# 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.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Number | Position | Player | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| 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 | Ante Jazić | LA Galaxy | Trade |
| March 12, 2009 | 99 | FW | Eduardo Lillingston | Tecos | Undisclosed |
| March 19, 2009 | 8 | MF | Mariano Trujillo | Atlante | Undisclosed |
| March 27, 2009 | 23 | MF | Bojan Stepanović | Srem | Free |
| 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 |
| August 21, 2009 | 29 | FW | Maicon | Bonsucesso | Loan |

### Out

| Date | Number | Position | Player | New club | Fee/notes |
| 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 |
| 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 | | |
| March 3, 2009 | 8 | MF | Raphaël Wicky | | Retired |
| July 1, 2009 | 7 | FW | Alecko Eskandarian | LA Galaxy | Trade |
| 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 |
| | 9 | FW | Ante Razov | | |
| | 29 | MF | Dejair | | |
| | 39 | MF | Eric Ebert | | |
| | | MF | Jamie Franks | Wilmington Hammerheads | |
| | | FW | Kyle Christensen | | |

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Dan Kennedy | GK | (1982-07-22)July 22, 1982 (aged 27) | Municipal Iquique | 2008 | | 10 | 0 |
| 21 | Lance Parker | GK | (1985-08-19)August 19, 1985 (aged 24) | Colorado Rapids U-23 | 2008 | | 5 | 0 |
| 28 | Zach Thornton | GK | (1973-10-10)October 10, 1973 (aged 36) | New York Red Bulls | 2008 | | 39 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Claudio Suárez | DF | (1968-12-17)December 17, 1968 (aged 40) | Tigres UANL | 2006 | | | |
| 3 | Jim Curtin | DF | (1979-06-23)June 23, 1979 (aged 30) | Chicago Fire | 2008 | | 25 | 1 |
| 4 | Shavar Thomas | DF | (1981-01-29)January 29, 1981 (aged 28) | LA Galaxy | 2007 | | 66 | 0 |
| 6 | Ante Jazić | DF | (1976-02-26)February 26, 1976 (aged 33) | LA Galaxy | 2009 | | 14 | 0 |
| 12 | Carey Talley | DF | (1976-08-26)August 26, 1976 (aged 33) | Real Salt Lake | 2008 | | 53 | 1 |
| 13 | Jonathan Bornstein | DF | (1984-11-07)November 7, 1984 (aged 25) | UCLA Bruin | 2006 | | | |
| 45 | Yamith Cuesta | DF | (1989-04-17)April 17, 1989 (aged 20) | loan from Expreso Rojo | 2009 | 2010 | 11 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 5 | Paulo Nagamura | MF | (1983-03-02)March 2, 1983 (aged 26) | Toronto | 2007 | | 83 | 8 |
| 7 | Kevin Harmse | MF | (1984-07-04)July 4, 1984 (aged 25) | Toronto | 2009 | | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Mariano Trujillo | MF | (1977-05-19)May 19, 1977 (aged 32) | Atlante | 2009 | | 21 | 0 |
| 15 | Jesse Marsch | MF | (1973-11-08)November 8, 1973 (aged 36) | Chicago Fire | 2006 | | | |
| 16 | Sacha Kljestan | MF | (1985-09-09)September 9, 1985 (aged 24) | Seton Hall Pirates | 2006 | | | |
| 18 | Sasha Victorine | MF | (1978-02-03)February 3, 1978 (aged 31) | Kansas City Wizards | 2008 | | 15 | 2 |
| 19 | Jorge Flores | MF | (1989-09-16)September 16, 1989 (aged 20) | Chivas USA Academy | 2007 | | 24 | 3 |
| 23 | Bojan Stepanović | MF | (1983-01-11)January 11, 1983 (aged 26) | Srem | 2009 | | 17 | 1 |
| 24 | Gerson Mayen | MF | (1989-02-09)February 9, 1989 (aged 20) | Chivas USA Academy | 2008 | | 12 | 0 |
| 27 | Michael Lahoud | MF | (1986-09-15)September 15, 1986 (aged 23) | Carolina Dynamo | 2009 | | 19 | 1 |
| 28 | César Zamora | MF | (1991-05-27)May 27, 1991 (aged 18) | Chivas USA Academy | 2009 | | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Ante Razov | FW | (1974-03-02)March 2, 1974 (aged 35) | New York Red Bulls | 2006 | | | |
| 10 | Jesús Padilla | FW | (1987-05-03)May 3, 1987 (aged 22) | loan from Guadalajara | 2009 | 2010 | 13 | 1 |
| 11 | Maykel Galindo | FW | (1981-01-28)January 28, 1981 (aged 28) | Seattle Sounders | 2007 | | 65 | 18 |
| 17 | Justin Braun | FW | (1987-03-31)March 31, 1987 (aged 22) | Olympique Montreux | 2008 | | 45 | 8 |
| 29 | Maicon | FW | (1984-04-18)April 18, 1984 (aged 25) | loan from Bonsucesso | 2009 | 2010 | 12 | 2 |
| 77 | Chukwudi Chijindu | FW | (1986-02-20)February 20, 1986 (aged 23) | Connecticut Huskies | 2009 | | 12 | 1 |
| 99 | Eduardo Lillingston | FW | (1977-12-23)December 23, 1977 (aged 31) | Tecos | 2009 | | 27 | 8 |
| Left Chivas USA ||||||||||
| 7 | Alecko Eskandarian | FW | (1982-07-09)July 9, 1982 (aged 27) | Real Salt Lake | 2008 | | 21 | 6 |
| 14 | Bobby Burling | DF | (1984-11-07)November 7, 1984 (aged 25) | LA Galaxy | 2007 | | 26 | 0 |
| 20 | Atiba Harris | FW | (1985-01-09)January 9, 1985 (aged 24) | Real Salt Lake | 2008 | | 46 | 5 |
| 25 | Lawson Vaughn | DF | (1984-04-11)April 11, 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 |

