2009 North American SuperLiga

2009 SuperLiga
SuperLiga 2009
Tournament details
Host country USA
Dates June 20 - August 5
Teams 8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Mexico UANL (1st title)
Runners-up United States Chicago Fire
Tournament statistics
Matches played 15
Goals scored 37 (2.47 per match)
Attendance 106,832 (7,122 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mexico Armando Pulido (3 goals)

The 2009 SuperLiga was the third edition of the SuperLiga. The top four overall Major League Soccer teams from the 2008 season not already qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League earned qualification,[1] as well as four clubs from the Primera División de México. All games of the tournament were broadcast live on Fox Sports World in Canada, Telefutura in the United States, and Televisa and TV Azteca in Mexico and an internet stream on the SuperLiga website. UANL won their first title after beating 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 2008 MLS regular season standings not competing in the CONCACAF Champions League in 2009-10 would qualify for SuperLiga 2009.[2] That ruling means that the top two teams from the 2008 MLS season, the Columbus Crew and the Houston Dynamo, who had already qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League 2009–10, 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 Clausura 2008 and Apertura 2008 overall season standings not competing in the CONCACAF Champions League would qualify for SuperLiga 2009. That ruling meant that the Apertura-08 Champion Toluca and the runner-up Cruz Azul (2008 3rd and 4th overall respectively), who had already qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League 2009–10, 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:

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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Mexico UANL 32015506
United States Chicago Fire 32013216
Mexico San Luis 31114314
United States Chivas USA 301224−21

2009-06-20
20:00 EDT
Chicago Fire United States 1 – 0 Mexico San Luis
McBride  57' Report

2009-06-20
22:00 EDT
Chivas USA United States 1 – 2 Mexico UANL
Lahoud  55' Report Pulido  11'
Dueñas  82'

2009-06-23
20:00 EDT
Chicago Fire United States 1 – 0 United States Chivas USA
Mapp  35' Report

2009-06-23
22:00 EDT
San Luis Mexico 3 – 1 Mexico UANL
Luna  55'
Reyes  56', 76' 		Report García  74'
Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Illinois
Attendance: 9,126
Referee: Ricardo Areliano (Mexico)

2009-06-27
20:00 EDT
Chicago Fire United States 1 – 2 Mexico UANL
Blanco  85' (pen.) Report Pulido  37', 61'
Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Illinois
Attendance: 9,157
Referee: Kevin Thomas (Jamaica)

2009-06-27
22:00 EDT
Chivas USA United States 1 – 1 MexicoSan Luis
Harris  89' Report Moreno  54' (pen.)
The Home Depot Center, Carson, California
Attendance: 7,411
Referee: Luis de la Rosa (Panama)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United States New England Revolution 32106337
Mexico Santos Laguna 31115504
Mexico Atlas 302101−12
United States Kansas City Wizards 302124−22

2009-06-21
18:30 EDT
New England Revolution United States 4 – 2 Mexico Santos Laguna
Larentowicz  38'
Mansally  60'
Heaps  63'
Dube  82' 		Report Vuoso  51'
Rodríguez  55'
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Attendance: 9,512
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

2009-06-24
19:00 EDT
New England Revolution United States 1 – 1 United States Kansas City Wizards
Dube  45+1' Report Barnes  85' (o.g.)
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Attendance: 5,378
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez (USA)

2009-06-24
21:00 EDT
Santos Laguna Mexico 0 – 0 Mexico Atlas
Torres Red card 74' Report
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Attendance: 5,378
Referee: Erim Ramírez Ulloa (Mexico)

2009-06-28
16:30 EDT
New England Revolution United States 1 – 0 Mexico Atlas
Mansally  32' Report
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Attendance: 7,411
Referee: Ricardo Cerdas (Costa Rica)

2009-06-28
18:30 EDT
Kansas City Wizards United States 1 – 3 Mexico Santos Laguna
López  80' Report Herrera  61'
Vuoso  74'
Rodríguez  90+'
CommunityAmerica Ballpark, Kansas City, Kansas
Attendance: 10,385
Referee: José Molina (Honduras)

Knockout Stage

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
15 July - Gillette Stadium
  United States New England 1  
  United States Chicago 2  
 
5 August - Toyota Park
     United States Chicago 1 (3)
   Mexico UANL 1 (4)
15 July - Gillette Stadium
  Mexico UANL 3
  Mexico Santos Laguna 2  

Semifinals

2009-07-15
19:00 EDT
New England Revolution United States 1 – 2 United States Chicago Fire
Jankauskas  44' Report McBride  34'
Blanco  63'
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Attendance: 7,215
Referee: Paul Ward (Canada)

2009-07-15
21:00 EDT
UANL Mexico 3 – 2 MexicoSantos Laguna
Molina  3'
Fonseca  19'
Batista  83' 		Report Quintero  27'
Torres  91+'
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Attendance: 7,215
Referee: Jamie Gardano (Mexico)

Final

SuperLiga
2009 Champion
Mexico
UANL
First Title

Goalscorers

3 goals
  • Mexico Armando Pulido (Mexico UANL)
2 goals
1 goal
1 goal (cont.)

References

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

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