2012 FC Dallas season

FC Dallas

2012 season
Owner	Clark Hunt
Head coach	Schellas Hyndman
Stadium	FC Dallas Stadium
U.S. Open Cup	Third Round
Brimstone Cup	Runners-Up
Texas Derby	Runners-Up
Pioneer Cup	Runners-Up
Highest home attendance	22,565 vs. Los Angeles Galaxy (July 28, 2012)
Lowest home attendance	10,069 vs. Real Salt Lake (April 25, 2012)
Average home league attendance	14,199
Primary colors Secondary colors
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The 2012 FC Dallas season was the seventeenth of the team's existence. The team's first game was on March 11 at FC Dallas Stadium. The team failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2009.

FC Dallas is in the #11 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.^[1]

FC Dallas has 8 MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2012 season. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots and there have been no reported trades involving FC Dallas.

Future picks acquired: * 2013 MLS SuperDraft round 2 pick from Toronto FC.
Future picks traded: * 2013 MLS SuperDraft round 2 pick (Dallas' natural selection) to Philadelphia Union.

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Major League Soccer	—	C:6th O:12th		March 17, 2012	October 28, 2012
U.S. Open Cup	Third round	—	Third round	May 29, 2012	May 29, 2012

Updated to match played August 19, 2012
Source: Competitions

Western Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	San Jose Earthquakes	34	19	6	9	72	43	+29	66	MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2	Real Salt Lake	34	17	11	6	46	35	+11	57
3	Seattle Sounders FC	34	15	8	11	51	33	+18	56
4	LA Galaxy	34	16	12	6	59	47	+12	54	MLS Cup Knockout Round
5	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	11	13	10	35	41	−6	43
6	FC Dallas	34	9	13	12	42	47	−5	39
7	Colorado Rapids	34	11	19	4	44	50	−6	37
8	Portland Timbers	34	8	16	10	34	56	−22	34
9	Chivas USA	34	7	18	9	24	58	−34	30

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	9	9	12	35	38	−3	36	6	7	3	19	14	+5	3	2	9	16	24	−8

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

R	Player	Position	MLS	U.S. Open Cup	Total
1	Blas Pérez	FW	5	0	5
1	Fabián Castillo	FW	5	0	5
2	Brek Shea	MF	3	0	3
2	Jackson	DF	3	0	3
3	Zach Loyd	DF	2	0	2
3	Ricardo Villar	MF	2	0	2
3	Matt Hedges	DF	2	0	2
3	Scott Sealy	FW	2	0	2
3	David Ferreira	FW	2	0	2
4	Ugo Ihemelu	DF	1	0	1
4	Andrew Jacobson	MF	1	0	1
4	Jonathan Top	FW	1	0	1
4	Hernán Pertúz	DF	1	0	1
4	Jair Benítez	DF	1	0	1
4	Ruben Luna	FW	1	0	1
4	Carlos Rodríguez	DF	1	0	1
4	Own Goal		1	0	1

Last updated: 19 August 2012
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Home

Away

Away Alternate

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	First appearance / Info
Home	Red / White hoops	Red	Red
Away	Blue / White hoops	Blue	Blue
Away Alt.	Blue / White hoops	Grey	Blue	MLS, May 23 against Chicago