Houston Dash
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| Seat | Houston , Texas | ||
| founding | 2013 | ||
| president | John Walker | ||
| Website | houstondashsoccer.com | ||
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| Head coach |
 James Clarkson
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| Venue | BBVA Stadium | ||
| Places | 22,000 (7,000) | ||
| league | National Women's Soccer League | ||
| 2019 |
Reg. Season : 7th place Play-offs: not qualified |
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Houston Dash is a women's football franchise from Houston . It was founded in 2013 and has played in the National Women's Soccer League , the highest division in women's football in the USA , since the 2014 season .
history
On December 12, 2013, the first details of the franchise, including the team name and logo, were announced at a press conference broadcast on the Internet. The inclusion of the Houston Dash represented the first expansion of the field of participants of the NWSL, which had started playing with the 2013 season .
The first manager of the franchise was former professional soccer player Brian Ching , and from December 2013 the former US national coach Tony DiCicco acted as a consultant for coaching and squad planning .
On January 3, 2014, the signing of Randy Waldrum as the first head coach in the history of the franchise was announced.
In the six seasons in which the franchise has now participated in the NWSL, the play-offs could never be reached. After Houston finished last of the regular season in 2014 , the team finished 5th in the following season and narrowly missed the play-off participation of the best four teams. In 2016 and 2017 Houston finished the regular season in eighth place. In 2018 the team reached sixth place in the regular season and again missed qualifying for the play-offs. The team ended the 2019 season in seventh place in the table.
organization
Houston Dash is run by the same organization as the Men franchise the Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer . After the Portland Thorns FC , "sister team" of the Portland Timbers , the Dash were the second NWSL offshoot of an MLS participant.
At the end of the 2018 season, President Chris Canetti, who had held the post since 2010, left the franchise. He will take over the chairmanship of Houston’s bid committee as the venue for the 2026 World Cup . In early November, the franchise announced that John Walker, who previously served in the management of the Memphis Grizzlies from the NBA , would be his successor.
Stadion
- BBVA Compass Stadium ; Houston (since 2014)
Houston Dash plays its home games, as does Houston Dynamo, at BBVA Compass Stadium. It has a capacity of 22,000 spectators, but mostly only the lower tier is used for women's football games, which can accommodate around 7,000 spectators.
Trainer
- 2014–2017: Randy Waldrum
- 2017: Omar Morales (interim)
- 2018: Vera Pauw
- since 2019: James Clarkson
Players
Current squad
As of October 29, 2019
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Coaching staff
- James Clarkson (Trainer)
- Edward Robinson (Assistant Trainer)
- Twila Kaufman (assistant trainer)
- Brenton Saylor (goalkeeping coach)
Season statistics
| year | league | Regular season | Play-offs | Average audience 1 | Most successful goalscorer 1 |
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| 2014 | NWSL | 9th place | not qualified | 4,539 |
 Nina Burger , Kealia Ohai , Tiffany McCarty (4 each)
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| 2015 | NWSL | 5th place | not qualified | 6,413 |
Jessica McDonald (7)
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| 2016 | NWSL | 8th place | not qualified | 5,696 |
Kealia Ohai (11)
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| 2017 | NWSL | 8th place | not qualified | 4,578 |
Rachel Daly (5)
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| 2018 | NWSL | 6th place | not qualified | 3,572 |
Rachel Daly (10)
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| 2019 | NWSL | 7th place | not qualified | 4,053 |
Rachel Daly Sofia Huerta (5 each)
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Jacqueline Purdy: John Walker named Dash and Dynamo president of business operations. In: NWSL.com. November 1, 2018, accessed April 6, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c Dan Lauletta: It's official - Houston Dash to join NWSL for 2014. In: equalizersoccer.com. Retrieved December 13, 2013 .
- ^ Houston Dash hire Tony DiCicco in a consulting role. In: houstondynamo.com. Retrieved December 29, 2013 .
- ^ Houston Dash name Randy Waldrum as first head coach. In: houstondynamo.com. Retrieved January 4, 2014 .
- ↑ Jacqueline Purdy: Houston Dash president Chris Canetti resigns. In: nwslsoccer.com. October 26, 2018, accessed April 6, 2019 .
- ↑ Houston Dash appoint Vera Pauw as head coach. In: houstondynamo.com. November 28, 2017, accessed March 4, 2018 .
- ^ James Clarkson named head coach of the Houston Dash. In: NWSL.com. December 12, 2018, accessed February 4, 2019 .
- ↑ Dash Players | Houston Dynamo. In: houstondynamo.com. Retrieved October 29, 2019 .