Soccer in the United States
Season2007
Men's soccer
Supporters' ShieldD.C. United
USL First DivisionSeattle Sounders
USL Second DivisionHarrisburg City Islanders
NPSLSouthern California Fusion
PDLLaredo Heat
US Open CupNew England Revolution
MLS CupHouston Dynamo
← 2006 United States 2008 →

The 2007 season was the 95th year of competitive soccer in the United States.

National team

Men

Senior

Wins Losses Draws
12 5 1

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

June 21 Gold Cup Semifinal Canada  1–2  United States Chicago
18:00 UTC−05 Hume 76' (Report) Hejduk 39'
Donovan 45'
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 50,760
Referee: Benito Archundio (Mexico)
June 24 Gold Cup Final United States  2–1  Mexico Chicago
14:00 UTC−05 Donovan 62' (pen.)
Feilhaber 73'
(Report) Guardado 44' Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
August 22 International Friendly Sweden  1–0  United States Gothenburg, Sweden
19:30 UTC+02 Kallstrom 56' (Report) Stadium: Ullevi
Attendance: 20,648
Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
September 9 International Friendly United States  2–4  Brazil Chicago
16:00 UTC-05 Bocanegra 21'
Dempsey 73'
(Report) Onyewu 33' (o.g.)
Lucio 53'
Ronaldinho 75'
Elano 90+2' (pen.)
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 43,543
Referee: Armando Archulia (Mexico)

Women

Senior

Wins Losses Draws
19 1 4

The United States Women's National Soccer Team was coached by Pia Sundhage.

