MLS Reserve Division 2008
Encyclopedia
The MLS Reserve Division
is a USA soccer league for the reserve team
s of Major League Soccer
, much like the English FA Premier Reserve League
is to the FA Premier League
.
The 2008 season has kicked off on March 30. On October 26, Houston Dynamo
won their first ever Reserve Division title. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20081026&content_id=199223&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&team=t200
Overall:
#- team-------- gp w l t f- a- g/d pts ppg- x date
1. Houston----- 12 9 1 2 33-15 +18 29 2.417 - -----
2. Kansas City- 11 8 1 2 31-13 +18 26 2.364 x 10/26
3. RealSaltLake 12 7 3 2 31-24 +07 23 1.917 x 10/15
4. Chicago----- 12 5 5 2 25-22 +03 17 1.417 x 10/5
5. D.C. United- 10 5 4 1 19-21 -02 16 1.600 x 10/5
6. Toronto FC-- 10 5 4 1 12-19 -07 16 1.600 x 10/18
7. Chivas USA-- 12 4 5 3 19-21 -02 15 1.250 x 9/21
8. San Jose---- 12 4 5 3 18-22 -04 15 1.250 x 10/3
9. FC Dallas--- 12 4 5 3 19-24 -05 15 1.250 x 9/10
10.Columbus---- 11 4 5 2 13-13 +00 14 1.273 x 9/28
11.Colorado---- 12 4 6 2 16-21 -05 14 1.167 x 9/10
12.New York---- 12 3 7 2 16-23 -07 11 0.917 x 9/10
13.New England- 10 2 6 2 11-16 -05 08 0.800 x 8/27
14.Los Angeles- 12 1 8 3 14-23 -09 06 0.500 x 9/10
x: Eliminated from title considerations on date specified.
East:
#- team-------- gp w l t f- a- g/d pts ppg-
1. Kansas City- 11 8 1 2 31-13 +18 26 2.364
2. Chicago----- 12 5 5 2 25-22 +03 17 1.417
3. D.C. United- 10 5 4 1 19-21 -02 16 1.600
4. Toronto FC-- 10 5 4 1 12-19 -07 16 1.600
5. Columbus---- 11 4 5 2 13-13 +00 14 1.273
6. New York---- 12 3 7 2 16-23 -07 11 0.917
7. New England- 10 2 6 2 11-16 -05 08 0.800
West:
#- team-------- gp w l t f- a- g/d pts ppg-
1. Houston----- 12 9 1 2 33-15 +18 29 2.417
2. RealSaltLake 12 7 3 2 31-24 +07 23 1.917
3. Chivas USA-- 12 4 5 3 19-21 -02 15 1.250
4. San Jose---- 12 4 5 3 18-22 -04 15 1.250
5. FC Dallas--- 12 4 5 3 19-24 -05 15 1.250
6. Colorado---- 12 4 6 2 16-21 -05 14 1.167
7. Los Angeles- 12 1 8 3 14-23 -09 06 0.500
MLS Reserve Division
The MLS Reserve Division is an USA soccer league for the reserve teams of Major League Soccer.It was inaugurated on April 9, 2005, with the first official reserve game being a 2-0 victory by Chivas USA over the host San Jose Earthquakes, and disbanded after the 2008 season.The reserve division...
is a USA soccer league for the reserve team
Reserve team
Large professional sports clubs often have far more players under contract than could possibly play in a match. As a result, many of these clubs create second teams composed of players who need playing time, but have little hope of playing on the first team. The players on this second team are...
s of Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
, much like the English FA Premier Reserve League
FA Premier Reserve League
The Premier Reserve League is the reserve team league for the top English football teams in the Premier League...
is to the FA Premier League
FA Premier League
The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League. The Premier...
.
