2009 North American SuperLiga

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2009 SuperLiga
SuperLiga 2009
Tournament details
Host countryUSA
DatesJune 20 – August 5
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsMexico UANL (1st title)
Runners-upUnited States Chicago Fire
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored37 (2.47 per match)
Attendance106,832 (7,122 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mexico Armando Pulido (3 goals)
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The 2009 SuperLiga was the third edition of the SuperLiga. The top four overall Major League Soccer teams from the 2008 season not already qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League earned qualification,[1] as well as four clubs from the Mexican Primera División. All games of the tournament were broadcast live on Fox Sports World in Canada, Telefutura in the United States, and Televisa and TV Azteca in Mexico and an internet stream on the SuperLiga website. UANL won their first title after beating Chicago Fire 4–3 on penalties in the final.

Qualification[]

The teams involved were selected based on qualification rules set by their respective leagues.

On November 21, 2008, MLS announced that for the 2009 tournament, the top four teams in the 2008 MLS regular season standings not competing in the CONCACAF Champions League in 2009–10 would qualify for SuperLiga 2009.[2] That ruling means that the top two teams from the 2008 MLS season, the Columbus Crew and the Houston Dynamo, who had already qualified for the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League, were not eligible to participate in the Superliga 2009.

On May 14, 2009, FMF announced that for the 2009 tournament the top four eligible teams from the Clausura 2008 and Apertura 2008 overall season standings not competing in the CONCACAF Champions League would qualify for SuperLiga 2009. That ruling meant that the Apertura-08 Champion Toluca and the runner-up Cruz Azul (2008 3rd and 4th overall respectively), who had already qualified for the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League, were not eligible to participate in the tournament. UNAM (6th overall) were also ineligible, while Guadalajara (2nd overall) declined to participate.

The SuperLiga 2009 participants were:

From United States Major League Soccer:

  • Chicago Fire (2008 3rd overall)
  • New England Revolution (2008 4th overall)
  • Chivas USA (2008 5th overall)
  • Kansas City Wizards (2008 6th overall)

From Mexico Mexican Primera División:

  • San Luis (2008 1st overall)
  • Santos Laguna (2008 5th overall)
  • UANL (2008 7th overall)
  • Atlas (2008 8th overall)

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
Mexico UANL 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6
United States Chicago Fire 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
Mexico San Luis 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
United States Chivas USA 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source:[citation needed]
Chicago Fire United States1 – 0Mexico San Luis
McBride Goal 57' Report
Attendance: 8,421
Chivas USA United States1 – 2Mexico UANL
Lahoud Goal 55' Report Pulido Goal 11'
Dueñas Goal 82'
The Home Depot Center, Carson, California
Attendance: 11,197
Chicago Fire United States1 – 0United States Chivas USA
Mapp Goal 35' Report
Attendance: 9,126
San Luis Mexico3 – 1Mexico UANL
Luna Goal 55'
Reyes Goal 56', 76'		 Report García Goal 74'
Attendance: 9,126
Referee: Ricardo Areliano (Mexico)
Chicago Fire United States1 – 2Mexico UANL
Blanco Goal 85' (pen.) Report Pulido Goal 37', 61'
Attendance: 9,157
Referee: Kevin Thomas (Jamaica)
Chivas USA United States1 – 1MexicoSan Luis
Harris Goal 89' Report Moreno Goal 54' (pen.)
The Home Depot Center, Carson, California
Attendance: 7,411
Referee: Luis de la Rosa (Panama)

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United States New England Revolution 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7
Mexico Santos Laguna 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
Mexico Atlas 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
United States Kansas City Wizards 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2
Source:[citation needed]
Kansas City Wizards United States0 – 0Mexico Atlas
Report[permanent dead link]
Hermann Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 5,278
New England Revolution United States4 – 2Mexico Santos Laguna
Larentowicz Goal 38'
Mansally Goal 60'
Heaps Goal 63'
Dube Goal 82'		 Report Vuoso Goal 51'
Rodríguez Goal 55'
Attendance: 9,512
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
New England Revolution United States1 – 1United States Kansas City Wizards
Dube Goal 45+1' Report[permanent dead link] Barnes Goal 85' (o.g.)
Attendance: 5,378
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez (USA)
Santos Laguna Mexico0 – 0Mexico Atlas
Torres Red card 74' Report[permanent dead link]
Attendance: 5,378
Referee: Erim Ramírez Ulloa (Mexico)
New England Revolution United States1 – 0Mexico Atlas
Mansally Goal 32' Report
Attendance: 7,411
Referee: Ricardo Cerdas (Costa Rica)
Kansas City Wizards United States1 – 3Mexico Santos Laguna
López Goal 80' Report Herrera Goal 61'
Vuoso Goal 74'
Rodríguez Goal 90+'
CommunityAmerica Ballpark, Kansas City, Kansas
Attendance: 10,385
Referee: José Molina (Honduras)

Knockout stage[]

Bracket[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
15 July – Foxborough
 
 
United States New England1
 
5 August – Bridgeview
 
United States Chicago2
 
United States Chicago1 (3)
 
15 July – Foxborough
 
Mexico UANL (p)1 (4)
 
Mexico UANL3
 
 
Mexico Santos2
 

Semifinals[]

New England Revolution United States1 – 2United States Chicago Fire
Jankauskas Goal 44' Report[permanent dead link] McBride Goal 34'
Blanco Goal 63'
Attendance: 7,215
Referee: Paul Ward (Canada)
UANL Mexico3 – 2MexicoSantos Laguna
Molina Goal 3'
Fonseca Goal 19'
Batista Goal 83'		 Report[permanent dead link] Quintero Goal 27'
Torres Goal 91+'
Attendance: 7,215
Referee: Jamie Gardano (Mexico)

Final[]

Chicago Fire United States1 – 1Mexico UANL
Nyarko Goal 10' Report Itamar Goal 43'
Penalties
Blanco Penalty scored
Banner Penalty missed
Rolfe Penalty scored
Mapp Penalty missed
Woolard Penalty scored		 3 – 4 Penalty scored Fernández
Penalty missed Viniegra
Penalty scored Ayala
Penalty scored Pulido
Penalty scored Itamar
Attendance: 20,000
SuperLiga
2009 Champion
Mexico
UANL
First title

Goalscorers[]

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References[]

  1. ^ "'Game First' initiatives enhance on-field product". 2 April 2007. Archived from the original on 9 October 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2007.
  2. ^ "'MLS announces competition changes for 2009'". 21 November 2008. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2008.

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