FC Dallas 2008 soccer season
2008 season | |||
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Owner | Clark Hunt | ||
Head coach | Steve Morrow (until May 20) Marco Ferruzzi (May 20-June 16) Schellas Hyndman(June 16 onward) | ||
Stadium | Pizza Hut Park | ||
MLS | Conference: 5th Overall: 11th | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Lost Quarterfinal vs. Charleston Battery (1β3) | ||
Brimstone Cup | Won Championship vs. Chicago Fire (2β0) | ||
Texas Derby | Won Championship vs. Houston Dynamo (0β0 β 3) | ||
Highest home attendance | 23,500 (May 18 vs. Los Angeles Galaxy) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 7,103 (October 2 vs. San Jose Earthquakes) | ||
Average home league attendance | 13,024 | ||
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The 2008 FC Dallas season was the: twelfth season of theββMajor League Soccer team. The team failedββto make the "postseason for the first time in four years."
Final standingsβ»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 51 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
2 | Chivas USA | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 43 | |
3 | Real Salt Lake | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 40 | |
4 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 38 | |
5 | FC Dallas | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 36 | |
6 | LA Galaxy | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 33 | |
7 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 33 |
Source: MLS
Regular seasonβ»
Chivas USA v FC Dallas
March 30, 2008 1 | Chivas USA | 1β1 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 17,540 |
FC Dallas v Houston Dynamo
April 6, 2008 2 Texas Derby | FC Dallas | 3β3 | Houston Dynamo | Houston, Texas |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 20,102 |
New York Red Bulls v FC Dallas
April 12, 2008 3 | New York Red Bulls | 0β2 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 11.564 |
FC Dallas v Chivas USA
April 20, 2008 4 | FC Dallas | 2β0 | Chivas USA | Carson, California |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 10,237 |
New England Revolution v FC Dallas
April 24, 2008 5 | New England Revolution | 1β0 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 10,453 |
FC Dallas v San Jose Earthquakes
May 3, 2008 6 | FC Dallas | 0β0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Santa Clara, California |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,515 |
FC Dallas v Real Salt Lake
May 10, 2008 7 | FC Dallas | 1β2 | Real Salt Lake | Salt Lake City, Utah |
Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium Attendance: 12,173 |
Los Angeles Galaxy v FC Dallas
May 18, 2008 8 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 5β1 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 23,500 |
Real Salt Lake v FC Dallas
May 24, 2008 9 | Real Salt Lake | 1β2 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 8,960 |
Houston Dynamo v FC Dallas
May 28, 2008 10 Texas Derby | Houston Dynamo | 2β2 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 8,541 |
FC Dallas v Colorado Rapids
June 1, 2008 11 | FC Dallas | 1β2 | Colorado Rapids | Commerce City, Colorado |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 12,120 |
FC Dallas v New England Revolution
June 6, 2008 12 | FC Dallas | 1β2 | New England Revolution | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium |
Chicago Fire v FC Dallas
June 15, 2008 13 Brimstone Cup | Chicago Fire | 0β1 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 14,738 |
FC Dallas v New York Red Bulls
June 21, 2008 14 | FC Dallas | 0β1 | New York Red Bulls | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 16,427 |
FC Dallas v Houston Dynamo
June 26, 2008 15 Texas Derby | FC Dallas | 1β1 | Houston Dynamo | Houston, Texas |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 16,933 |
Kansas City Wizards v FC Dallas
July 4, 2008 16 | Kansas City Wizards | 1β1 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 16,765 |
Colorado Rapids v FC Dallas
July 19, 2008 17 | Colorado Rapids | 2β2 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 12,289 |
Los Angeles Galaxy v FC Dallas
July 27, 2008 18 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0β4 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 21,020 |
FC Dallas v Toronto FC
August 3, 2008 19 | FC Dallas | 2β0 | Toronto FC | Toronto, Ontario |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,247 |
FC Dallas v Columbus Crew
August 16, 2008 20 | FC Dallas | 1β2 | Columbus Crew | Columbus, Ohio |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 17,647 |
FC Dallas v Kansas City Wizards
August 23, 2008 21 | FC Dallas | 1β1 | Kansas City Wizards | Kansas City, Kansas |
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 9,825 |
Columbus Crew v FC Dallas
August 30, 2008 22 | Columbus Crew | 2β1 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 10,590 |
Colorado Rapids v FC Dallas
September 4, 2008 23 | Colorado Rapids | 1β0 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 7,140 |
FC Dallas v D.C. United
September 13, 2008 24 | FC Dallas | 2β2 | D.C. United | Washington, "D."C. |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 19.890 |
FC Dallas v Chicago Fire
September 21, 2008 25 Brimstone Cup | FC Dallas | 4β1 | Chicago Fire | Bridgeview, Illinois |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,923 |
D.C. United v FC Dallas
September 28, 2008 26 | D.C. United | 0β3 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 12,138 |
San Jose Earthquakes v FC Dallas
October 2, 2008 27 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1β1 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 7,103 |
Toronto FC v FC Dallas
October 11, 2008 28 | Toronto FC | 2β2 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 14,114 |
FC Dallas v Real Salt Lake
October 18, 2008 29 | FC Dallas | 1β3 | Real Salt Lake | Sandy, Utah |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,628 |
FC Dallas v Los Angeles Galaxy
October 26, 2008 30 | FC Dallas | 2β2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Carson, California |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 27.000 |
U.S. Open Cupβ»
Miami FC v FC Dallas
July 1, 2008 Third Round | Miami FC | 1β2 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Afonso 7' Nunes 36' de Mata 88' |
Thompson 45+3', 90+2' Moor 84' |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 6,559 |
Charleston Battery v FC Dallas
July 8, 2008 Quarterfinal | Charleston Battery | 3β1 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
Alavanja 28' Fuller 43' King 77' Patterson 90+1' |
Cooper 90+4' | Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 5,911 |