2015 Desert Diamond Cup
Tournament details | |
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Host country | United States |
Dates | February 18 − February 28 |
Teams | 6 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Real Salt Lake (1st title) |
Runners-up | Colorado Rapids |
Third place | Sporting Kansas City |
Fourth place | Seattle Sounders FC |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 12 |
Goals scored | 37 (3.08 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Devon Sandoval (3 goals) |
The 2015 Desert Diamond Cup was a soccer exhibition featuring five soccer teams from Major League Soccer and one from USL Premier Development League, held from February 18 to February 28, 2015. It was the 5th annual Desert Diamond Cup and was won by Real Salt Lake.
Teams[]
The following six clubs will participate in the 2015 tournament:[1]
- Colorado Rapids (second appearance)
- Sporting Kansas City (second appearance)
- New England Revolution (fourth appearance)
- Real Salt Lake (fourth appearance)
- Seattle Sounders FC (second appearance)
- FC Tucson (third appearance)
Table standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Real Salt Lake | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 |
2 | Colorado Rapids | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
3 | Sporting Kansas City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
4 | New England Revolution | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
5 | Seattle Sounders FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 3 |
6 | FC Tucson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
Source:[citation needed]
Matches[]
The tournament will feature a round-robin group stage followed by fifth-place, third-place and championship matches.[2]
Tournament[]
February 18 Game 1 | Colorado Rapids | 2–2 | Sporting Kansas City | showTucson, Arizona |
February 18 Game 2 | Real Salt Lake | 1–0 | New England Revolution | showTucson, Arizona |
February 18 Game 3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 6–0 | FC Tucson | showTucson, Arizona |
February 21 Game 4 | Colorado Rapids | 1–1 | New England Revolution | showTucson, Arizona |
February 21 Game 5 | Real Salt Lake | 3–1 | FC Tucson | showTucson, Arizona |
February 21 Game 6 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2–3 | Sporting Kansas City | showTucson, Arizona |
February 25 Game 7 | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | FC Tucson | showTucson, Arizona |
February 25 Game 8 | New England Revolution | 2–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | showTucson, Arizona |
February 25 Game 9 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–2 | Real Salt Lake | showTucson, Arizona |
Finals[]
February 28 Game 10 | New England Revolution | 3–0 | FC Tucson | showTucson, Arizona |
February 28 Game 11 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | showTucson, Arizona |
February 28 Game 12 | Real Salt Lake | 2–1 | Colorado Rapids | showTucson, Arizona |
Goalscorers[]
Top scorers[]
Rank | Player | Nation | Club | Goals |
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1 | Devon Sandoval | USA | Real Salt Lake | 3 |
2 | Gabriel Torres | PAN | Colorado Rapids | 2 |
Álvaro Saborío | CRC | Real Salt Lake | ||
Clint Dempsey | USA | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
Lamar Neagle | USA | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
Kévin Parsemain | MTQ | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
Kenny Cooper | USA | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
Krisztián Németh | HUN | Sporting Kansas City | ||
9 | Dominique Badji | SEN | Colorado Rapids | 1 |
Axel Sjöberg | SWE | Colorado Rapids | ||
USA | FC Tucson | |||
Diego Fagúndez | URU | New England Revolution | ||
Charlie Davies | USA | New England Revolution | ||
Emery Welshman | GUY | Real Salt Lake | ||
Victor Mansaray | USA | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
Bernardo Añor | VEN | Sporting Kansas City | ||
USA | Sporting Kansas City | |||
Graham Zusi | USA | Sporting Kansas City | ||
Dom Dwyer | ENG | Sporting Kansas City |
References[]
- ^ "2015 MLS Preseason in Tucson". FC Tucson. 16 October 2014. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/09/26/fc-tucson-desert-diamond-cup-details-announced-2015-preseason-plans-begin-su
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