2008 SuperLiga
2008 North American SuperLiga
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesJuly 12 – August 5
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsUnited States New England Revolution (1st title)
Runners-upUnited States Houston Dynamo
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored36 (2.4 per match)
Attendance194,414 (12,961 per match)
Top scorer(s)Grenada Shalrie Joseph
United States Stuart Holden
United States Ante Razov (3 goals)
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The 2008 North American SuperLiga was the second edition of the SuperLiga competition. The top four Major League Soccer and Liga MX teams by point totals at the end of the season earned 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

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

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 United States Houston Dynamo 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
2 Mexico Atlante 3 2 0 1 5 6 −1 6
3 Mexico Guadalajara 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
4 United States D.C. United 3 0 0 3 4 8 −4 0
Source: Livesport
D.C. United1–2Guadalajara
Emilio 76' Report Arellano 23'
Pineda 72'
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 22,453
Referee: Walter Quesada (Costa Rica)
Houston Dynamo4–0Atlante
De Rosario 20' Red card 44'
Holden 21' 29'
Mullan 54'		 Report Muñoz Red card 45'
Robertson Stadium, Houston, TX
Attendance: 13,105
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
D.C. United2–3Atlante
Doe 28'
Emilio 79'		 Report Gabriel Rey 15' 44'
Bermudez 49'
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 12,122
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
Houston Dynamo0–1Guadalajara
Report Arellano 71'
Robertson Stadium, Houston, TX
Attendance: 28,723
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)
D.C. United1–3Houston Dynamo
Doe 76' Report Clark 12'
Boswell 29'
Holden 84'
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 12,893
Referee: Alex Prus (United States)
Atlante2–0Guadalajara
Maldonado 42'
Espinoza 88'		 Report
Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara, CA
Attendance: 10,370
Referee: Hugo Leon Guajardo (Mexico)

Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 United States New England Revolution 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
2 Mexico Pachuca 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3 United States Chivas USA 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4 Mexico Santos Laguna 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: Livesport
New England Revolution1–0Santos Laguna
Dube 70' Report Rodriguez Red card 40'
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA
Attendance: 10,118
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)
Chivas USA1–2Pachuca
Razov 16' Report Marioni 23'
Caballero 42'
Home Depot Center, Carson, CA
Attendance: 14,528
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
New England Revolution1–0Pachuca
Smith 90+6' (pen.) Report
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA
Attendance: 9,614
Referee: Walter Quesada (Costa Rica)
Chivas USA1–0Santos Laguna
Razov 73' Report
Home Depot Center, Carson, CA
Attendance: 16,343
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
Chivas USA1–1New England Revolution
Razov 59' Report Joseph 78'
Titan Stadium,[4] Fullerton, CA
Attendance: 4,738
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja (United States)
Santos Laguna1–1Pachuca
Benítez 72' Report Álvarez 4'
Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, TX
Attendance: 6,157
Referee: German Arredondo (Mexico)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
July 29 – Houston
 
 
United States Houston2
 
August 5 – Foxborough
 
Mexico Pachuca0
 
United States Houston2 (5)
 
July 30 – Foxborough
 
United States New England (p)2 (6)
 
United States New England1
 
 
Mexico Atlante0
 

Semi-finals

Houston Dynamo2–0Pachuca
Boswell 77'
Ashe 87'		 Report
Robertson Stadium, Houston, TX
Attendance: 16,679
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad & Tobago)
New England Revolution1–0Atlante
Joseph 30'
Heaps Red card 90+'		 Report Rey Red card 85'
Zamora Yellow card 90+' Red card
Vilar Yellow card 90+' Red card
Muñoz Red card 90+'
Venegas Red card 90+'
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA
Attendance: 8,302
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

Final

Main article: 2008 North American SuperLiga final
New England Revolution2 – 2 (a.e.t.)Houston Dynamo
Ralston 41'
Joseph Yellow card 82'
Joseph 102'		 Report Davis Yellow card 14'
Jaqua 18'
Kamara 98'
Penalties
Ralston soccer ball with check mark
Reis soccer ball with red X
Joseph soccer ball with check mark
Twellman soccer ball with check mark
Smith soccer ball with red X
Larentowicz soccer ball with check mark
Tierney soccer ball with check mark
Albright soccer ball with check mark		 6–5 soccer ball with check mark Waibel
soccer ball with check mark Wondolowski
soccer ball with red X De Rosario
soccer ball with red X Ching
soccer ball with check mark Clark
soccer ball with check mark Barrett
soccer ball with check mark Kamara
soccer ball with red X Ashe
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA
Attendance: 9,242
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
SuperLiga
2008 Champion
United States
New England Revolution
First title

Goalscorers

3 goals
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. ^ "SuperLiga 2008 teams, schedule announced". March 13, 2008. Archived from the original on March 21, 2008. Retrieved March 13, 2008.
  3. ^ "MLS unveils 2008 schedule with broadcasts". February 7, 2008. Archived from the original on February 10, 2008. Retrieved February 7, 2008.
  4. ^ http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/index.cfm?ac=latestnewsdetail&pid=32348&pcid=115[dead link]

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