Houston Dynamo
2017 season
OwnerGabriel Brenner
PresidentChris Canetti
CoachWilmer Cabrera
StadiumBBVA Compass Stadium
MLS4th, West
10th, Overall
U.S. Open CupRound of 16
MLS Cup PlayoffsWestern Conference Finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Erick Torres (14 goals)
All:
Erick Torres (14 goals)
Highest home attendance22,115 vs FC Dallas (June 23)
Lowest home attendance14,148 vs Real Salt Lake (June 3)
Average home league attendance17,623

The 2017 Houston Dynamo season was the club's 12th season of existence since joining Major League Soccer for the 2006 season. The club's had misse the MLS Cup Playoffs for three consecutive seasons.

It is the team's first year under the leadership of head coach Wilmer Cabrera and third season under general manager Matt Jordan. On the front office end, it is Gabriel Brener's second season as majority owner and Chris Canetti's seventh as the club president.

Month by month review

Preseason

I am excited to join the Houston Dynamo. It’s a great club with a great history, and I am ready for the challenge. I look forward to working with the ownership group, management, our staff and the players to return the Dynamo to the level that the club and our fans deserve and expect.

— Wilmer Cabrera, October 28, 2016.[1][2]

Five days after the end of the 2016 regular season, the Houston Dynamo appointed Wilmer Cabrera as the fourth head coach in club history.[1] Cabrera was promoted from the club's lower league affiliate Rio Grande Valley FC Toros where served as the head coach for the 2015 USL season.

Cabrera took over for interim head coach Wade Barrett[3] – the only other reported candidate for the job[2] – and a team that had missed the MLS Cup Playoffs for the third consecutive season. The Dynamo job is the Colombian tactician's second head coaching responsibility in Major League Soccer and one that reunites him with Erick "Cubo" Torres, a former pupil of Cabrera's at the defunct Chivas USA.[2]

March

The Houston Dynamo opened the season at home with a 2–1 victory over the defending MLS Cup Champion Seattle Sounders FC, on a night when Erick Torres and Romell Quioto scored their first goals for the club.[4] Torres and Quioto would score in a second consecutive match the following week, coupled with Alberth Elis' first goal in a Dynamo shirt, as the team collected 3–1 win over Columbus Crew SC.[5]

The 2–0–0 start was the third time the club began the season with two wins[6] and a Portland Timbers with the same record set up for an early season matchup between top three teams.[7] Torres and Quioto scored in Portland to give the Dynamo a 2–1 lead at halftime, becoming the seventh and eight players in club history to score in three consecutive matches.[8] However, three unanswered goals in the second half by the Timbers would end in the Dynamo's first loss of the season.

Position in the MLS Western Conference at the end of March

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Houston Dynamo 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 6
Source:

April

The Dynamo began the month of April with a 4–1 win over the New York Red Bulls, a match where Erick Torres scored his first hat-trick with the club.[9] Dylan Remick scored the equalizer in the 14th minute against the Red Bulls, becoming the first non-forward to score in 2017.

The second weekend in April, the team traveled to the New England Revolution in search of their first point on the road. The Dynamo lost 2–0, dropping to 0–2–0 away, as homegrown Memo Rodriguez made his MLS debut.[10] Goalkeeper Tyler Deric would be benched after his performance against the Revs, giving Joe Willis his first start of the season.

Houston and Minnesota United FC faced off for the first time ever in Major League Soccer as the expansion side took a point in Space City. The Dynamo led at the half thanks to Mauro Manotas and Elis before the Loons would score two of their own to draw.[11] Needing to respond after winning only one of their previous four matches, the Dynamo outlasted the visiting San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 in a nationally televised afternoon game on UniMás.[12]

The Dynamo traveled to Toronto FC for their first midweek match of the season that ended in a 2–0 loss at the feet of a Jozy Altidore brace.[13] The team recorded two wins, two losses and a draw and a goal differential of +1 in the month of April.

Position in the MLS Western Conference at the end of April

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Houston Dynamo 8 4 1 3 15 13 +2 13
Source:

May

The Houston Dynamo would begin another month with a blowout at home, this time collecting the second shutout of the season in a 4–0 win against Orlando City SC.[14] Manotas scored a brace against Orlando as Elis and Quioto each found the back of the net once more. After missing the game versus Orlando due to concussion protocol, Torres returned to the starting lineup and scored the game-winning goal against Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[15]

The road woes would continue, however, as the Dynamo only collected a point as they played three consecutive away matches in the span of 12 days. The Dynamo lost 2–0 at Philadelphia Union,[16] lost 4–1 at Atlanta United FC[17] and played to a scoreless draw at FC Dallas.[18] Tyler Deric returned to the starting lineup in the Texas Derby match, ending Willis' run of seven straight matches in goal.

