2008 North American SuperLiga
2008 North American SuperLiga | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | United States |
Dates | July 12 – August 5 |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 36 (2.4 per match) |
Attendance | 194,414 (12,961 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The 2008 North American SuperLiga was the second edition of the SuperLiga competition. The top four Major League Soccer teams by point totals at the end of the 2007 season earned qualification.[1] All games of the tournament were broadcast live on Fox Sports World in Canada (English), Telefutura in the United States (Spanish), and Televisa and TV Azteca in Mexico (both Spanish).
Qualification[]
The eight teams in the 2008 edition were selected based on qualification rules set by their respective leagues. The 2008 SuperLiga contestants were:[2]
- D.C. United (2007 Supporters' Shield)
- Chivas USA (2007 season 2nd overall)
- Houston Dynamo (2007 season 3rd overall)
- New England Revolution (2007 season 4th overall)
From La Primera División
- Guadalajara (2006 Apertura champion)
- Pachuca (2007 Clausura champion)
- Atlante (2007 Apertura champion)
- Santos Laguna (2008 Clausura champion)
Group stage[]
There were two groups of four teams. Each group contained two clubs from each league with the top two teams from each groups advancing to the semifinals.
Group A[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 0 |
Source:[citation needed]
D.C. United | 1–2 | Guadalajara |
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Emilio ![]() |
Report | Arellano ![]() Pineda ![]() |
D.C. United | 2–3 | Atlante |
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Doe ![]() Emilio ![]() |
Report | Gabriel Rey ![]() ![]() Bermudez ![]() |
Houston Dynamo | 0–1 | Guadalajara |
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Report | Arellano ![]() |
Group B[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
Source:[citation needed]
New England Revolution | 1–0 | Santos Laguna |
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Dube ![]() |
Report | Rodriguez ![]() |
Chivas USA | 1–2 | Pachuca |
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Razov ![]() |
Report | Marioni ![]() Caballero ![]() |
New England Revolution | 1–0 | Pachuca |
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Smith ![]() |
Report |
Chivas USA | 1–0 | Santos Laguna |
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Razov ![]() |
Report |
Chivas USA | 1–1 | New England Revolution |
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Razov ![]() |
Report | Joseph ![]() |
Santos Laguna | 1–1 | Pachuca |
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Benítez ![]() |
Report | Álvarez ![]() |
Knockout stage[]
Bracket[]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
29 July – Houston | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
5 August – Foxborough | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 2 (5) | |||||
30 July – Foxborough | ||||||
![]() | 2 (6) | |||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals[]
New England Revolution | 1–0 | Atlante |
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Joseph ![]() Heaps ![]() |
Report | Rey ![]() Zamora ![]() ![]() Vilar ![]() ![]() Muñoz ![]() Venegas ![]() |
Final[]
New England Revolution | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Houston Dynamo |
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Ralston ![]() Joseph ![]() Joseph ![]() |
Report | Davis ![]() Jaqua ![]() Kamara ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Ralston ![]() Reis ![]() Joseph ![]() Twellman ![]() Smith ![]() Larentowicz ![]() Tierney ![]() Albright ![]() |
6–5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
SuperLiga 2008 Champion |
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![]() New England Revolution First title |
Goalscorers[]
- 3 goals
Stuart Holden (
Houston Dynamo)
Shalrie Joseph (
New England Revolution)
Ante Razov (
Chivas USA)
- 2 goals
Omar Arellano (
Guadalajara)
Bobby Boswell (
Houston Dynamo)
Francis Doe (
D.C. United)
Luciano Emilio (
D.C. United)
Luis Gabriel Rey (
Atlante)
Corey Ashe (
Houston Dynamo)
- 1 goal
Damián Ariel Álvarez (
Pachuca)
Cristian Benítez (
Santos Laguna)
Christian Bermudez (
Atlante)
Gabriel Caballero (
Pachuca)
Ricardo Clark (
Houston Dynamo)
Dwayne De Rosario (
Houston Dynamo)
Kheli Dube (
New England Revolution)
Gerardo Espinoza (
Atlante)
Giancarlo Maldonado (
Atlante)
Bruno Marioni (
Pachuca)
Brian Mullan (
Houston Dynamo)
Gonzalo Pineda (
Guadalajara)
Khano Smith (
New England Revolution)
Nate Jaqua (
Houston Dynamo)
Steve Ralston (
New England Revolution)
Kei Kamara (
Houston Dynamo)
References[]
- ^ "'Game First' initiatives enhance on-field product". 2007-04-02. Archived from the original on 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
- ^ "SuperLiga 2008 teams, schedule announced". 2008-03-13. Archived from the original on 2008-03-21. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
- ^ "MLS unveils 2008 schedule with broadcasts". 2008-02-07. Archived from the original on 2008-02-10. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
- ^ http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/index.cfm?ac=latestnewsdetail&pid=32348&pcid=115
External links[]
Categories:
- North American SuperLiga
- 2008 in American soccer
- 2008–09 in Mexican football