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FC Dallas (formerly Dallas Burn ) is an American professional soccer team based in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, Texas that participates in Major League Soccer. The club is a charter member of the league, and was formerly known as the Dallas Burn prior to the 2005 season.

FC Dallas' home is the 20,500 capacity soccer-specific Pizza Hut Park, located on the suburbs of Dallas in Frisco, Texas, where they have played since changing their name in 2005. The team is owned by MLS investor Clark Hunt, who also owns National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs.

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History

The team was founded as the Dallas Burn in 1996 the inaugural year of Major League Soccer. From 1996-2002 the team played in the Cotton Bowl. In an effort to save money due to the club's unfavorable lease with the Cotton Bowl, the club played its 2003 home games at Dragon Stadium, a high school stadium in Southlake, a Fort Worth suburb. After listening to its fans, the Dallas Burn, as the team was called from 1996-2004, moved back to the Cotton Bowl for the 2004 season. Another factor to the move was the money that the club was losing due to the fact that there could be no alcohol sales at a public high school.

In August 2005, the club moved into Pizza Hut Park, a soccer-specific stadium in the northern suburb of Frisco. To celebrate this move, the club rebranded itself as FC Dallas.

The 2006 season saw the creation of Hoops Nation, an official supporters' club that allows fans to get two free tickets each year, a t-shirt, and other benefits, in exchange for a membership fee. Hoops Nation was officially renamed "FCD Nation" in 2009 as part of a franchise-wide phaseout of the "Hoops" moniker. The club also works in concert with the existing supporters' group, Inferno (whose name derives from the team's days as the Dallas Burn), by offering discounted tickets to the group's special section. Other active supporters' groups are La Raza Latina and El Matador.

Colors and nickname

The team's colors are Republic Red, Bovine Blue, Shawnee Silver, and Lonestar White. The home jerseys are red, white and blue, the away jerseys are white with blue horizontal stripes. While there is an official nickname for the club, fans call them FCD.

Crest

Honors

MLS Supporters' Shield:
* Runners-up (1): 2006
US Open Cup:
* Winners (1): 1997
* Runners-up (2): 2005, 2007

Players

Current roster

As of June 20, 2009. ^[1]

No.	Position	Player

No.	Position	Player

For recent transfers, see List of MLS transfers for the 2009 season.

Notable former players

This list of former players includes those who received international caps while playing for the team, made significant contributions to the team in terms of appearances or goals while playing for the team, or who made significant contributions to the sport either before they played for the team, or after they left. It is clearly not yet complete and all inclusive, and additions and refinements will continue to be made over time.

Arturo Alvarez (2005–2008)
Leonel Álvarez (1996, 1998–1999)
Kenny Cooper (2006–2009)
Duilio Davino (2008)
Chad Deering (1998–2003)
Denílson (2007)
Mark Dodd (1996–1999)
Cory Gibbs (2004)
Clarence Goodson (2004–2007)
Ariel Graziani (1999–2001)
Brian Haynes (1996–2000)
Shaka Hislop (2006–2007)
Eddie Johnson (2001–2005)
Jason Kreis (1996–2004)
Antonio Martínez (2000–2003)

Roberto Miña (2005–2008)
Steve Morrow (2002–2003)
Ronnie O'Brien (2002–2006)
Óscar Pareja (1998–2005)
Jorge Rodríguez (1997–2002)
Bobby Rhine (1999–2008)
Carlos Ruiz (2005–2007)
Hugo Sánchez (1996)
Mark Santel (1996–2000)
Diego Soñora (1996–1997)
Alain Sutter (1997–1998)
John Jairo Trellez (1999)
Juan Toja (2007–2008)
Joselito Vaca (2001–2003)
Simo Valakari (2004–2006)

See also All-time FC Dallas roster

Team management

Manager: Schellas Hyndman
Assistant Manager: John Ellinger
First-team Coach: Marco Ferruzzi
Goalkeeping Coach: Drew Keeshan
Athletic Trainer: Joshua Watts

Head coaches

Dave Dir (1996–2000)
Mike Jeffries (2001–2003)
Colin Clarke (2003–2006)
Steve Morrow (2006–2008)
Marco Ferruzzi (2008) (interim)
Schellas Hyndman (2008—)

Team records

Games: Jason Kreis, 247
Goals: Jason Kreis, 91
Assists: Jason Kreis, 65
Shutouts: Matt Jordan, 30

MLS regular season only, through 2006 season

All-Time regular season record: 161-164-45 (Through April 1, 2009 )

Ownership

Major League Soccer (1996–2002)
Hunt Sports Group (2003—)

Home stadia

Cotton Bowl (1996–2002)
Dragon Stadium (2003)
Cotton Bowl (2004–2005)
Pizza Hut Park (2005—)

Media

FC Dallas's matches appear on television on FSN Southwest and KFWD. Brad Sham or Dave Dir does the play-by-play while former Dallas player Bobby Rhine does color commentary.

All matches are broadcast on radio, the English carrier is KXEZ and KZMP (AM) carries Spanish language broadcasts. Ray Canevari does the English play-by-play, while Carlos Alvarado and Jesus Padilla do Spanish play-by-play and color, respectively.

Partner teams

FC Dallas and Tigres UANL "will combine efforts to further develop each club's youth academies. One initiative will see FC Dallas's affiliate youth clubs of FC Texas challenge Tigres' Youth Academy clubs in annual competitions to be played at each team's venue. The teams will also combine to conduct community clinics in each others markets" ^[2] and play a home-and-away series for the Rio Grande Plate.
FCD has locked up a deal with Brazilian Série A team Atlético Paranaense. The deal will feature a home-and-away match series between the two clubs in 2007 and also allows the teams to loan players to one another. ^[3] Along with that, in anticipation of the MLS Youth Development initiatives FCD will be able to learn the youth players development process from the South American team, while CAP can utilize business strategies that allow them to be more profitable. This partnership directly led to FC Dallas's acquisition of David Ferreira, Ricardinho, and André Rocha, and is considered a very successful partnership. ^[4]
FCD signed a partnership with the TT Pro League in December, 2007. ^[5] The partnership includes player swaps, the ability for teams to use the practice facilities at Pizza Hut Park, and the sharing of business strategies and ideas. Shaka Hislop was influential in organizing the relationship.