North American SuperLiga 2008
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| SuperLiga 2008 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  USA |
| Dates | July 12 - August 5 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | New England Revolution |
| Runner-up | Houston Dynamo |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 32 (2.13 per match) |
| Attendance | 185,172 (12,345 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Shalrie Joseph Stuart Holden Ante Razov (3 goals) |
SuperLiga 2008, 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 earn 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).
Contents |
[edit] Qualification
The eight teams in the 2008 edition were selected based on qualification rules set by their respective leagues. The SuperLiga 2008 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)
[edit] Group Stage
The competition consisted of an initial group stage with the top two teams from each groups advancing to the semifinals.
[edit] Tie-breaking criteria
If two teams are equal on points, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:[4]
- Head-to-Head Results (points only)
- Goal Differential
- Goals Scored
- Coin Toss
In the event that three or more teams are equal on points and no one team has defeated the other two (Head-to-Head Results), then the remaining tiebreakers are employed to advance a single team. The tiebreakers are applied again between the teams that failed to advance if it is necessary to determine a second-place team.
If the tiebreakers fail to advance a single team, the tiebreakers are then used to eliminate one of the three teams.
[edit] Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Dynamo |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
| Atlante |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| Guadalajara |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| D.C. United |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 |
[edit] Fixtures
| 2008-07-12 20:00 EDT |
D.C. United |
1 – 2 | Guadalajara |
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. Attendance: 22,453 Referee: Walter Quesada (Costa Rica) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Emilio  76' |
Report | Arellano 23' Pineda 72' |
| 2008-07-12 22:00 EDT |
Houston Dynamo |
4 – 0 | Atlante |
Robertson Stadium, Houston, TX Attendance: 13,105 Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
De Rosario 20'  44'Holden 21' 29'Mullan 54' |
Report | Mustafá 45' |
| 2008-07-15 20:00 EDT |
D.C. United |
2 – 3 | Atlante |
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. Attendance: 12,122 Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doe 28' Emilio 79' |
Report | Gabriel Rey 15' 44' Bermudez 49' |
| 2008-07-15 22:00 EDT |
Houston Dynamo |
0 – 1 | Guadalajara |
Robertson Stadium, Houston, TX Attendance: 28,723 Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Arellano 71' |
| 2008-07-19 20:00 EDT |
D.C. United |
1 – 3 | Houston Dynamo |
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. Attendance: 12,893 Referee: Alex Prus (United States) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doe 76' |
Report | Clark 12' Boswell 29'Holden 84' |
| 2008-07-19 22:00 EDT |
Atlante |
2 – 0 | Guadalajara |
Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara, CA Attendance: 10,370 Referee: Hugo Leon Guajardo (Mexico) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maldonado 42' Espinoza 88' |
Report |
[edit] Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Revolution |
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Pachuca |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Chivas USA |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Santos Laguna |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
[edit] Fixtures
| 2008-07-13 20:00 EDT |
New England Revolution |
1 – 0 | Santos Laguna |
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA Attendance: 10,118 Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dube 70' |
Report | Rodriguez 40' |
| 2008-07-13 22:00 EDT |
Chivas USA |
1 – 2 | Pachuca |
Home Depot Center, Carson, CA Attendance: 14,528 Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Razov 16' |
Report | Marioni 23' Caballero 42' |
| 2008-07-16 20:00 EDT |
New England Revolution |
1 – 0 | Pachuca |
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA Attendance: 9,614 Referee: Walter Quesada (Costa Rica) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith 90+6' (pen.) |
Report |
| 2008-07-16 22:00 EDT |
Chivas USA |
1 – 0 | Santos Laguna |
Home Depot Center, Carson, CA Attendance: 16,343 Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Razov 73' |
Report |
| 2008-07-20 20:00 EDT |
Chivas USA |
1 – 1 | New England Revolution |
Titan Stadium[5], Fullerton, CA Attendance: 4,738 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja (United States) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Razov 59' |
Report | Joseph 78' |
| 2008-07-20 22:00 EDT |
Santos Laguna |
1 – 1 | Pachuca |
Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, TX Attendance: 6,157 Referee: German Arredondo (Mexico) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benítez 72' |
Report | Álvarez 4' |
[edit] Semifinals
| 2008-07-29 22:00 EDT |
Houston Dynamo |
2 – 0 | Pachuca |
Robertson Stadium, Houston, TX Attendance: 16,679 Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad & Tobago) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boswell 77' Ashe 87' |
Report |
| 2008-07-30 20:00 EDT |
New England Revolution |
1 – 0 | Atlante |
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA Attendance: 8,302 Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph 30' Heaps 90+' |
Report | Rey 85' Zamora  90+'Vilar 90+'Mustafá 90+'Venegas 90+' |
[edit] Final
| 2008-08-05 20:00 EDT |
New England Revolution |
2 – 2 | Houston Dynamo |
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA Attendance: 9,242 Referee: Howard Webb (England) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralston 41' Joseph 82'Joseph 102' |
Report | Davis 14' Jaqua 18'Kamara 98' |
| Penalties | |||
| Ralston Reis  Joseph Twellman Smith Larentowicz Tierney Albright |
6 – 5 | Waibel Wondolowski De Rosario Ching Clark Barrett Kamara Ashe |
[edit] Result
SuperLiga 2008 Winners New England Revolution 1st Title |
[edit] Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 30 July - Gillette Stadium | |||||||
| New England Revolution |
1 | ||||||
| Atlante |
0 | ||||||
| 5 August - Gillette Stadium | |||||||
| New England Revolution |
2 (6) | ||||||
| Houston Dynamo |
2 (5) | ||||||
| 29 July - Robertson Stadium | |||||||
| Houston Dynamo |
2 | ||||||
| Pachuca |
0 | ||||||
[edit] Top scorers
[edit] References
- ^ "'Game First' initiatives enhance on-field product". 2007-04-02. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20070402&content_id=87043&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
- ^ "SuperLiga 2008 teams, schedule announced". 2008-03-13. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080313&content_id=143146&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
- ^ "MLS unveils 2008 schedule with broadcasts". 2008-02-07. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080207&content_id=138148&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
- ^ "SuperLiga Tiebreaker Information". 2008-07-18. http://www.superliga2008.com/newsstand/index.html?article_id=85. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
- ^ New England Revolution
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