2010 FC Dallas season

March 2026 March 2012 FC Dallas 2010 Major League Soccer 4th Owner Clark Hunt Head coach Schellas Hyndman 10,617 MLS Cup Runners-Up U.S. Open Cup Did not qualify Texas Derby Champions Brimstone Cup Pioneer Cup Champions 21,193 vs. Inter Milan(August 6, 2010) (Exhibition)15,993 vs. Kansas City Wizards (July 3, 2010) 8,016 vs. Houston(March 27, 2010) _STRICON_WHITE _FCDALLAS_10p _STRICON_WHITE _STRICON_WHITE _3_stripes_white DD0000 FFFFFF DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 _STRICON_WHITE _FCDALLAS_10alt _STRICON_WHITE _STRICON_WHITE 0000B2 FFFFFF 0000B2 0000B2 0000B2 true 2009 2011 The 2010 FC Dallas season was the fifteenth season of the team's existence. Dallas' season was highlighted by qualifying for the first MLS Cup Final in franchise history, where they ultimately came up short, losing to the Colorado Rapids in extra time, from an own goal by George John who inadvertently deflected a ball into his own net. In spite of the MLS Cup shortcomings, Dallas earned a preliminary spot in the 2011–12 edition of the CONCACAF Champions League, for next year. During the regular season, the club set a team record for longest home unbeaten streak, with six matches. Additionally, during this unbeaten streak from May to October, Dallas set an MLS record for longest road unbeaten streak (11 matches) and overall unbeaten streak (15) before eventually losing to Real Salt Lake towards the end of the season. The unbeaten streak, gave Dallas their best regular season record since 2007. David Ferreira of Dallas was crowned the league's Most Valuable Player. Outside of MLS, the club a short-lived spell in the U.S. Open Cup play-in proper. In an April 28 qualification match against D.C. United, the club, fielded primarily by reserves, lost 4–2. As of 2024, this remains FC Dallas' only MLS Cup final appearance, making the club one of three surviving original MLS franchises to never have won the title (alongside New England Revolution and New York Red Bulls) and of the 10 existing teams founded before 2005 to not have done so. At the time of their MLS Cup loss, the club had also never won a trophy; this was rectified in 2016, when they won a domestic double of the Supporters' Shield and the U.S. Open Cup, the last of these same 10 teams to win silverware. Background July 2010 Review Preseason January 2011 March Dallas began their fifteenth Major League Soccer regular season with a 1–1 draw in a home match against the Houston Dynamo on March 27, 2009.http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090924&content_id=7131514 MLS clubs' 2010 Home Openers unveiled November 23, 2009 September 24, 2009 Major League Soccer dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100130185142/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090924&content_id=7131514 January 30, 2010 April January 2011 May January 2011 June January 2011 July January 2011 August FC Dallas hosted a friendly against the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Champions Inter Milan on August 5, 2010.http://www.mlsnet.com/news/article/inter-milan-meet-fc-dallas?quicktabs_2=0 Inter Milan to meet FC Dallas | MLSsoccer.com www.mlsnet.com 26 January 2022 https://archive.today/20120906082120/http://www.mlsnet.com/news/article/inter-milan-meet-fc-dallas?quicktabs_2=0 6 September 2012 dead September The month of September saw Dallas obtain several landmark records for their club and for the MLS. As of September 21, 2010, those records are: Longest Active Home Winning Streak – 6 Games – Club Record – ending with their tie at home to New York Red Bulls Longest Road Unbeaten Streak – 11 Games – MLS & Club Record Longest Active Unbeaten Streak – 15 Games – MLS & Club Record In September, a heated match with New York Red Bulls on September 16 produced well-publicized controversy. New York Red Bulls forward & designated