W1)	30	13	5	12	45	32	+13	51	2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ²
3	Chicago Fire	30	13	10	7	44	33	+11	46	2009 North American SuperLiga ⁴
4	Chivas USA	30	12	11	7	40	41	−1	43
5	New England Revolution	30	12	11	7	40	43	−3	43
6	Kansas City Wizards	30	11	10	9	37	39	−2	42
7	Real Salt Lake	30	10	10	10	40	39	+1	40	2008 MLS Cup Playoffs
8	New York Red Bulls	30	10	11	9	42	48	−6	39	2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round ³
9	Colorado Rapids	30	11	14	5	44	45	−1	38
10	D.C. United	30	11	15	4	43	51	−8	37	2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round ³
11	FC Dallas	30	8	10	12	45	41	+4	36
12	Toronto FC	30	9	13	8	34	43	−9	35
13	LA Galaxy	30	8	13	9	55	62	−7	33
14	San Jose Earthquakes	30	8	13	9	32	38	−6	33

Source:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion

^Note 1 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, as it is a Canadian-based team.
If they had qualified for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team not already qualified would have qualified.
^Note 2 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Soccer Championship.
If they had qualified for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified would have qualified.
^Note 3 - The winner of the 2008 MLS Supporters' Shield (Columbus Crew) qualified for the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. As they also won MLS 2008, the 2008 MLS Supporters' Shield runner-up (Houston Dynamo) also entered the Group Stage. The runner-up of MLS Cup 2008 (New York Red Bulls) and the winner of the 2008 U.S. Open Cup (D.C. United) qualified for the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round.
^Note 4 - SuperLiga 2009 berths are awarded to the top 4 finishing teams from MLS who do not qualify for Champions League (Chicago, New England, Chivas USA and Kansas City).

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	13	12	5	45	32	+13	51	10	4	1	30	14	+16	3	8	4	15	18	−3

Source: Major League Soccer

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	L	D	D	D	L	D	W	W	L	D	W	W	L	D	D	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	D	W	D	W	W	D

Source: Houston Dynamo
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

March 29, 2008 1	New England Revolution	3–0	Houston Dynamo	Foxborough, Massachusetts
6:30 PM (CDT)	Ralston 16' Cristman 32' Nyassi 90+3'	Report	Mulrooney 58'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 11,116 Referee: Michael Kennedy

April 6, 2008 2 Texas Derby	Houston Dynamo	3–3	FC Dallas	Houston, Texas
2:00 PM (CDT)	Caraccio 21' Moor 57' (o.g.) Barrett 72' Cameron 90+1'	Report	Cooper 35' 45' Álvarez Toja 70'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 20,102 Referee: Abbey Okulaja

April 12, 2008 3	Kansas City Wizards	0–0	Houston Dynamo	Kansas City, Kansas
7:00 PM (CDT)	Morsink 24' Zavagnin 67'	Report	Clark 15' Boswell 71' De Rosario 77'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 9,627 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

April 19, 2008 4	LA Galaxy	2–2	Houston Dynamo	Carson, California
9:30 PM (CDT)	Randolph 25' Vanney 57' Landon Donovan 67' 84'	Report	Davis 36' Caraccio 78' 79' Clark 90+2'	Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 23,401 Referee: Mark Geiger

April 26, 2008 5	Columbus Crew	1–0	Houston Dynamo	Columbus, Ohio
6:30 PM (CDT)	Moreno 22' Moffat 48' Hesmer 90+1' Hejduk 90+6'	Report	Boswell 28'	Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 15,271 Referee: Terry Vaughn

May 3, 2008 6	Houston Dynamo	0–0	Chivas USA	Houston, Texas
7:30 PM (CDT)	De Rosario 9' Ianni 12' Holden 35' Boswell 52'	Report	Kljestan 13' Thomas 55' Galindo 71' Bornstein 75' Suárez 82'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 20,058 Referee: Jozef Batko

May 10, 2008 7	Houston Dynamo	2–1	Colorado Rapids	Houston, Texas
7:30 PM (CDT)	Mulrooney 28' Clark 34' Ching De Rosario 87' (pen.)	Report	Harvey 41' McManus 44' 89' Cummings 68' Ihemelu 86'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 15,024 Referee: Tim Weyland

