Texas Derby
The Texas Derby is a soccer rivalry between the Houston Dynamo and FC Dallas, recognizing the best club in the state for the season. The two squads play a series of games with the series winner taking home El Capitán, a replica 18th century mountain howitzer cannon. The all-time series is tied, 7–7.
The Houston Dynamo clinched the 2006 series with a win on August 12, 2006 and the 2007 series with a win on August 19, 2007. FC Dallas claimed the 2008 series on the away goals rule, after having tied with Dynamo in all three games played that season. The away goals rule is no longer used as a tiebreaker.
Both the 2016 and 2017 series were tied, the first since 2008 and the first since the tiebreaker rules were changed. Houston won the 2016 series on goal differential. The tiebreakers couldn't separate the teams in 2017 so Houston retained El Capitán.
Since the beginning of 2013, the teams have met 19 times. During this seven-year period, Houston has won only 2 of these matches while Dallas has been victorious 11 times, including a 7-match win streak.
El Capitán winners
Tiebreakers
Only MLS regular season matches are used to determine the winner of El Capitán, unless the season series is tied. If the series is tied, the tiebreakers are as follows:| 1 | goal differential in MLS regular season matches between the two teams |
| 2 | MLS Cup Playoffs - winner of match |
| 3 | CONCACAF Champions League - winner of series |
| 4 | U.S. Open Cup - winner of match |
| 5 | holders retain El Capitán |
Series results
All-time record
Game history
Top scorers
Bold indicates a player who is still on a FC Dallas or Houston Dynamo roster.| Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals |
| 1 |  Brian Ching | Houston | 6 |
| 1 | Ricardo Clark | Houston | 6 |
| 3 |  Michael Barrios | Dallas | 5 |
| 3 | Kenny Cooper | Dallas | 5 |
| 5 |  Dwayne De Rosario | Houston | 4 |
| 5 | Fabian Castillo | Dallas | 4 |
| 5 | Mauro Manotas | Houston | 4 |
| 8 |  Carlos Ruiz | Dallas | 3 |
| 8 | Drew Moor | Dallas | 3 |
| 8 | Cam Weaver | Houston | 3 |
| 8 |  David Texiera | Dallas | 3 |
| 8 |  Mauro Diaz | Dallas | 3 |
| 8 |  Cubo Torres | Houston | 3 |
Clean Sheets
Bold indicates a player who is still on a FC Dallas or Houston Dynamo roster.| Name | Team | # | |
| 1 | Pat Onstad | Houston | 5 |
| 2 | Dario Sala | Dallas | 4 |
| 3 | Chris Seitz | Dallas | 2 |
| 4 | Tyler Deric | Houston | 1 |
| 4 | Jesse Gonzalez | Dallas | 1 |
| 4 | Tally Hall | Houston | 1 |
| 4 | Kevin Hartman | Dallas | 1 |
| 4 | Dan Kennedy | Dallas | 1 |
| 4 | Zach Wells | Houston | 1 |
| 4 | Joe Willis | Houston | 1 |
Players who have played for both clubs
as of January 11, 2020Attendances
Top 5 Highest Attended Houston Home Texas Derbies- Houston 4 – 1 Dallas; 30,088 Robertson Stadium
- Houston 1 – 4 Dallas; 22,202 BBVA Compass Stadium
- Houston 1 – 1 Dallas; 22,115 BBVA Compass Stadium
- Houston 2 – 1 Dallas; 22,039 BBVA Compass Stadium
- Houston 5 – 0 Dallas; 21,601 BBVA Compass Stadium
- Houston 2 – 3 Dallas; 2,083 BBVA Compass Stadium *
- Houston 3 – 0 Dallas; 4,000 Carl Lewis Track and Field Stadium *
- Houston 0 – 1 Dallas; 10,150 BBVA Compass Stadium *
- Houston 1 – 0 Dallas; 10,964 Robertson Stadium
- Houston 2 – 1 Dallas; 13,199 Robertson Stadium
- Dallas 0 – 3 Houston; 17,366 Pizza Hut Park
- Dallas 4 – 2 Houston; 16,835 Toyota Stadium
- Dallas 3 – 2 Houston; 15,623 FC Dallas Stadium
- Dallas 5 – 1 Houston; 15,452 Toyota Stadium
- Dallas 0 – 0 Houston; 15,055 Toyota Stadium
- Dallas 3 – 0 Houston; 4,000 FC Dallas Stadium *
- Dallas 1 – 0 Houston; 7,442 Pizza Hut Park
- Dallas 1 – 1 Houston; 8,018 Pizza Hut Park
- Dallas 2 – 2 Houston; 8,541 Pizza Hut Park
- Dallas 1 – 3 Houston; 8,580 Pizza Hut Park