2009 Chivas USA season
The 2009 Chivas USA season was the fifth season of the team's existence. It began on March 21 with a 2-1 home win over the Colorado Rapids, and ended with a 3-2 aggregate loss to the Los Angeles Galaxy in the first round of the playoffs.
| 2009 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Jorge Vergara | ||
| Manager | Preki | ||
| MLS | Conference: 4th Overall: 6th | ||
| MLS Cup Playoffs | Conference Semifinals vs LA Galaxy | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Third Round vs Charleston Battery | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Eduardo Lillingston (8) All: Eduardo Lillingston (8) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 15,725[1] | ||
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Transfers
In
| Date | Number | Position | Player | Previous Club | Fee/Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 15, 2009 | 27 | MF |  Michael Lahoud |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons | SuperDraft Round one | |
| January 15, 2009 | FW |  Kyle Christensen |
Denver Pioneers | SuperDraft Round three | ||
| January 15, 2009 | MF | Jamie Franks |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons | SuperDraft Round four | ||
| January 15, 2009 | 6 | DF | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ante Jazić |
LA Galaxy | Trade | [2] |
| March 12, 2009 | 99 | FW |  Eduardo Lillingston |
Tecos |
Undisclosed | [3] |
| March 19, 2009 | 8 | MF | Mariano Trujillo |
Atlante |
Undisclosed | [4] |
| March 27, 2009 | 23 | MF |  Bojan Stepanović |
Srem |
Free | [5] |
| June 24, 2009 | 7 | MF | Kevin Harmse |
Toronto |
Trade | |
| July 17, 2009 | 55 | MF |  Marcelo Saragosa |
FC Dallas | Trade | |
| August 14, 2009 | 45 | DF |  Yamith Cuesta |
Expreso Rojo |
Loan | |
| August 18, 2009 | 10 | FW | Jesús Padilla |
Guadalajara |
Loan | [6] |
| August 21, 2009 | 29 | FW | Maicon |
Bonsucesso |
Loan |
Out
| Date | Number | Position | Player | New club | Fee/Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 28, 2008 | 23 | DF |  Alex Zotincă |
Waived | ||
| January 13, 2009 | 20 | FW | Roberto Nurse |
Veracruz |
Free | |
| January 16, 2009 | 6 | MF | Francisco Mendoza |
Guadalajara |
Free | [2] |
| February 10, 2009 | 31 | MF | Daniel Paladini |
Carolina RailHawks | Free | |
| February, 2009 | 22 | MF | Keith Savage |
Portland Timbers | Free | |
| February, 2009 | 32 | FW | Anthony Hamilton |
Ventura County Fusion | ||
| February, 2009 | 37 | MF | Kraig Chiles |
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| March 3, 2009 | 8 | MF |  Raphaël Wicky |
Retired | ||
| July 1, 2009 | 7 | FW | Alecko Eskandarian |
LA Galaxy | Trade | [7] |
| July 17, 2009 | 20 | FW |  Atiba Harris |
FC Dallas | Trade | |
| August, 2009 | 25 | DF | Lawson Vaughn |
D.C. United | Waived | |
| September 11, 2009 | 14 | DF | Bobby Burling |
San Jose Earthquakes | Trade | [8] |
| 9 | FW | Ante Razov |
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| 29 | MF | Dejair |
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| 39 | MF | Eric Ebert |
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| MF | Jamie Franks |
Wilmington Hammerheads | ||||
| FW | Kyle Christensen |
Roster
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Dan Kennedy | |
GK | 22 July 1982 (aged 27) |  Municipal Iquique |
2008 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 21 | Lance Parker | |
GK | 19 August 1985 (aged 24) | Colorado Rapids U-23 | 2008 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 28 | Zach Thornton | |
GK | 10 October 1973 (aged 36) | New York Red Bulls | 2008 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Claudio Suárez | |
DF | 17 December 1968 (aged 40) | Tigres UANL |
2006 | ||||
| 3 | Jim Curtin | |
DF | 23 June 1979 (aged 30) | Chicago Fire | 2008 | 25 | 1 | ||
| 4 | Shavar Thomas |  |
DF | 29 January 1981 (aged 28) | LA Galaxy | 2007 | 66 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Ante Jazić | |
DF | 26 February 1976 (aged 33) | LA Galaxy | 2009 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 12 | Carey Talley | |
DF | 26 August 1976 (aged 33) | Real Salt Lake | 2008 | 53 | 1 | ||
| 13 | Jonathan Bornstein | |
DF | 7 November 1984 (aged 25) | UCLA Bruin | 2006 | ||||
| 45 | Yamith Cuesta | |
DF | 17 April 1989 (aged 20) | loan from Expreso Rojo |
