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2009 in American soccer

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Soccer in the United States

Season

Men's soccer

Ventura County Fusion

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The 2009 season was the 97th season of soccer in the United States. This season included playing in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.^[1]

National team

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Men

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Senior

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Wins	Losses	Draws
13	8	3

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 24 International friendly	United States	3–2	Sweden	Carson, California
17:30 UTC−08	Kljestan 17', 40' (pen.), 74'	(Report)	Nannskog 73' Dahlberg 89'	Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 9,918 Referee: Silvio Petrescu (Canada)

February 11 World Cup qualifying 4th round	United States	2–0	Mexico	Columbus, Ohio
19:00 UTC−05	Bradley 43', 90+2'	(Report)		Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 23,776 Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

March 28 World Cup qualifying 4th round	El Salvador	2–2	United States	San Salvador, El Salvador
19:00 UTC−06	Quintanilla 15' Castillo 72'	(Report)	Altidore 77' Hejduk 88'	Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán Attendance: 30,500 Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)

April 1 World Cup qualifying 4th round	United States	3–0	Trinidad and Tobago	Nashville, Tennessee
18:45 UTC−06	Altidore 13', 71', 89'	(Report)		Stadium: LP Field Attendance: 27,959 Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)

June 3 World Cup qualifying 4th round	Costa Rica	3–1	United States	San José, Costa Rica
20:05 UTC−06	Saborio 2' Borges 13' Herrera 69'	(Report)	Donovan 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Attendance: 19,200 Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad & Tobago)

June 6 World Cup qualifying 4th round	United States	2–1	Honduras	Chicago, Illinois
19:30 UTC−05	Donovan 43' (pen.) Bocanegra 68'	(Report)	Costly 5'	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 55,647 Referee: Mauricio Morales (Mexico)

June 15 Confederations Cup group stage	United States	1–3	Italy	Pretoria, South Africa
20:30 UTC+2	Donovan 41' (pen.)	(Report)	Rossi 58', 90+4' De Rossi 72'	Stadium: Loftus Versfeld Stadium Attendance: 34,341 Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)

June 18 Confederations Cup group stage	United States	0–3	Brazil	Pretoria, South Africa
16:00 UTC+2		(Report)	Felipe Melo 7' Robinho 20' Maicon 62'	Stadium: Loftus Versfeld Stadium Attendance: 39,617 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

June 21 Confederations Cup group stage	Egypt	0–3	United States	Rustenburg, South Africa
20:30 UTC+2		(Report)	Davies 21' Bradley 63' Dempsey 71'	Stadium: Royal Bafokeng Stadium Attendance: 23,140 Referee: Michael Hester (New Zealand)

June 24 Confederations Cup Semifinal	Spain	0–2	United States	Bloemfontein, South Africa
20:30 UTC+2		(Report)	Altidore 27' Dempsey 74'	Stadium: Free State Stadium Attendance: 35,396 Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)

June 28 Confederations Cup Final	United States	2–3	Brazil	Johannesburg, South Africa
20:30 UTC+2	Dempsey 10' Donovan 27'	(Report)	Luís Fabiano 46', 74' Lúcio 84'	Stadium: Ellis Park Attendance: 52,291 Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)

July 4 Gold Cup group stage	Grenada	0–4	United States	Seattle, Washington
18:00 UTC−07		Report	Adu 7' Holden 31' Rogers 60' Davies 69'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 15,387 Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

July 8 Gold Cup group stage	United States	2–0	Honduras	Washington, D.C.
21:00 UTC−04	Quaranta 74' Ching 79'	Report		Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 26,079 Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

July 11 Gold Cup group stage	United States	2–2	Haiti	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:00 UTC−04	Arnaud 6' Holden 90+2'	Report	Sirin 46' Chéry 49'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 24,137 Referee: Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica)

July 18 Gold Cup Quarterfinal	United States	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Panama	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
20:00 UTC−04	Beckerman 49' Cooper 106' (pen.)	(Report)	Pérez 45'	Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)

