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{{Short description|13th season of Major League Soccer}}
{{current sport}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Whole Day Edit}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox MLS
{{ infobox football league season
| year = 2008
| season = 2008
| commissioner = [[Don Garber]]
| cup = '''TBD'''
| mlscup = [[Columbus Crew]] (1st title)
| open = '''TBD'''
| shield = [[Columbus Crew]] (2nd shield)
| continentalcup1 = [[2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League|Champions League]]
| shield = '''TBD'''
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = [[Columbus Crew]]<br />[[New York Red Bulls]]<br />[[Houston Dynamo]]<br />[[D.C. United]]
| reserve = '''TBD'''
| MVP = '''TBD'''
| continentalcup2 = [[2009 North American SuperLiga|SuperLiga]]
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]]<br />[[New England Revolution|N.E. Revolution]]<br />[[C.D. Chivas USA|Chivas USA]]<br />[[Kansas City Wizards]]
| defender = '''TBD'''
| league topscorer = [[Landon Donovan]]<br />[[Los Angeles Galaxy]]<br />Goals: 20
| comeback = '''TBD'''
| biggest home win = [[Colorado Rapids|COL]] 4–0 [[Los Angeles Galaxy|LA]]<br />[[Chicago Fire S.C.|CHI]] 4–0 [[New England Revolution|NE]]<br />[[Real Salt Lake|RSL]] 4–0 [[D.C. United|DCU]]
| GK = '''TBD'''
| biggest away win = [[FC Dallas|FCD]] 1–5 [[Los Angeles Galaxy|LA]]<br />[[New York Red Bulls|NY]] 1–5 [[Chicago Fire S.C.|CHI]]
| goal = '''TBD'''
| highest scoring = [[New York Red Bulls|NY]] 4–5 [[Colorado Rapids|COL]]
| humanitarian = '''TBD'''
| rookie = '''TBD'''
| matches = 210
| newcomer = '''TBD'''
| total goals = 591
| fair = '''TBD'''
| average goals =
| coach = '''TBD'''
| longest wins = 5 games:<br />[[Columbus Crew]]
| longest unbeaten = 9 games:<br />[[Columbus Crew]]<br />[[San Jose Earthquakes]]
| GB = '''TBD'''
| ref = '''TBD'''
| longest losses = 4 games:<br />[[D.C. United]]
| highest attendance = [[Los Angeles Galaxy|LA]] @ [[New York Red Bulls|NY]]: 46,754
| caward = '''TBD'''
| lowest attendance = [[Columbus Crew|CLB]] @ [[Chivas USA|CHV]]: 6,733
| attendance = 3,456,641
| average attendance = 16,460
| prevseason = [[2007 Major League Soccer season|2007]]
| nextseason = [[2009 Major League Soccer season|2009]]
}}
{{Location map+ |United States |width=525 |float=right |caption=<div style="text-align: center;">Locations of teams for the 2008 Major League Soccer season<br>[[File:ButtonRed.svg|8px]] [[Western Conference (MLS)|Western Conference]] &nbsp; [[File:ButtonBlue.svg|8px]] [[Eastern Conference (MLS)|Eastern Conference]]</div>|places=
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=38.889722 |long=-76.971667 |label='''[[D.C. United]]''' |position=bottom |mark=ButtonBlue.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=40.737411 |long=-74.153763 |label='''[[New York Red Bulls|New York]]''' |position=left |mark=ButtonBlue.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=40.009444 |long=-82.991111 |label='''[[Columbus Crew|Columbus]]''' |position=left |mark=ButtonBlue.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=42.090833 |long=-71.264444 |label='''[[New England Revolution|New England]]''' |position=top |mark=ButtonBlue.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=41.742432 |long=-87.806789 |label='''[[Chicago Fire SC|Chicago]]''' |position=top |mark=ButtonBlue.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=39.1218 |long=-94.8237 |label='''[[Kansas City Wizards|Kansas City]]''' |position=bottom |mark=ButtonBlue.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=43.632778 |long=-79.418611 |label='''[[Toronto FC|Toronto]]''' |position=top |mark=ButtonBlue.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=39.35 |long=-104.8918 |label='''[[Colorado Rapids|Colorado]]''' |position=top |mark=ButtonRed.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=33.154444 |long=-96.835278 |label='''[[FC Dallas|Dallas]]''' |position=right |mark=ButtonRed.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=33.864444 |long=-118.261111 |label='''[[Chivas USA]]''' |position=top |mark=ButtonRed.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=33.864444 |long=-118.261111 |label='''[[LA Galaxy|Galaxy]]''' |position=bottom |mark=ButtonRed.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=29.721944 |long=-95.349167 |label='''[[Houston Dynamo|Houston]]''' |position=right |mark=ButtonRed.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=40.582923 |long=-111.893156 |label='''[[Real Salt Lake|Salt Lake]]''' |position=bottom |mark=ButtonRed.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=37.350556 |long=-121.936667 |label='''[[San Jose Earthquakes|San Jose]]'''|position=top |mark=ButtonRed.svg}}
}}
}}
{{Wikinewscat|2008 Major League Soccer season}}
The 2008 '''[[Major League Soccer]]''' season is the 13th season in league history. The season began on [[March 29]], [[2008]] and will end with [[MLS Cup 2008]], on [[November 23]] [[2008]] at [[The Home Depot Center]] in [[Carson, California]].<ref>{{cite web|title=MLS Cup 2008 Awared to Los Angeles|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3561560}}</ref>
<!-- ==Significant events== -->


The '''2008 Major League Soccer season''' was the 13th season of [[Major League Soccer]]. It was also the 96th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the [[United States]], and the 30th with a national first-division league.
==Changes from the [[2007 Major League Soccer season|2007 season]]==
* [[San Jose Earthquakes]] return to play as an expansion franchise in the [[Western Conference (MLS)|Western Conference]].
* [[Best Buy]] became the shirt sponsor for the [[Chicago Fire (soccer)|Chicago Fire]].
* [[Glidden (paints)|Glidden]] became the shirt sponsor for the [[Columbus Crew]].
* [[Volkswagen]] became the shirt sponsor for [[DC United]] and the official automobile of MLS.
* [[Bruce Arena|Bruce Arena's]] contract was not renewed by [[Red Bull New York]], and [[Juan Carlos Osorio]] was hired from the [[Chicago Fire (soccer)|Chicago Fire]] as a replacement.
* The [[Chicago Fire (soccer)|Chicago Fire]] promoted assistant coach [[Denis Hamlett]] to head coach.
* [[Frank Yallop]] left the [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] to become head coach of the [[San Jose Earthquakes]]. 1987 [[Ballon d'Or]] and [[Euro 88]] winner [[Ruud Gullit]] was hired as his replacement.
* [[John Carver (footballer)|John Carver]] became the head coach of [[Toronto FC]]. [[Mo Johnston]] remains as manager, but has also taken more of a front office role as team's director of soccer.<ref>[http://web.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t280&player=johnston_mo Toronto FC: Roster: Player Bio<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


The [[San Jose Earthquakes]] returned to the league, following a two-year hiatus that began after the 2005 season.
==Competition format==
The format for the 2008 season is as follows:
*Season runs from [[March 29]], [[2008]] to a championship match played [[November 23]], [[2008]].
*14 teams split into two 7 team conferences: Each team plays 30 games, evenly divided among home and away matches. Each team will play every other team twice, home and away, for a total of 26 games. The remaining 4 games will played against regional rivals (two of these games at home and two away).
*At season's end, the top three teams from each conference will make the playoffs; in addition, the next two highest point totals, regardless of conference, will also be in the playoffs. In the first round of this knockout tournament, aggregate goals over two matches determine the winners; the Conference Championships are one match each, with the winner of each conference advancing to [[MLS Cup]]. In all rounds, draws will be broken with 2 15-minute periods of extra time, followed by penalty kicks if necessary. The [[away goals rule]] is not used.
*The team with the best record in the 30 game regular season wins the [[MLS Supporters' Shield]] and qualifies for the next [[CONCACAF Champions League]] group stage. The MLS Cup Champion also qualifies for the Champions League group stage. The MLS Cup runner-up qualifies for the Champions League preliminary round. If a team qualifies through more than one method for the CONCACAF Champions League, the highest ranked MLS team(s) not already qualified will qualify for the preliminary round. Also, [[Toronto FC]], as a Canadian based team, can not qualify through MLS and can only qualify through the [[Canadian Championship]].
*During the season, MLS teams based in the U.S. may compete in the [[Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup]], the winner will qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round.
*During the season, Toronto will participate in the [[Canadian Championship]]. If they win, they will qualify for the [[CONCACAF Champions League]].
*All MLS teams may also compete in select international tournaments, and various exhibitions.
*[[North American SuperLiga|SuperLiga]], an MLS-FMF club competition, will also make up the 2008 season schedule, with most matches occurring midweek in July and August.
*The four MLS teams with the best regular season records in 2008 will qualify for 2009 [[North American SuperLiga|SuperLiga]].


The [[Kansas City Wizards]] left [[Arrowhead Stadium]] and moved to the [[Kansas]] side of the [[Kansas City Metropolitan Area|metropolitan area]], occupying [[CommunityAmerica Ballpark]] in [[Kansas City, Kansas|Kansas City]]. The league also debuted its newest [[soccer-specific stadium]] in October when [[Real Salt Lake]] opened [[Rio Tinto Stadium]] in [[Sandy, Utah]].
===Tiebreakers===


The regular season began on March 29, and concluded on October 26. The 2008 MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 30, and concluded with [[MLS Cup 2008]] on November 23. The [[Columbus Crew]] captured the league double by winning their second [[ Supporters' Shield]] and by defeating the [[New York Red Bulls]], 3-1, in MLS Cup.
# Head-to-Head (Points only)
# Overall Goal Differential
# Overall Total Goals Scored
# Tiebreakers 1-3 applied only to matches on the road
# Tiebreakers 1-3 applied only to matches at home
# Fewest team disciplinary points in the League Fair Play table
# Coin toss


==Overview==
[http://web.mlsnet.com/about/league.jsp?section=regulations&content=playoffs MLS Tiebreakers]


===Season format===
== Results table==
The season began on March 29 and concluded with [[MLS Cup 2008|MLS Cup]] on November 23. The 14 teams were split evenly into two conferences. Each team played 30 games that were evenly divided between home and away. Each team played every other team twice, home and away, for a total of 26 games. The remaining four games were played against four regional rivals, two at home and two away.
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The top three teams from each conference automatically qualified for the [[MLS Cup Playoffs]]. In addition, the two highest remaining point totals, regardless of conference, also qualified. In the first round, aggregate goals over two matches determined the winners. The conference finals were played as a single match, and the winners advanced to [[MLS Cup 2008|MLS Cup]]. In all rounds, draws were broken with two 15-minute periods of extra time, followed by penalty kicks if necessary. The [[away goals rule]] was not used in any round.

The team with the most points in the regular season was awarded the [[MLS Supporters' Shield]] and qualified for the [[CONCACAF Champions League 2009–10|CONCACAF Champions League]]. Additionally, the winner of [[MLS Cup]], and the runner-up, also qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League. An additional berth in the Champions League was also awarded to the winner of the [[2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup|U.S. Open Cup]]. If a team qualified for multiple berths into the Champions League, then additional berths were awarded to the highest overall finishing MLS team(s) not already qualified. Also, [[Toronto FC]], as a Canadian-based team, could not qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS, and had to instead qualify through the [[Canadian Championship]].

Automatic qualification for the [[2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup|U.S. Open Cup]] was awarded to the top six overall finishers, as opposed to the top three finishers in each conference. The rest of the U.S.-based MLS teams had to qualify for the remaining two berths via a series of play-in games.

Due to fixture congestion, qualification for the [[North American SuperLiga|SuperLiga]] was limited to the top four overall finishers not already qualified for the [[CONCACAF Champions League]]. This applied retroactively to the 2008 season, and thus was related to qualification for MLS teams to [[North American SuperLiga 2009|SuperLiga 2009]].

