2008_Chivas_USA_season
2008 Chivas USA season
Chivas USA 2008 soccer season
The 2008 Chivas USA season was the club's fourth season of existence, and their fourth in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The club competed in the MLS's Western Conference, where they finished in first place, in their Conference, qualifying for the Playoffs for the second time.
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Quick Facts Owner, Manager ...
| 2008 season | |||
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| Owner | Jorge Vergara | ||
| Manager | Preki | ||
| MLS | Conference: 2nd Overall: 5th | ||
| MLS Cup Playoffs | Conference Semifinal vs Real Salt Lake | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Third round vs Seattle Sounders | ||
| CONCACAF Champions League | Preliminary round vs Tauro | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Three Players (5) All: Sacha Kljestan (6) | ||
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Main articles: 2008 MLS SuperDraft and 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft
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More information Date, Number ...
| Date | Number | Position | Player | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 20, 2007 | 24 | FW |  Atiba Harris |
Real Salt Lake | Trade | [1] |
| January 18, 2008 | 7 | FW |  Alecko Eskandarian |
Real Salt Lake | Trade | |
| January 18, 2008 | 22 | MF | Keith Savage |
SuperDraft Round four | ||
| January 22, 2008 | 3 | DF | Jim Curtin |
Chicago Fire | Trade | [2] |
| January 24, 2008 | 37 | MF | Kraig Chiles |
San Diego State Aztecs | Supplemental Round one | |
| January 24, 2008 | FW | Javier Ayala-Hill |
University of California | Supplemental Round two | ||
| January 24, 2008 | MF |  El-Hadj Cissé |
NC State Wolfpack | Supplemental Round three | ||
| January 24, 2008 | DF | André Sherard |
North Carolina Tar Heels | Supplemental Round four | ||
| February 4, 2008 | 8 | MF |  Raphaël Wicky |
Sion |
Free Transfer | [3] |
| March 26, 2008 | 31 | MF | Daniel Paladini |
San Fernando Valley Quakes | ||
| March 27, 2008 | 34 | MF | Gerson Mayen |
Chivas USA U-18 | Promoted | |
| March 2008 | 17 | FW | Justin Braun |
Olympique Montreux | ||
| April 9, 2008 | 1 | GK | Dan Kennedy |
 Deportes Iquique |
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| May 9, 2008 | 12 | DF | Carey Talley |
Real Salt Lake | Trade | |
| July 16, 2008 | 20 | FW |  Roberto Nurse |
Querétaro |
[4] | |
| August 2, 2008 | 28 | GK | Zach Thornton |
New York Red Bulls | Trade | [5] |
| September 15, 2008 | 18 | MF | Sasha Victorine |
Kansas City Wizards | Trade | |
| September 2008 | 29 | MF |  Dejair |
ABC |
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| 21 | GK | Lance Parker |
Colorado Rapids U-23 | |||
| 39 | MF | Eric Ebert |
Houston Dynamo |
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More information Date, Number ...
| Date | Number | Position | Player | New club | Fee/notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 21, 2007 | 21 | DF | Jason Hernandez |
San Jose Earthquakes | 2007 Expansion Draft | |
| November 26, 2007 | 22 | GK | Preston Burpo |
San Jose Earthquakes | Trade | |
| March 28, 2008 | 12 | FW |  John Cunliffe |
San Jose Earthquakes | ||
| August 1, 2008 | 18 | GK | Brad Guzan |
Aston Villa |
[6] | |
| 41 | GK | Justin Myers |
Puerto Rico Islanders | |||
| 3 | DF | Carlos Llamosa |
Waived | |||
| 5 | DF | Desmond Brooks |
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| 27 | DF | Eder Robles |
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| 77 | DF | Orlando Perez |
Waived | |||
| 8 | MF |  Ramón Núñez |
Olimpia |
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| 17 | MF | Rodrigo López |
Ventura County Fusion | Waived | ||
| 28 | MF | Erasmo Solórzano |
Bakersfield Brigade | Waived | ||
| 30 | MF | Carlos Borja |
Tapatio |
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| 31 | MF | Rene Corona |
Bakersfield Brigade | Waived | ||
| 33 | MF | Mohammed Sethi |
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| 10 | FW |  Laurent Merlin |
 St Patrick's Athletic |
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| 14 | FW | David Arvizu |
Waived |
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More information No., Name ...