May 17, 2008 8	Chicago Fire	1–2	Houston Dynamo	Bridgeview, Illinois
7:30 PM (CDT)	Carr 28' Segares 90+2' Blanco 90+5'	Report	De Rosario 17' 58' 45+3 Boswell 82'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,183 Referee: Paul Ward

May 22, 2008 9	San Jose Earthquakes	2–1	Houston Dynamo	Santa Clara, California
9:30 PM (CDT)	Garcia 35' Cochrane 40' Kamara 67' Guerrero 81'	Report	Ching 88'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,046 Referee: Jair Marrufo

May 28, 2008 10 Texas Derby	FC Dallas	2–2	Houston Dynamo	Frisco, Texas
7:30 PM (CDT)	Cooper 35' Moor 69' Sala 74' Rocha 80' Saragosa 80'	Report	Holden 18' Robinson 57' 80' Ashe 59' De Rosario 90+3'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 8,541 Referee: Alex Prus

May 31, 2008 11	Houston Dynamo	1–0	New York Red Bulls	Houston, Texas
7:30 PM (CDT)	Boswell 65' Ching 68' Davis 78' Cameron 84'	Report	Wolyniec 37' Borman 60' Goldthwaite 64'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 17,204 Referee: Andrew Chapin

June 8, 2008 12	Houston Dynamo	3–1	Toronto FC	Houston, Texas
7:30 PM (CDT)	De Rosario 45+1' Ching 52' 69' C. Wondolowski 90+4'	Report	Robinson 53' Cunningham 71'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 13,179 Referee: Terry Vaughn

June 12, 2008 13	Houston Dynamo	0–2	New England Revolution	Houston, Texas
8:00 PM (CDT)	Clark 72' Cameron 74'	Report	Ralston 8' Dube 35' Igwe 81'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 14,655 Referee: Mark Geiger

June 21, 2008 14	Colorado Rapids	0–0	Houston Dynamo	Commerce City, Colorado
8:00 PM (CDT)		Report	Holden 25' Waibel 34'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,220 Referee: Jeff Gontarek

June 26, 2008 15 Texas Derby	Houston Dynamo	1–1	FC Dallas	Houston, Texas
8:00 PM (CDT)	Ching 21' De Rosario 83'	Report	Cooper 62' Serioux 68' Ricchetti 76' Saragosa 82'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 16,933 Referee: Kevin Stott

July 3, 2008 16	Real Salt Lake	0–0	Houston Dynamo	Salt Lake City, Utah
9:00 PM (CDT)	Olave 14' Wingert 90'	Report	Ianni 56' Boswell 70' Barrett 73' Clark 81' Ashe 90+2'	Stadium: Rice–Eccles Stadium Referee: Mark Geiger

July 23, 2008 17	D.C. United	0–2	Houston Dynamo	Washington, D.C.
6:30 PM (CDT)	Dyachenko 45+1' Martínez 54' 83' Emílio 57'	Report	Robinson 16' De Rosario 63' Onstad 77' Ching 79'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 14,660 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

August 2, 2008 18	Houston Dynamo	2–0	Columbus Crew	Houston, Texas
7:30 PM (CDT)	Davis 13' Jaqua 29' Ching 43'	Report	Gaven 32' Hendrickson 37'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 15,371 Referee: Steven DePiero

August 16, 2008 19	Houston Dynamo	4–3	Real Salt Lake	Houston, Texas
7:30 PM (CDT)	Mullan 16' Ching 29' 90+2' Clark 35' Jaqua 42'	Report	Movsisyan 3' Morales 25' Borchers 30' Mathis 67' Deuchar 80'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 13,579 Referee: Paul Ward

August 20, 2008 20	Houston Dynamo	4–0	Chivas USA	Houston, Texas
8:00 PM (CDT)	Holden 11' Kamara 22' 35' Jaqua 28' Barrett 68'	Report	Suárez 32' Thomas 39' Ebert 73'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 10,908 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

