The 2007 Houston Dynamo season was the second season of existence for the Houston franchise. The Dynamo were the defending MLS Cup champions from the previous season and prevailed to win back-to-back MLS Cups as they defeated the New England Revolution for the second year in a row in the MLS Cup final. The Dynamo also competed in the 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, CONCACAF Champions' Cup, 2007 U.S. Open Cup, U.S. Open Cup, and 2007 North American SuperLiga, North American SuperLiga during the 2007 season.

Summary

The Dynamo entered 2007 as defending champions, having defeated the New England Revolution in MLS Cup 2006. The result qualified them for the 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, their first continental tournament in franchise history. The Dynamo began their season in the Champions Cup; defeating Puntarenas F.C. in the quarterfinals before losing to C.F. Pachuca in the semifinals. Houston had a disappointing 2007 U.S. Open Cup, Open Cup, losing in the third round to the Charleston Battery. The Dynamo also competed in the inaugural 2007 North American SuperLiga, North American SuperLiga, finishing top of the group before losing to Pachuca 4–3 on penalties in the semifinals. In MLS play, Houston struggled early in the season, losing 5 of their first 8 matches. The Dynamo then went on an 11 match unbeaten streak, with 8 wins during the streak, helping them climb up to top of the table. Houston had 5 wins, 4 losses, 3 draws over their final 11 games, enough of a dip in form to let D.C. United win the Supporters' Shield by 3 points and Chivas USA claim the top seed in the Western Conference by 1 point. In the 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, MLS Cup Playoffs, Houston matched up with Texas Derby rivals FC Dallas in the Conference Semifinals. Dallas won the first leg 1–0 thanks to a goal from Clarence Goodson. Houston got off to a poor start, with Carlos Ruiz (Guatemalan footballer), Carlos Ruiz scoring in the 14th minute to put the Dynamo down 2–0 on aggregate. The game turned in the 47th minute when Arturo Álvarez (footballer, born 1985), Arturo Álvarez was shown a red card for violent conduct. Stuart Holden and Brian Ching then scored once each to level the aggregate score and send the game to extratime. In extratime, Ching scored in the 97th and Brad Davis (soccer), Brad Davis scored in the 100th minute to help Houston advance to the next round. Facing off with the Kansas City Wizards in the Conference Final, the Dynamo rode goals from Nate Jaqua and Dwayne De Rosario to a 2–0 win and a return to MLS Cup. However star striker Brian Ching left the game due to an injury that forced him to miss the final. Houston met the New England Revolution in MLS Cup 2007, a rematch of the MLS Cup 2006, 2006 final. Taylor Twellman gave the Revs the lead after scoring in the 20th minute. Houston responded in the second half when Joseph Ngwenya scored the equalizer in the 61st minute. In the 74th minute De Rosario headed in a Brad Davis cross to give the Dynamo a 2–1 lead. Houston held onto the lead, becoming the second team in MLS history to win consecutive MLS Cups.

Final roster

''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

Friendlies

Carolina Challenge Cup

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Standings

= Western Conference

= Overall

= * – Toronto FC cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Championship.
If they had qualified for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified would have qualified. * – The winner of the MLS Supporters' Shield, 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield (D.C. United) and the winner of MLS Cup 2007 (Houston Dynamo) qualified for the 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup and the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League#Group stage, Group Stage. The runner-up of MLS Cup 2007 and the winner of the 2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, 2007 U.S. Open Cup (New England Revolution) qualified for the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League#Preliminary round, Preliminary Round. Because New England qualified twice, the additional berth in the preliminary round was awarded to the 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield runner-up (Chivas USA).

Matches

MLS Cup Playoffs

US Open Cup

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

SuperLiga

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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Annual

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Dynamo team awards

{, class="wikitable" , + !MVP !Defensive Player of the Year !Humanitarian of the Year !Ref. , - , Brian Mullan Pat Onstad , Eddie Robinson (soccer), Eddie Robinson , Craig Waibel ,

Uniforms

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References

External links

2007 Houston Dynamo Schedule

2007 Houston Dynamo Stats
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