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Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo FC (formerly officially, but still commonly, called the Houston Dynamo) is an American professional soccer club based in Houston. The Dynamo compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Establi ...
season was the club's 11th season of existence since joining
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for the 2006 season. The Dynamo entered the
2016 Major League Soccer season The 2016 Major League Soccer season featured 20 total clubs (17 based in the United States, 3 based in Canada). The regular season began on March 6 and ended on October 23. The playoffs began on October 26 and ended on December 10. The defendin ...
looking to return to the
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after failing to qualify the previous two seasons but instead missed the playoffs for the third consecutive year, a club record, and finished in last place in the Western Conference. The season covers the period from December 7, 2015 to December 10, 2016, the day of
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. This was Houston's fifth season at BBVA Compass Stadium, after opening the stadium in 2012.


Club


Coaching staff


Until May 25, 2016


From June 7, 2016 to October 28, 2016


From October 28, 2016


Other information


Ben Guill
Jake Silverstein , - , , President of Business Operations, , Chris Canetti , -


Roster


Transfers

For transfers in, dates listed are when Houston Dynamo officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Houston Dynamo officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from Houston Dynamo roster.


In


Draft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of
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will be listed in the notes.


Out


Friendlies


Desert Diamond Cup


Competitions


Major League Soccer


Conference Table


Matches


Overall table


U.S. Open Cup


Player statistics


Appearances and goals

, - , colspan="14", ''Players eligible from
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:'' , - , colspan="14", ''Players away from the club on loan:'' , - , colspan="14", ''Players who left Houston Dynamo during the season:''


Goal scorers


Assists


Disciplinary record


See also

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Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo FC (formerly officially, but still commonly, called the Houston Dynamo) is an American professional soccer club based in Houston. The Dynamo compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Establi ...
* 2016 in American soccer *
2016 Major League Soccer season The 2016 Major League Soccer season featured 20 total clubs (17 based in the United States, 3 based in Canada). The regular season began on March 6 and ended on October 23. The playoffs began on October 26 and ended on December 10. The defendin ...


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