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2009 in American soccer

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Season
  
2009

USL First Division
  
Montreal Impact

NPSL
  
Sonoma County Sol

Supporters' Shield
  
Columbus Crew

USL Second Division
  
Richmond Kickers

PDL
  
Ventura County Fusion

The 2009 season was the 97th season of 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.

Algarve Cup
International Friendlies

Table

  • ^Note 1 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, as it is a Canadian-based team. If they qualify for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team not already qualified will be given a berth. Similarly, they cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Soccer Championship. If they qualify for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified will qualify.
  • ^Note 2 - The winner of the 2009 MLS Supporters' Shield (Columbus Crew) and the winner of MLS Cup 2009 (Real Salt Lake) qualified for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. The runner-up of MLS Cup 2009 (Los Angeles Galaxy) and the winner of the 2009 U.S. Open Cup (Seattle Sounders) qualified for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round.
  • ^Note 3 - SuperLiga 2010 berths are awarded to the top 4 finishing teams from MLS who do not qualify for Champions League (Houston, Chicago, Chivas USA and New England).

    • Playoffs

    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.

    Table

    Purple indicates league title clinched.
    Green indicates playoff berth clinched.
    1Austin was docked two points for fielding an ineligible player during a match against Montreal Impact on July 25, 2009.

    Playoffs

    Teams will be re-seeded for semifinal matchups

    Finals

    Montreal wins on aggregate 6-3.

    Table

    Purple indicates league title clinched
    Green indicates playoff berth clinched

    Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

    Home teams listed on top of bracket

    References

    2009 in American soccer Wikipedia
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