2008 Chivas USA Statistics
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 12-11-7 - 43 points
Finishing 2nd in MLS's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-1-1
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Preki (12-11-7)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 226,717, Avg. 15,114 in 15 home dates
2008 Chivas USA RosterTeam Record: 12-11-7 - 43 points
Finishing 2nd in MLS's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-1-1
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Preki (12-11-7)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 226,717, Avg. 15,114 in 15 home dates
The Chivas USA of Major League Soccer ended the 2008 season with a record of 12 wins and 11 losses and 7 ties for 43 points finishing second in MLS's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1-1.
Chivas USA scored 40 goals and allowed 41. Sacha Kljestan, Ante Razov and Alecko Eskandarian netted 5 goals each for the squad, and Brad Guzan topped the team with 6 wins, while Dan Kennedy recorded a 0.69 goals against average, best among qualifying goalkeepers.
Preki coached the team. The 2008 Chivas USA lost in the Conference Semifinal.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacha Kljestan | M | 22 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 13.9 | 16 | 31.3 |
| Ante Razov | F | 22 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 51 | 9.8 | 18 | 27.8 |
| Alecko Eskandarian | F | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 21.7 | 15 | 33.3 |
| Atiba Harris | F | 28 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 73 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 42 | 7.1 | 15 | 20.0 |
| Justin Braun | F | 24 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 32 | 12.5 | 18 | 22.2 |
| Jesse Marsch | M | 25 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 26.7 | 6 | 66.7 |
| Paulo Nagamura | M | 24 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 11.8 | 7 | 28.6 |
| Jorge Villafana | M | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 3 | 100.0 |
| Jonathan Bornstein | D | 21 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20.0 | 6 | 33.3 |
| Sasha Victorine | M | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Maykel Galindo | F | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 8.3 | 6 | 16.7 |
| Carey Talley | D | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9.1 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Francisco Mendoza | M | 28 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Dejair | M | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Daniel Paladini | M | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Jim Curtin | D | 18 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Kraig Chiles | M | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Raphael Wicky | M | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Keith Savage | M | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Chris Pozniak | D | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alex Zotinca | D | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Anthony Hamilton | F | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Roberto Nurse | F | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Eric Ebert | D | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Lawson Vaughn | D | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Zach Thornton | GK | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dan Kennedy | GK | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Claudio Suarez | D | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Brad Guzan | GK | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Shavar Thomas | D | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Bobby Burling | D | 20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 409 | 330 | 40 | 40 | 495 | 350 | 65 | 6 | 88 | 325 | 12.3 | 146 | 27.4 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Kennedy | 9 | 8 | 699:00 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1.03 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 23 | .697 |
| Brad Guzan | 15 | 15 | 1350:00 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 1.33 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 48 | .676 |
| Zach Thornton | 8 | 7 | 651:00 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1.80 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 16 | .500 |
| Totals | 32 | 30 | 2700:00 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 1.37 | 3 | 4 | 136 | 87 | .640 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacha Kljestan | M | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Ante Razov | F | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Alecko Eskandarian | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Atiba Harris | F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Justin Braun | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Jesse Marsch | M | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Paulo Nagamura | M | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Jonathan Bornstein | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Carey Talley | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Francisco Mendoza | M | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Dejair | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Curtin | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alex Zotinca | D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Roberto Nurse | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zach Thornton | GK | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Shavar Thomas | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Burling | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 28 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 13.3 | 7 | 28.6 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thornton | 2 | 2 | 180:00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | .733 |
| Totals | 2 | 2 | 180:00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | .733 |
