2009 Chivas USA season

March 2026 May 2023 Chivas USA 2009 MLS Conference: 4thOverall: 6th Owner Jorge Vergara Manager Preki 15,725http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/attendance?league=usa.1&year=2009&seasontype=1&cc=3888 https://web.archive.org/web/20110525222034/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/attendance?league=usa.1&year=2009&seasontype=1&cc=3888 dead May 25, 2011 USA Major League Soccer – Attendance – 2009 ESPN Soccernet April 28, 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Semifinals vs LA Galaxy U.S. Open Cup Third Round vs Charleston Battery Eduardo Lillingston (8) Eduardo Lillingston (8) _adidasstripeswhite _CHIVASUSA_08h _adidasstripeswhite _CHIVASUSA_08h _whitetop DD0000 FFFFFF DD0000 000040 000040 _CHIVASUSA_09a _CHIVASUSA_09a _CHIVASUSA_09a _CHIVASUSA_09a _navytop FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF true 2008 2010 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. Transfers List of Major League Soccer transfers 2009 2009 MLS SuperDraft In DateNumberPositionPlayerPrevious clubFee/notesRefJanuary 15, 200927MFSLE Michael LahoudWake Forest Demon DeaconsSuperDraft Round oneJanuary 15, 2009FWUSA Kyle ChristensenDenver PioneersSuperDraft Round threeJanuary 15, 2009MFUSA Jamie FranksWake Forest Demon DeaconsSuperDraft Round fourJanuary 15, 20096DFCAN Ante JazićLA GalaxyTradeFrancisco Mendoza Joins Chivas De Guadalajara http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1110/major-league-soccer/2009/01/15/1062856/francisco-mendoza-joins-chivas-de-guadalajara www.goal.com goal.com January 19, 2016 January 15, 2009March 12, 200999FWMEX Eduardo LillingstonMEX TecosUndisclosedEduardo Lillingston jugará para Chivas USA http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mls/noticias/2009/03/12/lillingston-jugara-en-chivas-usa www.mediotiempo.com mediotiempo January 19, 2016 Spanish March 12, 2009March 19, 20098MFMEX Mariano TrujilloMEX AtlanteUndisclosedChivas USA Sign Mexican Mariano Trujillo http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1110/major-league-soccer/2009/03/19/1164820/chivas-usa-sign-mexican-mariano-trujillo www.goal.com Goal.com January 19, 2016 March 19, 2009March 27, 200923MFSRB Bojan StepanovićSRB SremFreeChivas signs M Stepanovic https://sports.yahoo.com/mls/news?slug=txchivasstepanovic sports.yahoo.com Yahoo January 19, 2016 March 27, 2009 January 25, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160125202843/http://sports.yahoo.com/mls/news?slug=txchivasstepanovic deadJune 24, 20097MFCAN Kevin HarmseCAN TorontoTradeJuly 17, 200955MFBRA Marcelo SaragosaFC DallasTradeAugust 14, 200945DFCOL Yamith CuestaCOL Expreso RojoLoanAugust 18, 200910FWMEX Jesús PadillaMEX GuadalajaraLoanChivas USA acquires Padilla from Guadalajara http://sbisoccer.com/2009/08/chivas-usa-acquires-padilla-from-guadalajara sbisoccer.com