August 24, 2008 21	New York Red Bulls	3–0	Houston Dynamo	East Rutherford, New Jersey
2:00 PM (CDT)	Ángel 8' Stammler 21' Richards 26' Magee 60' 72' Laitch 76'	Report	Mullan 40'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 12,549 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

August 31, 2008 22	Houston Dynamo	2–1	Chicago Fire	Houston, Texas
6:00 PM (CDT)	De Rosario 7' Mullan 39'	Report	McBride 6' Soumaré 59' Blanco 62'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 22,554 Referee: Alex Prus

September 7, 2008 23	Houston Dynamo	3–1	Kansas City Wizards	Houston, Texas
2:00 PM (CDT)	Davis 28' Jaqua 54' 67'	Report	Marinelli 59' Arnaud 87'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 14,297 Referee: Abbey Okulaja

September 13, 2008 24	San Jose Earthquakes	1–1	Houston Dynamo	Santa Clara, California
9:00 PM (CDT)	O'Brien 50' Riley 69'	Report	Kamara 15' Mulrooney 31' Robinson 62' 85' Ching 71' Mullan 80' Onstad 90+3'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,526 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

September 27, 2008 25	Toronto FC	1–1	Houston Dynamo	Toronto, Ontario
2:30 PM (CDT)	Brennan 9' Wynne 73' Marshall 83'	Report	Boswell 11' Freeman 23' (o.g.)	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,074 Referee: Tim Weyland

October 4, 2008 26	Colorado Rapids	1–3	Houston Dynamo	Commerce City, Colorado
8:30 PM (CDT)	Casey 7' 33' 53'	Report	Ching 2' 9' Clark 19' Jaqua 73'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 12,496 Referee: Mark Geiger

October 12, 2008 27	Houston Dynamo	0–0	D.C. United	Houston, Texas
6:00 PM (CDT)	De Rosario 53' Robinson 65' Cameron 71' Davis 71'	Report	Namoff 62' 73' McTavish 65'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 17,531 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

October 15, 2008 28	Houston Dynamo	2–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Houston, Texas
8:00 PM (CDT)	Holden 6' 90+3' Kamara 11' Robinson 61'	Report	Sealy 68'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 12,327 Referee: Jair Marrufo

October 18, 2008 29	Houston Dynamo	3–0	LA Galaxy	Houston, Texas
7:30 PM (CDT)	Jordan 14' (o.g.) De Rosario 20' Ching 23'	Report	Pires 86' Roberts 88'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 30,361 Referee: Mark Geiger

October 25, 2008 30	Chivas USA	1–1	Houston Dynamo	Carson, California
9:30 PM (CDT)	Kennedy 50' Curtin 90'	Report	Ching 14' De Rosario 52' (pen.)	Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 18,165 Referee: Terry Vaughn

MLS Cup Playoffs

November 1, 2008 Conference semifinals	New York Red Bulls	1–1	Houston Dynamo	East Rutherford, New Jersey
3:00 PM (CDT)	Richards 29' Angel 37' 48'	Report	Mullan 53' Kamara 85'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 11,578 Referee: Kevin Stott

November 9, 2008 Conference semifinals	Houston Dynamo	0–3 (1–4 agg.)	New York Red Bulls	Houston, Texas
2:00 PM (CST)	Robinson 62' Onstad 69' Mullan 73'	Report	van den Bergh 5' Richards 25' Goldthwaite 28' Angel 36' (pen.) Sassano 45+2' Wolyniec 81'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 30,053 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

U.S. Open Cup

July 1, 2008 Third round	Charleston Battery	1–1 (aet) (4–3 p)	Houston Dynamo	Charleston, South Carolina
6:30 PM (CDT)	Armstrong 17' Reda 31' 78' 103' Corcoran 78' Spicer 109'	Report	Ustruck 30' C. Wondolowski 33' S. Wondolowski 39' 89' Caraccio 95' Holden 11'	Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,103 Referee: Joe Caroccio
	Penalties
	Alonso Armstrong Spicer Velten		Holden C. Wondolowski Cameron Hayden Caraccio

