2009 in American soccer

Soccer in the United States
Season 2009
Supporters' Shield Columbus Crew
USL First Division Montreal Impact
USL Second Division Richmond Kickers
NPSL Sonoma County Sol
PDL Ventura County Fusion
US Open Cup Seattle Sounders FC
MLS Cup Real Salt Lake
2008 United States 2010

The 2009 season was the 97th season of soccer in the United States.

National team

Men

Senior

Wins Losses Draws
13 8 3

The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right

column.

      Win       Draw       Loss

Women

Senior

Wins Losses Draws
7 0 1

The United States Women's National Soccer Team was coached by Pia Sundhage.

Algarve Cup
International Friendlies

Major League Soccer

Table

Pos
Team
Pts
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
Qualification or relegation
1 Columbus Crew (SS) (E1) 49 30 13 7 10 41 31+10 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
2 LA Galaxy (W1) 48 30 12 6 12 36 31+5 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 2
3 Houston Dynamo 48 30 13 8 9 39 29+10 2010 North American SuperLiga 3
4 Seattle Sounders FC 47 30 12 7 11 38 29+9 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 2
5 Chicago Fire 45 30 11 7 12 39 34+5 2010 North American SuperLiga 3
6 Chivas USA 45 30 13 11 6 34 31+3
7 New England Revolution 42 30 11 10 9 33 374
8 Real Salt Lake 40 30 11 12 7 43 35+8 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
9 Colorado Rapids 40 30 10 10 10 42 38+4
10 D.C. United 40 30 9 8 13 43 441
11 FC Dallas 39 30 11 13 6 50 47+3
12 Toronto FC 39 30 10 11 9 37 469 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 1
13 Kansas City Wizards 33 30 8 13 9 33 429
14 San Jose Earthquakes 30 30 7 14 9 36 5014
15 New York Red Bulls 21 30 5 19 6 27 4720

Playoffs

Main article: 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs
  Conference Semifinals Conference Finals MLS Cup 2009
                             
E1  Columbus Crew 0 2  
E4  Real Salt Lake 1 3  
  E4  Real Salt Lake (AET) (PEN) (0)5  
Eastern Conference
  E2  Chicago Fire (0)4  
E3  New England Revolution 2 0
E2  Chicago Fire 1 2  
  E4  Real Salt Lake (AET) (PEN) (1)5
  W1  LA Galaxy (1)4
W1  LA Galaxy 2 1  
W4  Chivas USA 2 0  
  W1  LA Galaxy (AET) 2
Western Conference
  W2  Houston Dynamo 0  
W3  Seattle Sounders FC 0 0
W2  Houston Dynamo (AET) 0 1  

1 Real Salt Lake earned the eighth and final playoff berth, despite finishing fifth in the Western Conference. They represent the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference playoff bracket, as only three teams in the Eastern Conference qualified for the playoffs.

MLS Cup

USL First Division

Table

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Portland Timbers 30 16 4 10 45 19 +26 58
2 Carolina RailHawks FC 30 16 7 7 43 19 +24 55
3 Puerto Rico Islanders 30 15 7 8 44 31 +13 53
4 Charleston Battery 30 14 6 10 33 21 +12 53
5 Montreal Impact 30 12 10 8 32 31 +1 44
6 Rochester Rhinos 30 11 9 10 34 32 +2 43
7 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 30 11 10 9 42 36 +6 42
8 Minnesota Thunder 30 7 13 10 39 44 −5 31
9 Miami FC 30 8 17 5 26 52 −26 29
10 Austin Aztex FC 30 5 17 8 28 51 −23 211
11 Cleveland City Stars 30 4 19 7 22 52 −30 19

Purple indicates league title clinched.
Green indicates playoff berth clinched.
1Austin was docked two points for fielding an ineligible player during a match against Montreal Impact on July 25, 2009.[1]

Playoffs

Teams will be re-seeded for semifinal matchups

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Final
                                       
  2  Carolina RailHawks FC 0 0 0    
  7  Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 0 1    
      1  Portland Timbers 1 3 4  
    7  Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 3 5    
     