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Dan Kennedy | |
GK | (1982-07-22)July 22, 1982 (aged 26) | Municipal Iquique |
2008 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 21 | Lance Parker | |
GK | (1985-08-19)August 19, 1985 (aged 23) | Colorado Rapids U-23 | 2008 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | Zach Thornton | |
GK | (1973-10-10)October 10, 1973 (aged 35) | New York Red Bulls | 2008 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Claudio Suárez | |
DF | (1968-12-17)December 17, 1968 (aged 39) | Tigres UANL |
2006 | ||||
| 3 | Jim Curtin | |
DF | (1979-06-23)June 23, 1979 (aged 29) | Chicago Fire | 2008 | 21 | 1 | ||
| 4 | Shavar Thomas |  |
DF | (1981-01-29)January 29, 1981 (aged 27) | LA Galaxy | 2007 | 48 | 0 | ||
| 12 | Carey Talley | |
DF | (1976-08-26)August 26, 1976 (aged 32) | Real Salt Lake | 2008 | 23 | 1 | ||
| 13 | Jonathan Bornstein | |
DF | (1984-11-07)November 7, 1984 (aged 24) | UCLA Bruin | 2006 | ||||
| 14 | Bobby Burling | |
DF | (1984-11-07)November 7, 1984 (aged 24) | LA Galaxy | 2007 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 23 | Alex Zotincă |  |
DF | (1977-01-22)January 22, 1977 (aged 31) | Kansas City Wizards | 2007 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 25 | Lawson Vaughn | |
DF | (1984-04-11)April 11, 1984 (aged 24) | Tulsa Golden | 2006 | ||||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 5 | Paulo Nagamura | |
MF | (1983-03-02)March 2, 1983 (aged 25) | Toronto | 2007 | 53 | 4 | ||
| 6 | Francisco Mendoza | |
MF | (1985-04-29)April 29, 1985 (aged 23) | Guadalajara |
2005 | ||||
| 8 | Raphaël Wicky | |
MF | (1977-04-26)April 26, 1977 (aged 31) | Sion |
2008 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 15 | Jesse Marsch | |
MF | (1973-11-08)November 8, 1973 (aged 35) | Chicago Fire | 2006 | ||||
| 16 | Sacha Kljestan | |
MF | (1985-09-09)September 9, 1985 (aged 23) | Seton Hall Pirates | 2006 | ||||
| 18 | Sasha Victorine | |
MF | (1978-02-03)February 3, 1978 (aged 30) | Kansas City Wizards | 2008 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 22 | Keith Savage | |
MF | (1985-08-09)August 9, 1985 (aged 23) | Central Florida Kraze | 2008 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 29 | Dejair | |
MF | (1977-12-14)December 14, 1977 (aged 30) | ABC |
2008 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 31 | Daniel Paladini | |
MF | (1984-11-11)November 11, 1984 (aged 23) | San Fernando Valley Quakes | 2008 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 34 | Gerson Mayen | |
MF | (1989-02-09)February 9, 1989 (aged 19) | Chivas USA Academy | 2008 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 37 | Kraig Chiles | |
MF | (1984-05-14)May 14, 1984 (aged 24) | San Diego State Aztecs | 2008 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 39 | Eric Ebert | |
MF | (1984-08-27)August 27, 1984 (aged 24) | Houston Dynamo | 2008 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 7 | Alecko Eskandarian | |
FW | (1982-07-09)July 9, 1982 (aged 26) | Real Salt Lake | 2008 | 14 | 5 | ||
| 9 | Ante Razov | |
FW | (1974-03-02)March 2, 1974 (aged 34) | New York Red Bulls | 2006 | ||||
| 11 | Maykel Galindo |  |
FW | (1981-01-28)January 28, 1981 (aged 27) | Seattle Sounders | 2007 | 40 | 13 | ||
| 17 | Justin Braun | |
FW | (1987-03-31)March 31, 1987 (aged 21) | Olympique Montreux | 2008 | 28 | 5 | ||
| 19 | Jorge Flores | |
FW | (1989-09-16)September 16, 1989 (aged 19) | Chivas USA Academy | 2007 | 14 | 3 | ||
| 20 | Roberto Nurse | |
FW | (1983-12-16)December 16, 1983 (aged 24) | Querétaro |
2008 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 24 | Atiba Harris | |
FW | (1985-01-09)January 9, 1985 (aged 23) | Real Salt Lake | 2008 | 31 | 3 | ||
| 32 | Anthony Hamilton | |
FW | (1985-08-26)August 26, 1985 (aged 23) | Orange County Blue Star | 2007 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Left Chivas USA | ||||||||||
| 18 | Brad Guzan | |
GK | (1984-09-09)September 9, 1984 (aged 23) | Generation Adidas | 2005 | ||||
| 22 | Preston Burpo | |
GK | (1972-09-26)September 26, 1972 (aged 35) | Seattle Sounders | 2006 | ||||
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Main article: 2008 North American SuperLiga
More information Team, Pts ...