## Competitions
### MLS
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | LA Galaxy | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 48 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 48 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 47 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 4 | Chivas USA | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 45 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 40 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 6 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 40 | |
| 7 | FC Dallas | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 39 | |
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 30 | |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Columbus Crew (S) | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 49 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 48 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 48 | North American SuperLiga |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 47 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 5 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 45 | North American SuperLiga |
| 6 | Chivas USA | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 45 | North American SuperLiga |
| 7 | New England Revolution | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 42 | North American SuperLiga |
| 8 | Real Salt Lake (C) | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 40 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 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 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 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 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | 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
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 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 |

#### Results
### U.S. Open Cup
## Statistics

    As of Match played November 8, 2008

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | MLS | MLS | Playoffs | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | MEX | Claudio Suárez | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | USA | Jim Curtin | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | JAM | Shavar Thomas | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | BRA | Paulo Nagamura | 30 | 4 | 25+2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | CAN | Ante Jazić | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | MEX | Mariano Trujillo | 21 | 0 | 18+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | MEX | Jesús Padilla | 13 | 1 | 10+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | CUB | Maykel Galindo | 25 | 5 | 15+7 | 4 | 0+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | USA | Carey Talley | 30 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | USA | Jonathan Bornstein | 28 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | USA | Jesse Marsch | 24 | 1 | 21+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | USA | Sacha Kljestan | 27 | 5 | 24+1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | USA | Justin Braun | 17 | 3 | 14+1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | USA | Sasha Victorine | 11 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | USA | Jorge Flores | 10 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | USA | Zach Thornton | 29 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | USA | Lance Parker | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | SRB | Bojan Stepanović | 17 | 1 | 7+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | USA | Gerson Mayen | 12 | 0 | 5+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | SLE | Michael Lahoud | 19 | 1 | 9+7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | BRA | Maicon | 12 | 1 | 8+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | DF | COL | Yamith Cuesta | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | MF | BRA | Marcelo Saragosa | 9 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | USA | Chukwudi Chijindu | 12 | 1 | 4+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | MEX | 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 | USA | Alecko Eskandarian | 7 | 1 | 2+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | USA | Bobby Burling | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | SKN | Atiba Harris | 15 | 2 | 13+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | 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 |
| 2 | 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 |
| 6 | | | Own goal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | FW | 29 | Maicon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | 23 | Bojan Stepanović | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | 77 | Chukwudi Chijindu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | 7 | Alecko Eskandarian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | 10 | Jesús Padilla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 27 | Michael Lahoud | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 15 | Jesse Marsch | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 34 | 2 | 1 | 37 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | MLS | MLS | MLS Cup Playoffs | MLS Cup Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Total |
| 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 |