2008 InterLiga

The tournament was held between January 2 and January 12, 2008. Eight teams competed for two Copa Libertadores 2008 spots in this tournament.[1]

2008 InterLiga
InterLiga
Tournament details
Host countryUSA
DatesJanuary 2–12, 2008
Teams8 (from the FMF confederations)
Venue(s)Pizza Hut Park
Robertson Stadium
Home Depot Center (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsAmérica (1st title)
Runners-upAtlas
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored31 (2.21 per match)
Attendance213,540 (15,253 per match)
Top scorer(s) Bruno Marioni (5 goals)

Venues
City Stadium Name Capacity
Frisco, TX Pizza Hut Park 20,500
Houston, TX Robertson Stadium 32,000
Carson, CA Home Depot Center 27,000

Qualification

Once the 2006-07 season was ended, the clubs that participate in the InterLiga were defined:

2006–07 standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pachuca 34 19 8 7 68 34 +34 65 CONCACAF Champions Cup 2008[lower-alpha 1]
2 América 34 17 8 9 47 30 +17 59
3 Cruz Azul 34 17 7 10 49 37 +12 58
4 Guadalajara 34 16 9 9 53 32 +21 57 Libertadores[lower-alpha 2]
5 Atlas 34 14 10 10 45 36 +9 52
6 UNAM 34 11 16 7 40 29 +11 49
7 Toluca 34 10 16 8 42 33 +9 46
8 Monterrey 34 12 10 12 44 44 0 46
9 Morelia 34 14 3 17 47 51 −4 45
10 San Luis 34 13 8 13 35 35 0 47
Source:
Notes:
  1. Pachuca won the Clausura 2007 title and cannot participate because they will be participating in CONCACAF Champions Cup 2008, Morelia has replaced them in the Interliga.
  2. Guadalajara qualifies to the Copa Libertadores 2008 as México 1 because they won the Apertura 2006 title, so San Luis has taken their spot in the Interliga.

Group stage
Main article: Interliga 2008 group stage

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
América 3 3 0 0 6 3 +3 9
Atlas 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
Toluca 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
Morelia 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source:
  • Due to Atlas and Toluca being equal in Wins, Losses, Goals For and Against and Points. The way they decided who qualified to the final round was by a flip of a coin, which was done by Bruno Marioni of Atlas with a 5 pesos coin.

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
San Luis 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
Cruz Azul 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 6
Monterrey 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 3
UNAM 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
Source:

Final
Main article: InterLiga 2008 Final

Matches at Home Depot Center, Carson, California

12 Jan 08Final 1: San Luis vs Atlas0-3
12 Jan 08Final 2: América vs Cruz Azul3(5)-3(3)

Goalscorers

The scorers from the InterLiga 2008

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Bruno Marioni Atlas 5
2 Alejandro Argüello América 3
Salvador Cabañas América 3
4 Alfredo Moreno San Luis 2
Vicente Sánchez Toluca 2
Jorge Achucarro Atlas 2
7 Pablo Bonells UNAM 1
Tressor Moreno San Luis 1
Edgar Andrade Cruz Azul 1
Richard Núñez América 1
Humberto Suazo Monterrey 1
Nicolás Vigneri Cruz Azul 1
Ever Guzmán Morelia 1
Christian Giménez Toluca 1
Zinha Toluca 1
Ismael Rodríguez América 1
César Villaluz Cruz Azul 1
Jaime Lozano Cruz Azul 1
Edgar Lugo Cruz Azul 1
Rodrigo López América 1

Match schedule

Matches at Pizza Hut Park (Frisco, Texas)

1.2 Jan 08Monterrey vs UNAM0-1
2.2 Jan 08Cruz Azul vs San Luis0-1
7.6 Jan 08América vs Toluca2-1
8.6 Jan 08Atlas vs Morelia2-0

Matches at Robertson Stadium (Houston, Texas)

3.3 Jan 08Toluca vs Atlas0-0
4.3 Jan 08Morelia vs América0-1
5.5 Jan 08Cruz Azul vs Monterrey1-0
6.5 Jan 08San Luis vs UNAM2-0

Matches at The Home Depot Center (Carson, California)

9.8 Jan 08Monterrey vs San Luis1-0
10.8 Jan 08UNAM vs Cruz Azul0-1
11.9 Jan 08Toluca vs Morelia3-1
12.9 Jan 08Atlas vs América2-3
13.12 Jan 08Final 1: San Luis vs Atlas0-3
14.12 Jan 08Final 2: América vs Cruz Azul3(5)-3(3)

References
  1. Not Specified (October 2007). "InterLiga llega a su quinta edición". La Federación Mexicana de Fútbol. Archived from the original on 2007-12-19. Retrieved 2007-10-29.
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