This is a list of seasons played by FC Dallas in North American soccer competitions from 1996, when the club was formed as the Dallas Burn, to the most recent completed season. It details the club's achievements in all major competitions.

The club was formed as Dallas Burn as a founding member of Major League Soccer on June 6, 1995. On April 14, 1996, the Dallas Burn played their first ever game at the Cotton Bowl versus the San Jose Clash. The Burn were victorious in the game, winning the game in a penalty shoot-out following a 0–0 tie in regulation, in front of 27,779 fans. On August 12, 2004, the organization officially changed the club's name to FC Dallas. In its first 25 seasons of play, the team has made the playoffs 18 times (72% qualification record).

Key Key to competitions

Major League Soccer (MLS) – The top-flight of soccer in the United States, established in 1996. U.S. Open Cup (USOC) – The premier knockout cup competition in U.S. soccer, first contested in 1914. CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) – The premier competition in North American soccer since 1962. It went by the name of Champions' Cup until 2008. Leagues Cup (LC) - The premier annual soccer competition established in 2019 between clubs from MLS and Liga MX, the main soccer league in Mexico.

Key to colors and symbols 1st or W Winners 2nd or RU Runners-up 3rd Third place Last Wooden Spoon ♦ MLS Golden Boot   Highest average attendanceItalics Ongoing competition

Key to league record Season = The year and article of the season Div = Division/level on pyramid League = League name Pld = Games played W = Games won L = Games lost D = Games drawn GF = Goals for GA = Goals against GD = Goal difference Pts = Points PPG = Points per game Conf. = Conference position Overall = League position

Key to cup record DNE = Did not enter DNQ = Did not qualify NH = Competition not held or canceled QR = Qualifying round PR = Preliminary round GS = Group stage R1 = First round R2 = Second round R3 = Third round R4 = Fourth round R5 = Fifth round Ro32 = Round of 32 Ro16 = Round of 16 QF = Quarterfinals SF = Semifinals F = Final RU = Runners-up W = Winners

Seasons SeasonLeaguePositionPlayoffsUSOCContinentalAverage attendanceTop goalscorer(s)PldWLDGFGAGDPtsPPGConf.OverallCCLLCOther(s)Name(s)Goals1996 32 17 15 0 50 48 +2 41 1.28 2nd 4th QF SF DNE NH 16,011 Jason Kreis 141997 32 16 16 0 55 49 +6 42 1.31 3rd 5th SF W DNQ CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup (GS) 9,678 Dante Washington 141998 32 15 17 0 43 59 37 1.16 4th 7th QF QF 10,947 Jason Kreis 101999 32 19 13 0 54 35 +19 51 1.59 2nd 3rd SF QF 12,211 Jason Kreis 20♦2000 32 14 14 4 54 54 0 46 1.44 3rd 6th QF QF 13,102 Ariel Graziani 152001 26 10 11 5 48 47 +1 35 1.35 3rd 8th QF R2 12,574 Ariel Graziani 112002 28 12 9 7 44 43 +1 43 1.54 3rd 3rd QF SF 13,122 Jason Kreis 142003 30 6 19 5 35 64 –29 23 0.77 5th 10th DNQ Ro16 7,906 Jason Kreis 72004 30 10 14 6 34 45 –11 36 1.20 5th 8th QF 9,008 Eddie Johnson 142005 32 13 10 9 52 44 +8 48 1.50 2nd 5th QF RU 11,189 Carlos Ruiz 132006 32 16 12 4 48 44 +4 52 1.63 1st 2nd QF QF 14,982 Carlos Ruiz 152007 30 13 12 5 37 44 –7 44 1.47 3rd 5th QF RU SuperLiga (GS) 15,154 Carlos Ruiz 82008 30 8 10 12 45 41 +4 36 1.20 5th 11th DNQ QF 13,024 Kenny Cooper 192009 30 11 13 6 50 47 +3 39 1.30 7th 11th QR1 12,440 Jeff Cunningham 17♦2010 30 12 4 14 42 28 +14 50 1.67 3rd 4th RU QR2 10,815 Jeff Cunningham 122011 34 15 12 7 42 39 +3 52 1.53 4th 4th R1 SF GS 12,861 Brek Shea 112012 34 9 13 12 42 47 –5 39 1.15 6th 13th DNQ R3 DNQ 14,199 Blas Pérez 122013 34 11 12 11 48 52 –4 44 1.29 8th 15th QF 15,373 Blas Pérez 122014 34 16 12 6 55 45 +10 54 1.59 4th 6th QF SF 16,816 Fabián Castillo Blas Pérez 142015 34 18 10 6 52 39 +13 60 1.76 1st 2nd SF Ro16 16,013 Michael Barrios Fabián Castillo 102016 34 17 8 9 50 40 +10 60 1.76 1st 1st QF W SF 14,094 Maximiliano Urruti 132017 34 11 10 13 48 48 0 46 1.35 7th 13th DNQ QF DNQ 15,122 Maximiliano Urruti 132018 34 16 9 9 52 44 +8 57 1.68 4th 6th R1 Ro16 Ro16 15,512 Roland Lamah Maximiliano Urruti 92019 34 13 12 9 54 46 +8 48 1.41 7th 13th R1 Ro16 DNQ DNQ 14,842 Jesús Ferreira 82020 22 9 6 7 28 24 +4 34 1.55 6th 11th QF NH DNQ/NH 5,527* Franco Jara 72021 34 7 15 12 47 56 -9 33 0.91 11th 23rd DNQ DNQ 13,418 Ricardo Pepi 132022 34 14 9 11 48 37 +11 53 1.56 3rd 7th QF Ro32 16,615 Jesús Ferreira 182023 34 11 10 13 42 38 +4 46 1.35 7th 14th R1 Ro32 Ro16 18,287 Jesús Ferreira 142024 34 11 15 8 54 56 -2 41 1.21 11th 19th DNQ QF GS 19,096 Petar Musa 172025 34 11 12 11 52 55 -3 44 1.29 7th 16th R1 Ro16 DNQ 11,013* Petar Musa 19 Total 1026 381 354 221 1405 1358 +47 1334 1.30 – – – – – – – –127 1. Avg. attendance only includes statistics from regular season matches. 2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in the regular season, MLS Cup Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, MLS is Back Tournament, CONCACAF Champions League, Leagues Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, and other competitive continental matches.

References

External links FC Dallas official website