2007 in American soccer

The 2007 season was the 95th year of competitive soccer in the United States.

Soccer in the United States
Season2007
Men's soccer
Supporters' ShieldD.C. United
USL First DivisionSeattle Sounders
USL Second DivisionHarrisburg City Islanders
NPSLSouthern California Fusion
PDLLaredo Heat
US Open CupNew England Revolution
MLS CupHouston Dynamo
← 2006 United States 2008 →

National team edit

Men edit

Senior edit

Wins Losses Draws
12 5 1

The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.

  Win   Draw   Loss

January 20 International Friendly United States   3–1   Denmark Carson, California
14:00 UTC−08 Donovan   44' (pen.)
Bornstein   57'
Cooper   80'
(Report) Sørensen   37' Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 10,048
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)
February 7 International Friendly United States   2–0   Mexico Glendale, Arizona
19:25 UTC−07 Conrad   52'
Donovan   90+1'
(Report) Stadium: University of Phoenix Stadium
Attendance: 62,462
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)
March 25 International Friendly United States   3–1   Ecuador Tampa, Florida
12:00 UTC−04 Donovan   1', 66', 67' (Report) Caicedo   11' Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
Attendance: 31,547
Referee: Silviu Petrescu (Canada)
June 2 International Friendly United States   4–1   China San Jose, California
17:00 UTC−07 Beasley   10'
Feilhaber   28'
Dempsey   72'
Onyewu   79'
(Report) Yaokun   15' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 20,821
Referee: Hugo Gualaro (Mexico)
June 12 Gold Cup group stage United States   4–0   El Salvador Foxborough, Massachusetts
17:00 UTC−04 Beasley   34', 89'
Donovan   49' (pen.)
Twellman   73'
(Report) Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 26,523
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)
June 21 Gold Cup Semifinal Canada   1–2   United States Chicago
18:00 UTC−05 Hume   76' (Report) Hejduk   39'
Donovan   45'
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 50,760
Referee: Benito Archundio (Mexico)
June 24 Gold Cup Final United States   2–1   Mexico Chicago
14:00 UTC−05 Donovan   62' (pen.)
Feilhaber   73'
(Report) Guardado   44' Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
June 28 Copa América group stage Argentina   4–1   United States Maracaibo, Venezuela
20:50 UTC−04:30 Crespo   11'   60'
Aimar   76'
Tevez   84'
(Report) Johnson   9' (pen.) Stadium: Estadio José Pachencho Romero
Attendance: 34,500
Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)
July 2 Copa América group stage United States   1–3   Paraguay Barinas, Venezuela
18:35 UTC−04:30 Clark   35' (Report) Barreto   29'
Cardozo   56'
Cabañas   90+2'
Stadium: Estadio Agustín Tovar
Attendance: 28,200
Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)
August 22 International Friendly Sweden   1–0   United States Gothenburg, Sweden
19:30 UTC+02 Kallstrom   56' (Report) Stadium: Ullevi
Attendance: 20,648
Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
September 9 International Friendly United States   2–4   Brazil Chicago
16:00 UTC-05 Bocanegra   21'
Dempsey   73'
(Report) Onyewu   33' (o.g.)
Lucio   53'
Ronaldinho   75'
Elano   90+2' (pen.)
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 43,543
Referee: Armando Archulia (Mexico)

Women edit

Senior edit

Wins Losses Draws
19 1 4

The United States Women's National Soccer Team was coached by Pia Sundhage.

