2023 Houston Dynamo FC season

The 2023 Houston Dynamo season was the 18th season of the team's existence since joining Major League Soccer (MLS) prior to the 2006 season. The Dynamo missed the playoffs in 2022 for the eighth time in nine years.

Houston Dynamo
2023 season
OwnerTed Segal
General managerPat Onstad
Head coachBen Olsen
StadiumShell Energy Stadium
MLSConference: 4th
Overall: 9th
MLS Cup PlayoffsConference Finals
U.S. Open CupWinners
Leagues CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Amine Bassi: 10 goals
All: Amine Bassi: 15 goals
Highest home attendance20,319
(11/26 v. SKC
Lowest home attendanceAll: 2,947
(5/23 v. MIN, USOC)
League: 10,873
(8/30 v. CLB)
Average home league attendance15,029[1]
Biggest winHOU 5–0 POR (8/20)
Biggest defeatVAN 6–2 HOU (5/31)

2023 was the first season under head coach Ben Olsen, who was hired on November 8, 2022.[2] It was the second season under GM Pat Onstad and technical director Asher Mendelsohn. It was the third season (second full season) under majority owner Ted Segal. 2023 saw the Dynamo qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2017 after finishing 4th in the Western Conference. There they would advance past Real Salt Lake in the first round 2 games to 1 in a best of 3 series and defeat Sporting Kansas City 1–0 to advance to the Conference Finals, where they would fall 2–1 to LAFC. The season was highlighted by the club's second ever Open Cup title, winning 2–1 at Inter Miami CF in the final.

Team captain Héctor Herrera set a club record for assists in a season with 21 and was the first Dynamo player included in the MLS Best XI since Brad Davis in 2011.[3]

Current squad

As of 3 December 2023[4]

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
12Steve ClarkGKApril 14, 1986 (age 37)Portland Timbers2022660
13Andrew TarbellGKOctober 7, 1993 (age 30)Austin FC202310
38Xavier Valdez (HGP)GKNovember 23, 2003 (age 20)Houston Dynamo Academy202200
Defenders
2Franco EscobarDFFebruary 21, 1995 (age 28)Los Angeles FC2023282
3Brad SmithDFApril 9, 1994 (age 29)D.C. United2023181
4Ethan Bartlow (GA)DFFebruary 2, 2000 (age 23)University of Washington2021420
5Daniel SteresDFNovember 11, 1990 (age 33)LA Galaxy2022444
17 Teenage Hadebe (DP)DFSeptember 17, 1995 (age 28)Yeni Malatyaspor2021513
22Tate SchmittDFMay 28, 1997 (age 26)Real Salt Lake202351
24Mujeeb Murana (HGP)DFSeptember 23, 2000 (age 23)Houston Dynamo 2202300
25Griffin DorseyDFMarch 5, 1999 (age 24)Toronto FC2021666
28Erik SviatchenkoDFOctober 4, 1991 (age 32)Midtjylland2023170
30Chase GasperDFJanuary 25, 1996 (age 27)LA Galaxy202350
31MicaelDFAugust 12, 2000 (age 23)Atlético Mineiro2022251
Midfielders
6ArturMFMarch 11, 1996 (age 27)Columbus Crew2023342
8Amine BassiMFNovember 27, 1997 (age 26)FC Metz20232810
16Héctor Herrera (DP)MFApril 19, 1990 (age 33)Atlético Madrid2022404
19Charles AugusteMFNovember 25, 1999 (age 24)Creighton University202300
20Adalberto CarrasquillaMFNovember 28, 1998 (age 25)Cartagena2021676
27Luis CaicedoMFMay 18, 1996 (age 27)Cortuluá2023250
32Sebastian KowalczykMFAugust 22, 1998 (age 25)Pogoń Szczecin202380
35Brooklyn Raines (HGP)MFMarch 11, 2005 (age 18)Barça Residency Academy202280
Forwards
7Iván FrancoFWApril 16, 2000 (age 23)Club Libertad2023263
11Corey BairdFWJanuary 30, 1996 (age 27)Los Angeles FC20216410
18Ibrahim Aliyu (U22)FWJanuary 16, 2002 (age 21)NK Lokomotiva Zagreb2023243
21Nelson QuiñónesFWAugust 20, 2002 (age 21)Once Caldas2022364
23Ifunanyachi AcharaFWSeptember 28, 1997 (age 26)Toronto FC202300
34Thorleifur Úlfarsson (GA)FWDecember 27, 2000 (age 22)Duke University2022497

