2010 North American SuperLiga - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 2010 SuperLiga was the fourth edition of the SuperLiga

North American SuperLiga

The SuperLiga was an official North American association football competition between teams from the Primera División of Mexico and Major League Soccer of the United States and Canada, the top divisions in each country. The competition was sanctioned by CONCACAF, U.S...

. The top four overall Major League Soccer teams from the 2009 season

2009 Major League Soccer season

The 2009 Major League Soccer season was the 14th season of Major League Soccer. The season began on March 19 and ended with Real Salt Lake winning the MLS Cup 2009, on November 22 at Qwest Field in Seattle, Washington-Changes from the 2008 season:...

not already qualified for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League

2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League

The 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League was the 3rd edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current format. The tournament began on July 27, 2010 and ended on April 27, 2011. Monterrey of Mexico won their first title, defeating Real Salt Lake of the United States 3-2 on aggregate in the...

earned qualification as well as four clubs from the Primera División de México.

Qualification

The teams involved were selected based on qualification rules set by their respective leagues.

On April 28, 2010, MLS announced that for the 2010 season the top four teams, still based on the 2009 MLS regular season standings, but who are not competing in the 2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League, qualified for SuperLiga 2010. That ruling meant that 3 of the top four teams from the 2009 MLS regular season, the Columbus Crew

Columbus Crew

The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...

(Supporters' Shield Winners), Los Angeles Galaxy

Los Angeles Galaxy

The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second...

(MLS Cup

MLS Cup

The MLS Cup is the championship match of Major League Soccer, the highest tier of professional soccer in the United States and Canada. As the final match of the MLS Cup playoffs, the winner is crowned the season champion in the same manner as other North American sports leagues...

Runners-up) and the Seattle Sounders

Seattle Sounders FC

Seattle Sounders FC is an American professional soccer club based in Seattle, Washington. The club competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Sounders FC was established in November 2007 as a MLS expansion team, making it the 15th team in...

(US Open Cup Winners), who have already qualified for the 2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League, were not eligible to participate in the Superliga 2010.

The Primera División de México

Primera División de México

The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...

has announced its participants, the top four eligible teams, still based on the 2009 overall standings (Clausura 2009

Primera División de México Clausura 2009

The 2009 Primera División Clausura was the second football tournament of the Mexican Primera División 2008−2009 season. The tournament began on January 16th, 2009 and ended on May 31st, 2009. Necaxa was relegated to the Primera División A after being in last place of the relegation table. On May...

and Apertura 2009), but who are not competing in the 2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League, will qualify for SuperLiga 2010. That ruling means that four teams from the Primera División seasons

2009–10 Primera División de México season

The 2009–10 Primera División de México season is the 63rd professional season of Mexico's top-flight football league, and 13th season in which the Apertura and Clausura system is used...

, the Toluca (2010 Bicentenario champion and 1st 2009 overall), Monterrey (2009 Apertura champion and 3rd 2009 overall), Santos Laguna (2010 Bicentenario runner-up and 7th 2009 overall), and the Cruz Azul (2009 Apertura runner-up and 8th 2009 overall), who have already qualified for the 2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League, are not eligible to participate in the Superliga 2010. Club América

Club América

Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....

(5th 2009 overall) declined to participate in 2010 SuperLiga.

Participants

The SuperLiga 2010 participants are as follows:

Nation	Club	Qualifying method
4 berths	Pachuca	2009 2nd overall
	Morelia	2009 5th overall
	Puebla	2009 6th overall
	UNAM Club Universidad Nacional Club Universidad Nacional A.C., more commonly known as Pumas de la UNAM, or just Pumas, is a Mexican professional football club based in Mexico City...	2009 9th overall
4 berths	Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo The Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club, based in Houston, Texas, that plays in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2005 as Houston 1836, the team name was renamed to Houston Dynamo following protests from Hispanic...	2009 3rd overall
	Chicago Fire	2009 5th overall
	Chivas USA C.D. Chivas USA Club Deportivo Chivas USA is an American professional soccer club based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California that competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada....	2009 6th overall
	New England Revolution New England Revolution The New England Revolution is an American professional association football club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...	2009 7th overall

