The 2009 Chivas USA season was the fifth season of the team's existence. It began on March 21 with a 2–1 home win over the Colorado Rapids, and ended with a 3-2 aggregate loss to the Los Angeles Galaxy in the first round of the playoffs.
Transfers
In DateNumberPositionPlayerPrevious clubFee/notesRefJanuary 15, 200927MF Michael LahoudWake Forest Demon DeaconsSuperDraft Round oneJanuary 15, 2009FW Kyle ChristensenDenver PioneersSuperDraft Round threeJanuary 15, 2009MF Jamie FranksWake Forest Demon DeaconsSuperDraft Round fourJanuary 15, 20096DF Ante JazićLA GalaxyTradeMarch 12, 200999FW Eduardo Lillingston TecosUndisclosedMarch 19, 20098MF Mariano Trujillo AtlanteUndisclosedMarch 27, 200923MF Bojan Stepanović SremFreeJune 24, 20097MF Kevin Harmse TorontoTradeJuly 17, 200955MF Marcelo SaragosaFC DallasTradeAugust 14, 200945DF Yamith Cuesta Expreso RojoLoanAugust 18, 200910FW Jesús Padilla GuadalajaraLoanAugust 21, 200929FW Maicon BonsucessoLoan
Out DateNumberPositionPlayerNew clubFee/notesRefNovember 28, 200823DF Alex ZotincăWaivedJanuary 13, 200920FW Roberto Nurse VeracruzFreeJanuary 16, 20096MF Francisco Mendoza GuadalajaraFreeFebruary 10, 200931MF Daniel PaladiniCarolina RailHawksFreeFebruary 200922MF Keith SavagePortland TimbersFreeFebruary 200932FW Anthony HamiltonVentura County FusionFebruary 200937MF Kraig ChilesMarch 3, 20098MF Raphaël WickyRetiredJuly 1, 20097FW Alecko EskandarianLA GalaxyTradeJuly 17, 200920FW Atiba HarrisFC DallasTradeAugust 200925DF Lawson VaughnD.C. UnitedWaivedSeptember 11, 200914DF Bobby BurlingSan Jose EarthquakesTrade9FW Ante Razov29MF Dejair39MF Eric EbertMF Jamie FranksWilmington HammerheadsFW Kyle Christensen
Roster No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Dan Kennedy GK Municipal Iquique 2008 10 0 21 Lance Parker GK Colorado Rapids U-23 2008 5 0 28 Zach Thornton GK New York Red Bulls 2008 39 0 Defenders 2 Claudio Suárez DF Tigres UANL 2006 3 Jim Curtin DF Chicago Fire 2008 25 1 4 Shavar Thomas DF LA Galaxy 2007 66 0 6 Ante Jazić DF LA Galaxy 2009 14 0 12 Carey Talley DF Real Salt Lake 2008 53 1 13 Jonathan Bornstein DF UCLA Bruin 2006 45 Yamith Cuesta DF loan from Expreso Rojo 2009 2010 11 0 Midfielders 5 Paulo Nagamura MF Toronto 2007 83 8 7 Kevin Harmse MF Toronto 2009 0 0 8 Mariano Trujillo MF Atlante 2009 21 0 15 Jesse Marsch MF Chicago Fire 2006 16 Sacha Kljestan MF Seton Hall Pirates 2006 18 Sasha Victorine MF Kansas City Wizards 2008 15 2 19 Jorge Flores MF Chivas USA Academy 2007 24 3 23 Bojan Stepanović MF Srem 2009 17 1 24 Gerson Mayen MF Chivas USA Academy 2008 12 0 27 Michael Lahoud MF Carolina Dynamo 2009 19 1 28 César Zamora MF Chivas USA Academy 2009 0 0 Forwards 9 Ante Razov FW New York Red Bulls 2006 10 Jesús Padilla FW loan from Guadalajara 2009 2010 13 1 11 Maykel Galindo FW Seattle Sounders 2007 65 18 17 Justin Braun FW Olympique Montreux 2008 45 8 29 Maicon FW loan from Bonsucesso 2009 2010 12 2 77 Chukwudi Chijindu FW Connecticut Huskies 2009 12 1 99 Eduardo Lillingston FW Tecos 2009 27 8 Left Chivas USA 7 Alecko Eskandarian FW Real Salt Lake 2008 21 6 14 Bobby Burling DF LA Galaxy 2007 26 0 20 Atiba Harris FW Real Salt Lake 2008 46 5 25 Lawson Vaughn DF Tulsa Golden 2006
Management
North American SuperLiga
Team UANL 32015506 Chicago Fire 32013216 San Luis 31114314 Chivas USA 301224−21
Competitions
MLS
League table
Results summary
Results
MLS Cup Playoffs
U.S. Open Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away from Chivas USA on loan: |- |colspan="14"|Players who left Chivas USA during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameMLSMLS Cup PlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotal1 FW99Eduardo Lillingston80082 MF16Sacha Kljestan5005FW11Maykel Galindo41054 MF5 Paulo Nagamura40045 FW17Justin Braun30036 FW20Atiba Harris2002 Own goal2002FW29Maicon11029 MF23Bojan Stepanović1001FW77Chukwudi Chijindu1001FW7 Alecko Eskandarian1001FW10Jesús Padilla1001MF27Michael Lahoud1001MF15Jesse Marsch0011TOTALS342137
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameMLSMLS Cup PlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotal4 DFShavar Thomas110000115 MFPaulo Nagamura8110101016 DFAnte Jazić200000207 FWAlecko Eskandarian100000108 MFMariano Trujillo5000005011FWMaykel Galindo3100104112DFCarey Talley5110016213DFJonathan Bornstein1000001015MFJesse Marsch5100106116MFSacha Kljestan7010008017FWJustin Braun1000001018MFSasha Victorine0000101020FWAtiba Harris5100106122GKZach Thornton0010001023MFBojan Stepanović3000003027MFMichael Lahoud1000001029FWMaicon3000003045DFYamith Cuesta5010006055MFMarcelo Saragosa2110003177FWChukwudi Chijindu1000001099FWEduardo Lillingston60000060TOTALS6576051768
References
External links 2009 Schedule