FC Dallas is a Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise currently based in Dallas, Texas. They were known as the Dallas Burn from 1996 to 2004. Starting in 2005, they plan to open a new soccer-specific stadium in Frisco. Until then, they played their home games at the Cotton Bowl, except for 2003, which they spent at Dragon Stadium in Southlake.

Honors

• US Open Cup 1 (1997)

Current roster

Notable players

• Leonel Alvarez (1996, 1998-1999)
• Ariel Graziani (1999-2001)
• Edward Johnson (2001-)
• Jason Kreis (1996-2004)
• Jorge Rodriguez (1997-2002)
• Oscar Pareja (1998-)
• Carlos Ruiz (2005-)
• Hugo Sánchez (1996)
• Alain Sutter (1997-1998)

Head coaches

• Dave Dir (1996-2000)
• Mike Jeffries (2001-2003)
• Colin Clarke (2003-)

Ownership

• Major League Soccer (1996-2002)
• Hunt Sports Group (2003-)

Average Attendance

• 1996: 16,011
• 1997: 9,678
• 1998: 10,948
• 1999: 12,211
• 2000: 13,102
• 2001: 12,574
• 2002: 13,112
• 2003: 7,906
• 2004: 9,088
• All-Time: 11,535

External links

• Official Website