2009 in American soccer

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Soccer in the United States
Season2009
Men's soccer
Supporters' ShieldColumbus Crew
USL First DivisionMontreal Impact
USL Second DivisionRichmond Kickers
NPSLSonoma County Sol
PDLVentura County Fusion
US Open CupSeattle Sounders FC
MLS CupReal Salt Lake
← 2008 United States 2010 →

The 2009 season was the 97th season of soccer in the United States. This season included playing in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[1]

National team[edit]

Men[edit]

Senior[edit]

Wins Losses Draws
13 8 3

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

January 24 International friendly United States  3–2  Sweden Carson, California
17:30 UTC−08 Kljestan 17', 40' (pen.), 74' (Report) Nannskog 73'
Dahlberg 89'
Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 9,918
Referee: Silvio Petrescu (Canada)
July 8 Gold Cup group stage United States  2–0  Honduras Washington, D.C.
21:00 UTC−04 Quaranta 74'
Ching 79'
Report Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 26,079
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
October 14 World Cup qualifying 4th round United States  2–2  Costa Rica Washington, D.C.
20:00 UTC−04 Bradley 72'
Bornstein 90+5'
(Report) Ruiz 21', 24' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 26,243
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)
November 18 International friendly Denmark  3–1  United States Aarhus, Denmark
20:40 UTC+01 Absalonsen 47'
Rieks 52'
Bernburg 57'
(Report) Cunningham 26' Stadium: NRGi Park
Attendance: 15,172
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

Women[edit]

Senior[edit]

Wins Losses Draws
7 0 1

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

Algarve Cup[edit]
Mar 4 Group B United States  2–0  Denmark Lagos, Portugal
7:00 a.m. UTC−05 Woznuk 22'
DiMartino 35'
Report Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (SWE)
Assistant referees: Helen Caro (SWE)
Anna Nystrom (SWE)
Fourth official: Efthalia Mitsi (GRE)
Mar 6 Group B United States  1–0  Iceland Ferreiras, Portugal
10:00 a.m. UTC−05 Kai 90' Report Stadium: Parque Desportiva da Nora
Attendance: 250
Referee: BBibiana Steinhaus (GER)
Assistant referees: Moiken Reichert (GER)
Marina Wozniak (GER)
Fourth official: Kirsi Savolainen (FIN)
Mar 9 Group B United States  1–0  Norway Ferreiras, Portugal
11:00 a.m. UTC−05 Rapinoe 21' Report Stadium: Parque Desportiva da Nora
Attendance: 400
Referee: Gyongyi Gall (HUN)
Assistant referees: Yolanda Parga Rodriguez (ESP)
Maria Luisa Villa Gutierres (ESP)
Fourth official: Kirsi Savolainen (FIN)
Mar 11 Final United States  1–1
(3–4 p)
 Sweden Faro, Portugal
12:00 p.m. UTC−05 Lilly 12' Report Schelin 18' Stadium: Estadio Algarve
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (GER)
Assistant referees: Marina Wozniak (GER)
Moiken Reichert (GER)
Fourth official: Gyongyi Gaal (HUN)
Penalties
Boxx soccer ball with check mark
Rapinoe soccer ball with red X
Lloyd soccer ball with check mark
Rampone soccer ball with red X
DiMartino soccer ball with check mark
Woznuk soccer ball with red X
Mitts soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with check mark Fors
soccer ball with check mark Dahlkvist
soccer ball with check mark Sembrant
soccer ball with red X Paulson
soccer ball with red X Schelin
soccer ball with red X Olander
soccer ball with check mark Segerström
International friendlies[edit]
May 25 United States  4–0  Canada Toronto, Ontario, Canada
7:00 p.m. UTC−05 Boxx 2'
Rapinoe 46'
Tarpley 77'
Cheney 80'
Report Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 10,255
Referee: Darci Kruse (CAN)
Assistant referees: Suzanne Morisset (CAN)
Shauna Poirer (CAN)
Fourth official: Carol Anne Chenard (CAN)
July 19 United States  1–0  Canada Rochester, New York
3:00 p.m. UTC−05 Wambach 78' Report Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium
Attendance: 8,433
Referee: Margaret Domka (USA)
Assistant referees: Katherine Dziedzic (USA)
Danielle Magouirk (USA)
Fourth official: Steve Montanino (USA)
July 22 United States  1–0  Canada Charleston, South Carolina
8:00 p.m. UTC−05 Nairn 89' Report Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 4,041
Referee: Sandra Serafini (USA)
Assistant referees: Debbie Coleman (USA)
Melanie Johnson (USA)
Fourth official: Alan Schechtman (USA)
October 29 United States  1–0  Germany Augsburg, Germany
1:00 p.m. UTC−05 Wambach 34' Report Stadium: Impuls Arena
Attendance: 28,377
Referee: Gyoengyi Gaal (HUN)
Assistant referees: Inka Muller (GER)
Marija Kurtes (GER)

