It was the Dynamo's third year with Wilmer Cabrera as head coach and fifth season under general manager Matt Jordan.

[3] On November 1, 2018, John Walker was announced as the new President of Business Operations, replacing Chris Canetti who stepped down on October 26.

The Dynamo were knocked out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals to Tigres and fell to Minnesota United at home in the Round of 16 for the US Open Cup.

[7] Arnaud and the newly acquired Christian Ramirez were able to improve the Dynamo's performances at the end of the season, but not enough to lead them into the playoffs.

Houston missed the playoffs for the 5th time in 6 years and team captain DaMarcus Beasley retired at the end of the season.