WASHINGTON, D.C. - D.C. United announced today the club will play its third and final group game in SuperLiga play against the Houston Dynamo at Robertson Stadium in Houston, TX on August 1. The Black-and-Red host Monarcas Morelia (July 25), and Club América (July 29) prior to the match with Houston at RFK Stadium. All United SuperLiga matches will kick-off at 8 p.m. EST. SuperLiga matches played at RFK Stadium are set to be a part of United's season ticket package.
SuperLiga will be the preeminent club tournament in North America that will not only decide the best in the region, but will also award the heftiest winner's purse in North American soccer history. Eight clubs - four each from the top-flight leagues of the United States and Mexico - will vie to determine a champion of North America. The format, modeled after the UEFA Champions League, will include a group phase and a knockout phase with all games held in U.S. venues. SuperLiga will be played between July 24 and August 29, 2007. In addition to the prestige of capturing this continental honor, the club that emerges as SuperLiga champion will take home $1 million in prize money, an unprecedented prize purse in North American soccer history. The entire tournament will be broadcast live in primetime by Univision's TeleFutura Network in the United States and by Televisa and TV Azteca in Mexico. The SuperLiga final will be held on August 29 at a U.S. venue to be determined.
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The SuperLiga field of teams is divided into two groups, each with two representatives from the respective leagues:
Group A
CD Guadalajara (México)
FC Dallas (MLS)
Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS)
CF Pachuca (México)
Group B
Club América (México)
D.C. United (MLS)
Houston Dynamo (MLS)
Monarcas Morelia (México)
