HOUSTON, TX - The Houston Dynamo will host D.C. United in the third and final game of the first round of the SuperLiga Tournament, it was announced today.
The game, scheduled for Wednesday, August 1, was originally scheduled to be played at RFK Stadium in Washington D.C. Because RFK will not be available for use on that day, the game has been moved to Houston. Kickoff time for this game is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. CT.
"Hosting this game in Houston provides a tremendous advantage to our team", said Houston Dynamo President and General Manager Oliver Luck. "We will now be hosting all our first-round SuperLiga games at Roberston Stadium, where we were extremely hard to beat last year. This is something that, at least in theory, puts us one step closer to the $1 million prize."
The Dynamo will open its participation in SuperLiga on Wednesday, July 25, at 9:00 p.m. CT, against Club América of México. They will continue playing on Sunday, July 29 against Morelia, also at 9:00 p.m. CT, and finish the first-round against D.C. United. All three games will be part of Houston Dynamo's 2007 Season Ticket Package.
SuperLiga is the preeminent club tournament in North America that will not only decide the best team 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 singular 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 dollars in prize money, an unprecedented prize purse in North American soccer history.
The competition begins with two games on July 24, one in Dallas and one in Los Angeles. 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.
