SuperLiga (North America) 2008

The second SuperLiga took place in the USA in 2008 . Teams from the United States and Mexico met from July 12th through the August 5th final . The title was New England Revolution win.

Attendees

The four best teams from the 2007 Regular Season qualified from Major League Soccer :

• DC United (Supporter's Shield winner)
• CD Chivas USA (2nd place)
• Houston Dynamo (3rd place)
• New England Revolution (4th place)

The following four teams qualified from the Primera División de México :

• CF Atlante (2007 Apertura Champion)
• UNAM Pumas (2007 Apertura Finalist)
• Deportivo Guadalajara (2006 Apertura Champion)
• CF Pachuca (2007 Clausura Champion and defending champion)

2008 tournament course

Group stage

Group A

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Houston Dynamo	3	2	0	1	007: 200	+5	06th
2.	CF Atlante	3	2	0	1	005: 600	−1	06th
3.	Deportivo Guadalajara	3	2	0	1	003: 300	± 0	06th
4th	DC United	3	0	0	3	004: 800	−4	00

Group B

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	New England Revolution	3	2	1	0	003: 100	+2	07th
2.	Pachuca	3	1	1	1	003: 300	± 0	04th
3.	Chivas USA	3	1	1	1	003: 300	± 0	04th
4th	Santos Laguna	3	0	1	2	001: 300	−2	01

Semifinals

date		Result		place
July 29, 2008	Houston Dynamo	2-0	CF Pachuca	Robertson Stadium, Houston
July 30, 2008	New England Revolution	1-0	CF Atlante	Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

final

date		Result		place
August 5, 2008	New England Revolution	2: 2 n.V. (6: 5 p.e.)	Houston Dynamo	Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

List of goalscorers

space	player	team	Gates
1	Stuart Holden	Houston Dynamo	3
	Ante Razov	CD Chivas USA	3
	Shalrie Joseph	New England Revolution	3
4th	Omar Arellano Riverón	CD Guadalajara	2
	Bobby Boswell	Houston Dynamo	2
	Francis Doe	DC United	2
	Luciano Emilio	DC United	2
	Luis Gabriel Rey	CF Atlante	2
	Corey Ashe	Houston Dynamo	2

Web links

• SuperLiga 2008 official website