2020 Houston Dynamo season

The 2020 Houston Dynamo season is the club's 15th season of existence since joining Major League Soccer in the 2006 season.[1] The Dynamo missed the playoffs in 2019 for the 5th time in 6 years. The Dynamo reached the quarter-finals of the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League as well as reaching the quarter-finals of the 2019 Leagues Cup.

Houston Dynamo
MLS season
OwnerGabriel Brener
General ManagerMatt Jordan
Head CoachTab Ramos
StadiumBBVA Stadium
MLSConference: TBD
Overall: TBD
MLS Cup PlayoffsTBD
U.S. Open CupTBD
CONCACAF Champions LeagueDNQ
Leagues CupDNQ
MLS is Back TournamentGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mauro Manotas: 1 goals
All:
Mauro Manotas: 1 goals
Biggest defeat0–4
(March 7 at Sporting KC)

2020 is the Dynamo's first year with head coach Tab Ramos and the sixth season under General Manager Matt Jordan. On the front office end, it is Gabriel Brenner's fifth season as majority owner and John Walker's second season as President of Business Operations.[2]

Current squad
As of June 15, 2020[3]

Appearances and goals are totals for MLS regular season only.

No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Marko Marić GK (1996-01-03) January 3, 1996 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2020 2 0
26 Michael Nelson GK (1995-02-10) February 10, 1995 Southern Methodist University 2018 0 0
55 Cody Cropper GK (1993-02-16) February 16, 1993 New England Revolution 2020 0 0
Defenders
2 Alejandro Fuenmayor DF (1996-08-29) August 29, 1996 Carabobo FC 2018 30 3
3 Adam Lundkvist DF (1994-03-20) March 20, 1994 IF Elfsborg 2018 46 0
4 Zarek Valenin DF (1991-08-06) August 6, 1991 Nashville SC 2020 2 0
5 Aljaž Struna DF (1990-08-04) August 4, 1990 Palermo 2018 31 0
15 Maynor Figueroa DF (1983-05-02) May 2, 1983 FC Dallas 2019 27 0
18 José Bizama DF (1994-06-25) June 25, 1994 Club Deportivo Huachipato 2019 5 0
28 Erik McCue (HGP) DF (2001-01-18) January 18, 2001 Houston Dynamo Academy 2018 0 0
29 Sam Junqua DF (1996-11-09) November 9, 1996 University of California 2019 0 0
32 Kyle Adams DF (1996-11-20) November 20, 1996 Rio Grande Valley FC 2020 0 0
36 Victor Cabrera DF (1993-02-07) February 7, 1993 Montreal Impact 2020 0 0
Midfielders
8 Memo Rodríguez (HGP) MF (1995-12-27) December 27, 1995 Rio Grande Valley FC 2017 56 10
10 Tomás Martínez (DP) MF (1995-03-07) March 7, 1995 Braga 2017 76 12
11 Tommy McNamara MF (1991-02-06) February 6, 1991 New York City FC 2019 35 2
12 Niko Hansen MF (1994-09-14) September 14, 1994 Columbus Crew SC 2019 5 0
14 Marcelo Palomino MF (2001-05-21) May 21, 2001 Houston Dynamo Academy 2020 0 0
17 Nico Lemoine MF (2000-04-10) April 10, 2000 Rio Grande Valley FC 2020 0 0
22 Matías Vera MF (1995-10-26) October 26, 1995 San Lorenzo 2018 32 0
24 Darwin Cerén MF (1989-12-31) December 31, 1989 San Jose Earthquakes 2018 38 2
27 Boniek García MF (1984-09-04) September 4, 1984 Olimpia 2012 203 13
Forwards
7 Alberth Elis (DP) FW (1996-02-12) February 12, 1996 Monterrey 2017 82 30
9 Mauro Manotas FW (1995-07-15) July 15, 1995 Uniautónoma 2015 131 49
13 Christian Ramirez FW (1991-04-04) April 4, 1991 LAFC 2019 12 5
19 Michael Salazar FW (1992-11-15) November 15, 1992 Rio Grande Valley FC 2019 8 0
21 Ronaldo Peña FW (1997-03-10) March 10, 1997 Caracas FC 2018 13 1
23 Darwin Quintero FW (1987-09-19) September 19, 1987 Minnesota United 2020 1 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 13, 2019 Darwin Quintero FW 32 Minnesota United Acquired in exchange for $600,000 in allocation money and Marlon Hairtson. [4]
November 19, 2019 Zarek Valentin DF 28 Nashville SC Acquired in exchange for Joe Willis. Valentin had been selected by Nashville in the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft earlier that day. [5]
November 20, 2019 Victor Cabrera DF 26 Montreal Impact Acquired in exchange for Romell Quioto. [6]
January 6, 2020 Marcelo Palomino MF 18 Houston Dynamo Academy Homegrown Player [7]
January 13, 2020 Marko Marić GK 24 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Full rights purchased, fee undisclosed [8]
January 24, 2020 Cody Cropper GK 26 New England Revolution Free transfer [9]
January 25, 2020 Kyle Adams DF 23 Rio Grande Valley FC Free transfer from USLC affiliate [10]
June 11, 2020 Nico Lemoine MF 20 Rio Grande Valley FC Free transfer from USLC affiliate. [11]

