MLS Cup 2009
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The 2009 MLS Cup
was the championship match of the 2009 Major League Soccer season
, the 14th season of the league. The final was played at Qwest Field in Seattle, Washington
on November 22, 2009. The match was contested by Eastern Conference champion Real Salt Lake
and Western Conference champion Los Angeles Galaxy
. Real Salt Lake won the game 5–4 in a penalty shootout following a 1–1 draw. A penalty miss in the shoot-out from LA Galaxy striker Edson Buddle
left Salt Lake defender Robbie Russell
to score and give the club their first title in only their 5th season. It was the second MLS Cup to match two Western Conference teams against each other. The crowd of 46,011 was the largest since the 2002 MLS Cup, when 61,316 witnessed the title game at Gillette Stadium
, Foxborough, Massachusetts
.
ESPN
televised the match in English and Galavisión in Spanish. This was the first time that the MLS championship match was televised on the cable network after the first thirteen were carried on ABC
.
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LOS ANGELES GALAXY:
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GK
1
Donovan Ricketts
DF
2
Todd Dunivant
DF
16
Gregg Berhalter
DF
4
Omar Gonzalez
DF
28
Sean Franklin
MF
23
David Beckham
MF
18
Mike Magee
MF
33
Chris Birchall
MF
10
Landon Donovan
(c)
FW
14
Edson Buddle
FW
9
Jovan Kirovski
Substitutes:
GK
12
Josh Saunders
MF
7
Chris Klein
DF
20
A. J. DeLaGarza
Manager:
Bruce Arena
MLS Cup
The MLS Cup is the championship match of Major League Soccer, the highest tier of professional soccer in the United States and Canada. As the final match of the MLS Cup playoffs, the winner is crowned the season champion in the same manner as other North American sports leagues...
was the championship match of the 2009 Major League Soccer season
2009 Major League Soccer season
The 2009 Major League Soccer season was the 14th season of Major League Soccer. The season began on March 19 and ended with Real Salt Lake winning the MLS Cup 2009, on November 22 at Qwest Field in Seattle, Washington-Changes from the 2008 season:...
, the 14th season of the league. The final was played at Qwest Field in Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
on November 22, 2009. The match was contested by Eastern Conference champion Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake is an American professional soccer club based in Sandy, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City. The team competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. They currently play their home games at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real Salt Lake won...
and Western Conference champion Los Angeles Galaxy
Los Angeles Galaxy
The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second...
. Real Salt Lake won the game 5–4 in a penalty shootout following a 1–1 draw. A penalty miss in the shoot-out from LA Galaxy striker Edson Buddle
Edson Buddle
Edson Buddle is an American soccer player who currently plays for Ingolstadt 04 in Second Bundesliga, the second-highest level of competition of soccer in Germany. Buddle previously spent his entire career in North America, beginning in 2000 with the Long Island Rough Riders, who played in the USL...
left Salt Lake defender Robbie Russell
Robbie Russell (soccer)
Robbie Russell is a Ghanaian-born American soccer player who currently plays for D.C. United in Major League Soccer.-College:...
to score and give the club their first title in only their 5th season. It was the second MLS Cup to match two Western Conference teams against each other. The crowd of 46,011 was the largest since the 2002 MLS Cup, when 61,316 witnessed the title game at Gillette Stadium
Gillette Stadium
Gillette Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Foxborough, Massachusetts, 21 miles southwest of downtown Boston and from downtown Providence, Rhode Island. It serves as the home stadium and administrative offices for the New England Patriots football team and the New England Revolution...
, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Foxborough, Massachusetts
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 16,246 people, 6,141 households, and 4,396 families residing in the town. The population density was 809.1 people per square mile . There were 6,299 housing units at an average density of 313.7 per square mile...
.
ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
televised the match in English and Galavisión in Spanish. This was the first time that the MLS championship match was televised on the cable network after the first thirteen were carried on ABC
ESPN on ABC
ESPN on ABC is the brand used for sports programming on the ABC television network. Officially the broadcast network retains its own sports division; however, for all practical purposes, ABC's sports division has been merged with ESPN, a sports cable network majority-owned by ABC's parent, The...
.