      5  Montreal Impact 3 3 6
  3  Puerto Rico Islanders 1 4 5         7  Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 1 3
  6  Rochester Rhinos 2 1 3          
      3  Puerto Rico Islanders 1 1 2    
        5  Montreal Impact 2 2 4  
  4  Charleston Battery 0 1 1    
  5  Montreal Impact 2 2 4  

Finals

October 10
18:30 UTC−08
Montreal Impact 3 2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Pejic  45' (o.g.)
Byers  63'
Sebrango  89'
(Report) Haber  56'
James  65'
Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, Canada
Attendance: 5,886
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)

October 17
14:30 UTC−04
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 3 Montreal Impact
Toure  44' (Report) Donatelli  30' (pen.)
Gjertsen  40'
Brown  42'
Saputo Stadium, Montreal, Canada
Attendance: 13,034
Referee: Dave Gantar

Montreal wins on aggregate 6-3.

USL Second Division

Table

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Wilmington Hammerheads 20 12 3 5 42 24 +18 41
2 Richmond Kickers 20 11 3 6 39 18 +21 39
3 Harrisburg City Islanders 20 9 7 4 31 23 +8 31
4 Charlotte Eagles 20 8 5 7 40 28 +12 31
5 Real Maryland Monarchs 20 8 10 2 22 31 9 26
6 Crystal Palace Baltimore 20 6 9 5 16 20 4 23
7 Western Mass Pioneers 20 6 9 5 21 34 13 23
8 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 20 6 10 4 18 27 9 22
9 Bermuda Hogges 20 4 12 4 19 43 24 16

Purple indicates league title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched

Playoffs

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Final
                           
      1  Wilmington Hammerheads 0  
  4  Charlotte Eagles 3     4  Charlotte Eagles 1    
  5  Real Maryland Monarchs 1         2  Richmond Kickers 3
      4  Charlotte Eagles 1
      2  Richmond Kickers (AET) 1    
        3  Harrisburg City Islanders 0  

Final

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Home teams listed on top of bracket

Third Round
June 30, 2009
Quarterfinals
July 7, 2009
Semifinals
July 21, 2009
Final
September 2, 2009
            
MLS D.C. United 2
PDL Ocean City Barons 0
MLS D.C. United 2
USL-2 Harrisburg City Islanders 1
MLS New England Revolution 1
USL-2 Harrisburg City Islanders 2
MLS D.C. United 2
USL-1 Rochester Rhinos 1
USL-1 Rochester Rhinos 1 (5)
MLS Columbus Crew 1 (3)
USL-1 Rochester Rhinos 2
USL-2 Wilmington Hammerheads 1
USL-2 Wilmington Hammerheads 1
MLS Chicago Fire 0
MLS D.C. United 1
MLS Seattle Sounders FC 2
USL-1 Portland Timbers 1
MLS Seattle Sounders FC 2
MLS Seattle Sounders FC 1
MLS Kansas City Wizards 0
USL-1 Minnesota Thunder 3 (2)
MLS Kansas City Wizards 3 (4)
MLS Seattle Sounders FC (aet) 2
MLS Houston Dynamo 1
USL-1 Austin Aztex 0
MLS Houston Dynamo 2
MLS Houston Dynamo 4
USL-1 Charleston Battery 0
USL-1 Charleston Battery 3
MLS Chivas USA 1

Final

September 2
19:30 UTC−04
Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) 2 1 D.C. United (MLS)
Montero  67'
Levesque  86'
(Report) Simms  89'
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 17,329
Referee: Alex Prus

American clubs in international competitions

Club Competition Final round
Houston Dynamo 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinals
2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage
Columbus Crew Quarterfinals
New York Red Bulls Preliminary Round
D.C. United Group Stage
Chicago Fire 2009 SuperLiga Final
New England Revolution Semifinal
Chivas USA Group Stage
Kansas City Wizards Group Stage
Los Angeles Galaxy 2009 Pan-Pacific Championship Final

Houston Dynamo

Columbus Crew

D.C. United

New York Red Bulls

Chicago Fire

New England Revolution

Chivas USA

Kansas City Wizards

Los Angeles Galaxy

References

  1. "Austin receives two point deduction". www.uslsoccer.com. July 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
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