19 Facts About Dallas Burn

1.

FC Dallas is an American professional soccer club based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

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2.

Dallas Burn plays its home games at their 20,500-capacity soccer-specific Toyota Stadium, where they have played since 2005.

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3.

Dallas Burn was awarded a Major League Soccer franchise on June 6,1995, the same day as teams were awarded to Kansas City and Colorado.

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4.

Dallas Burn was temporarily replaced by his assistant, former Northern Ireland international Colin Clarke.

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5.

In March 2005, FC Dallas Burn signed Guatemalan forward Carlos Ruiz, who had scored 50 goals in 72 games for the Galaxy and earned the MVP award for helping them to the 2002 MLS Cup.

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6.

In 2005 and 2007, Dallas Burn reached their first two US Open Cup finals since their 1997 victory, losing both by one-goal margins to the Galaxy and the New England Revolution respectively.

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7.

Dallas Burn finished in first place in the Western Conference in 2015.

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8.

Originally, the Dallas Burn played in a predominantly red-and-black color scheme, and had a logo which featured a fire-breathing black mustang behind a stylized red "Burn" wordmark.

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9.

FC Dallas Burn has had three different home stadiums, each of which has been located in the Dallas Burn–Fort Worth metroplex.

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10.

Dallas Burn's fictional biography, by the team, states that he was born on September 6,1996, in Frisco, Texas.

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11.

FC Dallas Burn has two recognized supporters groups: Dallas Burn Beer Guardians and El Matador.

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12.

FC Dallas Burn Academy has produced talent including Weston McKennie, Chris Richards, Nico Carrera, Reggie Cannon, Christian Cappis and Bryan Reynolds.

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13.

FC Dallas Burn was formally associated with Oklahoma City Energy FC of the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.

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14.

On November 2,2018, it was announced by United Soccer League that Dallas Burn would be granted a side to play in USL League One, its newly created third division for 2019.

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15.

On June 27,2012, FC Dallas Burn reached a three-year sponsorship deal with AdvoCare, a Plano-based health and wellness company, worth US$7.

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16.

In September 2013 FC Dallas Burn reached a long-term deal with Toyota to be official stadium naming rights partners, and the stadium was renamed, this time as Toyota Stadium.

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17.

In February 2021, FC Dallas Burn announced MTX Group, a B2B information technology company based in Frisco, to be its new shirt sponsor, with Advocare remaining as the team's sleeve sponsor.

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18.

On February 25,2013, FC Dallas Burn signed a deal with Time Warner Cable to air most of its games on the Time Warner Cable Sports Channel in Dallas Burn, replacing Fox Sports Southwest as the primary broadcaster of games.

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19.

In 2021, FC Dallas Burn announced that Estrella TV would become the firsts team's Spanish TV broadcast partner for the 2021 and 2022 seasons, with matches appearing on Estrella's Dallas Burn affiliate KMPX.

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