Venues

City	Stadium Name	Capacity
Bridgeview, IL Bridgeview, Illinois Bridgeview is a village in Cook County, Illinois in the United States. It is located approximately from the Chicago Loop. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 16,446...	Toyota Park Toyota Park (Bridgeview) Toyota Park is a soccer-specific stadium located at 71st Street and Harlem Avenue in Bridgeview, Illinois. It is the home stadium of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club, members of Major League Soccer . Toyota Park was developed at a cost of around $100 million. The facility opened June 11, 2006...	20,000
Carson, CA Carson, California Carson is a city in Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, Carson had a total population of 91,714. Located south of downtown Los Angeles and approximately 14 miles away from the Los Angeles International Airport, it is known as a suburb of the city....	The Home Depot Center The Home Depot Center The Home Depot Center is a multiple-use sports complex located on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, California. It is located approximately 10 miles south of Downtown Los Angeles. Its title sponsor is hardware retailer The Home Depot. The $150 million complex was...	27,000
Houston, TX Houston, Texas Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...	Robertson Stadium Robertson Stadium John O'Quinn Field at Corbin J. Robertson Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Houston, located on the campus of the University of Houston. It is the home of the Houston Cougars football and women's soccer teams...	32,000
Foxborough, MA Foxborough, Massachusetts -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 16,246 people, 6,141 households, and 4,396 families residing in the town. The population density was 809.1 people per square mile . There were 6,299 housing units at an average density of 313.7 per square mile...	Gillette Stadium Gillette Stadium Gillette Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Foxborough, Massachusetts, 21 miles southwest of downtown Boston and from downtown Providence, Rhode Island. It serves as the home stadium and administrative offices for the New England Patriots football team and the New England Revolution...	69,000

Format

As in past competitions, the four teams from each league were divided into two groups of four, with two teams from each league in each group. The top two finishers in each group advanced to the knockout stage.

Group stage

The competition consisted of an initial group stage with the top two teams from each groups advancing to the semifinals.

Tie-breaking criteria

If two teams were equal on points, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:

Goal differential
Goals scored
Head-to-head results (points only)
Coin toss

In the past, SuperLiga had used head-to-head results as the first tiebreaker, but the rules were changed to bring this year's competition inline with international tie-breaking standards. In the event that three or more teams are equal on points, then the remaining tiebreakers are employed to advance a single team. The tiebreakers are applied again between the teams that failed to advance if it is necessary to determine a second-place team.

If the tiebreakers fail to advance a single team, the tiebreakers are then used to eliminate one of the three teams.

Group A

2
Team
Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo The Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club, based in Houston, Texas, that plays in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2005 as Houston 1836, the team name was renamed to Houston Dynamo following protests from Hispanic...	3	2	1	0	4	2
7
Puebla	3	2	0	1	5	3
6
Chivas USA C.D. Chivas USA Club Deportivo Chivas USA is an American professional soccer club based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California that competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada....	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
Pachuca	3	0	0	3	2	6	−4	0

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Group B

3
Team
New England Revolution New England Revolution The New England Revolution is an American professional association football club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...	3	3	0	0	3	0
9
Morelia	3	1	1	1	7	4
4
Chicago Fire	3	1	0	2	2	6	−4	3
UNAM Club Universidad Nacional Club Universidad Nacional A.C., more commonly known as Pumas de la UNAM, or just Pumas, is a Mexican professional football club based in Mexico City...	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2	1

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Bracket

Semifinals

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Final

Goalscorers

4 goals Miguel Sabah

Miguel Sabah

Miguel Sabah Rodríguez is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays for Monarcas Morelia and the Mexican national team. Previously Sabah played with Guadalajara and Cruz Azul. Sabah made his debut in the Invierno 2000 with Guadalajara entering in the 46th minute. Sabah played five years with...

