2008 in American soccer

Soccer in the United States

Season

2008

Supporters' Shield

Columbus Crew

MLS Cup

Columbus Crew

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The 2008 season was the 96th year of competitive soccer in the United States.

National team

Men

Senior

Wins	Losses	Draws
9	3	2

The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.

Win Draw Loss

January 19 International Friendly	United States	2 – 0	Sweden	Carson, California
17:30 UTC−08	Robinson 15' Donovan 48'	(Report)		Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 14,878 Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)

February 6 International Friendly	United States	2 – 2	Mexico	Houston, Texas
20:25 UTC−05	Onyewu 29' Altidore 40'	(Report)	Magallón 35', 47'	Stadium: Reliant Stadium Attendance: 70,103 Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

March 26 International Friendly	Poland	0 – 3	United States	Kraków, Poland
20:30 UTC+01		(Report)	Bocanegra 12' Onyewu 35' Lewis 73'	Stadium: Wisla Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Anders Hermansen (Denmark)

May 28 International Friendly	England	2 – 0	United States	London, England
20:00 UTC+0	Terry 38' Gerrard 59'	(Report)		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 71,233 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Denmark)

June 4 International Friendly	Spain	1 – 0	United States	Santander, Spain
20:00 UTC+01	Xavi 79'	(Report)		Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero Attendance: 14,232 Referee: Sokol Jareci (Albania)

June 8 International Friendly	United States	0 – 0	Argentina	East Rutherford, New Jersey
19:30 UTC-04		(Report)		Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 78,682 Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

June 15 World Cup Qualifying 2nd Round	United States	8 – 0	Barbados	Carson, California
14:00 UTC-07	Dempsey 1', 63' Bradley 12' Ching 20', 89' Donovan 59' Johnson 82' Ferguson 86' (o.g.)	(Report)		Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 11,476 Referee: Marco Antonio Rodriguez (Mexico)

June 22 World Cup Qualifying 2nd Round	Barbados	0 – 1	United States	Bridgetown, Barbados
15:00 UTC-04		(Report)	Lewis 21'	Stadium: Kensington Oval Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Roberto Williams (Panama)

August 20 World Cup Qualifying 3rd Round	Guatemala	0 – 1	United States	Guatemala City, Guatemala
20:00 UTC-06		(Report)	Bocanegra 69'	Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)

September 6 World Cup Qualifying 3rd Round	Cuba	0 – 1	United States	Havana, Cuba
20:00 UTC-04		(Report)	Dempsey 40'	Stadium: Estadio Pedro Marrero Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

September 10 World Cup Qualifying 3rd Round	United States	3 – 0	Trinidad and Tobago	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:00 UTC-05	Bradley 9' Dempsey 18' Ching 57'	(Report)		Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 11,452 Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

October 11 World Cup Qualifying 3rd Round	United States	6 – 1	Cuba	Washington, D.C.
19:00 UTC-04	Beasley 10', 30' Donovan 48' Ching 63' Altidore 87' Onyewu 90'	(Report)	Muñoz 32'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 20,293 Referee: Roberto Moreno Salazar (Panama)

October 15 World Cup Qualifying 3rd Round	Trinidad and Tobago	2 – 1	United States	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
20:00 UTC-04	Latapy 61' Yorke 79' (pen.)	(Report)	Davies 75'	Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica)

November 19 World Cup Qualifying 3rd Round	United States	2 – 1	Guatemala	Commerce City, Colorado
18:10 UTC-07	Cooper 53' Adu 68'	(Report)		Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 9,303 Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)

Women

Senior

Wins	Losses	Draws
33	1	2

The United States Women's National Soccer Team was coached by Pia Sundhage.

Four Nations Tournament

January 16	United States	4 - 0	Canada	Guangzhou, China
1:00 p.m. UTC+08	Rodriguez 51', 65' Tarpley 71', 78'	Report		Stadium: Guangdong Olympic Sports Center Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Kirsi Savolainen (FIN) Assistant referees: Liu Hongjuan (CHN) Zhang Lingling (CHN) Fourth official: Gu Ying (CHN)

January 18	United States	4 – 1	Finland	Guangzhou, China
4:30 p.m. UTC+08	Tarpley 37', 39' Cheney 69' Woznuk 80'	Report	Sainio 54'	Stadium: Guangdong Olympic Sports Center Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Gu Ying (CHN) Assistant referees: Liu Hongjuan (CHN) Cui Yongmei (CHN) Fourth official: Carol Anne Chenard (CAN)

January 20	United States	1 - 0	China PR	Guangzhou, China
3:30 p.m. UTC+08	Boxx 77'	Report		Stadium: Guangdong Olympic Sports Center Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (CAN) Assistant referees: Liu Hongjuan (CHN) Liang Jianping (CHN) Fourth official: Kirsi Savolainene (FIN)

