2009 North American SuperLiga

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 Mexican Primera División. 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.

2009 SuperLiga
SuperLiga 2009
Tournament details
Host countryUSA
DatesJune 20 – August 5
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions UANL (1st title)
Runners-up Chicago Fire
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored37 (2.47 per match)
Attendance106,832 (7,122 per match)
Top scorer(s) Armando Pulido (3 goals)

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 Major League Soccer:

  • Chicago Fire (2008 3rd overall)
  • New England Revolution (2008 4th overall)
  • Chivas USA (2008 5th overall)
  • Kansas City Wizards (2008 6th overall)

From Mexican Primera División:

  • San Luis (2008 1st overall)
  • Santos Laguna (2008 5th overall)
  • UANL (2008 7th overall)
  • Atlas (2008 8th overall)

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
UANL 32015506
Chicago Fire 32013216
San Luis 31114314
Chivas USA 301224−21
Chicago Fire 1 – 0 San Luis
McBride  57' Report
Attendance: 8,421
Chivas USA 1 – 2 UANL
Lahoud  55' Report Pulido  11'
Dueñas  82'
The Home Depot Center, Carson, California
Attendance: 11,197
Referee: Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica)
Chicago Fire 1 – 0 Chivas USA
Mapp  35' Report
Attendance: 9,126
San Luis 3 – 1 UANL
Luna  55'
Reyes  56', 76'		 Report García  74'
Attendance: 9,126
Referee: Ricardo Areliano (Mexico)
Chicago Fire 1 – 2 UANL
Blanco  85' (pen.) Report Pulido  37', 61'
Attendance: 9,157
Referee: Kevin Thomas (Jamaica)
Chivas USA 1 – 1San 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
New England Revolution 32106337
Santos Laguna 31115504
Atlas 302101−12
Kansas City Wizards 302124−22
Kansas City Wizards 0 – 0 Atlas
Report
Hermann Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 5,278
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
New England Revolution 4 – 2 Santos Laguna
Larentowicz  38'
Mansally  60'
Heaps  63'
Dube  82'		 Report Vuoso  51'
Rodríguez  55'
Attendance: 9,512
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
New England Revolution 1 – 1 Kansas City Wizards
Dube  45+1' Report Barnes  85' (o.g.)
Attendance: 5,378
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez (USA)
Santos Laguna 0 – 0 Atlas
Torres  74' Report
Attendance: 5,378
Referee: Erim Ramírez Ulloa (Mexico)
New England Revolution 1 – 0 Atlas
Mansally  32' Report
Attendance: 7,411
Referee: Ricardo Cerdas (Costa Rica)
Kansas City Wizards 1 – 3 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-finalsFinal
 
      
 
15 July – Gillette Stadium
 
 
 New England 1
 
5 August – Toyota Park
 
 Chicago 2
 
 Chicago1 (3)
 
15 July – Gillette Stadium
 
 UANL1 (4)
 
 UANL 3
 
 
 Santos Laguna 2
 

Semifinals
New England Revolution 1 – 2 Chicago Fire
Jankauskas  44' Report McBride  34'
Blanco  63'
Attendance: 7,215
Referee: Paul Ward (Canada)
UANL 3 – 2Santos Laguna
Molina  3'
Fonseca  19'
Batista  83'		 Report Quintero  27'
Torres  91+'
Attendance: 7,215
Referee: Jamie Gardano (Mexico)

Final
Chicago Fire 1 – 1 UANL
Nyarko  10' Report Itamar  43'
Penalties
Blanco
Banner
Rolfe
Mapp
Woolard 		3 – 4 Fernández
Viniegra
Ayala
Pulido
Itamar
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
SuperLiga
2009 Champion
UANL
First Title

Goalscorers

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. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2008.
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