The Dynamo Charities Cup is an annual friendly match putting the Houston Dynamo against an international opponent, with a portion of the match’s proceeds donated to charity.
Format Each team will face each other only once at the host team's venue. A max of 10 substitutions are allowed; re-entry is not allowed unless a goalkeeper injury is sustained. If the match is tied after 90 minutes, a penalty shootout will be implemented.
Venue Only one city has served as the venue of the Dynamo Charities Cup. The Dynamo began play in their new stadium in May of the 2012 season.
Houston, Texas Houston, Texas Robertson Stadium BBVA Compass Stadium Capacity: 32,000 Capacity: 22,000 2009–2011 2012–
Charities Cup matches
Key †Match decided by a penalty shootoutBoldWon their respective league within the year before or after Cup Italics Sellout crowd
Results
YearHomeScoreAwayVenueAttendance2009 Houston2–1 Monterrey1Robertson Stadium10,4562010 Houston4–0 ÁguilaRobertson Stadium11,8432011 Houston0–2 BoltonRobertson Stadium13,6122012 Houston1–2 ValenciaBBVA Compass Stadium22,0392013 Houston2–0 StokeBBVA Compass Stadium14,1232014 Houston0–1 Aston VillaBBVA Compass Stadium20,5142015 Houston 4–0 Santos Laguna2 BBVA Compass Stadium14,6402016 Houston 3–3 (5–4 pen.) Real Sociedad2 BBVA Compass Stadium13,6752017 Houston 3-5 Cruz AzulBBVA Compass Stadium12,1022018 Houston 1-2 MonterreyBBVA Compass Stadium12,102
1 - Won the Liga MX Apertura 2009 & Apertura 2010 2 – Won the Copa MX Apertura 2014, Liga MX Clausura 2015 & Campeón de Campeones 2014-15
Kickoff times are in CDT.
2009: vs. Monterrey
2010: vs. Águila
2011: vs. Bolton (Trans-Atlantic Challenge)
2012: vs. Valencia (BBVA Compass Cup)
2013: vs. Stoke City (BBVA Compass Cup)
2014: vs. Aston Villa F.C (BBVA Compass Cup)
2015: vs. Santos Laguna
2016: vs. Real Sociedad
2017: vs. Cruz Azul
2018: vs. Monterrey
References
External links Dynamo Charities Cup