Major League Soccer[edit]

Table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Columbus Crew (S) 30 13 7 10 41 31 +10 49 CONCACAF Champions League
2 LA Galaxy 30 12 6 12 36 31 +5 48
3 Houston Dynamo 30 13 8 9 39 29 +10 48 North American SuperLiga
4 Seattle Sounders FC 30 12 7 11 38 29 +9 47 CONCACAF Champions League
5 Chicago Fire 30 11 7 12 39 34 +5 45 North American SuperLiga
6 Chivas USA 30 13 11 6 34 31 +3 45
7 New England Revolution 30 11 10 9 33 37 −4 42
8 Real Salt Lake (C) 30 11 12 7 43 35 +8 40 CONCACAF Champions League
9 Colorado Rapids 30 10 10 10 42 38 +4 40
10 D.C. United 30 9 8 13 43 44 −1 40
11 FC Dallas 30 11 13 6 50 47 +3 39
12 Toronto FC 30 10 11 9 37 46 −9 39 CONCACAF Champions League
13 Kansas City Wizards 30 8 13 9 33 42 −9 33
14 San Jose Earthquakes 30 7 14 9 36 50 −14 30
15 New York Red Bulls 30 5 19 6 27 47 −20 21
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

Playoffs[edit]

Conference semifinals Conference finals MLS Cup
          
E1 Columbus 0 2
E4 Salt Lake 1 3
E4 Salt Lake (AET) (PEN) (0)5
Eastern Conference
E2 Chicago (0)4
E3 New England 2 0
E2 Chicago 1 2
E4 Salt Lake (AET) (PEN) (1)5
W1 Los Angeles (1)4
W1 Los Angeles 2 1
W4 Chivas USA 2 0
W1 Los Angeles (AET) 2
Western Conference
W2 Houston 0
W3 Seattle 0 0
W2 Houston (AET) 0 1

MLS Cup[edit]

USL First Division[edit]

Table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Portland Timbers 30 16 4 10 45 19 +26 58
2 Carolina RailHawks FC 30 16 7 7 43 19 +24 55
3 Puerto Rico Islanders 30 15 7 8 44 31 +13 53
4 Charleston Battery 30 14 6 10 33 21 +12 53
5 Montreal Impact 30 12 10 8 32 31 +1 44
6 Rochester Rhinos 30 11 9 10 34 32 +2 43
7 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 30 11 10 9 42 36 +6 42
8 Minnesota Thunder 30 7 13 10 39 44 −5 31
9 Miami FC 30 8 17 5 26 52 −26 29
10 Austin Aztex FC 30 5 17 8 28 51 −23 211
11 Cleveland City Stars 30 4 19 7 22 52 −30 19

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.[2]

Playoffs[edit]

Teams will be re-seeded for semifinal matchups

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Portland Timbers 1 3 4
7 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 3 5
2 Carolina RailHawks FC 0 0 0
7 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 0 1
5 Montreal Impact 3 3 6
7 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 1 3
3 Puerto Rico Islanders 1 4 5
6 Rochester Rhinos 2 1 3
3 Puerto Rico Islanders 1 1 2
5 Montreal Impact 2 2 4
4 Charleston Battery 0 1 1
5 Montreal Impact 2 2 4

Finals[edit]

Vancouver Whitecaps FC1–3Montreal Impact
Toure 44' (Report) Donatelli 30' (pen.)
Gjertsen 40'
Brown 42'
Attendance: 13,034
Referee: Dave Gantar

Montreal wins on aggregate 6–3.

