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2009 Houston Dynamo season

Field	Value
club	Houston Dynamo
season	2009
league	Major League Soccer
league result	Conference: 2nd
Overall: 3rd
owner	Philip Anschutz (AEG)
mgrtitle	Head coach
manager	Dominic Kinnear
chairman	Oliver Luck
Chris Canetti
chrtitle	President
COO
stadium	Robertson Stadium
average attendance	17,624
cup1	MLS Cup Playoffs	cup1 result = Conference Finals
cup2	U.S. Open Cup	cup2 result = Semifinals
cup3	2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League	cup3 result = Quarterfinals
cup4	2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League	cup4 result = Group stage
league topscorer
Brian Ching: 8 goals
season topscorer
Brian Ching: 10 goals
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Overall: 3rd Chris Canetti COO Brian Ching: 8 goals Brian Ching: 10 goals

The 2009 Houston Dynamo season was the fourth season of existence for the Houston franchise since joining Major League Soccer (MLS) prior to the 2006 season. It was the team's fourth season with head coach Dominic Kinnear, majority owner Philip Anschultz, president Oliver Luck, and chief operating officer Chris Canetti.

The Dynamo qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the fourth consecutive year after finishing 2nd in the Western Conference during the regular season. In the playoffs, Houston defeated the Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 over two legs in the Conference Semifinals before losing 2–0 to the Los Angeles Galaxy in the Conference Final. In the U.S. Open Cup, the Dynamo reached the semifinals, where they lost 2–1 to the eventual champion Seattle Sounders. The Dynamo also competed in the CONCACAF Champions League, losing to Atlante 4–1 on aggregate in the quarterfinals of the 2008–09 Champions League while also finishing third in their group for the 2009–10 Champions League, failing to advance.

Final roster

As of November 14, 2009.

Appearances and goals are totals for MLS regular season only.

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Joined from	Joined in	Apps.	Goals
1	Tally Hall	USA	GK	May 12, 1985 (24)	Esbjerg fB	2009	0	0
18	Pat Onstad	CAN	GK	January 13, 1968 (41)	San Jose Earthquakes	2006	113	0
30	Tyler Deric (HGP)	USA	GK	August 30, 1988 (21)	Houston Dynamo Academy	2009	0	0
2	Eddie Robinson	USA	DF	June 19, 1978 (31)	San Jose Earthquakes	2006	71	4
4	Ryan Cochrane	USA	DF	August 8, 1983 (26)	San Jose Earthquakes	2009	58	2
16	Craig Waibel	USA	DF	August 21, 1975 (34)	San Jose Earthquakes	2006	76	6
20	Geoff Cameron	USA	DF	July 11, 1985 (24)	University of Rhode Island	2008	52	3
24	Wade Barrett (C)	USA	DF	June 23, 1976 (33)	San Jose Earthquakes	2006	99	0
31	André Hainault	CAN	DF	June 17, 1986 (23)	FK Baník Most	2009	20	1
32	Bobby Boswell	USA	DF	March 15, 1983 (26)	D.C. United	2008	58	2
5	Danny Cruz (GA)	USA	MF	January 3, 1990 (19)	UNLV	2009	6	0
6	Erik Ustruck	USA	MF	January 4, 1985 (24)	Santa Clara University	2007	2	0
8	Richard Mulrooney	USA	MF	November 3, 1976 (33)	Toronto FC	2007	65	1
9	Brian Mullan	USA	MF	April 23, 1978 (31)	San Jose Earthquakes	2006	114	6
11	Brad Davis	USA	MF	November 8, 1981 (28)	San Jose Earthquakes	2006	98	12
13	Ricardo Clark	USA	MF	February 10, 1983 (26)	San Jose Earthquakes	2006	97	7
17	Mike Chabala	USA	MF	May 24, 1984 (25)	University of Washington	2006	15	0
19	John Michael Hayden	USA	MF	April 27, 1984 (25)	Indiana University	2007	0	0
22	Stuart Holden	USA	MF	August 1, 1985 (24)	Sunderland A.F.C.	2006	88	15
26	Corey Ashe	USA	MF	March 14, 1986 (23)	University of North Carolina	2007	71	1
7	Luis Ángel Landín (DP)	MEX	FW	July 23, 1985 (24)	Monarcas Morelia	2009	7	1
10	Abe Thompson	USA	FW	January 12, 1982 (27)	Kansas City Wizards	2009	1	0
15	Cam Weaver	USA	FW	June 10, 1983 (26)	San Jose Earthquakes	2009	8	3
23	Dominic Oduro	GHA	FW	August 13, 1985 (24)	New York Red Bulls	2009	16	1
25	Brian Ching	USA	FW	May 24, 1978 (31)	San Jose Earthquakes	2006	85	39