player, Thierry Henry injured FC Dallas goalie Kevin Hartman in celebration of the Red Bulls' first goal of the evening by Mehdi Ballouchy in the 48+ minute of the match.. Henry kicked the ball after the play had ended. FC Dallas goalkeeper Kevin Hartman was on the other side of the ball and suffered a knee injury as a result. The Disciplinary Committee determined Henry's action to be unsporting and issued a $2,000 fine. As a result of Henry's actions, FC Dallas coach Schellas Hyndman spoke out against the referees decision; saying it showed a "lack of courage". Further controversy was ignited following the MLS Disciplinary Committee's decision to fine Henry with no suspension preceding New York Red Bull's next match against star-studded Los Angeles Galaxy. FC Dallas player Brek Shea, however, was fined $1000, red-carded and suspended for an additional game during the same match. October On October 2, the club qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2007. They qualified following a 2–1 victory at Gillette Stadium against the New England. The regular season ended on a rough patch for the Toros, as they would have to travel for away games against Los Angeles Galaxy and Real Salt Lake; at the time the first-place and second-place clubs in the league, respectively. The two game-trip ended in a pair of back-to-back losses for Dallas on October 17 and 23, and ultimately ended their chance for winning the Supporters' Shield. Amid controversy surrounding the playoff's format,http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2013164766_sounders15.html The Seattle Times Joshua Mayers Convoluted MLS postseason confuses even Sounders FC October 14, 2010 8 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101018235502/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2013164766_sounders15.html October 18, 2010 live mdy Dallas was the third seed Western Conference bracket, drawn against the second-place West club and MLS Cup defending champions, Real Salt Lake. The Conference Semifinals served as a two-leg, home and away aggregate series with no away goals rule enforced. Dallas hosted Salt Lake on October 30. Despite an early goal from Fabian Espindola in the fifth-minute, the Toros would rally with a pair of goals from Jeff Cunningham and Eric Avila, giving not only them victory, but a lead in the a series. November The first leg of the quarterfinals was played at FC Dallas' home ground Pizza Hut Park on October 30, in the northern Dallas suburb of Frisco. Early in the match, Salt Lake striker Fabián Espíndola bagged a fifth-minute goal to give the visitors a critical away goal and a 1–0 lead in the match and on aggregate. The team rebounded from the setback thanks to a 44th-minute equalizer from Jeff Cunningham. Shortly into the second half, things looked more promising for Dallas when a dangerous sliding tackle in the 49th minute from Salt Lake's midfielder Javier Morales resulted in an immediate red-card ejection from the match, resulting in the Royals having to play a man down. Kittian international, Atiba Harris was ejected in the 88th minute, causing a 10 vs. 10 match for the final two minutes before injury time. While things were looking to stay on parity for the first leg, a last-minute goal from Dallas' Eric Avila gave the Toros a needed 2–1 victory over RSL.http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter-recap/late-goal-gives-dallas-slim-advantage-west-semi-series Late goal gives Dallas a slim advantage in West semi series October 30, 2010 MLSSoccer.com November 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101102153156/http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter-recap/late-goal-gives-dallas-slim-advantage-west-semi-series November 2, 2010 dead mdy Our midfield has been tremendous this year. We're getting the best out of Daniel Hernandez. He's not