2009 | 2010 | 11 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 5 | Paulo Nagamura | |
MF | 2 March 1983 (aged 26) | Toronto | 2007 | 83 | 8 | ||
| 7 | Kevin Harmse | |
MF | 4 July 1984 (aged 25) | Toronto | 2009 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Mariano Trujillo | |
MF | 19 May 1977 (aged 32) | Atlante |
2009 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 15 | Jesse Marsch | |
MF | 8 November 1973 (aged 36) | Chicago Fire | 2006 | ||||
| 16 | Sacha Kljestan | |
MF | 9 September 1985 (aged 24) | Seton Hall Pirates | 2006 | ||||
| 18 | Sasha Victorine | |
MF | 3 February 1978 (aged 31) | Kansas City Wizards | 2008 | 15 | 2 | ||
| 19 | Jorge Flores | |
MF | 16 September 1989 (aged 20) | Chivas USA Academy | 2007 | 24 | 3 | ||
| 23 | Bojan Stepanović | |
MF | 11 January 1983 (aged 26) | Srem |
2009 | 17 | 1 | ||
| 24 | Gerson Mayen | |
MF | 9 February 1989 (aged 20) | Chivas USA Academy | 2008 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 27 | Michael Lahoud | |
MF | 15 September 1986 (aged 23) | Carolina Dynamo | 2009 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 28 | César Zamora | |
MF | 27 May 1991 (aged 18) | Chivas USA Academy | 2009 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 9 | Ante Razov | |
FW | 2 March 1974 (aged 35) | New York Red Bulls | 2006 | ||||
| 10 | Jesús Padilla | |
FW | 3 May 1987 (aged 22) | loan from Guadalajara |
2009 | 2010 | 13 | 1 | |
| 11 | Maykel Galindo |  |
FW | 28 January 1981 (aged 28) | Seattle Sounders | 2007 | 65 | 18 | ||
| 17 | Justin Braun | |
FW | 31 March 1987 (aged 22) | Olympique Montreux | 2008 | 45 | 8 | ||
| 29 | Maicon | |
FW | 18 April 1984 (aged 25) | loan from Bonsucesso |
2009 | 2010 | 12 | 2 | |
| 77 | Chukwudi Chijindu | |
FW | 20 February 1986 (aged 23) | Connecticut Huskies | 2009 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 99 | Eduardo Lillingston | |
FW | 23 December 1977 (aged 31) | Tecos |
2009 | 27 | 8 | ||
| Left Chivas USA | ||||||||||
| 7 | Alecko Eskandarian | |
FW | 9 July 1982 (aged 27) | Real Salt Lake | 2008 | 21 | 6 | ||
| 14 | Bobby Burling | |
DF | 7 November 1984 (aged 25) | LA Galaxy | 2007 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Atiba Harris | |
FW | 9 January 1985 (aged 24) | Real Salt Lake | 2008 | 46 | 5 | ||
| 25 | Lawson Vaughn | |
DF | 11 April 1984 (aged 25) | Tulsa Golden | 2006 | ||||
Management
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Vice President of Soccer Operations | Stephen Hamilton |
| Head Coach | Preki |
| Assistant Coach | Carlos Llamosa |
| Goalkeeper Coach |  Leo Percovich |
| Head Athletic trainer | Josh Beaumont |
| Assistant Athletic trainer | Anthony Garcia |
| Equipment manager | Raúl Guerreroz |
Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source: Chivas USA
North American SuperLiga
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UANL |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Chicago Fire |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| San Luis |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Chivas USA |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
| June 20, 2009 1 | Chivas USA | 1–2 | UANL | Carson |
| 19:00 PST | Lillingston  29'  67' Lahoud  55' Stepanović 65' Nagamura 73' |
Report | Pulido 11' 89' Hernandez 45' Dueñas 82' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 11,197 Referee: Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica) |
| June 23, 2009 2 | Chicago Fire | 1–0 | Chivas USA | Bridgeview |
| 17:00 PST | Mapp 35' Conde 82' |
Report | Curtin 82' Eskandarian 82' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 9,126 Referee: Mark Geiger (USA) |
Competitions
MLS
League table
Western Conference | ||||||||||
| Pos | Club | Pts | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 48 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 31 | +5 | |
| 2 | Houston Dynamo | 48 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 47 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 29 | +9 | |
| 4 | Chivas USA | 45 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 31 | +3 | |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 40 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | |
| 6 | Colorado Rapids | 40 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | |
| 7 | FC Dallas | 39 | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 47 | +4 | |