sbisoccer January 19, 2016 August 17, 2009August 21, 200929FWBRA MaiconBRA BonsucessoLoan Out DateNumberPositionPlayerNew clubFee/notesRefNovember 28, 200823DFROM Alex ZotincăWaivedJanuary 13, 200920FWMEX Roberto NurseMEX VeracruzFreeJanuary 16, 20096MFMEX Francisco MendozaMEX GuadalajaraFreeFebruary 10, 200931MFUSA Daniel PaladiniCarolina RailHawksFreeFebruary 200922MFUSA Keith SavagePortland TimbersFreeFebruary 200932FWUSA Anthony HamiltonVentura County FusionFebruary 200937MFUSA Kraig ChilesMarch 3, 20098MFSUI Raphaël WickyRetiredJuly 1, 20097FWUSA Alecko EskandarianLA GalaxyTradeChivas USA ships Eskandarian to Galaxy http://sbisoccer.com/2009/07/galaxy-acquires-eskandarian-from-chivas-usa sbisoccer.com January 19, 2016 July 1, 2009July 17, 200920FWSKN Atiba HarrisFC DallasTradeAugust 200925DFUSA Lawson VaughnD.C. UnitedWaivedSeptember 11, 200914DFUSA Bobby BurlingSan Jose EarthquakesTradeEarthquakes Acquire Defender Bobby Burling From Chivas USA http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/earthquakes-acquire-defender-bobby-burling-from-chivas-usa/n-3904321 www.oursportscentral.com Our Sports Central January 20, 2016 September 11, 20109FWUSA Ante Razov29MFBRA Dejair39MFUSA Eric EbertMFUSA Jamie FranksWilmington HammerheadsFWUSA Kyle Christensen Roster No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Dan Kennedy USA GK 2009 11 9 1982 7 22 CHI Municipal Iquique 2008 10 0 21 Lance Parker USA GK 2009 11 9 1985 8 19 Colorado Rapids U-23 2008 5 0 28 Zach Thornton USA GK 2009 11 9 1973 10 10 New York Red Bulls 2008 39 0 Defenders 2 Claudio Suárez MEX DF 2009 11 9 1968 12 17 MEX Tigres UANL 2006 3 Jim Curtin USA DF 2009 11 9 1979 6 23 Chicago Fire 2008 25 1 4 Shavar Thomas JAM DF 2009 11 9 1981 1 29 LA Galaxy 2007 66 0 6 Ante Jazić CAN DF 2009 11 9 1976 2 26 LA Galaxy 2009 14 0 12 Carey Talley USA DF 2009 11 9 1976 8 26 Real Salt Lake 2008 53 1 13 Jonathan Bornstein USA DF 2009 11 9 1984 11 7 UCLA Bruin 2006 45 Yamith Cuesta COL DF 2009 11 9 1989 4 17 loan from COL Expreso Rojo 2009 2010 11 0 Midfielders 5 Paulo Nagamura BRA MF 2009 11 9 1983 3 2 Toronto 2007 83 8 7 Kevin Harmse CAN MF 2009 11 9 1984 7 4 Toronto 2009 0 0 8 Mariano Trujillo MEX MF 2009 11 9 1977 5 19 MEX Atlante 2009 21 0 15 Jesse Marsch USA MF 2009 11 9 1973 11 8 Chicago Fire 2006 16 Sacha Kljestan USA MF 2009 11 9 1985 9 9 Seton Hall Pirates 2006 18 Sasha Victorine USA MF 2009 11 9 1978 2 3 Kansas City Wizards 2008 15 2 19 Jorge Flores USA MF 2009 11 9 1989 9 16 Chivas USA Academy 2007 24 3 23 Bojan Stepanović SRB MF 2009 11 9 1983 1 11 SRB Srem 2009 17 1 24 Gerson Mayen USA MF 2009 11 9 1989 2 9 Chivas USA Academy 2008 12 0 27 Michael Lahoud SLE MF 2009 11 9 1986 9 15 Carolina Dynamo 2009 19 1 28 César Zamora USA MF 2009 11 9 1991 5 27 Chivas USA Academy 2009 0 0 Forwards 9 Ante Razov USA FW 2009 11 9 1974 3 2 New York Red Bulls 2006 10 Jesús Padilla