The 2008 SuperLiga was the second edition of the SuperLiga competition. The top four Major League Soccer and Primera División de México teams by point totals at the end of the season earned qualification. 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:
From Major League Soccer: D.C. United (2007 Supporters' Shield winners) Chivas USA (2007 season 2nd overall) Houston Dynamo (2007 season 3rd overall) New England Revolution (2007 season 4th overall)
From Primera División de México: Guadalajara (2006 Apertura champions) Pachuca (2007 Clausura champions) Atlante (2007 Apertura champions) Santos Laguna (2008 Clausura champions)
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
Group B
Knockout stage Bracket
Semi-finals
Final
Goalscorers 3 goals Stuart Holden ( Houston Dynamo) Shalrie Joseph ( New England Revolution) Ante Razov ( Chivas USA) 2 goals
Omar Arellano ( Guadalajara) Bobby Boswell ( Houston Dynamo) Francis Doe ( D.C. United) Luciano Emilio ( D.C. United) Luis Gabriel Rey ( Atlante) Corey Ashe ( Houston Dynamo)
1 goal
Damián Ariel Álvarez ( Pachuca) Cristian Benítez ( Santos Laguna) Christian Bermudez ( Atlante) Gabriel Caballero ( Pachuca) Ricardo Clark ( Houston Dynamo) Dwayne De Rosario ( Houston Dynamo) Kheli Dube ( New England Revolution) Gerardo Espinoza ( Atlante) Giancarlo Maldonado ( Atlante) Bruno Marioni ( Pachuca) Brian Mullan ( Houston Dynamo) Gonzalo Pineda ( Guadalajara) Khano Smith ( New England Revolution) Nate Jaqua ( Houston Dynamo) Steve Ralston ( New England Revolution) Kei Kamara ( Houston Dynamo)
References
External links SuperLiga 2008 Official Website