===Stadiums and locations===
{{main|List of Major League Soccer stadiums}}
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! Team
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|'''Abbreviation Key'''
|-
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| [[Chicago Fire FC|Chicago Fire]]
|[[Chicago Fire (soccer)|Chicago Fire]]; CHI • [[Chivas USA]]; CHV • [[Colorado Rapids]]; COL • [[Columbus Crew]]; CLB • [[D.C. United]]; DC • [[FC Dallas]]; DAL • [[Houston Dynamo]]; HOU
| [[SeatGeek Stadium|Toyota Park]]
| 20,000
|-
|-
| [[Chivas USA]]
|[[Kansas City Wizards]]; KC • [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]; LA • [[New England Revolution]]; NE • [[New York Red Bulls]]; NY • [[Real Salt Lake]]; RSL • [[San Jose Earthquakes]]; SJ • [[Toronto FC]]; TOR
| [[Home Depot Center]]
| 27,000
|-
|-
| [[Colorado Rapids]]
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| [[Dick's Sporting Goods Park]]
|}
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|- style="text-align: center; font-size: 75%"
|rowspan="2" bgcolor=DDDDDD|[[Chivas USA]]||DAL||bgcolor=#777777|RSL||CLB||bgcolor=#777777|DAL||LA||HOU||bgcolor=#777777|NE||bgcolor=#777777|DC||COL||bgcolor=#777777|CLB||NY||bgcolor=#777777|RSL||bgcolor=#777777|CHI||bgcolor=#777777|NY||bgcolor=#777777|SJ||LA||CHI||KC||bgcolor=#777777|LA||HOU||bgcolor=#777777|SJ||bgcolor=#777777|TOR||TOR||NE||RSL||bgcolor=#777777|KC||DC||SJ||bgcolor=#777777|COL||bgcolor=#777777|HOU
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|rowspan="2"|[[Colorado Rapids]]||bgcolor=#777777|LA||KC||NE||bgcolor=#777777|SJ||CHI||bgcolor=#777777|DC||HOU||bgcolor=#777777|RSL||bgcolor=#777777|CHV||bgcolor=#777777|DAL||LA||TOR||bgcolor=#777777|HOU||CLB||bgcolor=#777777|NY||SJ||DAL||bgcolor=#777777|CLB||bgcolor=#777777|TOR||bgcolor=#777777|KC||DC||RSL||DAL||bgcolor=#777777|CHI||bgcolor=#777777|NE||NY||bgcolor=#777777|HOU||LA||CHV||bgcolor=#777777|RSL
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|- style="text-align: center; font-size: 75%"
|rowspan="2" bgcolor=DDDDDD|[[Columbus Crew]]||bgcolor=#777777|TOR||NY||bgcolor=#777777|CHV||DC||bgcolor=#777777|HOU||bgcolor=#777777|KC||SJ||TOR||bgcolor=#777777|NE||CHV||bgcolor=#777777|SJ||KC||LA||bgcolor=#777777|COL||bgcolor=#777777|CHI||RSL||bgcolor=#777777|KC||COL||HOU||bgcolor=#777777|DAL||bgcolor=#777777|RSL||DAL||bgcolor=#777777|NE||TOR||bgcolor=#777777|NY||NE||bgcolor=#777777|LA||CHI||NY||bgcolor=#777777|DC
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|rowspan="2"|[[D.C. United]]||KC||bgcolor=#777777|TOR||RSL||bgcolor=#777777|CLB||bgcolor=#777777|RSL||COL||bgcolor=#777777|CHI||CHV||TOR||bgcolor=#777777|TOR||NE||CHI||bgcolor=#777777|NY||bgcolor=#777777|SJ||bgcolor=#777777|LA||bgcolor=#777777|HOU||bgcolor=#777777|KC||NY||CHI||NE||bgcolor=#777777|COL||bgcolor=#777777|NY||SJ||bgcolor=#777777|DAL||LA||DAL||bgcolor=#777777|CHV||HOU||bgcolor=#777777|NE||CLB
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|rowspan="2" bgcolor=DDDDDD|[[FC Dallas]]||bgcolor=#777777|CHV||HOU||bgcolor=#777777|NY||CHV||bgcolor=#777777|NE||SJ||RSL||bgcolor=#777777|LA||bgcolor=#777777|RSL||bgcolor=#777777|HOU||COL||NE||bgcolor=#777777|CHI||NY||HOU||bgcolor=#777777|KC||bgcolor=#777777|COL||bgcolor=#777777|LA||TOR||CLB||KC||bgcolor=#777777|CLB||bgcolor=#777777|COL||DC||CHI||bgcolor=#777777|DC||bgcolor=#777777|SJ||bgcolor=#777777|TOR||RSL||LA
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|bgcolor=#FFDFDF|0-3||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|3-3||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|0-0||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|2-2||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|0-1||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|0-0||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|1-2||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|2-1||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|1-2||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|2-2||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|0-1||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|1-3||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|2-0||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|0-0||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|1-1||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|0-0||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|2-0||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|0-2||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|3-4||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|0-4||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|0-3|| || || <!-- 25 --> || || || || || <!-- 30 -->
|- style="text-align: center; font-size: 75%"
|rowspan="2" bgcolor=DDDDDD|[[Kansas City Wizards]]||bgcolor=#777777|DC||bgcolor=#777777|COL||bgcolor=#777777|NE||bgcolor=#777777|HOU||CHI||TOR||CLB||NY||LA||RSL||bgcolor=#777777|CLB||TOR||bgcolor=#777777|RSL||DAL||bgcolor=#777777|NY||CLB||bgcolor=#777777|CHI||DC||bgcolor=#777777|CHV||COL||bgcolor=#777777|DAL||SJ||HOU||bgcolor=#777777|LA||TOR||CHV||bgcolor=#777777|CHI||bgcolor=#777777|NE||bgcolor=#777777|SJ||NE
|- style="text-align: center; font-size: 75%"
|bgcolor=#DFE7FF|0-2||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|2-3||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|3-1||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|0-0||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|1-0||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|0-2||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|1-2||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|1-1||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|1-3||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|0-0||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|3-0||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|0-0||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|0-1||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|1-1||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|1-2||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|3-3||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|0-0||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|0-2||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|2-3||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|1-2||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|1-1|| || || || <!-- 25 --> || || || || || <!-- 30 -->
|- style="text-align: center; font-size: 75%"
|rowspan="2"|[[Los Angeles Galaxy]]||COL||bgcolor=#777777|SJ||bgcolor=#777777|TOR||bgcolor=#777777|HOU||bgcolor=#777777|CHV||RSL||bgcolor=#777777|NY||DAL||bgcolor=#777777|KC||TOR||bgcolor=#777777|COL||SJ||bgcolor=#777777|CLB||DC||bgcolor=#777777|NE||bgcolor=#777777|CHV||NY||DAL||SJ||CHV||bgcolor=#777777|CHI||NE||bgcolor=#777777|RSL||KC||bgcolor=#777777|DC||CHI||CLB||bgcolor=#777777|COL||HOU||bgcolor=#777777|DAL
|- style="text-align: center; font-size: 75%"
|bgcolor=#FFDFDF|0-4||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|0-2||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|3-2||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|2-2||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|2-5||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|2-2||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|2-1||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|5-1||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|1-3||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|0-2||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|2-3||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|3-0||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|3-3||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|1-4||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|2-1||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|1-1||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|2-2||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|0-4||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|2-3||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|2-2||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|1-0||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|2-2|| || || || <!-- 25 --> || || || || || <!-- 30 -->
|- style="text-align: center; font-size: 75%"
|rowspan="2" bgcolor=DDDDDD|[[New England Revolution]]||bgcolor=#777777|HOU||CHI||KC||bgcolor=#777777|COL||NY||DAL||bgcolor=#777777|CHI||CHV||bgcolor=#777777|SJ||CLB||bgcolor=#777777|DC||bgcolor=#777777|DAL||HOU||bgcolor=#777777|NY||RSL||bgcolor=#777777|TOR||LA||bgcolor=#777777|CHI||SJ||bgcolor=#777777|DC||TOR||bgcolor=#777777|LA||CLB||bgcolor=#777777|CHV||COL||bgcolor=#777777|CLB||bgcolor=#777777|RSL||KC||DC||bgcolor=#777777|KC
|- style="text-align: center; font-size: 75%"
|bgcolor=#DFE7FF|0-3||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|0-4||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|3-1||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|1-0||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|1-1||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|1-0||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|3-0||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|2-1||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|0-2||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|1-0||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|2-2||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|1-2||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|2-0||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|1-1||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|1-2||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|1-2||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|2-1||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|2-1||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|0-4||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|1-2||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|1-1||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|2-2|| || || || <!-- 25 --> || || || || || <!-- 30 --> || || || <!-- 25 --> || || || || || <!-- 30 -->
|- style="text-align: center; font-size: 75%"
|rowspan="2"|[[Red Bull New York|New York Red Bulls]]||bgcolor=#777777|CLB||DAL||bgcolor=#777777|NE||bgcolor=#777777|SJ||TOR||LA||bgcolor=#777777|KC||bgcolor=#777777|CHI||HOU||bgcolor=#777777|CHV||DC||NE||bgcolor=#777777|DAL||CHV||COL||KC||bgcolor=#777777|LA||SJ||bgcolor=#777777|DC||bgcolor=#777777|TOR||bgcolor=#777777|HOU||DC||CHI||bgcolor=#777777|RSL||CLB||bgcolor=#777777|COL||bgcolor=#777777|TOR||RSL||bgcolor=#777777|CLB||CHI
|- style="text-align: center; font-size: 75%"
|bgcolor=#DFE7FF|0-2||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|0-2||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|1-1||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|0-2||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|1-1||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|2-1||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|1-1||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|5-1||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|0-1||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|0-1||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|1-4||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|1-1||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|0-1||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|1-1||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|0-4||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|1-2||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|2-2||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|1-1||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|4-1||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|0-2||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|0-3||bgcolor=#FFFDDO|0-0|| || || || <!-- 25 --> || || || || || <!-- 30 -->
|- style="text-align: center; font-size: 75%"
|rowspan="2" bgcolor=DDDDDD|[[Real Salt Lake]]||bgcolor=#777777|CHI||CHV||bgcolor=#777777|DC||TOR||DC||bgcolor=#777777|LA||bgcolor=#777777|DAL||COL||DAL||bgcolor=#777777|SJ||bgcolor=#777777|KC||CHV||bgcolor=#777777|SJ||bgcolor=#777777|NE||KC||bgcolor=#777777|HOU||bgcolor=#777777|CLB||CHI||bgcolor=#777777|TOR||HOU||CLB||bgcolor=#777777|COL||LA||NY||bgcolor=#777777|CHV||SJ||NE||bgcolor=#777777|NY||bgcolor=#777777|DAL||COL
|- style="text-align: center; font-size: 75%"
|bgcolor=#FFFDD0|1-1||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|1-3||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|0-4||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|0-1||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|1-4||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|2-2||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|1-2||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|0-2||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|1-2||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|1-3||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|0-0||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|1-0||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|0-0||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|1-2||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|0-1||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|0-0||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|0-2||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|0-0||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|1-2||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|3-4||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|0-3||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|0-2|| || || <!-- 25 --> || || || || || <!-- 30 -->
|- style="text-align: center; font-size: 75%"
|rowspan="2"|[[San Jose Earthquakes]]||LA||bgcolor=#777777|CHI||COL||NY||bgcolor=#777777|DAL||bgcolor=#777777|CLB||NE||bgcolor=#777777|HOU||RSL||CLB||bgcolor=#777777|LA||RSL||DC||CHI||CHV||bgcolor=#777777|COL||TOR||bgcolor=#777777|NY||bgcolor=#777777|LA||bgcolor=#777777|NE||CHV||bgcolor=#777777|KC||bgcolor=#777777|DC||HOU||bgcolor=#777777|HOU||bgcolor=#777777|RSL||DAL||bgcolor=#777777|CHV||KC||bgcolor=#777777|TOR
|- style="text-align: center; font-size: 75%"
|bgcolor=#FFDFDF|0-2||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|1-0||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|2-0||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|0-2||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|0-0||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|3-2||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|0-2||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|1-2||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|1-3||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|2-0||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|3-0||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|0-0||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|1-3||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|0-0||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|1-0||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|1-1||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|0-0||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|1-1||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|2-3||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|0-4||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|0-0|| || || <!-- 25 --> || || || || || <!-- 30 -->
|- style="text-align: center; font-size: 75%"
|rowspan="2" bgcolor=DDDDDD|[[Toronto FC]]||CLB||DC||LA||bgcolor=#777777|RSL||bgcolor=#777777|KC||bgcolor=#777777|NY||bgcolor=#777777|CLB||bgcolor=#777777|DC||DC||bgcolor=#777777|LA||HOU||bgcolor=#777777|COL||bgcolor=#777777|KC||NE||CHI||bgcolor=#777777|SJ||RSL||bgcolor=#777777|DAL||COL||NY||bgcolor=#777777|NE||CHV||bgcolor=#777777|CHV||bgcolor=#777777|CLB||KC||bgcolor=#777777|HOU||NY||DAL||bgcolor=#777777|CHI||SJ
|- style="text-align: center; font-size: 75%"
|bgcolor=#FFDFDF|0-2||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|1-4||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|3-2||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|0-1||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|0-2||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|1-1||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|0-0||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|0-1||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|2-3||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|0-2||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|1-3||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|1-3||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|0-0||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|1-2||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|1-2||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|0-0|| bgcolor=#FFDFDF|1-2||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|2-0||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|1-0|| bgcolor=#FFDFDF|0-2||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|1-1|| || || || <!-- 25 --> || || || || || <!-- 30 -->
|}

==Standings==
The Conference standings are used to determine automatic berths to the MLS Cup Playoffs and [[Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup]]. The overall standings table determines wild card berths to the MLS Cup Playoffs, qualification for the [[North American SuperLiga|SuperLiga]], the [[CONCACAF Champions League]], and the winner of the MLS [[Supporters' Shield]].

