2008 North American SuperLiga

The 2008 North American SuperLiga was the second edition of the SuperLiga competition. The top four Major League Soccer teams by point totals at the end of the 2007 season earned qualification.[1] All games of the tournament were broadcast live on Fox Sports World in Canada (English), Telefutura in the United States (Spanish), and Televisa and TV Azteca in Mexico (both Spanish).

2008 SuperLiga
2008 North American SuperLiga
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesJuly 12 – August 5
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions New England Revolution (1st title)
Runners-up Houston Dynamo
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored36 (2.4 per match)
Attendance194,414 (12,961 per match)
Top scorer(s) Shalrie Joseph
Stuart Holden
Ante Razov (3 goals)

Qualification

The eight teams in the 2008 edition were selected based on qualification rules set by their respective leagues. The 2008 SuperLiga contestants were:[2]

From Major League Soccer[3]

From La Primera División

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 Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Houston Dynamo 6320172+5
Atlante 6320156−1
Guadalajara 63201330
D.C. United 0300348−4
D.C. United1–2Guadalajara
Emilio  76' Report Arellano  23'
Pineda 72'
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 22,453
Referee: Walter Quesada (Costa Rica)
Houston Dynamo4–0Atlante
De Rosario  20'  44'
Holden  21'  29'
Mullan  54'		 Report Muñoz  45'
Attendance: 13,105
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
D.C. United2–3Atlante
Doe  28'
Emilio  79'		 Report Gabriel Rey  15'  44'
Bermudez  49'
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 12,122
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
Houston Dynamo0–1Guadalajara
Report Arellano  71'
Attendance: 28,723
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)
D.C. United1–3Houston Dynamo
Doe  76' Report Clark  12'
Boswell  29'
Holden  84'
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 12,893
Referee: Alex Prus (United States)
Atlante2–0Guadalajara
Maldonado  42'
Espinoza  88'		 Report
Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara, CA
Attendance: 10,370
Referee: Hugo Leon Guajardo (Mexico)

Group B
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
New England Revolution 7321031+2
Pachuca 43111330
Chivas USA 43111330
Santos Laguna 1301213−2
New England Revolution1–0Santos Laguna
Dube  70' Report Rodriguez  40'
Attendance: 10,118
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)
Chivas USA1–2Pachuca
Razov  16' Report Marioni  23'
Caballero  42'
Home Depot Center, Carson, CA
Attendance: 14,528
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
New England Revolution1–0Pachuca
Smith  90+6' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 9,614
Referee: Walter Quesada (Costa Rica)
Chivas USA1–0Santos Laguna
Razov  73' Report
Home Depot Center, Carson, CA
Attendance: 16,343
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
Chivas USA1–1New England Revolution
Razov  59' Report Joseph  78'
Attendance: 4,738
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja (United States)
Santos Laguna1–1Pachuca
Benítez  72' Report Álvarez  4'
Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, TX
Attendance: 6,157
Referee: German Arredondo (Mexico)

Knockout stage

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
29 July – Robertson Stadium
 
 
 Houston Dynamo2
 
5 August – Gillette Stadium
 
 Pachuca 0
 
 Houston Dynamo2 (5)
 
30 July – Gillette Stadium
 
 New England Revolution2 (6)
 
 New England Revolution1
 
 
 Atlante 0
 

Semifinals
Houston Dynamo2–0Pachuca
Boswell  77'
Ashe  87'		 Report
Attendance: 16,679
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad & Tobago)
New England Revolution1–0Atlante
Joseph  30'
Heaps  90+'		 Report Rey  85'
Zamora  90+' 
Vilar  90+' 
Muñoz  90+'
Venegas  90+'
Attendance: 8,302
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

Final
New England Revolution2 – 2 (a.e.t.)Houston Dynamo
Ralston  41'
Joseph  82'
Joseph  102'		 Report Davis  14'
Jaqua  18'
Kamara  98'
Penalties
Ralston
Reis
Joseph
Twellman
Smith
Larentowicz
Tierney
Albright 		6–5 Waibel
Wondolowski
De Rosario
Ching
Clark
Barrett
Kamara
Ashe
Attendance: 9,242
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
SuperLiga
2008 Champion
New England Revolution
First Title

Goalscorers

References
  1. "'Game First' initiatives enhance on-field product". 2007-04-02. Archived from the original on 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
  2. "SuperLiga 2008 teams, schedule announced". 2008-03-13. Archived from the original on 2008-03-21. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
  3. "MLS unveils 2008 schedule with broadcasts". 2008-02-07. Archived from the original on 2008-02-10. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
  4. http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/index.cfm?ac=latestnewsdetail&pid=32348&pcid=115
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