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 22, 2022 ArturMF26 Columbus CrewAcquired in exchange for $200,000 in 2023 GAM, $100,000 in 2024 GAM, and a conditional $50,000 in GAM[5]
November 23, 2022 Andrew TarbellGK29 Austin FCSigned on a free transfer[6]
December 7, 2022 Ifunanyachi AcharaFW25 Toronto FCSigned on a free transfer, acquired his rights in stage 2 of the 2022 MLS Re-Entry Draft on November 22, 2022[7]
December 21, 2022 Charles AugusteMF23Creighton UniversityUndrafted free agent [8]
January 6, 2023 Brad SmithDF28 D.C. UnitedSigned on a free transfer[9]
January 7, 2023 Iván FrancoFW22 Club LibertadSigned on loan for the 2023 season with an option to buy.[10][11]
January 12, 2023 Franco EscobarDF27 LAFCSigned on a free transfer[12]
January 23, 2023 Amine BassiFW25 FC MetzFull transfer for an undisclosed fee. Fee is reportedly $1.5 million.[13][14]
February 9, 2023 Djevencio van der KustDF21 FC UtrechtSigned on loan with an option to buy.[15][16]
February 16, 2023 MicaelDF22 Atlético MineiroFull transfer for an undisclosed fee. Fee is reportedly $500,000. Spent the previous season on loan to Houston Dynamo 2.[17][18]
February 16, 2023 Mujeeb MuranaDF22 Houston Dynamo 2Signed as a homegrown player.[19]
February 17, 2023 Tate SchmittDF25 Real Salt LakeSigned on a free transfer. Acquired his player rights by sending a 3rd round pick in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft to RSL.[20]
February 23, 2023 Luis CaicedoMF26 CortuluáSigned on a free transfer.[21]
March 24, 2023 Erik SviatchenkoDF31 MidtjyllandFull transfer for an undisclosed fee. Fee is reportedly $1,480,000.[22][23]
April 16, 2023 Chase GasperDF27 LA GalaxyClaimed off waivers.[24]
April 25, 2023 Ibrahim AliyuFW21 NK Lokomotiva ZagrebFull transfer for an undisclosed fee as a U-22 Initiative player. Fee is reportedly $2,300,000.[25][26]
July 13, 2023 Nelson QuiñónesFW20 Once CaldasExercised the purchase option on the loan. Transfer fee undiscloed but is reportedly $1,250,000, with Once Caldas maintaining a 25% sell-on clause.[27][28]
August 1, 2023 Sebastian KowalczykMF24 Pogoń SzczecinFull transfer for an undisclosed fee. Fee is reportedly $540,000.[29][30]

Out

Date Player Position Age Destination Club Notes Ref
November 7, 2022 Mateo BajamichFW23 Estudiantes de Río CuartoContract option declined[31]
November 7, 2022 Ian HoffmannDF21 Moss FKContract option declined[31]
November 7, 2022 Marcelo PalominoMF21 AFC EskilstunaContract option declined[31]
November 7, 2022 Zarek ValentinDF31 Minnesota United FCContract option declined [31]
November 9, 2022 Fafà PicaultFW31 Nashville SCTraded for $50,000 of 2023 GAM, $50,000 of 2024 GAM, and a conditional $150,000 of 2024 GAM.[32]
November 11, 2022 Tim ParkerDF29 St. Louis City SCTraded for $250,000 of 2023 GAM and $250,000 of 2024 GAM. Dynamo will pay a portion of his salary for two seasons.[33]
November 16, 2022 Darwin QuinteroFW35 América de CaliContract option declined[34]
November 16, 2022 Memo RodriguezMF26 LA GalaxyContract option declined[34]
November 16, 2022 ZecaDF28 Esporte Clube VitóriaContract option declined[34]
November 16, 2022 Darwin CerénMF32 C.D. ÁguilaContract expired[34]
November 16, 2022 Sam JunquaDF26 FC DallasContract expired[34]
January 10, 2023 Adam LundqvistDF28 Austin FCTraded for $300,000 of 2023 GAM and $200,000 of 2024 GAM.[35]
February 16, 2023 Michael NelsonGK28 FC TulsaWaived[36]
June 30, 2023 Djevencio van der KustDF22 FC UtrechtLoan ended/returned to Utrecht[37]
July 23, 2023 Juan CastillaMF18 Deportivo CaliSold for an undisclosed fee.[38]