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Morelia)
2 goals Joseph Ngwenya

Joseph Ngwenya

Joseph Ngwenya is a Zimbabwean footballer currently without a club.-College:Ngwenya attended the Mzilikazi High School in Bulawayo, leading them to the 1999 Zimbabwe National High School Championship, before coming to the United States in 2000 to attend and play college soccer at Coastal Carolina...

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Houston

Houston Dynamo

The Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club, based in Houston, Texas, that plays in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2005 as Houston 1836, the team name was renamed to Houston Dynamo following protests from Hispanic...

) Nicolás Olivera

Nicolas Olivera

Andrés Nicolás 'Nico' Olivera is an Uruguayan footballer who plays as a forward for Defensor Sporting Club.-Club career:...

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Puebla) Mario Ortiz

Mario Ortiz (footballer)

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Puebla) Marko Perović (

New England

New England Revolution

The New England Revolution is an American professional association football club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...

) Luis Gabriel Rey

Luis Gabriel Rey

Luis Gabriel Rey Villamizar is a Colombian football striker, who currently plays for Jaguares de Chiapas on loan from Monarcas Morelia of the Primera División de México....

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Morelia)
1 goal Kevin Alston

Kevin Alston

Kevin Alston is an American soccer player who currently plays for New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.-Club career:...

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New England Revolution

) Franco Arizala

Franco Arizala

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Pachuca) Leandro Augusto

Leandro Augusto

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UNAM

Club Universidad Nacional

Club Universidad Nacional A.C., more commonly known as Pumas de la UNAM, or just Pumas, is a Mexican professional football club based in Mexico City...

) Wiliam Conde

Wilman Conde, Jr.

Wilman Conde, Jr. is a Colombian footballer who currently plays for Atlas.-Professional:Conde made his professional debut with Deportes Quindío during the 2000 campaign. His play at Quindío led to interest from the top Colombian sides, and in 2001 he joined Deportivo Cali and became a fixture at...

(

Chicago Fire) Javier Cortés

Javier Cortés

Javier Cortés Granados is a professional footballer. He currently plays as a Forward for the Pumas de la UNAM in the Mexican First Division.-External links:...

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UNAM

Club Universidad Nacional

Club Universidad Nacional A.C., more commonly known as Pumas de la UNAM, or just Pumas, is a Mexican professional football club based in Mexico City...

) Hugo Droguett

Hugo Droguett

Hugo Droguett is a Chilean football midfielder, who currently plays for Cruz Azul in the Primera División de México...

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Morelia)

1 goal (cont.) Álvaro Fabián González

Álvaro Fabián González

Álvaro Fabián González Pintos is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for Danubio F.C. in the Uruguayan Primera División.-Club career:...

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Puebla) Elías Hernández

Elias Hernández

Elías Hernán Hernández Jacuinde is a Mexican football player. He plays for Pachuca in the Primera División de México as a Right Winger.-Club career:...

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Morelia) Steven Kinney

Steven Kinney

Steven Kinney is an American soccer player who currently plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...

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Chicago) Jaime Lozano

Jaime Lozano

Jaime Arturo Lozano Espín is a Mexican football player currently playing for Morelia in the Mexican First Division. In Tigres, he played in the midfielder position with the number 21. However, at Cruz Azul he was employed as more of a defensive wingback...

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Morelia) Rafael Márquez Lugo

Rafael Márquez Lugo

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Morelia) Giancarlo Maldonado

Giancarlo Maldonado

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Chivas USA

C.D. Chivas USA

Club Deportivo Chivas USA is an American professional soccer club based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California that competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada....

) Abdoulie Mansally

Abdoulie Mansally

Abdoulie "Kenny" Mansally is a Gambian footballer who currently plays for New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.-Professional:...

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New England

New England Revolution

) Damián Manso

Damian Manso

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(

Pachuca) Dominic Oduro

Dominic Oduro

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Houston Dynamo

) Jesús Padilla

Jesús Padilla

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Chivas USA

C.D. Chivas USA

) Lovel Palmer

Lovel Palmer

Lovel Palmer is a Jamaican footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer.-Youth:...

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