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 50 | −14 | |
| 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs | |
| 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbus Crew (SS, E1) | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 49 | 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2 |
| 2 | LA Galaxy (W1) | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 48 | 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 2 |
| 3 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 48 | 2010 North American SuperLiga 3 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 47 | 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 2 |
| 5 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 45 | 2010 North American SuperLiga 3 |
| 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 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 40 | 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2 |
| 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 | 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 1 |
| 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:
(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion
- ^Note 1 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, as it is a Canadian-based team. If they qualify for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team not already qualified will be given a berth. Similarly, they cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Soccer Championship. If they qualify for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified will qualify.
- ^Note 2 - The winner of the 2009 MLS Supporters' Shield (Columbus Crew) and the winner of MLS Cup 2009 (Real Salt Lake) qualified for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. The runner-up of MLS Cup 2009 (Los Angeles Galaxy) and the winner of the 2009 U.S. Open Cup (Seattle Sounders) qualified for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round.
- ^Note 3 - SuperLiga 2010 berths are awarded to the top 4 finishing teams from MLS who do not qualify for Champions League (Houston, Chicago, Chivas USA and New England).
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 45 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 17 | −8 |
Last updated: October 25, 2009
Source: Major League Soccer
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 2009. Source: Chivas USA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie
Results
| March 21, 2009 1 | Chivas USA | 2–1 | Colorado Rapids | Carson |
| 18:30 PST | Harris 51' Nagamura 55', 59' 61' Marsch 73' |
Report | Cummings 30' Clark 62' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 16,453 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
| March 29, 2009 2 | FC Dallas | 0–2 | Chivas USA | Frisco |
| 12:00 PST | Pitchkolan 68' |
Report | Lillingston 56' Trujillo 70' Stepanović 75' |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 6,524 Referee: Paul Ward |
| April 5, 2009 3 | Chivas USA | 2–1 | Columbus Crew | Carson |
| 17:00 PST | Harris 25' Lillingston 38' 50' Kljestan 67' Talley 84' |
Report | Iro 37' 67' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 12,827 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| April 11, 2009 4 | LA Galaxy | 0–0 | Chivas USA | Carson |
| 19:30 PST | Miglioranzi 19' Lewis 26' Gordon 68' 71' Berhalter 79' |
Report | Nagamura 25' 44' Kljestan 33' Thomas 36' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 23,317 Referee: Hans-Joachim Weyland |
| April 18, 2009 5 | Chivas USA | 2–0 | Seattle Sounders | Carson |
| 19:30 PST | Lillingston 20' Riley 32' (o.g.) Chijindu 84' Trujillo 86' |
Report | Scott 45' Montero 47' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 15,463 Referee: Alex Prus |
| April 22, 2009 6 | Toronto | 1–0 | Chivas USA | Toronto |
| 16:30 PST | Guevara 36' Dichio 38' |
Report | Eskandarian 57' Kljestan 79' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 19,915 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| April 25, 2009 7 | Chivas USA | 2–0 | FC Dallas | Carson |
| 19:30 PST | Harris 1' 89' 68' Chijindu 32' Eskandarian 90+1' |
Report | Sala 25' Saragosa 60' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 14,611 Referee: Abbey Okulaja |
| May 2, 2009 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–1 | Chivas USA | Santa Clara |
