2008 FC Dallas season

FC Dallas

2008 season

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 (1–3)

Brimstone Cup

Won Championship vs. Chicago Fire (2–0)

Texas Derby

Won Championship vs. Houston Dynamo (0–0 – 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

Home colors

Away colors

The 2008 FC Dallas season was the twelfth season of the Major League Soccer team. The team failed to make the postseason for the first time in four years.

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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 season

Chivas USA v FC Dallas

March 30, 2008 1	Chivas USA	1–1	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
				Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 17,540

FC Dallas v Houston Dynamo

April 6, 2008 2 Texas Derby	FC Dallas	3–3	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	0–2	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
				Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 11.564

FC Dallas v Chivas USA

April 20, 2008 4	FC Dallas	2–0	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	1–0	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
				Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 10,453

FC Dallas v San Jose Earthquakes

May 3, 2008 6	FC Dallas	0–0	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	1–2	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	5–1	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
				Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 23,500

Real Salt Lake v FC Dallas

May 24, 2008 9	Real Salt Lake	1–2	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
				Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 8,960

Houston Dynamo v FC Dallas

May 28, 2008 10 Texas Derby	Houston Dynamo	2–2	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
				Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 8,541

FC Dallas v Colorado Rapids

June 1, 2008 11	FC Dallas	1–2	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	1–2	New England Revolution	Foxborough, Massachusetts
				Stadium: Gillette Stadium

Chicago Fire v FC Dallas

June 15, 2008 13 Brimstone Cup	Chicago Fire	0–1	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
				Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 14,738

FC Dallas v New York Red Bulls

June 21, 2008 14	FC Dallas	0–1	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	1–1	Houston Dynamo	Houston, Texas
				Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 16,933

Kansas City Wizards v FC Dallas

July 4, 2008 16	Kansas City Wizards	1–1	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
				Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 16,765

Colorado Rapids v FC Dallas

July 19, 2008 17	Colorado Rapids	2–2	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
				Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 12,289

Los Angeles Galaxy v FC Dallas

July 27, 2008 18	Los Angeles Galaxy	0–4	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
				Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 21,020

FC Dallas v Toronto FC

August 3, 2008 19	FC Dallas	2–0	Toronto FC	Toronto, Ontario
				Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,247

FC Dallas v Columbus Crew

August 16, 2008 20	FC Dallas	1–2	Columbus Crew	Columbus, Ohio
				Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 17,647

FC Dallas v Kansas City Wizards

August 23, 2008 21	FC Dallas	1–1	Kansas City Wizards	Kansas City, Kansas
				Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 9,825

Columbus Crew v FC Dallas

August 30, 2008 22	Columbus Crew	2–1	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
				Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 10,590

Colorado Rapids v FC Dallas

September 4, 2008 23	Colorado Rapids	1–0	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
				Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 7,140

FC Dallas v D.C. United

September 13, 2008 24	FC Dallas	2–2	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	4–1	Chicago Fire	Bridgeview, Illinois
				Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,923

D.C. United v FC Dallas

September 28, 2008 26	D.C. United	0–3	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
				Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 12,138

San Jose Earthquakes v FC Dallas

October 2, 2008 27	San Jose Earthquakes	1–1	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
				Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 7,103

Toronto FC v FC Dallas

October 11, 2008 28	Toronto FC	2–2	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
				Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 14,114

FC Dallas v Real Salt Lake

October 18, 2008 29	FC Dallas	1–3	Real Salt Lake	Sandy, Utah
				Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,628

FC Dallas v Los Angeles Galaxy

October 26, 2008 30	FC Dallas	2–2	Los Angeles Galaxy	Carson, California
				Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 27.000

U.S. Open Cup

Miami FC

FC Dallas

July 1, 2008 Third Round	Miami FC	1–2	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

FC Dallas

July 8, 2008 Quarterfinal	Charleston Battery	3–1	FC Dallas	Frisco, Texas
	Alavanja 28' Fuller 43' King 77' Patterson 90+1'		Cooper 90+4'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 5,911

External links

Season statistics