# 2007 Chivas USA season

The 2007 Chivas USA season was the club's third season of existence, and their third in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The club competed in the MLS's Western Conference, where they finished in first place, in their Conference, qualifying for the Playoffs for the second time.

## Season review

On November 23, 2005, Chivas appointed Bob Bradley as their new manager. Bradley left the club on January 17, 2007, to become manager of the United States men's national team and was replaced by assistant coach Preki.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Number | Position | Player | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| November 27, 2006 | 20 | MF | Amado Guevara | New York Red Bulls | Trade |
| January 12, 2007 | 12 | FW | John Cunliffe | Fort Lewis Skyhawks | SuperDraft Round one |
| January 12, 2007 | | DF | Cameron Dunn | UC Irvine Anteaters | SuperDraft Round one |
| January 18, 2007 | 4 | DF | Desmond Brooks | Saint Mary's Gaels | Supplemental Round one |
| January 18, 2007 | 28 | MF | Erasmo Solorzano | UC Riverside Highlanders | Supplemental Round two |
| January 18, 2007 | | DF | Raul Batista | San Diego State Aztecs | Supplemental Round two |
| January 18, 2007 | 32 | FW | Anthony Hamilton | UC Irvine Anteaters | Supplemental Round three |
| January 18, 2007 | | DF | Lyle Martin | Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners | Supplemental Round three |
| April 12, 2007 | 10 | FW | Laurent Merlin | Ajaccio | |
| May 3, 2007 | 4 | DF | Shavar Thomas | LA Galaxy | Trade |
| May 2007 | 26 | MF | Paulo Nagamura | Toronto | Trade |
| July 2007 | 19 | FW | Jorge Flores | Chivas USA U19 | |
| August 15, 2007 | 8 | MF | Ramón Núñez | FC Dallas | Trade |
| | 11 | FW | Maykel Galindo | Seattle Sounders | |
| | 14 | FW | David Arvizu | New York Red Bulls | |
| | 23 | DF | Alex Zotincă | Kansas City Wizards | Trade |
| | 24 | DF | Bobby Burling | LA Galaxy | |
| | 41 | GK | Justin Myers | San Diego Gauchos | |

### Out

| Date | Number | Position | Player | New club | Fee/notes |
| November 17, 2006 | 24 | DF | Tim Regan | Toronto FC | Expansion Draft |
| January 2007 | 17 | FW | Francisco Palencia | Pumas | |
| July 25, 2007 | 19 | FW | Matt Taylor | Portland Timbers | |
| | 8 | DF | Johnny García | Chiapas | |
| | 14 | DF | Esteban Arias | | Waived |
| | 4 | MF | Brent Whitfield | | Waived |
| | 7 | MF | Ramón Ramírez | Retired | Retired |
| | 10 | MF | Juan Pablo García | Tigres UANL | |
| | 11 | MF | John O'Brien | | Waived |
| | 12 | MF | Mike Muñoz | California Victory | |
| | 22 | FW | Jesús Morales | Guadalajara | Loan Return |
| | 28 | FW | Drew Helm | Marinhas | |
| | 29 | FW | Estuardo Sanchez | | |
| | 20 | MF | Amado Guevara | Motagua | Loan |

