2016 Desert Diamond Cup
Tournament details | |
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Host country | United States |
Dates | February 17 − February 27 |
Teams | 9 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | New England Revolution (1st title) |
Runners-up | Columbus Crew SC |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 43 (2.87 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Teal Bunbury Kei Kamara (3 goals) |
Best player(s) | Teal Bunbury |
The 2016 Desert Diamond Cup was a soccer exhibition featuring six soccer teams from Major League Soccer, two from the United Soccer League and host FC Tucson from the Premier Development League, held from February 17 to February 27, 2016. It is the 6th annual Desert Diamond Cup.
Teams[]
The following nine clubs participated in the 2016 tournament:[1]
- New England Revolution (fifth appearance)
- Real Salt Lake (fifth appearance)
- FC Tucson (fourth appearance)
- Colorado Rapids (third appearance)
- Sporting Kansas City (third appearance)
- Arizona United SC (first appearance)
- Columbus Crew SC (first appearance)
- Houston Dynamo (first appearance)
- Swope Park Rangers (first appearance)
Table standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Swope Park Rangers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 8 |
2 | New England Revolution | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 |
3 | Sporting Kansas City | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 |
4 | Arizona United SC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
5 | Colorado Rapids | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 |
6 | Columbus Crew | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
7 | Real Salt Lake | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
8 | Houston Dynamo | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
9 | FC Tucson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
Source:[citation needed]
Matches[]
The tournament featured a round-robin group stage followed by fifth-place, third-place and championship matches.[2]
Tournament[]
February 17 Game 1 | Swope Park Rangers | 3–1 | Colorado Rapids | showTucson, Arizona |
February 17 Game 2 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–2 | Columbus Crew SC | showTucson, Arizona |
February 17 Game 3 | New England Revolution | 3–3 | Real Salt Lake | showTucson, Arizona |
February 20 Game 5 | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 | Columbus Crew SC | showTucson, Arizona |
February 20 Game 6 | Colorado Rapids | 0–0 | Houston Dynamo | showTucson, Arizona |
February 20 Game 7 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–1 | New England Revolution | showTucson, Arizona |
February 24 Game 9 | New England Revolution | 2–1 | Houston Dynamo | showTucson, Arizona |
February 24 Game 11 | Sporting Kansas City | 4–1 | Colorado Rapids | showTucson, Arizona |
Finals[]
February 27 3rd Place Game | Houston Dynamo | 2–2 | Sporting Kansas City | showTucson, Arizona |
February 27 5th Place Game | Colorado Rapids | 3–0 | Arizona United SC | showTucson, Arizona |
February 27 Championship Game | New England Revolution | 1–0 | Columbus Crew SC | showTucson, Arizona |
Goalscorers[]
Top scorers[]
Rank | Player | Nation | Club | Goals |
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1 | Teal Bunbury | ![]() |
New England Revolution | 3 |
Kei Kamara | ![]() |
Columbus Crew SC | ||
3 | Chris Cortez | ![]() |
Arizona United SC | 2 |
Paulo Nagamura | ![]() |
Sporting Kansas City | ||
Erick Torres | ![]() |
Houston Dynamo | ||
6 | 30 players | 1 |
Awards[]
CARF International MVP: Teal Bunbury (NEW}
TEP Copper Boot (Leading Scorer): Kei Kamara (COL}
References[]
- ^ "Columbus Crew, AZ United Join Desert Diamond Cup". FC Tucson. December 23, 2015. Archived from the original on December 24, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ^ "2016 MLS Preseason in Tucson". FC Tucson. November 24, 2015. Archived from the original on December 24, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
Categories:
- Desert Diamond Cup
- 2016 in American soccer
- 2016 in sports in Arizona