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Quarterfinals

March 12, 2008 First leg	Municipal	0–0	Houston Dynamo	Guatemala City, Guatemala
9:00 PM (CDT)	Ramírez 90+3'	Report	Barrett 47'	Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Attendance: 22,250 Referee: Edgar Rodriguez

March 19, 2008 Second leg	Houston Dynamo	3–1 (3–1 agg.)	Municipal	Houston, Texas
7:30 PM (CDT)	Boswell 32' De Rosario 47' 69' (pen.) 72' C. Wondolowski 72' 75'	Report	Melgar 43' Thompson 72' Ponciano 72' Ramírez 86' (pen.) Rodríguez 90+3'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 14,348 Referee: Mauricio Morales

Semifinals

April 2, 2008 First leg	Houston Dynamo	0–0	Deportivo Saprissa	Houston, Texas
8:00 PM (CDT)	Boswell 70'	Report	Barrantes 89'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 10,260 Referee: Courtney Campbell

April 9, 2008 Second leg	Deportivo Saprissa	3–0 (3–0 agg.)	Houston Dynamo	San José, Costa Rica
9:00 PM (CDT)	Alonso 35' Borges 49' Arrieta 77'	Report	Clark 90'	Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Attendance: 23,112 Referee: Marco Rodriguez

North American SuperLiga

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

July 12, 2008 Group stage	Houston Dynamo	4–0	Atlante	Houston, Texas
9:00 PM (CDT)	Ianni 17' De Rosario 20' 44' Holden 21' 28' Mullan 54' Cameron 60'	Report	Ovalle 32' Muñoz 44'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 13,105 Referee: Courtney Campbell

July 15, 2008 Group stage	Houston Dynamo	0–1	C.D. Guadalajara	Houston, Texas
9:00 PM (CDT)	Clark 19' Ashe 36' Barrett 88'	Report	Pineda 19' Ávila 27' Reynoso 53' Arellano 71'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 28,723 Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde

July 19, 2008 Group stage	D.C. United	1–3	Houston Dynamo	Washington, D.C.
7:00 PM (CDT)	Fred 20' Emílio 21' Doe 76' Dyachenko 81'	Report	Clark 12' Boswell 28' Holden 84'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 12,893 Referee: Alex Prus

July 29, 2008 Semifinals	Houston Dynamo	2–0	Pachuca	Houston, Texas
9:00 PM (CDT)	Clark 36' Boswell 77' Ashe 87'	Report	Torres 32' López 33' Alvarez 86' Marioni 90' Aguilar 90+4'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 16,679 Referee: Neil Brizan

August 5, 2008 Final	New England Revolution	2–2 (aet) (6–5 p)	Houston Dynamo	Foxborough, Massachusetts
PM (CDT)	Ralston 41' Joseph 82' 102'	Report	Davis 14' Jaqua 18' Kamara 98'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 9,242 Referee: Howard Webb
	Penalties
	Ralston Reis Joseph Twellman Smith Larentowicz Tierney Albright		Waibel Wondolowski De Rosario Ching Clark Barrett Kamara Ashe

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	–

September 23, 2008 1	San Francisco	0–0	Houston Dynamo	Panama City, Panama
9:00 PM (CDT)		Report	Cameron 6' Ashe 62'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Rod Carew, Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Geoffrey Hospedales

September 30, 2008 2	U.N.A.M.	4–4	Houston Dynamo	Mexico City, Mexico
9:00 PM (CDT)	López 18' Juárez 26' Palencia 41' Verón 45+2'	Report	Waibel 3' 50' Kamara 16' 33' (pen.) Robinson 26'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 9,179 Referee: Walter Quesada

October 7, 2008 3	Houston Dynamo	2–1	San Francisco	Houston, Texas
9:00 PM (CDT)	C. Wondolowski 13' Mulrooney 74' De Rosario 88'	Report	Perez 47' M. Torres 60' W. Torres 90+1' Lombardo 90+2'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 4,178 Referee: Benito Archundia

October 22, 2008 4	Houston Dynamo	1–3	U.N.A.M.	Houston, Texas
9:00 PM (CDT)	Palacios 38' (o.g.) Holden 43'	Report	Cacho 19' (o.g.) Cabrera 24' Espinosa 30' Íñiguez 32' Palacios 69' 81' Fuentes 70' Bravo 71'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 8,741 Referee: Neal Brizan

