2009 MLS Cup playoffs

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2009 MLS Cup Playoffs
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Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Teams8
Defending champions Columbus Crew
Final positions
Champions Real Salt Lake (1st title)
Runner-up Los Angeles Galaxy
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored21 (1.91 per match)
Attendance259,149 (23,559 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Flag of the United States.svg Landon Donovan
Flag of the United States.svg Robbie Findley

(3 goals each)
  2008
2010  

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.

Contents

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

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Columbus Crew 30137104131+1049 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Chicago Fire 30117123934+545
3 New England Revolution 30111093337442
4 D.C. United 3098134344140
5 Toronto FC 30101193746939
6 Kansas City Wizards 3081393342933
7 New York Red Bulls 30519627472021
Source: MLS

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 LA Galaxy 30126123631+548 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Houston Dynamo 3013893929+1048
3 Seattle Sounders FC 30127113829+947
4 Chivas USA 30131163431+345
5 Real Salt Lake 30111274335+840
6 Colorado Rapids 301010104238+440
7 FC Dallas 30111365047+339
8 San Jose Earthquakes 30714936501430
Source: MLS

Overall standings

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Columbus Crew (S)30137104131+1049 CONCACAF Champions League
2 LA Galaxy 30126123631+548
3 Houston Dynamo 3013893929+1048 North American SuperLiga
4 Seattle Sounders FC 30127113829+947 CONCACAF Champions League
5 Chicago Fire 30117123934+545 North American SuperLiga
6 Chivas USA 30131163431+345
7 New England Revolution 30111093337442
8 Real Salt Lake (C)30111274335+840 CONCACAF Champions League
9 Colorado Rapids 301010104238+440
10 D.C. United 3098134344140
11 FC Dallas 30111365047+339
12 Toronto FC 30101193746939 CONCACAF Champions League
13 Kansas City Wizards 3081393342933
14 San Jose Earthquakes 30714936501430
15 New York Red Bulls 30519627472021
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

Bracket

Conference semifinals Conference finals MLS Cup
          
E1 Columbus 0 2
E4 Salt Lake 13
E4 Salt Lake (AET) (PEN) (0)5
Eastern Conference
E2 Chicago (0)4
E3 New England 2 0
E2 Chicago 12
E4 Salt Lake (AET) (PEN) (1)5
W1 Los Angeles (1)4
W1 Los Angeles 21
W4 Chivas USA 2 0
W1 Los Angeles (AET) 2
Western Conference
W2 Houston 0
W3 Seattle 0 0
W2 Houston (AET) 01

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

Columbus Crew 0 1 Real Salt Lake
Carroll Yellow card.svg 19' Report Yellow card.svg 38' Beckerman
Soccerball shade.svg88' Findley
Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah
Attendance: 11,499
Referee: Mark Geiger
Real Salt Lake 3 2 Columbus Crew
Morales Soccerball shade.svg37'
Findley Soccerball shade.svg45+2' (pen.)
Olave Yellow card.svg 68'
Williams Soccerball shade.svg77'
Report Soccerball shade.svg17', 35' Barros Schelotto
Yellow card.svg 48' O'Rourke
Yellow card.svg 59' Moreno
Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 10,109
Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Real Salt Lake advances 42 on aggregate.


Chicago Fire 1 2 New England Revolution
Rolfe Soccerball shade.svg17'
Husidic Yellow card.svg 90+3'
Report [ permanent dead link ]Yellow card.svg 41' Alston
Soccerball shade.svg45+1' Osei
Soccerball shade.svg75' Joseph
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Attendance: 7,416
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
New England Revolution 0 2 Chicago Fire
Mansally Yellow card.svg 17'
Jankauskas Yellow card.svg 36'
Larentowicz Yellow card.svg 85'
Report [ permanent dead link ]Soccerball shade.svg35' Thorrington
Soccerball shade.svg83' Blanco
Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Illinois
Attendance: 21,528
Referee: Alex Prus

Chicago Fire advances 32 on aggregate.

