The 2007 Chivas USA season was the club's third season of existence, and their third 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
On November 23, 2005, Chivas appointed Bob Bradley as their new manager. Bradley left the club on January 17, 2007, to become manager of the United States men's national team and was replaced by assistant coach Preki.
Transfers
In DateNumberPositionPlayerPrevious clubFee/notesRefNovember 27, 200620MF Amado GuevaraNew York Red BullsTradeJanuary 12, 200712FW John CunliffeFort Lewis SkyhawksSuperDraft Round oneJanuary 12, 2007DF Cameron DunnUC Irvine AnteatersSuperDraft Round oneJanuary 18, 20074DF Desmond BrooksSaint Mary's GaelsSupplemental Round oneJanuary 18, 200728MF Erasmo SolorzanoUC Riverside HighlandersSupplemental Round twoJanuary 18, 2007DF Raul BatistaSan Diego State AztecsSupplemental Round twoJanuary 18, 200732FW Anthony HamiltonUC Irvine AnteatersSupplemental Round threeJanuary 18, 2007DF Lyle MartinCal State Bakersfield RoadrunnersSupplemental Round threeApril 12, 200710FW Laurent Merlin AjaccioMay 3, 20074DF Shavar ThomasLA GalaxyTradeMay 200726MF Paulo NagamuraTorontoTradeJuly 200719FW Jorge FloresChivas USA U19August 15, 20078MF Ramón NúñezFC DallasTrade11FW Maykel GalindoSeattle Sounders14FW David ArvizuNew York Red Bulls23DF Alex ZotincăKansas City WizardsTrade24DF Bobby BurlingLA Galaxy41GK Justin MyersSan Diego Gauchos
Out DateNumberPositionPlayerNew clubFee/notesRefNovember 17, 200624DF Tim ReganToronto FCExpansion DraftJanuary 200717FW Francisco Palencia PumasJuly 25, 200719FW Matt TaylorPortland Timbers8DF Johnny García Chiapas14DF Esteban AriasWaived4MF Brent WhitfieldWaived7MF Ramón RamírezRetired10MF Juan Pablo García Tigres UANL11MF John O'BrienWaived12MF Mike MuñozCalifornia Victory22FW Jesús Morales GuadalajaraLoan Return28FW Drew Helm Marinhas29FW Estuardo Sanchez20MF Amado Guevara MotaguaLoan
Roster No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 18 Brad Guzan GK Generation Adidas 2005 22 Preston Burpo GK Seattle Sounders 2006 41 Justin Myers GK San Diego Gauchos 2007 0 0 Defenders 2 Claudio Suárez DF Tigres UANL 2006 3 Carlos Llamosa DF New England Revolution 2006 4 Shavar Thomas DF LA Galaxy 2007 25 0 5 Desmond Brooks DF 2007 0 0 13 Jonathan Bornstein DF UCLA Bruin 2006 21 Jason Hernandez DF New York Red Bulls 2006 23 Alex Zotincă DF Kansas City Wizards 2007 24 0 24 Bobby Burling DF LA Galaxy 2007 0 0 25 Lawson Vaughn DF Tulsa Golden 2006 27 Eder Robles DF Chivas USA Academy 2006 77 Orlando Perez DF Chicago Fire 2005 Midfielders 6 Francisco Mendoza MF Guadalajara 2005 8 Ramón Núñez MF FC Dallas 2007 10 0 15 Jesse Marsch MF Chicago Fire 2006 0 0 16 Sacha Kljestan MF Seton Hall Pirates 2006 0 0 17 Rodrigo López MF Guadalajara 2005 26 Paulo Nagamura MF Toronto 2007 24 2 28 Erasmo Solórzano MF Los Angeles Storm 2007 1 0 30 Carlos Borja MF IMG Academy 2006 31 Rene Corona MF Corona Crew 2006 33 Mohammed Sethi MF 2007 0 0 Forwards 9 Ante Razov FW New York Red Bulls 2006 10 Laurent Merlin FW Ajaccio 2007 24 2 11 Maykel Galindo FW Seattle Sounders 2007 30 12 12 John Cunliffe FW Boulder Rapids Reserve 2007 18 3 14 David Arvizu FW New York Red Bulls 2007 0 0 19 Jorge Flores FW Chivas USA Academy 2007 1 0 32 Anthony Hamilton FW Orange County Blue Star 2007 2 0 Left Chivas USA 19 Matt Taylor FW Portland Timbers 2006 20 Amado Guevara MF loan to Motagua 2007 4 0
Competitions
MLS
League table Western ConferenceClub1Chivas USA533015784628182Houston Dynamo523015874323203FC Dallas4430131253744-74Colorado Rapids353091382934-55LA Galaxy343091473848-106Real Salt Lake273061593145-14
Results summary
Results
MLS Cup Playoffs
U.S. Open Cup
Friendlies
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 CupTotal1 FW11Maykel Galindo1200122 FW9 Ante Razov1100113 MF16Sacha Kljestan40044 FW12John Cunliffe3003DF2 Claudio Suárez30036 MF6 Francisco Mendoza2002MF15Jesse Marsch2002MF26Paulo Nagamura2002 Own goal2002FW10Laurent Merlin101211DF13Jonathan Bornstein1001DF25Lawson Vaughn1001DF77Orlando Perez1001FW19Matt Taylor1001TOTALS460147
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameMLSMLS Cup PlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotal2 DFClaudio Suárez610000614 DFShavar Thomas210000216 MFFrancisco Mendoza301000408 MFRamón Núñez101000209 FWAnte Razov2000002010FWLaurent Merlin1000001011FWMaykel Galindo6000006013DFJonathan Bornstein1010002015MFJesse Marsch90100010016MFSacha Kljestan5000005018GKBrad Guzan1000001021DFJason Hernandez3000003023DFAlex Zotincă6010007025DFLawson Vaughn6100006126MFPaulo Nagamura5000005077DFOrlando Perez50000050TOTALS6235000673
References