USL Second Division[edit]

Table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Wilmington Hammerheads 20 12 3 5 42 24 +18 41
2 Richmond Kickers 20 11 3 6 39 18 +21 39
3 Harrisburg City Islanders 20 9 7 4 31 23 +8 31
4 Charlotte Eagles 20 8 5 7 40 28 +12 31
5 Real Maryland Monarchs 20 8 10 2 22 31 −9 26
6 Crystal Palace Baltimore 20 6 9 5 16 20 −4 23
7 Western Mass Pioneers 20 6 9 5 21 34 −13 23
8 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 20 6 10 4 18 27 −9 22
9 Bermuda Hogges 20 4 12 4 19 43 −24 16

Purple indicates league title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched

Playoffs[edit]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1 Wilmington Hammerheads 0
4 Charlotte Eagles 1
4 Charlotte Eagles 3
5 Real Maryland Monarchs 1
2 Richmond Kickers 3
4 Charlotte Eagles 1
2 Richmond Kickers (AET) 1
3 Harrisburg City Islanders 0

Final[edit]

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup[edit]

Home teams listed on top of bracket

Third round
June 30, 2009
Quarterfinals
July 7, 2009
Semifinals
July 21, 2009
Final
September 2, 2009
            
MLS D.C. United 2
PDL Ocean City Barons 0
MLS D.C. United 2
USL-2 Harrisburg City Islanders 1
MLS New England Revolution 1
USL-2 Harrisburg City Islanders 2
MLS D.C. United 2
USL-1 Rochester Rhinos 1
USL-1 Rochester Rhinos 1 (5)
MLS Columbus Crew 1 (3)
USL-1 Rochester Rhinos 2
USL-2 Wilmington Hammerheads 1
USL-2 Wilmington Hammerheads 1
MLS Chicago Fire 0
MLS D.C. United 1
MLS Seattle Sounders FC 2
USL-1 Portland Timbers 1
MLS Seattle Sounders FC 2
MLS Seattle Sounders FC 1
MLS Kansas City Wizards 0
USL-1 Minnesota Thunder 3 (2)
MLS Kansas City Wizards 3 (4)
MLS Seattle Sounders FC (aet) 2
MLS Houston Dynamo 1
USL-1 Austin Aztex 0
MLS Houston Dynamo 2
MLS Houston Dynamo 4
USL-1 Charleston Battery 0
USL-1 Charleston Battery 3
MLS Chivas USA 1

Final[edit]

Seattle Sounders FC (MLS)2–1D.C. United (MLS)
Montero 67'
Levesque 86'
(Report) Simms 89'
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 17,329
Referee: Alex Prus

American clubs in international competitions[edit]

Club Competition Final round
Houston Dynamo 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinals
2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Group stage
Columbus Crew Quarterfinals
New York Red Bulls preliminary round
D.C. United Group stage
Chicago Fire 2009 SuperLiga Final
New England Revolution Semifinal
Chivas USA Group stage
Kansas City Wizards Group stage
Los Angeles Galaxy 2009 Pan-Pacific Championship Final

Houston Dynamo[edit]

Columbus Crew[edit]

D.C. United[edit]

August 26 Champions League group stage D.C. United United States 1–3 Mexico Toluca Washington, D.C.
20:00 UTC−04 Pontius 47' Report[permanent dead link] 5' Marín
79', 86' Mancilla
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 8,834
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
September 24 Champions League group stage D.C. United United States 3–0 Honduras Marathón Washington, D.C.
20:00 UTC−04 Emilio 47', 71'
Moreno 55'
(Report)[permanent dead link] Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 5,280
Referee: Silviu Petsrecu (Canada)
September 30 Champions League group stage D.C. United United States 5–1 Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh Washington, D.C.
20:00 UTC−04 Gómez 13', 68'
Fred 30'
Khumalo 43', 90'
(Report)[permanent dead link] 83' Britto Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 3,411
Referee: German Arredondo (Mexico)

New York Red Bulls[edit]

Chicago Fire[edit]

June 27 SuperLiga group stage Chicago United States 1–2 Mexico UANL Bridgeview, Illinois
19:00 UTC−05 Blanco 85' (pen.) Report Pulido 37', 61' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 9,157
Referee: Kevin Thomas (Jamaica)

New England Revolution[edit]

Chivas USA[edit]

Kansas City Wizards[edit]

Los Angeles Galaxy[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "US Soccer Timeline" https://www.ussoccer.com/about/history/timeline
  2. ^ "Austin receives two point deduction". www.uslsoccer.com. July 29, 2009. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2009.