Algarve Cup

March 5 Group B	United States	4 – 0	China PR	Albufeira, Portugal
8:45 a.m. UTC-05	Tarpley 5' Heath 47' Wambach 64' Lloyd 69'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal Attendance: 250 Referee: Jacqui Melksham (AUS) Assistant referees: Allyson Flynn (AUS) Jacqueline Leleu (AUS) Fourth official: Pannipar Kamnueng (THA)

March 7 Group B	United States	2 – 0	Italy	Alvor, Portugal
8:45 a.m. UTC-05	Tarpley 6' O'Reilly 74'	Report		Stadium: Restinga Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng (THA) Assistant referees: Kyoung Min Kim (KOR) Satomi Hamazaki (JPN) Fourth official: Sung Mi Cha (KOR)

March 10 Group B	United States	4 – 0	Norway	Alvor, Portugal
11:00 a.m. UTC-05	Kai 55' Wambach 57' O'Reilly 65' Rodriguez 90'	Report		Stadium: Restinga Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (GER) Assistant referees: Vivian Peeters (NED) Alejandra Cercato (ARG) Fourth official: Alexandra Ihingova (ENG)

March 12 Final	United States	2 - 1	Denmark	Vila Real de San Antonio, Portugal
9:15 a.m. UTC-05	Kai 14' Wambach 49'	Report	Sorsensen 30'	Stadium: Municipal Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Tanja Schett (AUT) Assistant referees: Anna Nystrom (SWE) Helen Caro (SWE) Fourth official: Bibiana Steinhaus (GER)

2008 Olympic Qualifying

April 4 Group A	United States	6 - 0	Jamaica	Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
	Lloyd 16' Cheney 21' Wambach 53', 68' O'Reilly 88' Heath 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez Attendance: 5,083 Referee: Diane Ferreira-James (GUY) Assistant referees: Cynette Jeffrey (GUY) Isabel Tovar (MEX) Fourth official: Monique Ras (ARU)

Apr 6 Group A	United States	3 – 1	Mexico	Juarez, Mexico
3:30 p.m. UTC-04	Kai 13', 45' Wambach 32'	Report	Worbis 31'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez Attendance: 22,280 Referee: Erika Vargas (CRC) Assistant referees: Cindy Mohammed (TRI) Lynda Bramble-Thompson (TRI) Fourth official: Carol Ann Chenard (CAN)

April 9 Semifinals	United States	3 – 0	Costa Rica	Juarez, Mexico
7:00 p.m. UTC-04	Kai 57', 89' O'Reilly 72'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez Attendance: 22,280 Referee: Diane Ferreira-James (GUY) Assistant referees: Isabel Tovar (MEX) Rita Munoz (MEX) Fourth official: Carol Ann Chenard (CAN)

April 12 Final	United States	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (6 – 5 p)	Canada	Juarez, Mexico
9:30 p.m. UTC-04	Lloyd 107'	Report	Tancredi 116'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez Attendance: 4,151 Referee: Erika Vargas (CRC) Assistant referees: Cynette Jeffrey (GUY) Cindy Mohammed (TRI) Fourth official: Monique Ras (ARU)
		Penalties
	Lloyd Hucles Chalupny Rampone Wambach Osborne O'Reilly		Sinclair Franko Tancredi Rustad Lang Wilkinson Timko

International Friendlies

April 27	United States	3 – 2	Australia	Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. UTC-04	Kai 35' Wambach 49' Lloyd 90+1'	Report	Gill 86' Salisbury	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,698 Referee: Margaret Domka (USA) Assistant referees: Sharon Wheeler (USA) Kathleen Casto (USA) Fourth official: Chris Spivey (USA)

May 3	United States	5 – 4	Australia	Birmingham, Alabama
5:00 p.m. UTC-04	Tarpley 28', 42' Wambach 29', 46' Hucles 90+4'	Report	Whitehill 19' (o.g.) Walsh 49' Colthorpe 64' Rampone 69' (o.g.)	Stadium: Legion Field Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Sandra Serafini (USA) Assistant referees: Sharon Wheeler (USA) Patrick Baker (USA) Fourth official: William Cleland (USA)

May 10	United States	6 - 0	Canada	Washington, D.C.
7:00 p.m. UTC-04	Tarpley 23' Kai 54', 60', 75' Lloyd 63' Osborne 87'	Report		Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 9,332 Referee: Sandra Serafini (USA) Assistant referees: Debbie Coleman (USA) Meredith Hacket (USA) Fourth official: Byran Roslund (USA)

Peace Queen Cup

June 15 Group B	United States	2 – 1	Australia	Suwon, South Korea
1:00 a.m. UTC-04	Kai 35' Wambach 77'	Report	Garriock 57'	Stadium: Suwon Sports Complex Attendance: 1,357 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (GER) Assistant referees: Cristina Cini (ITA) Mi-Suk Park (KOR) Fourth official: Suk-Hee Kim (KOR)