Four Nations Tournament
Jan 26 United States  0–0  Germany Guangzhou, China
3:00 a.m. UTC-05 Report Stadium: Guangdong Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Deng Junxia (CHN)
Assistant referees: Fu Hongjue (CHN)
Da Fuping (CHN)
Fourth official: Amy Rayner (GBR)
Jan 28 United States  1–1  England Guangzhou, China
3:00 a.m. UTC-05 O'Reilly 17' Report Scott 47' Stadium: Guangdong Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (GER)
Assistant referees: Zhang Lingling (CHN)
Liu Hongjuan (CHN)
Fourth official: Da Fuping (CHN)
Jan 30 United States  2–0  China Guangzhou, China
3:00 a.m. UTC-05 Chalupny 45+1'
Kai 56'
Report Stadium: Guangdong Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Amy Rayner (GBR)
Assistant referees: Liu Hongjuan (CHN)
Hu An Qi (CHN)
Fourth official: Qu Xiaoguang (CHN)
Algarve Cup
Mar 7 Group Round United States  2–1  China Silves, Portugal
11:15 a.m. UTC-05 Lilly 19' (pen.)
Lloyd 38'
Report Duan 21' Stadium: Estadio Municipal
Attendance: 500
Referee: Gyongyi Gaal (HUN)
Assistant referees: Emilia Parvainen (FIN)
Karine Vives Solana (FRA)
Fourth official: Natalia Advonchenko (RUS)
Mar 9 Group Round United States  1–0  Finland Ferreiras, Portugal
11:15 a.m. UTC-05 Lloyd 46' Report Stadium: Parque Desportiva da Nora
Attendance: 500
Referee: Bentla D’Coth (IND)
Assistant referees: Kyoung Min Kim (KOR)
Ja Daw Kaw (MYA)
Fourth official: Eun Ah Hong (KOR)
Mar 12 Group Round United States  3–2  Sweden Vila Real de San Antonio, Portugal
4:00 p.m. UTC-05 Wambach 39', 72'
Lloyd 44'
Report Oqvist 71'
Svensson 83' (pen.)
Stadium: Estadio Municipal
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Etsuko Fukano (JPN)
Assistant referees: Hongjuan Liu (CHN)
Hongjue Fu (CHN)
Mar 14 Final United States  2–0  Denmark Vila Real de San Antonio, Portugal
12:30 p.m. UTC-05 Lilly 12'
Lloyd 51'
Report Stadium: Estadio Municipal
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Pannipar Kamnueng (THA)
Assistant referees: Hongjuan Liu (CHN)
Hongjue Fu (CHN)
Fourth official: Bentla D’coth (IND)
International Friendlies
Apr 14 United States  5–0  Mexico Foxborough, Massachusetts
5:00 p.m. UTC-05 Wambach 10'
Tarpley 33'
Lilly 50', 70'
Cheney 88'
Report Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 18,184
Referee: Rachel Woo
Assistant referees: Kim Oberle
Sharon Wheeler
Fourth official: Niko Bratsis
May 12 United States  6–2  Canada Frisco, Texas
7:30 p.m. UTC-05 Wambach 3', 65'
Tarpley 13'
Chalupny 28'
Lilly 35'
O'Reilly 73'
Report Wilkinson 11'
Sinclair 50'
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 8,569
Referee: Sandra Serafini (USA)
Assistant referees: Margaret Domka (USA)
Kim Oberle (USA)
Fourth official: Shelley Finger (USA)
June 16 United States  2–0  China Cleveland, Ohio
7:00 p.m. UTC-05 Wambach 67', 88' Report Stadium: Cleveland Browns Stadium
Attendance: 8,888
Referee: Kari Seitz
Assistant referees: Sharon Wheeler
Margaret Domka
Fourth official: Rachel Woo
June 23 United States  2–0  Brazil East Rutherford, New Jersey
7:00 p.m. UTC-05 Lilly 1'
Wambach 17'
Report Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 16,856
Referee: Rachel Woo (USA)
Assistant referees: Sharon Wheeler (USA)
Kim Oberle (USA)
Fourth official: Sandra Serafini (USA)
July 14 United States  1–0  Norway East Hartford, Connecticut
6:00 p.m. UTC-05 Lloyd 66' Report Stadium: Rentschler Field
Attendance: 9,957
Referee: Kari Seitz (USA)
Assistant referees: Sharon Wheeler (USA)
Margaret Domka (USA)
Fourth official: Rachel Woo (USA)
July 28 United States  4–1  Japan San Jose, California
10:00 p.m. UTC-05 Boxx 17'
Kinga 41' (o.g.)
Lilly 55'
Wambach 72' (pen.)
Report Nagasato 79' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 11,290
Referee: Jennifer Bennett
Assistant referees: Sharon Wheeler
Margaret Domka
Fourth official: Kari Seitz
Aug 12 United States  6–1  New Zealand Chicago, Illinois
1:00 p.m. UTC-05 Wambach 7', 90'
Lilly 33'
Lloyd 34', 60'
Tarpley 57'
Report Smith 73' Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 7,015
Referee: Jennifer Bennett
Assistant referees: Sharon Wheeler
Margaret Domka
Fourth official: Kristine Lamm
Aug 25 United States  4–0  Finland Carson, California
9:30 p.m. UTC-05 Boxx 30'
Lilly 36'
Tarpley 68'
O'Reilly 76'
Report Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 7,118
Referee: Kari Seitz
Assistant referees: Flisha Mariscal
Marlene Duffy
Fourth official: Jennifer Bennett
World Cup
Sep 11 Group B United States  2–2  North Korea Chengdu, China
5:00 a.m. UTC-05 Wambach 50'
O'Reilly 69'
Report Son Hui 58'
Yong Ae 62'
Stadium: Chengdu Sports Center Stadium
Attendance: 35,100
Referee: Nicole Petignat (SUI)
Assistant referees: Corinne LaGrange (FRA)
Karine Vives Solana (FRA)
Fourth official: Dagmar Damkova (CZE)
Sep 14 Group B United States  2–0  Sweden Chengdu, China
5:00 a.m. UTC-05 Wambach 34' (pen.), 58' Report Stadium: Chengdu Sports Center Stadium
Attendance: n/a
Referee: Gyoengyi Gaal (HUN)
Assistant referees: Maria Luisa Villa Gutierrez (ESP)
Cristina Cini (ITA)
Fourth official: Christine Beck (GER)
Sep 18 Group B United States  1–0  Nigeria Shanghai, China
8:00 a.m. UTC-05 Chalupny 1' Report Stadium: Shanghai Hongkou Football Stadium
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Mayumi OIWA (JPN)
Assistant referees: Hisae YOSHIZAWA (JPN)
Liu Hsiu Mei (TPE)
Fourth official: Estela Alvarez (ARG)
Sep 22 Quarterfinals United States  3–0  England Tianjin, China
8:00 a.m. UTC-05 Wambach 48'
Boxx 57'
Lilly 60'
Report Stadium: Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium
Attendance: 29,586
Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (SWE)
Assistant referees: Susanne Borg (SWE)
Hege Steinlund (NOR)
Fourth official: Mayumi Oiwa (JPN)
Sep 27 Semifinals Brazil  4–0  United States Hangzhou, China
8:00 a.m. UTC-05 Osborne 20' (o.g.)
Marta 27', 80'
Cristiane 56'
Report Stadium: Hangzhou Dragon Stadium
Attendance: 47,818
Referee: Nicole Petignat (SUI)
Assistant referees: Karine Vives Solana (FRA)
Corinne Lagrange (FRA)
Fourth official: Tammy Ogston (AUS)
Sep 30 Third-place playoff United States  4–1  Norway Shanghai, China
8:00 a.m. UTC-05 Wambach 30', 46'
Chalupny 58'
O'Reilly 59'
Report Gulbrandsen 63' Stadium: Shanghai Hongkou Football Stadium
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Gyoengyi Gaal (HUN)
Assistant referees: Maria Luisa Villa Gutierrez (ESP)
Miriam Draeger (GER)
Fourth official: Christine Beck (GER)
International Friendlies
Oct 13 United States  5–1  Mexico St. Louis, Missouri
8:00 p.m. UTC-05 O'Reilly 32'
Wambach 57', 81'
Lilly 67'
Lloyd 84'
Report Lopez 3' Stadium: Edward Jones Dome
Attendance: 10,861
Referee: Kari Seitz (USA)
Assistant referees: George Major (USA)
Younasse Tarbouni (USA)
Fourth official: Jeff Shelton (USA)
Oct 17 United States  4–0  Mexico Portland, Oregon
10:00 p.m. UTC-05 Lilly 45+1'
Wambach 76'
Kai 82'
Lloyd 87'
Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 10,006
Referee: Margaret Domka (USA)
Assistant referees: Veronica Perez (USA)
Cindy Brooks (USA)
Fourth official: Jessica Baumann (USA)
Oct 20 United States  1–1  Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico
6:30 p.m. UTC-05 O'Reilly 62' Report Ocampo 56' Stadium: University Stadium
Attendance: 8,972
Referee: Jennifer Bennett (USA)
Assistant referees: Marlene Duffy (USA)
Jeremy Vehar (USA)
Fourth official: Chris Sanchez (USA)