The Dynamo would end the month with their fourth match in 15 days, keeping their home record free of losses after a 5–1 win over Real Salt Lake.[19] The five goals matched the club record for goals in a game and give the club a +4 goal differential for the month of May.

Position in the MLS Western Conference at the end of May

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Houston Dynamo 14 7 2 5 27 21 +6 23
Source:

June

After managing to pick up their first point on the road a week before, the Dynamo lost yet another game on the road as they fell 1–0 to the Seattle Sounders.[20] This time the damage came from a familiar face, the club's second all-time scorer Will Bruin. The team took a few days off as they did not have a match the following week due to a FIFA international break.[21]

The Dynamo entered the 2017 edition of the U.S. Open Cup in the fourth round against North Carolina FC. Given that this match was on the east coast and the team had a league match on the west coast a few days later, Wilmer Cabrera featured a majority of young players in the 3–2 extra time win over NCFC.[22] Memo Rodriguez scored the game winner, his first with the Dynamo, to help the team advance to the round of 16. Three days later, the team almost picked up their first win on the road before a Romain Alessandrini goal drew the LA Galaxy level in the closing moments of the match.[23]

Two rivalry matches would end the month for the Dynamo, the first being another draw with FC Dallas. In this latest instance, Torres and Maximiliano Urruti traded goals to end the match 1–1 in the second Texas Derby match of the season.[24] A reserve-heavy Dynamo would then lose 2–0 to a Sporting Kansas City side that featured many of their regulars, bowing out of the U.S. Open Cup.[25]

Position in the MLS Western Conference at the end of June

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2 Houston Dynamo 17 7 4 6 30 25 +5 25
Source:

July

The Dynamo started the month of July on opposite ends of a 3–1 scoreline. They lost their seventh match on the road at the Colorado Rapids,[26] a match in which they went into the half tied at one-a-piece.[27] The team then dismantled a Piatti-less Montreal Impact at home,[28] heading into a two-week break in league play due to the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage.

August

The Dynamo had an up-and-down August, that was ultimately cut short by Hurricane Harvey. They opened the month with a scoreless draw away against Real Salt Lake. The Dynamo, led by a goal and assist from Vicente Sanchez, then crushed the San Jose Earthquakes at home. A 2-1 loss away to Vancouver and an exciting 3-3 draw in Dallas rounded out the month. With the third draw of the season in Dallas, the Dynamo solidified their hold over El Capitan.

September

The Post-Harvey blues were very much real for the Houston Dynamo, as they opened September with their first home loss of the season. A 1-0 defeat to the Colorado Rapids, who had been win-less away from home previously. Another 1-0 loss followed, this time at San Jose. The Dynamo got their first points of the month in a 1-1 draw against NYCFC, in a strange game that was hosted in Connecticut. The Dynamo closed the month with an exciting, yet disappointing 3-3 draw at home against the LA Galaxy. This draw continued the team's strange inability to gain points from teams at the bottom of the Western Conference. The Dynamo finished the month on a high note with an important 2-1 home victory over Minnesota United. Vicente Sanchez continued to showcase his value to the team throughout the month, despite his age as he racked up 4 assists during the month. New DP Tomás Martínez also started to settle in with the team, as he scored his first goal of the season against the Galaxy.

October

October proved to be a great month for the Men in Orange. A big 2-1 win at home against Sporting KC, followed by a gutsy 0-0 draw at Sporting clinched the first Houston Dynamo playoff appearance since 2013. The Dynamo finished off their regular season with a big 3-0 win over the Chicago Fire. That win, along with a Kansas City loss clinched 4th place in the West for the Dynamo. Right Back A.J. DeLagarza tore his ACL in the early minutes of the game, a crucial knock on the Dynamo's playoff hopes.

The Dynamo took on Sporting Kansas City in the Knockout Round of the 2017 MLS Playoffs, the third match between the team in four games. The Dynamo would win that game 1-0 off an Alberth Elis goal in Extra Time and advanced to play the Portland Timbers in the Conference Semifinals.[29] The first leg was a dire 0-0 draw, with neither team threatening much. While the Dynamo had an all-around great October, one of their players had a much more rocky month. GK Tyler Deric won MLS Player of the Month honors on October 27,[30] but was also arrested on assault charges.[31] Deric would miss the remaining games in the Dynamo's season.

