2009 Chivas USA season

Chivas USA
2009 season
Owner	Jorge Vergara
Manager	Preki
MLS	Conference: 4th; Overall: 6th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Conference Semifinals vs LA Galaxy
U.S. Open Cup	Third Round vs Charleston Battery
Top goalscorer	League: Eduardo Lillingston (8); All: Eduardo Lillingston (8)
Average home league attendance	15,725
Home colors	Away colors

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	Ref
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	^[2]
March 12, 2009	99	FW	Eduardo Lillingston	Tecos	Undisclosed	^[3]
March 19, 2009	8	MF	Mariano Trujillo	Atlante	Undisclosed	^[4]
March 27, 2009	23	MF	Bojan Stepanović	Srem	Free	^[5]
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	^[6]
August 21, 2009	29	FW	Maicon	Bonsucesso	Loan

Out

Date	Number	Position	Player	New club	Fee/notes	Ref
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	^[2]
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	^[7]
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	^[8]
	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

June 20, 2009 1	Chivas USA	1–2	UANL	Carson
19:00 PST	Lillingston 29' 67' Lahoud 55' Stepanović 65' Nagamura 73'	Report	Pulido 11' 89' Hernandez 45' Dueñas 82'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 11,197 Referee: Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica)

June 23, 2009 2	Chicago Fire	1–0	Chivas USA	Bridgeview
17:00 PST	Mapp 35' Conde 82'	Report	Curtin 82' Eskandarian 82'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 9,126 Referee: Mark Geiger (USA)

June 27, 2009 3	Chivas USA	1–1	San Luis	Carson
19:00 PST	Galindo 19' Parker 54' Stepanović 76' Harris 89'	Report	Torres 40' Palacios 42' Moreno 54' (pen.) 79'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 7,411 Referee: Luis de la Rosa (Panama)

Competitions

MLS

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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
3	Seattle Sounders FC	30	12	7	11	38	29	+9	47
4	Chivas USA	30	13	11	6	34	31	+3	45
5	Real Salt Lake	30	11	12	7	43	35	+8	40
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

Source: MLS

Pos	Team v t e	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
7	New England Revolution	30	11	10	9	33	37	−4	42
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

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

Results summary

Overall								Home						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

Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 2009. Source: Chivas USA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Results

March 21, 2009 1	Chivas USA	2–1	Colorado Rapids	Carson
18:30 PST	Harris 51' Nagamura 55', 59' 61' Marsch 73'	Report	Cummings 30' Clark 62'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 16,453 Referee: Terry Vaughn

March 29, 2009 2	FC Dallas	0–2	Chivas USA	Frisco
12:00 PST	Pitchkolan 68'	Report	Lillingston 56' Trujillo 70' Stepanović 75'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 6,524 Referee: Paul Ward

April 5, 2009 3	Chivas USA	2–1	Columbus Crew	Carson
17:00 PST	Harris 25' Lillingston 38' 50' Kljestan 67' Talley 84'	Report	Iro 37' 67'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 12,827 Referee: Kevin Stott

April 11, 2009 4	LA Galaxy	0–0	Chivas USA	Carson
19:30 PST	Miglioranzi 19' Lewis 26' Gordon 68' 71' Berhalter 79'	Report	Nagamura 25' 44' Kljestan 33' Thomas 36'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 23,317 Referee: Hans-Joachim Weyland

April 18, 2009 5	Chivas USA	2–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Carson
19:30 PST	Lillingston 20' Riley 32' (o.g.) Chijindu 84' Trujillo 86'	Report	Scott 45' Montero 47'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 15,463 Referee: Alex Prus

April 22, 2009 6	Toronto	1–0	Chivas USA	Toronto
16:30 PST	Guevara 36' Dichio 38'	Report	Eskandarian 57' Kljestan 79'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 19,915 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

April 25, 2009 7	Chivas USA	2–0	FC Dallas	Carson
19:30 PST	Harris 1' 89' 68' Chijindu 32' Eskandarian 90+1'	Report	Sala 25' Saragosa 60'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 14,611 Referee: Abbey Okulaja

May 2, 2009 8	San Jose Earthquakes	0–1	Chivas USA	Santa Clara
19:30 PST		Report	Stepanovic 37' Braun 53' Marsch 86' Kljestan 90+2'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,049 Referee: Alex Prus

May 9, 2009 9	Chivas USA	1–0	Real Salt Lake	Carson
19:30 PST	Kljestan 25' Lillingston 45' Nagamura 54' Galindo 66'	Report	Olave 32' Beckerman 58'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 13,421 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