Four Nations Tournament edit
Jan 26 United States   0–0   Germany Guangzhou, China
3:00 a.m. UTC-05 Report Stadium: Guangdong Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Deng Junxia (CHN)
Assistant referees: Fu Hongjue (CHN)
Da Fuping (CHN)
Fourth official: Amy Rayner (GBR)
Jan 28 United States   1–1   England Guangzhou, China
3:00 a.m. UTC-05 O'Reilly   17' Report Scott   47' Stadium: Guangdong Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (GER)
Assistant referees: Zhang Lingling (CHN)
Liu Hongjuan (CHN)
Fourth official: Da Fuping (CHN)
Jan 30 United States   2–0   China Guangzhou, China
3:00 a.m. UTC-05 Chalupny   45+1'
Kai   56'
Report Stadium: Guangdong Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Amy Rayner (GBR)
Assistant referees: Liu Hongjuan (CHN)
Hu An Qi (CHN)
Fourth official: Qu Xiaoguang (CHN)
Algarve Cup edit
Mar 7 Group Round United States   2–1   China Silves, Portugal
11:15 a.m. UTC-05 Lilly   19' (pen.)
Lloyd   38'
Report Duan   21' Stadium: Estadio Municipal
Attendance: 500
Referee: Gyongyi Gaal (HUN)
Assistant referees: Emilia Parvainen (FIN)
Karine Vives Solana (FRA)
Fourth official: Natalia Advonchenko (RUS)
Mar 9 Group Round United States   1–0   Finland Ferreiras, Portugal
11:15 a.m. UTC-05 Lloyd   46' Report Stadium: Parque Desportiva da Nora
Attendance: 500
Referee: Bentla D’Coth (IND)
Assistant referees: Kyoung Min Kim (KOR)
Ja Daw Kaw (MYA)
Fourth official: Eun Ah Hong (KOR)
Mar 12 Group Round United States   3–2   Sweden Vila Real de San Antonio, Portugal
4:00 p.m. UTC-05 Wambach   39', 72'
Lloyd   44'
Report Oqvist   71'
Svensson   83' (pen.)
Stadium: Estadio Municipal
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Etsuko Fukano (JPN)
Assistant referees: Hongjuan Liu (CHN)
Hongjue Fu (CHN)
Mar 14 Final United States   2–0   Denmark Vila Real de San Antonio, Portugal
12:30 p.m. UTC-05 Lilly   12'
Lloyd   51'
Report Stadium: Estadio Municipal
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng (THA)
Assistant referees: Hongjuan Liu (CHN)
Hongjue Fu (CHN)
Fourth official: Bentla D’coth (IND)
International Friendlies edit
Apr 14 United States   5–0   Mexico Foxborough, Massachusetts
5:00 p.m. UTC-05 Wambach   10'
Tarpley   33'
Lilly   50', 70'
Cheney   88'
Report Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 18,184
Referee: Rachel Woo
Assistant referees: Kim Oberle
Sharon Wheeler
Fourth official: Niko Bratsis
May 12 United States   6–2   Canada Frisco, Texas
7:30 p.m. UTC-05 Wambach   3', 65'
Tarpley   13'
Chalupny   28'
Lilly   35'
O'Reilly   73'
Report Wilkinson   11'
Sinclair   50'
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 8,569
Referee: Sandra Serafini (USA)
Assistant referees: Margaret Domka (USA)
Kim Oberle (USA)
Fourth official: Shelley Finger (USA)
June 16 United States   2–0   China Cleveland, Ohio
7:00 p.m. UTC-05 Wambach   67', 88' Report Stadium: Cleveland Browns Stadium
Attendance: 8,888
Referee: Kari Seitz
Assistant referees: Sharon Wheeler
Margaret Domka
Fourth official: Rachel Woo
June 23 United States   2–0   Brazil East Rutherford, New Jersey
7:00 p.m. UTC-05 Lilly   1'
Wambach   17'
Report Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 16,856
Referee: Rachel Woo (USA)
Assistant referees: Sharon Wheeler (USA)
Kim Oberle (USA)
Fourth official: Sandra Serafini (USA)
July 14 United States   1–0   Norway East Hartford, Connecticut
6:00 p.m. UTC-05 Lloyd   66' Report Stadium: Rentschler Field
Attendance: 9,957
Referee: Kari Seitz (USA)
Assistant referees: Sharon Wheeler (USA)
Margaret Domka (USA)
Fourth official: Rachel Woo (USA)
July 28 United States   4–1   Japan San Jose, California
10:00 p.m. UTC-05 Boxx   17'
Kinga   41' (o.g.)
Lilly   55'
Wambach   72' (pen.)
Report Nagasato   79' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 11,290
Referee: Jennifer Bennett
Assistant referees: Sharon Wheeler
Margaret Domka
Fourth official: Kari Seitz
Aug 12 United States   6–1   New Zealand Chicago, Illinois
1:00 p.m. UTC-05 Wambach   7', 90'
Lilly   33'
Lloyd   34', 60'
Tarpley   57'
Report Smith   73' Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 7,015
Referee: Jennifer Bennett
Assistant referees: Sharon Wheeler
Margaret Domka
Fourth official: Kristine Lamm
Aug 25 United States   4–0   Finland Carson, California
9:30 p.m. UTC-05 Boxx   30'
Lilly   36'
Tarpley   68'
O'Reilly   76'
Report Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 7,118
Referee: Kari Seitz
Assistant referees: Flisha Mariscal
Marlene Duffy
Fourth official: Jennifer Bennett
World Cup edit
Sep 11 Group B United States   2–2   North Korea Chengdu, China
5:00 a.m. UTC-05 Wambach   50'
O'Reilly   69'
Report Son Hui   58'
Yong Ae   62'
Stadium: Chengdu Sports Center Stadium
Attendance: 35,100
Referee: Nicole Petignat (SUI)
Assistant referees: Corinne LaGrange (FRA)
Karine Vives Solana (FRA)
Fourth official: Dagmar Damkova (CZE)
Sep 14 Group B United States   2–0   Sweden Chengdu, China
5:00 a.m. UTC-05 Wambach   34' (pen.), 58' Report Stadium: Chengdu Sports Center Stadium
Attendance: n/a
Referee: Gyoengyi Gaal (HUN)
Assistant referees: Maria Luisa Villa Gutierrez (ESP)
Cristina Cini (ITA)
Fourth official: Christine Beck (GER)
Sep 18 Group B United States   1–0   Nigeria Shanghai, China
8:00 a.m. UTC-05 Chalupny   1' Report Stadium: Shanghai Hongkou Football Stadium
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Mayumi OIWA (JPN)
Assistant referees: Hisae YOSHIZAWA (JPN)
Liu Hsiu Mei (TPE)
Fourth official: Estela Alvarez (ARG)
Sep 22 Quarterfinals United States   3–0   England Tianjin, China
8:00 a.m. UTC-05 Wambach   48'
Boxx   57'
Lilly   60'
Report Stadium: Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium
Attendance: 29,586
Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (SWE)
Assistant referees: Susanne Borg (SWE)
Hege Steinlund (NOR)
Fourth official: Mayumi Oiwa (JPN)
Sep 27 Semifinals Brazil   4–0   United States Hangzhou, China
8:00 a.m. UTC-05 Osborne   20' (o.g.)
Marta   27', 80'
Cristiane   56'
Report Stadium: Hangzhou Dragon Stadium
Attendance: 47,818
Referee: Nicole Petignat (SUI)
Assistant referees: Karine Vives Solana (FRA)
Corinne Lagrange (FRA)
Fourth official: Tammy Ogston (AUS)
Sep 30 Third-place playoff United States   4–1   Norway Shanghai, China
8:00 a.m. UTC-05 Wambach   30', 46'
Chalupny   58'
O'Reilly   59'
Report Gulbrandsen   63' Stadium: Shanghai Hongkou Football Stadium
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Gyoengyi Gaal (HUN)
Assistant referees: Maria Luisa Villa Gutierrez (ESP)
Miriam Draeger (GER)
Fourth official: Christine Beck (GER)
International Friendlies edit
Oct 13 United States   5–1   Mexico St. Louis, Missouri
8:00 p.m. UTC-05 O'Reilly   32'
Wambach   57', 81'
Lilly   67'
Lloyd   84'
Report Lopez   3' Stadium: Edward Jones Dome
Attendance: 10,861
Referee: Kari Seitz (USA)
Assistant referees: George Major (USA)
Younasse Tarbouni (USA)
Fourth official: Jeff Shelton (USA)
Oct 17 United States   4–0   Mexico Portland, Oregon
10:00 p.m. UTC-05 Lilly   45+1'
Wambach   76'
Kai   82'
Lloyd   87'
Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 10,006
Referee: Margaret Domka (USA)
Assistant referees: Veronica Perez (USA)
Cindy Brooks (USA)
Fourth official: Jessica Baumann (USA)
Oct 20 United States   1–1   Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico
6:30 p.m. UTC-05 O'Reilly   62' Report Ocampo   56' Stadium: University Stadium
Attendance: 8,972
Referee: Jennifer Bennett (USA)
Assistant referees: Marlene Duffy (USA)
Jeremy Vehar (USA)
Fourth official: Chris Sanchez (USA)

