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MLS Cup 2010
MLS Cup 2010 was the 15th edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS), the top-flight soccer league in the United States and Canada. The match took place on November 21, 2010, at BMO Field in Toronto, Ontario, the first Canadian city to host the league's championship. It was contested by the Colorado Rapids and FC Dallas, both from the Western Conference, to determine the champion of the 2010 season. The 2010 edition was the fourth MLS Cup to feature finalists from the same conference.
Colorado won 2–1 over Dallas on an own goal in extra time, as a shot by Rapids forward Macoumba Kandji was deflected on goal by Dallas defender George John. The match kicked off at 8:30 pm EST, and was televised by ESPN and Galavisión in the United States, and by TSN2 in Canada.
As a result of their victory, the Colorado Rapids earned direct Group Stage berth in the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League. FC Dallas earned a preliminary round spot in the Champions League.
The MLS Cup is the post-season championship of Major League Soccer, a professional club soccer league based in the United States. The 2010 season was the 15th in the league's history and was contested by 16 teams organized into two conferences, each with 8 teams. The regular season ran from March to October with teams playing 30 matches in a double round-robin format with home-and-away series against the other 15 teams. The top eight teams advanced to the MLS Cup Playoffs, a postseason tournament that determined the league's champion.
The 2010 MLS Cup Playoffs format was unchanged from the previous year, with the top two teams from each conference qualifying alongside four wild card slots for the next teams in the overall standings regardless of conference. It took place from October 28 to November 21 and was organized into three rounds: a home-and-away series in the Conference Semifinals, a single-match Conference Final, and the MLS Cup final. The Conference Semifinals was a two-legged series, while the Conference Final was a single match hosted by the highest-seeded team and MLS Cup final was a single match at a predetermined venue.
MLS Cup 2010 was contested by the Colorado Rapids and FC Dallas, both Western Conference teams who qualified for the playoffs as wild cards. It was the first time that the finalists had been lower-ranked seeds in the playoffs and the fourth MLS Cup to be contested by two teams from the same conference. The eight-team playoffs had six teams from the Western Conference due to four wild-card teams earning a better record in the overall standings. As neither team had won an MLS Cup, the winner of the 2010 edition would become the league's ninth club to win a championship. The Colorado Rapids and FC Dallas had met twice during the regular season and drew both matches.
The Colorado Rapids were one of the ten founding clubs of MLS and debuted in the 1996 season, where they finished last in the overall standings. The team overhauled its roster and won several upsets in the playoffs to reach MLS Cup 1997, where they were defeated by D.C. United. The Rapids consistently qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs in later seasons and reached the Western Conference Final three times from 2002 to 2006; they failed to qualify for the playoffs from 2007 to 2009. Former Arsenal F.C. academy manager Gary Smith was hired as the head coach of the Rapids on November 11, 2008, after serving as the interim coach for several matches.
The team finished the 2009 season in ninth place with a 10–10–10 record, level on points with the lowest playoff seed but unable to qualify. For the 2010 season, the Rapids returned with most of its key players and also made several offseason trades with the New England Revolution and Toronto FC. In January, the team completed a four-player trade with the Revolution to acquire midfielders Jeff Larentowicz and Wells Thompson in exchange for backup goalkeeper Preston Burpo, defender Cory Gibbs, and a draft pick. The Rapids made three separate trades with Toronto FC, including sending midfielder Nick LaBrocca to acquire defender Marvell Wynne in late March.
MLS Cup 2010
MLS Cup 2010 was the 15th edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS), the top-flight soccer league in the United States and Canada. The match took place on November 21, 2010, at BMO Field in Toronto, Ontario, the first Canadian city to host the league's championship. It was contested by the Colorado Rapids and FC Dallas, both from the Western Conference, to determine the champion of the 2010 season. The 2010 edition was the fourth MLS Cup to feature finalists from the same conference.
Colorado won 2–1 over Dallas on an own goal in extra time, as a shot by Rapids forward Macoumba Kandji was deflected on goal by Dallas defender George John. The match kicked off at 8:30 pm EST, and was televised by ESPN and Galavisión in the United States, and by TSN2 in Canada.
As a result of their victory, the Colorado Rapids earned direct Group Stage berth in the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League. FC Dallas earned a preliminary round spot in the Champions League.
The MLS Cup is the post-season championship of Major League Soccer, a professional club soccer league based in the United States. The 2010 season was the 15th in the league's history and was contested by 16 teams organized into two conferences, each with 8 teams. The regular season ran from March to October with teams playing 30 matches in a double round-robin format with home-and-away series against the other 15 teams. The top eight teams advanced to the MLS Cup Playoffs, a postseason tournament that determined the league's champion.
The 2010 MLS Cup Playoffs format was unchanged from the previous year, with the top two teams from each conference qualifying alongside four wild card slots for the next teams in the overall standings regardless of conference. It took place from October 28 to November 21 and was organized into three rounds: a home-and-away series in the Conference Semifinals, a single-match Conference Final, and the MLS Cup final. The Conference Semifinals was a two-legged series, while the Conference Final was a single match hosted by the highest-seeded team and MLS Cup final was a single match at a predetermined venue.
MLS Cup 2010 was contested by the Colorado Rapids and FC Dallas, both Western Conference teams who qualified for the playoffs as wild cards. It was the first time that the finalists had been lower-ranked seeds in the playoffs and the fourth MLS Cup to be contested by two teams from the same conference. The eight-team playoffs had six teams from the Western Conference due to four wild-card teams earning a better record in the overall standings. As neither team had won an MLS Cup, the winner of the 2010 edition would become the league's ninth club to win a championship. The Colorado Rapids and FC Dallas had met twice during the regular season and drew both matches.
The Colorado Rapids were one of the ten founding clubs of MLS and debuted in the 1996 season, where they finished last in the overall standings. The team overhauled its roster and won several upsets in the playoffs to reach MLS Cup 1997, where they were defeated by D.C. United. The Rapids consistently qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs in later seasons and reached the Western Conference Final three times from 2002 to 2006; they failed to qualify for the playoffs from 2007 to 2009. Former Arsenal F.C. academy manager Gary Smith was hired as the head coach of the Rapids on November 11, 2008, after serving as the interim coach for several matches.
The team finished the 2009 season in ninth place with a 10–10–10 record, level on points with the lowest playoff seed but unable to qualify. For the 2010 season, the Rapids returned with most of its key players and also made several offseason trades with the New England Revolution and Toronto FC. In January, the team completed a four-player trade with the Revolution to acquire midfielders Jeff Larentowicz and Wells Thompson in exchange for backup goalkeeper Preston Burpo, defender Cory Gibbs, and a draft pick. The Rapids made three separate trades with Toronto FC, including sending midfielder Nick LaBrocca to acquire defender Marvell Wynne in late March.