Owner Clark Hunt Stadium Toyota Stadium CONCACAF Champions League (17–18) Second Phase | Head Coach Óscar Pareja CONCACAF Champions League (16–17) Quarterfinals | |
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All: Kellyn Acosta (2) | ||
The 2017 FC Dallas season will be the club's 22nd season in existence in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the United States soccer league system. Competitive fixtures will begin in February 2017, when FC Dallas participate in the knockout stages of the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League. It is expected that in March 2017, the club will begin MLS regular season fixtures.
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Dallas enter the season as the defending Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup champions and Supporters' Shield holders, as well as the defending champions for the minor rivalry trophy, the Brimstone Cup.
Background
FC Dallas is coming off the most successful season in franchise history, earning two major trophies during their 2016 campaign. Last season, the Hoops won the double, by winning the Supporters' Shield for the best regular season record, as well as the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, a domestic knockout competition open to all tiers of the U.S. soccer pyramid. FC Dallas additionally participated in the group stages of the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League where they finished atop their group over Guatemalan outfit, Suchitepéquez and Nicaraguan outfit, Real Estelí.
Argentine forward, Maximiliano Urruti lead Dallas in 2016 with 10 goals in league play and 13 goals across all competitions.
Group stage
FC Dallas' group stage matches during the 2016–17 Champions League were played during the 2016 regular season.
Knockout stage
Quarterfinals
CONCACAF Champions League (2017–18)
FC Dallas will not play Champions League fixtures until the 2018 season.