just the anchor back in the middle third, but he's also the captain of the team as well, a bit of an inspirational player and also my right hand on the field. —Schellas Hyndman, FC Dallas head coachhttp://www.fcdallas.com/news/2010/11/fc-dallas-believe-mls-cup-will-be-won-midfield FC Dallas believe MLS Cup will be won in midfield Jonah Freedman November 19, 2010 FC Dallas November 26, 2010 November 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101121004303/http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2010/11/fc-dallas-believe-mls-cup-will-be-won-midfield dead right 20% #c6dbf7 Dallas traveled out to Salt Lake City to take on the Royals for the second leg on November 6. Although Dallas had a 2–1 aggregate lead, they were playing in Rio Tinto Stadium, considered by manyApril 2016 to be one of the most intimidating soccer atmospheres in the United States, where Salt Lake hadn't lost a match since May 2009. The match drew a near-capacity crowd of roughly 19,500 spectators. In the 17th minute of the match, a goal from Dallas midfielder and American international Dax McCarty gave the Toros a 3–1 lead on aggregate and a 1–0 lead for the match. For a majority of the match, deep into the second half, Dallas held this lead. A late equalizer from Robbie Findley leveled the game at 1–1, but it was too little, too late for RSL as the Dallas eliminated the defending champions, 3–1 on aggregate.http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700079328/Real-Salt-Lake-ties-1-1-eliminated-from-MLS-playoffs.html Real Salt Lake ties 1–1, eliminated from MLS playoffs November 6, 2010 The Deseret News November 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101112102053/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700079328/Real-Salt-Lake-ties-1-1-eliminated-from-MLS-playoffs.html November 12, 2010 dead November 6's victory over Salt Lake propelled Dallas into the Western Conference finals against the MLS Cup runners-up from last year, Los Angeles Galaxy. Heralding international superstars such as David Beckham and Landon Donovan, the Galaxy were coming off a run in the regular season, capturing the MLS Supporters' Shield with a 17–7–8 record. The Galaxy had defeated Seattle Sounders FC in their quarterfinal series to qualify for the championship.http://www.goal.com/en-us/match/53986/los-angeles-vs-seattle/report Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC: The Galaxy Advance Handily November 6, 2010 Goal.com North America November 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101112155337/http://www.goal.com/en-us/match/53986/los-angeles-vs-seattle/report November 12, 2010 live Since the Galaxy were the top seed in the Western Conference bracket, while Dallas was the third, Los Angeles hosted the final.http://www.lagalaxy.com/news/2010/11/galaxy-host-fcd-clash-mls-cup-berth Galaxy host FCD in clash for MLS Cup berth November 12, 2010 LAGalaxy.com November 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101114005659/http://www.lagalaxy.com/news/2010/11/galaxy-host-fcd-clash-mls-cup-berth November 14, 2010 live In front of a sold-out capacity crowd of 27,000 at the Galaxy's home ground The Home Depot Center, Dallas dismantled the Galaxy with goals from David Ferreira, George John and Marvin Chávez. The 3–0 victory for Dallas avenged their 2–0 loss at the Home Depot Center, and they handed the Galaxy their worst loss at home since a 4–1 defeat to the Puerto Rico Islanders in a Champions League play-in proper. The victory gave Dallas a spot in their first ever MLS Cup final.http://friscoblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/11/fc-dallas-vies-for-its-first-m.html FC Dallas vies for its first ever MLS Cup This Weekend Jessica Meyers November 18, 2010 The Dallas Morning News November 26, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101121045529/http://friscoblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/11/fc-dallas-vies-for-its-first-m.html November 21, 2010 dead Competitions related Wikipedia articles. The MLS Cup final was held on Sunday, November 21, 2010, in Toronto, Canada. The match between the Colorado Rapids and the FC Dallas Bulls kicked off at 8:30 pm EST. The final began slowly with the first goal not coming until the 35th minute. A strike from FC Dallas midfielder David Ferriera gave the Bulls a 1–0 advantage. The equalizer came from Colorado Rapids forward Conor Casey in the 56th minute. The game-winning goal came by way of a deflected shot from Colorado Rapids forward Macoumba Kandji. Kandji's shot deflected off the leg of FC Dallas defender George John and trickled into the net past keeper, Kevin Hartman. Rapids head coach Gary Smith commented following the victory, "Honestly, I don't mind how they come. If they're winners, it doesn't matter. The overriding thought is they must be under some pressure to make that mistake."https://www.espn.com/blog/chicago/fire/post/_/id/811/colorado-garners-mls-cup-over-dallas Colorado garners MLS Cup over Dallas November 22, 2010 Transfers List of Major League Soccer transfers 2010 In DatePlayerPrevious clubFeeRef January 14, 2010 USA Zach Loyd Unattached Drafted http://www.metrofanatic.com/story.jsp?ID=5288 Metro select Tchani, four others in SuperDraft MetroFanatic.com January 14, 2010 February 10, 2010 January 14, 2010 USA Andrew Wiedeman USA NorCal Lamorinda United Drafted January 14, 2010 USA Jason Yeisley USA Reading Rage Drafted March 8, 2010 USA Kevin Hartman USA Kansas City Trade https://sports.yahoo.com/mls/news%3Fslug%3Dap-mls-dallas-hartman FC Dallas acquires goalkeeper Hartman Yahoo! Sports March 8, 2010 March 9, 2010 May 13, 2010 COL Milton Rodríguez COL Real Cartagena Undisclosed https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hUiNhoMGWB0E9rHISPAmzXYcf6zQD9FM3D182 Colombian striker Rodriguez to join FC Dallas Kicker Online May 13, 2010 May 24, 2010June 2024 medicmedic Out DatePlayerDestination ClubFeeRef November 16, 2009 CRC Daniel Torres Released RSL adds Thompson in MLS Waiver Draft February 2, 2010 USA Blake Wagner CAN Vancouver Whitecaps Free http://www.whitecapsfc.com/archive/feature02021002.aspx Whitecaps Add Blake Wagner Vancouver Whitecaps February 2, 2010 November 8, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100907040135/http://www.whitecapsfc.com/archive/feature02021002.aspx September 7, 2010 mdy March 1, 2010 ARG Pablo Ricchetti USA Westham Azzurri Free NTPSA 30A Azzurri team roster http://www.ntpsa.org/docs/Spring2010/game-sheets/30A-03.pdf NTPSA March 1, 2010 March 7, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110719184121/http://www.ntpsa.org/docs/Spring2010/game-sheets/30A-03.pdf July 19, 2011 March 5, 2010 NED Dave van den Bergh Released http://www.nj.com/soccer-news/index.ssf/2010/03/former_red_bull_dave_van_den_b.html Former Red Bull Dave van den Bergh is a man without a team March 30, 2010 April 2, 2010 USA Steve Purdy USA Portland Timbers Free http://www.portlandtimbers.com/newsroom/headlines/index.html?article_id%3D1583 portlandtimbers.com: Headlines 2010-11-09 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100831150003/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/newsroom/headlines/index.html?article_id=1583 August 31, 2010 mdy July 30, 2010 USA Anthony Wallace USA Colorado Rapids Trade http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_15641088 Rapids acquire Dallas defender Anthony Wallace The Denver Post July 30, 2010 November 8, 2010 August 31, 2010 BRA André Rocha GRE Panetolikos Released http://www.panaitolikos.gr/main_page/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=676 Ρότσα για δύο χρόνια 2010-11-09 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110721083300/http://www.panaitolikos.gr/main_page/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=676 