MEX FW 2009 11 9 1987 5 3 loan from MEX Guadalajara 2009 2010 13 1 11 Maykel Galindo CUB FW 2009 11 9 1981 1 28 Seattle Sounders 2007 65 18 17 Justin Braun USA FW 2009 11 9 1987 3 31 Olympique Montreux 2008 45 8 29 Maicon BRA FW 2009 11 9 1984 4 18 loan from BRA Bonsucesso 2009 2010 12 2 77 Chukwudi Chijindu USA FW 2009 11 9 1986 2 20 Connecticut Huskies 2009 12 1 99 Eduardo Lillingston MEX FW 2009 11 9 1977 12 23 MEX Tecos 2009 27 8 Left Chivas USA 7 Alecko Eskandarian USA FW 2009 11 9 1982 7 9 Real Salt Lake 2008 21 6 14 Bobby Burling USA DF 2009 11 9 1984 11 7 LA Galaxy 2007 26 0 20 Atiba Harris SKN FW 2009 11 9 1985 1 9 Real Salt Lake 2008 46 5 25 Lawson Vaughn USA DF 2009 11 9 1984 4 11 Tulsa Golden 2006 Management y Vice President of Soccer Operations USA Stephen Hamilton Head Coach USA Preki y Assistant Coach USA Carlos Llamosa y Goalkeeper Coach Uruguay Leo Percovich Head Athletic trainer USA Josh Beaumont Assistant Athletic trainer USA Anthony Garcia Equipment manager MEX Raúl Guerreroz April 18, 2009 Chivas USA January 2013 North American SuperLiga 2009 North American SuperLiga Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsMEX UANL 32015506USA Chicago Fire 32013216MEX San Luis 31114314USA Chivas USA 301224−21 1 June 20, 2009 19:00 PST Chivas USA USA 1–2 Report MEX UANL Lillingston 2 29 67 Lahoud 55 Stepanović 65 Nagamura 73 Pulido 1189 Hernandez 45 Dueñas 82 The Home Depot Center Carson 11,197 Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica) L 2 June 23, 2009 17:00 PST Chicago Fire USA 1–0 Report USA Chivas USA Mapp 35 Conde82 Curtin 82 Eskandarian82 Toyota Park Bridgeview 9,126 Mark Geiger (USA) L 3 June 27, 2009 19:00 PST Chivas USA USA 1–1 Report MEX San Luis Galindo 19 Parker 54 Stepanović 76 Harris 89 Torres 40 Palacios 42 Moreno 54 pen.79 The Home Depot Center Carson 7,411 Luis de la Rosa (Panama) D Competitions MLS 2009 Major League Soccer season League table CHV Results summary 9 3 3 25 14 4 3 8 9 17 October 25, 2009 Major League Soccer January 2013 table b Round Stadium H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/H/A/H/H/A/H Result W/W/W/T/W /L /W /W /W /T /T /L /W /L /L /L /L /L /W /W /L /L /W /T /T /W /W /T /L /L Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Tie red2 Loss October 25, 2009 Chivas USA January 2013 Results 1 March 21, 2009 18:30 PST Chivas USA 2–1 Report Colorado Rapids Harris 51 Nagamura 55 5961 Marsch 73 Cummings 30 Clark 62 The Home Depot Center Carson 16,453 Terry Vaughn W 2 March 29, 2009 12:00 PST FC Dallas 0–2 Report Chivas USA Pitchkolan 68 Lillingston 56 Trujillo 70 Stepanović 75 Pizza Hut Park Frisco 6,524 Paul Ward W 3 April 5, 2009 17:00 PST Chivas USA 2–1 Report Columbus Crew Harris 25 Lillingston 3850 Kljestan 67 Talley 84 Iro 370 67 The Home Depot Center Carson 12,827 Kevin Stott W 4 April 11, 2009 19:30 PST LA Galaxy 0–0 Report Chivas USA Miglioranzi 