Current squad

As of match plated October 15, 2017[32]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Tyler Deric (HGP) United States GK 30 August 1988 North Carolina Tar Heels 2009 95 0
24 Calle Brown United States GK 1 July 1992 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2016 0 0
31 Joe Willis United States GK 10 August 1988 D.C. United 2015 45 0
Defenders
2 Jalil Anibaba United States DF 19 October 1988 Sporting Kansas City 2016 42 0
3 Adolfo Machado Panama DF 14 February 1985 Saprissa 2017 33 0
4 Philippe Senderos Switzerland DF 14 February 1985 Rangers 2017 2 0
7 DaMarcus Beasley United States MF 25 May 1982 Puebla 2014 87 2
15 Dylan Remick United States DF 19 May 1991 Seattle Sounders FC 2017 16 2
16 Kevin Garcia United States DF 21 August 1990 Rio Grande Valley 2016 5 0
20 A. J. DeLaGarza Guam DF 4 November 1987 LA Galaxy 2017 30 0
21 George Malki United States DF 21 April 1992 Rio Grande Valley 2017 0 0
22 Leonardo Brazil DF 5 February 1988 LA Galaxy 2017 30 2
26 Taylor Hunter United States DF 3 July 1993 Rio Grande Valley 2017 2 0
Midfielders
5 Juan David Cabezas Colombia MF 27 February 1991 loan Deportivo Cali 2017 27 1
6 Eric Alexander United States MF 14 April 1988 Montreal Impact 2016 22 0
8 Joseph Holland England MF 21 April 1993 Ventura County Fusion 2017 7 0
10 Vicente Sánchez Uruguay MF 7 December 1979 Defensor Sporting 2017 23 2
13 Ricardo Clark United States MF 10 February 1983 Eintracht Frankfurt 2017 172 23
14 Alex Brazil MF 15 December 1988 Chicago Fire 2015 83 11
18 Memo Rodríguez (HGP) United States MF 27 December 1995 Rio Grande Valley 2017 12 2
23 José Escalante Honduras MF 29 May 1995 loan from Olimpia 2017 7 0
25 Tomás Martínez (DP) Argentina MF 7 March 1995 Braga 2017 9 2
27 Boniek García Honduras MF 4 September 1984 Olimpia 2012 161 15
28 Charlie Ward England MF 19 February 1995 Rio Grande Valley 2017 3 0
29 Christian Lucatero (HGP) United States MF 17 June 1997 Youth team 2017 0 0
Forwards
9 Erick Torres Padilla Mexico ST 19 January 1993 Guadalajara 2015 50 14
11 Andrew Wenger United States ST 25 December 1990 Philadelphia Union 2016 58 8
12 Romell Quioto Honduras ST 9 August 1991 CD Olimpia 2017 22 7
17 Alberth Elis (DP) Honduras ST 12 February 1996 loan from Monterrey 2017 26 10
19 Mauro Manotas Colombia ST 15 July 1995 Uniautónoma 2015 70 20
Players eligible from Rio Grande Valley
35 Eric Bird United States MF 8 April 1993 Philadelphia Union 2017 2 0
38 Kai Greene United States DF 7 July 1993 Seton Hall Pirates 2017 0 0
39 Rubén Luna Mexico ST 2 October 1992 Inter Playa del Carmen 2017 2 0
41 Jorginho James Jamaica MF 7 July 1994 loan from Harbour View 2017 1 0
42 Kyle Murphy United States ST 11 December 1992 Clemson Tigers 2017 0 0
Left during the season
4 Agus Spain Defender 3 May 1985 Albacete 2016 11 0

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head CoachColombia Wilmer Cabrera
Goalkeeper coachEngland Paul Rogers
Sports Performance Director/Fitness CoachRepublic of Ireland Paul Caffrey
Performance AnalystEngland Oliver Gage
General Manager/Vice PresidentUnited States Matt Jordan
Assistant General Manager/Director of Soccer OperationsUnited States Nick Kowba
Equipment ManagerChris Maxwell
Asst. Equipment ManagerEddie Cerda
Director of Sports Medicine/Head Athletic TrainerUnited States Theron Enns
Assistant Athletic TrainerUnited States Rory Blevins
Head Team PhysicianUnited States Timothy C. Sitter, MD
Primary Care PhysicianUnited States David A. Braunreiter, MD
Director, Youth Development/Academy DirectorEngland James Clarkson
Soccer Programs ManagerEngland Adrian Moses
Center of Excellence ManagerUnited States Justin Neese

