The 2008 North American SuperLiga was the second edition of the SuperLiga competition. The top four Major League Soccer and Liga MX teams by point totals at the end of the season earned qualification. All games of the

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(both Spanish).

Qualification

The eight teams in the 2008 edition were selected based on qualification rules set by their respective leagues. The 2008 SuperLiga contestants were: From

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(2007 Supporters' Shield) *

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(2007 season 2nd overall) *

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(2007 season 3rd overall) *

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(2007 season 4th overall) From La Primera División *

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( 2006 Apertura champion) *

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( 2007 Clausura champion) * Atlante ( 2007 Apertura champion) *

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( 2008 Clausura champion)

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

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals

Final

Goalscorers

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Ricardo Clark Ricardo Anthony Clark (born February 10, 1983) is an American retired soccer player who played as a midfielder. He appeared for MetroStars, San Jose Earthquakes, Houston Dynamo and Columbus Crew SC in the United States, Eintracht Frankfurt ...

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) * Kheli Dube (

) * Gerardo Espinoza ( Atlante) *

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Bruno Marioni Bruno Marioni Giménez (born 15 June 1975, in Paraná) is a retired Argentine striker who preferred to attack from the sides. He is currently the manager of Liga de Expansión MX team Venados. Career Marioni made his debut under the last n ...

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Brian Mullan Brian Mullan (born April 23, 1978) is an American former soccer player. He played for the Los Angeles Galaxy, San Jose Earthquakes, Houston Dynamo, and Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer. He won 5 MLS Cups, 2 Supporters' Shields, and 1 U. ...

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References

External links

SuperLiga 2008 Official Website
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