2007 MLS Cup Playoffs

2007 MLS Cup Playoffs
Country	United States
Teams	8
Defending champions	Houston Dynamo
Champions	Houston Dynamo
Runner-up	New England Revolution
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The 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs was the postseason to Major League Soccer's 2007 season, and it concluded with MLS Cup 2007 on November 18, 2007 at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C.. The Houston Dynamo were victorious for the second season in a row, defeating the New England Revolution in the Final, also for the second year in a row.

[edit] Format

Main article: MLS Cup Playoffs

At season's end, the top two teams of each conference will make the playoffs; in addition, the next four highest point totals, regardless of conference, will also be in the playoffs. In the first round of this knockout tournament, aggregate goals over two matches determine the winners; the Conference Championships are one match each, with the winner of each conference advancing to MLS Cup. In all rounds, draws will be broken with two 15-minute periods of extra time, followed by penalty kicks if necessary. The away goals rule is not used.

[edit] Standings

[edit] Conference standings

Club		Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
Eastern Conference
1	D.C. United	55	30	16	7	7	56	34	22
2	New England Revolution	50	30	14	8	8	51	43	8
3	New York Red Bulls	43	30	12	11	7	47	45	2
4	Chicago Fire	40	30	10	10	10	31	36	-5
5	Kansas City Wizards	40	30	11	12	7	45	45	0
6	Columbus Crew	37	30	9	11	10	39	44	-5
7	Toronto FC¹	25	30	6	17	7	25	49	-24
Western Conference
1	Chivas USA	53	30	15	7	8	46	28	18
2	Houston Dynamo	52	30	15	8	7	43	23	20
3	FC Dallas	44	30	13	12	5	37	44	-7
4	Colorado Rapids	35	30	9	13	8	29	34	-5
5	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	30	9	14	7	38	48	-10
6	Real Salt Lake	27	30	6	15	9	31	45	-14


	2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2008 U.S. Open Cup
	2007 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card)
	2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2008 U.S. Open Cup
	2007 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card), 2008 U.S. Open Cup

Note 1: - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, as it is a Canadian-based team.
If they had qualified for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team in the Eastern Conference not already qualified would have qualified.

[edit] Overall standings

Club		Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
1	D.C. United (E1)	55	30	16	7	7	56	34	22
2	Chivas USA (W1)	53	30	15	7	8	46	28	18
3	Houston Dynamo³ (W2)	52	30	15	8	7	43	23	20
4	New England Revolution³ (E2)	50	30	14	8	8	51	43	8
5	FC Dallas	44	30	13	12	5	37	44	-7
6	New York Red Bulls	43	30	12	11	7	47	45	2
7	Chicago Fire	40	30	10	10	10	31	36	-5
8	Kansas City Wizards	40	30	11	12	7	45	45	0
9	Columbus Crew	37	30	9	11	10	39	44	-5
10	Colorado Rapids	35	30	9	13	8	29	34	-5
11	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	30	9	14	7	38	48	-10
12	Real Salt Lake	27	30	6	15	9	31	45	-14
13	Toronto FC²	25	30	6	17	7	25	49	-24


	MLS Supporters' Shield, 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2008, SuperLiga 2008, CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09 ³
	2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, SuperLiga 2008, CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09
	2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, SuperLiga 2008
	2007 MLS Cup Playoffs

Note 2: - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Championship.
If they had qualified for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified would have qualified.

Note 3: - Additional Champions League berths were awarded to the winner (Houston) and runner-up (New England) of MLS Cup 2007.
The winner of the 2007 U.S. Open Cup (New England) also qualified.
Because New England qualified twice, an additional berth was awarded to the 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield runner-up (Chivas USA).

[edit] Bracket

Conference Semifinals				Conference Finals			MLS Cup 2007

E1	D.C. United	0	2
E4	Chicago Fire	1	2
				E4	Chicago Fire	0
Eastern Conference
				E2	New England Revolution	1
E3	New York Red Bulls	0	0

E2	New England Revolution	0	1
							E2	New England Revolution	1

							W2	Houston Dynamo	2
W1	Chivas USA	0	0

W4	Kansas City Wizards¹	1	0
				W4	Kansas City Wizards	0
Western Conference
				W2	Houston Dynamo	2
W3	FC Dallas	1	1

W2	Houston Dynamo (aet)	0	4

¹ The Kansas City Wizards earned the eighth and final playoff berth, despite finishing fifth in the Eastern Conference. They represent the fourth seed in the Western Conference playoff bracket, as only three teams in the Western Conference qualified for the playoffs.

