This is a list of seasons played by FC Dallas in North American soccer competitions from 1996, when the club was formed as the Dallas Burn, to the most recent completed season. It details the club's achievements in all major competitions.^[1]

The club was formed as Dallas Burn as a founding member of Major League Soccer on June 6, 1995.^[2] On April 14, 1996, the Dallas Burn played their first ever game at the Cotton Bowl versus the San Jose Clash. The Burn were victorious in the game, winning the game in a penalty shoot-out following a 0–0 tie in regulation, in front of 27,779 fans. On August 12, 2004, the organization officially changed the club's name to FC Dallas.^[3] In its first 25 seasons of play, the team has made the playoffs 18 times (72% qualification record).

Key to competitions

Season	League									Position		Playoffs	USOC	Continental			Average attendance	Top goalscorer(s)
	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Conf.	Overall			CCL	LC	Other(s)		Name(s)	Goals
1996	32	17	15	0	50	48	+2	41	1.28	2nd	4th	QF	SF	DNE	NH		16,011	Jason Kreis	14
1997	32	16	16	0	55	49	+6	42	1.31	3rd	5th	SF	W	DNQ		CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup (GS)	9,678	Dante Washington	14
1998	32	15	17	0	43	59	–16	37	1.16	4th	7th	QF	QF				10,947	Jason Kreis	10
1999	32	19	13	0	54	35	+19	51	1.59	2nd	3rd	SF	QF				12,211	Jason Kreis	20♦[4]
2000	32	14	14	4	54	54	0	46	1.44	3rd	6th	QF	QF				13,102	Ariel Graziani	15
2001	26	10	11	5	48	47	+1	35	1.35	3rd	8th	QF	R2				12,574	Ariel Graziani	11
2002	28	12	9	7	44	43	+1	43	1.54	3rd	3rd	QF	SF				13,122	Jason Kreis	14
2003	30	6	19	5	35	64	–29	23	0.77	5th	10th	DNQ	Ro16				7,906	Jason Kreis	7
2004	30	10	14	6	34	45	–11	36	1.20	5th	8th		QF				9,008	Eddie Johnson	14
2005	32	13	10	9	52	44	+8	48	1.50	2nd	5th	QF	RU				11,189	Carlos Ruiz	13
2006	32	16	12	4	48	44	+4	52	1.63	1st	2nd	QF	QF				14,982	Carlos Ruiz	15
2007	30	13	12	5	37	44	–7	44	1.47	3rd	5th	QF	RU			SuperLiga (GS)	15,154	Carlos Ruiz	8
2008	30	8	10	12	45	41	+4	36	1.20	5th	11th	DNQ	QF				13,024	Kenny Cooper	19
2009	30	11	13	6	50	47	+3	39	1.30	7th	11th		QR1				12,440	Jeff Cunningham	17♦[5]
2010	30	12	5	14	42	28	+14	50	1.67	3rd	4th	RU	QR2				10,815	Jeff Cunningham	12
2011	34	15	12	7	42	39	+3	52	1.53	4th	4th	R1	SF	GS			12,861	Brek Shea	11
2012	34	9	13	12	42	47	–5	39	1.15	6th	13th	DNQ	R3	DNQ			14,199	Blas Pérez	12
2013	34	11	12	11	48	52	–4	44	1.29	8th	15th		QF				15,373	Blas Pérez	12
2014	34	16	12	6	55	45	+10	54	1.59	4th	6th	QF	SF				16,816	Fabián Castillo Blas Pérez	14
2015	34	18	10	6	52	39	+13	60	1.76	1st	2nd	SF	Ro16				16,015	Michael Barrios Fabián Castillo	10
2016	34	17	8	9	50	40	+10	60	1.76	1st	1st	QF	W	SF			14,094	Maximiliano Urruti	13
2017	34	11	10	13	48	48	0	46	1.35	7th	13th	DNQ	QF	DNQ			15,122	Maximiliano Urruti	13
2018	34	16	9	9	52	44	+8	57	1.68	4th	6th	R1	Ro16	Ro16			15,512	Roland Lamah Maximiliano Urruti	9
2019	34	13	12	9	54	46	+8	48	1.41	7th	13th	R1	Ro16	DNQ	DNQ		14,842	Jesús Ferreira	8
2020	22	9	6	7	28	24	+4	34	1.55	6th	11th	QF	NH		DNQ/NH		5,527	Franco Jara	7
2021	34	7	15	12	47	56	-9	33	0.91	11th	23rd	DNQ			DNQ		13,418	Ricardo Pepi	13
2022	34	14	9	11	48	37	+11	53	1.56	3rd	7th	QF	Ro32				16,615	Jesús Ferreira	18
2023	34	11	10	13	42	38	+4	46	1.35	7th	14th	R1	Ro32		Ro16		18,287	Jesús Ferreira	14
2024	34	11	15	8	54	56	-2	41	1.21	11th	19th	DNQ	QF		GS		19,096	Petar Musa	17
Total	992	370	342	210	1353	1303	+50	1290	1.30	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13,431	–	108

^ 1. Avg. attendance include statistics from league matches only.
^ 2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in League, MLS Cup Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, MLS is Back Tournament, CONCACAF Champions League, Leagues Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, and other competitive continental matches.

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