The 2016

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season was the club's 21st season in existence in

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(MLS), the top tier of the

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. The club played its home games at Toyota Stadium for the 12th straight year. The 2016 season was FC Dallas' most successful season ever. They achieved the

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by winning both the

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for posting the best regular season record and the

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, the nation's domestic cup competition. It marked the first time since 2014 where a club earned the double, and Dallas became the last of either the original MLS teams in 1996 or the existing teams founded before 2005 to win any major trophies. The Hoops fell short of winning the treble by being eliminated in the conference semifinals of the 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs, losing 2–4 on aggregate to the

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. Individually, head coach

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was named

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was named Defender of the Year, and

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and Hedges were named to the

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. In addition to winning the Shield, winning the Open Cup and participating in the MLS Cup Playoffs, Dallas also played in the group stages of the

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, where they managed to win their group. This allowed Dallas to qualify for the knockout rounds of a

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competition for the first time in their club history. The knockout rounds of the competition will be played during the 2017 FC Dallas season.

Background

Transfers

In

Out

Loan in

Loan out

2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft picks

The first stage of the 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 11, 2015.
The second stage of the 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 17, 2015.

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picks

Rounds 1 and 2 of the draft were held on January 14, 2016.
Rounds 3 and 4 of the draft were held on January 19, 2016.

Roster

''As of September 15, 2016.''

Competitions

Match results

Preseason

Major League Soccer

League table

Western Conference standings

Western Conference

Overall standings

Results summary

Results by round

Regular season

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

MLS Cup Playoffs

Western Conference Semifinals

CONCACAF Champions League

Since FC Dallas were the 2015 MLS Western Conference regular season champions, the club qualified for a group stage spot in the

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. It is the second time Dallas qualified for the competition after participating in the group stage of the 2011-12 Champions League where they did not advance out of the group stage. This time, however, they won their group to advance to the

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Group stage

U.S. Open Cup

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.

Goals and assists

Disciplinary record

Goalkeeper statistics

Kits

References

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