19 Lewis 26 Gordon 2 68 71 Berhalter 0 79 Nagamura 2 25 44 Kljestan 33 Thomas 36 The Home Depot Center Carson 23,317 Hans-Joachim Weyland D 5 April 18, 2009 19:30 PST Chivas USA 2–0 Report Seattle Sounders FC Lillingston 20 Riley 32 o.g. Chijindu 84 Trujillo 86 Scott 45 Montero 47 The Home Depot Center Carson 15,463 Alex Prus W 6 April 22, 2009 16:30 PST Toronto 1–0 Report Chivas USA Guevara 36 Dichio 38 Eskandarian 57 Kljestan 79 BMO Field Toronto 19,915 Ricardo Salazar L 7 April 25, 2009 19:30 PST Chivas USA 2–0 Report FC Dallas Harris 2 1 8968 Chijindu 32 Eskandarian 90+1 Sala 0 25 Saragosa 60 The Home Depot Center Carson 14,611 Abbey Okulaja W 8 May 2, 2009 19:30 PST San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Report Chivas USA Stepanovic 37 Braun 53 Marsch 86 Kljestan 90+2 Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara 10,049 Alex Prus W 9 May 9, 2009 19:30 PST Chivas USA 1–0 Report Real Salt Lake Kljestan 25 Lillingston 45 Nagamura 54 Galindo 66 Olave 32 Beckerman 58 The Home Depot Center Carson 13,421 Ricardo Salazar W 10 May 16, 2009 20:00 PST Chivas USA 2–2 Report D.C. United Galindo 25 Lillingston 43 Stepanovic 69 Simms 36 Namoff 72 Emilio 77 Jakovic 84 Quaranta 85 The Home Depot Center Carson 16,223 Mark Geiger D 11 May 23, 2009 17:30 PST Kansas City Wizards 1–1 Report Chivas USA López 56 Wolff 0 68 Jewsbury 70 Gomez 75 Hirsig 2 32 83 Harris 32 Lillingston 64 Trujillo 68 CommunityAmerica Ballpark Kansas City 10,385 Jasen Anno D 12 May 28, 2009 19:30 PST Chivas USA 2–3 Report Chicago Fire Nagamura 1624 Galindo 37 pen.41 Marsch 2 51 63 Harris 77 Trujillo 90+5 Talley 90+5 Thorrington 10 Blanco 25 pen. 90+6 pen.54 Conde 39 Segares 41 Nyarko 89 The Home Depot Center Carson 20,379 Terry Vaughn L 13 June 6, 2009 19:30 PST Chivas USA 1–0 Report Seattle Sounders FC Lillingston 2638 Trujillo 90 Ianni 48 Jaqua 2 54 88 Hurtado 81 The Home Depot Center Carson 13,117 Kevin Stott W 14 June 10, 2009 17:30 PST Houston Dynamo 1–0 Report Chivas USA Holden 45 Boswell 53 Talley 39 Robertson Stadium Houston 14,516 Jorge Gonzalez L 15 June 14, 2009 12:00 PST Columbus Crew 2–1 Report Chivas USA Carroll 30 Schelotto 61 87 Nagamura 19 Lillingston 39 Galindo 57 Talley 68 Crew Stadium Columbus 12,658 Steven DePiero L 16 July 11, 2009 20:00 PST Chivas USA 0–1 Report LA Galaxy Buddle 30 Eskandarian 66 The Home Depot Center Carson 23,409 Ricardo Salazar L 17 July 19, 2009 15:00 PST New England Revolution 2–0 Report Chivas USA Dube 61 Ralston 77 Nagamura 44 Lillingston 75 Lahoud 84 Talley 92 Gillette Stadium Foxborough 10,997 Jeff Gontarek L 18 August 8, 2009 18:30 PST Colorado Rapids 4–0 Report Chivas USA Mastroeni 166 Casey 4 23 47+ pen. Marsch 40 Thomas 0 45+1 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City 13,364 Alex Prus L 19 August 15, 2009 16:00 PST New York Red Bulls 0–2 Report Chivas USA Petke 70 Galindo 15 