2008 InterLiga

2008 InterLiga
InterLiga
Tournament details
Host country USA
Dates January 2–12, 2008
Teams 8 (from the FMF confederations)
Venue(s) Pizza Hut Park
Robertson Stadium
Home Depot Center (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions América (1st title)
Runners-up Atlas
Tournament statistics
Matches played 14
Goals scored 31 (2.21 per match)
Attendance 213,540 (15,253 per match)
Top scorer(s) Argentina Bruno Marioni (5 goals)

The tournament was held between January 2 and January 12, 2008. Eight teams competed for two Copa Libertadores 2008 spots in this tournament.[1]

Venues

City Stadium Name Capacity
Frisco, TX Pizza Hut Park 20,500
Houston, TX Robertson Stadium 32,000
Carson, CA Home Depot Center 27,000

Qualification

Once the 2006-07 season was ended, the clubs that participate in the InterLiga were defined:

2006-2007 Standings:

Club Pld W D L GF GA +/- Points
1 Pachuca 34 19 8 7 68 34 34 65 CONCACAF Champions Cup 2008
2 América 34 17 8 9 47 30 17 59
3 Cruz Azul 34 17 7 10 49 37 12 58
4 Guadalajara 34 16 9 9 53 32 21 57 Libertadores
5 Atlas 34 14 10 10 45 36 9 52
6 UNAM 34 11 16 7 40 29 11 49
7 Toluca 34 10 16 8 42 33 9 46
8 Monterrey 34 12 10 12 44 44 0 46
9 Morelia 34 14 3 17 47 51 -4 45
10 San Luis 34 13 8 13 35 35 0 44

Group stage

Group A

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
América9330063+3
Atlas4311143+1
Toluca4311143+1
Morelia0300316-5

Group B

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
San Luis6320131+2
Cruz Azul6320121+1
Monterrey3310212-1
UNAM3310213-2

Final

Main article: InterLiga 2008 Final

Matches at Home Depot Center, Carson, California

12 Jan 08Final 1: San Luis vs Atlas0-3
12 Jan 08Final 2: América vs Cruz Azul3(5)-3(3)

Goalscorers

The scorers from the InterLiga 2008

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Argentina Bruno Marioni Atlas
5
2 Mexico Alejandro Argüello América
3
Paraguay Salvador Cabañas América
3
4 Argentina Alfredo Moreno San Luis
2
Uruguay Vicente Sánchez Toluca
2
Paraguay Jorge Achucarro Atlas
2
7 Mexico Pablo Bonells UNAM
1
Colombia Tressor Moreno San Luis
1
Mexico Edgar Andrade Cruz Azul
1
Uruguay Richard Núñez América
1
Chile Humberto Suazo Monterrey
1
Uruguay Nicolás Vigneri Cruz Azul
1
Mexico Ever Guzmán Morelia
1
Argentina Christian Giménez Toluca
1
Mexico Zinha Toluca
1
Mexico Ismael Rodríguez América
1
Mexico César Villaluz Cruz Azul
1
Mexico Jaime Lozano Cruz Azul
1
Mexico Edgar Lugo Cruz Azul
1
Uruguay Rodrigo López América
1

Match schedule

Matches at Pizza Hut Park (Frisco, Texas)

1. 2 Jan 08Monterrey vs UNAM0-1
2. 2 Jan 08Cruz Azul vs San Luis0-1
7. 6 Jan 08América vs Toluca2-1
8. 6 Jan 08Atlas vs Morelia2-0

Matches at Robertson Stadium (Houston, Texas)

3. 3 Jan 08Toluca vs Atlas0-0
4. 3 Jan 08Morelia vs América0-1
5. 5 Jan 08Cruz Azul vs Monterrey1-0
6. 5 Jan 08San Luis vs UNAM2-0

Matches at The Home Depot Center (Carson, California)

9. 8 Jan 08Monterrey vs San Luis1-0
10. 8 Jan 08UNAM vs Cruz Azul0-1
11. 9 Jan 08Toluca vs Morelia3-1
12. 9 Jan 08Atlas vs América2-3
13. 12 Jan 08Final 1: San Luis vs Atlas0-3
14. 12 Jan 08Final 2: América vs Cruz Azul3(5)-3(3)

References

  1. Not Specified (October 2007). "InterLiga llega a su quinta edición". La Federación Mexicana de Fútbol. Archived from the original on 2007-12-19. Retrieved 2007-10-29.

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