June 17 Group B	United States	1 – 0	Brazil	Suwon, South Korea
1:00 a.m. UTC-04	Rodriguez 41'	Report		Stadium: Suwon Sports Complex Attendance: 1,158 Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (SWE) Assistant referees: Mi-Suk Park (KOR) Soi-Gi Lee (KOR) Fourth official: Bibiana Steinhause (GER)

June 19 Group B	United States	2 – 0	Italy	Suwon, South Korea
4:00 a.m. UTC-04	Wambach 41', 51'	Report		Stadium: Suwon Sports Complex Attendance: 1,075 Referee: Alexandra Ihringova (ENG) Assistant referees: Seul-Gi Lee (KOR) Jacqui Stephanson (NZL) Fourth official: Bibiana Steinhause (GER)

June 21 Final	United States	1 – 0	Canada	Suwon, South Korea
1:00 a.m. UTC-04	Hucles 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Suwon Sports Complex Attendance: 25,280 Referee: Alexandra Ihringova (ENG) Assistant referees: Cristina Cini (ITA) Seul-Gi Lee (KOR) Fourth official: Bibiana Steinhause (GER)

International Friendlies

July 2	United States	4 – 0	Norway	Fredrikstad, Norway
12:00 p.m. UTC-04	Tarpley 4' Lloyd 52' Hucles 84' Wambach 87'	Report		Stadium: Fredrikstad Stadium Attendance: 1,900 Referee: Claudine Brohlet (BEL) Assistant referees: Leen Martens (BEL) Anne Cheron (BEL) Fourth official: Ann Wenche Kleven (NOR)

July 5	United States	1 – 0	Sweden	Skellefteå, Sweden
12:00 p.m. UTC-04	Lloyd 39'	Report		Stadium: Norrvalla Stadium Attendance: 4,313 Referee: Kirsi Savolainen (FIN) Assistant referees: Anu Jokela (FIN) Minna Niskanen (FIN) Fourth official: Camilla Thoren (SWE)

July 13	United States	1 – 0	Brazil	Commerce City, Colorado
4:00 p.m. UTC-04	Rodriguez 71'	Report		Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,071 Referee: Dallas Malhiwsky (USA) Assistant referees: Scott McCaslin (USA) Eric Bryan (USA) Fourth official: Robert Keiffer (USA)

July 16	United States	1 – 0	Brazil	San Diego, California
10:00 p.m. UTC-04	Kai 85'	Report		Stadium: Torero Stadium Attendance: 7,502 Referee: Jen Bennett (USA) Assistant referees: Felisha Mariscal (USA) Shirin Nikpournezhati (USA) Fourth official: Bing Kongmebhol (USA)

2008 Beijing Olympics

August 6 Group G	United States	0 – 2	Norway	Qinhuangdao, China
7:45 a.m. UTC-04		Report	Kaurin 2' Wiik 4'	Stadium: Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium Attendance: 17,673 Referee: Nicole Petignat (SUI) Assistant referees: Cristini Cini (ITA) Karine Vives Solana (FRA) Fourth official: Dagmar Damkova (CZE)

August 9 Group G	United States	1 - 0	Japan	Qinhuangdao, China
5:00 a.m. UTC-04	Lloyd 27'	Report		Stadium: Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium Attendance: 16,912 Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng (THA) Assistant referees: Widiya Shamsuri (MAS) Ja Daw Kaw (MYA) Fourth official: Christine Beck(GER)

August 12 Group G	United States	4 - 0	New Zealand	Shenyang, China
7:45 a.m. UTC-04	O'Reilly 1' Rodriguez 43' Tarpley 56' Hucles 60'	Report		Stadium: Shenyang Olympic Stadium Attendance: 12,453 Referee: Dagmar Damkova (CZE) Assistant referees: Irina Mirt (ROM) Katarzyna Nadolska (POL) Fourth official: Huijun Niu (CHN)

August 15 Quarterfinals	United States	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Canada	Shanghai, China
6:00 a.m. UTC-04	Hucles 12' Kai 101'	Report	Sinclair 30'	Stadium: Shanghai Stadium Attendance: 26,129 Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (SWE) Assistant referees: Helen Caro (SWE) Hege Steinlund (NOR) Fourth official: Estela Alvarez (TOG)

August 18 Semifinals	United States	4 – 2	Japan	Beijing, China
9:00 a.m. UTC-04	Hucles 41', 80' Chalupny 44' O'Reilly 70'	Report	Ohno 16' Arakawa 90+3'	Stadium: Workers Stadium Attendance: 50,937 Referee: Nicole Petignat (SUI) Assistant referees: Cristini Cini (ITA) Karine Vives Solana (FRA) Fourth official: Pannipar Kamnueng (THA)