July 23 Gold Cup Semifinal	Honduras	0–2	United States	Chicago, Illinois
19:00 UTC−05		(Report)	Goodson 45' Cooper 90'	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 55,173 Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

July 26 Gold Cup Final	United States	0–5	Mexico	East Rutherford, New Jersey
15:00 UTC−04		(Report)	Torrado 56' (pen.) dos Santos 62' Vela 68' J.A. Castro 78' Franco 90'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 79,156 Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

August 12 World Cup qualifying 4th round	Mexico	2–1	United States	Mexico City, Mexico
15:00 UTC−05	Castro 19' Sabah 82'	(Report)	Davies 9'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 104,499 Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)

September 5 World Cup qualifying 4th round	United States	2–1	El Salvador	Sandy, Utah
18:00 UTC−06	Dempsey 41' Altidore 45+2'	(Report)	Castillo 32'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,066 Referee: Jose Pineda (Honduras)

September 9 World Cup qualifying 4th round	Trinidad and Tobago	0–1	United States	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
19:00 UTC−04		(Report)	Clark 62'	Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

October 10 World Cup qualifying 4th round	Honduras	2–3	United States	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
20:00 UTC−06	de León 47' de León 78'	(Report)	Casey 55', 66' Donovan 71'	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Attendance: 39,800 Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)

October 14 World Cup qualifying 4th round	United States	2–2	Costa Rica	Washington, D.C.
20:00 UTC−04	Bradley 72' Bornstein 90+5'	(Report)	Ruiz 21', 24'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 26,243 Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)

November 14 International friendly	Slovakia	1–0	United States	Bratislava, Slovakia
20:00 UTC+01	Hamšík 26' (pen.)	(Report)		Stadium: Tehelné Pole Attendance: 7,200 Referee: Stefan Messner (Austria)

November 18 International friendly	Denmark	3–1	United States	Aarhus, Denmark
20:40 UTC+01	Absalonsen 47' Rieks 52' Bernburg 57'	(Report)	Cunningham 26'	Stadium: NRGi Park Attendance: 15,172 Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

Women

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Senior

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Wins	Losses	Draws
7	0	1

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

Algarve Cup

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Mar 4 Group B	United States	2–0	Denmark	Lagos, Portugal
7:00 a.m. UTC−05	Woznuk 22' DiMartino 35'	Report		Stadium: Municipal Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (SWE) Assistant referees: Helen Caro (SWE) Anna Nystrom (SWE) Fourth official: Efthalia Mitsi (GRE)

Mar 6 Group B	United States	1–0	Iceland	Ferreiras, Portugal
10:00 a.m. UTC−05	Kai 90'	Report		Stadium: Parque Desportiva da Nora Attendance: 250 Referee: BBibiana Steinhaus (GER) Assistant referees: Moiken Reichert (GER) Marina Wozniak (GER) Fourth official: Kirsi Savolainen (FIN)

Mar 9 Group B	United States	1–0	Norway	Ferreiras, Portugal
11:00 a.m. UTC−05	Rapinoe 21'	Report		Stadium: Parque Desportiva da Nora Attendance: 400 Referee: Gyongyi Gall (HUN) Assistant referees: Yolanda Parga Rodriguez (ESP) Maria Luisa Villa Gutierres (ESP) Fourth official: Kirsi Savolainen (FIN)

Mar 11 Final	United States	1–1 (3–4 p)	Sweden	Faro, Portugal
12:00 p.m. UTC−05	Lilly 12'	Report	Schelin 18'	Stadium: Estadio Algarve Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (GER) Assistant referees: Marina Wozniak (GER) Moiken Reichert (GER) Fourth official: Gyongyi Gaal (HUN)
	Penalties
	Boxx Rapinoe Lloyd Rampone DiMartino Woznuk Mitts		Fors Dahlkvist Sembrant Paulson Schelin Olander Segerström

