2008 North American SuperLiga

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The 2008 SuperLiga was the second edition of the SuperLiga competition. The top four Major League Soccer and Primera División de México teams by point totals at the end of the 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).

Host countryUnited States
DatesJuly 12 – August 5
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue7 (in 7 host cities)
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2008 North American SuperLiga
SuperLiga 2008
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesJuly 12 – August 5
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsUnited States New England Revolution (1st title)
Runners-upUnited States Houston Dynamo
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored36 (2.4 per match)
Attendance194,414 (12,961 per match)
Top scorer(s)Grenada Shalrie Joseph
United States Stuart Holden
United States Ante Razov (3 goals)
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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 United States Major League Soccer:[3]

From Mexico Primera División de México:

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

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 United States Houston Dynamo 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
2 Mexico Atlante 3 2 0 1 5 6 −1 6
3 Mexico Guadalajara 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
4 United States D.C. United 3 0 0 3 4 8 −4 0
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Source: Livesport
More information D.C. United, 1–2 ...
D.C. United1–2Guadalajara
Emilio 76' Report Arellano 23'
Pineda 72'
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Attendance: 22,453
More information Houston Dynamo, 4–0 ...
Houston Dynamo4–0Atlante
De Rosario 20' Red card 44'
Holden 21' 29'
Mullan 54'		 Report Muñoz Red card 45'
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Attendance: 13,105
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
More information D.C. United, 2–3 ...
D.C. United2–3Atlante
Doe 28'
Emilio 79'		 Report Gabriel Rey 15' 44'
Bermudez 49'
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Attendance: 12,122
More information Houston Dynamo, 0–1 ...
Houston Dynamo0–1Guadalajara
Report Arellano 71'
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Attendance: 28,723
More information D.C. United, 1–3 ...
D.C. United1–3Houston Dynamo
Doe 76' Report Clark 12'
Boswell 29'
Holden 84'
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Attendance: 12,893
Referee: Alex Prus (United States)
More information Atlante, 2–0 ...
Atlante2–0Guadalajara
Maldonado 42'
Espinoza 88'		 Report
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Attendance: 10,370
Referee: Hugo Leon Guajardo (Mexico)

Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 United States New England Revolution 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
2 Mexico Pachuca 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3 United States Chivas USA 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4 Mexico Santos Laguna 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
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Source: Livesport
More information New England Revolution, 1–0 ...
New England Revolution1–0Santos Laguna
Dube 70' Report Rodriguez Red card 40'
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Attendance: 10,118
More information Chivas USA, 1–2 ...
Chivas USA1–2Pachuca
Razov 16' Report Marioni 23'
Caballero 42'
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Attendance: 14,528
More information New England Revolution, 1–0 ...
New England Revolution1–0Pachuca
Smith 90+6' (pen.) Report
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Attendance: 9,614
More information Chivas USA, 1–0 ...
Chivas USA1–0Santos Laguna
Razov 73' Report
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Attendance: 16,343
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
More information Chivas USA, 1–1 ...
Chivas USA1–1New England Revolution
Razov 59' Report Joseph 78'
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Attendance: 4,738
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja (United States)
More information Santos Laguna, 1–1 ...
Santos Laguna1–1Pachuca
Benítez 72' Report Álvarez 4'
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Attendance: 6,157
Referee: German Arredondo (Mexico)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
July 29 – Houston, TX
 
 
United States Houston Dynamo2
 
August 5 – Foxborough, MA
 
Mexico Pachuca0
 
United States Houston Dynamo2 (5)
 
July 30 – Foxborough, MA
 
United States New England Revolution (p)2 (6)
 
United States New England Revolution1
 
 
Mexico Atlante0
 

Semi-finals

More information Houston Dynamo, 2–0 ...
Houston Dynamo2–0Pachuca
Boswell 77'
Ashe 87'		 Report
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Attendance: 16,679
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad & Tobago)
More information New England Revolution, 1–0 ...
New England Revolution1–0Atlante
Joseph 30'
Heaps Red card 90+'		 Report Rey Red card 85'
Zamora Yellow card 90+' Red card
Vilar Yellow card 90+' Red card
Muñoz Red card 90+'
Venegas Red card 90+'
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Attendance: 8,302

Final

Main article: 2008 North American SuperLiga final
More information New England Revolution, 2–2 (a.e.t.) ...
New England Revolution2–2 (a.e.t.)Houston Dynamo
Ralston 41'
Joseph Yellow card 82'
Joseph 102'		 Report Davis Yellow card 14'
Jaqua 18'
Kamara 98'
Penalties
Ralston soccer ball with check mark
Reis soccer ball with red X
Joseph soccer ball with check mark
Twellman soccer ball with check mark
Smith soccer ball with red X
Larentowicz soccer ball with check mark
Tierney soccer ball with check mark
Albright soccer ball with check mark		 6–5 soccer ball with check mark Waibel
soccer ball with check mark Wondolowski
soccer ball with red X De Rosario
soccer ball with red X Ching
soccer ball with check mark Clark
soccer ball with check mark Barrett
soccer ball with check mark Kamara
soccer ball with red X Ashe
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Attendance: 9,242
Referee: Howard Webb (England)


2008 SuperLiga champions
United States
New England Revolution
1st title

Goalscorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

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