August 21 Gold Medal Match	United States	1 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Brazil	Beijing, China
9:00 a.m. UTC-04	Lloyd 96'	Report		Stadium: Workers Stadium Attendance: 51,612 Referee: Dagmar Damkova (CZE) Assistant referees: Maria Luisa Villa Gutierrez (ESP) Hege Steinlund (NOR) Fourth official: Christine Beck (GER)

International Friendlies

September 13	United States	2 – 0	Republic of Ireland	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
8:00 p.m. UTC-04	Kai 32' O'Reilly 86'	Report		Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field Attendance: 13,176 Referee: Kari Seitz (USA) Assistant referees: Marlene Duffy (USA) Veronica Perez (USA) Fourth official: Teresa Miguel (USA)

September 17	United States	1 – 0	Republic of Ireland	East Rutherford, New Jersey
7:30 p.m. UTC-04	Kai 72'	Report		Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 4,227 Referee: Sandra Serafini (USA) Assistant referees: Debbie Coleman (USA) Meredith Hackett (USA) Fourth official: Danielle Magouirk (USA)

September 20	United States	2 – 0	Republic of Ireland	Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 p.m. UTC-04	Chalupny 19' Markgraf 31' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 5,390 Referee: Jennifer Bennett (USA) Assistant referees: Stephanie Toth (USA) Veronica Hefner (USA) Fourth official: Margaret Domka (USA)

November 1	United States	3 – 1	South Korea	Richmond, Virginia
6:00 p.m. UTC-04	Hucles 26' O'Reilly 38' Tarpley 48'	Report	Han Song 71'	Stadium: University of Richmond Stadium Attendance: 3,387 Referee: Deborah Coleman (USA) Assistant referees: Shannon Poplstein (USA) Melanie Johnson (USA) Fourth official: Meredith Hacket (USA)

November 5	United States	0 - 0	South Korea	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. UTC-04		Report		Stadium: Paul Brown Stadium Attendance: 5,877 Referee: Veronica Brito (USA) Assistant referees: Rachelle Bramlege (USA) Mandy Love (USA) Fourth official: Michelle Cowman (USA)

November 8	United States	1 – 0	South Korea	Tampa, Florida
7:00 p.m. UTC-04	O'Reilly 72'	Report		Stadium: Raymond James Stadium Attendance: 4,263 Referee: Meredith Hackett (USA) Assistant referees: Kristen Schiereck (USA) Christina Ibanez (USA) Fourth official: Margaret Reif (USA)

December 13	United States	1 – 0	China PR	Carson, California
9:00 p.m. UTC-04	Ellertson 61'	Report		Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 3,619 Referee: Kari Seitz (USA) Assistant referees: Marlene Duffy (USA) Shirin Nikpour (USA) Fourth official: Susan Gazzuolo (USA)

December 17	United States	1 – 0	China PR	Detroit, Michigan
7:30 p.m. UTC-04	O'Reilly 32'	Report		Stadium: Ford Field Attendance: 11,933 Referee: Margaret Domka (USA) Assistant referees: Amy Willing (USA) Tony Crush (USA) Fourth official: Susan Grobbel (USA)

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2008 Major League Soccer season

Table


Pos	Team	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Qualification or relegation
1	Columbus Crew !Columbus Crew (SS) (E1)	57	30	17	7	6	50	36	+14	2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ²
2	Houston Dynamo !Houston Dynamo (W1)	51	30	13	5	12	45	32	+13	2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ²
3	Chicago Fire !Chicago Fire	46	30	13	10	7	44	33	+11	2009 North American SuperLiga ⁴
4	New England Revolution !New England Revolution	43	30	12	11	7	40	43	−3
5	Chivas USA !Chivas USA	43	30	12	11	7	40	41	−1
6	Kansas City Wizards !Kansas City Wizards	42	30	11	10	9	37	39	−2
7	Real Salt Lake !Real Salt Lake	40	30	10	10	10	40	39	+1	2008 MLS Cup Playoffs
8	New York Red Bulls !New York Red Bulls	39	30	10	11	9	42	48	−6	2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round ³
9	Colorado Rapids !Colorado Rapids	38	30	11	14	5	44	45	−1
10	D.C. United !D.C. United	37	30	11	15	4	43	51	−8	2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round ³
11	FC Dallas !FC Dallas	36	30	8	10	12	45	41	+4
12	Toronto FC !Toronto FC	35	30	9	13	8	34	43	−9
13	LA Galaxy !LA Galaxy	33	30	8	13	9	55	62	−7
14	San Jose Earthquakes !San Jose Earthquakes	33	30	8	13	9	32	38	−6

^Note 1 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, as it is a Canadian-based team.
If they had qualified for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team not already qualified would have qualified.