October 28, 2008 5	Luis Ángel Firpo	1–1	Houston Dynamo	San Salvador, El Salvador
9:00 PM (CDT)	Campos 66' Leguizamón 87'	Report	Holden 16' 37' Cameron 39' Hayden 50' Caig 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Jorge Gasso

November 26, 2008 6	Houston Dynamo	1–0	Luis Ángel Firpo	Houston, Texas
9:00 PM (CST)	Ching 13' Waibel 32' De Rosario 43' Mullan 45' Kamara 77' Robinson 82'	Report	Pekarnik 32' Monteagudo 76' Calderón 86' 91' Morales 91'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 14,142 Referee: Roberto Garcia

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


No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Total			MLS			Playoffs			U.S. Open Cup			Champions Cup			SuperLiga			Champions League
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	App	G	A	App	G	A	App	G	A	App	G	A	App	G	A	App	G	A	App	G	A
1	GK		Tony Caig	11	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
2	DF		Eddie Robinson	29	0	0	20	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
3	MF		Johnny Alcaraz	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF		Patrick Ianni	27	0	1	17	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	5	0	0
5	FW		Kyle Brown	8	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
6	MF		Erik Ustruck	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
7	FW		Chris Wondolowski	19	2	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	4	0	0	2	1	0
8	FW		Richard Mulrooney	33	0	4	23	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
9	MF		Brian Mullan	44	4	8	30	3	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	5	1	2	4	0	1
10	FW		Kei Kamara	19	6	2	10	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	5	2	0
10	FW		Franco Caraccio[lower-alpha 1]	17	2	2	10	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF		Brad Davis	35	3	11	26	3	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	3	1	0	0
13	MF		Ricardo Clark	41	3	1	25	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	5	1	0	5	0	0
14	MF		Dwayne De Rosario	39	11	5	24	7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	4	1	2	5	1	1
16	DF		Craig Waibel	26	2	4	14	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	5	0	1	4	2	0
17	MF		Mike Chabala	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
18	GK		Pat Onstad	38	0	0	24	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	5	0	0	4	0	0
19	MF		John Michael Hayden	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
20	MF		Geoff Cameron	36	1	5	23	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	5	0	2	4	0	1
21	FW		Nick Hatzke	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF		Stuart Holden	37	7	6	27	3	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	5	1	1
23	MF		Stephen Wondolowski	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
24	DF		Wade Barrett	41	0	1	26	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	5	1	0	4	0	0
25	FW		Brian Ching	35	14	7	25	13	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	5	0	1	4	0	0
26	MF		Corey Ashe	39	2	4	22	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	5	1	0	6	0	2
27	MF		Nate Jaqua	22	5	4	14	4	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	5	0	0
30	GK		Corbin Waller	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	DF		Bobby Boswell	43	3	1	29	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	5	2	0	4	0	0
99	FW		Guy-Roland Kpene	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: Season Statistics and match reports in Competitions

Left during the season

Disciplinary record


No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Total		MLS		Playoffs		U.S. Open Cup		Champions Cup		SuperLiga		Champions League
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player
1	GK		Tony Caig	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2	DF		Eddie Robinson	9	3	6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
3	MF		Johnny Alcaraz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF		Patrick Ianni	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
5	FW		Kyle Brown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF		Erik Ustruck	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	FW		Chris Wondolowski	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
8	FW		Richard Mulrooney	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9	MF		Brian Mullan	5	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10	FW		Kei Kamara	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10	FW		Franco Caraccio[lower-alpha 1]	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF		Brad Davis	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
13	MF		Ricardo Clark	9	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
14	MF		Dwayne De Rosario	8	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0
16	DF		Craig Waibel	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
17	MF		Mike Chabala	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	GK		Pat Onstad	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF		John Michael Hayden	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
20	MF		Geoff Cameron	6	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
21	FW		Nick Hatzke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF		Stuart Holden	6	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
23	MF		Stephen Wondolowski	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF		Wade Barrett	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
25	FW		Brian Ching	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF		Corey Ashe	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
27	MF		Nate Jaqua	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK		Corbin Waller	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	DF		Bobby Boswell	8	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
99	FW		Guy-Roland Kpene	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: Season Statistics and match reports in Competitions