July 21, 2011 Loan In PlayerFromStartEndRef CRC Álvaro Sánchez CRC San Carlos August 1, 2009 March 15, 2010 HON Marvin Chávez HON Marathón August 18, 2009 November 30, 2010 FC Dallas signs Honduran Marvin Chavez http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/soccer/stories/081909dnspofcdsign.f19b48a5.html The Dallas Morning News 9 November 2010 BRA Jackson BRA São Paulo August 13, 2010 December 31, 2010 https://archive.today/20100816190939/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/soccer/08/13/dallas.jackson.ap/index.html Brazilian Jackson Loaned to FC Dallas Out January 2011 Major League Soccer 2010 Major League Soccer season Standings Conference DAL Overall FCD Results summary 8 1 6 25 13 4 3 8 17 15 March 30, 2011 Major League Soccer February 2012 table b Round Stadium H /H /A /H /A /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H/A /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /H /A /H /H /A /A Result T /T /L /T /T /W /W /T /L /T /W /W /W /T /W/T /T /W /W /W /T /W /T /T /T /W /W /T /L /L Position 8/12/14/12/14/11/7/8/10/10/9/6/6/6/5/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/3/3/3/3/4 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Tie red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd October 30, 2010 MLS Results and League table November 2010 Match results Regular season #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Tie 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 1 Texas Derby Houston Dynamo March 27, 2010 1–1 http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=289678&cc=5901&league=USA.1 Match: FC Dallas v Houston - Major League Soccer - ESPN Soccernet March 28, 2010 June 22, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110622072225/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=289678&cc=5901&league=USA.1 dead FC Dallas Chabala 36Boswell 57 McCarty 32Harris 38Harris 45 Pizza Hut Park Frisco, Texas 8,016 Alex Prus T 2 Pioneer Cup April 10, 2010 Columbus Crew 2–2 (report) FC Dallas Moffat 52Carroll 55Schelotto 82 pen.O'Rourke 0 98+ Cunningham 29 pen.Pearce 61Avila 98+ Pizza Hut Park Frisco, Texas 8,422 Jason Anno T 3 April 17, 2010 19:30 EDT FC Dallas 1–2 (Report) New York Red Bulls 10 McCarty24 Harris Ángel 56 90 pen. Red Bull Arena Harrison, New Jersey 13,667 Alex Prus L 4 Seattle Sounders FC April 22, 2010 17:00 PDT 2–2 Report FC Dallas Marshall 21Zakuani 37Montero 44 55 John 7Cunningham 27 pen.Cunningham 94+ pen. Pizza Hut Park Frisco, Texas 8,512 Terry Vaughn T 5 FC Dallas May 1, 2010 19:30 EDT 1–1 (report) New England Revolution Benitez 25 John 42 Sala 42 McCarty 62 Harris 66 78 Sinovic 14 Schilawski 41 Dube 0 56 Niouky 65 0 72 Nyassi 77 Perovic 92+ Burpo 95+ Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts 10,057 Jeff Gontarek T 6 Texas Derby FC Dallas May 5, 2010 21:00 EDT 1–0 Report Houston Dynamo Hernández 45 Benítez 0 73Ihemelu 78 Hainault 50 Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas 13,231 Jorge González W 7 D.C. United May 8, 2010 0–1 Report FC Dallas Morsink 43 Hernández 39Cunningham 68Ihemelu 75 Pizza Hut Park Frisco, Texas 10,323 Landis Wiley W 8 FC Dallas May 15, 2010 1–1 Report Philadelphia Union Shea 13 Pearce 83 Torres 62 Mwanga 93 Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 25,038 Ricardo Salazar T 9 Los Angeles Galaxy May 20, 2010 1–0 Report FC Dallas Magee 17 Magee 31 Stephens 35 Ihemelu 28 Shea 48 Pizza Hut Park Frisco, Texas 10,947 Abiodun Okulaja L 10 Brimstone Cup FC Dallas May 27, 2010 1–1 Report Chicago Fire Ferreira 6 Harris 84 McBride 40 Conde 62 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 12,522 Baldomero Toledo T 11 San Jose Earthquakes June 5, 2010 0–2 Report FC Dallas Hernandez 70 Shea 58 60 John 68 Pizza Hut Park Frisco, Texas 14,331 Jasen Anno W 12 FC Dallas June 26, 2010 2–1 