Last updated: July 24, 2016
Source: Houston Dynamo

Player movement

In

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

Date Player Position Previous Club Notes Ref
December 16, 2016United States Dylan Remick DFUnited StatesSeattle Sounders FCTrade [33]
December 21, 2016 PanamaAdolfo Machado DF Costa RicaSaprissa Undisclosed [34]
January 4, 2017 BrazilLeonardo DF United StatesLA Galaxy Re-Entry Draft [35]
December 23, 2016 HondurasRomell Quioto FW HondurasOlimpia Undisclosed [36]
January 13, 2017 GuamAJ DeLaGarza DF United StatesLA Galaxy Trade [37]
January 24, 2017 UruguayVicente Sánchez FW UruguayDefensor Sporting Free Agent [38]
July 17, 2017 ArgentinaTomas Martinez MF PortugalBraga Transfer [39]
August 7, 2017 SwitzerlandPhilippe Senderos DF ScotlandRangers Free Agent [40]

Out

Date Player Position Destination Club Notes Ref
December 13, 2016 United StatesCollen Warner MF United StatesMinnesota UnitedExpansion Draft
December 13, 2016 United StatesSheanon Williams DF CanadaVanvouver Whitecaps Trade
December 23, 2016 United StatesWill Bruin FW United StatesSeattle Sounders FC Trade
January 26, 2017 United StatesDavid Horst DF United StatesReal Salt Lake Free Agent
June 9, 2017 SpainAgus DF DenmarkEsbjerg Waived [41]

Loans

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

In

Date Player Position Loaned from Notes Ref
December 20, 2016 Honduras Alberth Elis FW Mexico Monterrey Designated Player [42]
December 30, 2016 ColombiaJuan David Cabezas MF ColombiaDeportivo Cali [43]
January 20, 2016 HondurasJose Escalante MF HondurasOlimpia [44]

Friendlies

February 4 Scrimmage UTRGV Vaqueros 0–5 Houston Dynamo Edinburg, Texas
CDT Report Manotas 12'
Alex 23'
Torres 50', 59'
Agus 51'
Anibaba Yellow card ?'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park Practice Field
Referee: Gregorio Garza
Note: Two 30-minute halves.
February 4 Scrimmage Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1–2 Houston Dynamo Edinburg, Texas
CDT Luquetta 43' Report Rodriguez 39'
Lucatero 45' (pen.)		 Stadium: H-E-B Park Practice Field
Referee: Gregorio Garza
Note: 45-minute match.
February 7 Scrimmage Houston Dynamo Gray 1–0 Houston Dynamo Yellow Edinburg, Texas
CDT Torres 23' Report Stadium: H-E-B Park Practice Field
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Note: 45-minute intra-squad match.
February 7 Scrimmage Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 0–3 Houston Dynamo Edinburg, Texas
CDT Report Manotas 21' (pen.), 35'
Elis 30'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park Practice Field
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Note: 45-minute match.
February 11 Scrimmage Houston Dynamo Gray 1–1 Houston Dynamo Yellow Houston, Texas
CDT DeLaGarza 60' Report Torres 51' Stadium: Houston Sports Park
Note: 65 minute intra-squad match. First half was 45 minutes, second half was 20 minutes.
February 11 Scrimmage Houston Dynamo 5–0 Houston Baptist Huskies Houston, Texas
CDT Casner
o.g.'
García
Luna
Hunter 		Report Stadium: Houston Sports Park
Note: 70 minute match.
February 15 DDC Houston Dynamo 2–0 New England Revolution Tucson, Arizona
Torres 54'
Cabezas Yellow card 60'
Elis 89'		 Report J. Smith Yellow card 22' Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Referee: Baboucarr Jallow
February 18 DDC Houston Dynamo 3–1 New York City FC Tucson, Arizona
Quioto 2'
Cabezas Yellow card 30'
Leonardo Yellow card 30'
Alex 50'
Rodriguez 89'		 Report Villa 15', Red card 38'
Sweat Yellow card 44'
Gomez Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Referee: Nima Saghafi
February 22 DDC Houston Dynamo 2–2 New York Red Bulls Tucson, Arizona
Manotas 34'
Anibaba 41'		 Report Nason Yellow card 39'
Fernandez 65'
Terci 72'		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Referee: Chris Penso
February 25 DDC Colorado Rapids 0–2 Houston Dynamo Tucson, Arizona
CDT Sjöberg Yellow card 44'
Burch Yellow card 84'		 Report Quioto 43', 67'
Alberth Elis Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
October 5 BBVA Compass Dynamo Charities Cup Houston Dynamo 3–5 Cruz Azul Houston, Texas
CDT Sánchez 10'
Manotas 48'
Remick 86'		 Report Méndez 15'
Cauteruccio 23'
Faurlín 57'
Silva 69'
Mora 85'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 12,102
Referee: Kyle Phillips