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
December 12, 2008	TRI Julius James	DF	24	CAN Toronto FC	Acquired along with allocation money in exchange for Dwayne De Rosario.	last=Fallas	first=Bernardo	date=December 12, 2021	title=Dynamo trade star midfielder De Rosario to Toronto	url=https://www.chron.com/sports/dynamo/article/Dynamo-trade-star-midfielder-De-Rosario-to-Toronto-1782964.php	url-status=live	access-date=March 4, 2021	website=Houston Chronicle	language=en-US	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011202250/http://www.chron.com/sports/dynamo/article/Dynamo-trade-star-midfielder-De-Rosario-to-Toronto-1782964.php	archive-date=2012-10-11 }}
January 23, 2009		USA Tally Hall	GK	23	DEN Esbjerg fB	Signed on a free transfer.
January 29, 2009	USA Felix Garcia	FW	18	USA Laredo Heat	Signed as a Generation Adidas player. An undisclosed fee was given to the Laredo Heat. Houston traded an international roster slot for two years and swapped allocation ranking spots to Toronto FC for the right to sign him.
February 27, 2009	USA Tyler Deric	GK	20	USA Houston Dynamo Academy	Signed as a homegrown player.
March 30, 2009	NGA Ade Akinbiyi	FW	34	ENG Burnley	Signed on a free transfer.
April 14, 2009	CAN André Hainault	DF	22	CZE Baník Most	Full transfer, fee undisclosed.
May 27, 2009	GHA Dominic Oduro	FW	23	USA New York Red Bulls	Acquired in exchange for a first round pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft and a 2nd round pick in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft.
June 9, 2009	USA Cam Weaver	FW	25	USA San Jose Earthquakes	Acquired in exchange for Chris Wondolowski and a conditional pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft.	last=Fallas	first=Bernardo	date=June 9, 2009	title=Dynamo send Wondolowski to Earthquakes for Weaver	url=https://www.chron.com/sports/dynamo/article/Dynamo-send-Wondolowski-to-Earthquakes-for-Weaver-1739568.php	url-status=live	access-date=March 4, 2021	website=Houston Chronicle	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014211237/http://www.chron.com/sports/dynamo/article/Dynamo-send-Wondolowski-to-Earthquakes-for-Weaver-1739568.php	archive-date=2012-10-14 }}
August 14, 2009	USA Ryan Cochrane	DF	26	USA San Jose Earthquakes	Acquired in exchange for an international roster slot through the end of the 2010 season.
September 15, 2009	USA Abe Thompson	FW	27	USA Kansas City Wizards	Acquired along with allocation money in exchange for Kei Kamara.	date=September 16, 2009	title=Houston trades striker Kamara to Kansas City	url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2009/09/16/kei-kamara	access-date=March 4, 2021	website=Sports Illustrated	language=en-us}}

