2016 Houston Dynamo season
Houston Dynamo 2016 soccer season
The 2016 Houston Dynamo season was the club's 11th season of existence since joining Major League Soccer for the 2006 season.
The Dynamo entered the 2016 Major League Soccer season looking to return to the MLS Cup Playoffs after failing to qualify the previous two seasons but instead missed the playoffs for the third consecutive year, a club record, and finished in last place in the Western Conference.
The season covers the period from December 7, 2015 to December 10, 2016, the day of MLS Cup 2016 . This was Houston's fifth season at BBVA Compass Stadium , after opening the stadium in 2012.
Club
Coaching staff
Until May 25, 2016
Position
Staff
Head Coach
Owen Coyle
Assistant coach
Sandy Stewart
Assistant coach
Wade Barrett
Goalkeeper coach
Paul Rogers
Sports Performance Director/Fitness Coach
Paul Caffrey
Performance Analyst
Oliver Gage
General Manager/Vice President
Matt Jordan
Assistant General Manager/Director of Soccer Operations
Nick Kowba
Equipment Manager
Chris Maxwell
Asst. Equipment Manager
Eddie Cerda
Director of Sports Medicine/Head Athletic Trainer
Theron Enns
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Rory Blevins
Head Team Physician
Timothy C. Sitter, MD
Primary Care Physician
David A. Braunreiter, MD
Director, Youth Development/Academy Director
James Clarkson
Soccer Programs Manager
Adrian Moses
Center of Excellence Manager
Justin Neese
From June 7, 2016 to October 28, 2016
Position
Staff
Interim Head Coach
Wade Barrett
Goalkeeper coach
Paul Rogers
Sports Performance Director/Fitness Coach
Paul Caffrey
Performance Analyst
Oliver Gage
General Manager/Vice President
Matt Jordan
Assistant General Manager/Director of Soccer Operations
Nick Kowba
Equipment Manager
Chris Maxwell
Asst. Equipment Manager
Eddie Cerda
Director of Sports Medicine/Head Athletic Trainer
Theron Enns
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Rory Blevins
Head Team Physician
Timothy C. Sitter, MD
Primary Care Physician
David A. Braunreiter, MD
Director, Youth Development/Academy Director
James Clarkson
Soccer Programs Manager
Adrian Moses
Center of Excellence Manager
Justin Neese
From October 28, 2016
Position
Staff
Head Coach
Wilmer Cabrera
Assistant coach
Davy Arnaud
Assistant coach
Michael Dellorusso
Goalkeeper coach
Paul Rogers
Sports Performance Director/Fitness Coach
Paul Caffrey
Performance Analyst
Oliver Gage
General Manager/Vice President
Matt Jordan
Assistant General Manager/Director of Soccer Operations
Nick Kowba
Equipment Manager
Chris Maxwell
Asst. Equipment Manager
Eddie Cerda
Director of Sports Medicine/Head Athletic Trainer
Theron Enns
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Rory Blevins
Head Team Physician
Timothy C. Sitter, MD
Primary Care Physician
David A. Braunreiter, MD
Director, Youth Development/Academy Director
James Clarkson
Soccer Programs Manager
Adrian Moses
Center of Excellence Manager
Justin Neese
Owner
Gabriel Brener
Co-Owners
Oscar De La Hoya Ben Guill Jake Silverstein
President of Business Operations
Chris Canetti
Executive Vice President/Chief Revenue Officer
Steven Powell
Senior Vice President/Chief Operating Officer
David Tagliarino
Vice President/Chief Marketing Officer
Amber Cox
Ground (capacity and dimensions)
BBVA Compass Stadium (22,039 / 115x70 yards)
Training ground
Houston Sports Park
Updated to match played July 24, 2016 Source: Houston Dynamo
Roster
As of match plated October 23, 2016
^ Age as of the end of the season
Transfers
For transfers in, dates listed are when Houston Dynamo officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Houston Dynamo officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from Houston Dynamo roster.
In
No.
