The 2008 Chivas USA season was the club's fourth season of existence, and their fourth in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The club competed in the MLS's Western Conference, where they finished in first place, in their Conference, qualifying for the Playoffs for the second time.
Season review
Transfers
In DateNumberPositionPlayerPrevious clubFee/notesRefDecember 20, 200724FW Atiba HarrisReal Salt LakeTradeJanuary 18, 20087FW Alecko EskandarianReal Salt LakeTradeJanuary 18, 200822MF Keith SavageSuperDraft Round fourJanuary 22, 20083DF Jim CurtinChicago FireTradeJanuary 24, 200837MF Kraig ChilesSan Diego State AztecsSupplemental Round oneJanuary 24, 2008FW Javier Ayala-HillUniversity of CaliforniaSupplemental Round twoJanuary 24, 2008MF El-Hadj CisséNC State WolfpackSupplemental Round threeJanuary 24, 2008DF André SherardNorth Carolina Tar HeelsSupplemental Round fourFebruary 4, 20088MF Raphaël Wicky SionFree TransferMarch 26, 200831MF Daniel PaladiniSan Fernando Valley QuakesMarch 27, 200834MF Gerson MayenChivas USA U-18PromotedMarch 200817FW Justin BraunOlympique MontreuxApril 9, 20081GK Dan Kennedy Deportes IquiqueMay 9, 200812DF Carey TalleyReal Salt LakeTradeJuly 16, 200820FW Roberto Nurse QuerétaroAugust 2, 200828GK Zach ThorntonNew York Red BullsTradeSeptember 15, 200818MF Sasha VictorineKansas City WizardsTradeSeptember 200829MF Dejair ABC21GK Lance ParkerColorado Rapids U-2339MF Eric EbertHouston Dynamo
Out DateNumberPositionPlayerNew clubFee/notesRefNovember 21, 200721DF Jason HernandezSan Jose Earthquakes2007 Expansion DraftNovember 26, 200722GK Preston BurpoSan Jose EarthquakesTradeMarch 28, 200812FW John CunliffeSan Jose EarthquakesAugust 1, 200818GK Brad Guzan Aston Villa41GK Justin MyersPuerto Rico Islanders3DF Carlos LlamosaWaived5DF Desmond Brooks27DF Eder Robles77DF Orlando PerezWaived8MF Ramón Núñez Olimpia17MF Rodrigo LópezVentura County FusionWaived28MF Erasmo SolórzanoBakersfield BrigadeWaived30MF Carlos Borja Tapatio31MF Rene CoronaBakersfield BrigadeWaived33MF Mohammed Sethi10FW Laurent Merlin St Patrick's Athletic14FW David ArvizuWaived
Roster No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Dan Kennedy GK Municipal Iquique 2008 10 0 21 Lance Parker GK Colorado Rapids U-23 2008 0 0 28 Zach Thornton GK New York Red Bulls 2008 10 0 Defenders 2 Claudio Suárez DF Tigres UANL 2006 3 Jim Curtin DF Chicago Fire 2008 21 1 4 Shavar Thomas DF LA Galaxy 2007 48 0 12 Carey Talley DF Real Salt Lake 2008 23 1 13 Jonathan Bornstein DF UCLA Bruin 2006 14 Bobby Burling DF LA Galaxy 2007 22 0 23 Alex Zotincă DF Kansas City Wizards 2007 30 0 25 Lawson Vaughn DF Tulsa Golden 2006 Midfielders 5 Paulo Nagamura MF Toronto 2007 53 4 6 Francisco Mendoza MF Guadalajara 2005 8 Raphaël Wicky MF Sion 2008 6 0 15 Jesse Marsch MF Chicago Fire 2006 16 Sacha Kljestan MF Seton Hall Pirates 2006 18 Sasha Victorine MF Kansas City Wizards 2008 4 2 22 Keith Savage MF Central Florida Kraze 2008 7 0 29 Dejair MF ABC 2008 4 1 31 Daniel Paladini MF San Fernando Valley Quakes 2008 9 1 34 Gerson Mayen MF Chivas USA Academy 2008 0 0 37 Kraig Chiles MF San Diego State Aztecs 2008 5 0 39 Eric Ebert MF Houston Dynamo 2008 8 0 Forwards 7 Alecko Eskandarian FW Real Salt Lake 2008 14 5 9 Ante Razov FW New York Red Bulls 2006 11 Maykel Galindo FW Seattle Sounders 2007 40 13 17 Justin Braun FW Olympique Montreux 2008 28 5 19 Jorge Flores FW Chivas USA Academy 2007 14 3 20 Roberto Nurse FW Querétaro 2008 7 1 24 Atiba Harris FW Real Salt Lake 2008 31 3 32 Anthony Hamilton FW Orange County Blue Star 2007 10 0 Left Chivas USA 18 Brad Guzan GK Generation Adidas 2005 22 Preston Burpo GK Seattle Sounders 2006
North American SuperLiga
TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD New England Revolution7321031+2 Pachuca43111330 Chivas USA43111330 Santos Laguna1301213-2
Competitions
MLS
League table
Results summary
Results
MLS Cup Playoffs
CONCACAF Champions League
U.S. Open Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away from Chivas USA on loan: |- |colspan="14"|Players who left Chivas USA during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameMLSMLS Cup PlayoffsU.S. Open CupChampions LeagueTotal1 MF16Sacha Kljestan510062 FW9 Ante Razov50005FW7 Alecko Eskandarian50005FW17Justin Braun410055 MF15Jesse Marsch400046 FW24Atiba Harris30003FW19Jorge Flores300038 DF13Jonathan Bornstein20002MF18Sasha Victorine20002MF5 Paulo Nagamura2000211MF29Dejair10001DF3 Jim Curtin10001FW11Maykel Galindo10001DF12Carey Talley10001MF31Daniel Paladini10001FW20Roberto Nurse00011TOTALS4020143
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameMLSMLS Cup PlayoffsU.S. Open CupChampions LeagueTotal1 GKDan Kennedy11000000012 DFClaudio Suárez11000000113 DFJim Curtin10000000104 DFShavar Thomas70200000905 MFPaulo Nagamura911000001016 MFFrancisco Mendoza31000000317 FWAlecko Eskandarian11000000118 MFRaphaël Wicky00000010109 FWAnte Razov202000004011FWMaykel Galindo300000003012DFCarey Talley200000103013DFJonathan Bornstein301000216114DFBobby Burling200000002015MFJesse Marsch500000005016MFSacha Kljestan710010109117FWJustin Braun200000002018GKBrad Guzan100000001024FWAtiba Harris800000008025DFLawson Vaughn100000001031MFDaniel Paladini400000004039MFEric Ebert1000000010TOTALS646601051767
References
External links 2008 Schedule