2018 Houston Dynamo season

The 2018 Houston Dynamo season was the club's 13th season of existence since joining Major League Soccer in the 2006 season. The club entered the campaign coming off its 7th Conference Final appearance in 13 years, the most among any MLS team in that time span. It was the team's second year under the leadership of Head Coach Wilmer Cabrera and fourth season under General Manager Matt Jordan. On the front office end, it was Gabriel Brener's third season as majority owner and Chris Canetti's eighth as the President of Business Operations.

The Dynamo failed to make the MLS Cup Playoffs for the fourth time in five years but reached success in cup play, lifting its first U.S. Open Cup title - earning qualification to the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.

In
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Loans
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Matches
League Tables

Western Conference

Overall

Appearances, goals, and assists
As of October 29, 2018 {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" | No. ! rowspan="2" | Pos ! rowspan="2" | Nat ! rowspan="2" |Player ! colspan="3" |Total ! colspan="3" |MLS ! colspan="3" |US Open Cup !Apps !Goals !Assists !Apps !Goals !Assists !Apps !Goals !Assists
 * 1||GK||🇺🇸||align=left|Tyler Deric||2||0||0||2||0||0||0||0||0
 * 2||DF||🇻🇪||align=left|Alejandro Fuenmayor||26||3||1||22||3||1||4||0||0
 * 3||DF||🇵🇦||align=left|Adolfo Machado||23||0||0||21||0||0||2||0||0
 * 4||DF||||align=left|Philippe Senderos||13||4||1||8||4||1||5||0||0
 * 5||MF||🇨🇴||align=left|Juan David Cabezas||7||0||0||6||0||0||1||0||0
 * 6||MF||🇺🇸||align=left|Eric Alexander||23||1||2||21||1||2||2||0||0
 * 7||DF||🇺🇸||align=left|DaMarcus Beasley||28||1||2||26||1||2||2||0||0
 * 8||MF||🇺🇸||align=left|Memo Rodríguez||24||4||1||19||1||0||5||3||1
 * 9||FW||🇨🇴||align=left|Mauro Manotas||37||25||1||33||19||1||4||6||0
 * 10||MF||🇦🇷||align=left|Tomás Martínez||36||5||14||32||5||13||4||0||1
 * 11||MF||🇺🇸||align=left|Andrew Wenger||24||3||1||22||2||1||2||1||0
 * 12||MF||🇸🇻||align=left|Arturo Álvarez||20||0||3||18||0||1||2||0||2
 * 13||MF||🇺🇸||align=left|Luis Gil||15||0||1||12||0||0||3||0||1
 * 14||DF||🇸🇪||align=left|Adam Lundqvist||18||0||3||16||0||1||2||0||2
 * 14||MF||🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿||align=left|Charlie Ward ||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 15||DF||🇺🇸||align=left|Dylan Remick||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 16||DF||🇺🇸||align=left|Kevin Garcia||19||1||0||15||1||0||4||0||0
 * 17||FW||||align=left|Alberth Elis||34||11||13||30||11||10||4||0||3
 * 18||GK||🇺🇸||align=left|Chris Seitz||9||0||0||6||0||0||3||0||0
 * 19||FW||🇺🇸||align=left|Mac Steeves||3||0||0||3||0||0||0||0||0
 * 20||DF||🇬🇺||align=left|A. J. DeLaGarza||4||0||0||4||0||0||0||0||0
 * 21||FW||🇻🇪||align=left|Ronaldo Peña||9||1||0||9||1||0||0||0||0
 * 21||DF||🇺🇸||align=left|George Malki ||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 22||MF||🇧🇷||align=left|Leonardo||25||1||0||24||1||0||1||0||0
 * 23||GK||🇺🇸||align=left|Joe Willis||28||0||0||26||0||0||2||0||0
 * 24||MF||🇸🇻||align=left|Darwin Cerén||27||1||1||24||1||0||3||0||1
 * 25||MF||🇺🇸||align=left|Eric Bird||8||0||0||6||0||0||2||0||0
 * 26||GK||🇺🇸||align=left|Michael Nelson||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 27||MF||||align=left|Boniek García||32||1||7||29||1||7||3||0||0
 * 30||DF||🇺🇸||align=left|Conor Donovan||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0