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| New England Revolution |
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Pachuca |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Chivas USA |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Santos Laguna |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
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Chivas USA 
v 
Pachuca
v Pachuca
| July 13, 2008 1 | Chivas USA | 1–2 | Pachuca | Carson |
| 19:00 PST | Razov  16' Bornstein  22' Mendoza 22' Nagamura 63' Curtin 87' Paladini 89' Suárez 90+2' |
Report | Pinto 8' Marioni 23' Caballero 42' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 14,508 Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala) |
Chivas USA v Santos Laguna
v Santos Laguna
| July 16, 2008 2 | Chivas USA | 1–0 | Santos Laguna | Carson |
| 19:00 PST | Nagamura 30' Thomas 70' Razov 73' Burling 88' Flores 90+2' |
Report | Ortiz 79' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 16,343 |
Chivas USA v New England Revolution
v New England Revolution
| July 20, 2008 3 | Chivas USA | 1–1 | New England Revolution | Fullerton |
| 17:00 PST | Razov 59' |
Report | Ralston 16' Joseph 78' Thompson 90+3' |
Stadium: Titan Stadium Attendance: 4,738 Referee: Abbey Okulaja |
MLS
Main article: 2008 Major League Soccer season
League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 51 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Chivas USA | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 43 | |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 40 | |
| 4 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 38 | |
| 5 | FC Dallas | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 36 | |
| 6 | LA Galaxy | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 33 | |
| 7 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 33 |
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Source: MLS
Results summary
More information Overall, Home ...
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Last updated: October 16, 2007
Source: ESPNSoccernet.com
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Results
FC Dallas v Chivas USA
| March 30, 2008 1 | FC Dallas | 1–1 | Chivas USA | Dallas |
| 12:00 PST | Toja 21' Rocha 63' |
Report | Nagamura 36' Galindo 59' 84' Thomas 87' |
Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 17,540 Referee: Mauricio Navarro |
Chivas USA v Real Salt Lake
| April 6, 2008 2 | Chivas USA | 3–1 | Real Salt Lake | Carson |
| 19:30 PST | Kljestan 32' Harris 45' 55' Eskandarian 90+3' |
Report | Kovalenko 9' Deuchar 57' Espíndola 90+1' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 17,251 |
Columbus Crew v Chivas USA
| April 12, 2008 3 | Columbus Crew | 4–3 | Chivas USA | Columbus |
| 16:30 PST | Gaven 22' Schelotto 27' (pen.) 90+3' Moreno 36' Moffat 45+4' Rogers 71', 83' Padula 75' |
Report | Mendoza 14'  84' Kljestan 34' 84' Bornstein 38' Marsch 68' 73' Nagamura 78' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 6,733 |
Chivas USA v FC Dallas
| April 21, 2008 4 | Chivas USA | 0–2 | FC Dallas | Carson |
| 17:00 PST | Galindo 65' |
Report | Cooper 5' Saragosa 51' Rocha 71' Thompson 80' Shea 90+1' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 10,237 |
LA Galaxy v Chivas USA
| April 27, 2008 5 | LA Galaxy | 5–2 | Chivas USA | Carson |
| 19:30 PST | McDonald 6' Donovan 8' 18', 59', 78' Franchino 45' Gordon 76', 84' |
Report | Kljestan 38' Razov 63' Thomas 65' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 |
Houston Dynamo v Chivas USA
| May 4, 2008 6 | Houston Dynamo | 0–0 | Chivas USA | Houston |
| 17:30 PST | De Rosario 9' Ianni 13' Holden 36' Boswell 52' |
Report | Kljestan 13' Thomas 56' Galindo 71' Bornstein 75' Suárez 82' |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 20,058 Referee: Jozef Batko |
Chivas USA v New England Revolution
| May 11, 2008 7 | Chivas USA | 1–2 | New England Revolution | Carson |
| 12:00 PST | Marsch 19' Harris 71' Paladini 76' Braun 90+3' |
Report | Mansally 18' Larentowicz 30' Twellman 59' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 10,927 Referee: Mark Geiger |
Chivas USA v D.C. United
| May 18, 2008 8 | Chivas USA | 3–1 | D.C. United | Carson |
| 19:30 PST | Paladini 41' Marsch 73' Kljestan 76' Flores 82' |
Report | Burch 21' Gallardo 30' 41' Mediate 48' Quaranta 89' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 13,113 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