^Note 2 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Soccer Championship.
If they had qualified for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified would have qualified.

^Note 3 - The winner of the 2008 MLS Supporters' Shield (Columbus Crew) qualified for the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. As they also won MLS 2008, the 2008 MLS Supporters' Shield runner-up (Houston Dynamo) also entered the Group Stage. The runner-up of MLS Cup 2008 (New York Red Bulls) and the winner of the 2008 U.S. Open Cup (D.C. United) qualified for the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round.

^Note 4 - SuperLiga 2009 berths are awarded to the top 4 finishing teams from MLS who do not qualify for Champions League (Chicago, New England, Chivas USA and Kansas City).

Playoffs

Main article: 2008 MLS Cup Playoffs

Conference Semifinals				Conference Finals			MLS Cup 2008

E1	Columbus Crew	1	2
E4	Kansas City Wizards	1	0
				E1	Columbus Crew	2
Eastern Conference
				E2	Chicago Fire	1
E3	New England Revolution	0	0

E2	Chicago Fire	0	3
							E1	Columbus Crew	3

							W4	New York Red Bulls	1
W1	Houston Dynamo	1	0

W4	New York Red Bulls¹	1	3
				W4	New York Red Bulls	1
Western Conference
				W3	Real Salt Lake	0
W3	Real Salt Lake	1	2

W2	Chivas USA	0	2

¹ The New York Red Bulls earned the eighth and final playoff berth, despite finishing fifth in the Eastern Conference. They represent the fourth seed in the Western Conference playoff bracket, as only three teams in the Western Conference qualified for the playoffs.

MLS Cup

Columbus Crew v New York Red Bulls

November 23
12:30 UTC−08

Columbus Crew	3 – 1	New York Red Bulls
Moreno 31' Marshall 53' Hejduk 82'	(Report)	Wolyniec 51'

Home Depot Center, Carson, California
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

USL First Division

Main article: United Soccer Leagues 2008

Table

Commissioner's Cup, bye to semifinal round of playoffs
First round of playoffs

Pos	Club	Pts	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	H2H Pts
1	Puerto Rico Islanders	54	30	15	6	9	43	23	+20
2	Vancouver Whitecaps	53	30	15	7	8	34	28	+6
3	Montreal Impact	42	30	12	12	6	33	28	+5
4	Rochester Rhinos	41^†	30	11	10	9	35	32	+3
5	Charleston Battery	40	30	11	12	7	34	36	−2	CHA: 4 pts SEA: 4 pts
6	Seattle Sounders	40	30	10	10	10	37	36	+1	CHA: 4 pts SEA: 4 pts
7	Minnesota Thunder	39	30	10	11	9	40	38	+2
8	Carolina RailHawks	37	30	9	11	10	34	43	−9
9	Miami FC	34	30	8	12	10	28	34	−6	MIA: 7 pts ATL: 1 pt
10	Atlanta Silverbacks	34	30	8	12	10	37	50	−13	MIA: 7 pts ATL: 1 pt
11	Portland Timbers	31	30	7	13	10	26	33	−7

Tie-breaker order: 1. Head-to-head points; 2. Total wins; 3. Goal difference; 4. Goals for; 5. Lottery
^† Rochester deducted 1 point for use of an ineligible player on August 10, 2008^[1]

Playoffs

Teams will be re-seeded for semifinal matchups

First Round September 26/28					Semifinals October 3/5					Final October 12

1	Puerto Rico Islanders
	bye
					1	Puerto Rico Islanders (AET)	0	3	3

					4	Rochester Rhinos	2	0	2
4	Rochester Rhinos	2	0	2

5	Charleston Battery	0	1	1
										1	Puerto Rico Islanders	1
										2	Vancouver Whitecaps	2
3	Montreal Impact	1	3	4
6	Seattle Sounders	2	1	3
					2	Vancouver Whitecaps	0	2	2

					3	Montreal Impact	1	0	1
2	Vancouver Whitecaps	2	3	5

7	Minnesota Thunder	0	4	4

Final

October 12
19:00 UTC−08

Vancouver Whitecaps	2 – 1	Puerto Rico Islanders
Gbeke 55', 74'	(Report)	Gbandi 68'

Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, Canada

USL Second Division

Main article: United Soccer Leagues 2008

Table

Place	Team	P	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Charlotte Eagles	20	13	2	5	45	15	+30	44
2	Richmond Kickers	20	14	4	2	48	20	+28	44
3	Cleveland City Stars	20	10	3	7	33	16	+17	37
4	Crystal Palace Baltimore	20	11	8	1	30	30	0	34
5	Harrisburg City Islanders	20	7	3	10	33	20	+13	31
6	Western Mass Pioneers	20	5	9	6	19	29	-10	20†
7	Wilmington Hammerheads	20	4	9	7	32	33	-1	19
8	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	20	4	10	6	25	37	-12	18
9	Bermuda Hogges	20	5	13	2	21	50	-29	17
10	Real Maryland Monarchs	20	3	15	2	15	51	-36	10†

