InterLiga | |
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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) | 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]
City | Stadium Name | Capacity |
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Frisco, TX | Pizza Hut Park | 20,500 |
Houston, TX | Robertson Stadium | 32,000 |
Carson, CA | Home Depot Center | 27,000 |
Once the 2006-07 season was ended, the clubs that participate in the InterLiga were defined:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Pachuca | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 68 | 34 | +34 | 65 | CONCACAF Champions Cup 2008 [lower-alpha 1] |
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 [lower-alpha 2] |
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 | 47 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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América | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 |
Atlas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
Toluca | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
Morelia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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San Luis | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
Cruz Azul | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
Monterrey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |
UNAM | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 |
Matches at Home Depot Center, Carson, California
12 Jan 08 | Final 1: San Luis vs Atlas | 0-3 |
12 Jan 08 | Final 2: América vs Cruz Azul | 3(5)-3(3) |
The scorers from the InterLiga 2008
Matches at Pizza Hut Park (Frisco, Texas)
1. | 2 Jan 08 | Monterrey vs UNAM | 0-1 |
2. | 2 Jan 08 | Cruz Azul vs San Luis | 0-1 |
7. | 6 Jan 08 | América vs Toluca | 2-1 |
8. | 6 Jan 08 | Atlas vs Morelia | 2-0 |
Matches at Robertson Stadium (Houston, Texas)
3. | 3 Jan 08 | Toluca vs Atlas | 0-0 |
4. | 3 Jan 08 | Morelia vs América | 0-1 |
5. | 5 Jan 08 | Cruz Azul vs Monterrey | 1-0 |
6. | 5 Jan 08 | San Luis vs UNAM | 2-0 |
Matches at The Home Depot Center (Carson, California)
9. | 8 Jan 08 | Monterrey vs San Luis | 1-0 |
10. | 8 Jan 08 | UNAM vs Cruz Azul | 0-1 |
11. | 9 Jan 08 | Toluca vs Morelia | 3-1 |
12. | 9 Jan 08 | Atlas vs América | 2-3 |
13. | 12 Jan 08 | Final 1: San Luis vs Atlas | 0-3 |
14. | 12 Jan 08 | Final 2: América vs Cruz Azul | 3(5)-3(3) |
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