Colorado Rapids v Chivas USA
| May 25, 2008 9 | Colorado Rapids | 1–2 | Chivas USA | Commerce City |
| 18:30 PST | Clark 28' Ihemelu 71' McManus 80' |
Report | Marsch 11' 45' Flores 79' Razov 90+2' Guzan 90+4' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,619 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
Chivas USA v Columbus Crew
| June 1, 2008 10 | Chivas USA | 2–0 | Columbus Crew | Carson |
| 19:30 PST | Flores 20' Marsch 21' Burling 42' Braun 61' Harris 82' |
Report | O'Rourke 22' Moffat 49' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 12,388 Referee: Fernando Galvan |
New York Red Bulls v Chivas USA
| June 5, 2008 11 | New York Red Bulls | 1–0 | Chivas USA | East Rutherford |
| 16:30 PST | Mike Magee 45' Ángel 75' |
Report | Marsch 30' Harris 40' Nagamura 52' |
Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 9,521 Referee: Alex Prus |
Chivas USA v Real Salt Lake
| June 15, 2008 12 | Chivas USA | 0–1 | Real Salt Lake | Carson |
| 19:30 PST | Nagamura 26' Kljestan 81' |
Report | Deuchar 18' Findley 33' Olave 76' Beckerman 89' Kovalenko 90+3' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 10,573 Referee: Abbey Okulaja |
Chivas USA v Chicago Fire
| June 20, 2008 13 | Chivas USA | 2–0 | Chicago Fire | Carson |
| 19:30 PST | Kljestan 26' Braun 32' Nagamura 33' 45+1' |
Report | Thorrington 57' Blanco 63' Gutiérrez 89' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 24,143 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
Chivas USA v New York Red Bulls
| June 29, 2008 14 | Chivas USA | 1–1 | New York Red Bulls | Carson |
| 19:30 PST | Kljestan 12' Bornstein 23' Razov 45+3' 90+1' |
Report | van den Bergh 26' Stammler 51' Goldthwaite 62' Sassano 87' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 16,379 Referee: Mauricio Navarro |
Chivas USA v San Jose Earthquakes
| July 6, 2008 15 | Chivas USA | 1–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Carson |
| 19:30 PST | Harris 50' Razov 88' |
Report | Gray 10' O'Brien 86' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 13,561 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
LA Galaxy v Chivas USA
| July 11, 2008 16 | LA Galaxy | 1–1 | Chivas USA | Carson |
| 20:00 PST | Vagenas 6' Jazić 26' Buddle 72' Vanney 79' |
Report | Razov 15' Kljestan 78' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Kevin Stott |
Chicago Fire v Chivas USA
| August 3, 2008 17 | Chicago Fire | 1–0 | Chivas USA | Chicago |
| 17:30 PST | Nyarko 16' Pappa 50' |
Report | Nagamura 30' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 20,492 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
Kansas City Wizards v Chivas USA
| August 10, 2008 18 | Kansas City Wizards | 3–2 | Chivas USA | Kansas City |
| 17:00 PST | Victorine 22' Conrad 32' López 44' Arnaud 58' 74' Jewsbury 59' |
Report | Curtin 30' Paladini 53' Mendoza 62' Talley 72' (pen.) Braun 82' |
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 9,597 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
Chivas USA v LA Galaxy
| August 15, 2008 19 | Chivas USA | 2–2 | LA Galaxy | Carson |
| 20:00 PST | Harris 50' Marsch 59' Nagamura 63' 85' Talley 90+2' |
Report | Donovan 8' Beckham 61' Allen 74' Gordon 90+2' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Alex Prus |
Houston Dynamo v Chivas USA
| August 21, 2008 20 | Houston Dynamo | 4–0 | Chivas USA | Houston |
| 18:00 PST | Holden 11' Kamara 22', 35' Jaqua 28' Barrett 68' |
Report | Suárez 32' Thomas 39' Ebert 73' |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 10,908 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
Chivas USA v San Jose Earthquakes
| August 24, 2008 21 | Chivas USA | 0–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Carson |
| 19:30 PST | Thomas 53' |
Report | Riley 37' Hernandez 57' O'Brien 90+1' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 13,561 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
Chivas USA v Toronto
| August 31, 2008 22 | Chivas USA | 2–1 | Toronto | Carson |
| 16:30 PST | Kljestan 15' Eskandarian 20' Nagamura 70' Vaughn 79' Harris 80' 90+4' |
Report | Brennan 19' Marshall 72' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 12,561 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
Toronto v Chivas USA
| September 6, 2008 23 | Toronto | 1–3 | Chivas USA | Toronto |
