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2008 Chivas USA season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Chivas USA |
| season | 2008 |
| league | MLS |
| league result | Conference: 2nd |
| Overall: 5th | |
| chrtitle | Owner |
| chairman | Jorge Vergara |
| mgrtitle | Manager |
| manager | Preki |
| cup1 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| cup1 result | Conference Semifinal vs Real Salt Lake |
| cup2 | U.S. Open Cup |
| cup2 result | Third round vs Seattle Sounders |
| cup3 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| cup3 result | Preliminary round vs Tauro |
| season topscorer | Sacha Kljestan (6) |
| league topscorer | Three Players (5) |
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| American | true |
| prevseason | 2007 |
| nextseason | 2009 |
Overall: 5th
The 2008 Chivas USA season was the club's fourth season of existence, and their fourth in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The club competed in the MLS's Western Conference, where they finished in first place, in their Conference, qualifying for the Playoffs for the second time.
Season review
Transfers
Main article: 2008 MLS SuperDraft, 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft
In
| Date | Number | Position | Player | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 20, 2007 | 24 | FW | SKN Atiba Harris | Real Salt Lake | Trade | |
| January 18, 2008 | 7 | FW | USA Alecko Eskandarian | Real Salt Lake | Trade | |
| January 18, 2008 | 22 | MF | USA Keith Savage | SuperDraft Round four | ||
| January 22, 2008 | 3 | DF | USA Jim Curtin | Chicago Fire | Trade | |
| January 24, 2008 | 37 | MF | USA Kraig Chiles | San Diego State Aztecs | Supplemental Round one | |
| January 24, 2008 | FW | USA Javier Ayala-Hill | University of California | Supplemental Round two | ||
| January 24, 2008 | MF | CIV El-Hadj Cissé | NC State Wolfpack | Supplemental Round three | ||
| January 24, 2008 | DF | USA André Sherard | North Carolina Tar Heels | Supplemental Round four | ||
| February 4, 2008 | 8 | MF | SUI Raphaël Wicky | SUI Sion | Free Transfer | |
| March 26, 2008 | 31 | MF | USA Daniel Paladini | San Fernando Valley Quakes | ||
| March 27, 2008 | 34 | MF | USA Gerson Mayen | Chivas USA U-18 | Promoted | |
| March 2008 | 17 | FW | USA Justin Braun | Olympique Montreux | ||
| April 9, 2008 | 1 | GK | USA Dan Kennedy | CHI Deportes Iquique | ||
| May 9, 2008 | 12 | DF | USA Carey Talley | Real Salt Lake | Trade | |
| July 16, 2008 | 20 | FW | MEX Roberto Nurse | MEX Querétaro | ||
| August 2, 2008 | 28 | GK | USA Zach Thornton | New York Red Bulls | Trade | |
| September 15, 2008 | 18 | MF | USA Sasha Victorine | Kansas City Wizards | Trade | |
| September 2008 | 29 | MF | BRA Dejair | BRA ABC | ||
| 21 | GK | USA Lance Parker | Colorado Rapids U-23 | |||
| 39 | MF | USA Eric Ebert | Houston Dynamo |
Out
| Date | Number | Position | Player | New club | Fee/notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 21, 2007 | 21 | DF | USA Jason Hernandez | San Jose Earthquakes | 2007 Expansion Draft | |
| November 26, 2007 | 22 | GK | USA Preston Burpo | San Jose Earthquakes | Trade | |
| March 28, 2008 | 12 | FW | ENG John Cunliffe | San Jose Earthquakes | ||
| August 1, 2008 | 18 | GK | USA Brad Guzan | ENG Aston Villa | ||
| 41 | GK | USA Justin Myers | Puerto Rico Islanders | |||
| 3 | DF | USA Carlos Llamosa | Waived | |||
| 5 | DF | USA Desmond Brooks | ||||
| 27 | DF | USA Eder Robles | ||||
| 77 | DF | USA Orlando Perez | Waived | |||
| 8 | MF | HON Ramón Núñez | HON Olimpia | |||
| 17 | MF | USA Rodrigo López | Ventura County Fusion | Waived | ||
| 28 | MF | MEX Erasmo Solórzano | Bakersfield Brigade | Waived | ||
