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2008 in American soccer

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Season
  
2008

MLS Cup
  
Columbus Crew

Supporters' Shield
  
Columbus Crew

The 2008 season was the 96th year of competitive soccer in the United States.

Contents

Senior

The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Senior

The United States Women's National Soccer Team was coached by Pia Sundhage.

Four Nations Tournament
Algarve Cup
2008 Olympic Qualifying
International Friendlies
Peace Queen Cup
International Friendlies
2008 Beijing Olympics
International Friendlies

Table

  • ^Note 1 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, as it is a Canadian-based team.
    If they had qualified for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team not already qualified would have qualified.
  • ^Note 2 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Soccer Championship.
    If they had qualified for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified would have qualified.
  • ^Note 3 - The winner of the 2008 MLS Supporters' Shield (Columbus Crew) qualified for the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. As they also won MLS 2008, the 2008 MLS Supporters' Shield runner-up (Houston Dynamo) also entered the Group Stage. The runner-up of MLS Cup 2008 (New York Red Bulls) and the winner of the 2008 U.S. Open Cup (D.C. United) qualified for the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round.
  • ^Note 4 - SuperLiga 2009 berths are awarded to the top 4 finishing teams from MLS who do not qualify for Champions League (Chicago, New England, Chivas USA and Kansas City).

    • Playoffs

    1 The New York Red Bulls earned the eighth and final playoff berth, despite finishing fifth in the Eastern Conference. They represent the fourth seed in the Western Conference playoff bracket, as only three teams in the Western Conference qualified for the playoffs.

    Table

      Commissioner's Cup, bye to semifinal round of playoffs
      First round of playoffs

    Tie-breaker order: 1. Head-to-head points; 2. Total wins; 3. Goal difference; 4. Goals for; 5. Lottery
    † Rochester deducted 1 point for use of an ineligible player on August 10, 2008

    Playoffs

    Teams will be re-seeded for semifinal matchups

    Table

    † Western Mass and Real Maryland deducted 1 point

    References

    2008 in American soccer Wikipedia
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