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 26, 2008	USA Nate Jaqua	FW	27	USA Seattle Sounders FC	Selected in the 2008 MLS Expansion Draft.
December 12, 2008	CAN Dwayne De Rosario	MF	30	CAN Toronto FC	Traded for Julius James and allocation money.
December 2008	USA Johnny Alcaraz	MF	23	Retired	Released following the 2008 season.	last=Fallas	first=Bernardo	date=December 23, 2009	title=Soccer Notebook: Stadium issue headed for '09	url=https://www.chron.com/sports/dynamo/article/Soccer-Notebook-Stadium-issue-headed-for-09-1630278.php	url-status=live	access-date=March 4, 2021	website=Houston Chronicle	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724214606/https://www.chron.com/sports/dynamo/article/Soccer-Notebook-Stadium-issue-headed-for-09-1630278.php	archive-date=2020-07-24 }}
December 2008	USA Kyle Brown	FW	25	USA Austin Aztex	Released following the 2008 season.
December 2008	ENG Tony Caig	GK	34	ENG Chesterfield	Released following the 2008 season.
December 2008	USA Nick Hatzke	MF	25	Retired	Released following the 2008 season.
December 2008	CIV Guy-Roland Kpene	FW	25	USA Long Island Rough Riders	Released following the 2008 season.
December 2008	USA Corbin Waller	GK	23	USA Charlotte Eagles	Released following the 2008 season.
December 2008	USA Stephen Wondolowski	DF	23	Retired	Released following the 2008 season.
January 26, 2009	USA Patrick Ianni	DF	23	USA Seattle Sounders FC	Traded for a conditional pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft.
February 5, 2009	USA Felix Garcia	FW	18	USA Laredo Heat	Garcia left Houston after a week, returning to Laredo to finish school. The Dynamo retained his MLS rights, but he no longer occupied a roster spot. Reportedly, he skipped a team meeting and a mandatory physical, and left practice early prior to the announcement of his departure. He did not return to the team, even after graduating from high school.
June 9, 2009	USA Chris Wondolowski	FW	25	USA San Jose Earthquakes	Traded along with a conditional pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft for Cam Weaver.
August 14, 2009	TRI Julius James	DF	25	USA D.C. United	Traded for a third round pick in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft.
August 20, 2009	NGA Ade Akinbiyi	FW	34	ENG Notts County	Released	last=Fallas	first=Bernardo	date=August 20, 2009	title=Dynamo sign long-sought Mexican striker Landin	url=https://www.chron.com/sports/dynamo/article/Dynamo-sign-long-sought-Mexican-striker-Landin-1743005.php	access-date=March 4, 2021	website=Houston Chronicle}}
September 15, 2009	SLE Kei Kamara	ST	25	USA Kansas City Wizards	Traded for Abe Thompson and allocation money.

Loans in

Date	Player	Position	Age	Loaned From	Notes	Ref
August 20, 2009	MEX Luis Ángel Landín	FW	24	MEX Monarcas Morelia	Signed on a 16-month loan as a Designated Player.

Loans out

Date	Player	Position	Age	Loaned To	Notes	Ref
May 8, 2009	USA Tyler Deric	GK	20	USA Austin Aztex	Multiple short-term loans throughout the season	last=Fallas	first=Bernardo	date=May 9, 2009	title=Dynamo notes: Hainault to start in Barrett's absence	url=https://www.chron.com/sports/dynamo/article/Dynamo-notes-Hainault-to-start-in-Barrett-s-1738674.php	url-status=live	access-date=March 4, 2021	website=Houston Chronicle	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628215323/https://www.chron.com/sports/dynamo/article/Dynamo-notes-Hainault-to-start-in-Barrett-s-1738674.php	archive-date=2018-06-28 }}
May 9, 2009	USA John Michael Hayden	MF	25	USA Cleveland City Stars	Loaned until June 9, 2009
June 13, 2009	TRI Julius James	DF	24	USA Minnesota Thunder	Loaned until July 29, 2009
June 16, 2009	USA Mike Chabala	DF	25	USA Austin Aztex	Loaned until June 22, 2009
June 16, 2009	USA Eric Ustruck	MF	24	USA Austin Aztex	Loaned until June 22, 2009

MLS SuperDraft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Age	College	Notes	Ref
3	40	USA Danny Cruz	MF	19	UNLV	Signed to a Generation Adidas contract.	last=Fallas	first=Bernardo	date=January 15, 2009	title=Dynamo take UNLV forward in MLS draft	url=https://www.chron.com/sports/dynamo/article/Dynamo-take-UNLV-forward-in-MLS-draft-1592389.php	access-date=March 4, 2021	website=Houston Chronicle}}
4	56	USA Marcus Tracy	FW	22	Wake Forest	Signed with AaB Fodbold.

Coaching staff

As of November 14, 2009.

