2009 North American SuperLiga

The 2009 SuperLiga was the third edition of the SuperLiga. The top four overall Major League Soccer teams from the 2008 season not already qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League earned qualification,[1] as well as four clubs from the Mexican Primera División. All games of the tournament were broadcast live on Fox Sports World in Canada, Telefutura in the United States, and Televisa and TV Azteca in Mexico and an internet stream on the SuperLiga website. UANL won their first title after beating Chicago Fire 4–3 on penalties in the final.

2009 SuperLiga
SuperLiga 2009
Tournament details
Host countryUSA
DatesJune 20 – August 5
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsMexico UANL (1st title)
Runners-upUnited States Chicago Fire
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored37 (2.47 per match)
Attendance106,832 (7,122 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mexico Armando Pulido (3 goals)
2008
2010

Qualification

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

On November 21, 2008, MLS announced that for the 2009 tournament, the top four teams in the 2008 MLS regular season standings not competing in the CONCACAF Champions League in 2009–10 would qualify for SuperLiga 2009.[2] That ruling means that the top two teams from the 2008 MLS season, the Columbus Crew and the Houston Dynamo, who had already qualified for the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League, were not eligible to participate in the Superliga 2009.

On May 14, 2009, FMF announced that for the 2009 tournament the top four eligible teams from the Clausura 2008 and Apertura 2008 overall season standings not competing in the CONCACAF Champions League would qualify for SuperLiga 2009. That ruling meant that the Apertura-08 Champion Toluca and the runner-up Cruz Azul (2008 3rd and 4th overall respectively), who had already qualified for the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League, were not eligible to participate in the tournament. UNAM (6th overall) were also ineligible, while Guadalajara (2nd overall) declined to participate.

The SuperLiga 2009 participants were:

From   Major League Soccer:

From   Mexican Primera División:

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
  UANL 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6
  Chicago Fire 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
  San Luis 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
  Chivas USA 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: [citation needed]
Chicago Fire  1 – 0  San Luis
McBride   57' Report

Chivas USA  1 – 2  UANL
Lahoud   55' Report Pulido   11'
Dueñas   82'

Chicago Fire  1 – 0  Chivas USA
Mapp   35' Report

San Luis  3 – 1  UANL
Luna   55'
Reyes   56', 76'
Report García   74'
Attendance: 9,126
Referee: Ricardo Areliano (Mexico)

Chicago Fire  1 – 2  UANL
Blanco   85' (pen.) Report Pulido   37', 61'
Attendance: 9,157
Referee: Kevin Thomas (Jamaica)

Chivas USA  1 – 1 San Luis
Harris   89' Report Moreno   54' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,411
Referee: Luis de la Rosa (Panama)

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  New England Revolution 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7
  Santos Laguna 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
  Atlas 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
  Kansas City Wizards 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2
Source: [citation needed]

New England Revolution  4 – 2  Santos Laguna
Larentowicz   38'
Mansally   60'
Heaps   63'
Dube   82'
Report Vuoso   51'
Rodríguez   55'
Attendance: 9,512
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

New England Revolution  1 – 1  Kansas City Wizards
Dube   45+1' Report[permanent dead link] Barnes   85' (o.g.)
Attendance: 5,378
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez (USA)

Santos Laguna  0 – 0  Atlas
Torres   74' Report[permanent dead link]
Attendance: 5,378
Referee: Erim Ramírez Ulloa (Mexico)

New England Revolution  1 – 0  Atlas
Mansally   32' Report
Attendance: 7,411
Referee: Ricardo Cerdas (Costa Rica)

Kansas City Wizards  1 – 3  Santos Laguna
López   80' Report Herrera   61'
Vuoso   74'
Rodríguez   90+'
Attendance: 10,385
Referee: José Molina (Honduras)

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
July 15 – Foxborough
 
 
  New England1
 
August 5 – Bridgeview
 
  Chicago2
 
  Chicago1 (3)
 
July 15 – Foxborough
 
  UANL (p)1 (4)
 
  UANL3
 
 
  Santos2
 

Semifinals

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New England Revolution  1 – 2  Chicago Fire
Jankauskas   44' Report[permanent dead link] McBride   34'
Blanco   63'
Attendance: 7,215
Referee: Paul Ward (Canada)

UANL  3 – 2 Santos Laguna
Molina   3'
Fonseca   19'
Batista   83'
Report[permanent dead link] Quintero   27'
Torres   91+'
Attendance: 7,215
Referee: Jamie Gardano (Mexico)

Final

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Chicago Fire  1 – 1  UANL
Nyarko   10' Report Itamar   43'
Penalties
Blanco  
Banner  
Rolfe  
Mapp  
Woolard  
3 – 4   Fernández
  Viniegra
  Ayala
  Pulido
  Itamar
SuperLiga
2009 champion
 
UANL
First title

Goalscorers

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3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "'Game First' initiatives enhance on-field product". April 2, 2007. Archived from the original on October 9, 2007. Retrieved October 15, 2007.
  2. ^ "'MLS announces competition changes for 2009'". November 21, 2008. Archived from the original on February 15, 2009. Retrieved November 21, 2008.
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