Report Chivas USA Jazic 45 (o.g.) Ferreira 61 Guarda 71 Lahoud 1 Romero 59 Home Depot Center Carson, California 14,173 Abbey Okulaja W 13 Kansas City Wizards July 3, 2010 0–1 Report FC Dallas Rocastle 60 Espinoza 63 Ferreira 58 Pizza Hut Park Frisco, Texas 15,993 Ramón Hernández W 14 FC Dallas July 11, 2010 1–1 http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter-recap/last-gasp-ferreira-strike-saves-tie-fcd-seattle Last-gasp Ferreira strike saves tie for FCD at Seattle | Major League Soccer July 12, 2010 July 13, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100713171250/http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter-recap/last-gasp-ferreira-strike-saves-tie-fcd-seattle dead Seattle Sounders FC Ferreira 34 87 Hernández 49 Shea 56McCarty 76Pearce 84 Montero 17 González 50 Montaño 0 56 Qwest Field Seattle 36,091 Kevin Stott T 15 Real Salt Lake July 17, 2010 0–2 http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2010/07/match-recap-fc-dallas-2-real-salt-lake-0 Match Recap: FC Dallas 2, Real Salt Lake 0 | FC Dallas July 18, 2010 July 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100721010135/http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2010/07/match-recap-fc-dallas-2-real-salt-lake-0 dead FC Dallas Johnson 42 Ihemulu 40 Ferreira 68 Shea 69 Harris 77 Pizza Hut Park Frisco, Texas 11,170 W 16 July 24, 2010 FC Dallas 1–1 (report) Toronto FC Hernández 21Rodríguez 77Benítez 96+ De Rosario 17Sanyang 23Cann 39Santos 61 BMO Field Toronto, Ontario, Canada 19,743 Edvin Jurisevic T 17 FC Dallas July 31, 2010 1–1 http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2010/07/match-recap-fcd-1-colorado-1 Match Recap: FCD 1, Colorado 1 | FC Dallas August 9, 2010 August 4, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100804033728/http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2010/07/match-recap-fcd-1-colorado-1 dead Colorado Rapids Baudet 22 (o.g.) Chávez 77 Ballouchy 26 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado 10,596 Alex Prus T 18 Philadelphia Union August 8, 2010 1–3 FC Dallas Moreno 9 Knighton 0 22 Ferreira 24 Cunningham 75 81 Pizza Hut Park Frisco, Texas 8,732 Jair Marrufo W 19 FC Dallas August 14, 2010 3–1 D.C. United Rodríguez 23 Ferreira 24 Alexander 49 Cunningham 90+2 Burch 69 Benitez 80 (o.g.) RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 12474 Abiodun Okulaja W 20 Chivas USA August 21, 2010 0–1 http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2010/08/match-recap-fcd-1-chivas-usa-0 Match Recap: FCD 1, Chivas USA 0 | FC Dallas August 22, 2010 August 24, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100824065450/http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2010/08/match-recap-fcd-1-chivas-usa-0 dead FC Dallas Padilla 79 Nagamura 89 Harris 34 Shea 71 Hernández 79 Pizza Hut Park Frisco, Texas 10,309 Paul Ward W 21 Pioneer Cup FC Dallas August 28, 2010 4:00 pm ET 0–0 Report Columbus Crew Loyd 40Hernández 77Harris 85 Moffat 28Barros Schelotto 77 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio Andrew Chapin T 22 Toronto FC September 4, 2010 7:30 pm CT 0–1 Report FC Dallas LaBrocca 46+Šarić 2 15 89 Cunningham 47Benítez 90+1 Pizza Hut Park Frisco, Texas 10,033 Alex Prus W 23 FC Dallas September 11, 2010 0–0 http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2010/09/match-recap-fcd-0-san-jose-0 Match Recap: FCD 0, San Jose 0 | FC Dallas September 15, 2010 September 18, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100918071015/http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2010/09/match-recap-fcd-0-san-jose-0 dead San Jose Earthquakes Alexander 42 Eduardo 88 Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California 10,341 Ricardo Salazar T 24 New York Red Bulls September 16, 2010 2–2 http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2010/09/match-recap-fc-dallas-2-nyrb-2 