# 2009 in American soccer

The 2009 season was the 97th season of soccer in the United States. This season included playing in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

## National team
### Men
#### Senior

| Wins | Losses | Draws |
| 13 | 8 | 3 |
The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right
column.
Win  Draw  Loss

### Women
#### Senior

| Wins | Losses | Draws |
| 7 | 0 | 1 |
The United States Women's National Soccer Team was coached by Pia Sundhage.

##### International friendlies
## Major League Soccer
### Table

| 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 | |

### Playoffs

| Conference semifinals | Conference semifinals | Conference semifinals | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | Conference finals | Conference finals | MLS Cup | MLS Cup | MLS Cup |
| E1 | Columbus | 0 | 2 | | | | | | |
| E4 | Salt Lake | 1 | 3 | | | | | | |
| E4 | Salt Lake | 1 | 3 | E4 | Salt Lake (AET) (PEN) | (0)5 | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E4 | Salt Lake (AET) (PEN) | (0)5 | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E2 | Chicago | (0)4 | | | |
| E3 | New England | 2 | 0 | E2 | Chicago | (0)4 | | | |
| E2 | Chicago | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| E2 | Chicago | 1 | 2 | | | | E4 | Salt Lake (AET) (PEN) | (1)5 |
| | | | | | | | W1 | Los Angeles | (1)4 |
| W1 | Los Angeles | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | W1 | Los Angeles | (1)4 |
| W4 | Chivas USA | 2 | 0 | | | | | | |
| W4 | Chivas USA | 2 | 0 | W1 | Los Angeles (AET) | 2 | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W1 | Los Angeles (AET) | 2 | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W2 | Houston | 0 | | | |
| W3 | Seattle | 0 | 0 | W2 | Houston | 0 | | | |
| W2 | Houston (AET) | 0 | 1 | | | | | | |

### MLS Cup
## USL First Division
### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Portland Timbers | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 45 | 19 | +26 | 58 |
| 2 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 19 | +24 | 55 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 53 |
| 4 | Charleston Battery | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 53 |
| 5 | Montreal Impact | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 44 |
| 6 | Rochester Rhinos | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 43 |
| 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 42 |
| 8 | Minnesota Thunder | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 31 |
| 9 | Miami FC | 30 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 26 | 52 | −26 | 29 |
| 10 | Austin Aztex FC | 30 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 28 | 51 | −23 | 21$^1$ |
| 11 | Cleveland City Stars | 30 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 22 | 52 | −30 | 19 |
Purple indicates league title clinched. Green indicates playoff berth clinched. $^1$Austin was docked two points for fielding an ineligible player during a match against Montreal Impact on July 25, 2009.

### Playoffs

Teams will be re-seeded for semifinal matchups
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | | 1 | Portland Timbers | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| 2 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | 5 | Montreal Impact | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Rochester Rhinos | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Rochester Rhinos | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Montreal Impact | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | Charleston Battery | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Montreal Impact | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| 5 | Montreal Impact | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Finals

Montreal wins on aggregate 6–3.

## USL Second Division
### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 24 | +18 | 41 |
| 2 | Richmond Kickers | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 39 |
| 3 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 31 |
| 4 | Charlotte Eagles | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 31 |
| 5 | Real Maryland Monarchs | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 26 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace Baltimore | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 23 |
| 7 | Western Mass Pioneers | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 34 | −13 | 23 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 22 |
| 9 | Bermuda Hogges | 20 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 43 | −24 | 16 |
Purple indicates league title clinched Green indicates playoff berth clinched

### Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 1 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 0 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Charlotte Eagles | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Charlotte Eagles | 3 | 4 | Charlotte Eagles | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Real Maryland Monarchs | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Real Maryland Monarchs | 1 | | | | 2 | Richmond Kickers | 3 |
| | | | | | | 4 | Charlotte Eagles | 1 |
| | | | 2 | Richmond Kickers (AET) | 1 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 0 | | | |

### Final
## Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Home teams listed on top of bracket
| Third round June 30, 2009 | Third round June 30, 2009 | Third round June 30, 2009 | Quarterfinals July 7, 2009 | Quarterfinals July 7, 2009 | Quarterfinals July 7, 2009 | Semifinals July 21, 2009 | Semifinals July 21, 2009 | Semifinals July 21, 2009 | | Final September 2, 2009 | Final September 2, 2009 | Final September 2, 2009 |
| MLS | D.C. United | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Ocean City Barons | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Ocean City Barons | 0 | MLS | D.C. United | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | USL-2 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 1 | | | | | | | |
| MLS | New England Revolution | 1 | USL-2 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 1 | | | | | | | |
| USL-2 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| USL-2 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 2 | | | | MLS | D.C. United | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | USL-1 | Rochester Rhinos | 1 | | | | |
| USL-1 | Rochester Rhinos | 1 (5) | | | | | | | USL-1 | Rochester Rhinos | 1 | | | | |
| MLS | Columbus Crew | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Columbus Crew | 1 (3) | USL-1 | Rochester Rhinos | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | USL-2 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 1 | | | | | | | |
| USL-2 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 1 | USL-2 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 1 | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Chicago Fire | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Chicago Fire | 0 | | | | | | | | MLS | D.C. United | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Seattle Sounders FC | 2 |
| USL-1 | Portland Timbers | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Seattle Sounders FC | 2 |
| MLS | Seattle Sounders FC | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Seattle Sounders FC | 2 | MLS | Seattle Sounders FC | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Kansas City Wizards | 0 | | | | | | | |
| USL-1 | Minnesota Thunder | 3 (2) | MLS | Kansas City Wizards | 0 | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Kansas City Wizards | 3 (4) | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Kansas City Wizards | 3 (4) | | | | MLS | Seattle Sounders FC (aet) | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | Houston Dynamo | 1 | | | | |
| USL-1 | Austin Aztex | 0 | | | | | | | MLS | Houston Dynamo | 1 | | | | |
| MLS | Houston Dynamo | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Houston Dynamo | 2 | MLS | Houston Dynamo | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | USL-1 | Charleston Battery | 0 | | | | | | | |
| USL-1 | Charleston Battery | 3 | USL-1 | Charleston Battery | 0 | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Chivas USA | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Final
## American clubs in international competitions

| Club | Competition | Final round |
| Houston Dynamo | 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League | Quarterfinals |
| Houston Dynamo | 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League | Group stage |
| Columbus Crew | 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League | Quarterfinals |
| New York Red Bulls | 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League | preliminary round |
| D.C. United | 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League | Group stage |
| Chicago Fire | 2009 SuperLiga | Final |
| New England Revolution | 2009 SuperLiga | Semifinal |
| Chivas USA | 2009 SuperLiga | Group stage |
| Kansas City Wizards | 2009 SuperLiga | Group stage |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 2009 Pan-Pacific Championship | Final |