Superliga 2010 Schedule Announced
May 27, 2010 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Chicago Fire FC News Release
CHICAGO / MEXICO CITY (Thursday, May 27, 2010) - Major League Soccer and the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF) today unveiled the tournament schedule and all participating teams for the 2010 edition of SuperLiga. The fourth installment of the tournament - which features top U.S. and Mexican soccer clubs and awards the winner with one of the biggest purses in the region - will begin Wednesday, July 14, just three days following the conclusion of this summer's FIFA World Cup.
For the 2010 edition of SuperLiga, competitive criteria determined which four teams would represent their respective leagues. Based on their 2009 regular season record, the top four MLS teams (who are not competing in the 2010-2011 CONCACAF Champions League) qualified for SuperLiga 2010: Chicago Fire, Chivas USA, Houston Dynamo and New England Revolution.
The four invited Mexican clubs participating in this edition of SuperLiga, based on combined points in the Apertura and Clausura 2009 (who are not competing in the 2010-2011 CONCACAF Champions League) are Monarcas Morelia, Pachuca, Puebla F.C. and Pumas UNAM. More detailed information on all eight teams follows below.
Information for the semifinals and final to be played in August will be announced once teams qualify.
Among the highlights of the group phase:
* The growing rivalry between Houston Dynamo and Pachuca will continue on Thursday, July 15 at Robertson Stadium). Pachuca leads all time with a 3-2-1 record following dramatic matches in past CONCACAF Champions League and SuperLiga games;
Chicago Fire and Monarcas Morelia will renew their past ties on Wednesday, July 14 in their third ever matchup (record is currently split);
* SuperLiga 2010 will mark Puebla and Pumas UNAM's first-ever participation in the event;
All four MLS clubs have previously participated in SuperLiga, including 2008 champion New England Revolution, and runners-up Houston Dynamo (2008) and Chicago Fire (2009).
In its history, SuperLiga has crowned two Mexican champions (Pachuca, 2007 and Tigres, 2009) and one U.S. champion (New England Revolution, 2008). All three championship games have been determined by penalty kicks. During the inaugural edition of SuperLiga, CF Pachuca defeated the Los Angeles Galaxy at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. on Aug. 30, 2007. In 2008, the all-MLS final saw the Revolution defeat the Houston Dynamo at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. In 2009, Tigres UANL of Mexico defeated the Chicago Fire in front of a sell-out crowd at Toyota Park.
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