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2009 Chivas USA season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Chivas USA |
| season | 2009 |
| league | MLS |
| league result | Conference: 4th |
| Overall: 6th | |
| chrtitle | Owner |
| chairman | Jorge Vergara |
| mgrtitle | Manager |
| manager | Preki |
| average attendance | 15,725 |
| cup1 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| cup1 result | Conference Semifinals vs LA Galaxy |
| cup2 | U.S. Open Cup |
| cup2 result | Third Round vs Charleston Battery |
| season topscorer | Eduardo Lillingston (8) |
| league topscorer | Eduardo Lillingston (8) |
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| prevseason | 2008 |
| nextseason | 2010 |
Overall: 6th
The 2009 Chivas USA season was the fifth season of the team's existence. It began on March 21 with a 2–1 home win over the Colorado Rapids, and ended with a 3-2 aggregate loss to the Los Angeles Galaxy in the first round of the playoffs.
Transfers
Main article: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2009, 2009 MLS SuperDraft
In
| Date | Number | Position | Player | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 15, 2009 | 27 | MF | SLE Michael Lahoud | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | SuperDraft Round one | ||||||
| January 15, 2009 | FW | USA Kyle Christensen | Denver Pioneers | SuperDraft Round three | |||||||
| January 15, 2009 | MF | USA Jamie Franks | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | SuperDraft Round four | |||||||
| January 15, 2009 | 6 | DF | CAN Ante Jazić | LA Galaxy | Trade | title=Francisco Mendoza Joins Chivas De Guadalajara | url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1110/major-league-soccer/2009/01/15/1062856/francisco-mendoza-joins-chivas-de-guadalajara | website=www.goal.com | publisher=goal.com | accessdate=January 19, 2016 | date=January 15, 2009}} |
| March 12, 2009 | 99 | FW | MEX Eduardo Lillingston | MEX Tecos | Undisclosed | ||||||
| March 19, 2009 | 8 | MF | MEX Mariano Trujillo | MEX Atlante | Undisclosed | ||||||
| March 27, 2009 | 23 | MF | SRB Bojan Stepanović | SRB Srem | Free | ||||||
| June 24, 2009 | 7 | MF | CAN Kevin Harmse | CAN Toronto | Trade | ||||||
| July 17, 2009 | 55 | MF | BRA Marcelo Saragosa | FC Dallas | Trade | ||||||
| August 14, 2009 | 45 | DF | COL Yamith Cuesta | COL Expreso Rojo | Loan | ||||||
| August 18, 2009 | 10 | FW | MEX Jesús Padilla | MEX Guadalajara | Loan | ||||||
| August 21, 2009 | 29 | FW | BRA Maicon | BRA Bonsucesso | Loan |
Out
| Date | Number | Position | Player | New club | Fee/notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 28, 2008 | 23 | DF | ROM Alex Zotincă | Waived | ||
| January 13, 2009 | 20 | FW | MEX Roberto Nurse | MEX Veracruz | Free | |
| January 16, 2009 | 6 | MF | MEX Francisco Mendoza | MEX Guadalajara | Free | |
| February 10, 2009 | 31 | MF | USA Daniel Paladini | Carolina RailHawks | Free | |
| February 2009 | 22 | MF | USA Keith Savage | Portland Timbers | Free | |
| February 2009 | 32 | FW | USA Anthony Hamilton | Ventura County Fusion | ||
| February 2009 | 37 | MF | USA Kraig Chiles | |||
| March 3, 2009 | 8 | MF | SUI Raphaël Wicky | Retired | ||
| July 1, 2009 | 7 | FW | USA Alecko Eskandarian | LA Galaxy | Trade | |
| July 17, 2009 | 20 | FW | SKN Atiba Harris | FC Dallas | Trade | |
| August 2009 | 25 | DF | USA Lawson Vaughn | D.C. United | Waived | |
| September 11, 2009 | 14 | DF | USA Bobby Burling | San Jose Earthquakes | Trade | |
| 9 | FW | USA Ante Razov | ||||
| 29 | MF | BRA Dejair | ||||
| 39 | MF | USA Eric Ebert | ||||
| MF | USA Jamie Franks | Wilmington Hammerheads | ||||
| FW | USA Kyle Christensen |
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 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
| 28 | Zach Thornton | USA | GK | New York Red Bulls | 2008 | 39 | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Claudio Suárez | MEX | DF | MEX Tigres UANL | 2006 | |||||||||
| 3 | Jim Curtin | USA | DF | Chicago Fire | 2008 | 25 | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | Shavar Thomas | JAM | DF | LA Galaxy | 2007 | 66 | 0 | |||||||
| 6 | Ante Jazić | CAN | DF | LA Galaxy | 2009 | 14 | 0 | |||||||
| 12 | Carey Talley | USA | DF | Real Salt Lake | 2008 | 53 | 1 | |||||||
| 13 | Jonathan Bornstein | USA | DF | UCLA Bruin | 2006 | |||||||||
| 45 | Yamith Cuesta | COL | DF | loan from COL Expreso Rojo | 2009 | 2010 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | Paulo Nagamura | BRA | MF | Toronto | 2007 | 83 | 8 | |||||||
| 7 | Kevin Harmse | CAN | MF | Toronto | 2009 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 8 | Mariano Trujillo | MEX | MF | MEX Atlante | 2009 | 21 | 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 | 15 | 2 | |||||||
| 19 | Jorge Flores | USA | MF | Chivas USA Academy | 2007 | 24 | 3 | |||||||
| 23 | Bojan Stepanović | SRB | MF | SRB Srem | 2009 | 17 | 1 | |||||||
| 24 | Gerson Mayen | USA | MF | Chivas USA Academy | 2008 | 12 | 0 | |||||||