| 19:30 PST | Report | Stepanovic 37' Braun 53' Marsch 86' Kljestan 90+2' |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,049 Referee: Alex Prus |
| May 9, 2009 9 | Chivas USA | 1–0 | Real Salt Lake | Carson |
| 19:30 PST | Kljestan 25' Lillingston 45' Nagamura 54' Galindo 66' |
Report | Olave 32' Beckerman 58' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 13,421 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| May 16, 2009 10 | Chivas USA | 2–2 | D.C. United | Carson |
| 20:00 PST | Galindo 25' Lillingston 43' Stepanovic 69' |
Report | Simms 36' Namoff 72' Emilio 77' Jakovic 84' Quaranta 85' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 16,223 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| May 23, 2009 11 | Kansas City Wizards | 1–1 | Chivas USA | Kansas City |
| 17:30 PST | López 56' Wolff 68' Jewsbury 70' Gomez 75' Hirsig 32' 83' |
Report | Harris 32' Lillingston 64' Trujillo 68' |
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Jasen Anno |
| May 28, 2009 12 | Chivas USA | 2–3 | Chicago Fire | Carson |
| 19:30 PST | Nagamura 16' 24' Galindo 37' (pen.) 41' Marsch 51' 63' Harris 77' Trujillo 90+5' Talley 90+5' |
Report | Thorrington 10' Blanco 25' (pen.), 90+6' (pen.) 54' Conde 39' Segares 41' Nyarko 89' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 20,379 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
| June 6, 2009 13 | Chivas USA | 1–0 | Seattle Sounders | Carson |
| 19:30 PST | Lillingston 26' 38' Trujillo 90' |
Report | Ianni 48' Jaqua 54' 88' Hurtado 81' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 13,117 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| June 10, 2009 14 | Houston Dynamo | 1–0 | Chivas USA | Houston |
| 17:30 PST | Holden 45' Boswell 53' |
Report | Talley 39' |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 14,516 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
| June 14, 2009 15 | Columbus Crew | 2–1 | Chivas USA | Columbus |
| 12:00 PST | Carroll 30' Schelotto 61', 87' |
Report | Nagamura 19' Lillingston 39' Galindo 57' Talley 68' |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 12,658 Referee: Steven DePiero |
| July 11, 2009 16 | Chivas USA | 0–1 | LA Galaxy | Carson |
| 20:00 PST | Report | Buddle 30' Eskandarian 66' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 23,409 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| July 19, 2009 17 | New England Revolution | 2–0 | Chivas USA | Foxborough |
| 15:00 PST | Dube 61' Ralston 77' |
Report | Nagamura 44' Lillingston 75' Lahoud 84' Talley 92' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 10,997 Referee: Jeff Gontarek |
| August 8, 2009 18 | Colorado Rapids | 4–0 | Chivas USA | Commerce City |
| 18:30 PST | Mastroeni 1' 66' Casey 4', 23', 47+' (pen.) |
Report | Marsch 40' Thomas 45+1' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,364 Referee: Alex Prus |
| August 15, 2009 19 | New York Red Bulls | 0–2 | Chivas USA | East Rutherford |
| 16:00 PST | Petke 70' |
Report | Galindo 15' Jazic 36' Kljestan 45+2' Stepanovic 77' Lillingston 90+2' |
Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 10,556 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| August 22, 2009 20 | Chivas USA | 2–0 | Toronto | Carson |
| 19:30 PST | Kljestan 32', 51' |
Report | White 25' Robinson 33' Serioux 59' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 15,165 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| August 26, 2009 21 | Real Salt Lake | 4–0 | Chivas USA | Sandy |
| 18:00 PST | Beltran 32' Campos 43' 45+1' Johnson 57' Espindola 75' Findley 85', 90' |
Report | Saragosa 47' Bornstein 51' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 14,747 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
| August 29, 2009 22 | LA Galaxy | 1–0 | Chivas USA | Carson |
| 20:00 PST | Beckham 80' Klein 90' |
Report | Saragosa 23' Galindo 82' Nagamura 90+2' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| September 13, 2009 23 | Chivas USA | 2–0 | New England Revolution | Carson |
| 12:00 PST | Maicon 10' Talley 70' Kljestan 90+4' (pen.) |
Report | Osei 42' Jankauskas 70' Thompson 73' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 11,334 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| September 19, 2009 24 | Seattle Sounders | 0–0 | Chivas USA | Seattle |
| 12:00 PST | Alonso 40' Marshall 78' Jaqua 86' |