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Conference table

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portland Timbers 34 15 11 8 60 50 +10 53 Conference semifinals[lower-alpha 1]
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 14 9 11 52 39 +13 53
3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 15 12 7 50 49 +1 52 Knockout round
4 Houston Dynamo 34 13 10 11 57 45 +12 50
5 Sporting Kansas City 34 12 9 13 40 29 +11 49
6 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 14 7 39 60 −21 46
7 FC Dallas 34 11 10 13 48 48 0 46
8 Real Salt Lake 34 13 15 6 48 56 −8 45
9 Minnesota United FC 34 10 18 6 47 70 −23 36
10 Colorado Rapids 34 9 19 6 31 51 −20 33
11 LA Galaxy 34 8 18 8 45 67 −22 32
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
  1. ↑ Due to a change in format for the CONCACAF Champions League, the regular season conference champions did not automatically earn a berth in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.[45]

Matches

March 4, 2017 1 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC Houston
19:30 (CST) E.Torres 20' Yellow card 81'
Quioto 42'		 Report
Boxscore		 Marshall Yellow card 33'
Dempsey 58'
R.Torres Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 20,758
March 11, 2017 2 Houston Dynamo 3–1 Columbus Crew Houston
19:30 (CST) Quioto 2'
Elis 35' Yellow card 68'
E.Torres 65'		 Report
Boxscore		 Finlay Yellow card 59'
Raitala Yellow card 72'
Mensah Red card 87'
Kamara 90+3'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 16,486
March 18, 2017 3 Portland Timbers 4–2 Houston Dynamo Portland
21:30 (CDT) Valeri 10' (pen.), 58'
Guzmán Yellow card 20' 66'
Miller Yellow card 32'
BlancoYellow card 37'
Chara Yellow card 37'
Nagbe Yellow card 76'
Adi 88'		 Report
Boxscore		 E.Torres 38' (pen.) Yellow card 39'
Quioto 45+2'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
April 1, 2017 4 Houston Dynamo 4–1 New York Red Bulls Houston
19:30 (CDT) Remick 14' Yellow card 70'
E.Torres 42' (pen.), 56', 90+1' Yellow card 87'		 Report
Boxscore		 Wright-Phillips 13'
Lade Yellow card 28'
Adams Yellow card 44'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 17,914
April 8, 2017 5 New England Revolution 2–0 Houston Dynamo Foxborough
13:00 (CDT) Kamara 52'
Agudelo 72'		 Report Clark Yellow card 16' Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 14,725
April 15, 2017 6 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Minnesota United Houston
19:30 (CDT) Manotas 14'
Elis 43'		 Report Thiesson Yellow card 35'
Ramirez 47'
Venegas 59'
Kallman Yellow card 86'
Johan Venegas Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 16,125
April 22, 2017 7 Houston Dynamo 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes Houston
14:55 (CDT) E.Torres 9' (pen.)
Willis Yellow card 32'
Elis 72' Yellow card 34'
Quioto Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Jungwirth Yellow card 35'
Francis Yellow card 46'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 16,918
April 28, 2017 8 Toronto FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo Toronto
18:30 (CDT) Jozy Altidore 16', 32' Report Elis Yellow card 58'
Cabezas Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 25,258
May 6, 2017 9 Houston Dynamo 4–0 Orlando City SC Houston
19:30 (CDT) Elis 23'
Manotas , 65'
DeLaGarza Yellow card 60'
Quioto 75' Yellow card 45+3'
Machado Yellow card 84'		 Report Toia Yellow card 79' Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 16,918
May 12, 2017 10 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps Houston
20:00 (CDT) Elis 15'
Machado Yellow card 21'
Manotas Yellow card 61'
E.Torres 68' (pen.)
DeLaGarza Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Laba Yellow card 39'
Waston Yellow card 67'
Shea 85'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 16,975
May 17, 2017 11 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Houston Dynamo Chester
18:30 (CDT) Picault 17'
Ilsinho 38'
Gaddis Yellow card 47'
Rosenberry Yellow card 83'		 Report Quioto Yellow card 39'
Leonardo Yellow card 39'
Cabezas Yellow card 48'		 Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 15,234
May 20, 2017 12 Atlanta United 4–1 Houston Dynamo Atlanta
18:00 (CDT) Almiron 30', 42', 80' (pen.)
Garza Yellow card 51'
Gressel 76'		 Report DeLaGarza Yellow card 54'
Machado Yellow card 59'
E.Torres 90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium
Attendance: 44,893
May 28, 2017 13 Texas Derby FC Dallas 0–0 Houston Dynamo Frisco
19:00 (CDT) Report Clark Yellow card 17'
Cabezas Yellow card 83'
Deric Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 15,055
May 31, 2017 14 Houston Dynamo 5–1 Real Salt Lake Houston
19:30 (CDT) Schmidt 3' (o.g.)
Alex 15'
Manotas 45'
E.Torres 52'
Cabezas Yellow card 57'
Leonardo 68'
Garcia Yellow card 79'		 Report Sunny Yellow card 54'
Plata 63'}		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 14,148
June 4, 2017 15 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo Seattle
21:00 (CDT) Bruin 69' Report Alex Yellow card 28' Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 40,258
June 17, 2017 16 LA Galaxy 2–2 Houston Dynamo Carson
22:00 (CDT) Boateng 35'