International friendlies

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May 25	United States	4–0	Canada	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
7:00 p.m. UTC−05	Boxx 2' Rapinoe 46' Tarpley 77' Cheney 80'	Report		Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 10,255 Referee: Darci Kruse (CAN) Assistant referees: Suzanne Morisset (CAN) Shauna Poirer (CAN) Fourth official: Carol Anne Chenard (CAN)

July 19	United States	1–0	Canada	Rochester, New York
3:00 p.m. UTC−05	Wambach 78'	Report		Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium Attendance: 8,433 Referee: Margaret Domka (USA) Assistant referees: Katherine Dziedzic (USA) Danielle Magouirk (USA) Fourth official: Steve Montanino (USA)

July 22	United States	1–0	Canada	Charleston, South Carolina
8:00 p.m. UTC−05	Nairn 89'	Report		Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 4,041 Referee: Sandra Serafini (USA) Assistant referees: Debbie Coleman (USA) Melanie Johnson (USA) Fourth official: Alan Schechtman (USA)

October 29	United States	1–0	Germany	Augsburg, Germany
1:00 p.m. UTC−05	Wambach 34'	Report		Stadium: Impuls Arena Attendance: 28,377 Referee: Gyoengyi Gaal (HUN) Assistant referees: Inka Muller (GER) Marija Kurtes (GER)

Major League Soccer

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Table

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Columbus Crew (S)	30	13	7	10	41	31	+10	49	CONCACAF Champions League
2	LA Galaxy	30	12	6	12	36	31	+5	48	CONCACAF Champions League
3	Houston Dynamo	30	13	8	9	39	29	+10	48	North American SuperLiga
4	Seattle Sounders FC	30	12	7	11	38	29	+9	47	CONCACAF Champions League
5	Chicago Fire	30	11	7	12	39	34	+5	45	North American SuperLiga
6	Chivas USA	30	13	11	6	34	31	+3	45
7	New England Revolution	30	11	10	9	33	37	−4	42
8	Real Salt Lake (C)	30	11	12	7	43	35	+8	40	CONCACAF Champions League
9	Colorado Rapids	30	10	10	10	42	38	+4	40
10	D.C. United	30	9	8	13	43	44	−1	40
11	FC Dallas	30	11	13	6	50	47	+3	39
12	Toronto FC	30	10	11	9	37	46	−9	39	CONCACAF Champions League
13	Kansas City Wizards	30	8	13	9	33	42	−9	33
14	San Jose Earthquakes	30	7	14	9	36	50	−14	30
15	New York Red Bulls	30	5	19	6	27	47	−20	21

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

Playoffs

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Conference semifinals

Conference finals

MLS Cup

Columbus

Salt Lake

Salt Lake (AET) (PEN)

(0)5

Eastern Conference

Chicago

(0)4

New England

Chicago

Salt Lake (AET) (PEN)

(1)5

Los Angeles

(1)4

Los Angeles

Chivas USA

Los Angeles (AET)

Western Conference

Houston

Seattle

Houston (AET)

MLS Cup

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November 22

17:30 UTC−08

Real Salt Lake	1 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Los Angeles Galaxy
Findley 64'	(Report)	Magee 41'
Penalties
Mathis Findley Beckerman Grabavoy Williams Wingert Russell	5–4	Beckham Berhalter Kirovski Donovan Magee Klein Buddle

Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington

Attendance: 46,011

Referee: Kevin Stott

USL First Division

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Table

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Portland Timbers	30	16	4	10	45	19	+26	58
2	Carolina RailHawks FC	30	16	7	7	43	19	+24	55
3	Puerto Rico Islanders	30	15	7	8	44	31	+13	53
4	Charleston Battery	30	14	6	10	33	21	+12	53
5	Montreal Impact	30	12	10	8	32	31	+1	44
6	Rochester Rhinos	30	11	9	10	34	32	+2	43
7	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	30	11	10	9	42	36	+6	42
8	Minnesota Thunder	30	7	13	10	39	44	−5	31
9	Miami FC	30	8	17	5	26	52	−26	29
10	Austin Aztex FC	30	5	17	8	28	51	−23	21¹
11	Cleveland City Stars	30	4	19	7	22	52	−30	19