May 16, 2009 10	Chivas USA	2–2	D.C. United	Carson
20:00 PST	Galindo 25' Lillingston 43' Stepanovic 69'	Report	Simms 36' Namoff 72' Emilio 77' Jakovic 84' Quaranta 85'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 16,223 Referee: Mark Geiger

May 23, 2009 11	Kansas City Wizards	1–1	Chivas USA	Kansas City
17:30 PST	López 56' Wolff 68' Jewsbury 70' Gomez 75' Hirsig 32' 83'	Report	Harris 32' Lillingston 64' Trujillo 68'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Jasen Anno

May 28, 2009 12	Chivas USA	2–3	Chicago Fire	Carson
19:30 PST	Nagamura 16' 24' Galindo 37' (pen.) 41' Marsch 51' 63' Harris 77' Trujillo 90+5' Talley 90+5'	Report	Thorrington 10' Blanco 25' (pen.), 90+6' (pen.) 54' Conde 39' Segares 41' Nyarko 89'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 20,379 Referee: Terry Vaughn

June 6, 2009 13	Chivas USA	1–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Carson
19:30 PST	Lillingston 26' 38' Trujillo 90'	Report	Ianni 48' Jaqua 54' 88' Hurtado 81'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 13,117 Referee: Kevin Stott

June 10, 2009 14	Houston Dynamo	1–0	Chivas USA	Houston
17:30 PST	Holden 45' Boswell 53'	Report	Talley 39'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 14,516 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

June 14, 2009 15	Columbus Crew	2–1	Chivas USA	Columbus
12:00 PST	Carroll 30' Schelotto 61', 87'	Report	Nagamura 19' Lillingston 39' Galindo 57' Talley 68'	Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 12,658 Referee: Steven DePiero

July 11, 2009 16	Chivas USA	0–1	LA Galaxy	Carson
20:00 PST		Report	Buddle 30' Eskandarian 66'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 23,409 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

July 19, 2009 17	New England Revolution	2–0	Chivas USA	Foxborough
15:00 PST	Dube 61' Ralston 77'	Report	Nagamura 44' Lillingston 75' Lahoud 84' Talley 92'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 10,997 Referee: Jeff Gontarek

August 8, 2009 18	Colorado Rapids	4–0	Chivas USA	Commerce City
18:30 PST	Mastroeni 1' 66' Casey 4', 23', 47+' (pen.)	Report	Marsch 40' Thomas 45+1'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,364 Referee: Alex Prus

August 15, 2009 19	New York Red Bulls	0–2	Chivas USA	East Rutherford
16:00 PST	Petke 70'	Report	Galindo 15' Jazic 36' Kljestan 45+2' Stepanovic 77' Lillingston 90+2'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 10,556 Referee: Kevin Stott

August 22, 2009 20	Chivas USA	2–0	Toronto	Carson
19:30 PST	Kljestan 32', 51'	Report	White 25' Robinson 33' Serioux 59'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 15,165 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

August 26, 2009 21	Real Salt Lake	4–0	Chivas USA	Sandy
18:00 PST	Beltran 32' Campos 43' 45+1' Johnson 57' Espindola 75' Findley 85', 90'	Report	Saragosa 47' Bornstein 51'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 14,747 Referee: Terry Vaughn

August 29, 2009 22	LA Galaxy	1–0	Chivas USA	Carson
20:00 PST	Beckham 80' Klein 90'	Report	Saragosa 23' Galindo 82' Nagamura 90+2'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

September 13, 2009 23	Chivas USA	2–0	New England Revolution	Carson
12:00 PST	Maicon 10' Talley 70' Kljestan 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Osei 42' Jankauskas 70' Thompson 73'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 11,334 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

September 19, 2009 24	Seattle Sounders FC	0–0	Chivas USA	Seattle
12:00 PST	Alonso 40' Marshall 78' Jaqua 86'	Report	Jazic 34' Nagamura 43' Saragosa 71' Trujillo 76' Maicon 77'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 32,719 Referee: Terry Vaughn

September 26, 2009 25	Chivas USA	1–1	New York Red Bulls	Carson
19:30 PST	Kljestan 64'	Report	Celades 56' Angel 84'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 14,211 Referee: Alex Prus

October 3, 2009 26	D.C. United	0–2	Chivas USA	Washington, D.C.
16:30 PST	Moreno 56' James 63' Olsen 65' Pontius 84'	Report	Kocic 32' (o.g.) Padilla 53' Cuesta 65'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 24,175 Referee: Kevin Stott

October 10, 2009 27	Chivas USA	2–0	Kansas City Wizards	Carson
19:30 PST	Braun 72' Kljestan 74' Cuesta 78'	Report	Harrington 36' Arnaud 90'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 12,923 Referee: Silvia Reyes