Loans out

Date Player Position Age Destination Club Notes Ref
January 9, 2023 Matías VeraMF27 Argentinos JuniorsLoaned for remainder of 2023.[39]
March 3, 2023 Danny RíosFW19 Las Vegas LightsLoaned for remainder of 2023.[40]
May 26, 2023 Beto AvilaFW22 Charleston BatteryLoaned for remainder of 2023.[41]
July 27, 2023 Sebastián FerreiraFW25 Vasco da GamaLoaned for remainder of 2023.[42]

MLS SuperDraft

Round Pick Player Position Age College Notes Ref
234Isaiah ReidFW21ClemsonSigned with Houston Dynamo 2.[8]
363Frantz PierrotMF23ConnecticutSigned with Athlone Town.[8]

Staff

As of December 3, 2023[43][44]
Executive
Majority owner Ted Segal
Minority owners Lyle Ayes
James Harden
General manager/vice president Pat Onstad
Technical director Asher Mendelsohn
Assistant general manager Nick Kowba
Director of soccer operations Francisco Tobar
Coaching staff
Head coach Ben Olsen
Assistant coach Brendan Burke
Assistant coach Aurélien Collin
Assistant coach Adin Osmanbašić
Goalkeeper coach Tim Hanley
Head of performance Paul Caffrey
Head video analyst Carlon Carpenter
Head of sports science Alex Calder
Strength & conditioning coach Anthony Narcisi
Director of sports medicine Craig Devine
Head athletic trainer Matt Murphy
Assistant athletic trainer Juan Castano
Physical therapist Micah Kust
Massage therapist Ivan Diaz
Scouting coordinator & analyst Sebastian Romero
Director of methodology Ben Bartlett
Player care manager Martha Carvajal
Head equipment manager Jaime Gonzalez

Friendlies

Preseason

February 1 Club América 6–1 Houston Dynamo Mexico City, Mexico
Report Stadium: Instalaciones Club América en Coapa
February 4 Tlaxcala 0–2 Houston Dynamo Mexico City, Mexico
Report Stadium: Mini Estadio de la Federación Mexicana de Futbol
February 7 UNAM Pumas 0–0 Houston Dynamo Mexico City, Mexico
Report
February 11 CF Montréal 2–2 Houston Dynamo Fort Lauderdale, Florida
5:00 CST Rea
Ibrahim
Report Úlfarsson
Franco
February 15 Columbus Crew 1–1 Houston Dynamo Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Hernández Report Baird (pen.)
February 18 Houston Dynamo 2–0 FC Dallas Houston, Texas
7:30 CST Steres 31'
Baird 67' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Western Conference
MLS Western Conference table (2023)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 14 9 11 41 32 +9 53 Qualification for Round One
3 Los Angeles FC 34 14 10 10 54 39 +15 52
4 Houston Dynamo FC 34 14 11 9 51 38 +13 51
5 Real Salt Lake 34 14 12 8 48 50 2 50
6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 12 10 12 55 48 +7 48
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Overall
Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 Seattle Sounders FC 34 14 9 11 41 32 +9 53 Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[lower-alpha 1]
8 Los Angeles FC 34 14 10 10 54 39 +15 52
9 Houston Dynamo FC (U) 34 14 11 9 51 38 +13 51 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One and U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[lower-alpha 2]
10 Atlanta United FC 34 13 9 12 66 53 +13 51 Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[lower-alpha 1]
11 Real Salt Lake 34 14 12 8 48 50 2 50
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(U) U.S. Open Cup winner
Notes:
  1. As one of the top seven teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup
  2. Qualify for both the Champions Cup and U.S. Open Cup as 2023 U.S. Open Cup champions