Major League Soccer

Table

Pos Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 D.C. United (E1) 55 30 16 7 7 56 34 +22
2 Chivas USA (W1) 53 30 15 7 8 46 28 +18
3 Houston Dynamo[1] (W2) 52 30 15 8 7 43 23 +20
4 New England Revolution[2] (E2) 50 30 14 8 8 51 43 +8
5 FC Dallas 44 30 13 12 5 37 44 –7
6 New York Red Bulls 43 30 12 11 7 47 45 +2
7 Chicago Fire 40 30 10 10 10 31 36 –5
8 Kansas City Wizards 40 30 11 12 7 45 45 0
9 Columbus Crew 37 30 9 11 10 39 44 –5
10 Colorado Rapids 35 30 9 13 8 29 34 –5
11 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 30 9 14 7 38 48 –10
12 Real Salt Lake 27 30 6 15 9 31 45 –14
13 Toronto FC[3] 25 30 6 17 7 25 49 –24
MLS Supporters' Shield, 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, SuperLiga 2008, CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09[4]
2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, SuperLiga 2008, CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09
2007 MLS Cup Playoffs, SuperLiga 2008
2007 MLS Cup Playoffs
  • ^2 – Toronto FC cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Championship.
    If they had qualified for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified would have qualified.
  • ^3 – Additional Champions League berths were awarded to the winner (Houston) and runner-up (New England) of MLS Cup 2007.
    The winner of the 2007 U.S. Open Cup (New England) also qualified.
    Because New England qualified twice, an additional berth was awarded to the 2007 MLS Supporters' Shield runner-up (Chivas USA).

Playoffs

Conference Semifinals Conference Finals MLS Cup 2007
          
E1 D.C. United 0 2
E4 Chicago Fire 1 2
E4 Chicago Fire 0
Eastern Conference
E2 New England Revolution 1
E3 New York Red Bulls 0 0
E2 New England Revolution 0 1
E2 New England Revolution 1
W2 Houston Dynamo 2
W1 Chivas USA 0 0
W4 Kansas City Wizards1 1 0
W4 Kansas City Wizards 0
Western Conference
W2 Houston Dynamo 2
W3 FC Dallas 1 1
W2 Houston Dynamo (aet) 0 4

1 The Kansas City Wizards earned the eighth and final playoff berth, despite finishing fifth in the Eastern Conference. They represent the fourth seed in the Western Conference playoff bracket, as only three teams in the Western Conference qualified for the playoffs.

MLS Cup

New England Revolution1–2Houston Dynamo
Twellman 20' Report Ngwenya 61'
De Rosario 74'
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 39,859
Referee: Alex Prus

USL First Division

Table

Purple indicates regular season champion
Green indicates playoff berth clinched

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Seattle Sounders 28 16 6 6 37 23 +14 54
2 Portland Timbers 28 14 5 9 32 18 +14 51
3 Montreal Impact 28 14 6 8 32 21 +11 50
4 Atlanta Silverbacks 28 12 9 7 40 30 +10 43
5 Rochester Raging Rhinos 28 12 10 6 39 36 +3 42
6 Puerto Rico Islanders 28 10 8 10 35 34 +1 40
7 Vancouver Whitecaps 28 9 7 12 27 24 +3 39
8 Carolina RailHawks 28 8 12 8 24 34 −10 32
9 Miami FC 28 9 15 4 31 41 −10 31
10 Charleston Battery 28 8 14 6 32 39 −7 30
11 Minnesota Thunder 28 5 12 11 32 35 −3 26
12 California Victory 28 4 17 7 17 43 −26 19