Position	Name
Head coach	USA Dominic Kinnear
Assistant coach	SCO John Spencer
Goalkeeper coach	USA Tim Hanley
Head athletic trainer	USA Theron Enns
Assistant athletic trainer	USA Shane Caron
Team administrator	USA Nick Kowba
Equipment manager	USA Michael Porter

Pre-season

Friendlies

Waibel
James
Mullan Shea Mullan Johnson Kamara Boswell Ching Byers Silva Noel-Williams Barrett Key Mullan Quill Thomas Davis

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2009 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Western Conference

Overall

Results summary

Results by round

Match results

Ching
Barrett Hejduk Schelotto Alvarez Weaver Corrales Wondolowski Davis Boswell Clark Moreno James Boswell Chabala Boyens Stammler Petke Carlos Clark Davis Clark Mastroeni Cummings Clark Ching Mullan Davis Ferreira Cooper Angel Wolyniec Petke Wondolowski Kamara Waibel
Cameron Kamara Holden Hainault Guevara Ward Davis Wondolowski Boswell Moor Mulrooney Ching Espindola Olave Morales Rimando Buddle Magee Boswell Cameron Chabala Boswell Cameron Hurtado Ianni Vagenas Wahl Waibel Kamara De Rosario Garcia Chabala Boswell Clark Dube Ching Holden
Gomez Emilio Pontius Fred Ricchetti Harris Sala Onstad Kamara Davis James Clark Ching Holden Prideaux Busch Rolfe
Lowry Blanco Olave Beckerman Beltran Barrett Cameron Jaqua Baudet Mastroeni Casey Davis Moffat Hesmer Gaven Clark Ching Cameron Cochrane Davis Ashe Beckerman Olave Movsisyan Findley Johnson Weaver Mullan Landín Chabala Kamara Hercegfalvi Oduro Gordon Cuesta Lahoud Kljestan Lillingston
Oduro Thompson Cameron Robinson

MLS Cup Playoffs

Alonso Evans Mullan Chabala Cameron Ching Riley Ljungberg Donovan
Berhalter Boswell Landín

U.S. Open Cup

Callahan Oduro Treschuk Yoshitake Boswell Oduro Ustruck Hurtado Marshall Jaqua King Boswell Akinbiyi Davis Mullan Chabala

2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League

Kamara Davis Mulrooney Cameron Arreola Espinoza Venegas Navarro Márquez Vilar OValle Maldonado Kamara James

2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
MEX Pachuca	6	5	0	1	15	4	+11	15
PAN Árabe Unido	6	3	1	2	13	9	+4	10
USA Houston Dynamo	6	2	1	3	9	8	+1	7
SLV Isidro Metapán	6	1	0	5	3	19	−16	3

	ARA	HOU
1–1	6–0	4–1
5–1	1–0	0–1
0–1	3–2	0–4
2–0	2–0	5–0

Ashe Ching Aguilar Jiménez Alfaro Aquino Daniels Castañeda Santamaria Mosquera Rodríguez Hainault Ashe Kamara Boswell Holden Aguilar Cameron Weaver Weaver Holden
Mullan Ashe Velez Santamaria Aguirre Rodriguez Calero Lopez Correa Canales Umaña Hall Davis Cochrane Waibel

Player statistics

Appearances, goals, and assists

Week	Player	Ref.
27	USA Brad Davis

MLS Goal of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Date
5	USA Brian Ching	Colorado Rapids	April 19
27	USA Brad Davis	Real Salt Lake	September 19

MLS Save of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Date
12	CAN Pat Onstad	Chicago Fire	June 10
17	CAN Pat Onstad	Seattle Sounders FC	July 11
23	CAN Pat Onstad and USA Wade Barrett	Seattle Sounders FC	August 23
31	USA Geoff Cameron	Los Angeles Galaxy	October 18

Annual

Honor	Player	Ref.
MLS All-Star		USA Brad Davis

MLS Best XI	USA Geoff Cameron
MLS Save of the Year	CAN Pat Onstad

Dynamo team awards

MVP	Defensive Player of the Year	Humanitarian of the Year	Young Player of the Year	Newcomer of the Year	Ref.
USA Brad Davis	USA Geoff Cameron	USA Stuart Holden	CAN André Hainault	USA Cam Weaver

Kits

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Amigo Energy

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(May 27, 2009). "Red Bulls Acquire Pair of Draft Picks for Dominic Oduro - OurSports Central".
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(January 26, 2009). "Dynamo re-sign Boswell, trade Ianni".
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