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
Champions
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)
2008

The 2009 SuperLiga was the third edition of the

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

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

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

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
UANL
3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6
Chicago Fire
3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
Mexico San Luis 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
Chivas USA
3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: [citation needed]
Chicago Fire United States
1 – 0Mexico San Luis
McBride 57' Report
Attendance: 8,421
)

UANL
Lahoud 55' Report Pulido 11'
Dueñas 82'
Costa Rica
)




Chivas USA United States
1 – 1MexicoSan Luis
Harris 89' Report Moreno 54' (pen.)
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
Santos Laguna
3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
Atlas
3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
Kansas City Wizards
3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2
Atlas
Report[permanent dead link]
El Salvador
)

Santos Laguna
Mansally 60'
Heaps 63'
Dube
82'
Report
Vuoso 51'
Rodríguez
55'
Attendance: 9,512
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

Kansas City Wizards
Dube 45+1' Report[permanent dead link] Barnes 85' (o.g.)
Attendance: 5,378
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez (USA)

Atlas
Torres Red card 74' Report[permanent dead link]
Attendance: 5,378
Referee: Erim Ramírez Ulloa (Mexico)

Atlas
Mansally
32'
Report
Costa Rica
)

Santos Laguna
López 80' Report
Vuoso 74'
Rodríguez
90+'
Honduras
)

Knockout stage

Bracket

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

Semifinals

Chicago Fire
Jankauskas 44' Report[permanent dead link] McBride 34'
Blanco 63'
Attendance: 7,215
Referee: Paul Ward (Canada)

Santos Laguna
Batista
83'
Report[permanent dead link]
Torres
91+'
Attendance: 7,215
Referee: Jamie Gardano (Mexico)

Final

UANL
Nyarko 10' Report
Itamar
43'
Penalties
Blanco soccer ball with check mark
Banner soccer ball with red X
Rolfe soccer ball with check mark
Mapp soccer ball with red X
Woolard soccer ball with check mark
3 – 4 soccer ball with check mark
Itamar
El Salvador
)
SuperLiga
2009 champion
UANL

First title

Goalscorers

3 goals
  • UANL
    )
2 goals
1 goal

References

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

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