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
33 14 8 11 51 38  +13 50 11 3 2 36 11  +25 3 5 9 15 27  −12

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumAAHHAHAHHHAAHAAHAHAAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA
ResultLLWWLWDWDLLDWLLWWWLLDLDWWWDDWLDDWW
Position (conf.)10149887766781079107644788965455445644
Position (league)2029211718121411131920231720211713101114161719141311121110111212109
Updated to match(es) played on October 23, 2023. Source: Match results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

February 25 1 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Houston Dynamo Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 PM CST Santos 19'
Nwobodo 48'
Barreal  84'
Report Artur  10'
Schmitt 45+2',  81'
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Chris Penso
March 4 2 New England Revolution 3–0 Houston Dynamo Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM EST Borrero 42'
Buck  46'
Wood 53'
Bye 65'
Jones  88'
Report Dorsey  18'
Carrasquilla  24'
Clark  37'
Bartlow  87'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 13,176
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
March 18 3 Copa Tejas Houston Dynamo 2–0 Austin FC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Franco  59'
Bassi 71' (pen.)
Herrera 86'
Report Väisänen  19'
Fagúndez  52'
Lundqvist  70'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 19,047
Referee: Drew Fischer
March 25 4 Houston Dynamo 1–0 New York City FC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Artur  18'
Bassi 55' (pen.)
Dorsey  90'
Report Parks  29'
Rodríguez  55'
Gray  90+3'
Barraza  90+9'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 13,024
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
April 1 5 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Houston Dynamo San Jose, California
9:30 PM CDT Espinoza 7' (pen.), 65' (pen.)
Mensah  17'
Akapo  33'
Monteiro  59'
Report Bassi 42' (pen.)
Artur  44'
Escobar  64'
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 12,786
Referee: Tori Penso
April 8 6 Houston Dynamo 3–0 LA Galaxy Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Herrera 35',  27'  90+5'
Bassi  42', 65' (pen.), 73'
Caicedo  77'
Report Cáceres  34'  63'
Edwards  61'
Brugman  64'
Costa  90+7'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 19,128
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
April 15 7 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Houston Dynamo Harrison, New Jersey
6:30 PM CDT Tolkin  14'
Duncan  66'
Fernandez 89'
Report Escobar  25'
Carrasquilla 67'
Caicedo  82'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 12,932
Referee: Ramy Touchan
April 22 8 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Inter Miami CF Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Steres 72' Report Negri  34' Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 16,045
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
May 6 9 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Escobar  57'
Quiñónes  90+1'
Report Glad  45'
Oviedo  83'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 13,793
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
May 13 10 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Bassi  21'
Herrera  58'  78'
Bartlow  90+6'
Report Lodeiro  62'
Ragen  64'
Rothrock 87'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 14,061
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
May 17 11 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo Saint Paul, Minnesota
7:30 PM CDT Hlongwane 14'  40'
Trapp  30'
Dotson  67'
Report Micael  50' Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 18,897
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
May 20 12 Texas Derby FC Dallas 1–1 Houston Dynamo Frisco, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Obrian 53' Report Gasper  25'
Úlfarsson 85'
Escobar  90+2'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 19,096
Referee: Victor Rivas
May 27 13 Copa Tejas Houston Dynamo 2–1 Austin FC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Herrera 37'
Quiñónes  67'
Franco 87'
Micael  90+3'
Report Zardes 22'
Cascante  30'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 16,055
Referee: Ted Unkel
May 31 14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6–2 Houston Dynamo Vancouver, British Columbia
9:30 PM CDT Vite 1'
Gressel 18', 59',  41'
White 46'
Laborda  70'
Córdova  79'
Berhalter 88'
Gauld 90+5'
Report Baird 8'
Bassi 16'
Quiñónes  69'
Carrasquilla  69'
Clark  84'
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 13,232
Referee: Mark Allatin
June 3 15 St. Louis City SC 3–0 Houston Dynamo St. Louis, Missouri
7:30 PM CDT Löwen 9'
Blom  45+5'
Ostrák 51'
Jackson  69'
Gioacchini 83'
Alm  90+1'
Report Caicedo  45+2'
Carrasquilla  45+5'
Franco  45+7'
Bartlow  78'
Stadium: Citypark
Attendance: 22,423
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
June 10 16 Houston Dynamo 4–0 Los Angeles FC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Quiñónes 11'
Bassi 50'
Clark  53'
Baird 69',  81'
Escobar  79', 89'
Report Cifuentes  32' Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 15,366
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
June 14 17 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Houston Dynamo Los Angeles, California
9:30 PM CDT Biuk  22'
Sánchez  27'
Opoku  79'
Palacios  89'
Report Micael 23'
Clark  64'
Artur  76'
Sviatchenko  90+2'
Baird
