2014 Houston Dynamo season

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BBVA Compass Stadium
MLSEastern Conference: 8th
Overall: 14th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDNQ
U.S. Open CupFifth round
Texas DerbyRunners-up
Carolina Challenge CupThird place
Average home league attendance20,117
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The 2014

Houston Dynamo season was the club's ninth season of existence, and their ninth consecutive season in Major League Soccer
, the top flight of American soccer.

Background

Review

Roster

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Tally Hall  United States
2 Defender Eric Brunner  United States
3 Defender Anthony Arena  United States
4 Defender Jermaine Taylor  Jamaica
7 Forward Omar Cummings  Jamaica
8 Defender Kofi Sarkodie  United States
10 Midfielder
Alexander Lopez
 Honduras
11 Midfielder Brad Davis  United States
12 Forward Will Bruin  United States
13 Midfielder Ricardo Clark  United States
14 Forward Jason Johnson  Jamaica
15 Forward Mark Sherrod  United States
16 Defender
A.J. Cochran
 United States
17 Midfielder Servando Carrasco  United States
18 Defender David Horst  United States
19 Midfielder Luis Garrido  Honduras
20 Midfielder Andrew Driver  Scotland
21 Defender
Damarcus Beasley
 United States
22 Midfielder Brian Ownby  United States
23 Forward Giles Barnes  Jamaica
24 Goalkeeper Tyler Deric  United States
26 Defender Corey Ashe  United States
27 Midfielder Boniek García  Honduras
28 Midfielder Tony Cascio  United States
30 Goalkeeper Michael Lisch  United States

Transfers

USA international DaMarcus Beasley joined the club after the 2014 World Cup as a DP

In

Position Player Previous Club Date
Defender United StatesDavid Horst United StatesPortland Timbers December 17, 2013
Defender United StatesDaMarcus Beasley
Puebla
July 23, 2014
Midfielder HondurasLuis Garirdo
Olimpia
July 25, 2014

Out

Position Player Transferred to Date
Defender United StatesBobby Boswell United StatesD.C. United December 12, 2013
Defender United StatesWarren Creavalle CanadaToronto FC July 23, 2014

Loan in

Position Player Loaned From Date
Midfielder United StatesTony Cascio United StatesColorado Rapids January 21, 2014

Loan out

Position Player Loaned To Date
Forward JamaicaJason Johnson
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
March 24, 2014
Defender United StatesAnthony Arena
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
March 24, 2014
Forward United StatesBryan Salazar
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
March 24, 2014
Goalkeeper United StatesMichael Lisch
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
April 3, 2014
Forward United StatesBrian Ownby
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
April 3, 2014

Competitions

Preseason

January 29, 2014 Scrimmage
Houston, Texas
3:00 p.m. CST Bruin 29'
Carrasco Yellow card 33'
Arena Yellow card 38'
Sherrod 63'
Seoane 67'
Johnson 73'
Report Stadium:
Houston Sports Park
February 10, 2014 Desert Friendlies
Houston Dynamo
Tucson, Arizona
10:00 a.m. MT Salticcia Red card 75' Report Ownby 45'
Cummings 83'
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 12, 2014 Scrimmage
Houston, Texas
7:00 p.m. CST Kelley Yellow card 17' Report Barnes 12', Yellow card 21'
Davis 15', 27'
Cascio 34'
Johnson Yellow card 55'
Sherrod 72'
Cummings 74'
Stadium:
Sorrels Field
February 19, 2014 Scrimmage
Houston, Texas
11:00 a.m. CST Cascio 18'
Barnes 28', 59'
Cummings 79'
Report
Kerr
25'
Stadium:
Houston Sports Park
February 26, 2014
Houston Dynamo
Charleston, South Carolina
5:00 p.m. EST Martins 44'
González Yellow card 45+1'
Report Davis 14'
Arena Yellow card 72'
Stadium:
Blackbaud Stadium
March 1, 2014
Houston Dynamo
Charleston, South Carolina
5:15 p.m. EST Report Cascio 53'
Barnes 63'
Stadium:
Blackbaud Stadium

MLS

March 15, 2014 2
Houston, Texas
7:30 CT Kofi Sarkodie Yellow card 35'
Will Bruin 40'
Jermaine Taylor Yellow card 52'
[2]
Hernan Bernardello
Yellow card 78'
Stadium:
BBVA Compass Stadium

Attendance: 18,245
March 29, 2014 3
Vancouver, British Columbia
6:00 CT Jordan Harvey 14'
Kenny Miller 23' (pen)
[3] Ricardo Clark 75' Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 21,000
April 12, 2014 5
Houston Dynamo
Foxborough, Massachusetts
4:00 CT Kevin Alston 68', Yellow card 88'
Scott Caldwell Yellow card 86'
Jerry Bengtson 90+1'
[5] Ricardo Clark Yellow card 38' Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 14,259
April 19, 2014 6
Houston Dynamo
Chester, Pennsylvania
3:00 CT Sheanon Williams Yellow card 61' [6] Kofi Sarkodie
Ricardo Clark Yellow card 42'
Will Bruin Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 17,301
April 23, 2014 7
Houston Dynamo
Harrison, New Jersey
6:30 CT Bradley Wright-Phillips 12' (24), 86' (pen)
Thierry Henry 65'
[7] Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 13,278
May 3, 2014 9
Houston Dynamo
Carson, California
9:30 CT Erick Torres 7' (pen)
Tim Melia Red card 67'
[9] Brad Davis 12'
Giles Barnes 32' (69), pen'
Will Bruin 45+2'
Stadium:
StubHub Center