Pos.
Player
Transferred from
Fee/notes
Date
Source
8
MF
Cristian Maidana
Philadelphia Union
Trade
December 7, 2015
[ 1]
11
MF
Andrew Wenger
Philadelphia Union
Trade
December 7, 2015
[ 1]
24
GK
Calle Brown
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Free
December 17, 2015
[ 2]
30
DF
Bradley Bourgeois
Houston Dynamo Academy
Signed HGP deal
December 23, 2015
[ 3]
2
DF
Jalil Anibaba
Sporting Kansas City
Free
January 11, 2016
[ 4]
34
DF
Sebastien Ibeagha
AC Horsens
Free
January 26, 2016
[ 5]
6
MF
David Rocha
Gimnàstic
Free
January 27, 2016
[ 6]
4
DF
Agus
Albacete
Free
January 27, 2016
[ 6]
33
MF
Leonel Miranda
Independiente
Loan
January 30, 2016
[ 7]
20
DF
Abdoulie Mansally
Real Salt Lake
Trade
February 18, 2016
[ 8]
26
MF
Collen Warner
Toronto FC
Trade
March 2, 2016
[ 9]
6
MF
Eric Alexander
Montreal Impact
Trade
July 22, 2016
[ 10]
28
MF
Yair Arboleda
Independiente Santa Fe
Loan
July 29, 2016
[ 11]
23
FW
José Escalante
RGVFC Toros
Loan
August 3, 2016
[ 12]
30
DF
Keyner Brown
Herediano
Loan
August 3, 2016
[ 13]
Draft picks
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2015 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.
Out
No.
Pos.
Player
Transferred to
Fee/notes
Date
Source
30
GK
Michael Lisch
Contract option declined
November 30, 2015
[ 17]
16
DF
A. J. Cochran
Saint Louis FC
Contract option declined, Signed with St. Louis on March 6, 2016[ 18]
November 30, 2015
[ 17]
4
DF
Jermaine Taylor
Portland Timbers
Contract option declined, Second pick in Stage Two of the 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft on December 17, 2015[ 19]
November 30, 2015
[ 17]
8
MF
Luis Garrido
Olimpia
Contract option declined, Loan expired
November 30, 2015
[ 17]
15
MF
Alexander López
Olimpia
Contract option declined
November 30, 2015
[ 17]
6
MF
Nathan Sturgis
Seattle Sounders FC
Contract option declined, signed with Seattle on a free transfer on February 23, 2016
November 30, 2015
[ 17]
17
FW
Chandler Hoffman
Louisville City FC
Contract option declined, Signed with Louisville City on December 28, 2015
November 30, 2015
[ 17]
11
MF
Brad Davis
Sporting Kansas City
Trade
January 7, 2016
[ 20]
28
MF
Memo Rodriguez
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
Waived
February 26, 2016
[ 21]
23
DF
Taylor Hunter
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
Waived
February 26, 2016
[ 21]
20
MF
Rasheed Olabiyi
Waived
February 29, 2016
[ 22]
21
MF
Zach Steinberger
Jacksonville Armada
Out on Loan
June 29, 2016
[ 23]
6
MF
David Rocha
Real Oviedo
Mutual termination
July 6, 2016
[ 24]
33
MF
Leonel Miranda
Independiente
Loan expired
July 6, 2016
[ 24]
34
DF
Sebastien Ibeagha
Rayo OKC
Out on Loan
July 12, 2016
[ 25]
10
FW
Giles Barnes
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Trade
July 30, 2016
[ 26]
9
FW
Erick Torres
Cruz Azul
Out on Loan
September 3, 2016
[ 27]
Friendlies
Desert Diamond Cup
Competitions
Major League Soccer
Conference Table
Matches
Overall table
Source:
MLS Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored;
(C) MLS Cup Champion;
(S) Supporters' Shield
U.S. Open Cup
Player statistics
As of match played October 23, 2016
Appearances and goals
Goal scorers
As of match played October 23, 2016 [ 28]
Assists
Boniek Garcia became the first player other than Brad Davis to lead the dynamo in assists since 2007.
