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.
| 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) |
Teams edit
The following six clubs participated in the 2014 tournament:[1]
- Chicago Fire (first appearance)
- Chivas USA (first appearance)
- Colorado Rapids (first appearance)
- FC Tucson (second appearance)
- New England Revolution (third appearance)
- Real Salt Lake (third appearance)
Chivas Rayadas de Guadalajara was also announced to play in the final match in place of FC Tucson.[2]
Standings edit
| 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 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Colorado Rapids | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | FC Tucson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1[a] |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ Chivas Rayadas de Guadalajara took the place of FC Tucson in the final match v. Chicago Fire.
Matches edit
The tournament featured a round-robin group stage followed by third-place and championship matches.
Tournament edit
| February 19 Game 1 | Chivas USA | 1–1 | FC Tucson | Tucson, Arizona |
| 13:00 PST | Alvarez  59'Jean-Baptiste  90' |
Report | Rapella 54' |
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium |
| February 19 Game 2 | Colorado Rapids | 1–2 | Chicago Fire | Tucson, Arizona |
| 15:30 PST | Serna 68' José Mari 75' |
Report | Ward 37' Amarikwa 40' |
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium |
| February 19 Game 3 | Real Salt Lake | 0–0 | New England Revolution | Tucson, Arizona |
| 18:00 PST | Report | Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| February 22 Game 4 | FC Tucson | 0–2 | Chicago Fire | Tucson, Arizona |
| 13:00 PST | Report | Alex 19' Soumaré 43' |
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium |
| February 22 Game 5 | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | Real Salt Lake | Tucson, Arizona |
| 15:30 PST | Brown 69' |
Report | Wingert 30' |
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium Referee: Kevin Stott |
| February 22 Game 6 | New England Revolution | 2–3 | Chivas USA | Tucson, Arizona |
| 18:00 PST | Nguyen 11' Bunbury 20'Gonçalves 42' |
Report | Torres 25' Alvarez 54'Rosales 74'Burling 92+' |
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| February 26 Game 7 | Chivas USA | 0–0 | Colorado Rapids | Tucson, Arizona |
| 13:00 PST | Borja 58' |
Report | Sánchez 32' Watts 45' |
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium |
| February 26 Game 8 | New England Revolution | 1–0 | Chicago Fire | Tucson, Arizona |
| 15:30 PST | Rowe 90+1' |
Report | Hurtado 34' |
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium |
| February 26 Game 9 | Real Salt Lake | 3–1 | FC Tucson | Tucson, Arizona |
| 18:00 PST | Saborío 24', 45' Maund 44' |
Report | Acosta 44' Antoniuk 59' |
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
Finals edit
| March 1 Game 10 | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 | Chivas USA | Tucson, Arizona |
| 13:00 MST | Saborío 70' |
Report | Torres 10' Minda 14'Bautista 81' |
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,604 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| March 1 Game 11 | New England Revolution | 2–2 | Colorado Rapids | Tucson, Arizona |
| 15:30 MST | Bunbury 5' Rowe 37'Mullins 57'Imbongo  85' |
Report | Buddle 25' LaBrocca 35'José Mari 55'Sánchez 82'Chávez 85' |
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,604 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| March 1 Game 12 | Chicago Fire | 2–0 | Chivas Rayadas de Guadalajara | Tucson, Arizona |
| 18:00 MST | Anangonó 15' Larentowicz 80'Magee 88'Amarikwa 90' |
Report | Flores 18' |
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,604 [3] |
References edit
- ^ "Full Tucson Preseason Schedule". FC Tucson. November 18, 2013. Archived from the original on February 25, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
- ^ Ratterree, Alicia (February 11, 2014). "Chivas Rayadas to feature in Desert Diamond Cup final". SB Nation. Vox Media, Inc. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
- ^ "Desert Diamond Cup included new venue, more teams". Arizona Daily Star. March 7, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.