2008 InterLiga

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The tournament was held between January 2 and January 12, 2008. Eight teams competed for two Copa Libertadores 2008 spots in this tournament.[1]

2008 InterLiga
InterLiga
Tournament details
Host countryUSA
DatesJanuary 2–12, 2008
Teams8 (from the FMF confederations)
Venue(s)Pizza Hut Park
Robertson Stadium
Home Depot Center (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsAmérica (1st title)
Runners-upAtlas
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored31 (2.21 per match)
Attendance213,540 (15,253 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Bruno Marioni (5 goals)
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Venues

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City Stadium Name Capacity
Frisco, TX Pizza Hut Park 20,500
Houston, TX Robertson Stadium 32,000
Carson, CA Home Depot Center 27,000

Qualification

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Once the 2006-07 season was ended, the clubs that participate in the InterLiga were defined:

2006–07 standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pachuca 34 19 8 7 68 34 +34 65 CONCACAF Champions Cup 2008[a]
2 América 34 17 8 9 47 30 +17 59
3 Cruz Azul 34 17 7 10 49 37 +12 58
4 Guadalajara 34 16 9 9 53 32 +21 57 Libertadores[b]
5 Atlas 34 14 10 10 45 36 +9 52
6 UNAM 34 11 16 7 40 29 +11 49
7 Toluca 34 10 16 8 42 33 +9 46
8 Monterrey 34 12 10 12 44 44 0 46
9 Morelia 34 14 3 17 47 51 −4 45
10 San Luis 34 13 8 13 35 35 0 47
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Pachuca won the Clausura 2007 title and cannot participate because they will be participating in CONCACAF Champions Cup 2008, Morelia has replaced them in the Interliga.
  2. ^ Guadalajara qualifies to the Copa Libertadores 2008 as México 1 because they won the Apertura 2006 title, so San Luis has taken their spot in the Interliga.

Group stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
América 3 3 0 0 6 3 +3 9
Atlas 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
Toluca 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
Morelia 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: [citation needed]
  • Due to Atlas and Toluca being equal in Wins, Losses, Goals For and Against and Points. The way they decided who qualified to the final round was by a flip of a coin, which was done by Bruno Marioni of Atlas with a sinco peso coin.

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
San Luis 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
Cruz Azul 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 6
Monterrey 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 3
UNAM 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
Source: [citation needed]

Final

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Matches at Home Depot Center, Carson, California

12 Jan 08 Final 1: San Luis vs Atlas 0-3
12 Jan 08 Final 2: América vs Cruz Azul 3(5)-3(3)

Goalscorers

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The scorers from the InterLiga 2008

Rank Name Team Goals
1   Bruno Marioni Atlas 5
2   Alejandro Argüello América 3
  Salvador Cabañas América 3
4   Alfredo Moreno San Luis 2
  Vicente Sánchez Toluca 2
  Jorge Achucarro Atlas 2
7   Pablo Bonells UNAM 1
  Tressor Moreno San Luis 1
  Edgar Andrade Cruz Azul 1
  Richard Núñez América 1
  Humberto Suazo Monterrey 1
  Nicolás Vigneri Cruz Azul 1
  Ever Guzmán Morelia 1
  Christian Giménez Toluca 1
  Zinha Toluca 1
  Ismael Rodríguez América 1
  César Villaluz Cruz Azul 1
  Jaime Lozano Cruz Azul 1
  Edgar Lugo Cruz Azul 1
  Rodrigo López América 1

Match schedule

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Matches at Pizza Hut Park (Frisco, Texas)

1. 2 Jan 08 Monterrey vs UNAM 0-1
2. 2 Jan 08 Cruz Azul vs San Luis 0-1
7. 6 Jan 08 América vs Toluca 2-1
8. 6 Jan 08 Atlas vs Morelia 2-0

Matches at Robertson Stadium (Houston, Texas)

3. 3 Jan 08 Toluca vs Atlas 0-0
4. 3 Jan 08 Morelia vs América 0-1
5. 5 Jan 08 Cruz Azul vs Monterrey 1-0
6. 5 Jan 08 San Luis vs UNAM 2-0

Matches at The Home Depot Center (Carson, California)

9. 8 Jan 08 Monterrey vs San Luis 1-0
10. 8 Jan 08 UNAM vs Cruz Azul 0-1
11. 9 Jan 08 Toluca vs Morelia 3-1
12. 9 Jan 08 Atlas vs América 2-3
13. 12 Jan 08 Final 1: San Luis vs Atlas 0-3
14. 12 Jan 08 Final 2: América vs Cruz Azul 3(5)-3(3)

References

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  1. ^ Not Specified (October 2007). "InterLiga llega a su quinta edición". La Federación Mexicana de Fútbol. Archived from the original on 2007-12-19. Retrieved 2007-10-29.
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