Major League Soccer edit

Table edit

Pos Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 D.C. United (E1) 55 30 16 7 7 56 34 +22
2 Chivas USA (W1) 53 30 15 7 8 46 28 +18
3 Houston Dynamo[1] (W2) 52 30 15 8 7 43 23 +20
4 New England Revolution[2] (E2) 50 30 14 8 8 51 43 +8
5 FC Dallas 44 30 13 12 5 37 44 –7
6 New York Red Bulls 43 30 12 11 7 47 45 +2
7 Chicago Fire 40 30 10 10 10 31 36 –5
8 Kansas City Wizards 40 30 11 12 7 45 45 0
9 Columbus Crew 37 30 9 11 10 39 44 –5
10 Colorado Rapids 35 30 9 13 8 29 34 –5
11 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 30 9 14 7 38 48 –10
12 Real Salt Lake 27 30 6 15 9 31 45 –14
13 Toronto FC[3] 25 30 6 17 7 25 49 –24
MLS Supporters' Shield, 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, SuperLiga 2008, CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09[4]
2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, SuperLiga 2008, CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09
2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, SuperLiga 2008
2007 MLS Cup Playoffs
  • ^2 – Toronto FC cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Championship.
    If they had qualified for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified would have qualified.
  • ^3 – Additional Champions League berths were awarded to the winner (Houston) and runner-up (New England) of MLS Cup 2007.
    The winner of the 2007 U.S. Open Cup (New England) also qualified.
    Because New England qualified twice, an additional berth was awarded to the 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield runner-up (Chivas USA).

