2008 MLS Cup playoffs

2008 edition of the MLS playoffs February 2022 February 2022 September 2026 MLS Cup playoffs 2008 United States 2008 MLS Playoffs.png 350px 8 Columbus Crew (1st title) New York Red Bulls Chicago Fire Real Salt Lake 11 25 COL Juan Pablo ÁngelUSA Chad MarshallUSA John Wolyniec(2 goals each) 2007 2009 The 2008 MLS Cup playoffs was the postseason to Major League Soccer's 2008 season, and culminated with MLS Cup 2008 on November 23, 2008 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, California.https://www.nydailynews.com/2008/11/23/crew-beats-red-bulls-3-1-in-mls-cup/ Crew beats Red Bulls 3-1 in MLS Cup New York Daily News Associated Press November 23, 2008 September 28, 2026 Format MLS Cup playoffs 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 finals were one match each, with the winner of each conference advancing to MLS Cup 2008. In all rounds, the tie-breaking method was two 15-minute periods of extra time, followed by a penalty shoot-out if necessary. The away goals rule was not used. Qualified teams Conference standings Eastern Conference Western Conference Overall standings Bracket 2/1/1 Conference semifinals Conference finals MLS Cup Eastern Conference Western Conference 200px E1 Columbus Crew 1 2 E4 Kansas City Wizards 1 0 E3 New England Revolution 0 0 E2 Chicago Fire 0 3 W1 Houston Dynamo 1 0 W4 New York Red Bulls 1 3 W3 Real Salt Lake 1 2 W2 Chivas USA 0 2 E1 Columbus Crew 2 E2 Chicago Fire 1 W4 New York Red Bulls 1 W3 Real Salt Lake 0 E1 Columbus Crew 3 W4 New York Red Bulls 1 1 The New York Red Bulls earned the eighth and final playoff berth, despite finishing fifth in the Eastern Conference. They represented the fourth seed in the Western Conference playoff bracket, as only three teams in the Western Conference qualified for the playoffs. Conference semifinals Eastern Conference November 1 7:00 pm CDT Kansas City Wizards 1–1 Columbus Crew Arnaud 53 Lenhart 90+2 Community America Ballpark, Kansas City, Kansas 10,385 Jorge Gonzalez Report November 8 7:30 pm EST Columbus Crew 2–0 Kansas City Wizards Evans 7Rogers 57 Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio 11,153 Ricardo Salazar Report Columbus Crew won 3–1 on aggregate. October 30 7:30 pm EDT New England Revolution 0–0 Chicago Fire Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts 5,221 Alex Prus Report November 6 7:30 pm CST Chicago Fire 3–0 New England Revolution Rolfe 45+2Conde 47Segares 74 Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Illinois 17,312 Jair Marrufo Report Chicago Fire won 3–0 on aggregate. Western Conference November 1 4:00 pm EDT New York Red Bulls 1–1 Houston Dynamo Ángel 48 Kamara 85 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 11,578 Kevin Stott Report November 9 2:00 pm CST Houston Dynamo 0–3 New York Red Bulls Richards 25Ángel 36 pen.Wolyniec 81 Robertson Stadium, Houston, Texas 30,053 Baldomero Toledo Report New York Red Bulls won 4–1 on aggregate. November 1 4:00 pm MDT Real Salt Lake 1–0 Chivas USA Movsisyan 90 Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah 14,719 Ricardo Salazar Report November 8 7:30 pm PST Chivas USA 2–2 Real Salt Lake Kljestan 30 pen.Braun 83 Kovalenko 39Morales 77 Home Depot Center, Carson, California 19,256 Michael Kennedy Report Real Salt Lake won 3–2 on aggregate. Conference finals Eastern Conference November 13 7:30 pm EST Columbus Crew 2–1 Chicago Fire Marshall 49Gaven 55 McBride 29 Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio 14,688 Terry Vaughn Report Western Conference November 15 7:30 pm MST Real Salt Lake 0–1 New York Red Bulls Van den Bergh 28 Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah 20,008 Jair Marrufo Report MLS Cup 2008 MLS Cup 2008 See also MLS Cup playoffs 2008 Major League Soccer season References Category:MLS Cup playoffs *