October 17, 2009 28	Chivas USA	2–2	San Jose Earthquakes	Carson
19:30 PST	Galindo 7' Cuesta 36' Braun 66' Santos 74'	Report	McDonald 21' Johnson 58'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 12,316 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

October 22, 2009 29	Chicago Fire	1–0	Chivas USA	Chicago
17:00 PST	Lillingston 67' (o.g.)	Report	Braun 70' Cuesta 87'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,537 Referee: Terry Vaughn

October 25, 2009 30	Chivas USA	2–3	Houston Dynamo	Carson
11:00 PST	Santos 16' Cuesta 56' Lahoud 59' Kljestan 71' Lillingston 88' 90+4'	Report	Hainault 26' Oduro 29' Thompson 52' Cameron 54' Robinson 77'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 14,523 Referee: Mark Geiger

MLS Cup Playoffs

November 1, 2009 Conference Semifinal 1st leg	Chivas USA	2–2	LA Galaxy	Carson
13:00 PST	Maicon 4' Galindo 50' Saragosa 81'	Report	Magee 14' Birchall 27' Donovan 41'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 25,218 Referee: Kevin Stott

November 8, 2009 Conference Semifinal 2nd leg	LA Galaxy	1–0 (3–2 agg.)	Chivas USA	Carson
16:30 PST	Franklin 60' Donovan 73' (pen.)	Report	Talley 38' Thornton 72' Nagamura 78' Cuesta 78' Kljestan 90+4'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

U.S. Open Cup

June 30, 2009 Third round	Charleston Battery	3–1	Chivas USA	Charleston
16:30 PST	Patterson 9', 45' Hemming 66' Wilson 86' Treschuk 87' Hudock 89' Yoshitake 90+'	Report	Marsch 28' 89' Victorine 43' Nagamura 54' Harris 83' Galindo 86' Talley 90'	Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,268 Referee: Mark Kadlecic

Statistics

As of Match played November 8, 2008

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		Playoffs		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
			Own goal	2	0	0	2
	FW	29	Maicon	1	1	0	2
9	MF	23	Bojan Stepanović	1	0	0	1
	FW	77	Chukwudi Chijindu	1	0	0	1
	FW	7	Alecko Eskandarian	1	0	0	1
	FW	10	Jesús Padilla	1	0	0	1
	MF	27	Michael Lahoud	1	0	0	1
	MF	15	Jesse Marsch	0	0	1	1
			TOTALS	34	2	1	37

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	MLS		MLS Cup Playoffs		U.S. Open Cup		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

References

^ "USA Major League Soccer – Attendance – 2009". ESPN Soccernet. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
^ a b "Francisco Mendoza Joins Chivas De Guadalajara". www.goal.com. goal.com. January 15, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
^ "Eduardo Lillingston jugará para Chivas USA". www.mediotiempo.com/ (in Spanish). mediotiempo. March 12, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
^ "Chivas USA Sign Mexican Mariano Trujillo". www.goal.com. Goal.com. March 19, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
^ "Chivas signs M Stepanovic". sports.yahoo.com. Yahoo. March 27, 2009. Archived from the original on January 25, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
^ "Chivas USA acquires Padilla from Guadalajara". sbisoccer.com. sbisoccer. August 17, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
^ "Chivas USA ships Eskandarian to Galaxy". sbisoccer.com. July 1, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
^ "Earthquakes Acquire Defender Bobby Burling From Chivas USA". www.oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. September 11, 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

External links

2009 Schedule

[1] "USA Major League Soccer – Attendance – 2009". ESPN Soccernet. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2009.

[Jazić_&_Mendoza_move-2] "Francisco Mendoza Joins Chivas De Guadalajara". www.goal.com. goal.com. January 15, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2016.

[3] "Eduardo Lillingston jugará para Chivas USA". www.mediotiempo.com/ (in Spanish). mediotiempo. March 12, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2016.

[4] "Chivas USA Sign Mexican Mariano Trujillo". www.goal.com. Goal.com. March 19, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2016.

[5] "Chivas signs M Stepanovic". sports.yahoo.com. Yahoo. March 27, 2009. Archived from the original on January 25, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.

[6] "Chivas USA acquires Padilla from Guadalajara". sbisoccer.com. sbisoccer. August 17, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2016.

[7] "Chivas USA ships Eskandarian to Galaxy". sbisoccer.com. July 1, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2016.

[8] "Earthquakes Acquire Defender Bobby Burling From Chivas USA". www.oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. September 11, 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

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