Purple indicates league title clinched.
Green indicates playoff berth clinched.
¹Austin was docked two points for fielding an ineligible player during a match against Montreal Impact on July 25, 2009.^[2]

Playoffs

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Teams will be re-seeded for semifinal matchups

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

					1	Portland Timbers	1	3	4

					7	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2	3	5
2	Carolina RailHawks FC	0	0	0

7	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1	0	1
										5	Montreal Impact	3	3	6

										7	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2	1	3
3	Puerto Rico Islanders	1	4	5

6	Rochester Rhinos	2	1	3
					3	Puerto Rico Islanders	1	1	2

					5	Montreal Impact	2	2	4
4	Charleston Battery	0	1	1

5	Montreal Impact	2	2	4

Finals

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October 10

18:30 UTC−08

Montreal Impact	3–2	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Pejic 45' (o.g.) Byers 63' Sebrango 89'	(Report)	Haber 56' James 65'

Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Attendance: 5,886

Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)

October 17

14:30 UTC−04

Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1–3	Montreal Impact
Toure 44'	(Report)	Donatelli 30' (pen.) Gjertsen 40' Brown 42'

Saputo Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Attendance: 13,034

Referee: Dave Gantar

Montreal wins on aggregate 6–3.

USL Second Division

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Table

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Wilmington Hammerheads	20	12	3	5	42	24	+18	41
2	Richmond Kickers	20	11	3	6	39	18	+21	39
3	Harrisburg City Islanders	20	9	7	4	31	23	+8	31
4	Charlotte Eagles	20	8	5	7	40	28	+12	31
5	Real Maryland Monarchs	20	8	10	2	22	31	−9	26
6	Crystal Palace Baltimore	20	6	9	5	16	20	−4	23
7	Western Mass Pioneers	20	6	9	5	21	34	−13	23
8	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	20	6	10	4	18	27	−9	22
9	Bermuda Hogges	20	4	12	4	19	43	−24	16

Purple indicates league title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched

Playoffs

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Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final

			1	Wilmington Hammerheads	0

			4	Charlotte Eagles	1
4	Charlotte Eagles	3

5	Real Maryland Monarchs	1
						2	Richmond Kickers	3

						4	Charlotte Eagles	1



			2	Richmond Kickers (AET)	1

			3	Harrisburg City Islanders	0

Final

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August 29

20:00 UTC−04

Charlotte Eagles	1–3	Richmond Kickers
Martins 14'	(Report)	Elcock 63' DiRaimondo 83' Bulow 86' (pen.)

University of Richmond Stadium, Richmond, Virginia

Attendance: 2,991

Referee: Tony Russo

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

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Home teams listed on top of bracket

Third round
June 30, 2009

Quarterfinals
July 7, 2009

Semifinals
July 21, 2009

Final
September 2, 2009

MLS

D.C. United

PDL

Ocean City Barons

MLS

D.C. United

USL-2

Harrisburg City Islanders

MLS

New England Revolution

USL-2

Harrisburg City Islanders

MLS

D.C. United

USL-1

Rochester Rhinos

USL-1

Rochester Rhinos

1 (5)

MLS

Columbus Crew

1 (3)

USL-1

Rochester Rhinos

USL-2

Wilmington Hammerheads

USL-2

Wilmington Hammerheads

MLS

Chicago Fire

MLS

D.C. United

MLS

Seattle Sounders FC

USL-1

Portland Timbers

MLS

Seattle Sounders FC

MLS

Seattle Sounders FC

MLS

Kansas City Wizards

USL-1

Minnesota Thunder

3 (2)