Out
Date Player Position Age Destination Club Notes Ref
October 9, 2019 DaMarcus Beasley DF 37 Retired [12]
November 13, 2019 Marlon Hairston MF 25 Minnesota United Traded for Darwin Quintero and a 2020 SuperDraft 3rd round pick [4]
November 19, 2019 Joe Willis GK 31 Nashville SC Traded for Zarek Valentin and $75,000 of TAM. [5]
November 20, 2019 Romell Quioto FW 28 Montreal Impact Traded for Victor Cabrera and $100,000 of GAM. [6]
November 21, 2019 Eric Bird MF 26 FC Tulsa Contract option declined. [13]
November 21, 2019 Juan David Cabezas MF 28 Contract option declined [13]
November 21, 2019 Tyler Deric GK 31 Contract option declined [13]
November 21, 2019 A. J. DeLaGarza DF 32 Inter Miami Contract expired [13]
November 21, 2019 Kevin Garcia DF 29 FC Tulsa Contract expired [13]

MLS SuperDraft
See also: 2020 MLS SuperDraft
Round Pick Player Position Age College Notes Ref
1 8 Garrett McLaughlin FW 22 Southern Methodist Signed with Rio Grande Valley FC [14]
2 34 Luka Prpa MF 21 Marquette Signed with Rio Grande Valley FC [14]
3 60 Duncan Turnbull GK 21 Notre Dame Signed with Portsmouth FC. [15][16]
4 86 Kyle Edwards FW 22 Texas Rio Grande Valley Signed with Rio Grande Valley FC [15]

Coaching Staff
As of November 14, 2019[2]
Position Name
Head Coach Tab Ramos
Assistant Coach Pablo Mastroeni
Assistant Coach Omid Namazi
Coach Davy Arnaud
Coach Michael Dellorusso
Goalkeeper Coach Paul Rogers
Sports Performance Director/Fitness Coach Paul Caffrey
Head of Sports Science Alex Calder
Equipment Manager Chris Maxwell
Assistant Equipment Manager Eddie Cerda
Chief Medical Officer Dr. Rehal Bhojani
Head Athletic Trainer Chris Rumsey
Assistant Athletic Trainer Casey Carlson
Head Physical Therapist Nathan Hironymous
Massage Therapist Stacy Jacoby

Non-competitive

Preseason friendlies
January 25, 2020 Houston Dynamo2–0Houston Baptist HuskiesHouston, Texas
CST Martinez  25'
Rios  60'		 Report Stadium: Houston Sports Park
Note: Played with two 30-minute halves.
February 5, 2020 UTRGV Vaqueros0–3Houston DynamoEdinburg, Texas
CST Report
Report		 Hansen  14'
Quintero  17'
Cabrera  2nd half'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
February 8, 2020 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros0–5Houston DynamoEdinburg, Texas
CST Report Martínez  23' (Lundqvist)
Manotas  37' (Figueroa)
Salazar  93', 111'
McNamara  118' (pen.)		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Note: Played in four 30-minute periods.
February 15, 2020 Visit Tucson Sun CupHouston Dynamo1–1New York Red BullsTucson, Arizona
5:30 PM CST Rodríguez  58' Report Kaku  12' Stadium: Kino North Stadium
February 19, 2020 Visit Tucson Sun CupHouston Dynamo4–0Real Salt LakeTucson, Arizona
3:00 PM CST Manotas  52'
McNamara  60'
Hansen  63'
Ramirez  81'		 Report Stadium: Kino North Stadium
February 22, 2020 Visit Tucson Sun CupHouston Dynamo0–4Columbus Crew SCTucson, Arizona
4:00 PM CST Report Zardez  1', 23'
Mensah  4'
Zelarayán  16'		 Stadium: Kino North Stadium