As of match played October 23, 2016 [ 29]
Disciplinary record
As of match played October 23, 2016
See also
References
^ a b Houston Dynamo acquire Cristian Maidana, Andrew Wenger from Philadelphia Union , Houston Dynamo, 7 December 2015
^ "Houston Dynamo sign goalkeeper Calle Brown" . Houston Dynamo .
^ "Houston Dynamo sign defender Bradley Bourgeois as Homegrown Player" . Houston Dynamo .
^ "Houston Dynamo sign defender Jalil Anibaba" . Houston Dynamo .
^ "Houston Dynamo sign defender Sebastien Ibeagha" . Houston Dynamo .
^ a b "Houston Dynamo sign Spaniards David Rocha, Agustin "Agus" Iniguez" . MLSsoccer.com .
^ "Argentine midfielder Leonel Miranda returns to Houston Dynamo on loan from C.A. Independiente" . Houston Dynamo .
^ "Houston Dynamo acquire defender Abdoulie Mansally from Real Salt Lake" . Houston Dynamo .
^ "Houston Dynamo acquire midfielder Collen Warner from Toronto FC" . Houston Dynamo. March 2, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016 .
^ "Houston Dynamo acquire midfielder Eric Alexander from Montreal Impact" . July 22, 2016.
^ "Houston Dynamo acquire Colombian midfielder Yair Arboleda Quiñones on loan from Santa Fe" . July 29, 2016.
^ "Houston Dynamo acquire Honduran midfielder José Escalante on loan" . August 3, 2016.
^ "Houston Dynamo acquire Costa Rican defender Keyner Brown on loan" . August 3, 2016.
^ a b "Rio Grande Valley FC Toros sign six players" . Houston Dynamo. March 16, 2016.
^ "Houston Dynamo select defender Ivan Magalhães at 2016 MLS SuperDraft" . Houston Dynamo. January 14, 2016.
^ "Houston Dynamo select T.J. Casner in third round of 2016 MLS SuperDraft" . Houston Dynamo. January 19, 2016.
^ a b c d e f g "Houston Dynamo announce roster moves" . Houston Dynamo. November 30, 2015.
^ "Saint Louis FC Roster Continues to Grow" . Saint Louis FC. March 6, 2016. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016 .
^ Sam Stejskal (MLSsoccer.com) (December 17, 2015). "Orlando City selects Kevin Alston, Portland Timbers nab Jermaine Taylor in Stage 2 of Re-Entry Draft" . mlssoccer.com. Retrieved December 17, 2015 .
^ "Houston Dynamo trade captain, assist leader Brad Davis to Sporting Kansas City" . Major League Soccer. January 7, 2016.
^ a b "Houston Dynamo announce Memo Rodriguez, Taylor Hunter have signed with Rio Grande Valley FC Toros" . Houston Dynamo. February 26, 2016.
^ "Houston Dynamo waive midfielder Rasheed Olabiyi" . Houston Dynamo. February 29, 2016.
^ "Houston Dynamo's Zach Steinberger Joins Armada FC On Loan" . Jacksonville Armada FC. June 29, 2016.
^ a b "Houston Dynamo part ways with David Rocha; Leonel Miranda loan expires" . Houston Dynamo. July 6, 2016.
^ "Houston Dynamo loan defender Sebastien Ibeagha to Rayo OKC" . Houston Dynamo. July 12, 2016.
^ "Houston Dynamo trade midfielder Giles Barnes to Vancouver Whitecaps FC" . Houston Dynamo. July 30, 2016.
^ "Houston Dynamo loan Erick Torres to Cruz Azul" . Houston Dynamo. September 3, 2016.
^ "Goals" . houstondynamo.com/ . Houston Dynamo. Retrieved October 10, 2017 .
^ "Assists" . houstondynamo.com/ . Houston Dynamo. Retrieved October 10, 2017 .
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