2008 InterLiga

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2008 InterLiga
InterLiga
Tournament details
Host countryUSA
DatesJanuary 2–12, 2008
Teams8 (from the
Atlas
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored31 (2.21 per match)
Attendance213,540 (15,253 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Bruno Marioni (5 goals)
2007

The tournament was held between January 2 and January 12, 2008. Eight teams competed for two

Copa Libertadores 2008 spots in this tournament.[1]

Venues

City Stadium Name Capacity
Frisco, TX
Pizza Hut Park
20,500
Houston, TX
Robertson Stadium 32,000
Carson, CA
Home Depot Center
27,000

Qualification

Once the 2006-07 season was ended, the clubs that participate in the InterLiga were defined:

2006–07 standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1
Pachuca
34 19 8 7 68 34 +34 65
CONCACAF Champions Cup 2008[a]
2 América 34 17 8 9 47 30 +17 59
3 Cruz Azul 34 17 7 10 49 37 +12 58
4
Guadalajara
34 16 9 9 53 32 +21 57
Libertadores[b]
5
Atlas
34 14 10 10 45 36 +9 52
6
UNAM
34 11 16 7 40 29 +11 49
7
Toluca
34 10 16 8 42 33 +9 46
8
Monterrey
34 12 10 12 44 44 0 46
9
Morelia
34 14 3 17 47 51 −4 45
10 San Luis 34 13 8 13 35 35 0 47
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. Morelia
    has replaced them in the Interliga.
  2. Copa Libertadores 2008 as México 1 because they won the Apertura 2006 title, so San Luis
    has taken their spot in the Interliga.

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
América 3 3 0 0 6 3 +3 9
Atlas
3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
Toluca
3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
Morelia
3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
  • Due to Atlas and Toluca being equal in Wins, Losses, Goals For and Against and Points. The way they decided who qualified to the final round was by a flip of a coin, which was done by Bruno Marioni of Atlas with a sinco peso coin.

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
San Luis 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
Cruz Azul
3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 6
Monterrey
3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 3
UNAM 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3

Final

Matches at

Home Depot Center, Carson, California

12 Jan 08 Final 1: San Luis vs Atlas 0-3
12 Jan 08 Final 2: América vs Cruz Azul 3(5)-3(3)

Goalscorers

The scorers from the InterLiga 2008

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Argentina Bruno Marioni
Atlas
5
2 Mexico Alejandro Argüello América 3
Paraguay Salvador Cabañas América 3
4 Argentina Alfredo Moreno San Luis 2
Uruguay Vicente Sánchez
Toluca
2
Paraguay Jorge Achucarro
Atlas
2
7 Mexico Pablo Bonells UNAM 1
Colombia Tressor Moreno San Luis 1
Edgar Andrade
Cruz Azul
1
Uruguay Richard Núñez América 1
Chile Humberto Suazo
Monterrey
1
Uruguay Nicolás Vigneri
Cruz Azul
1
Ever Guzmán
Morelia
1
Christian Giménez
Toluca
1
Zinha
Toluca
1
Ismael Rodríguez
América 1
Mexico César Villaluz
Cruz Azul
1
Mexico Jaime Lozano
Cruz Azul
1
Mexico Edgar Lugo
Cruz Azul
1
Rodrigo López
América 1

Match schedule

Matches at

)

1. 2 Jan 08 Monterrey vs UNAM 0-1
2. 2 Jan 08 Cruz Azul vs San Luis 0-1
7. 6 Jan 08 América vs Toluca 2-1
8. 6 Jan 08 Atlas vs Morelia 2-0

Matches at

Houston, Texas
)

3. 3 Jan 08 Toluca vs Atlas 0-0
4. 3 Jan 08 Morelia vs América 0-1
5. 5 Jan 08 Cruz Azul vs Monterrey 1-0
6. 5 Jan 08 San Luis vs UNAM 2-0

Matches at

)

9. 8 Jan 08 Monterrey vs San Luis 1-0
10. 8 Jan 08 UNAM vs Cruz Azul 0-1
11. 9 Jan 08 Toluca vs Morelia 3-1
12. 9 Jan 08 Atlas vs América 2-3
13. 12 Jan 08 Final 1: San Luis vs Atlas 0-3
14. 12 Jan 08 Final 2: América vs Cruz Azul 3(5)-3(3)

References

  1. ^ Not Specified (October 2007). "InterLiga llega a su quinta edición". La Federación Mexicana de Fútbol. Archived from the original on 2007-12-19. Retrieved 2007-10-29.

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