Match Recap: FC Dallas 2, NYRB 2 | FC Dallas September 22, 2010 September 20, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100920154851/http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2010/09/match-recap-fc-dallas-2-nyrb-2 dead FC Dallas Miller 41Ballouchy 48+Henry 48Benitez 82 (o.g.)Ballouchy 90+4 Rodriguez 42Shea 29Alexander 68Chávez 86 Pizza Hut Park Frisco, Texas 15,105 Hilario Grajeda T 25 New England Revolution September 22, 2010 8:30 pm EDT 2–2 Report FC Dallas Joseph 5Gibbs 17Barnes 33Stolica 61Phelan 90 Ferreira 80 pen.Cunningham 90 Pizza Hut Park Frisco, Texas 7,468 Baldomero Toledo T 26 FC Dallas September 25, 2010 7:30 pm CDT 3–1 Report Kansas City Wizards Chávez 4Rodríguez 12Pearce 37McCarty 74Cunningham 81Harris 85Ferreira 86 Harrington 32Smith 56Jewsbury 76 CommunityAmerica Ballpark Kansas City, Kansas 10,385 Silviu Petrescu W 27 Brimstone Cup Chicago Fire October 2, 2010 7:30 pm CDT 0–3 Report FC Dallas Pause 28Conde 84 Rodriguez 19Chávez 30 46Cunningham 67 p.k. Pizza Hut Park Frisco, Texas 10,615 Alex Prus W 28 Colorado Rapids October 9, 2010 7:00 pm CDT 2–2 Report FC Dallas Larentowicz 13, 51 Rodriguez 27Ferreira 37 Pizza Hut Park Frisco, Texas 10,119 Paul Ward T 29 FC Dallas October 16, 2010 0–2 Real Salt Lake Pearce 88 Grabavoy 59Espindola 75Williams 80Morales 89 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah 20,236 Baldomero Toledo L 30 FC Dallas October 24, 2010 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy 24 45 Harris Beckham33Juninho46Donovan58 Home Depot Center Carson, California Mark Geiger L Playoffs 2010 MLS Cup Playoffs FC Dallas qualified for the 2010 MLS Cup playoffs following a 2–1 victory at New England on October 2. Amid the controversy surrounding the playoff structure, Dallas was seeded as the number three team in the Western Conference bracket, drawn against the second-place West club and MLS Cup defending champions, Real Salt Lake. The draw took place at Major League Soccer's headquarters in New York City on October 24. The Conference Semifinals served as a two-leg, home and away aggregate series with no away goals rule enforced. Dallas hosted Salt Lake on October 30. Despite an early goal from Fabian Espindola in the fifth-minute, Dallas would rally with a pair of goals from Jeff Cunningham and Eric Avila, giving not only them victory, but a lead in the a series. RSL and Dallas played at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy on November 6 for the second leg. A 17th-minute goal from Dax McCarty gave Dallas a 3–1 advantage in the series, and not only jeopardized Salt Lake's chance for going on the Western Conference Championship, but the chance that Salt Lake would end their home-match unbeaten streak. A goal from Robbie Findley ensured the streak would stay alive, but the tie secured Dallas a spot in the Western Conference Championship, as Dallas would advance 3–2 on aggregate.http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/kreis-when-it-counted-rsl-played-scared-lose. Kreis: When it counted, RSL played scared to lose | Major League Soccer www.mlssoccer.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101109022155/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/kreis-when-it-counted-rsl-played-scared-lose November 9, 2010 Dallas played in Los Angeles against the Galaxy for the Western Conference Championship. Dallas shutout LA 3–0, becoming the final original MLS club to make it to the MLS Cup. Dallas took an early lead over the Colorado Rapids in the MLS Cup, but the Rapids came back to score a goal in the second half and forced overtime. Early into overtime, a cross deflected off of Dallas defender George John and into Dallas' net. Despite several late chances for Dallas, the Rapids held on, win the MLS Cup 2–1 off the overtime own goal. Real Salt Lake Conf. Semifinals October 30, 2010 3:00 pm MDT 1–2 