2008 FC Dallas season
| 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 | ||
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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
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| 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
[edit]| March 30, 2008 1 | Chivas USA | 1–1 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
| Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 17,540 |
| April 6, 2008 2 Texas Derby | FC Dallas | 3–3 | Houston Dynamo | Houston, Texas |
| Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 20,102 |
| April 12, 2008 3 | New York Red Bulls | 0–2 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
| Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 11.564 |
| April 20, 2008 4 | FC Dallas | 2–0 | Chivas USA | Carson, California |
| Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 10,237 |
| April 24, 2008 5 | New England Revolution | 1–0 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
| Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 10,453 |
| May 3, 2008 6 | FC Dallas | 0–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Santa Clara, California |
| Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,515 |
| May 10, 2008 7 | FC Dallas | 1–2 | Real Salt Lake | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium Attendance: 12,173 |
| May 18, 2008 8 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 5–1 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
| Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 23,500 |
| May 24, 2008 9 | Real Salt Lake | 1–2 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
| Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 8,960 |
| May 28, 2008 10 Texas Derby | Houston Dynamo | 2–2 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
| Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 8,541 |
| June 1, 2008 11 | FC Dallas | 1–2 | Colorado Rapids | Commerce City, Colorado |
| Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 12,120 |
| June 6, 2008 12 | FC Dallas | 1–2 | New England Revolution | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Stadium: Gillette Stadium |
| June 15, 2008 13 Brimstone Cup | Chicago Fire | 0–1 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
| Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 14,738 |
| June 21, 2008 14 | FC Dallas | 0–1 | New York Red Bulls | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 16,427 |
| June 26, 2008 15 Texas Derby | FC Dallas | 1–1 | Houston Dynamo | Houston, Texas |
| Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 16,933 |
| July 4, 2008 16 | Kansas City Wizards | 1–1 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
| Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 16,765 |
| July 19, 2008 17 | Colorado Rapids | 2–2 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
| Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 12,289 |
| July 27, 2008 18 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0–4 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
| Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 21,020 |
| August 3, 2008 19 | FC Dallas | 2–0 | Toronto FC | Toronto, Ontario |
| Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,247 |
| August 16, 2008 20 | FC Dallas | 1–2 | Columbus Crew | Columbus, Ohio |
| Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 17,647 |
| August 23, 2008 21 | FC Dallas | 1–1 | Kansas City Wizards | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 9,825 |
| August 30, 2008 22 | Columbus Crew | 2–1 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
| Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 10,590 |
| September 4, 2008 23 | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
| Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 7,140 |
| September 13, 2008 24 | FC Dallas | 2–2 | D.C. United | Washington, D.C. |
| Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 19.890 |
| September 21, 2008 25 Brimstone Cup | FC Dallas | 4–1 | Chicago Fire | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,923 |
| September 28, 2008 26 | D.C. United | 0–3 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
| Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 12,138 |
| October 2, 2008 27 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
| Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 7,103 |
| October 11, 2008 28 | Toronto FC | 2–2 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
| Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 14,114 |
| October 18, 2008 29 | FC Dallas | 1–3 | Real Salt Lake | Sandy, Utah |
| Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,628 |
| 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
[edit]| 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 |
| 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 |