2008 North American SuperLiga explained

Tourney Name:SuperLiga
Year:2008
Other Titles:2008 North American SuperLiga
Size:200px
Country:United States
Dates:July 12 – August 5
Num Teams:8
Confederations:1
Venues:7
Cities:7
Matches:15
Goals:36
Attendance:194414
Champion Other: New England Revolution
Count:1
Second Other: Houston Dynamo
Top Scorer: Shalrie Joseph
Stuart Holden
Ante Razov (3 goals)
Prevseason:2007
Nextseason:2009

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).

Qualification

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 Major League Soccer[3]

From La Primera División

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

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Bracket

Final

See main article: 2008 North American SuperLiga final.

Goalscorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Game First' initiatives enhance on-field product . April 2, 2007 . October 15, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071009223002/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20070402&content_id=87043&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp . October 9, 2007.
  2. Web site: SuperLiga 2008 teams, schedule announced . March 13, 2008 . March 13, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080321234537/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080313&content_id=143146&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp . March 21, 2008.
  3. Web site: MLS unveils 2008 schedule with broadcasts . February 7, 2008 . February 7, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080210150534/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080207&content_id=138148&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp . February 10, 2008.