Jazic 36 Kljestan 45+2 Stepanovic 77 Lillingston 90+2 Giants Stadium East Rutherford 10,556 Kevin Stott W 20 August 22, 2009 19:30 PST Chivas USA 2–0 Report Toronto Kljestan 32 51 White 25 Robinson 33 Serioux 59 The Home Depot Center Carson 15,165 Hilario Grajeda W 21 August 26, 2009 18:00 PST Real Salt Lake 4–0 Report Chivas USA Beltran 32 Campos 4345+1 Johnson 57 Espindola 75 Findley 85 90 Saragosa 47 Bornstein 51 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy 14,747 Terry Vaughn L 22 August 29, 2009 20:00 PST LA Galaxy 1–0 Report Chivas USA Beckham 80 Klein 90 Saragosa 23 Galindo 0 82 Nagamura 90+2 The Home Depot Center Carson 27,000 Baldomero Toledo L 23 September 13, 2009 12:00 PST Chivas USA 2–0 Report New England Revolution Maicon 10 Talley 0 70 Kljestan 90+4 pen. Osei 42 Jankauskas 0 70 Thompson 73 The Home Depot Center Carson 11,334 Ricardo Salazar W 24 September 19, 2009 12:00 PST Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Report Chivas USA Alonso 40 Marshall 78 Jaqua 86 Jazic 34 Nagamura 43 Saragosa 0 71 Trujillo 76 Maicon 77 Qwest Field Seattle 32,719 Terry Vaughn D 25 September 26, 2009 19:30 PST Chivas USA 1–1 Report New York Red Bulls Kljestan 64 Celades 56 Angel 84 The Home Depot Center Carson 14,211 Alex Prus D 26 October 3, 2009 16:30 PST D.C. United 0–2 Report Chivas USA Moreno 56 James 63 Olsen 0 65 Pontius 84 Kocic 32 o.g. Padilla 53 Cuesta 65 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 24,175 Kevin Stott W 27 October 10, 2009 19:30 PST Chivas USA 2–0 Report Kansas City Wizards Braun 72 Kljestan 74 Cuesta 78 Harrington 36 Arnaud 90 The Home Depot Center Carson 12,923 Silvia Reyes W 28 October 17, 2009 19:30 PST Chivas USA 2–2 Report San Jose Earthquakes Galindo 7 Cuesta 36 Braun 66 Santos 74 McDonald 21 Johnson 58 The Home Depot Center Carson 12,316 Ricardo Salazar D 29 October 22, 2009 17:00 PST Chicago Fire 1–0 Report Chivas USA Lillingston 67 o.g. Braun 70 Cuesta 87 Toyota Park Chicago 17,537 Terry Vaughn L 30 October 25, 2009 11:00 PST Chivas USA 2–3 Report Houston Dynamo Santos 16 Cuesta 56 Lahoud 59 Kljestan 71 Lillingston 8890+4 Hainault 26 Oduro 29 Thompson 52 Cameron 54 Robinson 77 The Home Depot Center Carson 14,523 Mark Geiger L MLS Cup Playoffs 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Semifinal 1st leg November 1, 2009 13:00 PST Chivas USA 2–2 Report LA Galaxy Maicon 4 Galindo 50 Saragosa 81 Magee 14 Birchall 27 Donovan 41 The Home Depot Center Carson 25,218 Kevin Stott D Conference Semifinal 2nd leg November 8, 2009 16:30 PST LA Galaxy 1–0 3–2 Report Chivas USA Franklin 60 Donovan 73 pen. Talley 38 Thornton 72 Nagamura 78 Cuesta 78 Kljestan 90+4 The Home Depot Center Carson 27,000 Ricardo Salazar L U.S. Open Cup 2009 U.S. Open Cup Third round June 30, 2009 16:30 PST Charleston Battery 3–1 Report Chivas USA Patterson 9 45 Hemming 66 Wilson 86 Treschuk 87 Hudock 