{{Infobox international football competition | tourney_name = InterLiga | year = 2008 | other_titles = InterLiga | image = | size = 200px | caption = Logo de la InterLiga | country = USA | country2 = | dates = January 2–12, 2008 | num_teams = 8 | confederations = the FMF | venues = Pizza Hut Park<br />Robertson Stadium<br />Home Depot Center | cities = 3 | matches = 14 | goals = 31 | attendance = 213540 | champion_other = | count = | second_other = | top_scorer = {{flagicon|ARG}} Bruno Marioni (5 goals) | player = | prevseason = 2007 | nextseason = 2009 }}
The tournament was held between January 2 and January 12, 2008. Eight teams competed for two Copa Libertadores 2008 spots in this tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.interliga.com/sum/interliga/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071029&content_id=126546&vkey=news_intl_es&fext=.jsp&lang=es |title=InterLiga llega a su quinta edición |accessdate=2007-10-29 |author=Not Specified |date=October 2007 |publisher=La Federación Mexicana de Fútbol |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219090318/http://www.interliga.com/sum/interliga/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071029&content_id=126546&vkey=news_intl_es&fext=.jsp&lang=es |archivedate=2007-12-19 |url-status = dead|df= }}</ref>
== Venues == {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !City !Stadium Name !Capacity |- |Frisco, TX |Pizza Hut Park |20,500 |- |Houston, TX |Robertson Stadium |32,000 |- |Carson, CA |Home Depot Center |27,000 |- |}
== Qualification == Once the 2006-07 season was ended, the clubs that participate in the '''InterLiga''' were defined:
===2006–07 standings=== {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=Q
|team1=PAC|name_PAC=Pachuca |team2=AMÉ|name_AMÉ=América |team3=CAZ|name_CAZ=Cruz Azul |team4=GUA|name_GUA=Guadalajara |team5=ATL|name_ATL=Atlas |team6=UNAM|name_UNAM=UNAM |team7=TOL|name_TOL=Toluca |team8=MON|name_MON=Monterrey |team9=MOR|name_MOR=Morelia |team10=SLU|name_SLU=San Luis |win_PAC=19|draw_PAC=8|loss_PAC=7|gf_PAC=68|ga_PAC=34 |win_AMÉ=17|draw_AMÉ=8|loss_AMÉ=9|gf_AMÉ=47|ga_AMÉ=30 |win_CAZ=17|draw_CAZ=7|loss_CAZ=10|gf_CAZ=49|ga_CAZ=37 |win_GUA=16|draw_GUA=9|loss_GUA=9|gf_GUA=53|ga_GUA=32 |win_ATL=14|draw_ATL=10|loss_ATL=10|gf_ATL=45|ga_ATL=36 |win_UNAM=11|draw_UNAM=16|loss_UNAM=7|gf_UNAM=40|ga_UNAM=29 |win_TOL=10|draw_TOL=16|loss_TOL=8|gf_TOL=42|ga_TOL=33 |win_MON=12|draw_MON=10|loss_MON=12|gf_MON=44|ga_MON=44 |win_MOR=14|draw_MOR=3|loss_MOR=17|gf_MOR=47|ga_MOR=51 |win_SLU=13|draw_SLU=8|loss_SLU=13|gf_SLU=35|ga_SLU=35
|col_CCC=inherit|text_CCC=CONCACAF Champions Cup 2008 |note_res_CCC=Pachuca won the Clausura 2007 title and cannot participate because they will be participating in CONCACAF Champions Cup 2008, Morelia has replaced them in the Interliga. |result1=CCC |col_CL=inherit|text_CL=Libertadores |note_res_CL=Guadalajara qualifies to the Copa Libertadores 2008 as ''México 1'' because they won the Apertura 2006 title, so San Luis has taken their spot in the Interliga. |result4=CL |update=complete|source= }}
== Group stage == {{main|Interliga 2008 group stage}}
=== Group A === <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |section=Group A |res_col_header=Q |show_positions=n |ptsfirst=y
|team1=AMÉ|name_AMÉ=América |team2=ATL|name_ATL=Atlas |team3=TOL|name_TOL=Toluca |team4=MOR|name_MOR=Morelia |win_AMÉ=3|draw_AMÉ=0|loss_AMÉ=0|gf_AMÉ=6|ga_AMÉ=3 |win_ATL=1|draw_ATL=1|loss_ATL=1|gf_ATL=4|ga_ATL=3 |win_TOL=1|draw_TOL=1|loss_TOL=1|gf_TOL=4|ga_TOL=3 |win_MOR=0|draw_MOR=0|loss_MOR=3|gf_MOR=1|ga_MOR=6
|col_Q=#ccffcc|text_Q= |result1=Q|result2=Q |update=complete|source= }}</onlyinclude>
* Due to Atlas and Toluca being equal in Wins, Losses, Goals For and Against and Points. The way they decided who qualified to the final round was by a flip of a coin, which was done by Bruno Marioni of Atlas with a sinco peso coin.