Alessandrini 90+4'
Smith Yellow card 90+7'		 Report Manotas 22' Yellow card 73'
Leonardo Yellow card 69'
Elis 73' Yellow card 58'
DeLaGarza Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 25,667
June 23, 2017 17 Texas Derby Houston Dynamo 1–1 FC Dallas Houston
20:00 (CDT) E.Torres 19' Yellow card 84'
Alex Yellow card 80'		 Report Harris Yellow card 55'
Urruti 59'
Grana Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 22,115
July 1, 2017 18 Colorado Rapids 3–1 Houston Dynamo Commerce City
20:00 (CDT) da Fonte Yellow card 4'
Doyle 21'
Hairston 48', 69'
Hamilton Yellow card 82'		 Report E.Torres 45+5' Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 13,774
July 5, 2017 19 Houston Dynamo 3–1 Montreal Impact Houston
19:30 (CDT) Wenger 1'
Leonardo Yellow card 12'
Alex 23'
Clark Yellow card 25'
Rodríguez 67'		 Report Salazar Yellow card 4' 89'
Dzemaili Yellow card 31'
Bernardello Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 15,470
July 19, 2017 20 Minnesota United 0–0 Houston Dynamo Minneapolis
19:00 (CDT) Jome Yellow card 36'
Kallman Yellow card 90+2'
Martin Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Clark Yellow card 45'
Machado Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 19,456
July 22, 2017 21 D.C. United 1–3 Houston Dynamo Washington D.C.
18:00 (CDT) Boswell 62'
DeLeon Yellow card 63'
Jeffrey Yellow card 72'		 Report Wenger 6' Yellow card 90+5'
Alex Yellow card 13'
Manotas 15'
Rodríguez 17'
Deric Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 15,321
July 29, 2017 22 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Portland Timbers Houston
19:00 (CDT) Manotas 37'
Cabezas 81',Yellow card 85'		 Report Valeri 13'
Blanco 43'
Miller Yellow card 65'
Chara Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 19,382
August 5, 2017 23 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Houston Dynamo Sandy
21:00 (CDT) Glad Yellow card 60'
Beckerman Yellow card 71'		 Report Alex Yellow card 64' Yellow-red card 65'
Elis Yellow card 81'
DeLaGarza Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,075
August 12, 2017 24 Houston Dynamo 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes Houston
20:00 (CDT) Elis 21' Yellow card 39'
Garcia Yellow card 50'
Sanchez 86'
Manotas 90+4'		 Report Imperiale Yellow card 48'
Alashe Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 16,344
August 19, 2017 25 Vancouver Whitecaps 2–1 Houston Dynamo Vancouver
21:00 (CDT) Montero 17' (pen.) Yellow card 71'
Harvey Yellow card 31'
Reyna 32'
Nerwinski Yellow card 41'
Ousted Yellow card 79'		 Report Machado Yellow card 46'
Quioto 51'
Garcia Yellow card 73'
Cabezas Yellow card 83'
DeLaGarza Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 21,183
August 23, 2017 26 Texas Derby FC Dallas 3–3 Houston Dynamo Frisco
20:00 (CDT) Akindele 45', Yellow card 53'
Grana Yellow card 45+1'
Figueroa 45+2'
Urruti 51'
Barrios Yellow card 63'		 Report Sanchez 1'
Garcia Yellow card 25'
E.Torres Yellow card 25', 71', 86'
Garcia Yellow card 80'
Manotas Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 13,339
September 9, 2017 28 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Colorado Rapids Houston
19:30 (CDT) Clark Yellow card 55'
Alex Yellow card 57'		 Report Ford Yellow card 52'
Badji Yellow card 80' 90+3'
Williams Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 18,105
September 16, 2017 29 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Houston Dynamo San Jose
21:30 (CDT) Hoesen 33'
Sarkodie Yellow card 36'
Imperiale Yellow card 86'		 Report Martinez Yellow card 53'
Elis Yellow card 81'
DeLaGarza Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
September 23, 2017 30 New York City FC 1–1 Houston Dynamo East Hartford
14:00 (CDT) Moralez 6' Report Manotas 16' Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field[46]
Attendance: 10,165
September 27, 2017 31 Houston Dynamo 3-3 LA Galaxy Houston
19:30 (CDT) Cabezas Yellow card 23'
Martinez 26',Yellow card 61'
Elis 84' (pen.)		 Report DaMarcus Beasley 3' (o.g.)
Alessandrini 12'
Arellano Yellow card 31'
Jamieson 47'
Diop Yellow card 57'
J.dos Santos Yellow card 61'
G.dos Santos Yellow card 71'
Jones Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 16,062
September 30, 2017 32 Houston Dynamo 2-1 Minnesota United Houston
19:30 (CDT) Elis 69',Yellow card 70'
Quioto 85',Yellow card 85'		 Report Boxall Yellow card 68'
Calvo Yellow card 87'
Nicholson 90+1'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 16,133
October 11, 2017 27 Houston Dynamo 2-1 Sporting Kansas City Houston
19:00 (CDT) Clark Yellow card 45'
Martínez 63'
Palmer-Brown 77' (o.g.)
Wenger Yellow card 79'		 Report Medranda 33'
Ilie Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 15,724
Note: Rescheduled from August 26 due to Hurricane Harvey[47]
October 15, 2017 33 Sporting Kansas City 0-0 Houston Dynamo Kansas City
18:30 (CDT) Blessing Yellow card 90+4' Report Torres Yellow card 67'
DeLaGarza Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,083
October 22, 2017 34 Houston Dynamo 3-0 Chicago Fire Houston
15:00 (CDT) Leonardo 2'
Quioto 68'
Manotas 75'		 Report Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 20,456