| 30 | MF | USA Carlos Borja | MEX Tapatio | |||
| 31 | MF | USA Rene Corona | Bakersfield Brigade | Waived | ||
| 33 | MF | USA Mohammed Sethi | ||||
| 10 | FW | FRA Laurent Merlin | IRL St Patrick's Athletic | |||
| 14 | FW | USA David Arvizu | Waived |
Roster
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Left Chivas USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Kennedy | USA | GK | CHI Municipal Iquique | 2008 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| 21 | Lance Parker | USA | GK | Colorado Rapids U-23 | 2008 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 28 | Zach Thornton | USA | GK | New York Red Bulls | 2008 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Claudio Suárez | MEX | DF | MEX Tigres UANL | 2006 | |||||||||
| 3 | Jim Curtin | USA | DF | Chicago Fire | 2008 | 21 | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | Shavar Thomas | JAM | DF | LA Galaxy | 2007 | 48 | 0 | |||||||
| 12 | Carey Talley | USA | DF | Real Salt Lake | 2008 | 23 | 1 | |||||||
| 13 | Jonathan Bornstein | USA | DF | UCLA Bruin | 2006 | |||||||||
| 14 | Bobby Burling | USA | DF | LA Galaxy | 2007 | 22 | 0 | |||||||
| 23 | Alex Zotincă | ROM | DF | Kansas City Wizards | 2007 | 30 | 0 | |||||||
| 25 | Lawson Vaughn | USA | DF | Tulsa Golden | 2006 | |||||||||
| 5 | Paulo Nagamura | BRA | MF | Toronto | 2007 | 53 | 4 | |||||||
| 6 | Francisco Mendoza | MEX | MF | MEX Guadalajara | 2005 | |||||||||
| 8 | Raphaël Wicky | SUI | MF | SUI Sion | 2008 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
| 15 | Jesse Marsch | USA | MF | Chicago Fire | 2006 | |||||||||
| 16 | Sacha Kljestan | USA | MF | Seton Hall Pirates | 2006 | |||||||||
| 18 | Sasha Victorine | USA | MF | Kansas City Wizards | 2008 | 4 | 2 | |||||||
| 22 | Keith Savage | USA | MF | Central Florida Kraze | 2008 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
| 29 | Dejair | BRA | MF | BRA ABC | 2008 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
| 31 | Daniel Paladini | USA | MF | San Fernando Valley Quakes | 2008 | 9 | 1 | |||||||
| 34 | Gerson Mayen | USA | MF | Chivas USA Academy | 2008 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 37 | Kraig Chiles | USA | MF | San Diego State Aztecs | 2008 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
| 39 | Eric Ebert | USA | MF | Houston Dynamo | 2008 | 8 | 0 | |||||||
| 7 | Alecko Eskandarian | USA | FW | Real Salt Lake | 2008 | 14 | 5 | |||||||
| 9 | Ante Razov | USA | FW | New York Red Bulls | 2006 | |||||||||
| 11 | Maykel Galindo | CUB | FW | Seattle Sounders | 2007 | 40 | 13 | |||||||
| 17 | Justin Braun | USA | FW | Olympique Montreux | 2008 | 28 | 5 | |||||||
| 19 | Jorge Flores | USA | FW | Chivas USA Academy | 2007 | 14 | 3 | |||||||
| 20 | Roberto Nurse | MEX | FW | MEX Querétaro | 2008 | 7 | 1 | |||||||
| 24 | Atiba Harris | SKN | FW | Real Salt Lake | 2008 | 31 | 3 | |||||||
| 32 | Anthony Hamilton | USA | FW | Orange County Blue Star | 2007 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| 18 | Brad Guzan | USA | GK | Generation Adidas | 2005 | |||||||||
| 22 | Preston Burpo | USA | GK | Seattle Sounders | 2006 |
North American SuperLiga
Main article: 2008 North American SuperLiga
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA New England Revolution | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| MEX Pachuca | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| USA Chivas USA | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| MEX Santos Laguna | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
Bornstein
Mendoza
Nagamura
Curtin
Paladini
Suárez
Marioni
Caballero
Thomas
Razov
Burling
Flores
Joseph
Thompson
Competitions
MLS
Main article: 2008 Major League Soccer season
League table
Results summary