Steres  90+3'
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,177
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
Note: Originally scheduled for April 29, match was rescheduled due to Los Angeles FC's participation in the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League.
June 21 18 Houston Dynamo 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Bassi 3'
Baird 5'
Sviatchenko  37'
Úlfarsson 77', 89'
Herrera  86'
Report Ebobisse  38'
Akapo
Bouda  50'
Judson  67'
Yueill  81'
Skahan  85'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 14,249
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
June 24 19 Copa Tejas Austin FC 3–0 Houston Dynamo Austin, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Finlay 22'
Zardes 32'
Gallagher  39'
Wolff  45'
Cascante 50',  77'
Pereira  68'
Lima  75'
Report Sviatchenko  31'
Artur  45+5'
Herrera  77'
Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Victor Rivas
July 1 20 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo Seattle, Washington
9:30 PM CDT Cissoko  18'
Baker  54'
Rusnák 67'
Report Micael  61'  62'
Caicedo  89'
Sviatchenko  90+4'
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 31,840
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
July 8 21 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Sporting Kansas City Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Aliyu 45+2'
Úlfarsson  49'
Herrera  50'
Franco 90+8'
Ferreira  90+10'
Report Pulido 25', 62' (pen.)
Rosero  65'
Leibold  90+11'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 16,489
Referee: Nima Saghafi
July 12 22 Houston Dynamo 0–3 Minnesota United FC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Micael  68'
Escobar  90+1'
Report Hlongwane 15'
Pukki 20'
Tajouri-Shradi 87'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 11,855
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
July 15 23 Colorado Rapids 0–0 Houston Dynamo Commerce City, Colorado
8:30 PM CDT Report Ibrahim  30'
Quiñónes  45+1'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,138
Referee: Filip Dujic
August 20 24 Houston Dynamo 5–0 Portland Timbers Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Bassi 5' (pen.)
Quiñónes 11'
Baird 14'
Escobar  22', 45+3'
Dorsey  45+4'
Smith 63'
Report Zuparic  45+1'
Evander  89'
Araujo  90'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 12,670
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
August 26 25 Real Salt Lake 0–3 Houston Dynamo Sandy, Utah
8:30 PM CDT Chang  50'
Julio  63'
Report Baird 9'
Steres 29'
Carrasquilla 75'
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 21,471
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
August 30 26 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Columbus Crew Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Baird 14'
Dorsey  58'
Carrasquilla  81'
Sviatchenko  87'
Ibrahim 90'
Report Cheberko  4'
Zawadzki  71'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 10,873
Referee: Jair Marrufo
September 2 27 LA Galaxy 0–0 Houston Dynamo Carson, California
9:30 PM CDT Edwards  34' Report Steres  38'
Caicedo  55'
Quiñónes  64'
Artur  90+8'
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 20,035
Referee: Armando Villarreal
September 16 28 Houston Dynamo 1–1 St. Louis City SC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Sviatchenko  8'
Escobar  22'
Herrera  25'
Baird 42'
Carrasquilla  61'
Report Blom  34'
Klauss 87'
Parker  90+5'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 14,369
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
September 20 29 Houston Dynamo 4–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Herrera 13'
Kowalczyk  30'
Sviatchenko  36'
Dorsey 44',  52'
Baird  49'
Micael  60'
Franco 73'
Ibrahim 84'
Report Raposo  2'
Perea  24'
Sviatchenko 90' (o.g.)
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 13,866
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
September 23 30 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Houston Dynamo Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CDT Russell 7' (pen.),  39'
Radoja  34'
Agada 45+6'
Thommy  73'
Rosero  89'
Sallói  90+6'
Report Escobar  45+1'
Hadebe 45+9'
Dorsey  74'
Caicedo  83'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,033
Referee: Chris Penso
September 30 31 Texas Derby Houston Dynamo 0–0 FC Dallas Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Hadebe  8'
Franco  29'
Carrasquilla  71'
Herrera  84'
Report Tafari  41' Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 18,175
Referee: Ismail Elfath
October 4 32 CF Montréal 1–1 Houston Dynamo Montreal, Quebec
6:30 PM CDT Piette  33'
Lappalainen 90+6'
Report Artur 10'
Ibrahim  18'
Bartlow  56'
Carrasquilla  62'
Quiñónes  84'
Escobar  90+3'
Baird  90+3'
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 13,509
Referee: Ramy Touchan
October 7 33 Houston Dynamo 5–1 Colorado Rapids Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Quiñónes 3', 28'
Bassi 8'
Baird 41'
Dorsey  48'
Artur 84'
Report Bassett 53',  63'
Abubakar  57'
Priso  86'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 16,430
Referee: Tori Penso
October 21 34 Portland Timbers 1–3 Houston Dynamo Portland, Oregon
8:00 PM CDT Chará  66'
McGraw  74'
Mora 80'
Report Dorsey 11', 71'
Micael  41'
Escobar  42'
Carrasquilla  45+4', 48'
Herrera  67'
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 25,218
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