| 13:00 PST | Rosenlund 30' Vélez 45+2' |
Report | Paladini 39' 41' Eskandarian 45+2' Bornstein 58' Razov 90+5' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 19,863 Referee: Kevin Scott |
New England Revolution v Chivas USA
| September 11, 2008 24 | New England Revolution | 4–0 | Chivas USA | Foxborough |
| 16:00 PST | Twellman 53' Larentowicz 83' Smith 90+1' Ralston 90+3' |
Report | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 7,606 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
Real Salt Lake v Chivas USA
| September 21, 2008 25 | Real Salt Lake | 0–1 | Chivas USA | Salt Lake City |
| 18:00 PST | Morales 77' Olave 78' |
Report | Nagamura 61' Eskandarian 72' Kljestan 84' |
Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium Attendance: 26,391 Referee: Abbey Okulaja |
Chivas USA v Kansas City Wizards
| September 28, 2008 26 | Chivas USA | 2–1 | Kansas City Wizards | Carson |
| 19:30 PST | Eskandarian 26' Kljestan 27' Harris 35' Victorine 45+1' Thomas 86' |
Report | Conrad 55' Wolff 70' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 14,783 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
D.C. United v Chivas USA
| October 4, 2008 27 | D.C. United | 0–3 | Chivas USA | Washington, D.C. |
| 16:30 PST | Peralta 66' |
Report | Eskandarian 35' Thomas 38' Victorine 56' Dejair 68' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 28,145 Referee: Kevin Stott |
San Jose Earthquakes v Chivas USA
| October 12, 2008 28 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–1 | Chivas USA | Santa Clara |
| 19:00 PST | Kirovski 78' Lima 81' |
Report | Braun 7' Harris 70' Eskandarian 80' Kennedy 90+1' |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,502 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
Chivas USA v Colorado Rapids
| October 19, 2008 29 | Chivas USA | 1–2 | Colorado Rapids | Carson |
| 12:00 PST | Burling 16' Braun 35' Bornstein 72' Talley 90+3' |
Report | McManus 35' Harvey 40' Clark 67' Casey 85' (pen.) |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 13,427 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
Chivas USA v Houston Dynamo
| October 26, 2008 30 | Chivas USA | 1–1 | Houston Dynamo | Carson |
| 18:30 PST | Kennedy 50' Curtin 90' |
Report | Ching 14' De Rosario 52' (pen.) |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 18,165 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
MLS Cup Playoffs
Main article: 2008 MLS Cup Playoffs
Real Salt Lake v Chivas USA
| November 1, 2008 Conference Semifinal 1st leg | Real Salt Lake | 1–0 | Chivas USA | Sandy |
| 15:00 PST | Williams 29' Beckerman 42' Movsisyan 90' |
Report | Razov 66' Thomas 75' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 14,719 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
Chivas USA v Real Salt Lake
| November 8, 2008 Conference Semifinal 2nd leg | Chivas USA | 2–2 (2–3 agg.) | Real Salt Lake | Carson |
| 19:30 PST | Nagamura 22' Kljestan 30' (pen.) Bornstein 60' Braun 83' Razov 86' Thomas 90+1' |
Report | Mathis 10' Borchers 30' Kovalenko 39' 42' Morales 77' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 19,256 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
CONCACAF Champions League
Main article: 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League
Tauro 
v Chivas USA
v Chivas USA
| August 26, 2008 Preliminary round 1st leg | Tauro | 2–0 | Chivas USA | Panama City, Panama |
| 17:00 PST | Aguilar 5', 65' Arosemena 62' |
Report | Talley 48' Wicky 65' |
Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Panamá Attendance: 500 Referee: Elmar Rodas (Guatemala) |
Chivas USA v Tauro
v Tauro
| September 2, 2008 Preliminary round 2nd leg | Chivas USA | 1–1 (1–3 agg.) | Tauro | Carson, California, United States |
| 19:00 PST | Bornstein 37' 51' Nurse 42' Kljestan 53' |
Report | W.Dominguez 19' R.Amador 60' Moreno 62' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 1,821 Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada) |
U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2008 U.S. Open Cup
Seattle Sounders v Chivas USA
| July 1, 2008 Third round | Seattle Sounders | 2–0 | Chivas USA | Seattle |
| 10:00 PST | Graham 43' Schmid 64' Le Toux 80' O'Brien 81' |
Report | Kljestan 69' |
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 2,997 Referee: Yader Reyes |
Appearances and goals
- As of Match played November 7, 2008
More information No., Pos ...
