FRISCO, Texas – When Schellas Hyndman officially leaves FC Dallas at the end of the season, he will leave a legacy that includes a long list of accomplishments.

Just scratching the surface is his title as the club’s all-time winningest coach with 62 victories to date, the leader of the team’s most successful season with a 2010 run to the MLS Cup final and an academy system that has grown to include more than 5,000 players.

And while he may not be stepping down in the manner he had envisioned, Hyndman is glad to be doing it on his terms.

“I felt it was the best thing for the club, which is very important to me, that they go in a different direction,” Hyndman told reporters Friday. “It is very difficulttoday.”

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This season has been particularly disappointing for Hyndman given that Dallas’ league-leading status in June ultimately did not turn into a playoff spot in October. Hyndman also said he still has bad dreams about the 2010 MLS Cup loss to the Colorado Rapids. He said he will always remember those disappointments, but pointed to successes that he will cherish as well.

He said clinching the Western Conference championship at the LA Galaxy in 2010 was one of his most rewarding moments.

“It was a big game, coaching against a very good team with the likes of [Landon] Donovan and [David] Beckham and winning that game handily,” he said.

He also recalled becoming the first MLS team to win on Mexican soil in the CONCACAF