Report | Jazic 34' Nagamura 43' Saragosa 71' Trujillo 76' Maicon 77' |
Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 32,719 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
| September 26, 2009 25 | Chivas USA | 1–1 | New York Red Bulls | Carson |
| 19:30 PST | Kljestan 64' |
Report | Celades 56' Angel 84' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 14,211 Referee: Alex Prus |
| October 3, 2009 26 | D.C. United | 0–2 | Chivas USA | Washington, D.C. |
| 16:30 PST | Moreno 56' James 63' Olsen 65' Pontius 84' |
Report | Kocic 32' (o.g.) Padilla 53' Cuesta 65' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 24,175 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| October 10, 2009 27 | Chivas USA | 2–0 | Kansas City Wizards | Carson |
| 19:30 PST | Braun 72' Kljestan 74' Cuesta 78' |
Report | Harrington 36' Arnaud 90' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 12,923 Referee: Silvia Reyes |
| October 17, 2009 28 | Chivas USA | 2–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Carson |
| 19:30 PST | Galindo 7' Cuesta 36' Braun 66' Santos 74' |
Report | McDonald 21' Johnson 58' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 12,316 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| October 22, 2009 29 | Chicago Fire | 1–0 | Chivas USA | Chicago |
| 17:00 PST | Lillingston 67' (o.g.) |
Report | Braun 70' Cuesta 87' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,537 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
| October 25, 2009 30 | Chivas USA | 2–3 | Houston Dynamo | Carson |
| 11:00 PST | Santos 16' Cuesta 56' Lahoud 59' Kljestan 71' Lillingston 88' 90+4' |
Report | Hainault 26' Oduro 29' Thompson 52' Cameron 54' Robinson 77' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 14,523 Referee: Mark Geiger |
MLS Cup Playoffs
U.S. Open Cup
| June 30, 2009 Third Round | Charleston Battery | 3–1 | Chivas USA | Charleston |
| 16:30 PST | Patterson 9', 45' Hemming 66' Wilson 86' Treschuk 87' Hudock 89' Yoshitake 90+' |
Report | Marsch 28' 89' Victorine 43' Nagamura 54' Harris 83' Galindo 86' Talley 90' |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,268 Referee: Mark Kadlecic |
Statistics
- As of Match played November 8, 2008
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | MLS | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 2 | DF | |
Claudio Suárez | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | |
Jim Curtin | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | |
Shavar Thomas | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | MF | |
Paulo Nagamura | 30 | 4 | 25+2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF | |
Ante Jazić | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | |
Mariano Trujillo | 21 | 0 | 18+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | FW | |
Jesús Padilla | 13 | 1 | 10+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW | |
Maykel Galindo | 25 | 5 | 15+7 | 4 | 0+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 12 | DF | |
Carey Talley | 30 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 13 | DF | |
Jonathan Bornstein | 28 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | MF | |
Jesse Marsch | 24 | 1 | 21+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 16 | MF | |
Sacha Kljestan | 27 | 5 | 24+1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | FW | |
Justin Braun | 17 | 3 | 14+1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF | |
Sasha Victorine | 11 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 19 | MF | |
Jorge Flores | 10 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 22 | GK | |
Zach Thornton | 29 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | GK | |
Lance Parker | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 23 | MF | |
Bojan Stepanović | 17 | 1 | 7+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 24 | MF | |
Gerson Mayen | 12 | 0 | 5+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | MF | |
Michael Lahoud | 19 | 1 | 9+7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 29 | FW | |
Maicon | 12 | 1 | 8+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 45 | DF | |
Yamith Cuesta | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 55 | MF | |
Marcelo Saragosa | 9 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 77 | FW | |
Chukwudi Chijindu | 12 | 1 | 4+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 99 | FW | |