Midseason friendlies
March 27, 2020 Houston Dynamo v Cruz AzulHouston, Texas
8:00 PM CST Stadium: BBVA Stadium

Competitive

MLS
Main article: 2020 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Western Conference table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
8 Vancouver Whitecaps FC[lower-alpha 1] 5 2 3 0 7 10 −3 6
9 Real Salt Lake 5 1 1 3 3 3 0 6
10 FC Dallas 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
11 Houston Dynamo 5 0 2 3 6 11 −5 3
12 LA Galaxy 5 0 3 2 5 11 −6 2
Updated to match(es) played on August 12, 2020. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
  1. Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.

Overall table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
22 Nashville SC 3 1 2 0 2 3 −1 3
23 New York City FC 5 1 4 0 2 6 −4 3
24 Houston Dynamo 5 0 2 3 6 11 −5 3
25 LA Galaxy 5 0 3 2 5 11 −6 2
26 Inter Miami CF 5 0 5 0 3 8 −5 0
Updated to match(es) played on August 12, 2020. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
2 0 1 1 1 5  −4 1 0 1 0 1 1  0 0 0 1 0 4  −4

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHHHAAHAAAHAHAHHAHAAHAAHHHAHAHA
ResultDL
Position (conf.)812
Position (league)1322
Updated to match(es) played on March 9, 2020. Source: MLS
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results
February 29, 2020 1Houston Dynamo1–1LA GalaxyHouston, Texas
2:30 PM CST García  49'
Manotas  54'		 Report Pavón  13'
Katai  51'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 22,038
Referee: Jair Marrufo
March 7. 2020 2Sporting Kansas City4–0Houston DynamoKansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CST Pulido  16'
Espinoza  26'
Sánchez  30'
Kinda  56',  65'
Shelton  77'		 Report Struna  14'
Figueroa  25'
Vera  31'
Lundqvist  35'
Salazar  89'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 21,188
Referee: Allen Chapman
August 20, 2020 6Houston DynamovFC DallasHouston, Texas
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
August 25, 2020 7Sporting Kansas CityvHouston DynamoKansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
September 9, 2020 8Colorado RapidsvHouston DynamoCommerce City, Colorado
8:00 PM CDT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
September 14, 2020 9FC DallasvHouston DynamoFrisco, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Toyota Stadium


MLS is Back Tournament
Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portland Timbers 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7 Advanced to knockout stage
2 Los Angeles FC 3 1 2 0 11 7 +4 5
3 Houston Dynamo 3 0 2 1 5 6 −1 2
4 LA Galaxy 3 0 1 2 4 9 −5 1
Source: MLS
Match Results
July 13, 2020 3 Group StageLos Angeles FC3–3Houston DynamoBay Lake, Florida
7:30 PM CDT Wright-Phillips  19'
Blackmon  52'
Rossi  63'
Rodríguez  69'		 Report Rodríguez  9',  30'
Elis  45+5'
Vera  46'
García  67'		 Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Referee: Tim Ford
July 18, 2020 4 Group StagePortland Timbers2–1Houston DynamoBay Lake, Florida
7:00 PM CDT Williamson  24'
Ebobisse  35'
Valeri  61'
Villafaña  86'		 Report Figueroa  7'
Rodríguez  45+1'
Elis  86' (pen.),  87'  88'		 Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Referee: Ismail Elfath
July 23, 2020 5 Group StageLA Galaxy1–1Houston DynamoBay Lake, Florida
7:00 PM CDT Steres  84'
Pavón  90+1' (pen.)		 Report Quintero  17',  59'
Struna  45+3'
García  70'		 Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Referee: Victor Rivas

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2020 U.S. Open Cup

As an MLS club, the Dynamo will enter the competition in the Third or Fourth Round, April 21–23 or May 19–20.[17]

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