The 2021 Houston Dynamo FC season was the 16th season of the team's existence since joining

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

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and seventh season under general manager

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. On August 30, with the team on a 15-game winless streak, Jordan was fired. On November 1, with one game left in the season,

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was hired as the new GM. The Dynamo finished the season last in the Western Conference for the second consecutive season, failing to qualify for the playoffs for the 7th time in 8 seasons. On the front office end, it was Gabriel Brener's sixth season as majority owner and John Walker's third season as President of Business Operations. On June 22, Ted Segal became majority owner after purchasing a controlling stake of the Dynamo and Dash for a reported $400 million. Former majority owner Brener kept a minority stake in the team, with

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, and Ben Guill keeping their minority stakes. Minority owner Jake Silverstein sold his part of the team. In October, BBVA Stadium was rebranded as

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following

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' acquisition of

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Current squad

''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

Loans in

Loans out

MLS SuperDraft

Coaching staff

Non-competitive

Preseason

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Standings

= Western Conference

= Overall

Results summary

Results by round

Match results

U.S. Open Cup

On July 20,

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announced that the Open Cup would be cancelled for 2021 and would resume in 2022.

Season statistics

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Mateo Bajamich Mateo Bajamich ( hr, Bajamić, ; born 3 August 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primera Nacional side Estudiantes de Río Cuarto. He can also play as a striker. Career Instituto Bajamich's career start ...

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Memo Rodríguez José Guillermo "Memo" Rodríguez (born December 27, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy. Club career Youth Rodriguez began his youth career with Houstonians FC, ...

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Corey Baird Corey Jacob Baird (born January 30, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo. Career Youth Baird, from Escondido, California 20 miles from San Diego, began his youth ...

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Ethan Bartlow Ethan Bartlow (born February 2, 2000) is an American professional Association football, soccer player who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo FC, Houston Dynamo. Youth career Playi ...

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Joe Corona Joe Benny Corona Crespín (born July 9, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Swedish club GIF Sundsvall, on loan from Houston Dynamo. Youth and college Corona began playing organized soccer at the age ...

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Marcelo Palomino Marcelo Palomino (born May 21, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Superettan side GIF Sundsvall. Career Youth Palomino joined the Houston Dynamo academy when he was 11 years old. Whilst w ...

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Maynor Figueroa Maynor Alexis Figueroa Róchez (born 2 May 1983) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. He is best known for his time at Wigan Athletic, where he made 179 Premier League appearances and won the 2013 FA Cup. Figueroa ...

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Adalberto Carrasquilla Adalberto Eliécer Carrasquilla Alcázar (born 28 November 1998) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo and the Panama national team. Club career Tauro Carrasquilla beg ...

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Matías Vera Matías Gabriel Vera (born 20 November 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Argentinos Juniors on loan from Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo. Career Nueva Chicago Vera started his care ...

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Sam Junqua Samuel Junqua (born November 9, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas. Career Youth & College Junqua attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he played colle ...

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Danny Ríos Daniel Esteban Ríos (born March 29, 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in the United States, he plays for the El Salvador national team. Club career Houston Dynamo Ríos joined the Houston Dynamo Academy in ...

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Honors and awards

MLS Team of the Week

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Dynamo team awards

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References

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