2014 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic

2014 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic
Tournament details
Host country	United States
Dates	February 19 – March 1
Teams	8
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Columbus Crew (1st title)
Runners-up	Sporting Kansas City
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	52 (3.25 per match)

The 2014 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic was the fifth edition of the Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic, a pre-season exhibition tournament held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The 2014 edition was reportedly set to feature a field of eight teams including 5 MLS teams, two international teams, and the Orlando City Soccer Club. ^{[lower-alpha 1]} However, the schedule was released with 6 MLS teams, one international team, and Orlando City Soccer Club.^[2]

The defending champions are the Montreal Impact.

The 2014 tournament was won by last year's tournament runners-up, the Columbus Crew, who defeated the defending 2013 MLS Cup Champions, Sporting Kansas City, by a 4–1 score.

Teams

The following clubs have confirmed their entry into the tournament.

Team	Location	Professional League	Notes	Appearance	Ref.
Columbus Crew	Columbus, Ohio	Major League Soccer		2nd	^[3]
Fluminense FC U23	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Campeonato Brasileiro Série A		1st	^[2]^[4]
Montreal Impact	Montreal, Quebec	Major League Soccer	2013 WDW Pro Soccer Classic Winners 2013 Canadian Championship Winners	3rd	^[5]
New York Red Bulls	Harrison, New Jersey	Major League Soccer	2013 Supporters' Shield Winners 2010 WDW Pro Soccer Classic Winners	2nd	^[6]
Orlando City	Orlando, Florida	USL Pro	2013 USL Pro Winners	4th	^[7]
Philadelphia Union	Chester, Pennsylvania	Major League Soccer		2nd	^[8]
Sporting Kansas City	Kansas City, Kansas	Major League Soccer	2013 MLS Cup Winners	3rd	^[9]
Toronto FC	Toronto, Ontario	Major League Soccer	Last Continuous Participant	5th	^[2]

Matches

The schedule was released on the official website on January 13, 2014.^[2]

Key to colors in group tables
Group winners advance to Final

Group Stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Columbus Crew	3	2	0	1	8	5	+3	7
Orlando City Soccer Club	3	0	0	3	6	6	0	3
Philadelphia Union	3	0	1	2	1	2	-1	2
Toronto FC	3	0	1	2	2	4	-2	2

February 19, 2014	Columbus Crew	3 – 1	Toronto FC	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
13:00	Higuaín 10' Williams 12' Bedell 61'	Report	Wahl 14' (o.g.)	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

February 19, 2014	Orlando City	1 – 1	Philadelphia Union	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
18:00	Hertzog 31' Boden 53'	Report	Fernandes 72'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

February 22, 2014	Philadelphia Union	0 – 1	Columbus Crew	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
13:00			Higuaín 87' (pen.)	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

February 22, 2014	Toronto FC	1 – 1	Orlando City	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
18:00	Bekker 13' (pen.)	Report	Trialist #25 13' Howard 87'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

February 26, 2014	Philadelphia Union	0 – 0	Toronto FC	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
13:00				Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

February 26, 2014	Orlando City	4 – 4	Columbus Crew	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
18:00	Ceren 30' Molino 51' Mbengue 83' Chin 88'	Report	Finley 42' Finlay 76', 88' Meram 86'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sporting Kansas City	3	3	0	7	2	+5	9
New York Red Bulls	3	2	1	4	1	+3	6
Montreal Impact	3	1	2	3	6	-3	3
Fluminense FC U23	3	0	3	0	5	-5	0

February 19, 2014	New York Red Bulls	0 – 1	Sporting Kansas City	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
15:00		Report	Peterson 65'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

February 19, 2014	Montreal Impact	1 – 0	Fluminense FC U23	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
20:00	Nyassi 18'	Report		Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

February 22, 2014	Fluminense FC U23	0 – 3	Sporting Kansas City	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
15:00		Report	Medranda 18' 55' Nagamura 40', 58'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

February 22, 2014	Montreal Impact	0 – 3	New York Red Bulls	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
18:00			Miller 45' Bover 68' Wright-Phillips 69'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

February 26, 2014	Fluminense FC U23	0 – 1	New York Red Bulls	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
15:00			Bover 74'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

February 26, 2014	Sporting Kansas City	3 – 2	Montreal Impact	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
20:00	Dwyer 9' (pen.), 43' 58' Myers 53' Zizzo 75'	Report	Nyassi 1' Felipe 30' (pen.) Bernardello 55' Tissot 77'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

Championship round

March 1, 2014 7th place match	Toronto FC	2 – 4	Fluminense FC U23	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
13:00				Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

March 1, 2014 5th place match	Philadelphia Union	1 – 1 (4–1 p)	Montreal Impact	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
15:00	McInerney 29'	Report	Di Vaio 80'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
		Penalties
	Fernandes Wheeler Carroll Nogueira		Di Vaio Bernier Bernardello

March 1, 2014 3rd place match	Orlando City	4 – 4	New York Red Bulls	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
18:00	Hertzog 7' Chin 47' Alvarez 67' Mbengue 76' Molino 86'	Report	Wright-Phillips 29', 52' Armando 42' Sekagya 68' Steele 80'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

March 1, 2014 Championship match	Columbus Crew	4 – 1	Sporting Kansas City	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
20:00	Trapp 18' Arrieta 20' Parkhurst 45' Anor 69' Meram 74' Higuaín 84'	Report	Zusi 56' Bieler 87'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

Notes

↑ See line 7 in the Page Source^[1]

References

↑ "Walt Disney World® Pro Soccer Classic". espnwwos.disney.go.com/. ESPN Wide World of Sports at Walt Disney World. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
1 2 3 4 "SCHEDULE- 2014 WDW PRO SOCCER CLASSIC" (PDF). espnwwos.disney.com. ESPN Wide World of Sports. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
↑ "Crew announces 2014 preseason schedule". thecrew.com. Columbus Crew. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
↑ Austin, Kurt. "Sporting KC drawn in Group B of Disney Pro Soccer Classic". SportingKC.com. Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
↑ Benzaza, Sofiane. "The Montreal Impact will preseason in Florida again as the Disney Pro Classic Defending Champions". MountRoyalSoccer.com. SB Nation. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
↑ "Red Bulls reveal 2014 preseason schedule". newyorkredbulls.com. New York Red Bulls. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
↑ "ORLANDO CITY LIONS AND DEFENDING CHAMPION MONTREAL IMPACT RETURN FOR WALT DISNEY WORLD PRO SOCCER CLASSIC". Orlandocitysoccer.com. Orlando City SC. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
↑ "Union to compete in Walt Disney World® Pro Soccer Classic during 2014 preseason training". philadelphiaunion.com. Philadelphia Union. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
↑ Austin, Kurt. "Sporting KC headlines field for 2014 Disney Pro Soccer Classic pre-season tournament". Sportingkc.com. Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 12 December 2013.

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