Match details
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | REAL SALT LAKE: | |||
| GK | 18 | Nick Rimando Nick Rimando Nicholas Paul "Nick" Rimando is an American soccer player who currently plays for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer and the United States national team-College:... |
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| DF | 4 |  Jámison OlaveJámison Olave Jámison Olave is a Colombian footballer who currently plays for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.-Career:Olave played for a multitude of clubs in his native Colombia, before returning to his first club, Deportivo Cali... |
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| DF | 6 | Nat Borchers Nat Borchers Nat Borchers is an American soccer player who currently plays for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:... |
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| DF | 3 | Robbie Russell Robbie Russell (soccer) Robbie Russell is a Ghanaian-born American soccer player who currently plays for D.C. United in Major League Soccer.-College:... |
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| DF | 17 | Chris Wingert Chris Wingert Chris Wingert is an American soccer player who currently plays for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.-College:Wingert attended St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School and played college soccer for St... |
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| MF | 11 |  Javier MoralesJavier Morales Javier Morales is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.-Argentina:... |
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| MF | 5 | Kyle Beckerman Kyle Beckerman Kyle Beckerman is an American soccer player who currently plays for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer and the United States national team. He is a holding midfielder and also serves as team captain for Real Salt Lake.-Youth:Beckerman began his career participating in various youth leagues in... (c) |
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| MF | 77 | Andy Williams Andy Williams (soccer) Andrew "Andy" Williams is a Canadian-born Jamaican footballer who currently plays for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.-College:... |
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| MF | 8 |  Will Johnson |
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| FW | 9 |  Yura MovsisyanYura Movsisyan Yura Movsisyan is an Armenian-American footballer who currently plays for the Armenian national football team and Krasnodar in the Russian Premier League. Yura Movsisyan is the cousin of former Real Salt Lake player Artur Aghasyan.... |
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| FW | 10 | Robbie Findley Robbie Findley Robert "Robbie" Findley is an American international soccer player who plays professionally for English club Nottingham Forest... |
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| MF | 84 | Clint Mathis Clint Mathis Clint Mathis is a retired American soccer player.-Youth and college:Mathis played club soccer at a young age for Rockdale Youth Soccer Association, and then for AFC Lightning, a Georgia powerhouse producing players such as current U.S. international Ricardo Clark, in Fayetteville... |
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| MF | 20 | Ned Grabavoy Ned Grabavoy Ned Grabavoy is an American soccer player who currently plays for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:Grabavoy played his youth soccer with the Chicago Magic Soccer Club under coach Mike Matkovich.... |
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| FW | 16 | Fabián Espíndola Fabián Espíndola Fabián Espíndola is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.-South America:... |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Jason Kreis Jason Kreis Jason Clarence Kreis is an American soccer coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.... |
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Donovan RickettsDonovan Ricketts
Donovan Ricketts is a Jamaican footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer. He is also the vice captain of the Jamaica national football team.-High School and College:...
Todd DunivantTodd Dunivant
Todd Dunivant is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-College and Amateur:...
Gregg BerhalterGregg Berhalter
Gregg Berhalter is a retired American soccer player who currently is an assistant coach for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...
Omar GonzalezOmar Gonzalez
Omar Gonzalez is an American soccer player. He played youth soccer for the Dallas Texans Soccer Club. He currently plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-College:...
Sean FranklinSean Franklin
Sean Michael Franklin is an American soccer player who currently plays as a defender for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer.-Youth and amateur:...
David BeckhamDavid Beckham
David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C...
Mike MageeMike Magee (soccer)
Mike Magee is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-Professional:...
Chris BirchallChris Birchall
Christopher "Chris" Birchall CM is an English-born Trinidadian footballer who currently plays in midfield for Major League Soccer side Los Angeles Galaxy....
Landon DonovanLandon Donovan
Landon Timothy Donovan is an American soccer player for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer in the United States. He usually plays as a withdrawn forward, and can also be used as an attacking midfielder on either wing....
(c)
Edson BuddleEdson Buddle
Edson Buddle is an American soccer player who currently plays for Ingolstadt 04 in Second Bundesliga, the second-highest level of competition of soccer in Germany. Buddle previously spent his entire career in North America, beginning in 2000 with the Long Island Rough Riders, who played in the USL...
Jovan KirovskiJovan Kirovski
Jovan Kirovski is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-Club career:...
Josh SaundersJosh Saunders
Josh Saunders is an American-born Puerto Rican footballer who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-College:...
Chris KleinChris Klein (soccer)
Chris Klein is a former American soccer player.Klein spent the entirety of his 12-year professional career playing in Major League Soccer, for the Kansas City Wizards, Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles Galaxy, winning the MLS Cup and Supporters' Shield with Kansas in 2000, and the Supporters' Shield...
A. J. DeLaGarzaA. J. DeLaGarza
Adolph Joseph DeLaGarza is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-Youth and college:...
Bruce ArenaBruce Arena
Bruce Arena is a former coach of the United States men's national soccer team as well as a former professional soccer and lacrosse player...
Assistant referees: C.J. Morgante Rob FeredayFourth official: Baldomero Toledo |