===Conference standings===
{| border="0" style="border: 1px solid #999; background-color:#FFFFFF" width=60%
|-
|-
| [[Columbus Crew]]
|colspan=10 align=center bgcolor=blue|<font color=white>'''Eastern Conference'''</font>
| [[Historic Crew Stadium|Columbus Crew Stadium]]
|-align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
| 22,555
! colspan=2 width=175|Team !! Pts !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! GF !! GA !! GD
|-
|-
| [[D.C. United]]
<!-- 1-3: #ADD8E6 Wild Cards: #98FB98 Others #F5F5DC -->
| [[RFK Memorial Stadium|RFK Stadium]]
| 46,000
|-
|-
| [[FC Dallas]]
|-bgcolor=#ADD8E6
| [[Toyota Stadium (Texas)|Pizza Hut Park]]
|align=center|'''1'''
| 21,193
|'''[[New England Revolution]]'''
|align=center|'''37'''
|align=center|21
|align=center|11
|align=center|6
|align=center|4
|align=center|29
|align=center|27
|align=center|2
|-
|-
| [[Houston Dynamo]]
|-bgcolor=#ADD8E6
| [[Robertson Stadium]]
|align=center|'''2'''
| 32,000
|'''[[Columbus Crew]]'''
|align=center|'''37'''
|align=center|21
|align=center|11
|align=center|6
|align=center|4
|align=center|34
|align=center|28
|align=center|6
|-
|-
| [[Sporting Kansas City|Kansas City Wizards]]
|-bgcolor=#ADD8E6
| [[Legends Field (Kansas City)|CommunityAmerica Ballpark]]
|align=center|'''3'''
| 10,385
|'''[[Chicago Fire (soccer)|Chicago Fire]]'''
|align=center|'''35'''
|align=center|21
|align=center|10
|align=center|6
|align=center|5
|align=center|28
|align=center|16
|align=center|12
|-
|-
| [[LA Galaxy]]
|-bgcolor=#98FB98
| [[Home Depot Center]]
|align=center|'''4'''
| 27,000
|'''[[D.C. United]]'''
|align=center|'''31'''
|align=center|21
|align=center|10
|align=center|10
|align=center|1
|align=center|36
|align=center|34
|align=center|2
|-
|-
| [[New England Revolution]]
|-bgcolor=#98FB98
| [[Gillette Stadium]]
|align=center|'''5'''
| 68,756
|'''[[Red Bull New York|New York Red Bulls]]'''
|align=center|'''31'''
|align=center|21
|align=center|8
|align=center|6
|align=center|7
|align=center|28
|align=center|28
|align=center|0
|-
|-
| [[New York Red Bulls]]
|-bgcolor=#F5F5DC
| [[Giants Stadium]]
|align=center|'''6'''
| 80,200
|'''[[Toronto FC]]'''<sup>1</sup>
|align=center|'''26'''
|align=center|21
|align=center|7
|align=center|9
|align=center|5
|align=center|22
|align=center|27
|align=center|-5
|-
|-
| [[Real Salt Lake]]
|-bgcolor=#F5F5DC
| [[Rice-Eccles Stadium]] <br> [[Rio Tinto Stadium]]
|align=center|'''7'''
| 45,017 <br> 20,213
|'''[[Kansas City Wizards]]'''
|-
|align=center|'''26'''
| [[San Jose Earthquakes]]
|align=center|21
| [[Stevens Stadium|Buck Shaw Stadium]]
|align=center|6
| 10,525
|align=center|7
|-
|align=center|8
| [[Toronto FC]]
|align=center|22
| [[BMO Field]]
|align=center|28
| 21,566
|align=center|-6
|}
|}


===Personnel and sponsorships===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
{| border="0" style="border: 1px solid #999; background-color:#FFFFFF" width=60%
|-
|-
! Team
|colspan=10 align=center bgcolor=orange|<font color=white>'''Western Conference'''</font>
! Head coach
|-align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Captain
! colspan=2 width=175|Team !! Pts !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! GF !! GA !! GD
! Shirt sponsor
|-
|-
| [[Chicago Fire FC|Chicago Fire]]
<!-- 1-3 #FFBF00 Wild Card #FFFF66 Other #F5F5DC -->
| {{flagicon|CRC}} [[Denis Hamlett]]
|
| [[Best Buy]]
|-
|-
| [[Chivas USA]]
|-bgcolor=#FFBF00
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Preki]]
|align=center|'''1'''
|
|'''[[Houston Dynamo]]'''
| [[Comex Group|Comex]]
|align=center|'''32'''
|align=center|21
|align=center|8
|align=center|5
|align=center|8
|align=center|29
|align=center|25
|align=center|4
|-
|-
| [[Colorado Rapids]]
|-bgcolor=#FFBF00
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fernando Clavijo]]
|align=center|'''2'''
|
|'''[[Real Salt Lake]]'''
| align="center" colspan="1" style="background:#ececec; color:gray |—
|align=center|'''30'''
|align=center|22
|align=center|8
|align=center|8
|align=center|6
|align=center|27
|align=center|27
|align=center|0
|-
|-
| [[Columbus Crew]]
|-bgcolor=#FFBF00
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sigi Schmid]]
|align=center|'''3'''
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Frankie Hejduk]]
|'''[[FC Dallas]]'''
| [[Glidden (paints)|Glidden]]
|align=center|'''26'''
|align=center|21
|align=center|6
|align=center|7
|align=center|8
|align=center|29
|align=center|27
|align=center|2
|-
|-
| [[D.C. United]]
|-bgcolor=#F5F5DC
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Soehn]]
|align=center|'''4'''
|
|'''[[Los Angeles Galaxy]]'''
| [[Volkswagen Group of America|Volkswagen]]
|align=center|'''24'''
|align=center|21
|align=center|6
|align=center|9
|align=center|6
|align=center|40
|align=center|43
|align=center|-3
|-
|-
| [[FC Dallas]]
|-bgcolor=#F5F5DC
| {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Steve Morrow]]
|align=center|'''5'''
|
|'''[[Club Deportivo Chivas USA|Chivas USA]]'''
| align="center" colspan="1" style="background:#ececec; color:gray |—
|align=center|'''24'''
|align=center|21
|align=center|6
|align=center|9
|align=center|6
|align=center|26
|align=center|31
|align=center|-5
|-
|-
| [[Houston Dynamo]]
|-bgcolor=#F5F5DC
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dominic Kinnear]]
|align=center|'''6'''
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Wade Barrett (soccer)|Wade Barrett]]
|'''[[Colorado Rapids]]'''
| align="center" colspan="1" style="background:#ececec; color:gray |—
|align=center|'''24'''
|align=center|22
|align=center|7
|align=center|12
|align=center|3
|align=center|29
|align=center|32
|align=center|-3
|-
|-
| [[Sporting Kansas City|Kansas City Wizards]]
|-bgcolor=#F5F5DC
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Curt Onalfo]]
|align=center|'''7'''
|
|'''[[San Jose Earthquakes]]'''
| align="center" colspan="1" style="background:#ececec; color:gray |—
|align=center|'''22'''
|-
|align=center|21
| [[LA Galaxy]]
|align=center|5
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Ruud Gullit]]
|align=center|9
|
|align=center|7
| [[Herbalife]]
|align=center|19
|-
|align=center|25
| [[New England Revolution]]
|align=center|-6
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Steve Nicol]]
|
| align="center" colspan="1" style="background:#ececec; color:gray |—
|-
| [[New York Red Bulls]]
| {{flagicon|COL}} [[Juan Carlos Osorio]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Claudio Reyna]]
| [[Red Bull]]
|-
| [[Real Salt Lake]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jason Kreis]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kyle Beckerman]]
| align="center" colspan="1" style="background:#ececec; color:gray |—
|-
| [[San Jose Earthquakes]]
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Frank Yallop]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nick Garcia]]
| align="center" colspan="1" style="background:#ececec; color:gray |—
|-
| [[Toronto FC]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Carver (footballer)|John Carver]]
|
| align="center" colspan="1" style="background:#ececec; color:gray |—
|}
|}


<small>Teams highlighted in Blue and Orange qualify automatically for the [[2008 MLS Cup Playoffs]] and the [[2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup|2009 U.S. Open Cup]],<br>while teams highlighted in Green and Yellow qualify as Wild Cards for the [[2008 MLS Cup Playoffs]]<br> and must compete against the other U.S. based MLS teams in the [[2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualification|2009 U.S. Open Cup qualification rounds]].</small>


===Coaching changes===
<small><sup>1</sup> - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the [[Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup|U.S. Open Cup]], as it is a Canadian based team.<br>If they qualify for an automatic berth in the U.S. Open Cup,<br>the next highest ranked team in the Eastern Conference will take their place.</small>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Team!! Outgoing coach!! Manner of departure!! Date of vacancy!! Incoming coach!! Date of appointment


===Overall standings===
{| width=60%
|-
|-
| [[FC Dallas]]
!colspan="11" bgcolor=#B8860B|<font color="#FFFFFF">'''Overall standings'''<sup>2</sup></font>
| {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Steve Morrow]]
| Fired
| May 20, 2008
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Marco Ferruzzi]]
| May 20, 2008
|-
|-
!colspan="2" bgcolor=#ffe5b4|<font color="B8860B">Team
!bgcolor=#ffe5b4 align="center"|<font color="B8860B">'''Pts'''
!bgcolor=#ffe5b4 align="center"|<font color="B8860B">GP
!bgcolor=#ffe5b4 align="center"|<font color="B8860B">W
!bgcolor=#ffe5b4 align="center"|<font color="B8860B">L
!bgcolor=#ffe5b4 align="center"|<font color="B8860B">T
!bgcolor=#ffe5b4 align="center"|<font color="B8860B">GF
!bgcolor=#ffe5b4 align="center"|<font color="B8860B">GA
!bgcolor=#ffe5b4 align="center"|<font color="B8860B">GD
<!--
Position (bgcolor)
1st #3399FF
2nd-4th #66CC00
Playoffs #FFFF00
Rest #CCCCCC
-->
|-
|-
| [[FC Dallas]]
!bgcolor=#3399FF align="center"|<font color="000000">1</font>
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Marco Ferruzzi]]
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc| '''[[New England Revolution]] (E1)'''
| End of interim period
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|'''37'''
| June 16, 2008
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|21
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Schellas Hyndman]]
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|11
| June 16, 2008
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|6
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|4
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|29
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|27
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|2
|-
|-
|}
!bgcolor=#66CC00 align="center"|<font color="000000">2</font>

|bgcolor=#f5f5dc| '''[[Columbus Crew]] (E2)'''
==Results table==
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|'''37'''

|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|21
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%"
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|11
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|6
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|4
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|34
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|28
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|6
|-
|-
!colspan="31"|Abbreviation and Color Key:<br />[[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] - CHI • [[C.D. Chivas USA|Chivas USA]] - CHV • [[Colorado Rapids]] - COL • [[Columbus Crew]] - CLB • [[D.C. United]] - DC<br />[[FC Dallas]] - DAL • [[Houston Dynamo]] - HOU • [[Kansas City Wizards]] - KC • [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] - LA • [[New England Revolution]] - NE<br />[[New York Red Bulls]] - NY • [[Real Salt Lake]] - RSL • [[San Jose Earthquakes]] - SJ • [[Toronto FC]] - TOR<br /><span style="background:#DFE7FF;width:50px; border:1px solid #000000;">Win</span> {{*}} <span style="background:#FFDFDF;width:50px; border:1px solid #000000;">Loss</span> {{*}} <span style="background:#FFFDD0;width:50px; border:1px solid #000000;">Tie</span> {{*}}<span style="background:#DDDDDD;width:50px; border:1px solid #000000;">Home</span>
!bgcolor=#66CC00 align="center"|<font color="000000">3</font>
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc| '''[[Chicago Fire (soccer)|Chicago Fire]] (E3)'''
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|'''35'''
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|21
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|rowspan="2"|[[Toronto FC]] ||CLB||DC||LA||bgcolor=#DDDDDD|RSL||bgcolor=#DDDDDD|KC||bgcolor=#DDDDDD|NY||bgcolor=#DDDDDD|CLB||bgcolor=#DDDDDD|DC||DC||bgcolor=#DDDDDD|LA||HOU||bgcolor=#DDDDDD|COL||bgcolor=#DDDDDD|KC||NE||CHI||bgcolor=#DDDDDD|SJ||RSL||bgcolor=#DDDDDD|DAL||COL||NY||bgcolor=#DDDDDD|NE||CHV||bgcolor=#DDDDDD|CHV||bgcolor=#DDDDDD|CLB||KC||bgcolor=#DDDDDD|HOU||NY||DAL||bgcolor=#DDDDDD|CHI||SJ
|-style="font-size: 75%"
|bgcolor=#FFDFDF|0-2||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|1-4||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|3-2||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|0-1||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|0-2||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|1-1||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|0-0||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|0-1||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|2-3||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|0-2||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|1-3||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|1-3||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|0-0||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|1-2||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|1-2||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|0-0||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|1-2||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|2-0||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|1-0||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|0-2||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|1-1||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|1-2||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|3-1||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|1-1||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|0-2||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|1-1||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|3-1||bgcolor=#FFFDD0|2-2||bgcolor=#DFE7FF|2-3||bgcolor=#FFDFDF|0-2
|}

==Standings==

===Eastern Conference===
{{2008 Major League Soccer Eastern Conference table}}

===Western Conference===
{{2008 Major League Soccer Western Conference table}}

===Overall standings===
{{2008 Major League Soccer season table}}

==MLS Cup Playoffs==

{{Main|2008 MLS Cup Playoffs}}
{{8TeamBracket|legs=2/1/1
| RD1=Conference semifinals
| RD2=Conference finals
| RD3=[[MLS Cup 2008|MLS Cup]]
| RD1-group1=[[Eastern Conference (MLS)|Eastern Conference]]
| RD1-group2=[[Western Conference (MLS)|Western Conference]]
| team-width=200px
| RD1-seed1=E1
| RD1-team1='''[[Columbus Crew]]'''
| RD1-score1-1='''1'''
| RD1-score1-2='''2'''
| RD1-seed2=E4
| RD1-team2=[[Kansas City Wizards]]
| RD1-score2-1=1
| RD1-score2-2=0
| RD1-seed3=E3
| RD1-team3=[[New England Revolution]]
| RD1-score3-1=0
| RD1-score3-2=0
| RD1-seed4=E2
| RD1-team4='''[[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]]'''
| RD1-score4-1='''0'''
| RD1-score4-2='''3'''
| RD1-seed5=W1
| RD1-team5=[[Houston Dynamo]]
| RD1-score5-1=1
| RD1-score5-2=0
| RD1-seed6=W4
| RD1-team6='''[[New York Red Bulls]]'''<sup>1</sup>
| RD1-score6-1='''1'''
| RD1-score6-2='''3'''
| RD1-seed7=W3
| RD1-team7='''[[Real Salt Lake]]'''
| RD1-score7-1='''1'''
| RD1-score7-2='''2'''
| RD1-seed8=W2
| RD1-team8=[[Club Deportivo Chivas USA|Chivas USA]]
| RD1-score8-1=0
| RD1-score8-2=2
| RD2-seed1=E1
| RD2-team1='''[[Columbus Crew]]'''
| RD2-score1='''2'''
| RD2-seed2=E2
| RD2-team2=[[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]]
| RD2-score2=1
| RD2-seed3=W4
| RD2-team3='''[[New York Red Bulls]]'''
| RD2-score3='''1'''
| RD2-seed4=W3
| RD2-team4=[[Real Salt Lake]]
| RD2-score4=0
| RD3-seed1='''E1'''
| RD3-team1='''[[Columbus Crew]]'''
| RD3-score1=3
| RD3-seed2=W4
| RD3-team2=[[New York Red Bulls]]
| RD3-score2=1
}}

<sup>1</sup> The New York Red Bulls 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.