Playoffs

Quarterfinals
September 14/16
Semifinals
September 21/23
Final
September 29
               
1 Seattle Sounders 2 1 3
8 Carolina RailHawks 0 0 0
1 Seattle Sounders (PK's) 2 0 2 (4)
6 Puerto Rico Islanders 1 1 2 (2)
3 Montreal Impact 3 0 3
6 Puerto Rico Islanders 2 3 5
1 Seattle Sounders 4
4 Atlanta Silverbacks 0
4 Atlanta Silverbacks 2 1 3
5 Rochester Raging Rhinos 1 1 2
4 Atlanta Silverbacks (PK's) 1 0 1 (3)
2 Portland Timbers 1 0 1 (1)
2 Portland Timbers 0 3 3
7 Vancouver Whitecaps 1 0 1

Final

USL Second Division

Table

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Richmond Kickers 20 12 3 5 37 15 +22 41
2 Cleveland City Stars 20 10 1 8 31 14 +17 39
3 Harrisburg City Islanders 20 11 4 5 26 15 +11 38
4 Charlotte Eagles 20 11 7 2 40 29 +11 35
5 Crystal Palace Baltimore 20 9 6 5 27 20 +7 32
6 Western Mass Pioneers 20 7 7 6 25 26 −1 27
7 Wilmington Hammerheads 20 4 9 7 22 30 −8 19
8 Cincinnati Kings 20 4 11 5 29 41 −12 17
9 New Hampshire Phantoms 20 3 12 5 16 34 −18 131
10 Bermuda Hogges 20 3 14 3 16 45 −29 12

1New Hampshire was penalized 1 point for circumstances not released by the USL.

Playoffs

Quarterfinals
August 13
Semifinals
August 16
Final
August 23
1 Charlotte Eagles 2
4 Crystal Palace Baltimore (AET/PK) 2 (7) 4 Crystal Palace Baltimore 1
5 Harrisburg City Islanders 2 (6) 1 Charlotte Eagles 1
3 Cleveland City Stars 2
2 Richmond Kickers 0
3 Cleveland City Stars 4 3 Cleveland City Stars(AET) 1
6 Western Mass Pioneers 2

Final

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Third round
July 9–18
Quarterfinals
August 7–8
Semifinals
September 4
Final
October 3
            
USL-1 Seattle Sounders 3
MLS Chivas USA 1
USL-1 Seattle Sounders 5
MLS Colorado Rapids 0
MLS Colorado Rapids 3
USL-1 California Victory 1
USL-1 Seattle Sounders 1
MLS FC Dallas (OT) 2
USL-1 Charleston Battery (OT) 1
MLS Houston Dynamo 0
USL-1 Charleston Battery 1
MLS FC Dallas (OT) 2
MLS FC Dallas (PK's) 1 (4)
USL-1 Atlanta Silverbacks 1 (3)
MLS FC Dallas 2
MLS New England Revolution 3
USL-1 Rochester Raging Rhinos 2
MLS New England Revolution 4
MLS New England Revolution 2
USL-2 Harrisburg City Islanders 1
USL-2 Harrisburg City Islanders 1
MLS D.C. United 0
MLS New England Revolution (OT) 2
USL-1 Carolina RailHawks 1
USL-1 Carolina RailHawks 1
MLS Chicago Fire 0
USL-1 Carolina RailHawks 1
USL-2 Richmond Kickers 0
USL-2 Richmond Kickers 1
MLS Los Angeles Galaxy 0

Final

American clubs in international competitions

Club Competition Final round
Houston Dynamo 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Semifinal
2007 North American SuperLiga Semifinal
D.C. United 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Semifinal
2007 North American SuperLiga Semifinal
Los Angeles Galaxy Final
FC Dallas Group stage

Houston Dynamo

April 5 Champions Cup Semifinals Pachuca Mexico 5–2 (a.e.t.) United States Houston Pachuca, Mexico
18:35 UTC-05 Caballero 4', 86'
Giménez 15' (pen.), pen.', 105'
Report Mullan 53'
Ching 79'
Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (CAN)

D.C. United

July 25 SuperLiga group stage D.C. United United States 1–1 Mexico Monarcas Morelia Washington, D.C.
20:00 UTC-04 Gomez 7' (Report) Martínez 79' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 13,335
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
July 29 SuperLiga group stage D.C. United United States 1–0 Mexico América Washington, D.C.
20:00 UTC-04 Dyachenko 12' (Report) Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 18,604
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

Los Angeles Galaxy

July 28 SuperLiga group stage Los Angeles United States 1–2 Mexico Guadalajara Los Angeles, California
22:00 UTC-07 Donovan 88' (Report) Rodríguez 59'
Bravo 82'
Stadium: Los Angeles Coliseum
Attendance: 37,337
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

FC Dallas

References