2009 MLS Cup Playoffs
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Country | United States | ||
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Teams | 8 | ||
Defending champions | Columbus Crew | ||
Champions | Real Salt Lake (1st title) | ||
Runners-up | Los Angeles Galaxy | ||
Matches played | 11 | ||
Goals scored | 21 (1.91 per match) | ||
Top goal scorer(s) |
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The 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs is the postseason to Major League Soccer's 2009 season. MLS Cup 2009 concluded the season on November 22, 2009 at Qwest Field in Seattle, Washington. Real Salt Lake won the Cup in penalties over the L.A. Galaxy.
Format
At the 2009 season's end, the top two teams of each conference made the playoffs; in addition the clubs with the next four highest point totals, regardless of conference, were added to the playoffs. In the first round of this knockout tournament, aggregate goals over two matches determined the winners; the Conference Championships were one match each, with the winner of each conference advancing to MLS Cup. In all rounds, the tie-breaking method was two 15-minute periods of extra time, followed by penalty kicks if necessary. The away goals rule was not used.[1]
Standings
Conference standings
Eastern Conference | ||||||||||
Pos | Club | Pts | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | |
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1 | Columbus Crew | 49 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 31 | +10 | |
2 | Chicago Fire | 45 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | |
3 | New England Revolution | 42 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | |
4 | D.C. United | 40 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 44 | −1 | |
5 | Toronto FC | 39 | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 46 | −9 | |
6 | Kansas City Wizards | 33 | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 42 | −9 | |
7 | New York Red Bulls | 21 | 30 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 27 | 47 | −20 |
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Western Conference | ||||||||||
Pos | Club | Pts | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | |
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1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 48 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 31 | +5 | |
2 | Houston Dynamo | 48 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | |
3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 47 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 29 | +9 | |
4 | Chivas USA | 45 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 31 | +3 | |
5 | Real Salt Lake | 40 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | |
6 | Colorado Rapids | 40 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | |
7 | FC Dallas | 39 | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 47 | +4 | |
8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 50 | −14 |
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2009 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card) |
Overall standings
Pos |
Team |
Pts |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
GF |
GA |
GD |
|
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1 | Columbus Crew (SS) (E1) | 49 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2 |
2 | LA Galaxy (W1) | 48 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 2 |
3 | Houston Dynamo | 48 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 2010 North American SuperLiga 3 |
4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 47 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 2 |
5 | Chicago Fire | 45 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 2010 North American SuperLiga 3 |
6 | Chivas USA | 45 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 31 | +3 | |
7 | New England Revolution | 42 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | |
8 | Real Salt Lake | 40 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2 |
9 | Colorado Rapids | 40 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | |
10 | D.C. United | 40 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 44 | −1 | |
11 | FC Dallas | 39 | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 47 | +3 | |
12 | Toronto FC | 39 | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 1 |
13 | Kansas City Wizards | 33 | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 42 | −9 | |
14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 50 | −14 | |
15 | New York Red Bulls | 21 | 30 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 27 | 47 | −20 |
- ^Note 1 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, as it is a Canadian-based team. If they qualify for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team not already qualified will be given a berth. Similarly, they cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Soccer Championship. If they qualify for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified will qualify.
- ^Note 2 - The winner of the 2009 MLS Supporters' Shield (Columbus Crew) and the winner of MLS Cup 2009 (Real Salt Lake) qualified for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. The runner-up of MLS Cup 2009 (Los Angeles Galaxy) and the winner of the 2009 U.S. Open Cup (Seattle Sounders) qualified for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round.
- ^Note 3 - SuperLiga 2010 berths are awarded to the top 4 finishing teams from MLS who do not qualify for Champions League (Houston, Chicago, Chivas USA and New England).
Bracket
Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | MLS Cup 2009 | ||||||||||||
E1 | Columbus | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
E4 | Salt Lake | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
E4 | Salt Lake (AET) (PEN) | (0)5 | ||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||
E2 | Chicago | (0)4 | ||||||||||||
E3 | New England | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
E2 | Chicago | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
E4 | Salt Lake (AET) (PEN) | (1)5 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Los Angeles | (1)4 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Los Angeles | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
W4 | Chivas USA | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
W1 | Los Angeles (AET) | 2 | ||||||||||||
Western Conference | ||||||||||||||
W2 | Houston | 0 | ||||||||||||
W3 | Seattle | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
W2 | Houston (AET) | 0 | 1 |
1 Real Salt Lake earned the eighth and final playoff berth, despite finishing fifth in the Western Conference. They represent the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference playoff bracket, as only three teams in the Eastern Conference qualified for the playoffs.
Conference Semifinals
Eastern Conference
Real Salt Lake | 3 – 2 | Columbus Crew |
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Morales ![]() Findley ![]() Olave ![]() Williams ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Real Salt Lake advances 4–2 on aggregate.
Chicago Fire | 1 – 2 | New England Revolution |
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Rolfe ![]() Husidic ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
New England Revolution | 0 – 2 | Chicago Fire |
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Mansally ![]() Jankauskas ![]() Larentowicz ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
Chicago Fire advances 3–2 on aggregate.
Western Conference
Los Angeles Galaxy | 2 – 2 | Chivas USA |
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Magee ![]() Birchall ![]() Donovan ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Chivas USA | 0 – 1 | Los Angeles Galaxy |
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Talley ![]() Thornton ![]() Nagamura ![]() Cuesta ![]() Kljestan ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
Los Angeles Galaxy advances 3–2 on aggregate.
Houston Dynamo | 0 – 0 | Seattle Sounders FC |
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Onstad ![]() Mullan ![]() Chabala ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Seattle Sounders FC | 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) |
Houston Dynamo |
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Marshall ![]() Riley ![]() Ljungberg ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Houston Dynamo advances 1–0 on aggregate.
Conference Finals
Eastern Conference
November 14, 2009 7:00PM CST |
Real Salt Lake | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) |
Chicago Fire |
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Morales ![]() Wingert ![]() Beckerman ![]() Johnson ![]() |
Report | Thorrington ![]() Prideaux ![]() Blanco ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Mathis ![]() Morales ![]() Findley ![]() Beckerman ![]() Johnson ![]() Espíndola ![]() Grabavoy ![]() |
5 – 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Real Salt Lake advances 5–4 on penalties.
Western Conference
November 13, 2009 8:00PM PST |
Houston Dynamo | 0 – 2 (a.e.t.) |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
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Mullan ![]() Boswell ![]() Landín ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Los Angeles Galaxy advances.
MLS Cup
Los Angeles Galaxy | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Real Salt Lake |
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Birchall ![]() Magee ![]() |
Report | Johnson ![]() Findley ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Beckham ![]() Berhalter ![]() Kirovski ![]() Donovan ![]() Magee ![]() Klein ![]() Buddle ![]() |
4 – 5 | Mathis ![]() Findley ![]() Beckerman ![]() Grabavoy ![]() Williams ![]() Wingert ![]() Russell ![]() |
See also
References
- ↑ "2009 MLS Playoff Guide" (PDF) (Press release). MLSNet.com. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
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