The Texas derby is a soccer rivalry (derby) between the

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and

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, recognizing the best club in the state for the season until 2021 when

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joined MLS. The two squads play a series of games with the series winner taking home ''El Capitán'', a replica 18th century mountain howitzer cannon. Through the 2021 season, the series is tied, 8–8. The Houston Dynamo clinched the 2006 series with a win on August 12, 2006, and the 2007 series with a win on August 19, 2007. FC Dallas claimed the 2008 series on the away goals rule, after having tied with Dynamo in all three games played that season. The away goals rule is no longer used as a tiebreaker. Both the 2016 and 2017 series were tied, the first since 2008 and the first since the tiebreaker rules were changed. Houston won the 2016 series on goal differential. The tiebreakers couldn't separate the teams in 2017 so Houston retained El Capitán. Dallas won the 2019 series on goal differential.

Tiebreakers

Only MLS regular season matches are used to determine the winner of El Capitán, unless the season series is tied. If the series is tied, the tiebreakers are as follows:

Series results

El Capitán winners

All-time record

Game history

Top scorers

Bold indicates a player who is still on a FC Dallas or Houston Dynamo roster.

Clean sheets

Bold indicates a player who is still on a FC Dallas or Houston Dynamo roster.

Players who have played for both clubs

Attendances

Top 5 most-attended Houston home Texas derbies * Houston 4–1 (aet) Dallas; 30,088 (November 2, 2007)

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* Houston 1–4 Dallas; 22,202 (April 5, 2014)

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* Houston 1–1 Dallas; 22,115 (June 23, 2017)

* Houston 2–1 Dallas; 22,039 (June 16, 2012)

* Houston 5–0 Dallas; 21,601 (March 12, 2016)

Top 5 least-attended Houston home Texas derbies * Houston 0–0 Dallas; 0 (August 21, 2020)

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* Houston 2–0 Dallas; 1,582 (October 7, 2020)

* Houston 2–3 (aet) Dallas; 2,083 (June 24, 2014)

* Houston 3–0 Dallas; 4,000 (August 8, 2006) Carl Lewis Track and Field Stadium * Houston 0–1 Dallas; 10,150 (July 20, 2016)

Top 5 most-attended Dallas home Texas derbies * Dallas 0–3 Houston; 17,366 (September 30, 2007)

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* Dallas 4–2 Houston; 16,835 (September 1, 2018) Toyota Stadium * Dallas 2–1 Houston; 15,792 (April 23, 2022) Toyota Stadium * Dallas 3–2 Houston; 15,623 (March 17, 2013)

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* Dallas 5–1 Houston; 15,452 (August 25, 2019) Toyota Stadium Top 5 least-attended Dallas home Texas derbies * Dallas 2–1 Houston; 222 (September 12, 2020) Toyota Stadium * Dallas 3–0 Houston; 4,000 (June 12, 2013)

* Dallas 3–0 Houston; 4,028 (October 31, 2020) Toyota Stadium * Dallas 1–0 Houston; 7,442 (August 6, 2009)

* Dallas 1–1 Houston; 8,018 (March 27, 2010)

Honors

Notes

References

External links

Article about ''El Capitán''Rule changes for 2009 edition
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