In the 2014 Major League Soccer season, FC Dallas enjoyed a resurgent campaign under head coach Oscar Pareja, finishing 4th in the Western Conference with a 16-12-6 record (54 points). The team returned to the postseason for the first time in three years, defeating the Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 in the Knockout Round. However, their playoff run ended in the Conference Semifinals against the Seattle Sounders via the away-goals tiebreaker. Blas Perez led the team's offense with 11 goals.