MLS Cup Playoffs

Round One
October 29 Game 1 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Real Salt Lake Houston, Texas
5:00 PM CDT Herrera 22'
Bassi 79'
Escobar  90+5'
Carrasquilla  90+7'
Report Oviedo  44'
Luna 54'
Julio  82'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 17,508
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
November 6 Game 2 Real Salt Lake 1–1
(5–4 p)
Houston Dynamo Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM CST Glad  27'
Ojeda  33'
Vera  52'
Savarino 70'
Report Clark  16'
Bassi  17', 28'
Dorsey  48'
Carrasquilla  69'
Sviatchenko  71'
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 20,251
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Penalties
Arango
Kreilach
Savarino
Vera
Luna
Bassi
Carrasquilla
Úlfarrson
Dorsey
Quiñónes
November 11 Game 3 Houston Dynamo 1–1
(4–3 p)
Real Salt Lake Houston, Texas
3:00 PM CST Baird  20', 28' Report Savarino  46'
Luna 65'
Arango  66'
Vera  72'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 16,374
Referee: Chris Penso
Penalties
Carrasquilla
Úlfarrson
Bassi
Quiñónes
Dorsey
Arango
Rubin
Luna
Vera
Musovski
Note: Houston Dynamo won the series 2–1.
Conference Semifinals
November 26 Conference semifinals Houston Dynamo 1–0 Sporting Kansas City Houston, Texas
6:00 CST Escobar 39'
Carrasquilla  69'
Report Leibold  78' Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 20,319
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
Conference Finals
December 2 Conference finals Los Angeles FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo Los Angeles, California
8:30 CST Hollingshead 44'
Escobar 80' (o.g.)
Report Escobar  45+3'
Herrera  71'
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,221
Referee: Victor Rivas