 * 31||MF||||align=left|Romell Quioto||36||8||12||32||6||12||4||2||0
 * 33||DF||🇺🇸||align=left|Jared Watts||7||0||1||0||7||0||1||0||0
 * 35||MF||🇺🇸||align=left|Todd Wharton ||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0
 * 37||FW||🇦🇷||align=left|Matías Zaldívar ||1||1||0||0||0||0||1||1||0
 * 38||FW||🇲🇽||align=left|Aldo Quintanilla ||1||2||0||0||0||0||1||2||0
 * 39||MF||🇺🇸||align=left|Manny Padilla ||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0
 * 40||FW||🇨🇴||align=left|Jhon Montaño ||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0
 * 18||GK||🇺🇸||align=left|Chris Seitz||9||0||0||6||0||0||3||0||0
 * 19||FW||🇺🇸||align=left|Mac Steeves||3||0||0||3||0||0||0||0||0
 * 20||DF||🇬🇺||align=left|A. J. DeLaGarza||4||0||0||4||0||0||0||0||0
 * 21||FW||🇻🇪||align=left|Ronaldo Peña||9||1||0||9||1||0||0||0||0
 * 21||DF||🇺🇸||align=left|George Malki ||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 22||MF||🇧🇷||align=left|Leonardo||25||1||0||24||1||0||1||0||0
 * 23||GK||🇺🇸||align=left|Joe Willis||28||0||0||26||0||0||2||0||0
 * 24||MF||🇸🇻||align=left|Darwin Cerén||27||1||1||24||1||0||3||0||1
 * 25||MF||🇺🇸||align=left|Eric Bird||8||0||0||6||0||0||2||0||0
 * 26||GK||🇺🇸||align=left|Michael Nelson||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 27||MF||||align=left|Boniek García||32||1||7||29||1||7||3||0||0
 * 30||DF||🇺🇸||align=left|Conor Donovan||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0
 * 31||MF||||align=left|Romell Quioto||36||8||12||32||6||12||4||2||0
 * 33||DF||🇺🇸||align=left|Jared Watts||7||0||1||0||7||0||1||0||0
 * 35||MF||🇺🇸||align=left|Todd Wharton ||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0
 * 37||FW||🇦🇷||align=left|Matías Zaldívar ||1||1||0||0||0||0||1||1||0
 * 38||FW||🇲🇽||align=left|Aldo Quintanilla ||1||2||0||0||0||0||1||2||0
 * 39||MF||🇺🇸||align=left|Manny Padilla ||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0
 * 40||FW||🇨🇴||align=left|Jhon Montaño ||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0
 * 27||MF||||align=left|Boniek García||32||1||7||29||1||7||3||0||0
 * 30||DF||🇺🇸||align=left|Conor Donovan||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0
 * 31||MF||||align=left|Romell Quioto||36||8||12||32||6||12||4||2||0
 * 33||DF||🇺🇸||align=left|Jared Watts||7||0||1||0||7||0||1||0||0
 * 35||MF||🇺🇸||align=left|Todd Wharton ||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0
 * 37||FW||🇦🇷||align=left|Matías Zaldívar ||1||1||0||0||0||0||1||1||0
 * 38||FW||🇲🇽||align=left|Aldo Quintanilla ||1||2||0||0||0||0||1||2||0
 * 39||MF||🇺🇸||align=left|Manny Padilla ||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0
 * 40||FW||🇨🇴||align=left|Jhon Montaño ||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0
 * 35||MF||🇺🇸||align=left|Todd Wharton ||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0
 * 37||FW||🇦🇷||align=left|Matías Zaldívar ||1||1||0||0||0||0||1||1||0
 * 38||FW||🇲🇽||align=left|Aldo Quintanilla ||1||2||0||0||0||0||1||2||0
 * 39||MF||🇺🇸||align=left|Manny Padilla ||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0
 * 40||FW||🇨🇴||align=left|Jhon Montaño ||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0
 * 39||MF||🇺🇸||align=left|Manny Padilla ||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0
 * 40||FW||🇨🇴||align=left|Jhon Montaño ||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0
 * 40||FW||🇨🇴||align=left|Jhon Montaño ||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0
 * 40||FW||🇨🇴||align=left|Jhon Montaño ||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0