Attendance: 6,082
March 28, 2014 12
Houston, Texas
7:30 CT Jermaine Taylor Yellow card 17'
Giles Barnes 61'
[12]
AJ DeLaGarza Yellow card 19'
Kofi Opare
Yellow card 76'
Stadium:
BBVA Compass Stadium

Attendance: 22,233
May 21, 2014 13
Washington DC
6:00 CT
Fabian Espindola
63', Yellow card 72'
[13] Giles Barnes Yellow card 65'
Brian Ownby Red card 90+2'
Stadium:
RFK Stadium

Attendance: 8,224
May 25, 2014 14
Houston Dynamo
San Jose, California
9:30 CT Khari Stephenson 38' (58), pen'
Steven Lenhart Yellow card 60'
Atiba Harris 70'
[14] Stadium:
Buck Shaw Stadium

Attendance: 10,525
June 1, 2014 15
Houston Dynamo
Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 CT Deshorn Brown 5' (35)
Kamani Hill 51'
[15] Warren Creavalle Yellow card 40' Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,470
June 29, 2014 17
Montreal, Quebec
6:30 CT Jack McInerney 41' (75)
Maxim Tissot Yellow card 22'
Marco Di Vaio 79'
[17]
AJ Cochran Yellow card 16'
Will Bruin
Yellow card 52'
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 16,759
July 12, 2014 19
Toronto, Ontario
6:00 CT Jonathan Osorio 39'
Dominic Oduro 45+1'
Jermain Defoe 63' (89), Yellow card 37'
[19] Brad Davis 13' (34)
Kofi Sarkodie Yellow card 35'
Jermaine Taylor Yellow card 37'
David Horst Yellow card 40'
Ricardo Clark Yellow card 56'
Warren Creavalle Yellow card 59'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 22,591
August 10, 2014 22
Seattle, Washington
9:30 CT Lamar Neagle Yellow card 28'
Obafemi Martins
Marco Pappa 69'
Gonzalo Pineda 75' (pen), Yellow card 55'
[22] Luis Garrido Yellow card 60'
Kofi Sarkodie Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium:
CenturyLink Field

Attendance: 50,276
August 23, 2014 24
Houston Dynamo
Columbus, Ohio
6:30 CT Justin Meram 35'
Adam Bedell 59'
Aaron Schoenfeld 64'
[24] Corey Ashe Yellow card 61'
Brian Ownby Yellow card 79'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 17,551
August 29, 2014 25
Houston Dynamo
Kansas City, Kansas
7:00 CT Dom Dwyer 54', Yellow card 40'
Benny Feilhaber Yellow card 44'
[25]
Boniek Garcia
Yellow card 90+6'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,332
September 6, 2014 26
Houston, Texas
7:30 CT Giles Barnes 30' (62)
Ricardo Clark 65'
[26] Dilly Duka 40'
Ignaco Piatti 55'
Felipe Martins Yellow card 71'
Stadium:
BBVA Compass Stadium

Attendance: 18,501
September 28, 2014 29
Houston, Texas
2:00 CT
Boniek Garcia
67'
[29] Gonzalo Segares Yellow card 47'
Jeff Larentowicz Yellow card 65'
Stadium:
BBVA Compass Stadium

Attendance: 20,262
October 4, 2014 30
Houston Dynamo
Harrison, New Jersey
5:00 CT Thierry Henry 47'
Pegguy Luyindula Yellow card 73'
Tim Cahill Red card 88'
[30]
Boniek Garcia Yellow card 54'
Giles Barnes
Yellow card 86'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 21,569
October 8, 2014 31
Toronto, Ontario
6:30 CT Daniel Lovitz Yellow card 90+5' [31]
A.J. Cochran
Red card 56'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 18,269
October 24, 2014 34
Houston Dynamo
Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 CT Alex Yellow card 33'
Jeff Larentowicz 66' (pen)
Florent Sinama Pongolle 90+1'
[34]
AJ Cochran
Yellow card 85'
Stadium:
Toyota Park

Attendance: 18,776

U.S. Open Cup

Statistical Leaders

Giles Barnes led the Dynamo in both appearances and goals in 2014
Goals
Rank Name #
1 JamaicaGiles Barnes 11
2 United StatesWill Bruin 10
3 United StatesRicardo Clark 4
United StatesBrad Davis
5 JamaicaOmar Cummings 3
Assists
Rank Name #
1 United StatesBrad Davis 11
2 JamaicaGiles Barnes 8
3 United StatesRicardo Clark 4
United StatesKofi Sarkodie
5 United StatesCorey Ashe 3
JamaicaOmar Cummings
Appearances (starts)
Rank Name #
1 JamaicaGiles Barnes 34(34)
United StatesAndrew Driver 34(22)
3 United StatesKofi Sarkodie 32(32)
4 United StatesDavid Horst 31(31)
5 United StatesWill Bruin 27(24)
HondurasBoniek García 28(26)
Goalkeeping
Name Apps. Saves GA ShO
United StatesTally Hall 24 67 44 7
United StatesTyler Deric 10 36 14 3
United StatesMichael Lisch 0 0 0 0

Uniforms

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