2013 Desert Diamond Cup

The 2013 Desert Diamond Cup was a soccer exhibition featuring four soccer teams from Major League Soccer, held between February 13–23, 2013. The preseason tournament was played at the Kino Sports Complex 11,000 seat main stadium in Tucson, Arizona. This was the 3rd annual Desert Diamond Cup.

2013 Desert Diamond Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesFebruary 13 − February 23
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsSeattle Sounders FC (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored23 (2.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)Jerry Bengtson
Alex Caskey
Mario Martínez
Lee Nguyen
(2 goals)
2012
2014

Teams

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The following four clubs participated in the 2013 tournament:[1]

Table standings

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Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Seattle Sounders FC 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9
2 Real Salt Lake 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
3 New England Revolution 3 1 2 0 5 6 −1 3
4 New York Red Bulls 3 0 2 1 3 7 −4 1
Source: [citation needed]

Matches

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

Tournament

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February 13 1 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 New England Revolution Tucson, Arizona
16:00 PST González   18'
Johnson   25'   45'
Evans   27' (pen.)
Alonso   32'
Traoré   43'
Burch   79'
Report Gonçalves   25'
Nyassi   79'
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,162[2]
Referee: Juan Guzman
February 16 3 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC Tucson, Arizona
16:00 PST Schuler   20'
Mansally   34'
Stertzer   86'
Report Martínez   66'
Lund   69'
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 3,211[3]
Referee: Allen Chapman
February 20 5 New England Revolution 2–3 Real Salt Lake Tucson, Arizona
16:00 PST Dorman   50'   67'
Duckett   54'
Soares   57'
Report Sandoval   22'
Álvarez   69'
Saborío   88'
Stephenson   90+'
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium
Referee: Ismail Elfath

Third place match

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February 23 7 New England Revolution 2–0 New York Red Bulls Tucson, Arizona
15:00 PST Nguyen   4'
Bengtson   36'
Toja   45'
Report Espíndola   17'
Miller   45+'
Cahill   65'
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,528

Final

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Final placement

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# Team
1 Seattle Sounders FC
2 Real Salt Lake
3 New England Revolution
4 New York Red Bulls

References

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  1. ^ "FC Tucson gains momentum".
  2. ^ a b "Soccer: MLS seeks long-term training deal with Tucson". Retrieved February 19, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "MLS soccer: PK gets through area star Robles in 3-1 loss to NE". Retrieved February 19, 2013.
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