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2008 SuperLiga
2008 North American SuperLiga
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North American SuperLiga logo
Tournament details
Host countryUSA
DatesJuly 12 - August 5
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsUnited States New England Revolution
Runners-upUnited States Houston Dynamo
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored32 (2.29 per match)
Attendance185,172 (13,227 per match)
Top scorer(s)Grenada Shalrie Joseph
United States Stuart Holden
United States Ante Razov (3 goals)

The 2008 SuperLiga, 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).

Qualification

The eight teams in the 2008 edition were selected based on qualification rules set by their respective leagues. The 2008 SuperLiga contestants were:[2]

From United States Major League Soccer[3]

From Mexico La Primera División

Group Stage

The competition consisted of an initial group stage with the top two teams from each groups advancing to the semifinals.

Tie-breaking criteria

If two teams are equal on points, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:[4]

  1. Head-to-Head Results (points only)
  2. Goal Differential
  3. Goals Scored
  4. 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.

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
United States Houston Dynamo 6 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5
Mexico Atlante 6 3 2 0 1 5 6 -1
Mexico Guadalajara 6 3 2 0 1 3 3 0
United States D.C. United 0 3 0 0 3 4 8 -4

Fixtures

D.C. United United States1 – 2Mexico Guadalajara
Emilio 76' Report Arellano 23'
Pineda 72'
Attendance: 22,453
Referee: Walter Quesada (Costa Rica)
Houston Dynamo United States4 – 0Mexico Atlante
De Rosario 20' Red card 44'
Holden 21' 29'
Mullan 54'		 Report Mustafá Red card 45'
Attendance: 13,105
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
D.C. United United States2 – 3Mexico Atlante
Doe 28'
Emilio 79'		 Report Gabriel Rey 15' 44'
Bermudez 49'
Attendance: 12,122
Houston Dynamo United States0 – 1Mexico Guadalajara
Report Arellano 71'
Attendance: 28,723
D.C. United United States1 – 3United States Houston Dynamo
Doe 76' Report Clark 12'
Boswell 29'
Holden 84'
Attendance: 12,893
Referee: Alex Prus (United States)
Atlante Mexico2 – 0Mexico Guadalajara
Maldonado 42'
Espinoza 88'		 Report
Attendance: 10,370
Referee: Hugo Leon Guajardo (Mexico)

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
United States New England Revolution 7 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2
Mexico Pachuca 4 3 1 1 1 3 3 0
United States Chivas USA 4 3 1 1 1 3 3 0
Mexico Santos Laguna 1 3 0 1 2 1 3 -2

Fixtures

New England Revolution United States1 – 0Mexico Santos Laguna
Dube 70' Report Rodriguez Red card 40'
Attendance: 10,118
Chivas USA United States1 – 2Mexico Pachuca
Razov 16' Report Marioni 23'
Caballero 42'
Attendance: 14,528
New England Revolution United States1 – 0Mexico Pachuca
Smith 90+6' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 9,614
Referee: Walter Quesada (Costa Rica)
Chivas USA United States1 – 0Mexico Santos Laguna
Razov 73' Report
Attendance: 16,343
Chivas USA United States1 – 1United States New England Revolution
Razov 59' Report Joseph 78'
Attendance: 4,738
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja (United States)
Santos Laguna Mexico1 – 1Mexico Pachuca
Benítez 72' Report Álvarez 4'
Attendance: 6,157
Referee: German Arredondo (Mexico)

Semifinals

Houston Dynamo United States2 – 0Mexico Pachuca
Boswell 77'
Ashe 87'		 Report
Attendance: 16,679
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad & Tobago)
New England Revolution United States1 – 0Mexico Atlante
Joseph 30'
Heaps Red card 90+'		 Report Rey Red card 85'
Zamora Yellow card 90+' Red card
Vilar Yellow card 90+' Red card
Mustafá Red card 90+'
Venegas Red card 90+'
Attendance: 8,302

Final

New England Revolution United States2 – 2United States Houston Dynamo
Ralston 41'
Joseph Yellow card 82'
Joseph 102'		 Report Davis Yellow card 14'
Jaqua 18'
Kamara 98'
Attendance: 9,242
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

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Result

2008 SuperLiga Winners

New England Revolution
1st Title

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
30 July - Gillette Stadium
 
 
 United States New England Revolution 1
 
5 August - Gillette Stadium
 
 Mexico Atlante 0
 
 United States New England Revolution2 (6)
 
29 July - Robertson Stadium
 
 United States Houston Dynamo2 (5)
 
 United States Houston Dynamo 2
 
 
 Mexico Pachuca 0
 

Top scorers

Rank Player Team Goals
1 United States Stuart Holden United States Houston Dynamo 3
United States Ante Razov United States Chivas USA 3
Grenada Shalrie Joseph United States New England Revolution 3
4 Mexico Omar Arellano Mexico Guadalajara 2
United States Bobby Boswell United States Houston Dynamo 2
Liberia Francis Doe United States D.C. United 2
Brazil Luciano Emilio United States D.C. United 2
Colombia Luis Gabriel Rey Mexico Atlante 2
United States Corey Ashe United States Houston Dynamo 2
10 Argentina Damián Ariel Álvarez Mexico Pachuca 1
Ecuador Cristian Benítez Mexico Santos Laguna 1
Mexico Christian Bermudez Mexico Atlante 1
Mexico Gabriel Caballero Mexico Pachuca 1
United States Ricardo Clark United States Houston Dynamo 1
Canada Dwayne De Rosario United States Houston Dynamo 1
Zimbabwe Mkhokheli Dube United States New England Revolution 1
Mexico Gerardo Espinoza Mexico Atlante 1
Venezuela Giancarlo Maldonado Mexico Atlante 1
Argentina Bruno Marioni Mexico Pachuca 1
United States Brian Mullan United States Houston Dynamo 1
Mexico Gonzalo Pineda Mexico Guadalajara 1
Bermuda Khano Smith United States New England Revolution 1
United States Nate Jaqua United States Houston Dynamo 1
United States Steve Ralston United States New England Revolution 1
Sierra Leone Kei Kamara United States Houston Dynamo 1

References

  1. ^ "'Game First' initiatives enhance on-field product". 2007-04-02. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
  2. ^ "SuperLiga 2008 teams, schedule announced". 2008-03-13. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
  3. ^ "MLS unveils 2008 schedule with broadcasts". 2008-02-07. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
  4. ^ "SuperLiga Tiebreaker Information". 2008-07-18. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
  5. ^ New England Revolution

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