Playoffs edit

Conference Semifinals Conference Finals MLS Cup 2007
          
E1 D.C. United 0 2
E4 Chicago Fire 1 2
E4 Chicago Fire 0
Eastern Conference
E2 New England Revolution 1
E3 New York Red Bulls 0 0
E2 New England Revolution 0 1
E2 New England Revolution 1
W2 Houston Dynamo 2
W1 Chivas USA 0 0
W4 Kansas City Wizards1 1 0
W4 Kansas City Wizards 0
Western Conference
W2 Houston Dynamo 2
W3 FC Dallas 1 1
W2 Houston Dynamo (aet) 0 4

1 The Kansas City Wizards earned the eighth and final playoff berth, despite finishing fifth in the Eastern Conference. They represent the fourth seed in the Western Conference playoff bracket, as only three teams in the Western Conference qualified for the playoffs.

MLS Cup edit

New England Revolution1–2Houston Dynamo
Twellman   20' Report Ngwenya   61'
De Rosario   74'
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 39,859
Referee: Alex Prus

USL First Division edit

Table edit

Purple indicates regular season champion
Green indicates playoff berth clinched

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Seattle Sounders 28 16 6 6 37 23 +14 54
2 Portland Timbers 28 14 5 9 32 18 +14 51
3 Montreal Impact 28 14 6 8 32 21 +11 50
4 Atlanta Silverbacks 28 12 9 7 40 30 +10 43
5 Rochester Raging Rhinos 28 12 10 6 39 36 +3 42
6 Puerto Rico Islanders 28 10 8 10 35 34 +1 40
7 Vancouver Whitecaps 28 9 7 12 27 24 +3 39
8 Carolina RailHawks 28 8 12 8 24 34 −10 32
9 Miami FC 28 9 15 4 31 41 −10 31
10 Charleston Battery 28 8 14 6 32 39 −7 30
11 Minnesota Thunder 28 5 12 11 32 35 −3 26
12 California Victory 28 4 17 7 17 43 −26 19

Playoffs edit

Quarterfinals
September 14/16
Semifinals
September 21/23
Final
September 29
               
1 Seattle Sounders 2 1 3
8 Carolina RailHawks 0 0 0
1 Seattle Sounders (PK's) 2 0 2 (4)
6 Puerto Rico Islanders 1 1 2 (2)
3 Montreal Impact 3 0 3
6 Puerto Rico Islanders 2 3 5
1 Seattle Sounders 4
4 Atlanta Silverbacks 0
4 Atlanta Silverbacks 2 1 3
5 Rochester Raging Rhinos 1 1 2
4 Atlanta Silverbacks (PK's) 1 0 1 (3)
2 Portland Timbers 1 0 1 (1)
2 Portland Timbers 0 3 3
7 Vancouver Whitecaps 1 0 1

Final edit

USL Second Division edit

Table edit

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Richmond Kickers 20 12 3 5 37 15 +22 41
2 Cleveland City Stars 20 10 1 8 31 14 +17 39
3 Harrisburg City Islanders 20 11 4 5 26 15 +11 38
4 Charlotte Eagles 20 11 7 2 40 29 +11 35
5 Crystal Palace Baltimore 20 9 6 5 27 20 +7 32
6 Western Mass Pioneers 20 7 7 6 25 26 −1 27
7 Wilmington Hammerheads 20 4 9 7 22 30 −8 19
8 Cincinnati Kings 20 4 11 5 29 41 −12 17
9 New Hampshire Phantoms 20 3 12 5 16 34 −18 131
10 Bermuda Hogges 20 3 14 3 16 45 −29 12

1New Hampshire was penalized 1 point for circumstances not released by the USL.

