2015 FC Dallas season
# 2015 FC Dallas season

The 2015 FC Dallas season was the club's 20th season in existence in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid. Including the Dallas Tornado soccer franchise of the original NASL, this is the 35th season of professional soccer in Dallas. The season saw the team finish first in the Western Conference in the regular season for the second time.

## Transfers

### In

| Date | Player | Pos | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| October 1, 2014 | Alex Zendejas | MF | FC Dallas Academy | Signed on a homegrown player contract |
| November 19, 2014 | Dan Kennedy | GK | Chivas USA | First overall selection of 2014 MLS Dispersal Draft |
| December 12, 2014 | Atiba Harris | FW | San Jose Earthquakes | Selected in Stage Two of 2014 MLS Re-Entry Draft |
| January 15, 2015 | Otis Earle | DF | University of California, Riverside | Selected as the 15th pick of 2015 MLS SuperDraft |
| January 21, 2015 | Kyle Bekker | MF | Toronto FC | Acquired in trade with Toronto FC in exchange for allocation money |
| February 20, 2015 | Michael Barrios | MF | Uniautónoma | Undisclosed |
| May 26, 2015 | Rolando Escobar | MF | Deportivo Anzoátegui | Undisclosed |
| July 16, 2015 | Bakary Soumare | DF | Montreal Impact | Acquired in trade with Montreal Impact in exchange for Kyle Bekker |

### Out

| Date | Player | Pos | Destination club | Fee/notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| December 2, 2014 | Raúl Fernández | GK | Universitario de Deportes | 2015 option declined |
| December 2, 2014 | Jair Benítez | DF | Águilas Pereira | 2015 option declined |
| December 2, 2014 | Adam Moffat | MF | New York Cosmos | 2015 option declined |
| December 2, 2014 | Peter Luccin | MF | Free agent | 2015 option declined |
| December 2, 2014 | George John | DF | New York City FC | 2015 option declined |
| December 2, 2014 | Hendry Thomas | MF | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2015 option declined |
| December 2, 2014 | Walter Cabrera | DF | General Díaz FC | 2015 option declined |
| December 2, 2014 | Jonathan Top | FW | Arizona United SC | 2015 option declined |
| December 2, 2014 | Andrés Escobar | DF | Atlético Nacional | 2015 option declined |
| December 2, 2014 | Nick Walker | DF | Bayamón F.C. | 2015 option declined |
| February 5, 2015 | Brian Span | FW | IFK Mariehamn | Waived |
| July 16, 2015 | Kyle Bekker | MF | Montreal Impact | Traded to Montreal Impact in exchange for Bakary Soumare |

### Loan in

| Date | Player | Pos | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| July 22, 2015 | Ezequiel Cirigliano | MF | Club Atlético River Plate | On loan from Argentine club River Plate for the remainder of the 2015 season | |

### Loan out

| Date | Player | Pos | Destination club | Fee/notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| April 27, 2015 | Danny Garcia (HGP) | MF | Arizona United SC | On loan to USL Pro affiliate Arizona United SC for the 2015 season |
| June 18, 2015 | Otis Earle | DF | Arizona United SC | On loan to Arizona United SC for the 2015 season |
| August 8, 2015 | Jesse Gonzalez | GK | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | On loan to USL Pro club Pittsburgh Riverhounds for game against USL Pro club Toronto FC II |

### Roster

As of July 22, 2015.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | USA | Dan Kennedy |
| 3 | DF | GUA | Moises Hernandez (HGP) |
| 4 | DF | MLI | Bakary Soumare |
| 5 | MF | ARG | Ezequiel Cirigliano (on loan from River Plate) |
| 7 | FW | PAN | Blas Pérez |
| 8 | MF | MEX | Victor Ulloa (HGP) |
| 9 | FW | URU | David Texeira |
| 10 | MF | ARG | Mauro Díaz (DP) |
| 11 | FW | COL | Fabián Castillo (DP) |
| 12 | MF | USA | Ryan Hollingshead |
| 13 | FW | CAN | Tesho Akindele |
| 14 | FW | SKN | Atiba Harris |
| 16 | MF | USA | Coy Craft (HGP) |
| 17 | DF | USA | Zach Loyd |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | GK | USA | Chris Seitz |
| 20 | MF | PAN | Rolando Escobar |
| 21 | MF | COL | Michael Barrios |
| 22 | DF | USA | Stephen Keel |
| 23 | MF | USA | Kellyn Acosta (HGP) |
| 24 | DF | USA | Matt Hedges |
| 25 | DF | USA | Walker Zimmerman (GA) |
| 26 | MF | USA | Danny Garcia (HGP) |
| 27 | MF | JAM | Je-Vaughn Watson |
| 29 | FW | USA | Alex Zendejas (HGP) |
| 31 | MF | BRA | Michel |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Otis Earle |
| 44 | GK | MEX | Jesse Gonzalez (HGP) |

## Competitions

### Match results

Win  Draw  Loss  Canceled

### Major League Soccer

**Western Conference standings**

Western Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | FC Dallas | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 60 | Conference semifinals & 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 53 | Conference semifinals |
| 3 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 53 | Knockout round |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 51 | Knockout round |
| 5 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 51 | Knockout round |
| 6 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 51 | Knockout round |
| 7 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 47 | |
| 8 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 42 | |
| 9 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 41 | |
| 10 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 37 | |