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | MLS | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Champions League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | USA |
Dan Kennedy | 10 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | MEX |
Claudio Suárez | 15 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | USA |
Jim Curtin | 21 | 1 | 15+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | JAM |
Shavar Thomas | 23 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | BRA |
Paulo Nagamura | 29 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | MEX |
Francisco Mendoza | 33 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | USA |
Alecko Eskandarian | 14 | 5 | 8+3 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SUI |
Raphaël Wicky | 6 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | USA |
Ante Razov | 26 | 5 | 17+5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | CUB |
Maykel Galindo | 10 | 1 | 5+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | USA |
Carey Talley | 23 | 1 | 18+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | USA |
Jonathan Bornstein | 26 | 2 | 19+2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | USA |
Bobby Burling | 22 | 0 | 18+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | USA |
Jesse Marsch | 28 | 4 | 24+1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | USA |
Sacha Kljestan | 27 | 6 | 21+1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | USA |
Justin Braun | 28 | 5 | 12+12 | 4 | 1+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | USA |
Sasha Victorine | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | USA |
Jorge Flores | 13 | 3 | 6+5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | MEX |
Roberto Nurse | 7 | 1 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | USA |
Keith Savage | 7 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ROU |
Alex Zotincă | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | SKN |
Atiba Harris | 31 | 3 | 23+5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | USA |
Lawson Vaughn | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | USA |
Zach Thornton | 10 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | BRA |
Dejair | 4 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | USA |
Daniel Paladini | 9 | 1 | 5+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | USA |
Anthony Hamilton | 6 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | USA |
Kraig Chiles | 6 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | USA |
Eric Ebert | 8 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| 14 | FW | USA |
David Arvizu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | USA |
Brad Guzan | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GK | USA |
Preston Burpo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
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| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Champions League | Total |
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| 1 | MF | | 16 | Sacha Kljestan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | FW | | 9 | Ante Razov | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| FW | | 7 | Alecko Eskandarian | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| FW | | 17 | Justin Braun | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | MF | | 15 | Jesse Marsch | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | FW | | 24 | Atiba Harris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| FW | | 19 | Jorge Flores | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8 | DF | | 13 | Jonathan Bornstein | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | | 18 | Sasha Victorine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | | 5 | Paulo Nagamura | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | MF | | 29 | Dejair | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | | 3 | Jim Curtin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | | 11 | Maykel Galindo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | | 12 | Carey Talley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 31 | Daniel Paladini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | | 20 | Roberto Nurse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 40 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 43 | ||||
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Disciplinary record
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| 1 | | GK | Dan Kennedy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | | DF | Claudio Suárez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | | DF | Jim Curtin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | | DF | Shavar Thomas | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 5 | | MF | Paulo Nagamura | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 6 | | MF | Francisco Mendoza | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | | FW | Alecko Eskandarian | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | | MF | Raphaël Wicky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | | FW | Ante Razov | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | | FW | Maykel Galindo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | | DF | Carey Talley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | | DF | Jonathan Bornstein | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 14 | | DF | Bobby Burling | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | | MF | Jesse Marsch | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | | MF | Sacha Kljestan | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 17 | | FW | Justin Braun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | | GK | Brad Guzan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | | FW | Atiba Harris | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 25 | | DF | Lawson Vaughn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | | MF | Daniel Paladini | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 39 | | MF | Eric Ebert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 64 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 76 | 7 | |||
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