The 2008 season has kicked off on March 30. On October 26, Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo
The Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club, based in Houston, Texas, that plays in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2005 as Houston 1836, the team name was renamed to Houston Dynamo following protests from Hispanic...
won their first ever Reserve Division title. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20081026&content_id=199223&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&team=t200
Overall
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston Dynamo Houston Dynamo The Houston Dynamo is an American professional soccer club, based in Houston, Texas, that plays in Major League Soccer, the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Founded in 2005 as Houston 1836, the team name was renamed to Houston Dynamo following protests from Hispanic... |
12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 26 |
| 2 | Kansas City Wizards | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 13 | +18 | 26 |
| 3 | 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... |
12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 23 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 17 |
| 5 | D.C. United D.C. United D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. 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, having competed in the league since its inception, in 1996.Over the... |
10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 21 | –2 | 16 |
| 6 | Toronto Toronto FC Toronto FC is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.... |
10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 19 | –7 | 16 |
| 7 | Chivas USA C.D. Chivas USA Club Deportivo Chivas USA is an American professional soccer club based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California that competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada.... |
12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 21 | –2 | 15 |
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes San Jose Earthquakes The San Jose Earthquakes professional soccer team is located in the San Jose, California, United States suburb of Santa Clara, and participates in Major League Soccer , the top level soccer league in the United States and Canada.... |
12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 22 | –4 | 15 |
| 9 | 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... |
12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 15 |
| 10 | 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... |
12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 14 |
| 11 | Columbus Crew Columbus Crew The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada... |
12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 13 |
| 12 | Chivas USA | 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 7 |
Overall:
#- team-------- gp w l t f- a- g/d pts ppg- x date
1. Houston----- 12 9 1 2 33-15 +18 29 2.417 - -----
2. Kansas City- 11 8 1 2 31-13 +18 26 2.364 x 10/26
3. RealSaltLake 12 7 3 2 31-24 +07 23 1.917 x 10/15
4. Chicago----- 12 5 5 2 25-22 +03 17 1.417 x 10/5
5. D.C. United- 10 5 4 1 19-21 -02 16 1.600 x 10/5
6. Toronto FC-- 10 5 4 1 12-19 -07 16 1.600 x 10/18
7. Chivas USA-- 12 4 5 3 19-21 -02 15 1.250 x 9/21
8. San Jose---- 12 4 5 3 18-22 -04 15 1.250 x 10/3
9. FC Dallas--- 12 4 5 3 19-24 -05 15 1.250 x 9/10
10.Columbus---- 11 4 5 2 13-13 +00 14 1.273 x 9/28
11.Colorado---- 12 4 6 2 16-21 -05 14 1.167 x 9/10
12.New York---- 12 3 7 2 16-23 -07 11 0.917 x 9/10
13.New England- 10 2 6 2 11-16 -05 08 0.800 x 8/27
14.Los Angeles- 12 1 8 3 14-23 -09 06 0.500 x 9/10
x: Eliminated from title considerations on date specified.
East:
#- team-------- gp w l t f- a- g/d pts ppg-
1. Kansas City- 11 8 1 2 31-13 +18 26 2.364
2. Chicago----- 12 5 5 2 25-22 +03 17 1.417
3. D.C. United- 10 5 4 1 19-21 -02 16 1.600
4. Toronto FC-- 10 5 4 1 12-19 -07 16 1.600
5. Columbus---- 11 4 5 2 13-13 +00 14 1.273
6. New York---- 12 3 7 2 16-23 -07 11 0.917
7. New England- 10 2 6 2 11-16 -05 08 0.800
West:
#- team-------- gp w l t f- a- g/d pts ppg-
1. Houston----- 12 9 1 2 33-15 +18 29 2.417
2. RealSaltLake 12 7 3 2 31-24 +07 23 1.917
3. Chivas USA-- 12 4 5 3 19-21 -02 15 1.250
4. San Jose---- 12 4 5 3 18-22 -04 15 1.250
5. FC Dallas--- 12 4 5 3 19-24 -05 15 1.250
6. Colorado---- 12 4 6 2 16-21 -05 14 1.167
7. Los Angeles- 12 1 8 3 14-23 -09 06 0.500
External links
- MLS Reserve Division Official Site
- Rapids reserves announce 2008 schedule (Two-time defending champion Rapids reserves open play Sunday)
- 2008 season results/standings
- BigSoccer: MLS Reserve Division 2008 Standings Week-By-Week
- Reserves earn title with balanced effort: Deep squad, conditioning help Dynamo dominate West