MLS

Kansas City Wizards

3 (4)

MLS

Seattle Sounders FC (aet)

MLS

Houston Dynamo

USL-1

Austin Aztex

MLS

Houston Dynamo

MLS

Houston Dynamo

USL-1

Charleston Battery

USL-1

Charleston Battery

MLS

Chivas USA

Final

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September 2

19:30 UTC−04

Seattle Sounders FC (MLS)	2–1	D.C. United (MLS)
Montero 67' Levesque 86'	(Report)	Simms 89'

RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

Attendance: 17,329

Referee: Alex Prus

American clubs in international competitions

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Club	Competition	Final round
Houston Dynamo	2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League	Quarterfinals
Houston Dynamo	2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League	Group stage
Columbus Crew		Quarterfinals
New York Red Bulls		preliminary round
D.C. United		Group stage
Chicago Fire	2009 SuperLiga	Final
New England Revolution		Semifinal
Chivas USA		Group stage
Kansas City Wizards		Group stage
Los Angeles Galaxy	2009 Pan-Pacific Championship	Final

Houston Dynamo

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February 24 Champions League quarterfinals	Houston	1–1	Atlante	Houston, Texas
21:00 UTC−06	Boswell 30'	(Report)	Pereyra 82'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 10,203 Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)

March 3 Champions League quarterfinals	Atlante	3–0	Houston	Cancún, Mexico
21:00 UTC−06	Navarro 24' Márquez 37' Maldonado 90'	(Report)		Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Silviu Petrescu (Canada)

August 19 Champions League group stage	Houston	1–0	Isidro Metapán	Houston, Texas
20:00 UTC−05	Ching 68'	Report^{[permanent dead link‍]}		Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 7,997 Referee: Mauricio Morales (Mexico)

August 26 Group stage	Árabe Unido	1–1	Houston	Panama City, Panama
20:00 UTC−05	Rodríguez 86'	Report^{[permanent dead link‍]}	Kamara 69'	Stadium: Estadio Agustín Sánchez Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)

September 16 Champions League group stage	Pachuca	2–0	Houston	Pachuca, Mexico
22:00 UTC−05	Benitez 25' Aguilar 74'	Report^{[permanent dead link‍]}		Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)

September 22 Champions League group stage	Houston	5–1	Árabe Unido	Houston, Texas
22:00 UTC−05	Robinson 11' Weaver 50' Ashe 70' Holden 74', 90'	(Report)	Rodríguez 69'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 6,938 Referee: Paul Delgadillo (Mexico)

September 30 Champions League group stage	Houston	0–1	Pachuca	Houston, Texas
22:00 UTC−05		(Report)	Benítez 23'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 10,130 Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)

October 21 Champions League group stage	Isidro Metapán	3–2	Houston	Metapán, El Salvador
22:00 UTC−05	Montes 7' Canales 8' Umaña 56'	(Report)	Cameron 28' Hall 45'	Stadium: Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez Attendance: 1,200 Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)

Columbus Crew

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August 18 Champions League group stage	Columbus	2–0	Puerto Rico Islanders	Columbus, Ohio
20:00 UTC−04	Lenhart 58' Rogers 79'	Report^{[permanent dead link‍]}		Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 6,161 Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)

August 26 Champions League group stage	Cruz Azul	5–0	Columbus	Mexico City, Mexico
22:00 UTC−05	Lozano 4', 82' (pen.), 87' Núñez 9' Marshall 47' (o.g.)	Report^{[permanent dead link‍]}		Stadium: Estadio Azul Attendance: 2,669 Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)

September 16 Champions League group stage	Saprissa	0–1	Columbus	San José, Costa Rica
22:00 UTC−06		(Report)	Gaven 5'	Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Attendance: 5,600 Referee: Roberto García (Mexico)

September 23 Champions League group stage	Columbus	0–2	Cruz Azul	Columbus, Ohio
20:00 UTC−05		(Report)	Zeballos 14' Vela 39'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 7,921 Referee: Geoffrey Hospedales (Trinidad & Tobago)

