2008 North American SuperLiga

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2008 SuperLiga
2008 North American SuperLiga
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesJuly 12 – August 5
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsUnited States New England Revolution (1st title)
Runners-upUnited States Houston Dynamo
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored36 (2.4 per match)
Attendance194,414 (12,961 per match)
Top scorer(s)Grenada Shalrie Joseph
United States Stuart Holden
United States Ante Razov (3 goals)
← 2007
2009 →

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]

From United States Major League Soccer[3]

From Mexico La Primera División

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
United States Houston Dynamo 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
Mexico Atlante 3 2 0 1 5 6 −1 6
Mexico Guadalajara 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
United States D.C. United 3 0 0 3 4 8 −4 0
Source:[citation needed]
D.C. United1–2Guadalajara
Emilio Goal 76' Report Arellano Goal 23'
PinedaGoal 72'
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 22,453
Referee: Walter Quesada (Costa Rica)
Houston Dynamo4–0Atlante
De Rosario Goal 20' Red card 44'
Holden Goal 21' Goal 29'
Mullan Goal 54'		 Report Muñoz Red card 45'
Attendance: 13,105
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
D.C. United2–3Atlante
Doe Goal 28'
Emilio Goal 79'		 Report Gabriel Rey Goal 15' Goal 44'
Bermudez Goal 49'
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 12,122
Houston Dynamo0–1Guadalajara
Report Arellano Goal 71'
Attendance: 28,723
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)
D.C. United1–3Houston Dynamo
Doe Goal 76' Report Clark Goal 12'
Boswell Goal 29'
Holden Goal 84'
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 12,893
Referee: Alex Prus (United States)
Atlante2–0Guadalajara
Maldonado Goal 42'
Espinoza Goal 88'		 Report
Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara, CA
Attendance: 10,370
Referee: Hugo Leon Guajardo (Mexico)

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United States New England Revolution 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
Mexico Pachuca 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
United States Chivas USA 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
Mexico Santos Laguna 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source:[citation needed]
New England Revolution1–0Santos Laguna
Dube Goal 70' Report Rodriguez Red card 40'
Attendance: 10,118
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)
Chivas USA1–2Pachuca
Razov Goal 16' Report Marioni Goal 23'
Caballero Goal 42'
Home Depot Center, Carson, CA
Attendance: 14,528
New England Revolution1–0Pachuca
Smith Goal 90+6' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 9,614
Referee: Walter Quesada (Costa Rica)
Chivas USA1–0Santos Laguna
Razov Goal 73' Report
Home Depot Center, Carson, CA
Attendance: 16,343
Referee: (Jamaica)
Chivas USA1–1New England Revolution
Razov Goal 59' Report Joseph Goal 78'
Attendance: 4,738
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja (United States)
Santos Laguna1–1Pachuca
Benítez Goal 72' Report Álvarez Goal 4'
Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, TX
Attendance: 6,157
Referee: German Arredondo (Mexico)

Knockout stage[]

Bracket[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
29 July – Houston
 
 
United States Houston2
 
5 August – Foxborough
 
Mexico Pachuca0
 
United States Houston2 (5)
 
30 July – Foxborough
 
United States New England (p)2 (6)
 
United States New England1
 
 
Mexico Atlante0
 

Semi-finals[]

Houston Dynamo2–0Pachuca
Boswell Goal 77'
Ashe Goal 87'		 Report
Attendance: 16,679
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad & Tobago)
New England Revolution1–0Atlante
Joseph Goal 30'
Heaps Red card 90+'		 Report Rey Red card 85'
Zamora Yellow card 90+' Red card
Vilar Yellow card 90+' Red card
Muñoz Red card 90+'
Venegas Red card 90+'
Attendance: 8,302

Final[]

New England Revolution2 – 2 (a.e.t.)Houston Dynamo
Ralston Goal 41'
Joseph Yellow card 82'
Joseph Goal 102'		 Report Davis Yellow card 14'
Jaqua Goal 18'
Kamara Goal 98'
Penalties
Ralston Penalty scored
Reis Penalty missed
Joseph Penalty scored
Twellman Penalty scored
Smith Penalty missed
Larentowicz Penalty scored
Tierney Penalty scored
Albright Penalty scored		 6–5 Penalty scored Waibel
Penalty scored Wondolowski
Penalty missed De Rosario
Penalty missed Ching
Penalty scored Clark
Penalty scored Barrett
Penalty scored Kamara
Penalty missed Ashe
Attendance: 9,242
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
SuperLiga
2008 Champion
United States
New England Revolution
First title

Goalscorers[]

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References[]

  1. ^ "'Game First' initiatives enhance on-field product". 2007-04-02. Archived from the original on 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
  2. ^ "SuperLiga 2008 teams, schedule announced". 2008-03-13. Archived from the original on 2008-03-21. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
  3. ^ "MLS unveils 2008 schedule with broadcasts". 2008-02-07. Archived from the original on 2008-02-10. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
  4. ^ http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/index.cfm?ac=latestnewsdetail&pid=32348&pcid=115

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