2008 North American SuperLiga | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | USA |
Dates | July 12 - August 5 |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | New England Revolution (1st title) |
Runners-up | Houston Dynamo |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 14 |
Goals scored | 32 (2.29 per match) |
Attendance | 185,172 (13,227 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
Shalrie Joseph Stuart Holden Ante Razov (3 goals) |
The 2008 North American SuperLiga was the second edition of the SuperLiga competition. The top four Major League Soccer teams by point totals at the end of the 2007 season earned qualification. All games of the tournament were broadcast live on Fox Sports World in Canada (English), Telefutura in the United States (Spanish), and Televisa and TV Azteca in Mexico (both Spanish).
The eight teams in the 2008 edition were selected based on qualification rules set by their respective leagues. The 2008 SuperLiga contestants were:
From Major League Soccer
From La Primera División
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.