September 29 Champions League group stage	Columbus	1–1	Saprissa	Columbus, Ohio
20:00 UTC−05	Rogers 26' (pen.)	(Report)	Robinson 90+2'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 5,715 Referee: Mauricio Morales (Mexico)

October 20 Champions League group stage	Puerto Rico Islanders	1–1	Columbus	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
19:00 UTC−04	Delgado 34'	(Report)	Rentería 74'	Stadium: Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel Attendance: 300 Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)

D.C. United

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July 28 Champions League preliminary round	D.C. United	1–1	Luis Ángel Firpo	Washington, D.C.
20:00 UTC−04	Moreno 42' (pen.)	Report^{[permanent dead link‍]}	26' Benítez	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 8,026 Referee: Paúl Delgadillo (Mexico)

August 4 Champions League preliminary round	Luis Ángel Firpo	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	D.C. United	San Salvador, El Salvador
20:00 UTC−06	Franco 39' (pen.)	Report^{[permanent dead link‍]}	42' Gómez	Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)
	Penalties
	Alas J. Sánchez Merino Salazar C. Sánchez		Pontius Szetela Olsen Burch Gómez

August 18 Champions League group stage	Marathón	3–1	D.C. United	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
22:00 UTC−05	Martínez 23' Palacios 83' Berrios 88' (pen.)	Report^{[permanent dead link‍]}	48' Emilio	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Attendance: 3,658 Referee: Edward Bonilla (El Salvador)

August 26 Champions League group stage	D.C. United	1–3	Toluca	Washington, D.C.
20:00 UTC−04	Pontius 47'	Report^{[permanent dead link‍]}	5' Marín 79', 86' Mancilla	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 8,834 Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

September 15 Champions League group stage	San Juan Jabloteh	0–1	D.C. United	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
20:00 UTC−04		Report^{[permanent dead link‍]}	14' (pen.) Gómez	Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)

September 24 Champions League group stage	D.C. United	3–0	Marathón	Washington, D.C.
20:00 UTC−04	Emilio 47', 71' Moreno 55'	(Report)^{[permanent dead link‍]}		Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 5,280 Referee: Silviu Petsrecu (Canada)

September 30 Champions League group stage	D.C. United	5–1	San Juan Jabloteh	Washington, D.C.
20:00 UTC−04	Gómez 13', 68' Fred 30' Khumalo 43', 90'	(Report)^{[permanent dead link‍]}	83' Britto	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 3,411 Referee: German Arredondo (Mexico)

October 20 Champions League group stage	Toluca	1–1	D.C. United	Toluca, Mexico
20:00 UTC−04	López 62' (pen.)	(Report)	6' Pontius	Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez Attendance: 9,909 Referee: Geoffrey Hospedales (Trinidad & Tobago)

New York Red Bulls

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July 30 Champions League preliminary round	W Connection	2–2	New York	Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago
20:00 UTC−04	Frias 40' Hector 72'	Report^{[permanent dead link‍]}	Öbster 47' Joseph 60' (o.g.)	Stadium: Manny Ramjohn Stadium Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Raymond Bogle (Jamaica)

August 5 Champions League preliminary round	New York	1–2	W Connection	East Rutherford, New Jersey
20:00 UTC−04	Wolyniec 19'	Report^{[permanent dead link‍]}	Toussaint 40', 45'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 6,549 Referee: Paul Ward (Canada)

Chicago Fire

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June 20 SuperLiga group stage	Chicago	1–0	San Luis	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:00 UTC−05	McBride 57'	Report		Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 8,421 Referee: Silviu Petrescu (Canada)

June 23 SuperLiga group stage	Chicago	1–0	Chivas USA	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:00 UTC−05	Mapp 35'	Report		Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 9,126 Referee: Mark Geiger

