2014 Desert Diamond Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | February 19 − March 1 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 26 (2.17 per match) |
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The 2014 Desert Diamond Cup was a soccer exhibition featuring five soccer teams from Major League Soccer and one from USL Premier Development League, held between February 19 - March 1, 2014. The preseason tournament was played at the Kino Sports Complex 11,000 seat main stadium in Tucson, Arizona. This was the 4th annual Desert Diamond Cup.
Teams
The following six clubs participated in the 2014 tournament:[1]
- Chicago Fire (first appearance)
- Chivas USA (first appearance)
- Colorado Rapids (first appearance)
- FC Tucson (second appearance)
- New England Revolution (third appearance)
- Real Salt Lake (third appearance)
Chivas Rayadas de Guadalajara was also announced to play in the final match in place of FC Tucson.[2]
Table standings
Template:2014 Desert Diamond Cup Standings
Matches
The tournament featured a round-robin group stage followed by third-place and championship matches.
Tournament
| February 19 | Chivas USA | 1–1 | FC Tucson | Tucson, Arizona |
| 13:00 PST | Alvarez  59'Jean-Baptiste  90' |
Report | Rapella 54' |
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium |
| February 19 | Colorado Rapids | 1–2 | Chicago Fire | Tucson, Arizona |
| 15:30 PST | Serna 68' José Mari 75' |
Report | Ward 37' Amarikwa 40' |
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium |
| February 19 | Real Salt Lake | 0–0 | New England Revolution | Tucson, Arizona |
| 18:00 PST | Report | Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| February 22 | FC Tucson | 0–2 | Chicago Fire | Tucson, Arizona |
| 13:00 PST | Report | Alex 19' Soumaré 43' |
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium |
| February 22 | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | Real Salt Lake | Tucson, Arizona |
| 15:30 PST | Brown 69' |
Report | Wingert 30' |
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium Referee: Kevin Stott |
| February 22 | New England Revolution | 2–3 | Chivas USA | Tucson, Arizona |
| 18:00 PST | Nguyen 11' Bunbury 20'Gonçalves 42' |
Report | Torres 25' Alvarez 54'Rosales 74'Burling 92+' |
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| February 26 | Chivas USA | 0–0 | Colorado Rapids | Tucson, Arizona |
| 13:00 PST | Borja 58' |
Report | Sánchez 32' Watts 45' |
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium |
| February 26 | New England Revolution | 1–0 | Chicago Fire | Tucson, Arizona |
| 15:30 PST | Rowe 90+1' |
Report | Hurtado 34' |
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium |
| February 26 | Real Salt Lake | 3–1 | FC Tucson | Tucson, Arizona |
| 18:00 PST | Saborío 24', 45' Maund 44' |
Report | Acosta 44' Antoniuk 59' |
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
Finals
| March 1 | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 | Chivas USA | Tucson, Arizona |
| 13:00 MST | Saborío 70' |
Report | Torres 10' Minda 14'Bautista 81' |
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,604 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| March 1 | New England Revolution | 2–2 | Colorado Rapids | Tucson, Arizona |
| 15:30 MST | Bunbury 5' Rowe 37'Mullins 57'Imbongo  85' |
Report | Buddle 25' LaBrocca 35'José Mari 55'Sánchez 82'Chávez 85' |
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,604 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| March 1 | Chicago Fire | 2–0 | Chivas Rayadas de Guadalajara | Tucson, Arizona |
| 18:00 MST | Anangonó 15' Larentowicz 80'Magee 88'Amarikwa 90' |
Report | Flores 18' |
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,604 [3] |
References
- ^ "Full Tucson Preseason Schedule". FC Tucson. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ Ratterree, Alicia (11 February 2014). "Chivas Rayadas to feature in Desert Diamond Cup final". SB Nation. Vox Media, Inc. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "Desert Diamond Cup included new venue, more teams". Arizona Daily Star. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
External links
Friendly association football tournaments in 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Copa del Sol | |
| United Supercup |  Petah Tikva (30 January – 5 February) |
| Lunar New Year Cup |  Hong Kong (31 January – 3 February) |
| Marbella Cup |  Marbella (3–6 February) |
| Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic |  Lake Buena Vista (19 February – 1 March) |
| Desert Diamond Cup | Arizona (19 February – 1 March) |
| Valais Cup |  Switzerland (6–31 July) |
| Absolute Sports Travel Cup |  Cambridge (19–20 July) |
| Copa EuroAmericana | Americas (20 July – 2 August) |
| Shohada Cup |  Tehran (21–24 July) |
| Eusébio Cup |  Lisbon (26 July) |
| Betsafe Cup |  Ingolstadt (26 July) |
| Telekom Cup | Hamburg (26–27 July) |
| International Champions Cup | |
| Emirates Cup | London (2–3 August) |
| Schalke 04 Cup | Gelsenkirchen (2–3 August) |
| MLS All-Star Game | Portland (6 August) |
| A-League All Stars Game |  Sydney (10 August) |
| Townsville Football Cup | Townsville (24–30 August) |
| Philippine Peace Cup |  Manila (3–6 September) |
| OSN Cup |  Riyadh (5–9 September) |