Report FC Dallas Espindola 5Williams 46Morales 49 69 Benitez 25Cunningham 44Hernández 49Harris 75Avila 88 Pizza Hut Park Frisco, Texas 11,003 New Jersey Kevin Stott W FC Dallas Conf. Semifinals November 6, 2010 8:00 pm MDT 1–1 3–2 Report Real Salt Lake McCarty 17Chávez 27Loyd 84 Olave 25Grabavoy 29Borchers 34Findley 79 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah 19,234 California Jorge Gonzalez T FC Dallas Conf. Final November 14, 2010 8:00 pm CDT 3–0 Report Los Angeles Galaxy Ferreira 26John 54Chávez 73Loyd 85 Kovalenko 37Beckham 73Birchall 82dos Santos 84 Home Depot Center Carson, California 27,000 Jair Maruffo W FC Dallas MLS Cup November 21, 2010 5:30 pm CDT 1–2 (OT) Colorado Rapids Ferreira 35 Benitez 84 41 Wallace 51 Smith 57 84 Casey 106 o.g. John BMO Field Toronto, Ontario, Canada 21,700 Baldomero Toledo L U.S. Open Cup With an 11th-place finish in Major League Soccer last season, Dallas did not automatically qualify for the 2010 edition of the U.S. Open Cup. Instead, they would have to qualify in a series of matches against unqualified MLS clubs to enter the tournament. They were paired against last year's 10th-place finisher, D.C. United; where they played the United at RFK Stadium on April 28. Goals from Bruno Guarda and Dax McCarty would not be enough as Dallas would fall 4–2 to the United to end their short USOC campaign. Game E Texas FC Dallas April 28, 2010 7:30 pm EDT 2–4 Report D.C. United Washington, D.C. 52 Guarda57 pen. McCarty67 Wallace 72 Edward Cristman 4 59Morsink 21Wallace 28Castillo 39Najar 51 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 2,804 Rhode Island Chris Penso L Jerseys _STRICON_WHITE _FCDALLAS_10p _STRICON_WHITE _STRICON_WHITE _3_stripes_white DD0000 FFFFFF DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 Home _STRICON_WHITE _FCDALLAS_10alt _STRICON_WHITE _STRICON_WHITE 0000B2 FFFFFF 0000B2 0000B2 0000B2 Away _STRICON_WHITE _FCDALLAS_10alt _STRICON_WHITE _STRICON_WHITE 0000B2 FFFFFF 0000B2 0000B2 FFFFFF Away Alternate _STRICON_WHITE _FCDALLAS_10alt _STRICON_WHITE _FCDALLAS_08a 0000B2 FFFFFF 0000B2 FFFFFF FFFFFF Away Alt. 2 Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Info Home Red / White hoops Red Red Away Blue / White hoops Blue Blue Away Alt. Blue / White hoops Blue White MLS, May 5 against Houston / MLS Cup 2010 Away Alt. 2 Blue / White hoops White White MLS, June 26 against Chivas USA → 2008 Away Shorts Squad As of August 21, 2010.http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/fc-dallas Players | Major League Soccer July 12, 2010 July 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100707101648/http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/fc-dallas dead 1 USA GK Kevin Hartman 2 USA DF Daniel Hernández 3 USA DF Ugo Ihemelu 4 USA DF Heath Pearce 5 COL DF Jair Benítez on loan from Deportivo Cali 6 BRA DF Jackson on loan from São Paulo FC 7 COL FW Milton Rodriguez 8 BRA MF Bruno Guarda 9 USA FW Jeff Cunningham 10 COL FW David Ferreira on loan from At. Paranaense 12 USA MF Eric Avila 13 USA MF Dax McCarty 14 USA MF George John 15 USA DF Kyle Davies 16 KNA FW Atiba Harris 17 BIH MF Perica Marošević 18 HND FW Marvin Chávez on loan from Marathón 19 USA DF Zach Loyd 20 USA FW Brek Shea 21 MEX MF Bryan Leyva 22 USA GK Josh Lambo 23 USA FW Andrew Wiedeman 24 USA DF Eric Alexander 26 USA DF Anthony Wallace 27 CAN DF Edson Edward 31 USA FW Jason Yeisley 44 ARG GK Darío Sala Formation 4–5–1 formation against Real Salt Lake on Nov. 6 200px 0.24 0.07 350 USAHartman 0.05 0.20 350 BRAJackson 0.17 0.17 350 USAJohn 0.35 0.17 350 USAIhemelu 0.47 0.20 350 COLBenítez 0.02 0.43 350 HONChávez 0.12 0.37 350 USAMcCarty 0.27 0.43 350 COLFerreira 0.34 0.38 350 USAHernández 0.48 0.43 350 USAShea 0.25 0.62 350 USACunningham Notes Category:FC Dallas seasons FC Dallas FC Dallas FC Dallas season Category:MLS Western Conference champion seasons