† Western Mass and Real Maryland deducted 1 point

Playoffs

Quarterfinals August 13			Semifinals August 16			Final August 23

			1	Charlotte Eagles	2
4	Crystal Palace Baltimore (AET/PK)	2 (7)	4	Crystal Palace Baltimore	1
5	Harrisburg City Islanders	2 (6)				1	Charlotte Eagles	1
						3	Cleveland City Stars	2
			2	Richmond Kickers	0
3	Cleveland City Stars	4	3	Cleveland City Stars(AET)	1
6	Western Mass Pioneers	2

Final

Cleveland City Stars v Charlotte Eagles

August 23
20:00 UTC−04

Cleveland City Stars	2 – 1	Charlotte Eagles
Shak 15' (o.g.) Bundu 39'	(Report)	Kabwe 87'

Krenzler Field, Cleveland, Ohio

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Third Round
July 1

Quarterfinals
July 8

Semifinals
August 12

Final
September 3

MLS

D.C. United

USL-1

Rochester Rhinos

MLS

D.C. United (aet)

MLS

Chicago Fire

MLS

Chicago Fire

USL-2

Cleveland City Stars

MLS

D.C. United

MLS

New England Revolution

MLS

New England Revolution

USL-2

Richmond Kickers

MLS

New England Revolution (p)

1 (5)

USL-2

Crystal Palace Baltimore

1 (3)

USL-2

Crystal Palace Baltimore

MLS

New York Red Bulls

MLS

D.C. United

USL-1

Charleston Battery

MLS

FC Dallas

USL-1

Miami FC

MLS

FC Dallas

USL-1

Charleston Battery

USL-1

Charleston Battery (p)

1 (4)

MLS

Houston Dynamo

1 (3)

USL-1

Charleston Battery (p)

1 (4)

USL-1

Seattle Sounders

1 (3)

USL-1

Seattle Sounders

MLS

Chivas USA

USL-1

Seattle Sounders (p)

0 (6)

MLS

Kansas City Wizards

0 (5)

USL-1

Carolina RailHawks

MLS

Kansas City Wizards (aet)

Final

Charleston Battery v D.C. United

September 3
19:30 UTC−04

Charleston Battery	1 – 2	D.C. United
Fuller 10'	(Report)	Emilio 4' Fred 50'

RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 8,212
Referee: Mark Geiger

American clubs in international competitions

Club	Competition	Final round
Houston Dynamo	2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League	Quarterfinals
	2008 North American SuperLiga	Final
	2008 Pan-Pacific Championship	Final
New England Revolution	2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League	Preliminary Round
New England Revolution	2008 North American SuperLiga	Winner
D.C. United	2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League	Group Stage
D.C. United	2008 North American SuperLiga	Group Stage
Chivas USA	2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League	Preliminary Round
Chivas USA	2008 North American SuperLiga	Group Stage
Los Angeles Galaxy	2008 Pan-Pacific Championship	Third Place

Houston Dynamo

February 20 Pan-Pacific Semifinal	Houston	3 – 0	Sydney FC	Honolulu, Hawaii
20:30 UTC-10	De Rosario 28' Holden 29' Wondolowski 43'	(report)		Stadium: Aloha Stadium Attendance: 15,128 Referee: Alex Prus

February 23 Pan-Pacific Final	Gamba Osaka	6 – 1	Houston	Honolulu, Hawaii
20:30 UTC-10	Baré 13', 25', 59', 71' Lucas 62' Yamazaki 77'	(report)	Clark 10'	Stadium: Aloha Stadium Attendance: 23,087 Referee: Kevin Stott

July 12 SuperLiga Group Stage	Houston	4 – 0	Atlante	Houston, Texas
21:00 UTC-05	De Rosario 20' Holden 21', 29' Mullan 54'	Report		Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 13,105 Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

July 15 SuperLiga Group Stage	Houston	0 – 1	Guadalajara	Houston, Texas
21:00 UTC-05		Report	Arellano 71'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 28,723 Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)

July 19 SuperLiga Group Stage	D.C. United	1 – 3	Houston	Washington, D.C.
20:00 UTC-04	Doe 76'	Report	Clark 12' Boswell 29' Holden 84'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 12,893 Referee: Alex Prus

July 29 SuperLiga Semifinal	Houston	2 – 0	Pachuca	Houston, Texas
21:00 UTC-05	Boswell 77' Ashe 87'	Report		Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 16,679 Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad & Tobago)