Disciplinary record
As of October 29, 2018 {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" | No. ! rowspan="2" | Pos ! rowspan="2" | Nat ! rowspan="2" |Player ! colspan="2" |Total ! colspan="2" |MLS ! colspan="2" |US Open Cup !style="width:30px;"| !style="width:30px;"|sent off: !style="width:30px;"| !style="width:30px;"|sent off: !style="width:30px;"| !style="width:30px;"|sent off:
 * 1||GK||🇺🇸||align=left|Tyler Deric||1||0||1||0||0||0
 * 2||DF||🇻🇪||align=left|Alejandro Fuenmayor||9||1||7||1||2||0
 * 3||DF||🇵🇦||align=left|Adolfo Machado||3||0||3||0||0||0
 * 4||DF||||align=left|Philippe Senderos||3||0||2||0||1||0
 * 5||MF||🇨🇴||align=left|Juan David Cabezas||1||0||1||0||0||0
 * 6||MF||🇺🇸||align=left|Eric Alexander||3||1||3||1||0||0
 * 7||DF||🇺🇸||align=left|DaMarcus Beasley||0||1||0||1||0||0
 * 8||MF||🇺🇸||align=left|Memo Rodríguez||1||0||1||0||0||0
 * 9||FW||🇨🇴||align=left|Mauro Manotas||2||0||1||0||1||0
 * 10||MF||🇦🇷||align=left|Tomás Martínez||7||1||5||1||2||0
 * 11||MF||🇺🇸||align=left|Andrew Wenger||1||0||1||0||0||0
 * 12||MF||🇸🇻||align=left|Arturo Álvarez||1||0||1||0||0||0
 * 13||MF||🇺🇸||align=left|Luis Gil||1||0||1||0||0||0
 * 14||DF||🇸🇪||align=left|Adam Lundqvist||4||0||4||0||0||0
 * 14||MF||🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿||align=left|Charlie Ward ||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 15||DF||🇺🇸||align=left|Dylan Remick||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 16||DF||🇺🇸||align=left|Kevin Garcia||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 17||FW||||align=left|Alberth Elis||7||1||6||1||1||0
 * 18||GK||🇺🇸||align=left|Chris Seitz||2||0||1||0||1||0
 * 19||FW||🇺🇸||align=left|Mac Steeves||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 20||DF||🇬🇺||align=left|A. J. DeLaGarza||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 21||FW||🇻🇪||align=left|Ronaldo Peña||2||1||2||1||0||0
 * 21||DF||🇺🇸||align=left|George Malki ||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 22||MF||🇧🇷||align=left|Leonardo||4||0||4||0||0||0
 * 23||GK||🇺🇸||align=left|Joe Willis||3||0||3||0||0||0
 * 24||MF||🇸🇻||align=left|Darwin Cerén||10||1||9||1||1||0
 * 25||MF||🇺🇸||align=left|Eric Bird||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 26||GK||🇺🇸||align=left|Michael Nelson||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 27||MF||||align=left|Boniek García||9||0||7||0||2||0
 * 30||DF||🇺🇸||align=left|Conor Donovan||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 31||MF||||align=left|Romell Quioto||4||0||3||0||1||0
 * 33||DF||🇺🇸||align=left|Jared Watts||1||0||1||0||0||0
 * 35||MF||🇺🇸||align=left|Todd Wharton ||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 37||FW||🇦🇷||align=left|Matías Zaldívar ||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 38||FW||🇲🇽||align=left|Aldo Quintanilla ||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 39||MF||🇺🇸||align=left|Manny Padilla ||1||0||0||0||1||0
 * 40||FW||🇨🇴||align=left|Jhon Montaño ||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 18||GK||🇺🇸||align=left|Chris Seitz||2||0||1||0||1||0
 * 19||FW||🇺🇸||align=left|Mac Steeves||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 20||DF||🇬🇺||align=left|A. J. DeLaGarza||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 21||FW||🇻🇪||align=left|Ronaldo Peña||2||1||2||1||0||0
 * 21||DF||🇺🇸||align=left|George Malki ||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 22||MF||🇧🇷||align=left|Leonardo||4||0||4||0||0||0
 * 23||GK||🇺🇸||align=left|Joe Willis||3||0||3||0||0||0
 * 24||MF||🇸🇻||align=left|Darwin Cerén||10||1||9||1||1||0
 * 25||MF||🇺🇸||align=left|Eric Bird||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 26||GK||🇺🇸||align=left|Michael Nelson||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 27||MF||||align=left|Boniek García||9||0||7||0||2||0
 * 30||DF||🇺🇸||align=left|Conor Donovan||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 31||MF||||align=left|Romell Quioto||4||0||3||0||1||0
 * 33||DF||🇺🇸||align=left|Jared Watts||1||0||1||0||0||0
 * 35||MF||🇺🇸||align=left|Todd Wharton ||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 37||FW||🇦🇷||align=left|Matías Zaldívar ||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 38||FW||🇲🇽||align=left|Aldo Quintanilla ||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 39||MF||🇺🇸||align=left|Manny Padilla ||1||0||0||0||1||0
 * 40||FW||🇨🇴||align=left|Jhon Montaño ||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 27||MF||||align=left|Boniek García||9||0||7||0||2||0
 * 30||DF||🇺🇸||align=left|Conor Donovan||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 31||MF||||align=left|Romell Quioto||4||0||3||0||1||0
 * 33||DF||🇺🇸||align=left|Jared Watts||1||0||1||0||0||0
 * 35||MF||🇺🇸||align=left|Todd Wharton ||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 37||FW||🇦🇷||align=left|Matías Zaldívar ||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 38||FW||🇲🇽||align=left|Aldo Quintanilla ||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 39||MF||🇺🇸||align=left|Manny Padilla ||1||0||0||0||1||0
 * 40||FW||🇨🇴||align=left|Jhon Montaño ||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 35||MF||🇺🇸||align=left|Todd Wharton ||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 37||FW||🇦🇷||align=left|Matías Zaldívar ||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 38||FW||🇲🇽||align=left|Aldo Quintanilla ||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 39||MF||🇺🇸||align=left|Manny Padilla ||1||0||0||0||1||0
 * 40||FW||🇨🇴||align=left|Jhon Montaño ||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 39||MF||🇺🇸||align=left|Manny Padilla ||1||0||0||0||1||0
 * 40||FW||🇨🇴||align=left|Jhon Montaño ||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 40||FW||🇨🇴||align=left|Jhon Montaño ||0||0||0||0||0||0
 * 40||FW||🇨🇴||align=left|Jhon Montaño ||0||0||0||0||0||0