2009 MLS Cup Playoffs

2009 MLS Cup Playoffs
Country	United States
Teams	8
Defending champions	Columbus Crew
Champions	Real Salt Lake (1st title)
Runners-up	Los Angeles Galaxy
Semi-finalists	Chicago Fire; Houston Dynamo;
Matches played	11
Goals scored	21 (1.91 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Landon Donovan; Robbie Findley; (3 goals each)
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The 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs is the postseason to Major League Soccer's 2009 season. MLS Cup 2009 concluded the season on November 22, 2009 at Qwest Field in Seattle, Washington. Real Salt Lake won the Cup in penalties over the L.A. Galaxy.

Format

At the 2009 season's end, the top two teams of each conference made the playoffs; in addition the clubs with the next four 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.^[1]

Standings

Conference standings

Pos	Club	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
Eastern Conference
1	Columbus Crew	49	30	13	7	10	41	31	+10
2	Chicago Fire	45	30	11	7	12	39	34	+5
3	New England Revolution	42	30	11	10	9	33	37	−4
4	D.C. United	40	30	9	8	13	43	44	−1
5	Toronto FC	39	30	10	11	9	37	46	−9
6	Kansas City Wizards	33	30	8	13	9	33	42	−9
7	New York Red Bulls	21	30	5	19	6	27	47	−20


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	2009 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card)

Pos	Club	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
Western Conference
1	Los Angeles Galaxy	48	30	12	6	12	36	31	+5
2	Houston Dynamo	48	30	13	8	9	39	29	+10
3	Seattle Sounders FC	47	30	12	7	11	38	29	+9
4	Chivas USA	45	30	13	11	6	34	31	+3
5	Real Salt Lake	40	30	11	12	7	43	35	+8
6	Colorado Rapids	40	30	10	10	10	42	38	+4
7	FC Dallas	39	30	11	13	6	50	47	+4
8	San Jose Earthquakes	30	30	7	14	9	36	50	−14


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	2009 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card)

Overall standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Columbus Crew (SS, E1)	30	13	7	10	41	31	+10	49	2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ²
2	LA Galaxy (W1)	30	12	6	12	36	31	+5	48	2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round ²
3	Houston Dynamo	30	13	8	9	39	29	+10	48	2010 North American SuperLiga ³
4	Seattle Sounders FC	30	12	7	11	38	29	+9	47	2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round ²
5	Chicago Fire	30	11	7	12	39	34	+5	45	2010 North American SuperLiga ³
6	Chivas USA	30	13	11	6	34	31	+3	45
7	New England Revolution	30	11	10	9	33	37	−4	42
8	Real Salt Lake	30	11	12	7	43	35	+8	40	2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ²
9	Colorado Rapids	30	10	10	10	42	38	+4	40
10	D.C. United	30	9	8	13	43	44	−1	40
11	FC Dallas	30	11	13	6	50	47	+3	39
12	Toronto FC	30	10	11	9	37	46	−9	39	2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round ¹
13	Kansas City Wizards	30	8	13	9	33	42	−9	33
14	San Jose Earthquakes	30	7	14	9	36	50	−14	30
15	New York Red Bulls	30	5	19	6	27	47	−20	21

Source:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion

^Note 1 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, as it is a Canadian-based team. If they qualify for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team not already qualified will be given a berth. Similarly, they cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Soccer Championship. If they qualify for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified will qualify.
^Note 2 - The winner of the 2009 MLS Supporters' Shield (Columbus Crew) and the winner of MLS Cup 2009 (Real Salt Lake) qualified for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. The runner-up of MLS Cup 2009 (Los Angeles Galaxy) and the winner of the 2009 U.S. Open Cup (Seattle Sounders) qualified for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round.
^Note 3 - SuperLiga 2010 berths are awarded to the top 4 finishing teams from MLS who do not qualify for Champions League (Houston, Chicago, Chivas USA and New England).

Bracket

Conference Semifinals

Conference Finals

MLS Cup 2009

E1

Columbus

0

2

E4

Salt Lake

1

3

E4

Salt Lake (AET) (PEN)

(0)5

Eastern Conference

E2

Chicago

(0)4

E3

New England

2

0

E2

Chicago

1

2

E4

Salt Lake (AET) (PEN)

(1)5

W1

Los Angeles

(1)4

W1

Los Angeles

2

1

W4

Chivas USA

2

0

W1

Los Angeles (AET)

2

Western Conference

W2

Houston

0

W3

Seattle

0

W2

Houston (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.