==Player statistics==
===Goals===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
! Rank !! Player !! Club !! Goals
!bgcolor=#FFFF00 align="center"|<font color="000000">5</font>
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc| '''[[D.C. United]]'''
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|'''31'''
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|21
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|10
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|10
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|1
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|36
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|34
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|2
|-
|-
| 1
!bgcolor=#FFFF00 align="center"|<font color="000000">6</font>
| align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Landon Donovan]]
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc| '''[[New York Red Bulls]]'''
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|'''31'''
| align="left"| [[LA Galaxy]]
| 20
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|21
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|8
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|6
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|7
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|28
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|28
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|0
|-
|-
| 2
!bgcolor=#FFFF00 align="center"|<font color="000000">7</font>
| align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kenny Cooper]]
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc| '''[[Real Salt Lake]] (W2)'''
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|'''30'''
| align="left"| [[FC Dallas]]
| 18
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|22
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|8
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|8
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|6
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|27
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|27
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|0
|-
|-
| 3
!bgcolor=#FFFF00 align="center"|<font color="000000">8</font>
| align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Edson Buddle]]
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc| '''[[FC Dallas]] (W3)'''
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|'''26'''
| align="left"| [[LA Galaxy]]
| 15
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|21
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|6
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|7
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|8
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|29
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|27
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|2
|-
|-
| 4
!bgcolor=#CCCCCC align="center"|<font color="000000">9</font>
| align="left"|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Juan Pablo Ángel]]
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc| '''[[Toronto FC]]'''<sup>3</sup>
| align="left"| [[New York Red Bulls]]
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|'''26'''
| 14
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|21
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|7
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|9
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|5
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|22
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|27
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|-5
|-
|-
| 5
!bgcolor=#CCCCCC align="center"|<font color="000000">10</font>
| align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Ching]]
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc| '''[[Kansas City Wizards]]'''
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|'''26'''
| align="left"| [[Houston Dynamo]]
| 13
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|21
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|6
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|7
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|8
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|22
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|28
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|-6
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |6
!bgcolor=#CCCCCC align="center"|<font color="000000">11</font>
| align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Luciano Emilio]]
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc| '''[[Los Angeles Galaxy]]'''
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|'''24'''
| align="left"| [[D.C. United]]
| rowspan="2" |11
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|21
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|6
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|9
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|6
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|40
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|43
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|-3
|-
|-
| align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Conor Casey]]
!bgcolor=#CCCCCC align="center"|<font color="000000">12</font>
| align="left"| [[Colorado Rapids]]
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc| '''[[Club Deportivo Chivas USA|Chivas USA]]'''
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|'''24'''
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|21
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|6
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|9
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|6
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|26
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|31
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|-5
|-
|-
| 8
!bgcolor=#CCCCCC align="center"|<font color="000000">13</font>
| align="left"|{{flagicon|BOL}} [[Jaime Moreno (footballer, born 1974)|Jaime Moreno]]
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc| '''[[Colorado Rapids]]'''
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|'''24'''
| align="left"| [[D.C. United]]
| 10
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|22
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|7
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|12
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|3
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|29
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|32
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|-3
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |9
!bgcolor=#CCCCCC align="center"|<font color="000000">14</font>
| align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chad Barrett]]
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc| '''[[San Jose Earthquakes]]'''
| align="left"| [[Chicago Fire SC|Chicago Fire]] <br> [[Toronto FC]]
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|'''22'''
| rowspan="2" |9
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|21
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|5
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|9
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|7
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|19
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|25
|bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|-6
|-
|-
| align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Rolfe]]
|- bgcolor=#ffe5b4
| align="left"| [[Chicago Fire SC|Chicago Fire]]
|colspan="11"|<small>''Pts – points earned; GP – games played; W - wins; L - losses; T - ties; <br><small>''GF – goals for; GA – goals against; GD – goal difference
|}
|}


===Assists===
{| width=80%
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
! Rank !! Player !! Club !! Assists
| style="width: 20px;"|
|bgcolor=#ffffff|
|-
|-
| 1
|bgcolor=#3399FF|
| align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Barros Schelotto]]
|bgcolor=#ffffff|<small>[[MLS Supporters' Shield]], [[2008 MLS Cup Playoffs]], [[2009 North American SuperLiga|2009 SuperLiga]], [[CONCACAF Champions League 2009-10|CONCACAF Champions League 2009-10 Group Stage]]<sup>4</sup>
| align="left"| [[Columbus Crew]]
| 16
|-
|-
| 2
|bgcolor=#66CC00|
| align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Javier Morales]]
|bgcolor=#ffffff|<small>[[2008 MLS Cup Playoffs]], [[2009 North American SuperLiga|2009 SuperLiga]]
| align="left"| [[Real Salt Lake]]
| 11
|-
|-
| 3
|bgcolor=#FFFF00|
| align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Terry Cooke]]
|bgcolor=#ffffff|<small>[[2008 MLS Cup Playoffs]]
| align="left"| [[Colorado Rapids]]
| 10
|-
| rowspan="2" |4
| align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Beckham]]
| align="left"| [[LA Galaxy]]
| rowspan="2" |8
|-
| align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Justin Mapp]]
| align="left"| [[Chicago Fire SC|Chicago Fire]]
|-
| 6
| align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Christian Gómez]]
| align="left"| [[Colorado Rapids]]
| 7
|-
| rowspan="5" |7
| align="left"|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Cuauhtémoc Blanco]]
| align="left"| [[Chicago Fire SC|Chicago Fire]]
| rowspan="5" |6
|-
| align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brad Davis (soccer)|Brad Davis]]
| align="left"| [[Houston Dynamo]]
|-
| align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Landon Donovan]]
| align="left"| [[LA Galaxy]]
|-
| align="left"|{{flagicon|BOL}} [[Jaime Moreno (footballer, born 1974)|Jaime Moreno]]
| align="left"| [[Chicago Fire SC|Chicago Fire]]
|-
| align="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Ronnie O'Brien]]
| align="left"| [[San Jose Earthquakes]]
|}
|}


===Clean sheets===
<small><sup>2</sup> - MLS is not officially a single-table league.<br>This table determines the awarding of the [[MLS Supporters' Shield|Supporters' Shield]] and wild card playoff berths, as well as the placement of teams in non-league competitions.</small>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

<small><sup>3</sup> - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the [[CONCACAF Champions League]] through MLS. Rather, the club can qualify through the [[Canadian Championship]].<br>Should Toronto FC win one of the four berths for the CONCACAF Champions League, then the highest ranked team not already qualified, will qualify.</small>

<small><sup>4</sup> - Three additional [[CONCACAF Champions League|Champions League]] berths are awarded to the winner and runner up of MLS Cup and the winner of the U.S. Open Cup.<br>If any of those teams have already qualified, then the highest ranked team not already qualified, will qualify.</small>

== Statistics ==

=== Budweiser Golden Boot ===

:''Full article: [[MLS Golden Boot]]''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!Rank
!Rank
!Player
!Scorer
!Club
!Team
!Clean<br>sheets
!GP
!G
!A
|-
|-
|align=center|1
|rowspan="3"|1
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Landon Donovan]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jon Busch]]
|align="left"|[[Chicago Fire FC|Chicago Fire]]
|[[Los Angeles Galaxy]]
|rowspan="3"|10
|align=center|17
|align=center|14
|align=center|7
|-
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kevin Hartman]]
|align=center|2
|align="left"|[[Kansas City Wizards]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kenny Cooper]]
|[[FC Dallas]]
|align=center|21
|align=center|13
|align=center|3
|-
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Will Hesmer]]
|align=center|3
|align="left"|[[Columbus Crew]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Edson Buddle]]
|[[Los Angeles Galaxy]]
|align=center|18
|align=center|12
|align=center|2
|-
|-
|4
|align=center|4
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Luciano Emilio]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Joe Cannon (soccer)|Joe Cannon]]
|align="left"|[[San Jose Earthquakes]]
|[[D.C. United]]
|9
|align=center|21
|align=center|11
|align=center|5
|-
|-
|5
|align=center|5
|{{flagicon|BOL}} [[Jaime Moreno]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Nick Rimando]]
|align="left"|[[Real Salt Lake]]
|[[D.C. United]]
|8
|align=center|20
|align=center|9
|align=center|8
|-
|-
|align=center|6
|rowspan="3"|6
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Ching]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jon Conway]]
|align="left"|[[New York Red Bulls]]
|[[Houston Dynamo]]
|rowspan="3"|7
|align=center|18
|align=center|9
|align=center|4
|-
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Pat Onstad]]
|align=center|7
|align="left"|[[Houston Dynamo]]
|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Juan Pablo Angel]]
|[[New York Red Bulls]]
|align=center|14
|align=center|8
|align=center|2
|-
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Darío Sala]]
|rowspan="2" align=center|8
|align="left"|[[FC Dallas]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chad Barrett]]
|[[Chicago Fire (soccer)|Chicago Fire]] / [[Toronto FC]]
|align=center|20
|align=center|7
|align=center|4
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|9
|{{flagicon|VEN}} [[Alejandro Moreno]]
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Matt Reis]]
|[[Columbus Crew]]
|align="left"|[[New England Revolution]]
|align=center|21
|rowspan="2"|6
|align=center|7
|align=center|4
|-
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Greg Sutton (soccer)|Greg Sutton]]
|align=center|10
|align="left"|[[Toronto FC]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Ralston]]
|[[New England Revolution]]
|align=center|16
|align=center|6
|align=center|5
|-
|-
|}
|}


==Awards==
[http://web.mlsnet.com/stats/ Last updated August 30, 2008]


===Individual awards===
=== Goalkeeping leaders ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%"

!Award!!Player!!Club
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|[[Major League Soccer MVP Award|Most Valuable Player]]||{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Barros Schelotto]]||[[Columbus Crew]]
!Rank
!Goalkeeper
!Team
!GP
!MINS
!SHTS
!SVS
!GA
!GAA
!W-L-T
!SHO
|-
|-
|[[MLS Defender of the Year Award|Defender of the Year]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chad Marshall]]||[[Columbus Crew]]
|align=center|1
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jon Busch]]
|[[Chicago Fire (soccer)|Chicago Fire]]
|align=center|21
|align=center|1890
|align=center|114
|align=center|98
|align=center|16
|align=center|0.76
|align=center|10-6-5
|align=center|9
|-
|-
|[[MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award|Goalkeeper of the Year]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jon Busch]]||[[Chicago Fire SC|Chicago Fire]]
|align=center|2
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Pat Onstad]]
|[[Houston Dynamo]]
|align=center|16
|align=center|1378
|align=center|72
|align=center|52
|align=center|18
|align=center|1.18
|align=center|6-4-5
|align=center|5
|-
|-
|[[MLS Coach of the Year Award|Coach of the Year]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sigi Schmid]]||[[Columbus Crew]]
|align=center|3
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Matt Reis]]
|[[New England Revolution]]
|align=center|19
|align=center|1675
|align=center|101
|align=center|76
|align=center|22
|align=center|1.18
|align=center|10-6-3
|align=center|5
|-
|-
|[[MLS Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sean Franklin]]||[[LA Galaxy]]
|align=center|4
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Joe Cannon]]
|[[San Jose Earthquakes]]
|align=center|21
|align=center|1890
|align=center|113
|align=center|86
|align=center|25
|align=center|1.19
|align=center|5-9-7
|align=center|8
|-
|-
|[[MLS Newcomer of the Year Award|Newcomer of the Year]]||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Darren Huckerby]]||[[San Jose Earthquakes]]
|align=center|5
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Darío Sala]]
|[[FC Dallas]]
|align=center|19
|align=center|1710
|align=center|88
|align=center|63
|align=center|23
|align=center|1.21
|align=center|6-5-8
|align=center|6
|-
|-
|[[MLS Comeback Player of the Year Award|Comeback Player of the Year]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kenny Cooper]]||[[FC Dallas]]
|-
|[[MLS Golden Boot|Golden Boot]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Landon Donovan]]||[[LA Galaxy]]
|-
|[[MLS Fair Play Award|Fair Play Award]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Parkhurst]]||[[New England Revolution]]
|-
|[[MLS Humanitarian of the Year Award|Humanitarian of the Year]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[José Burciaga Jr.]]||[[Colorado Rapids]]
|-
|[[MLS Goal of the Year Award|Goal of the Year]]||{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Will Johnson (soccer)|Will Johnson]]||[[Real Salt Lake]]
|}
|}