Eduardo Lillingston | 27 | 8 | 15+10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Players away from Chivas USA on loan: | |||||||||||||
| Players who left Chivas USA during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | |
Alecko Eskandarian | 7 | 1 | 2+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | DF | |
Bobby Burling | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 20 | FW | |
Atiba Harris | 15 | 2 | 13+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Goal scorers
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | | 99 | Eduardo Lillingston | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | MF | | 16 | Sacha Kljestan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| FW | | 11 | Maykel Galindo | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | MF | | 5 | Paulo Nagamura | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | FW | | 17 | Justin Braun | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | FW | | 20 | Atiba Harris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Own goal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| FW | | 29 | Maicon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | MF | | 23 | Bojan Stepanović | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | | 77 | Chukwudi Chijindu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | | 7 | Alecko Eskandarian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | | 10 | Jesús Padilla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 27 | Michael Lahoud | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 15 | Jesse Marsch | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 34 | 2 | 1 | 37 | ||||
Disciplinary Record
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| 4 | | DF | Shavar Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | | MF | Paulo Nagamura | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 6 | | DF | Ante Jazić | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | | FW | Alecko Eskandarian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | | MF | Mariano Trujillo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | | FW | Maykel Galindo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | | DF | Carey Talley | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 13 | | DF | Jonathan Bornstein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | | MF | Jesse Marsch | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 16 | | MF | Sacha Kljestan | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 17 | | FW | Justin Braun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | | MF | Sasha Victorine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | | FW | Atiba Harris | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 22 | | GK | Zach Thornton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | | MF | Bojan Stepanović | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | | MF | Michael Lahoud | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | | FW | Maicon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | | DF | Yamith Cuesta | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 | | MF | Marcelo Saragosa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 77 | | FW | Chukwudi Chijindu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | | FW | Eduardo Lillingston | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 65 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 76 | 8 | |||
References
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- "Francisco Mendoza Joins Chivas De Guadalajara". www.goal.com. goal.com. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- "Eduardo Lillingston jugará para Chivas USA". www.mediotiempo.com/ (in Spanish). mediotiempo. 12 March 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- "Chivas USA Sign Mexican Mariano Trujillo". www.goal.com. Goal.com. 19 March 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- "Chivas signs M Stepanovic". sports.yahoo.com. Yahoo. 27 March 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- "Chivas USA acquires Padilla from Guadalajara". sbisoccer.com. sbisoccer. 17 August 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- "Chivas USA ships Eskandarian to Galaxy". sbisoccer.com. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
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