North American SuperLiga 2007
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| SuperLiga 2007 | |
![]() North American SuperLiga logo |
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | |
| Dates | July 24 – August 29 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
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| Runner-up |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 42 (2.8 per match) |
| Attendance | 234,751 (15,650 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | |
SuperLiga 2007, the inaugural edition of the SuperLiga competition, was held from July 24 to August 29, 2007. The eight clubs participating in the 2007 tournament were chosen by invitation.
In 2008, the Major League Soccer attendees will be the teams that finish the season 1st through 4th and the Primera División Mexicana has determined that the last four semi-annual champions will compete.
All games of the tournament were carried live on Fox Sports World in Canada (English), Telefutura in the United States (Spanish) and Televisa and TV Azteca in Mexico (both Spanish).
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[edit] Venues
| City | Stadium Name | Capacity |
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| Bridgeview, IL | Toyota Park | 20,000 |
| Carson, CA | The Home Depot Center | 27,000 |
| Commerce City, CO | Dick's Sporting Goods Park | 18,500 |
| Frisco, TX | Pizza Hut Park | 21,193 |
| Houston, TX | Robertson Stadium | 32,000 |
| Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles Coliseum | 92,500 |
| Washington, D.C. | RFK Stadium | 46,686 |
[edit] Qualification
The eight teams in the inaugural 2007 edition were selected on an invitation-only basis.[1] The SuperLiga 2007 invitees are:
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From MLS |
From PDFM |
[edit] Group Stage
There will be two groups of four teams. Two teams from each league will be divided into the groups. (All times are EDT)
[edit] Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -1 |
[edit] Fixtures
| July 24, 2007 21:00 EDT |
FC Dallas |
1 – 1 | Pizza Hut Park, Frisco Attendance: 12,641 Referee: Walter Quesada Cordero |
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| Alvarez Moor |
Report | Olvera |
| July 24, 2007 23:00 EDT |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
2 – 1 | The Home Depot Center, Carson Attendance: 19,317 Referee: Carlos Batres |
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| Gordon Donovan |
Report | Márquez Lugo |
| July 28, 2007 20:00 EDT |
FC Dallas |
1 – 1 | Pizza Hut Park, Frisco Attendance: 7,953 Referee: Samir Osman |
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| Ruíz |
Report | Giménez |
| July 28, 2007 22:00 EDT |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
1 – 2 | Los Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles Attendance: 37,337 Referee: Courtney Campbell |
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| Donovan |
Report | Rodríguez Bravo |
| July 31, 2007 20:00 EDT |
FC Dallas |
5 – 6 | Pizza Hut Park, Frisco Attendance: 21,576 Referee: Kevin Stott |
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| Alvarez Toja Alvarez Ruíz Thompson |
Report | Gordon Klein Gordon Harmse Donovan Pavón |
| July 31, 2007 22:00 EDT |
Guadalajara |
0 – 1 | Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City Attendance: 14,069 Referee: Marco Antonio Rodriguez |
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| Report | Márquez Lugo |
[edit] Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
[edit] Fixtures
| July 25, 2007 20:00 EDT |
D.C. United |
1 – 1 | RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. Attendance: 13,335 Referee: Courtney Campbell |
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| Gomez |
Report | Landín Martínez |
| July 25, 2007 22:00 EDT |
Houston Dynamo |
1 – 0 | Robertson Stadium, Houston Attendance: 18,112 Referee: Steven Taylor |
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| Jaqua |
Report |
| July 29, 2007 20:00 EDT |
D.C. United |
1– 0 | RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. Attendance: 18,604 Referee: Carlos Batres |
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| Dyachenko |
Report | Rojas |
| July 29, 2007 22:00 EDT |
Houston Dynamo |
1– 1 | Robertson Stadium, Houston Attendance: 11,236 Referee: Walter Quesada |
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| Ngwenya |
Report | Batista |
| August 1, 2007 20:00 EDT |
Houston Dynamo |
1– 0 | Robertson Stadium, Houston Attendance: 11,013 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
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| Ching |
Report |
| August 1, 2007 22:00 EDT |
América |
3– 2 | Toyota Park, Bridgeview Attendance: 10,623 Referee: Hugo Leon Guajardo |
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| Mosqueda Cabañas Insúa |
Report | Romero Choy Landín |
[edit] Semifinals
| August 14, 2007 22:00 EDT 02:00 UTC |
Houston Dynamo |
2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Robertson Stadium, Houston Attendance: 21,712 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
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| DeRosario Ianni Robinson Ashe |
Report | Cacho Chitiva Chitiva |
| Penalties | |||
| Barrett Wondolowski Mulrooney Ching Ngwenya |
3 – 4 |
| August 15, 2007 22:00 EDT |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
2 – 0 | The Home Depot Center, Carson Attendance: 17,223 Referee: Alex Prus |
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| Beckham Donovan |
Report |
[edit] Final
| August 29, 2007 20:00 PDT 03:00 UTC |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | The Home Depot Center, Carson Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Carlos Batres |
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| Klein |
Report | Vagenas |
| Penalties | |||
| Vagenas Jones Klein Buddle Donovan Xavier |
3 – 4 |
[edit] Result
| SuperLiga 2007 Winners Pachuca 1st Title |
[edit] Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 15 August - Carson, CA | |||||||
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| 29 August - Carson, CA
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| 14 August - Houston, TX | |||||||
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[edit] Top scorers
The top scorers from Superliga 2007 are as follows:
[edit] References
- ^ www.superliga.com
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
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