2007 North American SuperLiga

2007 SuperLiga
2007 North American SuperLiga
Tournament details
Host country USA
Dates July 24 – August 29
Teams 8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Mexico Pachuca (1st title)
Runners-up United States Los Angeles Galaxy
Tournament statistics
Matches played 15
Goals scored 42 (2.8 per match)
Attendance 234,751 (15,650 per match)
Top scorer(s) United States Landon Donovan (4 Goals)

The 2007 SuperLiga, the inaugural edition of the SuperLiga competition, was held from July 24 to August 29, 2007. The eight clubs participating in the 2007 tournament were chosen by invitation.

All games of the tournament were carried 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 inaugural 2007 edition were selected on an invitation-only basis.[1]

From United States Major League Soccer

From Mexico Primera División de México

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 Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
United States Los Angeles Galaxy 6320198+1
Mexico CF Pachuca 43111330
Mexico CD Guadalajara 43111330
United States FC Dallas 2302178-1

July 24, 2007
21:00 EDT
FC Dallas United States 1 1 CD Guadalajara Mexico
Alvarez  56'
Moor Red card 72'
Report Olvera  67'
Pizza Hut Park, Frisco
Attendance: 12,641
Referee: Walter Quesada (Costa Rica)

July 24, 2007
23:00 EDT
Los Angeles Galaxy United States 2 1 CF Pachuca Mexico
Gordon  50'
Donovan  81'
Report Márquez Lugo  78'

July 28, 2007
20:00 EDT
FC Dallas United States 1 1 CF Pachuca Mexico
Ruíz  75' Report Giménez  87' (pen.)
Pizza Hut Park, Frisco
Attendance: 7,953
Referee: Samir Osman (Egypt)

July 28, 2007
22:00 EDT
Los Angeles Galaxy United States 1 2 CD Guadalajara Mexico
Donovan  88' Report Rodríguez  59'
Bravo  82'
Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles
Attendance: 37,337
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

July 31, 2007
20:00 EDT
FC Dallas United States 5 6 Los Angeles Galaxy United States
Alvarez  43'
Toja  78'
Alvarez  82'
Ruíz  90+1'
Thompson  90+6'
Report Gordon  3'
Klein  12'
Gordon  15'
Harmse  18'
Donovan  84'
Pavón  90+5'
Pizza Hut Park, Frisco
Attendance: 21,576
Referee: Kevin Stott (United States)

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
United States Houston Dynamo 7321031+2
United States D.C. United 43111220
Mexico Club América 3310234-1
Mexico Monarcas Morelia 2302145-1

July 25, 2007
20:00 EDT
D.C. United United States 1 1 Monarcas Morelia Mexico
Gomez  7' Report Landín Red card 58'
Martínez  79'
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 13,335
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

July 25, 2007
22:00 EDT
Houston Dynamo United States 1 0 Club América Mexico
Jaqua  41' Report
Robertson Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 18,112
Referee: Samir Osman[2] (Egypt)

July 29, 2007
20:00 EDT
D.C. United United States 1 0 Club América Mexico
Dyachenko  12' Report Rojas Red card 49'

August 1, 2007
20:00 EDT
Houston Dynamo United States 1 0 D.C. United United States
Ching  50' Report
Robertson Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 11,013
Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States)

August 1, 2007
22:00 EDT
Club América Mexico 3 2 Monarcas Morelia Mexico
Mosqueda  17'
Cabañas  56' (pen.)
Insúa  85'
Report Romero Red card 54'
Choy  67'
Landín  73'
Toyota Park, Bridgeview
Attendance: 10,623
Referee: Hugo Leon Guajardo (Mexico)

Knockout Stage

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
14 August - Robertson Stadium
  United States Houston Dynamo 2 (3)  
  Mexico Pachuca (AET, PSO) 2 (4)  
 
29 August - The Home Depot Center
      Mexico Pachuca 1 (4)
   United States Los Angeles Galaxy 1 (3)
15 August - The Home Depot Center
  United States Los Angeles Galaxy 2
  United States D.C. United 0  

Semifinals


August 15, 2007
22:00 EDT
Los Angeles Galaxy United States 2 0 D.C. United United States
Beckham  27'
Donovan  47'
Report
The Home Depot Center, Carson
Attendance: 17,223
Referee: Alex Prus (United States)

Final

SuperLiga
2007 Champion
Mexico
Pachuca
First Title

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

1 goal (cont.)

References

  1. http://www.superliga.com
  2. Rakes, Jeremy. "Dynamo blank Club America 1-0". MLSNet.com, July 25, 2007. Retrieved on April 16, 2013.

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