Playoffs edit

Quarterfinals
August 13
Semifinals
August 16
Final
August 23
1 Charlotte Eagles 2
4 Crystal Palace Baltimore (AET/PK) 2 (7) 4 Crystal Palace Baltimore 1
5 Harrisburg City Islanders 2 (6) 1 Charlotte Eagles 1
3 Cleveland City Stars 2
2 Richmond Kickers 0
3 Cleveland City Stars 4 3 Cleveland City Stars(AET) 1
6 Western Mass Pioneers 2

Final edit

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup edit

Third round
July 9–18
Quarterfinals
August 7–8
Semifinals
September 4
Final
October 3
            
USL-1   Seattle Sounders 3
MLS   Chivas USA 1
USL-1   Seattle Sounders 5
MLS   Colorado Rapids 0
MLS   Colorado Rapids 3
USL-1   California Victory 1
USL-1   Seattle Sounders 1
MLS   FC Dallas (OT) 2
USL-1   Charleston Battery (OT) 1
MLS   Houston Dynamo 0
USL-1   Charleston Battery 1
MLS   FC Dallas (OT) 2
MLS   FC Dallas (PK's) 1 (4)
USL-1   Atlanta Silverbacks 1 (3)
MLS   FC Dallas 2
MLS   New England Revolution 3
USL-1   Rochester Raging Rhinos 2
MLS   New England Revolution 4
MLS   New England Revolution 2
USL-2   Harrisburg City Islanders 1
USL-2   Harrisburg City Islanders 1
MLS   D.C. United 0
MLS   New England Revolution (OT) 2
USL-1   Carolina RailHawks 1
USL-1   Carolina RailHawks 1
MLS   Chicago Fire 0
USL-1   Carolina RailHawks 1
USL-2   Richmond Kickers 0
USL-2   Richmond Kickers 1
MLS   Los Angeles Galaxy 0

Final edit

New England Revolution3–2FC Dallas
Noonan   21'
Twellman   41'
Wells Thompson   57'
(Report) Alvarez   30'
Abe Thompson   64'
Attendance: 10,618
Referee: Alex Prus

American clubs in international competitions edit

Club Competition Final round
Houston Dynamo 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Semifinal
2007 North American SuperLiga Semifinal
D.C. United 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Semifinal
2007 North American SuperLiga Semifinal
Los Angeles Galaxy Final
FC Dallas Group stage

Houston Dynamo edit

April 5 Champions Cup Semifinals Pachuca   5–2 (a.e.t.)   Houston Pachuca, Mexico
18:35 UTC-05 Caballero   4', 86'
Giménez   15' (pen.), pen.', 105'
Report Mullan   53'
Ching   79'
Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (CAN)

D.C. United edit

March 1 Champions Cup Quarterfinals D.C. United   3–2   Olimpia Washington, D.C.
19:05 UTC-05 Emilio   37', 84'
Gómez   49' (pen.)
(Report) Thomas   30' (pen.)
Pacini   75'
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 8,181
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)
July 25 SuperLiga group stage D.C. United   1–1   Monarcas Morelia Washington, D.C.
20:00 UTC-04 Gomez   7' (Report) Martínez   79' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 13,335
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
July 29 SuperLiga group stage D.C. United   1–0   América Washington, D.C.
20:00 UTC-04 Dyachenko   12' (Report) Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 18,604
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

Los Angeles Galaxy edit

July 28 SuperLiga group stage Los Angeles   1–2   Guadalajara Los Angeles, California
22:00 UTC-07 Donovan   88' (Report) Rodríguez   59'
Bravo   82'
Stadium: Los Angeles Coliseum
Attendance: 37,337
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
July 31 SuperLiga group stage FC Dallas   5–6   Los Angeles Frisco, Texas
20:00 UTC-05 Alvarez   43'
Toja   78'
Alvarez   82'
Ruíz   90+1'
Thompson   90+6'
(Report) Gordon   3'
Klein   12'
Gordon   15'
Harmse   18'
Donovan   84'
Pavón   90+5'
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 21,576
Referee: Kevin Stott

FC Dallas edit

July 28 SuperLiga group stage FC Dallas   1–1   Pachuca Frisco, Texas
20:00 UTC-05 Ruíz   75' (Report) Giménez   87' (pen.) Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 7,953
Referee: Samir Osman (Egypt)
July 31 SuperLiga group stage FC Dallas   5–6   Los Angeles Frisco, Texas
20:00 UTC-05 Alvarez   43'
Toja   78'
Alvarez   82'
Ruíz   90+1'
Thompson   90+6'
(Report) Gordon   3'
Klein   12'
Gordon   15'
Harmse   18'
Donovan   84'
Pavón   90+5'
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 21,576
Referee: Kevin Stott

References edit