The 2010 Houston Dynamo season was the fifth season of the team's existence since joining Major League Soccer (MLS) prior to the 2006 season. It was the team's fifth season with head coach Dominic Kinnear, majority owner Philip Anschultz, and chief operating officer Chris Canetti. On June 10, team president Oliver Luck left the Dynamo to become athletic director for his alma mater, West Virginia University.

This Dynamo failed to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time in franchise history during the 2010 season, finishing 7th in the Western Conference, 1 place and 13 points below the final playoff spot. In the U.S. Open Cup, Houston reached the quarterfinals, where they lost 3–1 to Chivas USA. The Dynamo finished top of their group in the North American SuperLiga, before losing 1–0 to Monarcas Morelia in the semifinals.

On July 28, the Dynamo hosted the 2010 MLS All-Star Game at Reliant Stadium, where the MLS All-Stars lost 5–2 to Manchester United.

Final roster As of October 24, 2010.

Appearances and goals are totals for MLS regular season only. No.NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (Age)Joined fromJoined inApps.GoalsGoalkeepers1Tally HallGKMay 12, 1985 (25)Esbjerg fB20095018Pat OnstadGKJanuary 13, 1968 (42)San Jose Earthquakes2006136030Tyler Deric (HGP)GKAugust 30, 1988 (22)Houston Dynamo Academy200920Defenders2Eddie RobinsonDFJune 19, 1978 (32)San Jose Earthquakes20069454Ryan CochraneDFAugust 8, 1983 (27)San Jose Earthquakes20097028Richard MulrooneyDFNovember 3, 1976 (33)Toronto FC200788131André HainaultDFJune 17, 1986 (24)FK Baník Most200948332Bobby BoswellDFMarch 15, 1983 (27)D.C. United200884251Adrian SeriouxDFMay 12, 1979 (31)Toronto FC2010333Midfielders5Danny Cruz (GA)MFJanuary 3, 1990 (20)UNLV20093127Colin ClarkMFApril 11, 1984 (26)Colorado Rapids20100011Brad DavisMFNovember 8, 1981 (28)San Jose Earthquakes20061251713Francisco Navas Cobo (HGP)MFNovember 17, 1991 (18)Houston Dynamo Academy20101017Mike ChabalaMFMay 24, 1984 (26)University of Washington200640120Geoff CameronMFJuly 11, 1985 (25)University of Rhode Island200868622Lovel PalmerMFAugust 30, 1984 (26)Harbour View201026226Corey AsheMFMarch 14, 1986 (24)University of North Carolina200798127Samuel AppiahMFMarch 25, 1985 (25)Boston University20102135Anthony ObodaiMFAugust 6, 1982 (28)RKC Waalwijk201040Forwards15Cam WeaverFWJune 10, 1983 (27)San Jose Earthquakes200922623Dominic OduroFWAugust 13, 1985 (25)New York Red Bulls200943625Brian Ching (C)FWMay 24, 1978 (31)San Jose Earthquakes20061054633Joseph NgwenyaFWMarch 30, 1981 (29)Antalyaspor2010378

Player movement

In Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed. DatePlayerPositionAgePrevious clubNotesRefJanuary 21, 2010 Kevin HarmseMF25 Chivas USAAcquired in exchange for a conditional third or fourth-round pick in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft. March 9, 2010 Francisco Navas Cobo MF 18 Houston Dynamo Academy Signed as a homegrown player. March 12, 2010 Adrian Serioux DF 30 Toronto FC Acquired in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft. March 19, 2010 Lovel Palmer MF 25 Harbour ViewFull transfer, fee undisclosed. April 13, 2010 Joseph NgwenyaFW29 AntalyasporSigned on a free transfer. After Antalyaspor refused to turn over Ngwenya's International Transfer Certificate, FIFA ruled him eligible to join Houston on May 20. July 13, 2010 Anthony Obodai MF 27 RKC WaalwijkSigned on a free transfer. September 15, 2010 Colin ClarkMF26 Colorado RapidsAcquired along with allocation money in exchange for Brian Mullan and a fourth-round pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft.

Out Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed. DatePlayerPositionAgeDestination ClubNotesRefNovember 25, 2009 John Michael HaydenMF25 Louisville LightningWaived following the 2009 season.November 25, 2009 Abe ThompsonFW27 Real Salt LakeWaived following the 2009 season.December 31, 2009 Ricardo ClarkMF26 Eintracht FrankfurtContract expired/free transferDecember 31, 2009 Stuart HoldenMF24 Bolton WanderersContract expired/free transferMarch 9, 2010 Kevin HarmseMF25 Vancouver Whitecaps FCReleasedMarch 24, 2010 Erik UstruckMF25 FC Tampa BayReleased March 25, 2010 Wade Barrett DF 33 Retired Joined the Dynamo coaching staff after retiring. July 13, 2010 Luis Ángel Landín FW 24 Atlante ReleasedJuly 26, 2010 Craig WaibelDF34RetiredReleasedSeptember 15, 2010 Brian MullanMF32 Colorado RapidsTraded along with a fourth-round pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft for Colin Clark and allocation money.

MLS SuperDraft

RoundPickPlayerPositionAgeCollegeNotesRef343David WalkerMF22UC Santa BarbaraDid not sign with the Dynamo, retired.346Samuel AppiahMF24Boston University456Euan HoldenDF21New MexicoSigned with Vejle Boldklub.