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 18 | Brad Guzan | GK | (1984-09-09)September 9, 1984 (aged 23) | Generation Adidas | 2005 | | |
| 22 | Preston Burpo | GK | (1972-09-26)September 26, 1972 (aged 35) | Seattle Sounders | 2006 | | |
| 41 | Justin Myers | GK | (1985-01-15)January 15, 1985 (aged 22) | San Diego Gauchos | 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Claudio Suárez | DF | (1968-12-17)December 17, 1968 (aged 38) | Tigres UANL | 2006 | | |
| 3 | Carlos Llamosa | DF | (1969-06-30)June 30, 1969 (aged 38) | New England Revolution | 2006 | | |
| 4 | Shavar Thomas | DF | (1981-01-29)January 29, 1981 (aged 26) | LA Galaxy | 2007 | 25 | 0 |
| 5 | Desmond Brooks | DF | (1985-11-27)November 27, 1985 (aged 21) | | 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Jonathan Bornstein | DF | (1984-11-07)November 7, 1984 (aged 22) | UCLA Bruin | 2006 | | |
| 21 | Jason Hernandez | DF | (1983-08-26)August 26, 1983 (aged 24) | New York Red Bulls | 2006 | | |
| 23 | Alex Zotincă | DF | (1977-01-22)January 22, 1977 (aged 30) | Kansas City Wizards | 2007 | 24 | 0 |
| 24 | Bobby Burling | DF | (1984-10-15)October 15, 1984 (aged 23) | LA Galaxy | 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Lawson Vaughn | DF | (1984-04-11)April 11, 1984 (aged 23) | Tulsa Golden | 2006 | | |
| 27 | Eder Robles | DF | (1988-07-07)July 7, 1988 (aged 19) | Chivas USA Academy | 2006 | | |
| 77 | Orlando Perez | DF | (1977-07-12)July 12, 1977 (aged 30) | Chicago Fire | 2005 | | |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | Francisco Mendoza | MF | (1985-04-29)April 29, 1985 (aged 22) | Guadalajara | 2005 | | |
| 8 | Ramón Núñez | MF | (1985-11-14)November 14, 1985 (aged 21) | FC Dallas | 2007 | 10 | 0 |
| 15 | Jesse Marsch | MF | (1973-11-08)November 8, 1973 (aged 33) | Chicago Fire | 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Sacha Kljestan | MF | (1985-09-09)September 9, 1985 (aged 22) | Seton Hall Pirates | 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Rodrigo López | MF | (1987-05-10)May 10, 1987 (aged 20) | Guadalajara | 2005 | | |
| 26 | Paulo Nagamura | MF | (1983-03-02)March 2, 1983 (aged 24) | Toronto | 2007 | 24 | 2 |
| 28 | Erasmo Solórzano | MF | (1985-07-20)July 20, 1985 (aged 22) | Los Angeles Storm | 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Carlos Borja | MF | (1988-01-18)January 18, 1988 (aged 19) | IMG Academy | 2006 | | |
| 31 | Rene Corona | MF | (1984-08-17)August 17, 1984 (aged 23) | Corona Crew | 2006 | | |
| 33 | Mohammed Sethi | MF | (1987-12-07)December 7, 1987 (aged 19) | | 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Ante Razov | FW | (1974-03-02)March 2, 1974 (aged 33) | New York Red Bulls | 2006 | | |
| 10 | Laurent Merlin | FW | (1984-10-17)October 17, 1984 (aged 23) | Ajaccio | 2007 | 24 | 2 |
| 11 | Maykel Galindo | FW | (1981-01-28)January 28, 1981 (aged 26) | Seattle Sounders | 2007 | 30 | 12 |
| 12 | John Cunliffe | FW | (1984-08-08)August 8, 1984 (aged 23) | Boulder Rapids Reserve | 2007 | 18 | 3 |
| 14 | David Arvizu | FW | (1988-04-19)April 19, 1988 (aged 19) | New York Red Bulls | 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Jorge Flores | FW | (1989-09-16)September 16, 1989 (aged 18) | Chivas USA Academy | 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Anthony Hamilton | FW | (1985-08-26)August 26, 1985 (aged 22) | Orange County Blue Star | 2007 | 2 | 0 |
| Left Chivas USA ||||||||||
| 19 | Matt Taylor | FW | (1981-10-17)October 17, 1981 (aged 26) | Portland Timbers | 2006 | | |
| 20 | Amado Guevara | MF | (1976-05-02)May 2, 1976 (aged 31) | loan to Motagua | 2007 | 4 | 0 |

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

Western Conference :
| Pos | Club | Pts | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Chivas USA | 53 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 28 | 18 |
| 2 | Houston Dynamo | 52 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 23 | 20 |
| 3 | FC Dallas | 44 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 37 | 44 | -7 |
| 4 | Colorado Rapids | 35 | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 29 | 34 | -5 |
| 5 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 30 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 38 | 48 | -10 |
| 6 | Real Salt Lake | 27 | 30 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 31 | 45 | -14 |

#### 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 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: October 16, 2007 Source: ESPNSoccernet.com Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

#### Results
### Friendlies
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of Match played November 3, 2007
| 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 | 28 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | JAM | Shavar Thomas | 25 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | MEX | Francisco Mendoza | 31 | 2 | 27+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | HON | Ramón Núñez | 10 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | USA | Ante Razov | 26 | 11 | 24+2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | FRA | Laurent Merlin | 24 | 2 | 7+15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | CUB | Maykel Galindo | 30 | 12 | 24+4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ENG | John Cunliffe | 18 | 3 | 5+10 | 3 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | USA | Jonathan Bornstein | 25 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | USA | Jesse Marsch | 31 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | USA | Sacha Kljestan | 28 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | USA | Rodrigo López | 6 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | USA | Brad Guzan | 29 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | USA | Jorge Flores | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | USA | Jason Hernandez | 23 | 0 | 9+12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | USA | Preston Burpo | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ROU | Alex Zotincă | 24 | 0 | 20+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | USA | Lawson Vaughn | 26 | 1 | 22+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | BRA | Paulo Nagamura | 24 | 2 | 20+2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | MEX | Erasmo Solórzano | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | USA | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | USA | Orlando Perez | 16 | 1 | 12+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players away from Chivas USA on loan: ||||||||||||
| 20 | MF | HON | Amado Guevara | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left Chivas USA during the season: ||||||||||||
| 19 | FW | USA | Matt Taylor | 11 | 1 | 0+11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 11 | Maykel Galindo | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | Ante Razov | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | MF | 16 | Sacha Kljestan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | FW | 12 | John Cunliffe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | DF | 2 | Claudio Suárez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | 6 | Francisco Mendoza | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 15 | Jesse Marsch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 26 | Paulo Nagamura | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | | | Own goal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | FW | 10 | Laurent Merlin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | DF | 13 | Jonathan Bornstein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 25 | Lawson Vaughn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 77 | Orlando Perez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | 19 | Matt Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 46 | 0 | 1 | 47 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | MLS | MLS | MLS Cup Playoffs | MLS Cup Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Claudio Suárez | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Shavar Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Francisco Mendoza | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Ramón Núñez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Ante Razov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Laurent Merlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Maykel Galindo | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Jonathan Bornstein | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Jesse Marsch | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Sacha Kljestan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | Brad Guzan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Jason Hernandez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Alex Zotincă | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Lawson Vaughn | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 26 | MF | Paulo Nagamura | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | Orlando Perez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 62 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 3 |