U.S. Open Cup

April 26 Third Round Tampa Bay Rowdies (USLC) 0–1 Houston Dynamo (MLS) St. Petersburg, Florida
6:30 PM CDT Dennis  21'
Antley  65'
Report Hadebe  37'
Raines 44'
Baird  76'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 1,956
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
May 10 Round of 32 Houston Dynamo (MLS) 1–0 Sporting Kansas City (MLS) Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Úlfarsson 12'
Gasper  35'
Dorsey  87'
Report Espinoza  10'
Sallói  90+3'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 5,094
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
May 23 Round of 16 Houston Dynamo (MLS) 4–0 Minnesota United FC (MLS) Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Baird 33' (pen.), 68', 89'
Caicedo  82'
Ibrahim 79'
Report Arriaga  30'  38'
Boxall  67'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 2,947
Referee: Ramy Touchan
June 6 Quarterfinals Chicago Fire (MLS) 1–4 Houston Dynamo (MLS) Bridgeview, Illinois
7:30 PM CDT Pineda  21'
Souquet 40'
Navarro  62'
Giménez  63'
Burks  90'
Report Bassi 12' (pen.)
Ibrahim 31', 59'
Quiñónes 74'
Gasper  89'
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 7,512
Referee: Marcos De Oliveira
August 23 Semifinals Houston Dynamo (MLS) 3–1 (a.e.t.) Real Salt Lake (MLS) Houston, Texas
8:30 PM CDT Dorsey  22'
Herrera  38', 45+5'
Carrasquilla  93', 105'
Artur  118'
Caicedo 120+5'
Report Vera  38'  119'
Arango  59'
Julio 64'
Eneli  67'
A. Gómez  72'
Glad  106'
Palacio 114'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 11,137
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
September 27 Final Inter Miami CF (MLS) 1–2 Houston Dynamo (MLS) Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 PM CDT Kryvtsov  16'
Allen  19'
Yedlin  32'
Martínez 90+2'
Report Escobar  12'
Dorsey 24'
Bassi 33' (pen.)
Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
Attendance: 20,288
Referee: Jon Freemon

Leagues Cup

South 2 Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ORL HOU SAN
1 Orlando City SC 2 1 1 0 0 4 3 +1 5 Advance to knockout stage 1–1
2 Houston Dynamo FC 2 0 1 1 0 3 3 0 3
3 Santos Laguna 2 0 0 1 1 4 5 1 1 2–3 2–2
Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
July 21 Orlando City SC 1–1
(5–4 p)
Houston Dynamo Orlando, Florida
7:30 PM CDT Jansson  45+4'
Gallese  45+4'
McGuire 46'
Torres  64'
Angulo  89'
Report Bassi 45+5' (pen.)
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 14,005
Referee: Filip Dujic
Penalties
Kara
Santos
Jansson
Carlos
Torres
Herrera
Úlfarsson
Carrasquilla
Dorsey
Smith
July 25 Houston Dynamo 2–2
(5–4 p)
Santos Laguna Houston, Texas
7:00 PM CDT Baird 14'
Dorsey 26'
Report Preciado 45', 62' (pen.),  64'
Vergara  65'
Cervantes  79'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 12,627
Referee: Ismael Cornejo
Penalties
Bassi
Úlfarsson
Franco
Smith
Caicedo
Brunetta
Preciado
Dória
Torres
López

Knockout Stage

August 2 Round of 32 Houston Dynamo 0–0
(5–3 p)
Pachuca Houston, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Artur  53'
Herrera  60'
Escobar  63'
Report Rodríguez  62'
Castillo  68'
Sánchez  69'
Cabral  71'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 10,438
Referee: Edgar Allan Morales Olvera
Penalties
Úlfarsson
Quiñones
Herrera
Dorsey
Caicedo
Cabral
I. Hernández
Sánchez
Figueroa
August 7 Round of 16 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Charlotte FC Houston, Texas
9:00 PM CDT Baird 10'
Escobar  90+5'
Ibrahim  90+6'
Report Agyemang 80'
Micael 81' (o.g.)
Byrne  84'
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 9,188
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