=== Group B === <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |section=Group B |res_col_header=Q |show_positions=n |ptsfirst=y
|team1=SLU|name_SLU=San Luis |team2=CAZ|name_CAZ=Cruz Azul |team3=MON|name_MON=Monterrey |team4=UNAM|name_UNAM=UNAM |win_SLU=2|draw_SLU=0|loss_SLU=1|gf_SLU=3|ga_SLU=1 |win_CAZ=2|draw_CAZ=0|loss_CAZ=1|gf_CAZ=2|ga_CAZ=1 |win_MON=1|draw_MON=0|loss_MON=2|gf_MON=1|ga_MON=2 |win_UNAM=1|draw_UNAM=0|loss_UNAM=2|gf_UNAM=1|ga_UNAM=3
|col_Q=#ccffcc|text_Q= |result1=Q|result2=Q |update=complete|source= }}</onlyinclude>
== Match schedule == '''Matches at Pizza Hut Park (Frisco, Texas)''' {| |- | width="20" | 1. || width="80" |2 Jan 08|| width="300" |Monterrey vs UNAM|| width="75" |0-1 |- bgcolor=#eeeeee | 2. ||2 Jan 08||Cruz Azul vs San Luis||0-1 |- | width="20" | 7. || width="80" |6 Jan 08|| width="300" |América vs Toluca||2-1 |- bgcolor=#eeeeee | 8. ||6 Jan 08||Atlas vs Morelia||2-0 |}
'''Matches at Robertson Stadium (Houston, Texas)''' {| |- | width="20" | 3. || width="80" |3 Jan 08|| width="300" |Toluca vs Atlas|| width="75" |0-0 |- bgcolor=#eeeeee | 4. ||3 Jan 08||Morelia vs América||0-1 |- | width="20" | 5. || width="80" |5 Jan 08|| width="300" |Cruz Azul vs Monterrey|| width="75" |1-0 |- bgcolor=#eeeeee | 6. ||5 Jan 08||San Luis vs UNAM||2-0 |}
'''Matches at The Home Depot Center (Carson, California)''' {| |- | width="20" | 9. || width="80" |8 Jan 08|| width="300" |Monterrey vs San Luis|| width="75" |1-0 |- bgcolor=#eeeeee | 10. ||8 Jan 08||UNAM vs Cruz Azul||0-1 |- | width="20" | 11. || width="80" |9 Jan 08|| width="300" |Toluca vs Morelia|| width="75" |3-1 |- bgcolor=#eeeeee | 12. ||9 Jan 08||Atlas vs América||2-3 |- | width="20" | 13. || width="80" |12 Jan 08|| width="300" |Final 1: San Luis vs Atlas|| width="75" |0-3 |- bgcolor=#eeeeee | 14. ||12 Jan 08||Final 2: América vs Cruz Azul||3(5)-3(3) |}
== Finals == {{main|InterLiga 2008 Final}} '''Matches at Home Depot Center, Carson, California''' {| |- | width="80" | 12 Jan 08|| width="300" |Final 1: San Luis vs Atlas|| width="75" |0-3 |- bgcolor=#eeeeee | 12 Jan 08||Final 2: América vs Cruz Azul||3(5)-3(3) |}
== Goalscorers == The scorers from the InterLiga 2008
{| class="wikitable" !Rank !Name !Team !Goals |- ! 1 |{{flagicon|ARG}} Bruno Marioni | Atlas |align=center| 5 |- !rowspan=2| 2 |{{flagicon|MEX}} Alejandro Argüello | América |align=center rowspan=2| 3 |- |{{flagicon|PAR}} Salvador Cabañas | América |- !rowspan=3| 4 |{{flagicon|ARG}} Alfredo Moreno | San Luis |align=center rowspan=3| 2 |- |{{flagicon|URU}} Vicente Sánchez | Toluca |- |{{flagicon|PAR}} Jorge Achucarro | Atlas |- !rowspan=14| 7 |{{flagicon|MEX}} Pablo Bonells | UNAM |align=center rowspan=15| 1 |- |{{flagicon|COL}} Tressor Moreno | San Luis |- |{{flagicon|MEX}} Edgar Andrade | Cruz Azul |- |{{flagicon|URU}} Richard Núñez | América |- |{{flagicon|CHI}} Humberto Suazo | Monterrey |- |{{flagicon|URU}} Nicolás Vigneri | Cruz Azul |- |{{flagicon|MEX}} Ever Guzmán | Morelia |- |{{flagicon|ARG}} Christian Giménez | Toluca |- |{{flagicon|MEX}} Zinha | Toluca |- |{{flagicon|MEX}} Ismael Rodríguez | América |- |{{flagicon|MEX}} César Villaluz | Cruz Azul |- |{{flagicon|MEX}} Jaime Lozano | Cruz Azul |- |{{flagicon|MEX}} Edgar Lugo | Cruz Azul |- |{{flagicon|URU}} Rodrigo López | América |- |}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == *[https://web.archive.org/web/20051123191854/http://www.interliga.com/ Official site] (in Spanish and English)
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