2007 North American SuperLiga
| SuperLiga 2007 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | July 24 – August 29 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Pachuca (1st title) |
| Runners-up | LA Galaxy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 42 (2.8 per match) |
| Attendance | 234,751 (15,650 per match) |
| Top scorer | Landon Donovan (4 goals) |
2008 → | |
The 2007 SuperLiga, the inaugural edition of the SuperLiga competition, was held from July 24 to August 29, 2007 in the United States. The eight clubs participating in the tournament were chosen by invitation.
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
The eight teams in the inaugural 2007 edition were selected on an invitation-only basis.[1]
From Major League Soccer:
From Primera División de México:
Group stage
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.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Galaxy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 |
| Pachuca | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Guadalajara | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| FC Dallas | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 2 |
Source:
| LA Galaxy | 1–2 | Guadalajara |
|---|---|---|
| Donovan 88' | Report | Rodríguez 59' Bravo 82' |
Attendance: 37,337
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
| FC Dallas | 5–6 | LA Galaxy |
|---|---|---|
| Alvarez 43' Toja 78' Alvarez 82' Ruíz 90+1' Thompson 90+6' |
Report | Gordon 3' Klein 12' Gordon 15' Harmse 18' Donovan 84' Pavón 90+5' |
| Guadalajara | 0–1 | Pachuca |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Márquez Lugo 62' |
Attendance: 14,069
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodriguez (Mexico)
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Dynamo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
| D.C. United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| América | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
| Monarcas Morelia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
Source:
| D.C. United | 1–1 | Monarcas Morelia |
|---|---|---|
| Gomez 7' | Report | Landín 58' Martínez 79' |
| Houston Dynamo | 1–0 | América |
|---|---|---|
| Jaqua 41' | Report |
| D.C. United | 1–0 | América |
|---|---|---|
| Dyachenko 12' | Report | Rojas 49' |
| Houston Dynamo | 1–1 | Monarcas Morelia |
|---|---|---|
| Ngwenya 1' | Report | Batista 74' |
| Houston Dynamo | 1–0 | D.C. United |
|---|---|---|
| Ching 50' | Report |
| América | 3–2 | Monarcas Morelia |
|---|---|---|
| Mosqueda 17' Cabañas 56' (pen.) Insúa 85' |
Report | Romero 54' Choy 67' Landín 73' |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 14 August – Houston, TX | ||||||
| Houston Dynamo | 2 (3) | |||||
| 29 August – Carson, CA | ||||||
| Pachuca (p) | 2 (4) | |||||
| LA Galaxy | 1 (3) | |||||
| 15 August – Carson, CA | ||||||
| Pachuca (p) | 1 (4) | |||||
| LA Galaxy | 2 | |||||
| D.C. United | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Houston Dynamo | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Pachuca |
|---|---|---|
| DeRosario 4' Ianni 13' Robinson 83' Ashe 102' |
Report | Cacho 28' Chitiva 62' Chitiva 85' |
| Penalties | ||
| Barrett Wondolowski Mulrooney Ching Ngwenya |
3–4 | Salazar Caballero Rey Álvarez Lugo |
| LA Galaxy | 2–0 | D.C. United |
|---|---|---|
| Beckham 27' Donovan 47' |
Report |
Final
| LA Galaxy | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Pachuca |
|---|---|---|
| Klein 90+3' | Report | Vagenas 29' (og) |
| Penalties | ||
| Vagenas Jones Klein Buddle Donovan Xavier |
3–4 | Lugo Rey Caballero Manzur Cabrera Rodríguez |
| 2007 SuperLiga champions |
|---|
Pachuca 1st title |
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Marcio Antonio Batista ( Monarcas Morelia)
- David Beckham ( LA Galaxy)
- Omar Bravo ( Guadalajara)
- Salvador Cabañas ( América)
- Juan Carlos Cacho ( Pachuca)
- Brian Ching ( Houston Dynamo)
- Andrés Chitiva ( Pachuca)
- Gonzalo Choy ( Monarcas Morelia)
- Dwayne De Rosario ( Houston Dynamo)
- Rod Dyachenko ( D.C. United)
- Christian Giménez ( Pachuca)
- Christian Gómez ( D.C. United)
- Kevin Harmse ( LA Galaxy)
- Federico Insúa ( América)
- Nate Jaqua ( Houston Dynamo)
- Luis Ángel Landín ( Monarcas Morelia)
- Diego Martínez ( Monarcas Morelia)
- Juan Carlos Mosqueda ( América)
- Joseph Ngwenya ( Houston Dynamo)
- José Antonio Olvera ( Guadalajara)
- Carlos Pavón ( LA Galaxy)
- Eddie Robinson ( Houston Dynamo)
- Francisco Javier Rodríguez ( Guadalajara)
- Abe Thompson ( FC Dallas)
- Juan Toja ( FC Dallas)
References
- ^ "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.