Results
Rocha
Galindo
Thomas
Harris
Eskandarian
Deuchar
Espíndola
Schelotto
Moreno
Moffat
Rogers
Padula
Kljestan
Bornstein
Marsch
Nagamura
Saragosa
Rocha
Thompson
Shea
Donovan
Franchino
Gordon
Razov
Thomas
Ianni
Holden
Boswell
Thomas
Galindo
Bornstein
Suárez
Harris
Paladini
Braun
Larentowicz
Twellman
Marsch
Kljestan
Flores
Gallardo
Mediate
Quaranta
Ihemelu
McManus
Flores
Razov
Guzan
Marsch
Burling
Braun
Harris
Moffat
Ángel
Harris
Nagamura
Kljestan
Findley
Olave
Beckerman
Kovalenko
Braun
Nagamura
Blanco
Gutiérrez
Bornstein
Razov
Stammler
Goldthwaite
Sassano
Razov
O'Brien
Jazić
Buddle
Vanney
Kljestan
Pappa
Conrad
López
Arnaud
Jewsbury
Paladini
Mendoza
Talley
Braun
Marsch
Nagamura
Talley
Beckham
Allen
Gordon
Kamara
Jaqua
Barrett
Thomas
Ebert
Hernandez
O'Brien
Eskandarian
Nagamura
Vaughn
Harris
Marshall
Vélez
Eskandarian
Bornstein
Razov
Larentowicz
Smith
Ralston
Olave
Eskandarian
Kljestan
Kljestan
Harris
Victorine
Thomas
Wolff
Thomas
Victorine
Dejair
Lima
Harris
Eskandarian
Kennedy
Braun
Bornstein
Talley
Harvey
Clark
Casey
Curtin
De Rosario
MLS Cup Playoffs
Main article: 2008 MLS Cup Playoffs
Beckerman
Movsisyan
Thomas
Kljestan
Bornstein
Braun
Razov
Thomas
Borchers
Kovalenko
Morales
CONCACAF Champions League
Main article: 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League
Arosemena
Wicky
Nurse
Kljestan
R.Amador
Moreno
U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2008 U.S. Open Cup
Schmid
Le Toux
O'Brien
Statistics
Appearances and goals
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Goal scorers
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Champions League | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | USA | 16 | Sacha Kljestan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2 | FW | USA | 9 | Ante Razov | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| FW | USA | 7 | Alecko Eskandarian | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| FW | USA | 17 | Justin Braun | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 5 | MF | USA | 15 | Jesse Marsch | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | FW | SKN | 24 | Atiba Harris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| FW | USA | 19 | Jorge Flores | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 8 | DF | USA | 13 | Jonathan Bornstein | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | USA | 18 | Sasha Victorine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| MF | BRA | 5 | Paulo Nagamura | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 11 | MF | BRA | 29 | Dejair | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | USA | 3 | Jim Curtin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| FW | CUB | 11 | Maykel Galindo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DF | USA | 12 | Carey Talley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | USA | 31 | Daniel Paladini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| FW | MEX | 20 | Roberto Nurse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| TOTALS | 40 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 43 |
Disciplinary record
| TOTALS | 64 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 76 | 7 |
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References
References
- (December 20, 2007). "Chivas USA acquires Harris from RSL". ESPN.
- (January 22, 2008). "Chivas USA trades for D Curtin". Yahoo.
- (February 4, 2008). "Chivas USA signs midfielder Raphael Wicky". USA Today.
- (July 16, 2008). "Chivas USA ficha al mexicano Roberto Nurse". eltiempo.
- (August 1, 2008). "Red Bulls trade goalkeeper Zach Thornton to Chivas USA". Our Sports Central.
- (August 1, 2008). "Villa Given Guzan Work Permit". Goal.com.
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