The 2008 North American SuperLiga was the second edition of the SuperLiga competition. The top four Major League Soccer and Liga MX 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).
| 2008 North American SuperLiga | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | July 12 – August 5 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New England Revolution (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Houston Dynamo |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 36 (2.4 per match) |
| Attendance | 194,414 (12,961 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Shalrie Joseph Stuart Holden Ante Razov (3 goals) |
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]
- D.C. United (2007 Supporters' Shield)
- Chivas USA (2007 season 2nd overall)
- Houston Dynamo (2007 season 3rd overall)
- New England Revolution (2007 season 4th overall)
From 
La Primera División
- Guadalajara (2006 Apertura champion)
- Pachuca (2007 Clausura champion)
- Atlante (2007 Apertura champion)
- Santos Laguna (2008 Clausura champion)
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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston Dynamo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| 2 | Atlante | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 |
| 3 | Guadalajara | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | D.C. United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 0 |
Source: Livesport
| D.C. United | 1–2 | Guadalajara |
|---|---|---|
Emilio  76' | Report | Arellano 23' Pineda 72' |
| Houston Dynamo | 4–0 | Atlante |
|---|---|---|
De Rosario 20'  44'Holden 21' 29'Mullan 54' | Report | Muñoz 45' |
| D.C. United | 2–3 | Atlante |
|---|---|---|
| Doe 28' Emilio 79' | Report | Gabriel Rey 15' 44' Bermudez 49' |
| D.C. United | 1–3 | Houston Dynamo |
|---|---|---|
| Doe 76' | Report | Clark 12' Boswell 29'Holden 84' |
| Atlante | 2–0 | Guadalajara |
|---|---|---|
| Maldonado 42' Espinoza 88' | Report |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England Revolution | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
| 2 | Pachuca | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Chivas USA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Santos Laguna | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
Source: Livesport
| New England Revolution | 1–0 | Pachuca |
|---|---|---|
| Smith 90+6' (pen.) | Report |
| Santos Laguna | 1–1 | Pachuca |
|---|---|---|
| Benítez 72' | Report | Álvarez 4' |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| July 29 – Houston | ||||||
| Houston | 2 | |||||
| August 5 – Foxborough | ||||||
| Pachuca | 0 | |||||
| Houston | 2 (5) | |||||
| July 30 – Foxborough | ||||||
| New England (p) | 2 (6) | |||||
| New England | 1 | |||||
| Atlante | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Houston Dynamo | 2–0 | Pachuca |
|---|---|---|
| Boswell 77' Ashe 87' | Report |
| New England Revolution | 1–0 | Atlante |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph 30' Heaps 90+' | Report | Rey 85' Zamora  90+' Vilar 90+' Muñoz 90+'Venegas 90+' |
Final
| New England Revolution | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Houston Dynamo |
|---|---|---|
| Ralston 41' Joseph 82'Joseph 102' | Report | Davis 14' Jaqua 18'Kamara 98' |
| Penalties | ||
Ralston  Reis  Joseph Twellman Smith Larentowicz Tierney Albright | 6–5 | Waibel Wondolowski De Rosario Ching Clark Barrett Kamara Ashe |
| SuperLiga 2008 Champion |
|---|
 New England Revolution First title |
Goalscorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Damián Ariel Álvarez (
Pachuca)
Cristian Benítez ( Santos Laguna)- Christian Bermudez ( Atlante)
- Gabriel Caballero ( Pachuca)
Ricardo Clark ( Houston Dynamo)
Dwayne De Rosario ( Houston Dynamo)
Kheli Dube ( New England Revolution)- Gerardo Espinoza ( Atlante)
Giancarlo Maldonado ( Atlante)- Bruno Marioni ( Pachuca)
- Brian Mullan ( Houston Dynamo)
- Gonzalo Pineda ( Guadalajara)
Khano Smith ( New England Revolution)- Nate Jaqua ( Houston Dynamo)
- Steve Ralston ( New England Revolution)
Kei Kamara ( Houston Dynamo)
References
External links
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