The 2009

Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo Football Club is an American professional soccer club based in Houston. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Established on December 15, 2005, the club was founded after their fo ...

season was the fourth season of existence for the Houston franchise since joining

Major League Soccer Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional Association football, soccer league in North America and the highest level of the United States soccer league system. It comprises 30 teams, with 27 in the United States and 3 in Canada, and is sanc ...

(MLS) prior to the 2006 season. It was the team's fourth season with head coach

Dominic Kinnear Dominic Kinnear (born July 26, 1967) is an American soccer coach and former player. On January 18, 2022, he was named an assistant coach by FC Cincinnati, his first coaching role since serving as the interim head coach of the LA Galaxy. As a p ...

, majority owner Philip Anschultz, president Oliver Luck, and chief operating officer Chris Canetti. The Dynamo qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the fourth consecutive year after finishing 2nd in the Western Conference during the regular season. In the playoffs, Houston defeated the

Seattle Sounders FC Seattle Sounders FC is an American professional association football, soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The club was established on ...

1–0 over two legs in the Conference Semifinals before losing 2–0 to the

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in the Conference Final. In the U.S. Open Cup, the Dynamo reached the semifinals, where they lost 2–1 to the eventual champion Seattle Sounders. The Dynamo also competed in the

CONCACAF Champions League The CONCACAF Champions Cup, formerly known as CONCACAF Champions League (2008–2023), is an international association football competition organized by CONCACAF as its top continental tournament for clubs from North America, Central America, ...

, losing to Atlante 4–1 on aggregate in the quarterfinals of the 2008–09 Champions League while also finishing third in their group for the 2009–10 Champions League, failing to advance.

Final roster

''As of November 14, 2009.'' ''Appearances and goals are totals for MLS regular season only.''

Player movement

In

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

Out

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

Loans in

Loans out

MLS SuperDraft

Coaching staff

''As of November 14, 2009.''

Pre-season

Friendlies

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Standings

= Western Conference

= Overall

Results summary

Results by round

Match results

MLS Cup Playoffs

U.S. Open Cup

2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League

2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League

Player statistics

Appearances, goals, and assists

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Disciplinary record

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Clean sheets

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Honors and awards

MLS Player of the Week

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MLS Goal of the Week

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MLS Save of the Week

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Annual

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Dynamo team awards

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Kits

Supplier:

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References

External links

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