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The Dynamo’s Add Football Club to Name
In 2020, the club rebranded Houston Dynamo FC with a new logo. The new logo features a hexagonal shape whose six sides represent the Dynamo’s founding in 2006 and reference the six wards that made up the original layout of the city. The crest also references Houston’s bayou system with the channels within the interlocking monogram to represent Bayou City’s ...
History of the Dynamo FC
Houston Dynamo FC is an American professional soccer club based in Houston. The Dynamo competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Established on December 15, 2005, the club was founded after its former owners relocated the San Jose Earthquakes' players and staff to Houston following the 2005 season. For their first six seasons in Houston, the Dynamo were based at Robertson Stadium on the campus of the University of Houston. During the 2012 season, the club moved to PNC Stadium, a soccer-specific stadium in East Downtown Houston.
The club is majority owned by Ted Segal, with Gabriel Brener, boxer Oscar De La Hoya via his sports promotion agency Golden Boy Promotions, Ben Guill, and basketball player James Harden all minority owners.
The Houston Dynamo have been MLS Cup champions twice, winning during their first two seasons in 2006 and 2007. The club has also won the U.S. Open Cup once, in 2018. They have been MLS Cup runners-up twice, in 2011 and 2012, and Supporters' Shield runners-up once in 2008. The Dynamo have also reached the final of the now defunct North American SuperLiga, finishing as runners-up following a defeat against the New England Revolution.
Established
2005
City
Houston
League History
2006 – Present / Major League Soccer
Team History
2021 - Present / Houston Dynamo Football Club
2006 – 2020 / Houston Dynamo
Nickname
Dynamo FC – In 2021, the Houston Dynamo's added "Football Club" or "FC" to their nickname.
Championship
MLS Cups 0
2007, 2006
Stadium
2012 – Present / BBVA Stadium
2007, 2011 / Aggie Soccer Stadium
2006 / Carl Lewis Track & Field Stadium
2006 / Reliant Stadium
2006 - 2011 / Robertson Stadium
Owner
2015 - Present / Gabriel Brener, Oscar De La Hoya, Jake Silverstein, Ben Guill
2008 – 2015 / Anschutz Entertainment Group, Oscar De La Hoya (through Golden Boy Promotions) and Gabriel Brener
2005 - 2008 / Anschutz Entertainment Group
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Retired Number
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