2016 Houston Dynamo season
The 2016 Houston Dynamo season was the club's 11th season of existence since joining Major League Soccer for the 2006 season.
The Dynamo entered the 2016 Major League Soccer season looking to return to the MLS Cup Playoffs after failing to qualify the previous two seasons but instead missed the playoffs for the third consecutive year, a club record, and finished in last place in the Western Conference.
The season covers the period from December 7, 2015 to December 10, 2016, the day of MLS Cup 2016. This was Houston's fifth season at BBVA Compass Stadium, after opening the stadium in 2012.
Club
Coaching staff
Until May 25, 2016
From June 7, 2016 to October 28, 2016
From October 28, 2016
Other information
Ben GuillJake Silverstein
Roster
Transfers
For transfers in, dates listed are when Houston Dynamo officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Houston Dynamo officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from Houston Dynamo roster.In
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred From | Fee/Notes | Date | Source |
| 8 |  Philadelphia Union | Trade | ||||
| 11 | Philadelphia Union | Trade | ||||
| 24 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Free | ||||
| 30 | Houston Dynamo Academy | Signed HGP deal | ||||
| 2 | Sporting Kansas City | Free | ||||
| 34 |  AC Horsens | Free | ||||
| 6 |  Gimnàstic | Free | ||||
| 4 | Albacete | Free | ||||
| 33 |  Independiente | Loan | ||||
| 20 | Real Salt Lake | Trade | ||||
| 26 |  Toronto FC | Trade | ||||
| 6 | Montreal Impact | Trade | ||||
| 28 |  Independiente Santa Fe | Loan | ||||
| 23 | RGVFC Toros | Loan | ||||
| 30 |  Herediano | Loan |
Draft Picks
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2015 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.| Date | Player | Number | Position | Previous Club | Notes | Ref |
| January 14, 2016 |  Ivan Magalhães | DF | Maryland Terrapins | MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick. Signed to USL hybrid-affiliate RGVFC. | ||
| January 19, 2016 | T. J. Casner | FW | Clemson Tigers | MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick. Signed to USL hybrid-affiliate RGVFC. |
Out
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred To | Fee/Notes | Date | Source |
| 30 | Contract option declined | |||||
| 16 | Saint Louis FC | Contract option declined, Signed with St. Louis on March 6, 2016 | ||||
| 4 | Portland Timbers | Contract option declined, Second pick in Stage Two of the 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft on December 17, 2015 | ||||
| 8 |  Olimpia | Contract option declined, Loan expired | ||||
| 15 | Olimpia | Contract option declined | ||||
| 6 | Seattle Sounders FC | Contract option declined, signed with Seattle on a free transfer on February 23, 2016 | ||||
| 17 | Louisville City FC | Contract option declined, Signed with Louisville City on December 28, 2015 | ||||
| 11 | Sporting Kansas City | Trade | ||||
| 28 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Waived | ||||
| 23 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Waived | ||||
| 20 | Waived | |||||
| 21 | Jacksonville Armada | Out on Loan | ||||
| 6 | Real Oviedo | Mutual termination | ||||
| 33 | Independiente | Loan expired | ||||
| 34 | Rayo OKC | Out on Loan | ||||
| 10 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Trade | ||||
| 9 |  Cruz Azul | Out on Loan |