is a professional
Soccer (football) club based in
Frisco, Texas , that participates in
Major League Soccer . The club was known as the '''Dallas Burn''' from 1996 to 2004. The initials "FC" stand for Football Club.
FC Dallas fact sheet
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 with a more soccer-fitting name, FC Dallas.
Since 2001, the club and the
Chicago Fire have played for the
Brimstone Cup , which goes to the team that wins the season series between the two teams.
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. The club 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. Another active supporters' group are La Raza Latina.
The team's colors are red, white, and blue. The club has used "Hoops" as part of press releases and marketing campaigns. The Hoops nickname describes the horizontal bands of the team's home and away kits, and refers to the similar sobriquets given to teams such as
Celtic F.C. and
Queens Park Rangers . Fans and media have also used such monikers as ''FCD'', ''The Red Stripes'', ''the Waldos'', and ''the Toros''.
FC Dallas' oldest rivalry is with Eastern conference rival the
Chicago Fire . Since 2001, they have competed for the
Brimstone Cup , with the name deriving from the original name of the club, the Dallas Burn. In 2005, the
San Jose Earthquakes were put on hold and the team was relocated to Houston, sparking an intra-state rivalry with the new
Houston club. The two teams play for
El Capitan , a cannon that goes to the regular season victor. Recently, animosity has grown between fans and players of FC Dallas and the
Colorado Rapids , mainly sparking from Colorado players' comments towards the fans
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Players in have international caps.
''As of August 25, 2007''
(1st. Vice-Captain)
(2nd. Vice-Captain)
(''on injured reserve'')
(3rd. Vice-Captain)
(4th. Vice-Captain)
(
Captain )
Source: http://web.mlsnet.com/players/roster.jsp?club=t104
FC Dallas's matches appear on television on
FSN Southwest and
KFWD .
Brad Sham does the play-by-play while former Dallas coach
Dave Dir 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.
: FC Dallas and the Tigres "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"
FC Dallas and Tigres UANL to play for Rio Grande Plate and play a home-and-away series for the
Rio Grande Plate .
: FCD has locked up a deal with Youth Development initiatives FCD will be able to learn the youth players development process from the
South American team.
:Off the field, the clubs will jointly develop and work on future projects including: "joint cooperative efforts regarding the growth of sponsors; cooperative efforts on soccer education programs; host business summits to develop mutual business relationships and strategies; and exchange best practices in the areas of business, marketing, ticket sales, sponsorship, broadcasting, and match-day commercial and entertainment activities."
FCD and Atlético-PR seal partnership deal
''regular season/playoffs''
- 1996: 16,011
- 1997: 9,678
- 1998: 10,948
- 1999: 12,211
- 2000: 13,102
- 2001: 12,574
- 2002: 13,112
- 2003: 7,906/missed playoffs
- 2004: 9,088/missed playoffs
- 2005: 11,189/10,104
- 2006: 14,982/15,486
- All-Time: 11,535
