The 2007 SuperLiga, 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.
2007 North American SuperLiga | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | USA |
Dates | July 24 – August 29 |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | |
Runners-up | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 42 (2.8 per match) |
Attendance | 234,751 (15,650 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | |
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).
Qualification
editThe eight teams in the inaugural 2007 edition were selected on an invitation-only basis.[1]
From Major League Soccer
Group stage
editThere were two groups of four teams. Each group contained two clubs from each league with the top two teams from each groups advancing to the semifinals.
Group A
editTeam | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
FC Dallas | 5 – 6 | LA Galaxy |
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Alvarez Toja Alvarez Ruíz Thompson |
Report | Gordon Klein Gordon Harmse Donovan Pavón |
Guadalajara | 0 – 1 | CF Pachuca |
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Report | Márquez Lugo |
Attendance: 14,069
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodriguez (Mexico)
Group B
editTeam | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
D.C. United | 1 – 1 | Monarcas Morelia |
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Gomez |
Report | Landín Martínez |
Houston Dynamo | 1 – 0 | Club América |
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Jaqua |
Report |
D.C. United | 1– 0 | Club América |
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Dyachenko |
Report | Rojas |
Houston Dynamo | 1– 1 | Monarcas Morelia |
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Ngwenya |
Report | Batista |
Houston Dynamo | 1– 0 | D.C. United |
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Ching |
Report |
Club América | 3– 2 | Monarcas Morelia |
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Mosqueda Cabañas Insúa |
Report | Romero Choy Landín |
Knockout stage
editBracket
editSemi-finals | Final | |||||
14 August – Houston | ||||||
2 (3) | ||||||
29 August – Carson | ||||||
2 (4) | ||||||
1 (3) | ||||||
15 August – Carson | ||||||
1 (4) | ||||||
2 | ||||||
0 | ||||||
Semi-finals
editHouston Dynamo | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | CF Pachuca |
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DeRosario Ianni Robinson Ashe |
Report[permanent dead link] | Cacho Chitiva Chitiva |
Penalties | ||
Barrett Wondolowski Mulrooney Ching Ngwenya |
3 – 4 |
Los Angeles Galaxy | 2 – 0 | D.C. United |
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Beckham Donovan |
Report |
Final
editLos Angeles Galaxy | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | CF Pachuca |
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Klein |
Report | Vagenas |
Penalties | ||
Vagenas Jones Klein Buddle Donovan Xavier |
3 – 4 |
SuperLiga 2007 Champion |
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Pachuca First title |
Goalscorers
edit- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Marcio Antonio Batista (
Morelia)
David Beckham (
Los Angeles Galaxy)
Omar Bravo (
Guadalajara)
Salvador Cabañas (
América)
Juan Carlos Cacho (
Pachuca)
Brian Ching (
Houston Dynamo)
Andrés Chitiva (
Pachuca)
Gonzalo Choy (
Morelia)
Dwayne De Rosario (
Houston Dynamo)
Rod Dyachenko (
D.C. United)
Christian Giménez (
Pachuca)
Christian Gómez (
D.C. United)
Kevin Harmse (
Los Angeles Galaxy)
Federico Insúa (
América)
Nate Jaqua (
Houston Dynamo)
Luis Ángel Landín (
Morelia)
Diego Martínez (
Morelia)
Juan Carlos Mosqueda (
América)
Joseph Ngwenya (
Houston Dynamo)
José Antonio Olvera (
Guadalajara)
Carlos Pavón (
Los Angeles Galaxy)
Eddie Robinson (
Houston Dynamo)
Francisco Javier Rodríguez (
Guadalajara)
Abe Thompson (
FC Dallas)
Juan Toja (
FC Dallas)
References
edit- ^ "TargetMedia | SMS Diensten, Betaal Diensten en IVR Diensten". Archived from the original on September 2, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ Rakes, Jeremy. "Dynamo blank Club America 1-0" Archived June 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. MLSNet.com, July 25, 2007. Retrieved on April 16, 2013.