2010 North American SuperLiga

The 2010 SuperLiga was the fourth edition of the SuperLiga. 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.

2010 SuperLiga
SuperLiga 2010
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesJuly 14 – September 1
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsMexico Morelia (1st title)
Runners-upUnited States New England Revolution
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored34 (2.27 per match)
Attendance149,836 (9,989 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mexico Miguel Sabah (4 goals)
2009

Qualification

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The teams involved were selected based on qualification rules set by their respective leagues.

On April 28, 2010, MLS announced that for the 2010 season 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, Club América (5th 2009 overall) declined to participate.

The SuperLiga 2010 participants are as follows:

From   Major League Soccer:

From   Primera División de México:

Group stage

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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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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
Source: [citation needed]
Houston Dynamo  2 – 1  Pachuca
Ngwenya   18', 85' Report Manso   51'
Attendance: 10,400
Referee: Jerry Solis (Costa Rica)

Chivas USA  1 – 2  Puebla
Umaña   85' Report Olivera   6'
González   62'
Attendance: 12,617
Referee: José Gaspar Molina (Honduras)

Houston Dynamo  1 – 1  Chivas USA
Palmer   6' Report Padilla   71'

Pachuca  1 – 3  Puebla
Arizala   80' Report Pereyra   25'
Ortiz   67', 75'

Houston Dynamo  1 – 0  Puebla
Oduro   63' Report
Attendance: 10,033
Referee: Óscar Reyna (Guatemala)[2]

Chivas USA  1 – 0  Pachuca
Maldonado   7' Report
Attendance: 14,817
Referee: Marlon Mejia (El Salvador)

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  New England Revolution 3 3 0 0 3 0 +3 9
  Morelia 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3 4
  Chicago Fire 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
  UNAM 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: [citation needed]
New England  1 – 0  UNAM
Schilawski   18' Report

Chicago  1 – 5  Morelia
Kinney   49' Report Hernández   4'
Rey   34'
Sabah   40'
Márquez   50'
Lozano   70'
Attendance: 11,009
Referee: José Rivera (El Salvador)

Chicago  0 – 1  New England
Report Perovic   77'

Morelia  2 – 2  UNAM
Rey   2'
Droguett   53'
Report Augusto   68'
Cortés   85'
Attendance: 16,117
Referee: Ricardo Arellano (Mexico)

New England  1 – 0  Morelia
Perović   62' Report
Attendance: 8,173
Referee: Elmer Rodas (Guatemala)

Chicago  1 – 0  UNAM
Conde   35' Report
Attendance: 9,429
Referee: Jose Pineda (Honduras)

Knockout round

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
August 4 – Foxborough
 
 
  New England (p)1 (5)
 
September 1 – Foxborough
 
  Puebla1 (3)
 
  New England1
 
August 5 – Houston
 
  Morelia2
 
  Houston0
 
 
  Morelia1
 

Semi-finals

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New England  1–1  Puebla
Report
Penalties
Joseph  
Reis  
Tierney  
Phelan  
Mansally  
5–3   Olivera
  Juárez
  Ayala
  Lugo
Attendance: 5,854
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)

Houston  0–1  Morelia
Report

Final

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New England  1–2  Morelia
Report
Attendance: 10,414

Goalscorers

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4 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "Superliga 2010: Dates and venues announced". April 28, 2010. Archived from the original on May 1, 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
  2. ^ http://www.houstondynamo.com/news/2010/07/dynamo-happy-about-tough-win [dead link]
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