2007 North American SuperLiga
International football competition
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The 2007 SuperLiga, the inaugural edition of the SuperLiga competition, was held from July 24 to August 29, 2007 in the United States. The eight clubs participating in the tournament were chosen by invitation.
Host countryUnited States
DatesJuly 24 – August 29
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venues7 (in 7 host cities)
| SuperLiga 2007 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | July 24 – August 29 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venues | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Pachuca |
| Runners-up |  LA Galaxy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 42 (2.8 per match) |
| Attendance | 234,751 (15,650 per match) |
| Top scorer | Landon Donovan (4 goals) |
2008 → | |
All games of the tournament were carried live on Fox Sports World in Canada (English), Telefutura in the United States (Spanish), and Televisa and TV Azteca in Mexico (both Spanish).
Qualification
The eight teams in the inaugural 2007 edition were selected on an invitation-only basis.[1]
From Major League Soccer:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Galaxy |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 |
| Pachuca |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Guadalajara |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| FC Dallas |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 2 |
Attendance: 37,337
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
| Guadalajara | 0–1 | Pachuca |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Márquez Lugo  62' |
Attendance: 14,069
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodriguez (Mexico)
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Dynamo |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
| D.C. United |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| América |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
| Monarcas Morelia |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
| D.C. United | 1–1 | Monarcas Morelia |
|---|---|---|
| Gomez 7' |
Report | Landín  58'Martínez 79' |
| Houston Dynamo | 1–0 | América |
|---|---|---|
| Jaqua 41' |
Report |
| D.C. United | 1–0 | América |
|---|---|---|
| Dyachenko 12' |
Report | Rojas 49' |
| Houston Dynamo | 1–1 | Monarcas Morelia |
|---|---|---|
| Ngwenya 1' |
Report | Batista 74' |
| Houston Dynamo | 1–0 | D.C. United |
|---|---|---|
| Ching 50' |
Report |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 14 August – Houston, TX | ||||||
| Houston Dynamo | 2 (3) | |||||
| 29 August – Carson, CA | ||||||
| Pachuca (p) | 2 (4) | |||||
| LA Galaxy | 1 (3) | |||||
| 15 August – Carson, CA | ||||||
| Pachuca (p) | 1 (4) | |||||
| LA Galaxy | 2 | |||||
| D.C. United | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
| LA Galaxy | 2–0 | D.C. United |
|---|---|---|
| Beckham 27' Donovan 47' |
Report |
Final
| 2007 SuperLiga champions |
|---|
 Pachuca 1st title |
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Marcio Antonio Batista (
Monarcas Morelia)
David Beckham (
LA Galaxy)- Omar Bravo ( Guadalajara)
Salvador Cabañas ( América)- Juan Carlos Cacho ( Pachuca)
- Brian Ching ( Houston Dynamo)
Andrés Chitiva ( Pachuca)
Gonzalo Choy ( Monarcas Morelia)
Dwayne De Rosario ( Houston Dynamo)
Rod Dyachenko ( D.C. United)
Christian Giménez ( Pachuca)- Christian Gómez ( D.C. United)
- Kevin Harmse ( LA Galaxy)
- Federico Insúa ( América)
- Nate Jaqua ( Houston Dynamo)
- Luis Ángel Landín ( Monarcas Morelia)
- Diego Martínez ( Monarcas Morelia)
- Juan Carlos Mosqueda ( América)
Joseph Ngwenya ( Houston Dynamo)- José Antonio Olvera ( Guadalajara)
Carlos Pavón ( LA Galaxy)- Eddie Robinson ( Houston Dynamo)
- Francisco Javier Rodríguez ( Guadalajara)
- Abe Thompson ( FC Dallas)
- Juan Toja ( FC Dallas)