Overall table

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
1 Toronto FC (C, X) 34 20 5 9 74 37 +37 69 2018 CONCACAF Champions League
2 New York City FC 34 16 9 9 56 43 +13 57
3 Chicago Fire 34 16 11 7 61 47 +14 55
4 Atlanta United FC 34 15 9 10 70 40 +30 55
5 Columbus Crew 34 16 12 6 53 49 +4 54
6 Portland Timbers 34 15 11 8 60 50 +10 53
7 Seattle Sounders FC 34 14 9 11 52 39 +13 53
8 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 15 12 7 50 49 +1 52
9 New York Red Bulls 34 14 12 8 53 47 +6 50
10 Houston Dynamo 34 13 10 11 57 45 +12 50
11 Sporting Kansas City 34 12 9 13 40 29 +11 49 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
12 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 14 7 39 60 −21 46
13 FC Dallas 34 11 10 13 48 48 0 46
14 Real Salt Lake 34 13 15 6 49 55 −6 45
15 New England Revolution 34 13 15 6 53 61 −8 45
16 Philadelphia Union 34 11 14 9 50 47 +3 42
17 Montreal Impact 34 11 17 6 52 58 −6 39
18 Orlando City SC 34 10 15 9 39 58 −19 39
19 Minnesota United FC 34 10 18 6 47 70 −23 36
20 Colorado Rapids 34 9 19 6 31 51 −20 33
21 D.C. United 34 9 20 5 31 60 −29 32
22 LA Galaxy 34 8 18 8 45 67 −22 32
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (X) Supporters' Shield winner
Notes:
  1. ↑
    CONCACAF Champions League
    Selection Procedure
    • Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.[48] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2017 season, the following teams qualified:
      1. The winner of MLS Cup 2017; this berth was reallocated to the best US team in aggregate points in both 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons (New York Red Bulls) as Toronto FC won the Cup.
      2. The winner of the 2017 U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City).
      Thus unlike previous seasons, the Supporters' Shield winner and the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield were not guaranteed a berth. Each qualifier entered at the second phase of the tournament.
      One Canada-based team qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams could not qualify through MLS):
      1. The winner of both the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

U.S. Open Cup

June 14, 2017 Fourth round North Carolina 2–3 (a.e.t.) Houston Dynamo Cary
18:30 (CDT) Miller 4'
da Luz Yellow card 43'
Laing 69'		 Report Wenger 25' Yellow card 87'
Remick 62'
Bird Yellow card 66'
Luna Yellow card 101'
Rodríguez 109'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,325
June 28, 2017 Fifth round Houston Dynamo 0–2 Sporting Kansas City Houston
17:30 (CDT) Bird Yellow card 23'
Wenger Yellow card 48'
Rodríguez Yellow card 64'		 Report Espinoza Yellow card 49'
Opara 61'
Gerso 90+1'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 6,095

