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The 2009 SuperLiga was the third edition of the SuperLiga. The top four overall Major League Soccer teams from the 2008 season not already qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League earned qualification,[1] as well as four clubs from the Primera División de México. All games of the tournament were broadcast live on Fox Sports World in Canada, Telefutura in the United States, and Televisa and TV Azteca in Mexico and an internet stream on the SuperLiga website. UANL won their first title after beating Chicago Fire 4–3 on penalties in the final.
[edit] QualificationThe teams involved are selected based on qualification rules set by their respective leagues. On November 21, 2008, MLS announced that for the upcoming 2009 season the top four teams, still based on the 2008 MLS regular season standings, but who are not competing in the CONCACAF Champions League in 2009, will qualify for SuperLiga 2009.[2] That ruling means that the top two teams from the 2008 MLS season, the Columbus Crew and the Houston Dynamo, who have already qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League 2009–10, are not eligible to participate in the Superliga 2009. On May 14, 2009, FMF announced that for the upcoming 2009 season the top four eligible teams, based on the Clausura 2008 and Apertura 2008 overall season standings, but who are not competing in the CONCACAF Champions League, will qualify for SuperLiga 2009. That ruling means that the Apertura-08 Champion Toluca and the runner-up Cruz Azul (2008 3rd and 4th overall respectively), who have already qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League 2009–10, are not eligible to participate in the Superliga 2009. Also Guadalajara (2nd overall) and UNAM (6th overall) declined to participate in the 2009 season. The SuperLiga 2009 participants are as follows: From
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[edit] FormatIn past competitions, two teams from each league played in two groups of four teams, with the top two in each group advancing to the knockout round. MLS Commissioner Don Garber has suggested that the format of next year's competition might change.[3] [edit] Group StageThe competition consisted of an initial group stage with the top two teams from each groups advancing to the semifinals. [edit] Tie-breaking criteriaIf two teams are equal on points, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:[4]
In the event that three or more teams are equal on points and no one team has defeated the other two (Head-to-Head Results), 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. [edit] Group A
[edit] Fixtures
[edit] Group B
[edit] Fixtures
[edit] Semifinals
[edit] Final
[edit] Bracket
[edit] Goalscorers[edit] References
[edit] External links
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