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The 2008 Major League Soccer season was the 13th season of Major League Soccer. It was also the 96th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 30th with a national first-division league. The San Jose Earthquakes returned to the league, following a two-year hiatus that began after the 2005 season.
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Columbus Crew (C, S): 30 17 7 6 50 36 +14 57 CONCACAF Champions League: 2 Houston Dynamo: 30 13 5 12 45 32 +13 51 3
At the 2008 season's end, the top three teams of each conference made the playoffs; in addition the clubs with the next two highest point totals, regardless of conference, were added to the playoffs. In the first round of this knockout tournament, aggregate goals over two matches determined the winners; the Conference Championships were one ...
[1] [2] The league schedule runs from spring to fall within a single calendar year unlike European leagues, which use a fall-to-spring schedule. [3] The champion is determined by the MLS Cup and its playoffs, a postseason knockout tournament for the top teams in the regular season similar to those for other North American sports leagues. [1]
A look at the results for every MLS Cup in history. The LA Galaxy own the most all-time wins since the inception of the championship game in 1996.
MLS Cup 2008 was the 13th edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS). The soccer match took place on November 23, 2008, at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, near Los Angeles. It was contested between Columbus Crew and New York Red Bulls, both from the league's Eastern Conference.
MLS Cup. East Champion vs. West Champion. Note: MLS Cup hosting rights will go to the team with the best regular-season record. MLS playoff schedule by day. All times Eastern. Home teams listed first.
From 1996 to 2011, the MLS Cup was hosted by a neutral site selected before the start of the season in a manner similar to the National Football League's Super Bowl championship. Three teams advanced to the final after being named as hosts: D.C. United in 1997, the New England Revolution in 2002, and the LA Galaxy in 2011.