MLS Cup Playoffs

October 26, 2017 Knockout round Houston Dynamo 1-0 a.e.t Sporting Kansas City Houston
8:30(CDT) Alberth Elis Report Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Conference Semifinals - Leg 1 Houston Dynamo 0-0 Portland Timbers Houston
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Conference Semifinals - Leg 2 Portland Timbers 1-2 Houston Dynamo Portland
Stadium: Providence Park
Conference Finals - Leg 1 Houston Dynamo 0 - 2 Seattle Sounders Houston
Report 2 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Conference Finals - Leg 2 Seattle Sounders 3 - 0 Houston Dynamo Seattle
3 Report 0 Stadium: CenturyLink Field

Player statistics

As of match played October 15, 2017

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalMLSU.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK United States USA Tyler Deric 26026000
2 DF United States USA Jalil Anibaba 1004+4020
3 DF Panama PAN Adolfo Machado 33033000
4 DF Switzerland SUI Philippe Senderos 202000
5 MF Colombia COL Juan David Cabezas 27126+1100
6 MF United States USA Eric Alexander 12011+1000
7 MF United States USA DaMarcus Beasley 24022+2000
8 MF England ENG Joe Holland 700+501+10
9 FW Mexico MEX Erick Torres 271423+41400
10 MF Uruguay URU Vicente Sánchez 2323+18220
11 FW United States USA Andrew Wenger 24312+10221
12 FW Honduras HON Romell Quioto 22714+8700
13 MF United States USA Ricardo Clark 28026+2000
14 MF Brazil BRA Alex 33228+4210
15 DF United States USA Dylan Remick 16213+1121
16 DF United States USA Kevin Garcia 502+1020
17 FW Honduras HON Alberth Elis 261018+81000
18 MF United States USA Memo Rodríguez 1133+6221
19 FW Colombia COL Mauro Manotas 331024+91000
20 DF Guam GUM A. J. DeLaGarza 30030000
22 DF Brazil BRA Leonardo 30229+1200
23 MF Honduras HON José Escalante 400+300+10
25 MF Argentina ARG Tomás Martínez 814+4100
26 DF United States USA Taylor Hunter 200020
27 MF Honduras HON Boniek García 21012+800+10
28 MF England ENG Charlie Ward 300+1020
31 GK United States USA Joe Willis 1008020
Players eligible from Rio Grande Valley:
35 MF United States USA Eric Bird 200020
39 FW Mexico MEX Rubén Luna 20000+20
41 MF Jamaica JAM Jorginho James 10000+10
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who left Houston Dynamo during the season:

Goal scorers

As of match played October 22, 2017

Place Position Nation Number Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
1FWMexico9Erick Torres14014
2 FWHonduras17Alberth Elis10010
3FWColombia19Mauro Manotas10010
4FWHonduras12Romell Quioto707
5FWUnited States11Andrew Wenger213
MFUnited States18Memo Rodríguez213
7MFBrazil14Alex202
MFUruguay10Vicente Sánchez202
DFBrazil22Leonardo202
MFArgentina25Tomás Martínez202
DFUnited States15Dylan Remick112
10 MFColombia5Juan David Cabezas101
Own Goal 2 0 2
TOTALS 57360

Assists

As of match played October 22, 2017

Place Position Nation Number Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
1MFBrazil14Alex10010
2 MFUruguay10Vicente Sánchez516
3FWColombia19Mauro Manotas505
4MFHonduras27Boniek Garcia404
FWHonduras17Alberth Elis404
6FWHonduras12Romell Quioto303
FWMexico9Erick Torres303
DFGuam20A. J. DeLaGarza303
9MFUnited States13Ricardo Clark202
FWUnited States11Andrew Wenger202
DFPanama3Adolfo Machado202
10MFUnited States18Memo Rodríguez101
MFUnited States6Eric Alexander101
MFUnited States7DaMarcus Beasley101
DF Brazil 22 Leonardo 1 0 1
TOTALS 47148

Disciplinary record

As of match played October 22, 2017

Number Nation Position Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1United StatesGKTyler Deric200020
3PanamaDFAdolfo Machado500050
5ColombiaDFJuan David Cabezas700070
9MexicoFWErick Torres Padilla600060
11United StatesFWAndrew Wenger202040
12HondurasFWRomell Quioto400040
13United StatesMFRicardo Clark600060
14BrazilMFAlex610061
15United StatesDFDylan Remick100010
16United StatesDFKevin Garcia100010
17HondurasFWAlberth Elis800080
18United StatesMFMemo Rodríguez001010
19ColombiaFWMauro Manotas300030
20GuamDFA. J. DeLaGarza800080
22BrazilDFLeonardo300030
25ArgentinaMFTomás Martínez200020
27HondurasMFBoniek García400040
31United StatesGKJoe Willis100010
35United StatesMFEric Bird002020
39MexicoFWRubén Luna001010
TOTALS 69 1 6 0 75 1

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