[edit] Conference Semifinals

[edit] First leg

October 25, 2007 7:30 CDT	D.C. United	0 – 1	Chicago Fire	Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Illinois Attendance: 17,834 Referee: Baldomero Toledo
	Carroll 22' Moreno 86'	Report	Gutierrez 12' Rolfe 14' Brown 51'

October 27, 2007 7:30 EDT	New England Revolution	0 – 0	New York Red Bulls	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey Attendance: 14,165 Referee: Jair Marrufo
	Parkhurst 73' John 85'	Report	Parke 83'

October 27, 2007 7:00 CDT	Chivas USA	0 – 1	Kansas City Wizards	Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Attendance: 12,442 Referee: Alex Prus
	Zotinca 45+1'	Report	Arnaud 35' Harrington 44' Garcia 54' Zavagnin 88'

October 27, 2007 7:00 CDT	Houston Dynamo	0 – 1	FC Dallas	Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, Texas Attendance: 12,537 Referee: Kevin Stott
	Cochrane 26'	Report	Ruíz 19' Goodson 23' Ricchetti 58' Oduro 79'

[edit] Second leg

November 1, 2007 7:30 EDT	Chicago Fire	2 – 2	D.C. United	RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. Attendance: 19,438 Referee: Jair Marrufo
	Barrett 31' Rolfe 33' Segares 54' Pickens 90+3'	Report	McTavish 61' Perkins 63' Simms 69' Gomez 74' Dyachenko 90+4'

November 3, 2007 7:30 EDT	New York Red Bulls	0 – 1	New England Revolution	Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts Attendance: 10,116 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
	Vide 34'	Report	Joseph 31' Thompson 50' Twellman 64' Smith 73' Twellman 80'

November 3, 2007 7:30 PDT	Kansas City Wizards	0 – 0	Chivas USA	Home Depot Center, Carson, California Attendance: 19,711 Referee: Mark Geiger
	Johnson 65'	Report	Marsch 19' Mendoza 53' Nunez 62' Bornstein 89'

November 2, 2007 7:30 CDT	FC Dallas	1 – 4 (A.E.T.)	Houston Dynamo	Robertson Stadium, Houston, Texas Attendance: 30,088 Referee: Baldomero Toledo
	Ruíz 14' Sala 24' Denílson 39' C Gbandi 44' Alvarez 47' Serioux 78' Moor 99' Moor 119' Ricchetti 120'	Report	Mulrooney 28' Robinson 40' Holden 67' Ching 72' Ching 97' Onstad 98' Davis 100' De Rosario 109'

[edit] Conference finals

November 8, 2007 7:30 EST	Chicago Fire	0 – 1	New England Revolution	Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts Attendance: 10,317 Referee: Kevin Stott
		Report	Larentowicz 36' Twellman 38'

November 10, 2007 7:30 CST	Kansas City Wizards	0 – 2	Houston Dynamo	Robertson Stadium, Houston, Texas Attendance: 30,972 Referee: Jair Marrufo
	Garcia 55' Marinelli 58' Arnaud 93'		Jaqua 35' Jaqua 41' De Rosario 81'

[edit] Final

Main article: MLS Cup 2007

November 18, 2007 12:00 EST	New England Revolution	1 – 2	Houston Dynamo	RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. Attendance: 39,859 Referee: Alex Prus
	Twellman 20' Smith 65'		Barrett 57' Ngwenya 61' De Rosario 74'

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Contents

[edit] Format

[edit] Standings

[edit] Conference standings

[edit] Overall standings

[edit] Bracket

[edit] Conference Semifinals

[edit] First leg

[edit] Second leg

[edit] Conference finals

[edit] Final

[edit] Additional References

[edit] External links

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