The Dallas Morning News
FC Dallas players meet before the final leg of the MLS Western Conference Finals between the Portland Timbers and FC Dallas at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas Sunday November 29, 2015. Portland advanced to the next round, beating Dallas 2-2. (Andy Jacobsohn/The Dallas Morning News)
FRISCO -- It's been a long time since Dallas soccer fans were celebrating a major trophy.
The year was 1997, just one year after the club started play, when the team then known as the Dallas Burn topped D.C. United in a penalty shootout to lift the U.