89 Yoshitake 90+ Marsch 2889 Victorine 43 Nagamura 54 Harris 83 Galindo 86 Talley 0 90 Blackbaud Stadium Charleston 3,268 Mark Kadlecic L Statistics Match played November 8, 2008 Appearances and goals MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup 2 Claudio Suárez DF MEX 1+4 0 0 0 0 0 3 Jim Curtin DF USA 2+1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Shavar Thomas DF JAM 17 0 1 0 0 0 5 Paulo Nagamura MF BRA 25+2 4 2 0 1 0 6 Ante Jazić DF CAN 13 0 1 0 0 0 8 Mariano Trujillo MF MEX 18+3 0 0 0 0 0 10 Jesús Padilla FW MEX 10+1 1 1+1 0 0 0 11 Maykel Galindo FW CUB 15+7 4 0+2 1 1 0 12 Carey Talley DF USA 27 0 2 0 1 0 13 Jonathan Bornstein DF USA 26 0 2 0 0 0 15 Jesse Marsch MF USA 21+2 0 0 0 1 1 16 Sacha Kljestan MF USA 24+1 5 2 0 0 0 17 Justin Braun FW USA 14+1 3 2 0 0 0 18 Sasha Victorine MF USA 4+6 0 0 0 1 0 19 Jorge Flores MF USA 3+4 0 0+2 0 1 0 22 Zach Thornton GK USA 27 0 2 0 0 0 21 Lance Parker GK USA 3+1 0 0 0 1 0 23 Bojan Stepanović MF SRB 7+9 1 0 0 1 0 24 Gerson Mayen MF USA 5+7 0 0 0 0 0 27 Michael Lahoud MF SLE 9+7 1 2 0 0+1 0 29 Maicon FW BRA 8+2 1 2 0 0 0 45 Yamith Cuesta DF COL 9 0 2 0 0 0 55 Marcelo Saragosa MF BRA 7+1 0 1 0 0 0 77 Chukwudi Chijindu FW USA 4+7 1 0 0 1 0 99 Eduardo Lillingston FW MEX 15+10 8 1 0 1 0 |- |colspan="14"|Players away from Chivas USA on loan: |- |colspan="14"|Players who left Chivas USA during the season: 7 Alecko Eskandarian FW USA 2+5 1 0 0 0 0 14 Bobby Burling DF USA 1+2 0 0 0 0+1 0 20 Atiba Harris FW SKN 13+1 2 0 0 1 0 |} Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameMLSMLS Cup PlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotal1 FWMEX99Eduardo Lillingston80082 MFUSA16Sacha Kljestan5005FWCUB11Maykel Galindo41054 MFBRA5 Paulo Nagamura40045 FWUSA17Justin Braun30036 FWSKN20Atiba Harris2002 Own goal2002FWBRA29Maicon11029 MFSRB23Bojan Stepanović1001FWUSA77Chukwudi Chijindu1001FWUSA7 Alecko Eskandarian1001FWMEX10Jesús Padilla1001MFSLE27Michael Lahoud1001MFUSA15Jesse Marsch0011TOTALS342137 Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameMLSMLS Cup PlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotal4 JAMDFShavar Thomas110000115 BRAMFPaulo Nagamura8110101016 CANDFAnte Jazić200000207 USAFWAlecko Eskandarian100000108 MEXMFMariano Trujillo5000005011CUBFWMaykel Galindo3100104112USADFCarey Talley5110016213USADFJonathan Bornstein1000001015USAMFJesse Marsch5100106116USAMFSacha Kljestan7010008017USAFWJustin Braun1000001018USAMFSasha Victorine0000101020SKNFWAtiba Harris5100106122USAGKZach Thornton0010001023SRBMFBojan Stepanović3000003027SLEMFMichael Lahoud1000001029BRAFWMaicon3000003045COLDFYamith Cuesta5010006055BRAMFMarcelo Saragosa2110003177USAFWChukwudi Chijindu1000001099MEXFWEduardo Lillingston60000060TOTALS6576051768 References External links 2009 Schedule Category:Chivas USA seasons Category:2000s in Carson, California Chivas USA Chivas USA Chivas USA