Western Conference

Los Angeles Galaxy 2 2 Chivas USA
Magee Soccerball shade.svg14'
Birchall Yellow card.svg 27'
Donovan Soccerball shade.svg41'
Report Soccerball shade.svg4' Santos
Soccerball shade.svg50' Galindo
Yellow card.svg 81' Saragosa
Home Depot Center, Carson, California
Attendance: 25,218
Referee: Kevin Stott
Chivas USA 0 1 Los Angeles Galaxy
Talley Yellow card.svg 39'
Thornton Yellow card.svg 72'
Nagamura Yellow card.svg 79'
Cuesta Yellow card.svg 79'
Kljestan Yellow card.svg 90'
Report Yellow card.svg 60' Franklin
Soccerball shade.svg73' (pen.) Donovan
Home Depot Center, Carson, California
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Los Angeles Galaxy advances 32 on aggregate.


Houston Dynamo 0 0 Seattle Sounders FC
Onstad Yellow card.svg 16'
Mullan Yellow card.svg 71'
Chabala Yellow card.svg 75'
Report Yellow card.svg 16' Montero
Yellow card.svg 64' Alonso
Yellow card.svg 68' Evans
Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 35,807
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Seattle Sounders FC 0 1
(a.e.t.)
Houston Dynamo
Marshall Yellow card.svg 24'
Riley Red card.svg 120'
Ljungberg Yellow card.svg 120'
Report Yellow card.svg 44' Chabala
Yellow card.svg 93' Cameron
Soccerball shade.svg96' Ching
Robertson Stadium, Houston, Texas
Attendance: 27,465
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Houston Dynamo advances 10 on aggregate.

Conference finals

Eastern Conference

Real Salt Lake 0 0
(a.e.t.)
Chicago Fire
Morales Yellow card.svg 39'
Wingert Yellow card.svg 75'
Beckerman Yellow card.svg 99'
Johnson Yellow card.svg 110'
Report Thorrington Yellow card.svg 92'
Prideaux Yellow card.svg 101'
Blanco Yellow card.svg 116'
Penalties
Mathis Soccerball shad check.svg
Morales Soccerball shade cross.svg
Findley Soccerball shad check.svg
Beckerman Soccerball shad check.svg
Johnson Soccerball shad check.svg
Espíndola Soccerball shade cross.svg
Grabavoy Soccerball shad check.svg
5 4Soccerball shad check.svg Blanco
Soccerball shad check.svg McBride
Soccerball shad check.svg Conde
Soccerball shade cross.svg Thorrington
Soccerball shad check.svg Brown
Soccerball shade cross.svg Pause
Soccerball shade cross.svg Prideaux
Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Illinois
Attendance: 21,723
Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Real Salt Lake advances 54 on penalties.

Western Conference

Houston Dynamo 0 2
(a.e.t.)
Los Angeles Galaxy
Mullan Yellow card.svg 26'
Boswell Yellow card.svg 111'
Landín Yellow card.svg 119'
Report Yellow card.svg 77' Kovalenko
Yellow card.svg 89' Donovan
Soccerball shade.svg103' Berhalter
Soccerball shade.svg109' (pen.) Donovan
Home Depot Center, Carson, California
Attendance: 25,373
Referee: Terry Vaughn

Los Angeles Galaxy advances.

MLS Cup

Los Angeles Galaxy 1 1 (a.e.t.) Real Salt Lake
Birchall Yellow card.svg 39'
Magee Soccerball shade.svg41'
Report Johnson Yellow card.svg 14'
Findley Soccerball shade.svg64'
Penalties
Beckham Soccerball shad check.svg
Berhalter Soccerball shad check.svg
Kirovski Soccerball shade cross.svg
Donovan Soccerball shade cross.svg
Magee Soccerball shad check.svg
Klein Soccerball shad check.svg
Buddle Soccerball shade cross.svg
4 5 Mathis Soccerball shad check.svg
Findley Soccerball shad check.svg
Beckerman Soccerball shade cross.svg
Grabavoy Soccerball shad check.svg
Williams Soccerball shade cross.svg
Wingert Soccerball shad check.svg
Russell Soccerball shad check.svg
Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 46,011
Referee: Kevin Stott

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References

  1. "2009 MLS Playoff Guide" (PDF) (Press release). MLSNet.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 23, 2009. Retrieved October 29, 2009.