2009 Chivas USA Statistics
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 13-11-6 - 45 points
Finishing 4th in MLS's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-1-1
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Preki (13-11-6)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 226,375, Avg. 15,092 in 15 home dates
2009 Chivas USA RosterTeam Record: 13-11-6 - 45 points
Finishing 4th in MLS's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-1-1
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Preki (13-11-6)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 226,375, Avg. 15,092 in 15 home dates
The Chivas USA of Major League Soccer ended the 2009 season with a record of 13 wins and 11 losses and 6 ties for 45 points finishing fourth in MLS's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1-1.
Chivas USA chalked up 34 goals and allowed 31. Eduardo Lillingston scored 8 goals for the squad, and Sacha Kljestan contributed five or more also. Zach Thornton topped the team with 12 wins and a team-best 0.58 goals against average, best among regular keepers.
Preki coached the team. The 2009 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eduardo Lillingston | F | 25 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 38 | 21.1 | 18 | 44.4 |
| Sacha Kljestan | M | 25 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 10.4 | 23 | 21.7 |
| Maykel Galindo | F | 23 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 16.0 | 16 | 25.0 |
| Paulo Nagamura | M | 27 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 16.7 | 11 | 36.4 |
| Justin Braun | F | 15 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 38 | 7.9 | 16 | 18.8 |
| Atiba Harris | F | 14 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 11.1 | 9 | 22.2 |
| Bojan Stepanovic | M | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Gerson Mayen | M | 12 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Maicon Santos | F | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 4.3 | 10 | 10.0 |
| Chukwudi Chijindu | M | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12.5 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Michael Lahoud | M | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11.1 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Alecko Eskandarian | F | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Jesus Padilla | M | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Yamith Cuesta | D | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Sasha Victorine | M | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Ante Jazic | D | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Mariano Trujillo | D | 21 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Jesse Marsch | M | 23 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jonathan Bornstein | D | 26 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Carey Talley | D | 27 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jim Curtin | D | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Burling | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Lance Parker | GK | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Claudio Suarez | D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Jorge Villafana | M | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Marcelo Saragosa | M | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Shavar Thomas | D | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Zach Thornton | GK | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 415 | 330 | 32 | 29 | 412 | 290 | 63 | 7 | 94 | 309 | 10.4 | 135 | 23.7 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thornton | 27 | 27 | 2385:00 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 0.87 | 2 | 2 | 111 | 83 | .748 |
| Lance Parker | 4 | 3 | 315:00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2.29 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 11 | .579 |
| Totals | 31 | 30 | 2700:00 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 1.03 | 3 | 3 | 130 | 94 | .723 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eduardo Lillingston | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sacha Kljestan | M | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Maykel Galindo | F | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Paulo Nagamura | M | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Justin Braun | F | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Maicon Santos | F | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 20.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Michael Lahoud | M | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jesus Padilla | M | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Yamith Cuesta | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ante Jazic | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jonathan Bornstein | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Carey Talley | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jorge Villafana | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marcelo Saragosa | M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Shavar Thomas | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zach Thornton | GK | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 28 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 11.8 | 6 | 33.3 |
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 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | .727 |
| Totals | 2 | 2 | 180:00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.50 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | .727 |