August 5 SuperLiga Final	New England	2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (6 – 5 p)	Houston	Foxborough, Massachusetts
20:00 UTC-04	Ralston 41' Joseph 102'	Report	Jaqua 18' Kamara 98'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 9,242 Referee: Howard Webb (England)
		Penalties
	Ralston Reis Joseph Twellman Smith Larentowicz Tierney Albright		Waibel Wondolowski De Rosario Ching Clark Barrett Kamara Ashe

September 23 Champions League Group Stage	San Francisco	0 – 0	Houston	Panama City, Panama
19:00 UTC-05		(Report)		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Rod Carew Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Geoffrey Hospedales (Trinidad & Tobago)

September 30 Champions League Group Stage	Universidad Nacional	4 – 4	Houston	Mexico City, Mexico
21:00 UTC-05	López 18' Juárez 26' Palencia 41' Verón 45+2'	(Report)	Waibel 3', 50' Kamara 16', 33' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 9,179 Referee: Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica)

October 7 Champions League Group Stage	Houston	2 – 1	San Francisco	Houston, Texas
21:00 UTC-05	Wondolowski 13' De Rosario 88'	(Report)	Pérez 47'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 4,178 Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)

October 22 Champions League Group Stage	Houston	1 – 3	Universidad Nacional	Houston, Texas
22:00 UTC-05	Palacios 39' (o.g.)	(Report)	Cacho 18' (pen.) Espinoza 30' Palacios 70'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 8,741 Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad & Tobago)

October 28 Champions League Group Stage	Luis Ángel Firpo	1 – 1	Houston	San Salvador, El Salvador
20:00 UTC-06	Leguizamón 87'	(Report)	Holden 16'	Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Jorge Gasso (Mexico)

November 26 Champions League Group Stage	Houston	1 – 0	Luis Ángel Firpo	Houston, Texas
19:00 UTC-06	Ching 13'	(Report)		Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 14.142 Referee: Roberto García (Mexico)

New England Revolution

July 13 SuperLiga Group Stage	New England Revolution	1 – 0	Santos Laguna	Foxborough, Massachusetts
20:00 UTC-04	Dube 70'	Report		Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 10,118 Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)

July 16 SuperLiga Group Stage	New England Revolution	1 – 0	Pachuca	Foxborough, Massachusetts
20:00 UTC-04	Smith 90+6' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 9,614 Referee: Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica)

July 20 SuperLiga Group Stage	Chivas USA	1 – 1	New England Revolution	Fullerton, California
17:00 UTC-07	Razov 59'	Report	Joseph 78'	Stadium: Titan Stadium Attendance: 4,738 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja

July 30 SuperLiga Semifinal	New England Revolution	1 – 0	Atlante	Foxborough, Massachusetts
20:00 UTC-04	Joseph 30'	Report		Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 8,302 Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

August 5 SuperLiga Final	New England	2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (6 – 5 p)	Houston	Foxborough, Massachusetts
20:00 UTC-04	Ralston 41' Joseph 102'	Report	Jaqua 18' Kamara 98'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 9,242 Referee: Howard Webb (England)
		Penalties
	Ralston Reis Joseph Twellman Smith Larentowicz Tierney Albright		Waibel Wondolowski De Rosario Ching Clark Barrett Kamara Ashe

August 26 Champions League Preliminary Round	Joe Public	2 – 1	New England Revolution	Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago
21:00 UTC-04	Richardson 50' Gay 70'	Report	Castro 76' (pen.)	Stadium: Marvin Lee Stadium Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

September 2 Champions League Preliminary Round	New England Revolution	0 – 4	Joe Public	Foxborough, Massachusetts
20:00 UTC-04		Report	Richardson 17', 45', 81' Nelson 48'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Steven Depiero (Canada)

D.C. United

July 12 SuperLiga Group Stage	D.C. United	1 – 2	Guadalajara	Washington, D.C.
20:00 UTC-04	Emilio 76'	Report	23'Arellano 72' Pineda	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 22,453 Referee: Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica)

July 15 SuperLiga Group Stage	D.C. United	2 – 3	Atlante	Washington, D.C.
20:00 UTC-04	Doe 28' Emilio 79'	Report	15', 44' Gabriel Rey 49' Bermúdez	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 12.122 Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

July 19 SuperLiga Group Stage	D.C. United	1 – 3	Houston	Washington, D.C.
20:00 UTC-04	Doe 76'	Report	12' Clark 29' Boswell 84' Holden	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 12,893 Referee: Alex Prus

September 16 Champions League Group Stage	D.C. United	0 – 2	Saprissa	Washington, D.C.
20:00 UTC-04		(Report)	32' Centeno 52' Arrieta	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 6,105 Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)

September 24 Champions League Group Stage	Marathón	2 – 0	D.C. United	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
20:00 UTC-06	Núñez 65' Norales 82'	(Report)		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica)

