2010 La Manga Cup
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Spain |
Dates | February 18 – February 26 |
Teams | 8 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Molde (1st title) |
Runners-up | FC Nordsjælland |
Third place | Rosenborg |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 12 |
Goals scored | 30 (2.5 per match) |
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The 2010 La Manga Cup was an exhibition international club football (soccer) competition featuring football club teams from Europe and North America, which was held in February 2010. All matches were played in La Manga Stadium in La Manga Club, Spain. This was the thirteenth La Manga Cup. The tournament was won by Molde, who beat FC Nordsjælland 2–1 in the final.
Teams
The following eight clubs participated in the 2010 tournament:[1]
- FC Midtjylland from the Danish Superliga in Denmark
- FC Nordsjælland from the Danish Superliga in Denmark[2]
- SønderjyskE from the Danish Superliga in Denmark
- Seattle Sounders FC from Major League Soccer in the United States of America[3]
- Molde from Tippeligaen in Norway
- Rosenborg from Tippeligaen in Norway[4]
- Brann from Tippeligaen in Norway
- Stabæk from Tippeligaen in Norway[5]
Matches
The following games are part of the tournament.[6]
Quarterfinals
Brann | 1–1 | FC Midtjylland |
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Penalties | ||
5 – 6 |
SønderjyskE | 0–2 | Molde |
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Søren Frederiksen 70' Olafur Ingi Skulason 74' Jesper Kristoffersen 90' |
Pape Paté Diouf 8' Baye Djiby Fall 38' Mattias Moström 87' |
Semifinals Places 5-8
Brann | 3–1 | SønderjyskE |
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Semifinals Places 1-4
Rosenborg | 3–3 | FC Nordsjælland |
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Penalties | ||
3 – 5 |
Molde | 2–0 | FC Midtjylland |
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Vegard Forren 29' Baye Djiby Fall 45' Magne Simonsen 51' Daniel Berg Hestad 90' Björn Runström 90' |
Kolja Afriyie 83' |
Seventh Place Match
SønderjyskE | 0–2 | Stabæk |
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Fifth Place Match
Seattle Sounders FC | 1–0 | Brann |
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Neagle 84' |
Third Place Match
Final
Molde | 2–1 | FC Nordsjælland |
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Baye Djiby Fall 57' Björn Runström 74' |
Nicki Bille Nielsen 67' |
Final Placement
# | Team |
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1 | Molde |
2 | FC Nordsjælland |
3 | Rosenborg |
4 | FC Midtjylland |
5 | Seattle Sounders FC |
6 | Brann |
7 | Stabæk |
8 | SønderjyskE |
References
- ^ "Next Visiting Clubs". Archived from the original on 31 December 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
- ^ Mayers, Joshua (February 14, 2010). "Sounders FC heads to Spain for La Manga Cup". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
- ^ "Seattle Sounders to contest La Manga Cup". Retrieved 11 January 2010.
- ^ "Rosenborg in the La Manga Cup". Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ "Stabaek in La Manga Cup". Archived from the original on 20 December 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ^ "Football Matches 2010". Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2010.