**Overall standings**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | New York Red Bulls (X) | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 60 | 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | FC Dallas | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 60 | 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 53 | 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 4 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 53 | |
| 5 | Portland Timbers (C) | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 53 | 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 6 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 51 | |
| 7 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 51 | |
| 8 | D.C. United | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 51 | |
| 9 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 51 | |
| 10 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 51 | 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 11 | New England Revolution | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 50 | |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 34 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 49 | |
| 13 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 47 | |
| 14 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 44 | |
| 15 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 42 | |
| 16 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 41 | |
| 17 | New York City FC | 34 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 37 | |
| 18 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 37 | |
| 19 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 37 | |
| 20 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 43 | 58 | −15 | 30 | |

* ↑ CONCACAF Champions League Selection Procedure Four US-based teams qualify for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League: The winner of the MLS Cup 2015 (Portland Timbers); The winner of the Supporters' Shield (New York Red Bulls); The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (FC Dallas); The winner of the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City) Each qualifier is placed in Pot 3, along with the four qualifiers from Mexico. One Canada-based team qualifies for the Champions League (NOTE: Canadian teams cannot qualify through MLS): The winner of the 2015 Canadian Championship (Vancouver Whitecaps) They are placed in Pot 2 along with two qualifiers each from Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras, and one qualifier each from Panama.

**Results summary**

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

Last updated: October 25, 2015. Source: Regular Season

**Results by round**

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stadium | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | D | L | L | W | D | W | W | D | L | L | D | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | D | W | W | W |

**Regular season**

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise

### U.S. Open Cup

FC Dallas entered the 2015 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of Major League Soccer in the fourth round.

## Statistics

### Appearances

    Numbers outside parentheses denote appearances as starter.
    Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
    Players with no appearances are not included in the list.
    As of final match played November 29, 2015

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Apps | Apps |
| 1 | GK | USA | Dan Kennedy | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 3 | DF | GUA | Moises Hernandez | 11(3) | 1 | 12(3) |
| 4 | MF | CAN | Kyle Bekker | 2(6) | 1 | 3(6) |
| 5 | MF | ARG | Ezequiel Cirigliano | 6(2) | 0 | 6(2) |
| 7 | FW | PAN | Blas Pérez | 14(12) | 0 | 14(12) |
| 8 | MF | MEX | Victor Ulloa | 37 | 1(1) | 38(1) |
| 9 | FW | URU | David Texeira | 23(3) | 2 | 25(3) |
| 10 | MF | ARG | Mauro Díaz | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| 11 | FW | COL | Fabián Castillo | 32(2) | 1 | 33(2) |
| 12 | MF | USA | Ryan Hollingshead | 29(8) | 2 | 31(8) |
| 13 | FW | CAN | Tesho Akindele | 14(18) | 0 | 14(18) |
| 14 | DF | SKN | Atiba Harris | 20(7) | 1 | 21(7) |
| 16 | FW | USA | Coy Craft | 1(1) | (1) | 1(2) |
| 17 | DF | USA | Zach Loyd | 31 | 1 | 32 |
| 18 | GK | USA | Chris Seitz | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 20 | MF | PAN | Rolando Escobar | 2(12) | 1 | 3(12) |
| 21 | MF | COL | Michael Barrios | 23(7) | 2 | 25(7) |
| 23 | DF | USA | Kellyn Acosta | 22(2) | (2) | 22(4) |
| 24 | DF | USA | Matt Hedges | 34(1) | 1 | 35(1) |
| 25 | DF | USA | Walker Zimmerman | 11(11) | 2 | 13(11) |
| 27 | MF | JAM | Je-Vaughn Watson | 26(1) | 1 | 27(1) |
| 29 | MF | USA | Alex Zendejas | 2(6) | 1(1) | 3(7) |
| 31 | MF | BRA | Michel | 12(7) | 2 | 14(7) |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Otis Earle | 0 | (1) | (1) |
| 44 | GK | MEX | Jesse Gonzalez | 15 | 0 | 15 |

### Goals and assists

    As of final match played November 29, 2015

| No. | Pos. | Name | MLS | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists |
| 3 | DF | Moises Hernandez | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | Kyle Bekker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | Blas Pérez | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | Victor Ulloa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | David Texeira | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| 10 | MF | Mauro Díaz | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
| 11 | FW | Fabián Castillo | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 12 | MF | Ryan Hollingshead | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | FW | Tesho Akindele | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | Atiba Harris | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | DF | Zach Loyd | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | GK | Chris Seitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | Rolando Escobar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | Michael Barrios | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| 23 | MF | Kellyn Acosta | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 24 | DF | Matt Hedges | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | Walker Zimmerman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Je-Vaughn Watson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | MF | Michel | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| | | Own goals Jermaine Taylor (HOU) 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 58 | 50 | 6 | 5 | 64 | 55 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of final match played November 29, 2015

| No. | Pos. | Name | MLS | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | Dan Kennedy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Moises Hernandez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Kyle Bekker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Blas Pérez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Victor Ulloa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | David Texeira | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Mauro Díaz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Fabian Castillo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Ryan Hollingshead | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Tesho Akindele | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Atiba Harris | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Zach Loyd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | DF | Kellyn Acosta | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | Matt Hedges | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Walker Zimmerman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Je-Vaughn Watson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 31 | MF | Michel | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 44 | GK | Jesse Gonzalez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 54 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 4 |

## Kits

| Primary | Secondary | Secondary Alt. |
| - | - | - |
| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | First appearance / Info |
| Primary | Red / Dark Red hoops | Red | Red / Dark Red hoops | MLS, March 7 against San Jose Earthquakes |
| Secondary | White / Blue hoops | Blue | Blue / White hoops | MLS, April 24 against Colorado Rapids |
| Secondary Alternate | White / Blue hoops | White | Blue / White hoops | MLS, April 18 against Toronto FC |