Conference Semifinals

Eastern Conference

October 31, 20094:30PM MDT

Columbus Crew	0 – 1	Real Salt Lake
Carroll 19'	Report	38' Beckerman 88' Findley

Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah

Attendance: 11,499

Referee: Mark Geiger

November 5, 20098:00PM EST

Real Salt Lake	3 – 2	Columbus Crew
Morales 37' Findley 45+2' (pen.) Olave 68' Williams 77'	Report	17', 35' Barros Schelotto 48' O'Rourke 59' Moreno

Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Attendance: 10,109

Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Real Salt Lake advances 4–2 on aggregate.

November 1, 20092:00PM EST

Chicago Fire	1 – 2	New England Revolution
Rolfe 17' Husidic 90+3'	Report	41' Alston 45+1' Osei 75' Joseph

Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Attendance: 7,416

Referee: Baldomero Toledo

November 7, 20097:30PM CST

New England Revolution	0 – 2	Chicago Fire
Mansally 17' Jankauskas 36' Larentowicz 85'	Report	35' Thorrington 83' Blanco

Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Illinois

Attendance: 21,528

Referee: Alex Prus

Chicago Fire advances 3–2 on aggregate.

Western Conference

November 1, 20098:00PM PST

Los Angeles Galaxy	2 – 2	Chivas USA
Magee 14' Birchall 27' Donovan 41'	Report	4' Santos 50' Galindo 81' Saragosa

Home Depot Center, Carson, California

Attendance: 25,218

Referee: Kevin Stott

November 8, 20094:30PM PST

Chivas USA	0 – 1	Los Angeles Galaxy
Talley 39' Thornton 72' Nagamura 79' Cuesta 79' Kljestan 90'	Report	60' Franklin 73' (pen.) Donovan

Home Depot Center, Carson, California

Attendance: 27,000

Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Los Angeles Galaxy advances 3–2 on aggregate.

October 29, 20097:00PM PDT

Houston Dynamo	0 – 0	Seattle Sounders FC
Onstad 16' Mullan 71' Chabala 75'	Report	16' Montero 64' Alonso 68' Evans

Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington

Attendance: 35,807

Referee: Ricardo Salazar

November 8, 20093:00PM CST

Seattle Sounders FC	0 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Houston Dynamo
Marshall 24' Riley 120' Ljungberg 120'	Report	44' Chabala 93' Cameron 96' Ching

Robertson Stadium, Houston, Texas

Attendance: 27,465

Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Houston Dynamo advances 1–0 on aggregate.

Conference Finals

Eastern Conference

November 14, 20097:00PM CST

Real Salt Lake	0 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Chicago Fire
Morales 39' Wingert 75' Beckerman 99' Johnson 110'	Report	Thorrington 92' Prideaux 101' Blanco 116'
Penalties
Mathis Morales Findley Beckerman Johnson Espíndola Grabavoy	5 – 4	Blanco McBride Conde Thorrington Brown Pause Prideaux

Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Illinois

Attendance: 21,723

Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Real Salt Lake advances 5–4 on penalties.

Western Conference

November 13, 20098:00PM PST

Houston Dynamo	0 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Los Angeles Galaxy
Mullan 26' Boswell 111' Landín 119'	Report	77' Kovalenko 89' Donovan 103' Berhalter 109' (pen.) Donovan

Home Depot Center, Carson, California

Attendance: 25,373

Referee: Terry Vaughn

Los Angeles Galaxy advances.

MLS Cup

November 22, 20095:30 p.m. PST

Los Angeles Galaxy	1 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Real Salt Lake
Birchall 39' Magee 41'	Report	Johnson 14' Findley 64'
Penalties
Beckham Berhalter Kirovski Donovan Magee Klein Buddle	4 – 5	Mathis Findley Beckerman Grabavoy Williams Wingert Russell

Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington

Attendance: 46,011

Referee: Kevin Stott

References

↑ "2009 MLS Playoff Guide" (PDF) (Press release). MLSNet.com. Retrieved 2009-10-29.

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2009 MLS Cup Playoffs

Format

Standings

Conference standings

Overall standings

Bracket

Conference Semifinals

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Conference Finals

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

MLS Cup

See also

References