===MLS Best XI===
[http://web.mlsnet.com/stats/ Last updated August 30, 2008]

== Individual Awards ==

=== Player of the Week ===

{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#cccccc;"
!Goalkeeper
!Defenders
!Midfielders
!Forwards
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jon Busch]], [[Chicago Fire FC|Chicago]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Conrad]], [[Sporting Kansas City|Kansas City]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chad Marshall]], [[Columbus Crew|Columbus]]<br>{{flagicon|MLI}} [[Bakary Soumaré]], [[Chicago Fire FC|Chicago]]
|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Cuauhtémoc Blanco]], [[Chicago Fire FC|Chicago]]<br>{{flagicon|GRN}} [[Shalrie Joseph]], [[New England Revolution|New England]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sacha Kljestan]], [[Chivas USA]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Robbie Rogers]], [[Columbus Crew|Columbus]]<br>{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Barros Schelotto]], [[Columbus Crew|Columbus]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kenny Cooper]], [[FC Dallas|Dallas]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Landon Donovan]], [[LA Galaxy]]
|}

===Weekly awards===
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
! colspan="3"|Player of the Week
|-
|-
!Week
!Week!!Player!!Club
!Player of the Week
!Team
!Week's Statline
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 1
|align=center|Week 1
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Terry Cooke]]
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Terry Cooke]]
|[[Colorado Rapids]]
|[[Colorado Rapids]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080331&content_id=146561&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp 1 G (10') GWG, 2 A (67',80')]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 2
|align=center|Week 2
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Beckham]]
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[David Beckham]]
|[[Los Angeles Galaxy]]
|[[LA Galaxy]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080407&content_id=148373&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp 1 G (9') GWG, 1 A (38')]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 3
|align=center|Week 3
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Barros Schelotto]]
|{{Flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Barros Schelotto]]
|[[Columbus Crew]]
|[[Columbus Crew]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080414&content_id=150543&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp 1 G (26'), 2 A (35', 71')]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 4
|align=center|Week 4
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Landon Donovan]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Landon Donovan]]
|[[Los Angeles Galaxy]]
|[[LA Galaxy]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080421&content_id=152189&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp 2 G (67', 84') GTG]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 5
|align=center|Week 5
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Landon Donovan]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Landon Donovan]]
|[[Los Angeles Galaxy]]
|[[LA Galaxy]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080428&content_id=153655&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp 3 G (18', 59', 77'), 1 A (84')]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 6
|align=center|Week 6
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Beckham]]
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[David Beckham]]
|[[Los Angeles Galaxy]]
|[[LA Galaxy]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080505&content_id=155280&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp 2 G (36', 40') GTG]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 7
|align=center|Week 7
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Robbie Rogers]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Robbie Rogers]]
|[[Columbus Crew]]
|[[Columbus Crew]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080512&content_id=157116&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp 2 G (73', 81')]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 8
|align=center|Week 8
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Edson Buddle]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Edson Buddle]]
|[[Los Angeles Galaxy]]
|[[LA Galaxy]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080519&content_id=159260&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp 3 G (31', 39', 85') GWG]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 9
|align=center|Week 9
|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Cuauhtémoc Blanco]]
|{{Flagicon|MEX}} [[Cuauhtémoc Blanco]]
|[[Chicago Fire (soccer)|Chicago Fire]]
|[[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080527&content_id=161111&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp 1 G (55'), 3 A (8', 48', 60') GWA]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 10
|align=center|Week 10
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Robbie Findley]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Robbie Findley]]
|[[Real Salt Lake]]
|[[Real Salt Lake]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080602&content_id=162933&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp 1 G (48') 1 A (60') GWA]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 11
|align=center|Week 11
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Ching]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Ching]]
|[[Houston Dynamo]]
|[[Houston Dynamo]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080609&content_id=164416&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp 2 G (52', 69') GWG, 1 A (46')]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 12
|align=center|Week 12
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Edson Buddle]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Edson Buddle]]
|[[Los Angeles Galaxy]]
|[[LA Galaxy]]
|[http://www.mlsnet.com//news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080616&content_id=166126&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp 3 G (6', 63', 68') GWG]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 13
|align=center|Week 13
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Landon Donovan]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Landon Donovan]]
|[[Los Angeles Galaxy]]
|[[LA Galaxy]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080623&content_id=167898&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp 2 G (4', 83')]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 14
|align=center|Week 14
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Ralston]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Ralston]]
|[[New England Revolution]]
|[[New England Revolution]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080630&content_id=169549&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp 2 G (12', 59') GWG]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 15
|align=center|Week 15
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Adam Cristman]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Adam Cristman]]
|[[New England Revolution]]
|[[New England Revolution]]
|[http://www.mlsnet.com//news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080707&content_id=171085&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp 2 G (33', 37') GWG]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 16
|align=center|Week 16
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[John Thorrington]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[John Thorrington]]
|[[Chicago Fire (soccer)|Chicago Fire]]
|[[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]]
|[http://chicago.fire.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080714&content_id=172754&vkey=pr_chf&fext=.jsp&team=t100 1 G (90+2') GWG]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 17
|align=center|Week 17
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Barros Schelotto]]
|{{Flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Barros Schelotto]]
|[[Columbus Crew]]
|[[Columbus Crew]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080722&content_id=174620&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp 1 G (26') 2 A (33', 38')]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 18
|align=center|Week 18
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kenny Cooper]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Kenny Cooper]]
|[[FC Dallas]]
|[[FC Dallas]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080728&content_id=176308&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp 2 G (15', 17') GWG, 1 A (36')]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 19
|align=center|Week 19
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kenny Cooper]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Kenny Cooper]]
|[[FC Dallas]]
|[[FC Dallas]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080804&content_id=177903&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp 2 G (81', 90+1') GWG]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 20
|align=center|Week 20
|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Juan Pablo Ángel]]
|{{Flagicon|COL}} [[Juan Pablo Ángel]]
|[[New York Red Bulls]]
|[[New York Red Bulls]]
|[http://redbull.newyork.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080811&content_id=179576&vkey=pr_rbn&fext=.jsp&team=t107 2 G (27', 50')]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 21
|align=center|Week 21
|{{flagicon|IRE}} [[Ronnie O'Brien]]
|{{Flagicon|IRE}} [[Ronnie O'Brien]]
|[[San Jose Earthquakes]]
|[[San Jose Earthquakes]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080818&content_id=181245&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp 2 G (11', 87') 1 A (71')]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 22
|align=center|Week 22
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Barros Schelotto]]
|{{Flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Barros Schelotto]]
|[[Columbus Crew]]
|[[Columbus Crew]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080825&content_id=183353&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp 1 G (25') 2 A (15', 55')]
|}

=== Player of the Month ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 23
!Month
|{{Flagicon|ARG}} [[Fabian Espindola]]
!Player of the Month
|[[Real Salt Lake]]
!Team
!Month's Statline
|-
|-
|align=center|April
|align=center|Week 24
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Landon Donovan]]
|{{Flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Barros Schelotto]]
|[[Los Angeles Galaxy]]
|[[Columbus Crew]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080501&content_id=154280&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp 8 G, 2 A, Galaxy 2-2-1 in April]
|-
|-
|align=center|May
|align=center|Week 25
|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Cuauhtémoc Blanco]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Ralston]]
|[[New England Revolution]]
|[[Chicago Fire (soccer)|Chicago Fire]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080604&content_id=163187&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp 2 G, 4 A, Fire 3-1-0 in May]
|-
|-
|align=center|June
|align=center|Week 26
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Luciano Emilio]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Landon Donovan]]
|[[D.C. United]]
|[[LA Galaxy]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080701&content_id=169738&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp 7 G, 1 A, D.C. United 4-0-0 in June]
|-
|-
|align=center|July
|align=center|Week 27
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Nick Rimando]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Conor Casey]]
|[[Real Salt Lake]]
|[[Colorado Rapids]]
|-
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080731&content_id=176896&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp 3 SHO Real Salt Lake 2-0-2 in July]
|align=center|Week 28
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Ching]]
|[[Houston Dynamo]]
|-
|align=center|Week 29
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Brian McBride]]
|[[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]]
|-
|align=center|Week 30
|{{Flagicon|ARG}} [[Claudio López (footballer)|Claudio López]]
|[[Kansas City Wizards]]
|-
|align=center|Week 31
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Rolfe]]
|[[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]]
|}
|}


{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
=== Sierra Mist Goal of the Week ===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! colspan="3"|Goal of the Week
!Week
|-
!Player
!Week!!Player!!Club
!Team
!Goal
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 1
|align=center|Week 1
|{{flagicon|GAM}} [[Sainey Nyassi]]
|{{Flagicon|GAM}} [[Sainey Nyassi]]
|[[New England Revolution]]
|[[New England Revolution]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/sierra/sierra_mist.html (90+3')]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 2
|align=center|Week 2
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Geoff Cameron]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Geoff Cameron]]
|[[Houston Dynamo]]
|[[Houston Dynamo]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/sierra/sierra_mist.html (90+1')]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 3
|align=center|Week 3
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sacha Kljestan]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Sacha Kljestan]]
|[[Club Deportivo Chivas USA|Chivas USA]]
|[[Club Deportivo Chivas USA|Chivas USA]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/sierra/sierra_mist.html (33')]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 4
|align=center|Week 4
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Landon Donovan]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Landon Donovan]]
|[[Los Angeles Galaxy]]
|[[LA Galaxy]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/sierra/sierra_mist.html (67')]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 5
|align=center|Week 5
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Marcelo Gallardo]]
|{{Flagicon|ARG}} [[Marcelo Gallardo]]
|[[D.C. United]]
|[[D.C. United]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/sierra/sierra_mist.html (80')]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 6
|align=center|Week 6
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Rolfe]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Rolfe]]
|[[Chicago Fire (soccer)|Chicago Fire]]
|[[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/sierra/sierra_mist.html (29')]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 7
|align=center|Week 7
|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Cuauhtémoc Blanco]]
|{{Flagicon|MEX}} [[Cuauhtémoc Blanco]]
|[[Chicago Fire (soccer)|Chicago Fire]]
|[[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/sierra/sierra_mist.html (62')]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 8
|align=center|Week 8
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Marcelo Gallardo]]
|{{Flagicon|ARG}} [[Marcelo Gallardo]]
|[[D.C. United]]
|[[D.C. United]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/sights/goal_of_the_week/ (30')]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 9
|align=center|Week 9
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Tam McManus]]
|{{Flagicon|Scotland}} [[Tam McManus]]
|[[Colorado Rapids]]
|[[Colorado Rapids]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/sights/goal_of_the_week/ (80')]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 10
|align=center|Week 10
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Robbie Findley]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Robbie Findley]]
|[[Real Salt Lake]]
|[[Real Salt Lake]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/sights/goal_of_the_week/ (48')]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 11
|align=center|Week 11
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Luciano Emilio]]
|{{Flagicon|BRA}} [[Luciano Emilio]]
|[[D.C. United]]
|[[D.C. United]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/sights/goal_of_the_week/ (90+3')]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 12
|align=center|Week 12
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Clyde Simms]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Clyde Simms]]
|[[D.C. United]]
|[[D.C. United]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/sights/goal_of_the_week/ (26')]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 13
|align=center|Week 13
|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Gonzalo Martinez]]
|{{Flagicon|COL}} [[Gonzalo Martínez]]
|[[D.C. United]]
|[[D.C. United]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/sights/goal_of_the_week/ (55')]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 14
|align=center|Week 14
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Luciano Emilio]]
|{{Flagicon|BRA}} [[Luciano Emilio]]
|[[D.C. United]]
|[[D.C. United]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/sights/goal_of_the_week/ (37')]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 15
|align=center|Week 15
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ante Razov]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Ante Razov]]
|[[Club Deportivo Chivas USA|Chivas USA]]
|[[Club Deportivo Chivas USA|Chivas USA]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/sights/goal_of_the_week/ (88')]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 16
|align=center|Week 16
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ante Razov]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Ante Razov]]
|[[Club Deportivo Chivas USA|Chivas USA]]
|[[Club Deportivo Chivas USA|Chivas USA]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/sights/goal_of_the_week/ (15')]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 17
|align=center|Week 17
|{{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Juan Pablo Angel]]
|{{Flagicon|Colombia}} [[Juan Pablo Angel]]
|[[New York Red Bulls]]
|[[New York Red Bulls]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/sights/goal_of_the_week/ (71')]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 18
|align=center|Week 18
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Abe Thompson]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Abe Thompson]]
|[[FC Dallas]]
|[[FC Dallas]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/sights/goal_of_the_week/ (89')]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 19
|align=center|Week 19
|{{flagicon|BOL}} [[Jaime Moreno]]
|{{Flagicon|BOL}} [[Jaime Moreno (footballer, born 1974)|Jaime Moreno]]
|[[D.C. United]]
|[[D.C. United]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/sights/goal_of_the_week/ (60')]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 20
|align=center|Week 20
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chad Barrett]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Chad Barrett]]
|[[Toronto FC]]
|[[Toronto FC]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/sights/goal_of_the_week/ (44')]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 21
|align=center|Week 21
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Carroll]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Carroll]]
|[[Columbus Crew]]
|[[Columbus Crew]]
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/sights/goal_of_the_week/ (62')]
|-
|-
|align=center|Week 22
|align=center|Week 22
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Joe Vide]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Joe Vide]]
|[[D.C. United]]
|[[D.C. United]]
|-
|[http://web.mlsnet.com/sights/goal_of_the_week/ (45')]
|align=center|Week 23
|{{Flagicon|ARG}} [[Fabian Espindola]]
|[[Real Salt Lake]]
|-
|align=center|Week 24
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Santino Quaranta]]
|[[D.C. United]]
|-
|align=center|Week 25
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Davy Arnaud]]
|[[Kansas City Wizards]]
|-
|align=center|Week 26
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Robbie Rogers]]
|[[Columbus Crew]]
|-
|align=center|Week 27
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Josh Wolff]]
|[[Kansas City Wizards]]
|-
|align=center|Week 28
|{{Flagicon|JAM}} [[Andy Williams (Jamaican footballer)|Andy Williams]]
|[[Real Salt Lake]]
|-
|align=center|Week 29
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Brandon McDonald (soccer)|Brandon McDonald]]
|[[LA Galaxy]]
|-
|align=center|Week 30
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Danny Cepero]]
|[[New York Red Bulls]]
|-
|align=center|Week 31
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Brad Evans (soccer)|Brad Evans]]
|[[Columbus Crew]]
|}
|}


