2014 Desert Diamond Cup

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)

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]

Chivas Rayadas de Guadalajara was also announced to play in the final match in place of FC Tucson.[2]

Table standings

Pos
Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 Chicago Fire 4 3 0 1 6 2+4 9
2 Chivas USA 4 1 3 0 5 4+1 6
3 Real Salt Lake 4 1 2 1 4 3+1 5
4 New England Revolution 4 1 2 1 5 50 5
5 Colorado Rapids 4 1 2 1 4 40 5
6 FC Tucson 3 0 1 2 2 6−4 1

Note: Chivas Rayadas de Guadalajara took the place of FC Tucson in the final match v. Chicago Fire.

Matches

The tournament featured a round-robin group stage followed by third-place and championship matches.

Tournament

Finals


References

  1. ↑ "Full Tucson Preseason Schedule". FC Tucson. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Ratterree, Alicia (11 February 2014). "Chivas Rayadas to feature in Desert Diamond Cup final". SB Nation. Vox Media, Inc. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Desert Diamond Cup included new venue, more teams". Arizona Daily Star. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.

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