June 27 SuperLiga group stage	Chicago	1–2	UANL	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:00 UTC−05	Blanco 85' (pen.)	Report	Pulido 37', 61'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 9,157 Referee: Kevin Thomas (Jamaica)

July 15 SuperLiga Semifinal	New England	1–2	Chicago	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:00 UTC−04	Jankauskas 44'	Report^{[permanent dead link‍]}	McBride 34' Blanco 63'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 7,215 Referee: Paul Ward (Canada)

August 5 SuperLiga Final	Chicago	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	UANL	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:00 UTC−05	Nyarko 10'	Report	Itamar 43'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
	Penalties
	Blanco Banner Rolfe Mapp Woolard		Fernández Viniegra Ayala Pulido Itamar

New England Revolution

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June 21 SuperLiga group stage	New England	4–2	Santos Laguna	Foxborough, Massachusetts
18:30 UTC−04	Larentowicz 38' Mansally 60' Heaps 63' Dube 82'	Report	Vuoso 51' Rodríguez 55'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 9,512 Referee: Cortney Campbell (Jamaica)

June 24 SuperLiga group stage	New England	1–1	Kansas City	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:00 UTC−04	Dube 45+1'	Report^{[permanent dead link‍]}	Barnes 85' (o.g.)	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 5,378 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

June 28 SuperLiga group stage	New England	1–0	Atlas	Foxborough, Massachusetts
16:30 UTC−04	Mansally 32'	Report		Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 7,411 Referee: Ricardo Cerdas (Costa Rica)

July 15 SuperLiga Semifinal	New England	1–2	Chicago	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:00 UTC−04	Jankauskas 44'	Report^{[permanent dead link‍]}	McBride 34' Blanco 63'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 7,215 Referee: Paul Ward (Canada)

Chivas USA

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June 20 SuperLiga group stage	Chivas USA	1–2	UANL	Carson, California
19:00 UTC−07	Lahoud 55'	Report	Pulido 11' Dueñas 82'	Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 11,197 Referee: Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica)

June 23 SuperLiga group stage	Chicago	1–0	Chivas USA	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:00 UTC−05	Mapp 35'	Report		Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 9,126 Referee: Mark Geiger

June 27 SuperLiga group stage	Chivas USA	1–1	San Luis	Carson, California
19:00 UTC−07	Harris 89'	Report	Moreno 54' (pen.)	Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 7,411 Referee: Luis de la Rosa (Panama)

Kansas City Wizards

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June 21 SuperLiga group stage	Kansas City	0–0	Atlas	St. Louis, Missouri
16:30 UTC−05		Report^{[permanent dead link‍]}		Stadium: Hermann Stadium Attendance: 5,278 Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

June 24 SuperLiga group stage	New England	1–1	Kansas City	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:00 UTC−04	Dube 45+1'	Report^{[permanent dead link‍]}	Barnes 85' (o.g.)	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 5,378 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

June 28 SuperLiga group stage	Kansas City	1–3	Santos Laguna	Kansas City, Kansas
18:30 UTC−05	López 80'	Report	Herrera 61' Vuoso 74' Rodríguez 90'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: José Molina (Honduras)

Los Angeles Galaxy

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February 18 Pan-Pacific Semifinal	Los Angeles	2–0	Ōita Trinita	Carson, California
20:00 UTC−08	Buddle 44' Kirovski 53' (pen.)	Report^{[permanent dead link‍]}		Stadium: Home Depot Center

February 21 Pan-Pacific Final	Los Angeles	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Suwon Bluewings	Carson, California
20:00 UTC−08	Magee 89' (pen.)	Report	Franklin 39' (o.g.)	Stadium: Home Depot Center
	Penalties
	Buddle Klein Magee Patterson		Edu Yang Lee Choi

References

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^ "US Soccer Timeline" https://www.ussoccer.com/about/history/timeline
^ "Austin receives two point deduction". www.uslsoccer.com. July 29, 2009. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2009.

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