2010 Milk CupCountry |
Northern Ireland |
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Teams |
6 – Elite 24 – Premier 24 – Juniors |
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The 2010 Milk Cup was the 2010 edition of a prestigious youth association football tournament that has been running annually since 1983. Teams from around the world competed in a week-long tournament in the North Coast area of Northern Ireland. The teams were divided into three categories: Elite, Premier, and Junior for Under-19s, Under-17s and Under-15s respectively. The 2010 Milk Cup Tournament ran between the 26 and 30 July 2010, with Northern Ireland (Elite), Manchester United (Premier) and Everton (Junior) all returning to defend their 2009 titles.
The Elite section had six teams in 2010, with each team playing two group matches. The top two teams in the table after the group stage competed in the final. Group matches were played on Monday and Wednesday, with the final and play-offs for positions taking part on the final day, Friday.
The Junior and Premier sections were contested by 24 teams. Each team played once on Monday and Tuesday as part of a league, from which the top 8 teams qualified for the Milk Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday. The remainder of the teams qualified for lower-level cups that ran alongside the Milk Cup, with quarter-finals on the Wednesday, semi-finals on Thursday, and the finals on Friday. In 2010, for the first time the finals night were held at the Ballymena Showgrounds, rather than the traditional venue of the Coleraine Showgrounds. There were a number of new teams competing this year, from Venezuela, Spain, Norway, China, Belgium and Israel amongst others.
Clubs and national teams from anywhere in the world may compete on invitation, and in 2010 five continents were represented - Europe, North America, South America, Africa and Asia.
Venues
Elite Section
Squads
China
Denmark
Japan
Mexico
Northern Ireland
United States
Head coach Thomas Rongen announced the United States roster on July 19.[1][2] Given age as of the first United States match on July 26.
No. |
Pos. |
Player |
DoB/Age |
Caps |
Club |
2 |
2DF |
Zarek Valentin |
(1991-08-06)August 06, 1991 (aged 18) |
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Akron Zips
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3 |
2DF |
Sacir Hot |
(1991-06-10)June 10, 1991 (aged 19) |
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Boston College Eagles
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5 |
2DF |
Greg Garza |
(1991-08-16)August 16, 1991 (aged 18) |
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Estoril Praia
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6 |
2DF |
Perry Kitchen |
(1992-02-29)February 29, 1992 (aged 18) |
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Akron Zips
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7 |
3MF |
Alex Molano |
(1992-04-10)April 10, 1992 (aged 18) |
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Dinamo Zagreb
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8 |
3MF |
Dillon Powers |
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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9 |
4FW |
Omar Salgado |
(1993-09-10)September 10, 1993 (aged 16) |
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Vancouver Whitecaps FC
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10 |
3MF |
Francisco Navas |
(1991-11-17)November 17, 1991 (aged 18) |
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Houston Dynamo
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12 |
3MF |
Conor Shanosky |
(1991-12-13)December 13, 1991 (aged 18) |
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D.C. United
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13 |
4FW |
Gustavo Ruelas |
(1991-03-18)March 18, 1991 (aged 19) |
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Santos Laguna
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14 |
3MF |
Fuad Ibrahim |
(1991-08-15)August 15, 1991 (aged 18) |
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Toronto FC
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15 |
2DF |
Bryan de la Fuente |
(1992-07-01)July 01, 1992 (aged 18) |
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Chivas USA
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16 |
3MF |
Ernest Nungaray |
(1992-05-07)May 07, 1992 (aged 18) |
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Monarcas Morelia
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17 |
4FW |
Juan Agudelo |
(1992-11-23)November 23, 1992 (aged 17) |
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New York Red Bulls
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18 |
1GK |
Zac MacMath |
(1991-08-07)August 07, 1991 (aged 18) |
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Maryland Terrapins
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19 |
2DF |
Ethan White |
(1992-01-01)January 01, 1992 (aged 18) |
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Maryland Terrapins
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22 |
2DF |
Gale Agbossoumonde |
(1991-11-17)November 17, 1991 (aged 18) |
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Braga
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24 |
1GK |
Samir Badr |
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Porto |
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Tournament
Group Stage
5th Place Playoff
3rd Place Playoff
Final
Premier Section
Fixtures
Monday, July 26
- Tottenham Hotspur v Co. Londonderry
- Bolton Wanderers v Co. Armagh
- Manchester Utd v Co. Tyrone
- Shamrock Rovers v KV Mechelen
- Cherry Orchard v Etoile Lusitana
- Queen of the South v Aspire
- FC Porto v Club Marcet
- South Coast Bayern v San Agustin
- Deportivo v Cruz Azul
- Belvedere v Co. Fermanagh
- Donegal Schoolboys v Co. Antrim
- Hartlepool v Co. Down.
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Tuesday, July 27
- KV Mechelen v Tottenham Hotspur
- Etoile Lusitana v Bolton Wanderers
- Aspire v Manchester Utd
- Co. Londonderry v Shamrock Rovers
- Co. Armagh v Cherry Orchard
- Co. Tyrone v Queen of the South
- Club Marcet v Belvedere
- San Agustin v Donegal Schools
- Cruz Azul v Hartlepool Utd
- Co. Fermanagh v FC Porto
- Co. Antrim v South Coast Bayern
- Co. Down v Deportivo Brazil.
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Junior Section
Fixtures
Monday, July 26
Swindon Town v Cruz Azul
Everton v FC Puebla
Chelsea v South Coast Bayern
Club Marcet v Co. Londonderry
Dundalk Schoolboys v Co. Antrim
Queen of the South v Co. Armagh
Vaag FK v Hapoel Haifa
Kashima Antlers v Aspire
Spartak Moscow v Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Plymouth Argyle v Co. Tyrone
Watford v Co. Down
Brentford v Co. Fermanagh.
Tuesday, July 27
Co. Londonderry v Swindon Town
Co. Antrim v Everton
Co. Armagh v Chelsea
Cruz Azul v Club Marcet
FC Puebla v Dundalk Schoolboys
South Coast Bayern v Queen of the South
Hapoel Haifa v Plymouth Argyle
Aspire v Watford
Hapoel Be'er Sheva v Brentford
Co. Tyrone v Vaag FK
Co. Down v Kashima Antlers
Co. Fermanagh v Spartak Moscow.
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