Left during the season

Clean sheets


Rank	Player	MLS	Champions Cup	SuperLiga	Champions League	Total
1	Pat Onstad	7	2	2	2	13
2	Tony Caig	3	0	0	0	3
Total		10	2	2	2	16

Source: Season Statistics and match reports in Competitions

Honors and awards

MLS Player of the Week


Week	Player	Ref.
11	Brian Ching	[26]
28	Brian Ching	[26]

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	[27]

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	[28]

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References

"Houston OKs purchase for Soccer Complex". Houston Dynamo Media Relations. 2008-01-30. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
"De La Hoya on the way to Dynamo". Houston Dynamo Media Relations. 2008-02-26. Retrieved 2008-02-26.
"Houston Dynamo: Roster: Main". MLSnet.com. 2008-10-27. Archived from the original on 2008-10-27. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
"Stephen Wondolowski". web.archive.org. 2008-05-22. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
"Dynamo acquire Bobby Boswell from D.C." Houston Dynamo Media Relations. 2007-12-12. Archived from the original on 2007-12-22. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
Fallas, Bernardo; Chronicle, Copyright 2008 Houston (2008-01-19). "Dynamo miss out on College Station product". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
"Dynamo selects midfielders, forwards in MLS supplemental draft". OurSports Central. 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
Fallas, Bernardo; Chronicle, Copyright 2008 Houston (2008-01-29). "Dynamo signs EPL vet Caig as backup keeper". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
"Houston Dynamo Sign Argentine Forward Franco Caraccio". OurSports Central. 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
Fallas, Bernardo; Chronicle, Copyright 2008 Houston (2008-03-04). "Dynamo add forward Kyle Brown in waiver draft". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
"CofC's Corbin Waller Signs With Houston Dynamo". soconsports.com. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
Fallas, Bernardo; Chronicle, Copyright 2008 Houston (2008-05-07). "DYNAMO NOTES: Team signs ex-United forward Kpene". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
Fallas, Bernardo; Chronicle, Copyright 2008 Houston (2008-07-16). "DYNAMO NOTES: Forward Jaqua to return to squad". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
Fallas, Bernardo; Chronicle, Copyright 2008 Houston (2008-07-24). "Dynamo acquire forward Kamara from San Jose". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
"Red Bulls Midfielder Joe Vide Selected in MLS Expansion Draft". OurSports Central. 2007-11-21. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
"MLS Waiver Draft set for Thursday". web.archive.org. 2007-11-28. Archived from the original on 2007-12-14. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
Fallas, Bernardo; Chronicle, Copyright 2008 Houston (2008-01-21). "Former Dynamo player Ngwenya signs with Austrian club". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
Fallas, Bernardo; Chronicle, Copyright 2008 Houston (2008-01-29). "Dynamo forward Jaqua signs with Austrian team". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
"Kilmarnock secure Dalglish deal". 2008-02-16. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
"Mendoza re-signs with Chivas". Major League Soccer. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
"D.C. United Acquires Rights To Jeremy Barlow". OurSports Central. 2008-03-17. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
"D.C. United acquire Craig Thompson". Major League Soccer. June 30, 2008. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
Fallas, Bernardo; Chronicle, Copyright 2008 Houston (2008-07-18). "Dynamo say goodbye to forward Caraccio". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
Fallas, Bernardo; Chronicle, Copyright 2008 Houston (2008-07-29). "DYNAMO NOTES: No excuses from Pachuca". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
"Houston Dynamo: Roster: Main". MLSnet.com. 2008-10-27. Archived from the original on 2008-10-27. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
"MLS Fact and Record Book". Major League Soccer. p. 173. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
"MLS Fact and Record Book". Major League Soccer. p. 144. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
"Dynamo Awards". Houston Dynamo. Retrieved July 29, 2020.