Coaching staff As of October 24, 2010. +PositionNameHead coach Dominic KinnearAssistant coach Wade BarrettAssistant coach Steve RalstonGoalkeeper coach Tim HanleyHead athletic trainer Theron EnnsAssistant athletic trainer Shane CaronTeam administrator Nick KowbaEquipment manager Michael Porter

Pre-season and friendlies

Pro Soccer Classic

Friendlies

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Standings

Western Conference

Overall

Results summary

Results by round

Match results

U.S. Open Cup

SuperLiga

Player statistics

Appearances, goals, and assists {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+ ! rowspan="2" | ! rowspan="2" | ! rowspan="2" | ! rowspan="2" | ! colspan="3" | ! colspan="3" | ! colspan="3" | ! colspan="3" | |- !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |- |1||GK||||align=left|||11||0||0||5||0||0||2||0||0||4||0||0 |- |2||DF||||align=left|||28||1||2||23||1||2||2||0||0||3||0||0 |- |4||DF||||align=left|||17||0||0||12||0||0||2||0||0||3||0||0 |- |5||MF||||align=left|||30||2||2||25||2||2||2||0||0||3||0||0 |- |7||FW||||align=left|||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |7||FW||||align=left|Left during the season|||10||1||3||9||1||3||1||0||0||0||0||0 |- |8||MF||||align=left|||28||0||3||23||0||3||2||0||0||3||0||0 |- |9||MF||||align=left|Left during the season||25||3||3||22||3||3||0||0||0||3||0||0 |- |11||MF||||align=left|||30||5||12||27||5||12||0||0||0||3||0||0 |- |13||MF||||align=left|||3||0||0||1||0||0||2||0||0||0||0||0 |- |15||FW||||align=left|||19||3||2||14||3||1||2||0||0||3||0||1 |- |16||DF||||align=left|Left during the season||6||0||0||4||0||0||2||0||0||0||0||0 |- |17||MF||||align=left|||31||1||4||25||1||4||2||0||0||4||0||0 |- |18||GK||||align=left|||23||0||0||23||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |20||MF||||align=left|||17||3||0||16||3||0||0||0||0||1||0||0 |- |22||MF||||align=left|||32||4||1||26||2||1||2||1||0||4||1||0 |- |23||FW||||align=left|||32||7||5||27||5||4||2||1||1||3||1||0 |- |25||FW||||align=left|||23||7||3||20||7||3||0||0||0||3||0||0 |- |26||MF||||align=left|||31||0||4||27||0||3||0||0||0||4||0||0 |- |27||MF||||align=left|||4||1||0||2||1||0||2||0||0||0||0||0 |- |30||GK||||align=left|||2||0||0||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |31||DF||||align=left|||32||2||1||28||2||1||0||0||0||4||0||0 |- |32||DF||||align=left|||30||0||1||26||0||1||0||0||0||4||0||0 |- |35||FW||||align=left|||16||3||1||12||1||0||1||0||1||3||2||0 |- |35||MF||||align=left|||6||0||0||4||0||0||0||0||0||2||0||0 |- |51||DF||||align=left|||18||2||1||13||2||1||2||0||0||3||0||0

Disciplinary record {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+ !width=15 rowspan="2" | !width=15 rowspan="2" | !width=15 rowspan="2" | !width=100 rowspan="2" |Player ! colspan="2" |Total ! colspan="2" |MLS ! colspan="2" |Open Cup ! colspan="2" |SuperLiga |- !style="width:30px;"|!!style="width:30px;"|!!style="width:30px;"|!!style="width:30px;"|!!style="width:30px;"|!!style="width:30px;"|!!style="width:30px;"|!!style="width:30px;"| |- |2||DF||||align=left|||5||0||3||0||1||0||1||0 |- |4||DF||||align=left|||2||0||2||0||0||0||0||0 |- |5||MF||||align=left|||7||1||3||1||1||0||3||0 |- |7||FW||||align=left|Left during the season||2||1||2||1||0||0||0||0 |- |8||MF||||align=left|||1||0||1||0||0||0||0||0 |- |9||MF||||align=left|Left during the season||4||0||3||0||0||0||1||0 |- |11||MF||||align=left|||4||0||4||0||0||0||0||0 |- |15||FW||||align=left|||2||0||2||0||0||0||0||0 |- |16||DF||||align=left|Left during the season||1||0||0||0||1||0||0||0 |- |17||MF||||align=left|||6||0||5||0||0||0||1||0 |- |20||MF||||align=left|||3||1||3||1||0||0||0||0 |- |22||MF||||align=left|||5||2||4||2||0||0||1||0 |- |23||FW||||align=left|||2||0||0||0||0||0||2||0 |- |25||FW||||align=left|||2||0||2||0||0||0||0||0 |- |26||MF||||align=left|||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- |31||DF||||align=left|||5||0||4||0||0||0||1||0 |- |32||DF||||align=left|||5||1||5||1||0||0||0||0 |- |33||FW||||align=left|||3||2||1||2||0||0||2||0 |- |35||MF||||align=left|||1||0||1||0||0||0||0||0 |- |51||DF||||align=left|||2||0||1||0||0||0||1||0

Clean sheets {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ !Rank!!Nat.!!Player!!width=60|MLS!!width=60|Open Cup!!width=60|SuperLiga!!width=60|Total |- |1||||Pat Onstad||4||0||0 !4 |- |2||||Tally Hall||1||1||1 !3 |- |3||||Tyler Deric||1||0||0 !1 |- ! colspan="3" |Total!!6!!1!!1!!8

Honors and awards

MLS Player of the Week +WeekPlayerRef.21 Brian Ching

MLS Goal of the Week +WeekPlayerOpponentDate4 Lovel PalmerChivas USAApril 1727 Dominic OduroD.C. UnitedMay 22

Annual +HonorPlayerRef.MLS All-Star Brad Davis Brian Ching

Dynamo team awards +MVPDefensive Player of the YearHumanitarian of the YearYoung Player of the YearNewcomer of the YearRef. Brad Davis Bobby Boswell Brian Ching Danny Cruz Lovel Palmer

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