2010 North American SuperLiga
International football competition
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The 2010 SuperLiga was the fourth and final edition of the SuperLiga competition. The top four overall Major League Soccer teams from the 2009 season not already qualified for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League earned qualification[1] as well as four clubs from the Primera División de México.
| SuperLiga 2010 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | July 14 – September 1 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venues | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Monarcas Morelia |
| Runners-up |  New England Revolution |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 34 (2.27 per match) |
| Attendance | 149,836 (9,989 per match) |
| Top scorer | Miguel Sabah (4 goals) |
← 2009 | |
Qualification
The teams involved were selected based on qualification rules set by their respective leagues.
On April 28, 2010, Major League Soccer announced that for the 2010 edition the top four teams from the 2009 MLS regular season standings not competing in the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League would qualify for SuperLiga 2010.
The Primera División de México announced its participants would be the top four team from the 2009 overall standings (Clausura 2009 and Apertura 2009) that were not competing in the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League. Furthermore, América (5th 2009 overall) declined to participate.
The SuperLiga 2010 participants are as follows:
From Major League Soccer:
- Houston Dynamo (2009 3rd overall)
- Chicago Fire (2009 5th overall)
- Chivas USA (2009 6th overall)
- New England Revolution (2009 7th overall)
From Primera División de México:
- Pachuca (2009 2nd overall)
- Monarcas Morelia (2009 5th overall)
- Puebla (2009 6th overall)
- Pumas UNAM (2009 9th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Dynamo |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
| Puebla |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| Chivas USA |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Pachuca |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
| Houston Dynamo | 2–1 | Pachuca |
|---|---|---|
Ngwenya  18', 85' |
Report | Manso 51' |
| Houston Dynamo | 1–1 | Chivas USA |
|---|---|---|
| Palmer 6' |
Report | Padilla 71' |
| Houston Dynamo | 1–0 | Puebla |
|---|---|---|
| Oduro 63' |
Report |
| Chivas USA | 1–0 | Pachuca |
|---|---|---|
| Maldonado 7' |
Report |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Revolution |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 9 |
| Monarcas Morelia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 |
| Chicago Fire |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 |
| Pumas UNAM |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
| Chicago Fire | 1–5 | Monarcas Morelia |
|---|---|---|
| Kinney 49' |
Report | Hernández 4' Rey 34'Sabah 40'Márquez 50'Lozano 70' |
| Monarcas Morelia | 2–2 | Pumas UNAM |
|---|---|---|
| Rey 2' Droguett 53' |
Report | Augusto 68' Cortés 85' |
| Chicago Fire | 1–0 | Pumas UNAM |
|---|---|---|
| Conde 35' |
Report |
Knockout round
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| August 4 – Foxborough, MA | ||||||
| New England Revolution (p) | 1 (5) | |||||
| September 1 – Foxborough, MA | ||||||
| Puebla | 1 (3) | |||||
| New England Revolution | 1 | |||||
| August 5 – Houston, TX | ||||||
| Monarcas Morelia | 2 | |||||
| Houston Dynamo | 0 | |||||
| Monarcas Morelia | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Houston Dynamo | 0–1 | Monarcas Morelia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Final
| 2010 SuperLiga champions |
|---|
 Monarcas Morelia 1st title |
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Kevin Alston ( New England Revolution)
Franco Arizala (
Pachuca)- Leandro Augusto ( Pumas UNAM)
- Wiliam Conde ( Chicago Fire)
- Javier Cortés ( Pumas UNAM)
Hugo Droguett ( Monarcas Morelia)
Álvaro Fabián González ( Puebla)- Elías Hernández ( Monarcas Morelia)
- Steven Kinney ( Chicago Fire)
- Jaime Lozano ( Monarcas Morelia)
- Rafael Márquez Lugo ( Monarcas Morelia)
Giancarlo Maldonado ( Chivas USA)
Kenny Mansally ( New England Revolution)
Damián Manso ( Pachuca)
Dominic Oduro ( Houston Dynamo)- Jesús Padilla ( Chivas USA)
Lovel Palmer ( Houston Dynamo)- Gabriel Pereyra ( Puebla)
- Zack Schilawski ( New England Revolution)
Michael Umaña ( Chivas USA)