October 1 Champions League Group Stage	D.C. United	0 – 1	Cruz Azul	Washington, D.C.
20:00 UTC-04		(Report)	56' Zeballos	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 7,214 Referee: Paul Ward (Canada)

October 9 Champions League Group Stage	Saprissa	2 – 2	D.C. United	San José, Costa Rica
20:00 UTC-06	Elizondo 82', 86'	(Report)	6' Doe Dyachenko 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Attendance: 10,000 Referee: German Arredondo (Mexico)

October 21 Champions League Group Stage	Cruz Azul	2 – 0	D.C. United	Mexico City, Mexico
21:00 UTC-05	Vigneri 36' Zeballos 88'	(Report)		Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: 4,265 Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)

October 29 Champions League Group Stage	D.C. United	2 – 4	Marathón	Washington, D.C.
20:00 UTC-04	Doe 10' Janicki 61'	(Report)	31' Martínez 46' Berríos 53'Núñez 68' Chávez	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 7,156 Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)

Chivas USA

July 13 SuperLiga Group Stage	Chivas USA	1 – 2	Pachuca	Carson, California
19:00 UTC-07	Razov 16'	Report	Marioni 23' Caballero 42'	Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 14,528 Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

July 16 SuperLiga Group Stage	Chivas USA	1 – 0	Santos Laguna	Carson, California
19:00 UTC-07	Razov 73'	Report		Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 16,343 Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

July 20 SuperLiga Group Stage	Chivas USA	1 – 1	New England Revolution	Fullerton, California
17:00 UTC-07	Razov 59'	Report	Joseph 78'	Stadium: Titan Stadium Attendance: 4,738 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja

August 26 Champions League Preliminary Round	Tauro	2 – 0	Chivas USA	Panama City, Panama
20:00 UTC-05	Aguilar 5', 65'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Rod Carew Attendance: 500 Referee: Elmar Rodas (Guatemala)

September 7 Champions League Preliminary Round	Chivas USA	1 – 1	Tauro	Carson, California
19:00 UTC-07	Nurse 42'	Report	Moreno 62'	Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 1,821 Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)

Los Angeles Galaxy

February 20 Pan-Pacific Semifinal	Gamba Osaka	1 – 0	Los Angeles	Honolulu, Hawaii
18:00 UTC-10	Baré 3'	(report)		Stadium: Aloha Stadium Attendance: 15,128 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

February 23 Pan-Pacific Third Place Match	Los Angeles	2 – 1	Sydney FC	Honolulu, Hawaii
18:00 UTC-10	Allen 3' Tudela 45'	(report)	Renaud 42'	Stadium: Aloha Stadium Attendance: 23,087 Referee: Brian Hall

References

↑ "Rhinos penalized for infraction". United Soccer Leagues. August 15, 2008. Retrieved June 28, 2011.

2008 in American soccer

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Leagues

Men	Major League Soccer (MLS Reserve) United Soccer Leagues First Division Second Division Premier Development League Major Indoor Soccer League (2008–09) Professional Arena Soccer League (2008–09) National Premier Soccer League

Women	W-League Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL)

Cups

Other

MLS All-Star Game
MLS transfers

International

Club competitions

CONCACAF Champions League (2008–09)
SuperLiga
Pan-Pacific Championship

National teams

Men	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 2008 Summer Olympics (qualification)

Women	Algarve Cup 2008 Summer Olympics FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

Team seasons

MLS

USL-1

Atlanta Silverbacks
Carolina RailHawks
Charleston Battery
Miami FC
Minnesota Thunder
Montreal Impact
Portland Timbers
Puerto Rico Islanders
Seattle Sounders
Rochester Rhinos
Vancouver Whitecaps

USL-2

Bermuda Hogges
Charlotte Eagles
Cleveland City Stars
Crystal Palace Baltimore
Harrisburg City Islanders
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Real Maryland Monarchs
Richmond Kickers
Western Mass Pioneers
Wilmington Hammerheads

Years in American soccer

Pre-1880s	1860s 1870s

1880s	1880–83 1884–85 1885–86 1886–87 1887–88 1888–89 1889–90

1890s	1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900

1900s	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10

1910s	1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20

1920s	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30

1930s	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40

1940s	1940–41 1941–41 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50

1950s	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60

1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1967 1968 1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Soccer in the United States

Overview

Men's national teams

Men's outdoor leagues

Professional	MLS Playoffs MLS Cup NASL Soccer Bowl USL

Amateur/ Semi-pro	PDL NPSL APSL ASL PLA UPSL

Youth	U.S. Development Academy Super Y-League

Men's indoor leagues

Men's futsal leagues

Cup competitions

Men's college soccer

NCAA Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)
NAIA Championship

Women's national teams

Women's leagues

Women's college soccer

NCAA Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)
NAIA Championship

Defunct men's
outdoor leagues

Defunct men's
indoor leagues

Defunct women's leagues

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