===Monthly awards===
==Related Competitions==
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
===Preseason competitions===
|-
====[[Pan-Pacific Championship 2008]]====
! colspan="3"|Player of the Month
The inaugural Pan-Pacific Championship took place in [[Honolulu, Hawai'i|Honolulu]], [[Hawai'i]]. The tournament involved the MLS Cup Champion and an [[A-League]] representative as well as the [[Yamazaki Nabisco Cup]] winner of the [[J-League]]. The final berth was intended to go to the [[2007 North American SuperLiga|2007 SuperLiga]] winner, but [[CF Pachuca|Pachuca]] declined the invitation so the [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] were invited instead.[http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/5337357.html] However, other reports have stated that the "Galaxy are guaranteed their place on an annual basis" implying that their invitation was not due to their finish in the previous season's SuperLiga.[http://www.smh.com.au/news/a-league/aleague-joins-the-world-game-as-pioneers-of-the-panpacificchampionship/2007/11/05/1194117959688.html]
|-
!Week!!Player!!Club
|-
|align=center|April
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Landon Donovan]]
|[[LA Galaxy]]
|-
|align=center|May
|{{Flagicon|MEX}} [[Cuauhtémoc Blanco]]
|[[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]]
|-
|align=center|June
|{{Flagicon|BRA}} [[Luciano Emilio]]
|[[D.C. United]]
|-
|align=center|July
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Nick Rimando]]
|[[Real Salt Lake]]
|-
|align=center|August
|{{Flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Barros Schelotto]]
|[[Columbus Crew]]
|-
|align=center|September
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Darren Huckerby]]
|[[San Jose Earthquakes]]
|-
|align=center|October
|{{Flagicon|COL}} [[Juan Pablo Ángel]]
|[[New York Red Bulls]]
|}


==Attendances==
[[Gamba Osaka]] of [[Japan]] won the tournament defeating the [[Houston Dynamo]] 6-1 in the final.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%"
!Club
!Games
!Season
!Game Avg.
|-
|[[LA Galaxy]]
|align=center|15
|align=center|390,132
|align=center|26,009
|-
|[[Toronto FC]]
|align=center|15
|align=center|301,793
|align=center|20,120
|-
|[[D.C. United]]
|align=center|15
|align=center|297,531
|align=center|19,835
|-
|[[New England Revolution]]
|align=center|15
|align=center|263,706
|align=center|17,580
|-
|[[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]]
|align=center|15
|align=center|255,511
|align=center|17,034
|-
|[[Houston Dynamo]]
|align=center|15
|align=center|254,083
|align=center|16,939
|-
|[[Real Salt Lake]]
|align=center|15
|align=center|242,690
|align=center|16,179
|-
|[[New York Red Bulls]]
|align=center|15
|align=center|238,925
|align=center|15,928
|-
|[[Chivas USA]]
|align=center|15
|align=center|226,717
|align=center|15,114
|-
|[[Columbus Crew]]
|align=center|15
|align=center|219,332
|align=center|14,622
|-
|[[San Jose Earthquakes]]
|align=center|15
|align=center|205,695
|align=center|13,713
|-
|[[Colorado Rapids]]
|align=center|15
|align=center|204,884
|align=center|13,659
|-
|[[FC Dallas]]
|align=center|15
|align=center|195,356
|align=center|13,024
|-
|[[Kansas City Wizards]]
|align=center|15
|align=center|160,286
|align=center|10,686
|-
|'''Totals'''
|align=center|'''210'''
|align=center|'''3,456,641'''
|align=center|'''16,460'''
|}


==Related competitions==
====[[Texas Pro Soccer Festival 2008|Texas Pro Soccer Festival]]====
The Texas Pro Soccer Festival 2008 was held outside [[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio]], [[Texas]]. The participating teams were [[D.C. United]], [[Toronto FC]], [[Club Deportivo Chivas USA|Chivas USA]], and hosted by the [[Houston Dynamo]]. The Dynamo won the competition, edging out D.C. United on goals scored.


=== International competitions===
====[[Carolina Challenge Cup 2008]]====
The Carolina Challenge Cup 2008 featured the [[Red Bull New York|New York Red Bulls]], [[Toronto FC]], the [[San Jose Earthquakes]], and was hosted by the [[Charleston Battery]]. The Earthquakes won the competition, winning all three of their games. They are the only team to go undefeated in the Carolina Challenge Cup's history.


==== CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2008====
===International competitions===
====[[CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2008]]====
[[Houston Dynamo]] and [[D.C. United]] earned berths in the [[CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2008|CONCACAF Champions' Cup]] by virtue of their MLS Cup and Supporters' Shield wins, respectively. Houston and D.C. were both victorious in their quarterfinal ties and advanced to the semifinals. For the second straight year, however, both lost their respective semifinals, and were eliminated.


{{Main|CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2008}}
====[[2008 North American SuperLiga|2008 SuperLiga]]====
[[D.C. United]], [[Chivas USA]], [[New England Revolution]], and [[Houston Dynamo]] were MLS's entrants into the [[2008 North American SuperLiga|2008 SuperLiga]], based on their top-four finish in the [[2007 Major League Soccer season|2007 regular season]].


The [[Houston Dynamo]] and [[D.C. United]] earned berths in the [[CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2008|CONCACAF Champions' Cup]] by virtue of their MLS Cup and Supporters' Shield wins, respectively. Houston and D.C. were both victorious in their quarterfinal ties and advanced to the semifinals. For the second straight year, however, both lost their respective semifinals, and were eliminated.
Following Group play, which took place from July 12 to July 20, Houston and New England each won their respective groups to advance to the Semifinals, where they faced holders [[Pachuca CF|Pachuca]] on July 29 and [[Atlante FC|Atlante]] on July 30, respectively. D.C. United finished last and Chivas USA finished third in their respective groups and failed to advance.

====SuperLiga 2008====

{{Main|North American SuperLiga 2008}}

[[D.C. United]], [[C.D. Chivas USA|Chivas USA]], the [[New England Revolution]], and the [[Houston Dynamo]] were MLS's entrants into [[North American SuperLiga 2008|SuperLiga 2008]], based on their top-four finish in the [[2007 Major League Soccer season|2007 regular season]].

Following the Group Stage, which took place from July 12 to July 20, Houston and New England each won their respective groups to advance to the Semifinals, where they faced [[North American SuperLiga 2007|2007 champion]] [[Pachuca CF|Pachuca]] on July 29 and [[Atlante F.C.|Atlante]] on July 30, respectively. D.C. United finished last and Chivas USA finished third in their respective groups and failed to advance.


Both MLS teams were victorious in the Semifinals, setting up a rematch of the [[MLS Cup 2006|2006]] and [[MLS Cup 2007|2007]] MLS Cups in the Final on August 5 at Gillette Stadium.
Both MLS teams were victorious in the Semifinals, setting up a rematch of the [[MLS Cup 2006|2006]] and [[MLS Cup 2007|2007]] MLS Cups in the Final on August 5 at Gillette Stadium.


The teams played to a 2-2 draw after extra time. New England eventually defeated Houston 6-5 on penalty kicks.
The teams played to a 2–2 draw after extra time. New England eventually defeated Houston 6–5 on penalty kicks.


====[[2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League]]====
====CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09====
[[Houston Dynamo]] (MLS Cup winner), [[D.C. United]] (Supporters Shield Winner), [[New England Revolution]] (MLS Cup runner-up and U.S. Open Cup winner), and [[Chivas USA]] (Supporters Shield runner-up) will be the representatives in the rebranded successor to the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. New England and Chivas USA will enter in the preliminary stage and need to qualify for group play. Houston and D.C. will go straight to group play, which will be comprised of four four-team groups, and a double round robin format modeled on the [[UEFA Champions League]][http://blog.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2007/11/we_are_the_champions_league.html].


{{Main|CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09}}
===National competition===
====[[2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup]]====
MLS awarded the top three finishers in each conference [[2007 Major League Soccer season|last season]] automatic berths into the 2008 U.S. Open Cup's Third Round. [[D.C. United]], holders [[New England Revolution|New England]], and [[Red Bull New York|New York]] qualified from the Eastern Conference while [[Club Deportivo Chivas USA|Chivas USA]], [[Houston Dynamo|Houston]], and [[FC Dallas]] qualified from the Western Conference. The rest of MLS's U.S.-based teams would have to compete for the final two berths into the Third Round via a seven team qualifying tournament. Eventually [[Chicago Fire (soccer)|Chicago]] and [[Kansas City Wizards|Kansas City]] qualified by beating [[Columbus Crew|Columbus]] and [[Colorado Rapids|Colorado]] respectively.


The [[Houston Dynamo]] (MLS Cup winner), [[D.C. United]] (Supporters' Shield Winner), the [[New England Revolution]] (U.S. Open Cup winner and MLS Cup runner-up), and [[C.D. Chivas USA|Chivas USA]] (Supporters' Shield runner-up) were the representatives in the rebranded successor to the CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
Each of the qualified MLS teams was matched up against the winner of a Second Round game, all of whom came from either one of the [[United Soccer Leagues|USL's]] three divisions or the [[USASA]], in the Third Round on July 1. Three MLS teams were eliminated by these lower division clubs. Chivas USA was eliminated by [[USL First Division|USL-1's]] [[Seattle Sounders (USL)|Seattle Sounders]], the New York Red Bulls were upset by [[Crystal Palace Baltimore]] of [[USL Second Division|USL-2]], and the Houston Dynamo lost a penalty shootout to the USL-1's [[Charleston Battery]].

New England and Chivas USA entered at the preliminary round, and were eliminated over two legs by [[Joe Public F.C.|Joe Public]] of [[Trinidad and Tobago]] and [[Tauro F.C.|Tauro]] of [[Panama]], respectively.

D.C. and Houston were seeded into the Group Stage as the top seeds in Groups A and B, respectively.

D.C. was eliminated from Group A with two games remaining in group play, while Houston qualified for the Championship Round with a 1–0 win in their last match against [[C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo|Luis Ángel Firpo]] on November 26, which was postponed from Matchday 1 due to [[Hurricane Ike]].

Houston was eliminated in the Quarterfinals over two legs by [[Atlante F.C.|Atlante]].

===National competitions===

====2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup====

{{Main|2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup}}

MLS awarded the top three finishers in each conference [[2007 Major League Soccer season|last season]] automatic berths into the 2008 U.S. Open Cup's Third Round. [[D.C. United]], the [[New England Revolution]], and the [[New York Red Bulls]] qualified from the Eastern Conference while [[C.D. Chivas USA|Chivas USA]], the [[Houston Dynamo]], and [[FC Dallas]] qualified from the Western Conference. The rest of MLS's U.S.-based teams would have to compete for the final two berths into the third round via a seven-team playoff. Eventually [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] and the [[Kansas City Wizards]] qualified by beating the [[Columbus Crew]] and the [[Colorado Rapids]] respectively.

Each of the qualified MLS teams was matched up against the winner of a Second Round game, all of whom came from either one of the [[United Soccer Leagues|USL's]] three divisions or the [[USASA]], in the third round on July 1. Three MLS teams were eliminated by these lower division clubs. Chivas USA was eliminated by [[USL First Division|USL-1's]] [[Seattle Sounders (1994–2008)|Seattle Sounders]], the New York Red Bulls were upset by [[Crystal Palace Baltimore]] of [[USL Second Division|USL-2]], and the Houston Dynamo lost a penalty shootout to the USL-1's [[Charleston Battery]].


In the Quarterfinals on July 8, FC Dallas and the Kansas City Wizards were eliminated by the Charleston Battery and the Seattle Sounders, respectively. This meant an MLS team, either D.C. United or the New England Revolution would face a USL-1 team in the final.
In the Quarterfinals on July 8, FC Dallas and the Kansas City Wizards were eliminated by the Charleston Battery and the Seattle Sounders, respectively. This meant an MLS team, either D.C. United or the New England Revolution would face a USL-1 team in the final.


