2007 FC Dallas season

The 2007 FC Dallas season was the eleventh season of the Major League Soccer team. During the offseason, long-time owner and partial founder of the MLS Lamar Hunt died. His son, Clark Hunt, took control of the team. The team was invite to participate in the first SuperLiga tournament. The team did not make it out of the Group Stage.

FC Dallas
2007 season
OwnerClark Hunt
Head coachSteve Morrow
StadiumPizza Hut Park
MLSConference: 2nd
Overall: 5th
MLS CupLost Western Conference Semifinals vs. Houston Dynamo (1–1)
U.S. Open CupLost Championship Game vs. New England Revolution (0–1)
SuperLigaGroup Round
Brimstone CupWon Championship vs. Chicago Fire (1-0–1)
Texas DerbyLost vs. Houston Dynamo (0–3–1)
Average home league attendance15,145

Final standings
Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chivas USA 30 15 7 8 46 28 +18 53 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2008 U.S. Open Cup
2 Houston Dynamo 30 15 8 7 43 23 +20 52
3 FC Dallas 30 13 12 5 37 44 −7 44 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card), 2008 U.S. Open Cup
4 Colorado Rapids 30 9 13 8 29 34 −5 35
5 Los Angeles Galaxy 30 9 14 7 38 48 −10 34
6 Real Salt Lake 30 6 15 9 31 45 −14 27
Source:

Regular season
April 7, 2007 FC Dallas 2–2 Real Salt Lake Salt Lake City, Utah
Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
April 12, 2007 FC Dallas 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy Carson, California
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
April 15, 2007 FC Dallas 0–3 New York Red Bulls East Rutherford, New Jersey
Stadium: Giants Stadium
April 22, 2007 Colorado Rapids 1–3 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
April 26, 2007 New York Red Bulls 1–0 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
April 29, 2007 New England Revolution 1–0 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
May 12, 2007 FC Dallas 2–1 Kansas City Wizards Kansas City, Missouri
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
May 17, 2007 FC Dallas 2–1 Chicago Fire Bridgeview, Illinois
Stadium: Toyota Park
May 20, 2007 Real Salt Lake 1–2 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
May 26, 2007 FC Dallas 0–2 Chivas USA Carson, California
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
June 3, 2007 Texas Derby FC Dallas 1–2 Houston Dynamo Houston, Texas
Stadium: Robertson Stadium
June 9, 2007 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–3 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
June 14, 2007 FC Dallas 1–0 Real Salt Lake Salt Lake City, Utah
Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
June 17, 2007 FC Dallas 0–4 Toronto FC Toronto, Ontario
Stadium: BMO Field
June 23, 2007 FC Dallas 1–0 Colorado Rapids Commerce City, Colorado
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
June 30, 2007 Texas Derby Houston Dynamo 0–0 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
July 4, 2007 Chivas USA 0–2 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
July 14, 2007 FC Dallas 3–3 D.C. United Washington, D.C.
Stadium: RFK Stadium
August 4, 2007 Colorado Rapids 0–1 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
August 11, 2007 Columbus Crew 2–3 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
August 19, 2007 Texas Derby FC Dallas 1–0 Houston Dynamo Houston, Texas
Stadium: Robertson Stadium
September 1, 2007 D.C. United 4–0 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
September 8, 2007 Toronto FC 0–2 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
September 15, 2007 FC Dallas 2–4 New England Revolution Foxborough, Massachusetts
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
September 20, 2007 Chicago Fire 1–1 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
September 23, 2007 FC Dallas 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy Carson, California
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
September 30, 2007 Texas Derby Houston Dynamo 3–0 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
October 6, 2007 FC Dallas 3–1 Columbus Crew Columbus, Ohio
Stadium: Crew Stadium
October 11, 2007 Chivas USA 0–0 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
October 20, 2007 Kansas City Wizards 2–0 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park

Playoffs

Western Conference Semifinals
October 27, 2007 Game 1 Houston Dynamo 0–1 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Cochrane  26' Ruíz  19'
Goodson  23'
Ricchetti  58'
Oduro  79'		 Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Referee: 12,537
November 2, 2007 Game 2 FC Dallas 1–4 (OT)
(2-4 agg.)		 Houston Dynamo Houston, Texas
Ruíz  14'
Sala  24'
Denílson  39'
C Gbandi  44'
Alvarez  47'
Serioux  78'
Moor  99'
Moor  119' 
Ricchetti  120'		 Mulrooney  28'
Robinson  40'
Holden  67'
Ching  72'
Ching  97'
Onstad  98'
Davis  100'
De Rosario  109'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 30,088

U.S. Open Cup
July 9, 2007 Third Round Atlanta Silverbacks 1–1 (SO)
(4–3 p)		 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Antoniuk  78' Ruiz  74' Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 2,510
Referee: Colin Tait (USA)
Penalties
Rios
Moore
O'Brien
Rivillo
Hayes
Buete 		Ruiz
Ricchetti
Toja
Gbandi
Thompson
Álvarez
August 7, 2007 Quarterfinal FC Dallas 2–1 (OT) Charleston Battery Charleston, South Carolina
Goodson  22'
Álvarez  95'		 Armstrong  17' Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,262
Referee: Hilario Grajeda (USA)
September 4, 2007 Semifinal FC Dallas 2–1 (OT) Seattle Sounders Seattle, Washington
Ruiz  92'
Thompson  119' (pen)		 (Report) O'Brien  120'+ Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 10,385
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja (USA)
October 3, 2007 Championship New England Revolution 3–2 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Noonan  21'
Twellman  41'
Thompson  57'		 Álvarez  30'
Thompson  64'		 Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 10,618
Referee: Alex Prus (USA)

SuperLiga

Group Round
July 24, 2007 Game 1 CD Guadalajara 1–1 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Olvera  67' Alvarez  56'
Moor  72'		 Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 12,641
July 28, 2007 Game 2 CF Pachuca 1–1 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Giménez  87' (pen.) Ruíz  75' Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 7,953
July 31, 2007 Game 3 Los Angeles Galaxy 6–5 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Gordon  3'
Klein  12'
Gordon  15'
Harmse  18'
Donovan  84'
Pavón  90+5'		 Alvarez  43'
Toja  78'
Alvarez  82'
Ruíz  90+1'
Thompson  90+6'		 Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 21,576
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