2010 North American SuperLiga

The 2010 SuperLiga was the fourth edition of the SuperLiga. The top four overall Major League Soccer teams from the 2009 season not already qualified for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League earned qualification[1] as well as four clubs from the Primera División de México.

2010 SuperLiga
SuperLiga 2010
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesJuly 14 – September 1
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Morelia (1st title)
Runners-up New England Revolution
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored34 (2.27 per match)
Attendance149,836 (9,989 per match)
Top scorer(s) Miguel Sabah (4 goals)

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 from the 2009 MLS regular season standings not competing in the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League would qualify for SuperLiga 2010.

The Primera División de México announced its participants would be the top four team from the 2009 overall standings (Clausura 2009 and Apertura 2009) that were not competing in the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League. Furthermore, Club América (5th 2009 overall) declined to participate.

The SuperLiga 2010 participants are as follows:

From Major League Soccer:

From Primera División de México:

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
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Houston Dynamo 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
Puebla 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
Chivas USA 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
Pachuca 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source:
Houston Dynamo 2 – 1 Pachuca
Ngwenya 18', 85' Report Manso 51'
Attendance: 10,400
Referee: Jerry Solis (Costa Rica)
Chivas USA 1 – 2 Puebla
Umaña 85' Report Olivera 6'
González 62'
Attendance: 12,617
Referee: José Gaspar Molina (Honduras)
Houston Dynamo 1 – 1 Chivas USA
Palmer 6' Report Padilla 71'
Attendance: 5,007
Pachuca 1 – 3 Puebla
Arizala 80' Report Pereyra 25'
Ortiz 67', 75'
Attendance: 5,007
Houston Dynamo 1 – 0 Puebla
Oduro 63' Report
Attendance: 10,033
Referee: Óscar Reyna (Guatemala)[2]
Chivas USA 1 – 0 Pachuca
Maldonado 7' Report
Attendance: 14,817
Referee: Marlon Mejia (El Salvador)

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
New England Revolution 3 3 0 0 3 0 +3 9
Morelia 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3 4
Chicago Fire 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
UNAM 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source:
New England 1 – 0 UNAM
Schilawski 18' Report
Attendance: 7,201
Chicago 1 – 5 Morelia
Kinney 49' Report Hernández 4'
Rey 34'
Sabah 40'
Márquez 50'
Lozano 70'
Attendance: 11,009
Referee: José Rivera (El Salvador)
Chicago 0 – 1 New England
Report Perovic 77'
Attendance: 16,117
Morelia 2 – 2 UNAM
Rey 2'
Droguett 53'		 Report Augusto 68'
Cortés 85'
Attendance: 16,117
Referee: Ricardo Arellano (Mexico)
New England 1 – 0 Morelia
Perović 62' Report
Attendance: 8,173
Referee: Elmer Rodas (Guatemala)
Chicago 1 – 0 UNAM
Conde 35' Report
Attendance: 9,429
Referee: Jose Pineda (Honduras)

Knockout round

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
4 August – Foxborough
 
 
 New England (p)1 (5)
 
1 September – Foxborough
 
 Puebla1 (3)
 
 New England1
 
5 August – Houston
 
 Morelia2
 
 Houston0
 
 
 Morelia1
 

Semi-finals
New England 1–1 Puebla
 Report
Penalties
Joseph
Reis
Tierney
Phelan
Mansally 		5–3 Olivera
Juárez
Ayala
Lugo
Attendance: 5,854
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)
Houston 0–1 Morelia
Report
Attendance: 7,641

Final
New England 1–2 Morelia
 Report
Attendance: 10,414

Goalscorers
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References
  1. "Superliga 2010: Dates and venues announced". 28 April 2010. Archived from the original on 1 May 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  2. http://www.houstondynamo.com/news/2010/07/dynamo-happy-about-tough-win
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