The club played its home games at Toyota Stadium for the 12th straight year.

The Hoops fell short of winning the treble by being eliminated in the conference semifinals of the 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs, losing 2–4 on aggregate to the Seattle Sounders FC.

This allowed Dallas to qualify for the knockout rounds of a CONCACAF competition for the first time in their club history.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.

Source: Regular Season Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise Since FC Dallas were the 2015 MLS Western Conference regular season champions, the club qualified for a group stage spot in the CONCACAF Champions League.