| 27 | Michael Lahoud | SLE | MF | Carolina Dynamo | 2009 | 19 | 1 | |||||||
| 28 | César Zamora | USA | MF | Chivas USA Academy | 2009 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 9 | Ante Razov | USA | FW | New York Red Bulls | 2006 | |||||||||
| 10 | Jesús Padilla | MEX | FW | loan from MEX Guadalajara | 2009 | 2010 | 13 | 1 | ||||||
| 11 | Maykel Galindo | CUB | FW | Seattle Sounders | 2007 | 65 | 18 | |||||||
| 17 | Justin Braun | USA | FW | Olympique Montreux | 2008 | 45 | 8 | |||||||
| 29 | Maicon | BRA | FW | loan from BRA Bonsucesso | 2009 | 2010 | 12 | 2 | ||||||
| 77 | Chukwudi Chijindu | USA | FW | Connecticut Huskies | 2009 | 12 | 1 | |||||||
| 99 | Eduardo Lillingston | MEX | FW | MEX Tecos | 2009 | 27 | 8 | |||||||
| 7 | Alecko Eskandarian | USA | FW | Real Salt Lake | 2008 | 21 | 6 | |||||||
| 14 | Bobby Burling | USA | DF | LA Galaxy | 2007 | 26 | 0 | |||||||
| 20 | Atiba Harris | SKN | FW | Real Salt Lake | 2008 | 46 | 5 | |||||||
| 25 | Lawson Vaughn | USA | DF | Tulsa Golden | 2006 |
Management
North American SuperLiga
Main article: 2009 North American SuperLiga
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEX UANL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| USA Chicago Fire | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| MEX San Luis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| USA Chivas USA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
Lahoud
Stepanović
Nagamura
Hernandez
Dueñas
Conde
Eskandarian
Parker
Stepanović
Harris
Palacios
Moreno
Competitions
MLS
Main article: 2009 Major League Soccer season
League table
Results summary
Results
Nagamura
Marsch
Clark
Trujillo
Stepanović
Lillingston
Kljestan
Talley
Lewis
Gordon
Berhalter
Kljestan
Thomas
Riley
Chijindu
Trujillo
Montero
Dichio
Kljestan
Chijindu
Eskandarian
Saragosa
Braun
Marsch
Kljestan
Lillingston
Nagamura
Galindo
Beckerman
Lillingston
Stepanovic
Namoff
Emilio
Jakovic
Quaranta
Wolff
Jewsbury
Gomez
Hirsig
Lillingston
Trujillo
Galindo
Marsch
Harris
Trujillo
Talley
Blanco
Conde
Segares
Nyarko
Trujillo
Jaqua
Hurtado
Boswell
Schelotto
Lillingston
Galindo
Talley
Eskandarian
Ralston
Lillingston
Lahoud
Talley
Casey
Thomas
Jazic
Kljestan
Stepanovic
Lillingston
Robinson
Serioux
Campos
Johnson
Espindola
Findley
Bornstein
Klein
Galindo
Nagamura
Talley
Kljestan
Jankauskas
Thompson
Marshall
Jaqua
Nagamura
Saragosa
Trujillo
Maicon
Angel
James
Olsen
Pontius
Padilla
Cuesta
Kljestan
Cuesta
Arnaud
Cuesta
Braun
Santos
Johnson
Cuesta
Cuesta
Lahoud
Kljestan
Lillingston
Oduro
Thompson
Cameron
Robinson
MLS Cup Playoffs
Main article: 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs
Galindo
Saragosa
Birchall
Donovan
Donovan
Thornton
Nagamura
Cuesta
Kljestan
U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2009 U.S. Open Cup
Hemming
Wilson
Treschuk
Hudock
Yoshitake
Victorine
Nagamura
Harris
Galindo
Talley
Statistics
Appearances and goals
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Goal scorers
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | MEX | 99 | Eduardo Lillingston | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2 | MF | USA | 16 | Sacha Kljestan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| FW | CUB | 11 | Maykel Galindo | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 4 | MF | BRA | 5 | Paulo Nagamura | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | FW | USA | 17 | Justin Braun | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 | FW | SKN | 20 | Atiba Harris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Own goal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| FW | BRA | 29 | Maicon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 9 | MF | SRB | 23 | Bojan Stepanović | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | USA | 77 | Chukwudi Chijindu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| FW | USA | 7 | Alecko Eskandarian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| FW | MEX | 10 | Jesús Padilla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | SLE | 27 | Michael Lahoud | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | USA | 15 | Jesse Marsch | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| TOTALS | 34 | 2 | 1 | 37 |
Disciplinary record
| TOTALS | 65 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 76 | 8 |
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References
References
- "USA Major League Soccer – Attendance – 2009". ESPN Soccernet.
- (January 15, 2009). "Francisco Mendoza Joins Chivas De Guadalajara". goal.com.
- (March 12, 2009). "Eduardo Lillingston jugará para Chivas USA". mediotiempo.
- (March 19, 2009). "Chivas USA Sign Mexican Mariano Trujillo". Goal.com.
- (March 27, 2009). "Chivas signs M Stepanovic". Yahoo.
- (August 17, 2009). "Chivas USA acquires Padilla from Guadalajara". sbisoccer.
- (July 1, 2009). "Chivas USA ships Eskandarian to Galaxy".
- (September 11, 2010). "Earthquakes Acquire Defender Bobby Burling From Chivas USA". Our Sports Central.
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