2008 MLS Cup Playoffs

2008 MLS Cup Playoffs
Country United States
Teams 8
Champions Columbus Crew
Runners-up New York Red Bulls

The 2008 MLS Cup Playoffs were the postseason to Major League Soccer's 2008 season, and culminated with MLS Cup 2008 on November 23, 2008 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, California.

Format

Main article: MLS Cup Playoffs

At the 2008 season's end, the top three teams of each conference made the playoffs; in addition the clubs with the next two highest point totals, regardless of conference, were added to the playoffs. In the first round of this knockout tournament, aggregate goals over two matches determined the winners; the Conference Championships were one match each, with the winner of each conference advancing to MLS Cup. In all rounds, the tie-breaking method was two 15-minute periods of extra time, followed by penalty kicks if necessary. The away goals rule was not used.

Standings

Conference standings

Eastern Conference
Pos Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 Columbus Crew 57 30 17 7 6 50 36 +14
2 Chicago Fire 46 30 13 10 7 44 33 +11
3 New England Revolution 43 30 12 11 7 40 43 3
4 Kansas City Wizards 42 30 11 10 9 37 39 2
5 New York Red Bulls 39 30 10 11 9 42 48 6
6 D.C. United 37 30 11 15 4 43 51 8
7 Toronto FC 35 30 9 13 8 34 43 9
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Western Conference
Pos Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 Houston Dynamo 51 30 13 5 12 45 32 +13
2 Chivas USA 43 30 12 11 7 40 41 1
3 Real Salt Lake 40 30 10 10 10 40 39 +1
4 Colorado Rapids 38 30 11 14 5 44 45 1
5 FC Dallas 36 30 8 10 12 45 41 +4
6 LA Galaxy 33 30 8 13 9 55 62 7
7 San Jose Earthquakes 33 30 8 13 9 32 38 6
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2008 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card)

Overall standings

Pos
Team
Pts
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
Qualification or relegation
1 Columbus Crew (SS) (E1) 57 30 17 7 6 50 36+14 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
2 Houston Dynamo (W1) 51 30 13 5 12 45 32+13
3 Chicago Fire 46 30 13 10 7 44 33+11 2009 North American SuperLiga 4
4 New England Revolution 43 30 12 11 7 40 433
5 Chivas USA 43 30 12 11 7 40 411
6 Kansas City Wizards 42 30 11 10 9 37 392
7 Real Salt Lake 40 30 10 10 10 40 39+1 2008 MLS Cup Playoffs
8 New York Red Bulls 39 30 10 11 9 42 486 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 3
9 Colorado Rapids 38 30 11 14 5 44 451
10 D.C. United 37 30 11 15 4 43 518 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 3
11 FC Dallas 36 30 8 10 12 45 41+4
12 Toronto FC 35 30 9 13 8 34 439
13 LA Galaxy 33 30 8 13 9 55 627
14 San Jose Earthquakes 33 30 8 13 9 32 386

Bracket

  Conference Semifinals Conference Finals MLS Cup 2008
                             
E1  Columbus Crew 1 2  
E4  Kansas City Wizards 1 0  
  E1  Columbus Crew 2  
Eastern Conference
  E2  Chicago Fire 1  
E3  New England Revolution 0 0
E2  Chicago Fire 0 3  
  E1  Columbus Crew 3
  W4  New York Red Bulls 1
W1  Houston Dynamo 1 0  
W4  New York Red Bulls 1 3  
  W4  New York Red Bulls 1
Western Conference
  W3  Real Salt Lake 0  
W3  Real Salt Lake 1 2
W2  Chivas USA 0 2  

1 The New York Red Bulls earned the eighth and final playoff berth, despite finishing fifth in the Eastern Conference. They represent the fourth seed in the Western Conference playoff bracket, as only three teams in the Western Conference qualified for the playoffs.

Conference Semifinals

November 1, 2008
7:00 PM CDT
Columbus Crew 1 – 1 Kansas City Wizards
Padula  84'
Lenhart  90+2'
Carroll  90+3'
Jewsbury  40'
Arnaud  53'
Gomez Red card 75'
Community America Ballpark, Kansas City, Kansas
Attendance: 10,385
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

November 8, 2008
7:30 PM EST
Kansas City Wizards 0 – 2 Columbus Crew
Arnaud  39'
Wahl  49'
Evans  7'  63'
Rogers  57'  66'
Hejduk  87'
Ekpo  90'

October 30, 2008
7:30 PM EDT
Chicago Fire 0 – 0 New England Revolution
Soumare  16'
Pause  59'
Blanco  69'
Mansally  42'
Castro  73'
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Attendance: 5,221
Referee: Alex Prus

November 6, 2008
7:30 PM CST
New England Revolution 0 – 3 Chicago Fire
Albright  7' Yellow cardRed card 83'
Igwe  45+2'
Joseph  53'
Thorrington  36'
Rolfe  45+2'
Conde  47'
Busch  62'
Segares  74'
Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Illinois
Attendance: 17,312
Referee: Jair Marrufo

November 1, 2008
4:00 PM EDT
Houston Dynamo 1 – 1 New York Red Bulls
Mullan  53'
Kamara  85'
Richards  29'
Angel  37'  48'
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 11,578
Referee: Kevin Stott

November 9, 2008
2:00 PM CST
New York Red Bulls 3 – 0 Houston Dynamo
van den Bergh  5'
Richards  25'
Goldthwaite  28'
Angel  36' (pen.)
Sassano  45+2'
Wolyniec  81'
Robinson  62'
Onstad  69'
Mullan  73'
Robertson Stadium, Houston, Texas
Attendance: 30,053
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

November 1, 2008
4:00 PM MDT
Chivas USA 0 – 1 Real Salt Lake
Razov  66'
Thomas  75'
Williams  29'
Beckerman  42'
Movsisyan  90'
Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah
Attendance: 14,719
Referee: Ricardo Salazar

November 8, 2008
7:30 PM PST
Real Salt Lake 2 – 2 Chivas USA
Mathis  10'
Borchers  30'
Kovalenko  39'  42'
Morales  77'
Nagamura  22'
Kljestan  30' (pen.)
Bornstein  60'
Braun  83'
Razov  86'
Thomas  90+1'

Conference finals

November 13, 2008
7:30PM EST
Chicago Fire 1–2 Columbus Crew
Soumare  22'
McBride  29'
Segares  48'
Prideaux  67'
Marshall  49'
Gaven  55'
O'Rourke  57'
Hesmer  90+2'
Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 14,688
Referee: Terry Vaughn

November 15, 2008
7:30PM MST
New York Red Bulls 1–0 Real Salt Lake
van den Bergh  28'
Goldthwaite  45'
Rojas  64'
Leitch  90+4'
Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah
Attendance: 20,008
Referee: Jair Marrufo

MLS Cup

See also: MLS Cup 2008

November 23, 2008
12:30 PM PST
New York Red Bulls 1–3 Columbus Crew
Leitch  4'
Wolyniec  51'
Moreno  31'
Marshall  53'
Padula  68'
Hejduk  82'
Home Depot Center, Carson, California
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Additional References

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