Player statistics

Appearances, goals, and assists

No. Pos. Nat. Player Total MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Leagues Cup
AppsGAAppsGAAppsGAAppsGAAppsGA
2DFFranco Escobar41312821510400400
3DFBrad Smith21121812300400200
4DFEthan Bartlow32012701000500000
5DFDaniel Steres28222622000200000
6MFArtur47213420500401400
7FWIván Franco33342633000301400
8MFAmine Bassi4215828104520524410
9FWSebastián Ferreira[lower-alpha 1]13001100000200000
11FWCorey Baird481483486510532420
12GKSteve Clark41023302500000300
13GKAndrew Tarbell800100000600100
14FWBeto Avila[lower-alpha 1]000000000000000
15DFDjevencio van der Kust[lower-alpha 2]100000000100000
16MFHéctor Herrera4462130417512511401
17DPTeenage Hadebe16101210200200000
18FWIbrahim Aliyu37642433400531400
19MFCharles Auguste100000000100000
20MFAdalberto Carrasquilla384112538501411401
21FWNelson Quiñónes41542842501510301
22DFTate Schmitt510510000000000
23FWIfunanyachi Achara000000000000000
24DFMujeeb Murana200000000200000
25DFGriffin Dorsey33531932500510411
27MFLuis Caicedo37102500200610400
28DFErik Sviatchenko30011701500400400
30DFChase Gasper800500000300000
31DFMicael37102410500400400
32MFJuan Castilla[lower-alpha 2]000000000000000
32MFSebastian Kowalczyk901801100000000
33FWDanny Ríos[lower-alpha 1]000000000000000
34FWThorleifur Úlfarsson28411831300310000
35MFBrooklyn Raines1010700000310000
38GKXavier Valdez000000000000000
40DFTalen Maples[lower-alpha 3]200000000200000

Source: Season statistics and match reports in Competitions

  1. Loaned out during the season
  2. Transferred out during the season
  3. Short term loan from Houston Dynamo 2

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Nat. Player Total MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Leagues Cup
2DFFranco Escobar160110201020
4DFEthan Bartlow4040000000
5DFDaniel Steres2020000000
6MFArtur8060001010
7FWIván Franco3030000000
8MFAmine Bassi2111100000
9FWSebastián Ferreira1010000000
11FWCorey Baird6040101000
12GKSteve Clark5040100000
16MFHéctor Herrera11282101010
17DPTeenage Hadebe2010001000
18FWIbrahim Aliyu3020000010
20MFAdalberto Carrasquilla13090301000
21FWNelson Quiñónes5151000000
22DFTate Schmitt1010000000
25DFGriffin Dorsey10070102000
27MFLuis Caicedo7060001000
28DFErik Sviatchenko8070100000
30DFChase Gasper2110001100
31DFMicael7171000000
32MFSebastian Kowalczyk1010000000
34FWThorleifur Úlfarsson1010000000

Source: Season statistics and match reports in Competitions

    Clean sheets

    No.Nat.PlayerMLSPlayoffsOpen CupLeagues CupTotal
    12Steve Clark12101 14
    13Andrew Tarbell1030 4
    Total1313118

    Source: Player Stats and match reports in Competitions

    Honors and awards

    MLS Team of the Matchday

    Week Player Position Ref.
    4 Héctor HerreraMF[45]
    5 ArturBench[46]
    7 Franco EscobarDF[47]
    Amine BassiFW
    9 Daniel SteresDF[48]
    11 Steve ClarkGK[49]
    15 Héctor HerreraMF[50]
    18 Franco EscobarDF[51]
    Héctor HerreraMF
    Brendan BurkeCoach
    20 Thorleifur ÚlfarssonFW[52]
    Héctor HerreraBench
    24 Héctor HerreraBench[53]
    27 Franco EscobarDF [54]
    Adalberto CarrasquillaBench
    Corey BairdBench
    28 Ibrahim AliyuBench [55]
    29 Héctor HerreraMF [56]
    33 Griffin DorseyDF [57]
    Héctor HerreraMF
    Ben OlsenCoach
    37 Nelson QuiñónesFW [58]
    Héctor HerreraBench
    38 Griffin DorseyDF [59]
    Adalberto CarrasquillaBench

    Annual

    Honor Player Position Ref.
    MLS All-Star Héctor HerreraMF[60]
    MLS Best XI[61]

    Dynamo team awards

    MVP Defensive Player of the Year Newcomer of the Year Young Player of the Year Players' Player of the Year Ref.
    Héctor Herrera Steve Clark Artur Nelson Quiñónes Héctor Herrera[62]

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