In the Semifinals on August 12, D.C. United upset the Open Cup holding Revolution by a score of 3 to 1. This earned United a berth in the final against the USL-1's Charleston Battery on September 3 at [[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium|RFK Stadium]].
In the Semifinals on August 12, D.C. United upset the Open Cup holding Revolution by a score of 3 to 1. This earned United a berth in the final against the USL-1's Charleston Battery on September 3 at [[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium|RFK Stadium]].

In the Final on September 3, D.C. United won their second U.S. Open Cup in a 2–1 win over the Charleston Battery.

====2008 Canadian Championship====

{{Main|2008 Canadian Championship}}

Due to the fact that none of the Canadian teams playing in the [[American soccer pyramid]] can qualify for Canada's berth in the [[CONCACAF Champions League]] through their leagues or the U.S. Open Cup, the [[Canadian Soccer Association]] was forced to develop a tournament to determine the country's representative in the Champions League. The country's top three teams, MLS's [[Toronto FC]] and the [[USL First Division|USL-1's]] [[Montreal Impact (1992–2011)|Montreal Impact]] and [[Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)|Vancouver Whitecaps FC]] were entered into the inaugural Canadian Championship. The tournament was played as a double round robin group from May 27 to July 22. The Montreal Impact finished first, claiming the Canadian berth in the Champions League.


===All-Star game===
===All-Star game===
====[[MLS All-Star 2008]]====
{{Main|2008 MLS All-Star Game}}
The 2008 MLS All-Star game was held at [[BMO Field]] in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]], home of [[Toronto FC]], on July 24.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/307638|title=Luring Liverpool to Toronto would be an all-star coup}}</ref> The opponent was [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], of England's [[Premier League]]. It was the first time that the game was played outside the [[United States]].


The 2008 MLS All-Star Game was held at [[BMO Field]] in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada, home of [[Toronto FC]], on July 24.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/307638|title=Luring Liverpool to Toronto would be an all-star coup | work=The Star | first=Cathal | last=Kelly | date=February 28, 2008 | access-date=April 22, 2010}}</ref> The opponent was [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], of England's [[Premier League]]. It was the first time that the game was played outside the United States.
The game was won by the MLS All-Stars by a score of 3-2. Cuauhtemoc Blanco was named MVP of the game after assisting the All-Stars' first goal and scoring their second.

The game was won by the MLS All-Stars by a score of 3–2. Cuauhtémoc Blanco was named MVP of the game after assisting the All-Stars' first goal and scoring their second.


==See also==
==See also==

{{Wikinewscat|2008 Major League Soccer season}}
{{Wikinewscat|2008 Major League Soccer season}}
{{Portal|Association football}}
*[[List of transfers for the MLS 2008 Season]]
*[[List of transfers for the MLS 2008 Season]]
*[[2007 MLS Expansion Draft]]
*[[2007 MLS Expansion Draft]]


==References==
==References==

{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://web.mlsnet.com/index.jsp Official Site of Major League Soccer]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081028010155/http://web.mlsnet.com/index.jsp Official Site of Major League Soccer]


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2008 Major League Soccer season
Season2008
MLS CupColumbus Crew (1st title)
Supporters' ShieldColumbus Crew (2nd shield)
Champions LeagueColumbus Crew
New York Red Bulls
Houston Dynamo
D.C. United
SuperLigaChicago Fire
N.E. Revolution
Chivas USA
Kansas City Wizards
Matches played210
Goals scored591 (2.81 per match)
Top goalscorerLandon Donovan
Los Angeles Galaxy
Goals: 20
Biggest home winCOL 4–0 LA
CHI 4–0 NE
RSL 4–0 DCU
Biggest away winFCD 1–5 LA
NY 1–5 CHI
Highest scoringNY 4–5 COL
Longest winning run5 games:
Columbus Crew
Longest unbeaten run9 games:
Columbus Crew
San Jose Earthquakes
Longest losing run4 games:
D.C. United
Highest attendanceLA @ NY: 46,754
Lowest attendanceCLB @ CHV: 6,733
Total attendance3,456,641
Average attendance16,460
← 2007
2009 →
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Locations of teams for the 2008 Major League Soccer season
Western Conference   Eastern Conference

The 2008 Major League Soccer season was the 13th season of Major League Soccer. It was also the 96th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 30th with a national first-division league.

The San Jose Earthquakes returned to the league, following a two-year hiatus that began after the 2005 season.

The Kansas City Wizards left Arrowhead Stadium and moved to the Kansas side of the metropolitan area, occupying CommunityAmerica Ballpark in Kansas City. The league also debuted its newest soccer-specific stadium in October when Real Salt Lake opened Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah.

The regular season began on March 29, and concluded on October 26. The 2008 MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 30, and concluded with MLS Cup 2008 on November 23. The Columbus Crew captured the league double by winning their second Supporters' Shield and by defeating the New York Red Bulls, 3-1, in MLS Cup.

Overview[edit]

Season format[edit]

The season began on March 29 and concluded with MLS Cup on November 23. The 14 teams were split evenly into two conferences. Each team played 30 games that were evenly divided between home and away. Each team played every other team twice, home and away, for a total of 26 games. The remaining four games were played against four regional rivals, two at home and two away.

The top three teams from each conference automatically qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs. In addition, the two highest remaining point totals, regardless of conference, also qualified. In the first round, aggregate goals over two matches determined the winners. The conference finals were played as a single match, and the winners advanced to MLS Cup. In all rounds, draws were broken with two 15-minute periods of extra time, followed by penalty kicks if necessary. The away goals rule was not used in any round.

The team with the most points in the regular season was awarded the MLS Supporters' Shield and qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League. Additionally, the winner of MLS Cup, and the runner-up, also qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League. An additional berth in the Champions League was also awarded to the winner of the U.S. Open Cup. If a team qualified for multiple berths into the Champions League, then additional berths were awarded to the highest overall finishing MLS team(s) not already qualified. Also, Toronto FC, as a Canadian-based team, could not qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS, and had to instead qualify through the Canadian Championship.

Automatic qualification for the U.S. Open Cup was awarded to the top six overall finishers, as opposed to the top three finishers in each conference. The rest of the U.S.-based MLS teams had to qualify for the remaining two berths via a series of play-in games.

Due to fixture congestion, qualification for the SuperLiga was limited to the top four overall finishers not already qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League. This applied retroactively to the 2008 season, and thus was related to qualification for MLS teams to SuperLiga 2009.

Stadiums and locations[edit]

Main article: List of Major League Soccer stadiums
Team Stadium Capacity
Chicago Fire Toyota Park 20,000
Chivas USA Home Depot Center 27,000
Colorado Rapids Dick's Sporting Goods Park 18,061
Columbus Crew Columbus Crew Stadium 22,555
D.C. United RFK Stadium 46,000
FC Dallas Pizza Hut Park 21,193
Houston Dynamo Robertson Stadium 32,000
Kansas City Wizards CommunityAmerica Ballpark 10,385
LA Galaxy Home Depot Center 27,000
New England Revolution Gillette Stadium 68,756
New York Red Bulls Giants Stadium 80,200
Real Salt Lake Rice-Eccles Stadium
Rio Tinto Stadium 		45,017
20,213
San Jose Earthquakes Buck Shaw Stadium 10,525
Toronto FC BMO Field 21,566

Personnel and sponsorships[edit]

Team Head coach Captain Shirt sponsor
Chicago Fire Costa Rica Denis Hamlett Best Buy
Chivas USA United States Preki Comex
Colorado Rapids United States Fernando Clavijo —
Columbus Crew United States Sigi Schmid United States Frankie Hejduk Glidden
D.C. United United States Tom Soehn Volkswagen
FC Dallas Northern Ireland Steve Morrow —
Houston Dynamo United States Dominic Kinnear United States Wade Barrett —
Kansas City Wizards United States Curt Onalfo —
LA Galaxy Netherlands Ruud Gullit Herbalife
New England Revolution Scotland Steve Nicol —
New York Red Bulls Colombia Juan Carlos Osorio United States Claudio Reyna Red Bull
Real Salt Lake United States Jason Kreis United States Kyle Beckerman —
San Jose Earthquakes Canada Frank Yallop United States Nick Garcia —
Toronto FC England John Carver —


Coaching changes[edit]

Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming coach Date of appointment
FC Dallas Northern Ireland Steve Morrow Fired May 20, 2008 United States Marco Ferruzzi May 20, 2008
FC Dallas United States Marco Ferruzzi End of interim period June 16, 2008 United States Schellas Hyndman June 16, 2008

Results table[edit]

Abbreviation and Color Key:
Chicago Fire - CHI • Chivas USA - CHV • Colorado Rapids - COL • Columbus Crew - CLB • D.C. United - DC
FC Dallas - DAL • Houston Dynamo - HOU • Kansas City Wizards - KC • Los Angeles Galaxy - LA • New England Revolution - NE
New York Red Bulls - NY • Real Salt Lake - RSL • San Jose Earthquakes - SJ • Toronto FC - TOR
Win  • Loss  • Tie  • Home
Club Match
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Chicago Fire RSL NE SJ KC COL NE DC HOU NY DC DAL CHV SJ CLB TOR RSL KC CHV NE DC LA HOU NY COL DAL LA KC CLB TOR NY
1-1 0-4 1-0 1-0 1-2 3-0 2-0 2-1 5-1 2-1 0-1 0-2 0-0 2-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 2-1 1-0 1-0 1-2 0-1 0-2 4-1 1-3 1-1 2-2 2-3 2-5
Chivas USA DAL RSL CLB DAL LA HOU NE DC COL CLB NY RSL CHI NY SJ LA CHI KC LA HOU SJ TOR TOR NE RSL KC DC SJ COL HOU
1-1 1-3 3-4 2-0 2-5 0-0 2-1 1-3 2-1 0-2 0-1 1-0 0-2 1-1 0-1 1-1 0-1 2-3 2-2 0-4 0-0 1-2 3-1 0-4 1-0 1-2 3-0 1-0 2-1 1-1
Colorado Rapids LA KC NE SJ CHI DC HOU RSL CHV DAL LA TOR HOU CLB NY SJ DAL CLB TOR KC DC RSL DAL CHI NE NY HOU LA CHV RSL
0-4 2-3 1-0 2-0 1-2 0-2 1-2 0-2 2-1 1-2 2-3 1-3 0-0 1-2 0-4 1-1 2-2 2-0 0-1 1-2 0-3 0-2 1-0 0-2 1-1 5-4 3-1 2-3 2-1 1-1
Columbus Crew TOR NY CHV DC HOU KC SJ TOR NE CHV SJ KC LA COL CHI RSL KC COL HOU DAL RSL DAL NE TOR NY NE LA CHI NY DC
0-2 0-2 3-4 2-1 0-1 1-2 3-2 0-0 1-0 0-2 2-0 3-0 3-3 1-2 2-2 0-2 3-3 2-0 0-2 1-2 0-3 2-1 0-4 1-1 1-3 1-0 0-1 2-2 1-3 0-1
D.C. United KC TOR RSL CLB RSL COL CHI CHV TOR TOR NE CHI NY SJ LA HOU KC NY CHI NE COL NY SJ DAL LA DAL CHV HOU NE CLB
0-2 1-4 0-4 2-1 1-4 0-2 2-0 1-3 0-1 2-3 2-2 2-1 1-4 1-3 1-4 2-0 0-2 4-1 1-0 1-2 0-3 0-0 1-2 2-2 2-5 0-3 3-0 0-0 1-2 0-1
FC Dallas CHV HOU NY CHV NE SJ RSL LA RSL HOU COL NE CHI NY HOU KC COL LA TOR CLB KC CLB COL DC CHI DC SJ TOR RSL LA
1-1 3-3 0-2 2-0 1-0 0-0 1-2 5-1 1-2 2-2 1-2 1-2 0-1 0-1 1-1 1-1 2-2 0-4 2-0 1-2 1-1 2-1 1-0 2-2 4-1 0-3 1-1 2-2 1-3 2-2
Houston Dynamo NE DAL KC LA CLB CHV COL CHI SJ DAL NY TOR NE COL DAL RSL DC CLB RSL CHV NY CHI KC SJ TOR COL DC SJ LA CHV
0-3 3-3 0-0 2-2 0-1 0-0 1-2 2-1 1-2 2-2 0-1 1-3 2-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 2-0 0-2 3-4 0-4 0-3 1-2 1-3 1-1 1-1 3-1 0-0 1-2 0-3 1-1
Kansas City Wizards DC COL NE HOU CHI TOR CLB NY LA RSL CLB TOR RSL DAL NY CLB CHI DC CHV COL DAL SJ HOU LA TOR CHV CHI NE SJ NE
0-2 2-3 3-1 0-0 1-0 0-2 1-2 1-1 1-3 0-0 3-0 0-0 0-1 1-1 1-2 3-3 0-0 0-2 2-3 1-2 1-1 1-2 1-3 0-2 0-2 1-2 1-1 0-1 2-3 3-1
Los Angeles Galaxy COL SJ TOR HOU CHV RSL NY DAL KC TOR COL SJ CLB DC NE CHV NY DAL SJ CHV CHI NE RSL KC DC CHI CLB COL HOU DAL
0-4 0-2 3-2 2-2 2-5 2-2 2-1 5-1 1-3 0-2 2-3 3-0 3-3 1-4 2-1 1-1 2-2 0-4 2-3 2-2 1-0 2-2 2-2 0-2 2-5 1-3 0-1 2-3 0-3 2-2
New England Revolution HOU CHI KC COL NY DAL CHI CHV SJ CLB DC DAL HOU NY RSL TOR LA CHI SJ DC TOR LA CLB CHV COL CLB RSL KC DC KC
0-3 0-4 3-1 1-0 1-1 1-0 3-0 2-1 0-2 1-0 2-2 1-2 2-0 1-1 1-2 1-2 2-1 2-1 0-4 1-2 1-1 2-2 0-4 0-4 1-1 1-0 2-2 0-1 1-2 3-1
New York Red Bulls CLB DAL NE SJ TOR LA KC CHI HOU CHV DC NE DAL CHV COL KC LA SJ DC TOR HOU DC CHI RSL CLB COL TOR RSL CLB CHI
0-2 0-2 1-1 0-2 1-1 2-1 1-1 5-1 0-1 0-1 1-4 1-1 0-1 1-1 0-4 1-2 2-2 1-1 4-1 0-2 0-3 0-0 0-1 1-2 1-3 5-4 3-1 1-1 1-3 2-5
Real Salt Lake CHI CHV DC TOR DC LA DAL COL DAL SJ KC CHV SJ NE KC HOU CLB CHI TOR HOU CLB COL LA NY CHV SJ NE NY DAL COL
1-1 1-3 0-4 0-1 1-4 2-2 1-2 0-2 1-2 1-3 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-0 1-2 3-4 0-3 0-2 2-2 1-2 1-0 3-2 2-2 1-1 1-3 1-1
San Jose Earthquakes LA CHI COL NY DAL CLB NE HOU RSL CLB LA RSL DC CHI CHV COL TOR NY LA NE CHV KC DC HOU RSL DAL CHV HOU KC TOR
0-2 1-0 2-0 0-2 0-0 3-2 0-2 1-2 1-3 2-0 3-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 1-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 2-3 0-4 0-0 1-2 1-2 1-1 3-2 1-1 1-0 1-2 2-3 0-2
Toronto FC CLB DC LA RSL KC NY CLB DC DC LA HOU COL KC NE CHI SJ RSL DAL COL NY NE CHV CHV CLB KC HOU NY DAL CHI SJ
0-2 1-4 3-2 0-1 0-2 1-1 0-0 0-1 2-3 0-2 1-3 1-3 0-0 1-2 1-2 0-0 1-2 2-0 1-0 0-2 1-1 1-2 3-1 1-1 0-2 1-1 3-1 2-2 2-3 0-2

