2012 Houston Dynamo season

The 2012 Houston Dynamo season was the seventh season of the team's existence and the first season in their new soccer-specific stadium, BBVA Compass Stadium. The Dynamo entered the season as both the defending MLS Cup runners-up and Texas Derby winners. The club also played in the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League.

Club roster
As of March 9, 2012.

Regular-season standings

 * Eastern Conference

Preseason
Kickoff times are in CDT.

MLS regular season
Kickoff times are in CDT.

MLS Cup Playoffs
Kickoff times are in CDT.

U.S. Open Cup
Kickoff times are in CDT.

Exhibitions
Kickoff times are in CDT.

Appearances and goals

 * Last updated on October 27, 2012.

MLS stats from Houston Dynamo website


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Goalkeeper stats
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 * rowspan="2" style="width:1%; text-align:center;"|No.
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 * colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Major League Soccer
 * MIN
 * GA
 * GAA
 * MIN
 * GA
 * GAA
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 * 🇺🇸 USA
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 * 2946
 * 33
 * 1.19
 * 2946
 * 33
 * 1.19
 * style="text-align: right;" |30
 * 🇺🇸 USA
 * style="text-align: left;" |Tyler Deric
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0.00
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0.00
 * 0.00
 * 0
 * 0
 * 0.00

Italic: denotes player is no longer with team

Top scorers
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 * 1
 * 🇺🇸 USA
 * 12
 * Bruin
 * 12
 * 12
 * 2
 * 🇺🇸 USA
 * 11
 * Davis
 * 8
 * 8
 * 3
 * 🇺🇸 USA
 * 25
 * Ching
 * 5
 * 5
 * 4
 * HON
 * 27
 * Garcia
 * 4
 * 4
 * 4
 * 🇺🇸 USA
 * 3
 * Carr
 * 4
 * 4
 * 4
 * 🇸🇳 SEN
 * 9
 * Kandji
 * 4
 * 4
 * 5
 * 🇺🇸 USA
 * 31
 * Hainault
 * 2
 * 2
 * 5
 * 🇺🇸 USA
 * 32
 * Boswell
 * 2
 * 2
 * 5
 * SCO
 * 16
 * Moffat
 * 2
 * 2
 * 2
 * 2
 * 5
 * SCO
 * 16
 * Moffat
 * 2
 * 2
 * 2

Allocation ranking
Houston is in the #18 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.

International roster spots
Houston has 6 MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2012 season. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. Houston has previously dealt one spot to New York on 17 March 2009 and dealt another spot to New York on 14 January 2005 while the Houston franchise was still based in San Jose. Press reports did not indicate if or when these roster spots would revert to Houston. On 21 July 2011, Houston traded an international roster spot for the remainder of the 2011 season only to Portland Timbers.

Future draft pick trades
Future picks acquired:
 * 2013 MLS SuperDraft Round 1 pick from Portland Timbers;
 * 2014 MLS SuperDraft Round 4 pick from Los Angeles Galaxy.

Future picks traded:
 * 2013 MLS SuperDraft Round 4 pick to Colorado Rapids;
 * 2013 MLS SuperDraft conditional pick to Montreal Impact;
 * 2014 MLS SuperDraft Round 4 pick to Portland Timbers;
 * 2014 MLS SuperDraft conditional pick to Colorado Rapids;
 * 2014 MLS SuperDraft conditional pick to Toronto FC;
 * 2015 MLS SuperDraft Round 4 pick to Columbus Crew.