External links

2008 Schedule

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[left-27] Left during the season

[1] "Houston OKs purchase for Soccer Complex". Houston Dynamo Media Relations. 2008-01-30. Retrieved 2008-01-30.

[2] "De La Hoya on the way to Dynamo". Houston Dynamo Media Relations. 2008-02-26. Retrieved 2008-02-26.

[3] "Houston Dynamo: Roster: Main". MLSnet.com. 2008-10-27. Archived from the original on 2008-10-27. Retrieved 2020-07-25.

[4] "Stephen Wondolowski". web.archive.org. 2008-05-22. Retrieved 2020-07-24.

[:0-5] "Dynamo acquire Bobby Boswell from D.C." Houston Dynamo Media Relations. 2007-12-12. Archived from the original on 2007-12-22. Retrieved 2008-01-19.

[:1-6] Fallas, Bernardo; Chronicle, Copyright 2008 Houston (2008-01-19). "Dynamo miss out on College Station product". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-07-22.

[:2-7] "Dynamo selects midfielders, forwards in MLS supplemental draft". OurSports Central. 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2020-07-22.

[8] Fallas, Bernardo; Chronicle, Copyright 2008 Houston (2008-01-29). "Dynamo signs EPL vet Caig as backup keeper". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-07-24.

[9] "Houston Dynamo Sign Argentine Forward Franco Caraccio". OurSports Central. 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2020-07-23.

[10] Fallas, Bernardo; Chronicle, Copyright 2008 Houston (2008-03-04). "Dynamo add forward Kyle Brown in waiver draft". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-07-23.

[11] "CofC's Corbin Waller Signs With Houston Dynamo". soconsports.com. Retrieved 2020-07-22.

[12] Fallas, Bernardo; Chronicle, Copyright 2008 Houston (2008-05-07). "DYNAMO NOTES: Team signs ex-United forward Kpene". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-07-24.

[13] Fallas, Bernardo; Chronicle, Copyright 2008 Houston (2008-07-16). "DYNAMO NOTES: Forward Jaqua to return to squad". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-07-24.

[14] Fallas, Bernardo; Chronicle, Copyright 2008 Houston (2008-07-24). "Dynamo acquire forward Kamara from San Jose". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-07-24.

[15] "Red Bulls Midfielder Joe Vide Selected in MLS Expansion Draft". OurSports Central. 2007-11-21. Retrieved 2020-07-22.

[:3-16] "MLS Waiver Draft set for Thursday". web.archive.org. 2007-11-28. Archived from the original on 2007-12-14. Retrieved 2020-07-24.

[17] Fallas, Bernardo; Chronicle, Copyright 2008 Houston (2008-01-21). "Former Dynamo player Ngwenya signs with Austrian club". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-07-24.

[18] Fallas, Bernardo; Chronicle, Copyright 2008 Houston (2008-01-29). "Dynamo forward Jaqua signs with Austrian team". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-07-24.

[19] "Kilmarnock secure Dalglish deal". 2008-02-16. Retrieved 2020-07-22.

[20] "Mendoza re-signs with Chivas". Major League Soccer. Retrieved July 22, 2020.

[21] "D.C. United Acquires Rights To Jeremy Barlow". OurSports Central. 2008-03-17. Retrieved 2020-07-23.

[22] "D.C. United acquire Craig Thompson". Major League Soccer. June 30, 2008. Retrieved July 22, 2020.

[23] Fallas, Bernardo; Chronicle, Copyright 2008 Houston (2008-07-18). "Dynamo say goodbye to forward Caraccio". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-07-23.

[24] Fallas, Bernardo; Chronicle, Copyright 2008 Houston (2008-07-29). "DYNAMO NOTES: No excuses from Pachuca". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-07-23.

[25] "Houston Dynamo: Roster: Main". MLSnet.com. 2008-10-27. Archived from the original on 2008-10-27. Retrieved 2020-07-25.

[:6-28] "MLS Fact and Record Book". Major League Soccer. p. 173. Retrieved July 29, 2020.

[29] "MLS Fact and Record Book". Major League Soccer. p. 144. Retrieved July 29, 2020.

[30] "Dynamo Awards". Houston Dynamo. Retrieved July 29, 2020.