Standings[edit]

Eastern Conference[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Columbus Crew 30 17 7 6 50 36 +14 57 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Chicago Fire 30 13 10 7 44 33 +11 46
3 New England Revolution 30 12 11 7 40 43 −3 43
4 Kansas City Wizards 30 11 10 9 37 39 −2 42
5 New York Red Bulls 30 10 11 9 42 48 −6 39
6 D.C. United 30 11 15 4 43 51 −8 37
7 Toronto FC 30 9 13 8 34 43 −9 35
Source: MLS

Western Conference[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Houston Dynamo 30 13 5 12 45 32 +13 51 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Chivas USA 30 12 11 7 40 41 −1 43
3 Real Salt Lake 30 10 10 10 40 39 +1 40
4 Colorado Rapids 30 11 14 5 44 45 −1 38
5 FC Dallas 30 8 10 12 45 41 +4 36
6 LA Galaxy 30 8 13 9 55 62 −7 33
7 San Jose Earthquakes 30 8 13 9 32 38 −6 33
Source: MLS

Overall standings[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Columbus Crew (C, S) 30 17 7 6 50 36 +14 57 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Houston Dynamo 30 13 5 12 45 32 +13 51
3 Chicago Fire 30 13 10 7 44 33 +11 46 North American SuperLiga
4 Chivas USA 30 12 11 7 40 41 −1 43
5 New England Revolution 30 12 11 7 40 43 −3 43
6 Kansas City Wizards 30 11 10 9 37 39 −2 42
7 Real Salt Lake 30 10 10 10 40 39 +1 40
8 New York Red Bulls 30 10 11 9 42 48 −6 39 CONCACAF Champions League
9 Colorado Rapids 30 11 14 5 44 45 −1 38
10 D.C. United 30 11 15 4 43 51 −8 37 CONCACAF Champions League
11 FC Dallas 30 8 10 12 45 41 +4 36
12 Toronto FC 30 9 13 8 34 43 −9 35 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
13 LA Galaxy 30 8 13 9 55 62 −7 33
14 San Jose Earthquakes 30 8 13 9 32 38 −6 33
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield
Notes:
  1. ^ As winners of the 2009 Canadian Championship

MLS Cup Playoffs[edit]

Main article: 2008 MLS Cup Playoffs
Conference semifinals Conference finals MLS Cup
          
E1 Columbus Crew 1 2
E4 Kansas City Wizards 1 0
E1 Columbus Crew 2
Eastern Conference
E2 Chicago Fire 1
E3 New England Revolution 0 0
E2 Chicago Fire 0 3
E1 Columbus Crew 3
W4 New York Red Bulls 1
W1 Houston Dynamo 1 0
W4 New York Red Bulls1 1 3
W4 New York Red Bulls 1
Western Conference
W3 Real Salt Lake 0
W3 Real Salt Lake 1 2
W2 Chivas USA 0 2

1 The New York Red Bulls 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.

Player statistics[edit]

Goals[edit]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 United States Landon Donovan LA Galaxy 20
2 United States Kenny Cooper FC Dallas 18
3 United States Edson Buddle LA Galaxy 15
4 Colombia Juan Pablo Ángel New York Red Bulls 14
5 United States Brian Ching Houston Dynamo 13
6 Brazil Luciano Emilio D.C. United 11
United States Conor Casey Colorado Rapids
8 Bolivia Jaime Moreno D.C. United 10
9 United States Chad Barrett Chicago Fire
Toronto FC 		9
United States Chris Rolfe Chicago Fire

Assists[edit]

Rank Player Club Assists
1 Argentina Guillermo Barros Schelotto Columbus Crew 16
2 Argentina Javier Morales Real Salt Lake 11
3 England Terry Cooke Colorado Rapids 10
4 England David Beckham LA Galaxy 8
United States Justin Mapp Chicago Fire
6 Argentina Christian Gómez Colorado Rapids 7
7 Mexico Cuauhtémoc Blanco Chicago Fire 6
United States Brad Davis Houston Dynamo
United States Landon Donovan LA Galaxy
Bolivia Jaime Moreno Chicago Fire
Republic of Ireland Ronnie O'Brien San Jose Earthquakes

Clean sheets[edit]

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 United States Jon Busch Chicago Fire 10
United States Kevin Hartman Kansas City Wizards
United States Will Hesmer Columbus Crew
4 United States Joe Cannon San Jose Earthquakes 9
5 United States Nick Rimando Real Salt Lake 8
6 United States Jon Conway New York Red Bulls 7
Canada Pat Onstad Houston Dynamo
Argentina Darío Sala FC Dallas
9 United States Matt Reis New England Revolution 6
Canada Greg Sutton Toronto FC

Awards[edit]

Individual awards[edit]

Award Player Club
Most Valuable Player Argentina Guillermo Barros Schelotto Columbus Crew
Defender of the Year United States Chad Marshall Columbus Crew
Goalkeeper of the Year United States Jon Busch Chicago Fire
Coach of the Year United States Sigi Schmid Columbus Crew
Rookie of the Year United States Sean Franklin LA Galaxy
Newcomer of the Year England Darren Huckerby San Jose Earthquakes
Comeback Player of the Year United States Kenny Cooper FC Dallas
Golden Boot United States Landon Donovan LA Galaxy
Fair Play Award United States Michael Parkhurst New England Revolution
Humanitarian of the Year United States José Burciaga Jr. Colorado Rapids
Goal of the Year Canada Will Johnson Real Salt Lake

MLS Best XI[edit]

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
United States Jon Busch, Chicago United States Jimmy Conrad, Kansas City
United States Chad Marshall, Columbus
Mali Bakary Soumaré, Chicago 		Mexico Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Chicago
Grenada Shalrie Joseph, New England
United States Sacha Kljestan, Chivas USA
United States Robbie Rogers, Columbus
Argentina Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Columbus 		United States Kenny Cooper, Dallas
United States Landon Donovan, LA Galaxy

Weekly awards[edit]

Monthly awards[edit]

Attendances[edit]

Club Games Season Game Avg.
LA Galaxy 15 390,132 26,009
Toronto FC 15 301,793 20,120
D.C. United 15 297,531 19,835
New England Revolution 15 263,706 17,580
Chicago Fire 15 255,511 17,034
Houston Dynamo 15 254,083 16,939
Real Salt Lake 15 242,690 16,179
New York Red Bulls 15 238,925 15,928
Chivas USA 15 226,717 15,114
Columbus Crew 15 219,332 14,622
San Jose Earthquakes 15 205,695 13,713
Colorado Rapids 15 204,884 13,659
FC Dallas 15 195,356 13,024
Kansas City Wizards 15 160,286 10,686
Totals 210 3,456,641 16,460

Related competitions[edit]

International competitions[edit]

CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2008[edit]

Main article: CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2008

The Houston Dynamo and D.C. United earned berths in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup by virtue of their MLS Cup and Supporters' Shield wins, respectively. Houston and D.C. were both victorious in their quarterfinal ties and advanced to the semifinals. For the second straight year, however, both lost their respective semifinals, and were eliminated.

SuperLiga 2008[edit]

Main article: North American SuperLiga 2008

D.C. United, Chivas USA, the New England Revolution, and the Houston Dynamo were MLS's entrants into SuperLiga 2008, based on their top-four finish in the 2007 regular season.

Following the Group Stage, which took place from July 12 to July 20, Houston and New England each won their respective groups to advance to the Semifinals, where they faced 2007 champion Pachuca on July 29 and Atlante on July 30, respectively. D.C. United finished last and Chivas USA finished third in their respective groups and failed to advance.

Both MLS teams were victorious in the Semifinals, setting up a rematch of the 2006 and 2007 MLS Cups in the Final on August 5 at Gillette Stadium.

The teams played to a 2–2 draw after extra time. New England eventually defeated Houston 6–5 on penalty kicks.

CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09[edit]

Main article: CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09

The Houston Dynamo (MLS Cup winner), D.C. United (Supporters' Shield Winner), the New England Revolution (U.S. Open Cup winner and MLS Cup runner-up), and Chivas USA (Supporters' Shield runner-up) were the representatives in the rebranded successor to the CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

New England and Chivas USA entered at the preliminary round, and were eliminated over two legs by Joe Public of Trinidad and Tobago and Tauro of Panama, respectively.

D.C. and Houston were seeded into the Group Stage as the top seeds in Groups A and B, respectively.

D.C. was eliminated from Group A with two games remaining in group play, while Houston qualified for the Championship Round with a 1–0 win in their last match against Luis Ángel Firpo on November 26, which was postponed from Matchday 1 due to Hurricane Ike.

Houston was eliminated in the Quarterfinals over two legs by Atlante.

National competitions[edit]

2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup[edit]

Main article: 2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

MLS awarded the top three finishers in each conference last season automatic berths into the 2008 U.S. Open Cup's Third Round. D.C. United, the New England Revolution, and the New York Red Bulls qualified from the Eastern Conference while Chivas USA, the Houston Dynamo, and FC Dallas qualified from the Western Conference. The rest of MLS's U.S.-based teams would have to compete for the final two berths into the third round via a seven-team playoff. Eventually Chicago Fire and the Kansas City Wizards qualified by beating the Columbus Crew and the Colorado Rapids respectively.

Each of the qualified MLS teams was matched up against the winner of a Second Round game, all of whom came from either one of the USL's three divisions or the USASA, in the third round on July 1. Three MLS teams were eliminated by these lower division clubs. Chivas USA was eliminated by USL-1's Seattle Sounders, the New York Red Bulls were upset by Crystal Palace Baltimore of USL-2, and the Houston Dynamo lost a penalty shootout to the USL-1's Charleston Battery.

In the Quarterfinals on July 8, FC Dallas and the Kansas City Wizards were eliminated by the Charleston Battery and the Seattle Sounders, respectively. This meant an MLS team, either D.C. United or the New England Revolution would face a USL-1 team in the final.

In the Semifinals on August 12, D.C. United upset the Open Cup holding Revolution by a score of 3 to 1. This earned United a berth in the final against the USL-1's Charleston Battery on September 3 at RFK Stadium.

In the Final on September 3, D.C. United won their second U.S. Open Cup in a 2–1 win over the Charleston Battery.

2008 Canadian Championship[edit]

Main article: 2008 Canadian Championship

Due to the fact that none of the Canadian teams playing in the American soccer pyramid can qualify for Canada's berth in the CONCACAF Champions League through their leagues or the U.S. Open Cup, the Canadian Soccer Association was forced to develop a tournament to determine the country's representative in the Champions League. The country's top three teams, MLS's Toronto FC and the USL-1's Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps FC were entered into the inaugural Canadian Championship. The tournament was played as a double round robin group from May 27 to July 22. The Montreal Impact finished first, claiming the Canadian berth in the Champions League.

All-Star game[edit]

Main article: 2008 MLS All-Star Game

The 2008 MLS All-Star Game was held at BMO Field in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, home of Toronto FC, on July 24.[1] The opponent was West Ham United, of England's Premier League. It was the first time that the game was played outside the United States.

The game was won by the MLS All-Stars by a score of 3–2. Cuauhtémoc Blanco was named MVP of the game after assisting the All-Stars' first goal and scoring their second.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Kelly, Cathal (February 28, 2008). "Luring Liverpool to Toronto would be an all-star coup". The Star. Retrieved April 22, 2010.

External links[edit]

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