Dynamo Charities Cup

Dynamo Charities Cup

Tournament details
Host country	United States
Dates	October 10 (2015)
Teams	2 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Houston (2015) (4th title)
Runners-up	Santos Laguna (2015)

The Dynamo Charities Cup is an annual friendly match putting the Houston Dynamo against an international opponent, with a portion of the match’s proceeds donated to charity.

Format

Each team will face each other only once at the host team's venue. A max of 10 substitutions are allowed; re-entry is not allowed unless a goalkeeper injury is sustained. If the match is tied after 90 minutes, a penalty shootout will be implemented.

Venue

Only one city has served as the venue of the Dynamo Charities Cup. The Dynamo began play in their new stadium in May of the 2012 season.

Houston, Texas	Houston, Texas
Robertson Stadium	BBVA Compass Stadium
Capacity: 32,000	Capacity: 22,000
2009–2011	2012–

Charities Cup matches

Key

†	Match decided by a penalty shootout
Bold	Won their respective league within the year before or after Cup
Italics	Sellout crowd

Results

Year	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Attendance
2009	Houston	2–1	Monterrey1	Robertson Stadium	10,456
2010	Houston	4–0	Águila	Robertson Stadium	11,843
2011	Houston	0–2	Bolton	Robertson Stadium	13,612
2012	Houston	1–2	Valencia	BBVA Compass Stadium	22,039
2013	Houston	2–0	Stoke	BBVA Compass Stadium	14,123
2014	Houston	0–1	Aston Villa	BBVA Compass Stadium	20,514
2015	Houston	4–0	Santos Laguna2	BBVA Compass Stadium	14,640

• ¹ - Won the Liga MX Apertura 2009 & Apertura 2010
• ² – Won the Copa MX Apertura 2014, Liga MX Clausura 2015 & Campeón de Campeones 2014-15

Kickoff times are in CDT.

2009: vs. Monterrey

Houston v Monterrey

October 11, 2009	Houston	2 – 1	Monterrey	Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas
20:00 CST	Cameron  63' Oduro  85'	Report	82' Zavala	Attendance: 10,456

2010: vs. Águila

Houston v Águila

June 19, 2010	Houston	4 – 0	Águila	Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas
20:00 CST	Ngwenya  16' Ashe  28' Oduro  67' Landín  74'	Report		Attendance: 11,843

2011: vs. Bolton (Trans-Atlantic Challenge)

Houston v Bolton

July 20, 2011	Houston	0 – 2	Bolton	Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas
19:30 CST		Report	32' Klasnić  58' Davies	Attendance: 13,612

2012: vs. Valencia (BBVA Compass Cup)

Houston v Valencia

May 31, 2012	Houston	1 – 2	Valencia	BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, Texas
19:30 CST	Carr  14'	Report	2'  17' Aduriz	Attendance: 22,039

2013: vs. Stoke City (BBVA Compass Cup)

Houston v Stoke

July 24, 2013	Houston	2 - 0	Stoke	BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, Texas
20:00 CST	Driver  11' Barnes  89'	Report		Attendance: 14,123

2014: vs. Aston Villa F.C (BBVA Compass Cup)

Houston v Aston Villa

July 26, 2014	Houston	0 - 1	Aston Villa	BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, Texas
20:00 CST		[1]	Bennett  41'	Attendance: 20,514

2015: vs. Santos Laguna

Houston v Santos Laguna

Oct 10, 2015	Houston	4 – 0	Santos Laguna	BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, Texas
19:30 CST	Manotas  41', 50' Hoffman  82', 84'	Report		Attendance: 14,640 Referee: Nima Saghafi

External links

• Dynamo Charities Cup