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The 2008 North American SuperLiga was the second edition of the SuperLiga competition. The top four Major League Soccer and Liga MX teams by point totals at the end of the season earned qualification.[1] All games of the tournament were broadcast live on Fox Sports World in Canada (English), Telefutura in the United States (Spanish), and Televisa and TV Azteca in Mexico (both Spanish).
2008 North American SuperLiga | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | United States |
Dates | July 12 – August 5 |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 36 (2.4 per match) |
Attendance | 194,414 (12,961 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The eight teams in the 2008 edition were selected based on qualification rules set by their respective leagues. The 2008 SuperLiga contestants were:[2]
From La Primera División
There were two groups of four teams. Each group contained two clubs from each league with the top two teams from each groups advancing to the semifinals.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 0 |
D.C. United | 1–2 | Guadalajara |
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Emilio ![]() |
Report | Arellano ![]() Pineda ![]() |
Houston Dynamo | 4–0 | Atlante |
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De Rosario ![]() ![]() Holden ![]() ![]() Mullan ![]() |
Report | Muñoz ![]() |
D.C. United | 2–3 | Atlante |
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Doe ![]() Emilio ![]() |
Report | Gabriel Rey ![]() ![]() Bermudez ![]() |
D.C. United | 1–3 | Houston Dynamo |
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Doe ![]() |
Report | Clark ![]() Boswell ![]() Holden ![]() |
Atlante | 2–0 | Guadalajara |
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Maldonado ![]() Espinoza ![]() |
Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
New England Revolution | 1–0 | Santos Laguna |
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Dube ![]() |
Report | Rodriguez ![]() |
New England Revolution | 1–0 | Pachuca |
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Smith ![]() |
Report |
Chivas USA | 1–0 | Santos Laguna |
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Razov ![]() |
Report |
Chivas USA | 1–1 | New England Revolution |
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Razov ![]() |
Report | Joseph ![]() |
Santos Laguna | 1–1 | Pachuca |
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Benítez ![]() |
Report | Álvarez ![]() |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
July 29 – Houston | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
August 5 – Foxborough | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 2 (5) | |||||
July 30 – Foxborough | ||||||
![]() | 2 (6) | |||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
Houston Dynamo | 2–0 | Pachuca |
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Boswell ![]() Ashe ![]() |
Report |
SuperLiga 2008 Champion |
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![]() New England Revolution First title |
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