The Four Corners Cup was a regional soccer competition among the USL Championship clubs located in states that intersect at the Four Corners: Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, New Mexico United, Phoenix Rising FC and Real Monarchs SLC. The four clubs played each other home and away in a round robin format, with the champion determined by total points accumulated.[2] The competition was canceled during the 2021 as Phoenix Rising were assigned to a separate division, preventing round-robin play. In 2022, the Real Monarchs moved the MLS Next Pro league, ending the competition.
| Organizing body | Various supporters' groups from participating teams[1] |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2019 |
| Region | Four Corners region, southwestern United States |
| Number of teams | 4; Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC New Mexico United Phoenix Rising FC Real Monarchs SLC |
| Related competitions | USL Championship |
| Most successful club(s) | Real Monarchs SLC (1 title) |
2019 edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SLC | NMU | PHX | COS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Monarchs SLC (C) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 12 | — | 1–0[3] | 2–4[4] | 1–0[5] | |
| 2 | New Mexico United | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 11 | 5–1[6] | — | 2–2[7] | 3–1[8] | |
| 3 | Phoenix Rising FC | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 9 | 1–2[9] | 3–3[10] | — | 2–2[11] | |
| 4 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 1 | 1–2[12] | 1–3[13] | 0–3[14] | — |
2020 edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico United | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 19 |
| Real Monarchs SLC | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 8 |
| Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 6 |
| Phoenix Rising FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 |
On June 24, the league announced the structure of its Return To Play format, separating the league into eight separate groups for regional competitions.[15] Because Phoenix was combined with the southern California clubs into Group B, while the other three cup competitors were combined with El Paso into Group C, a full cup competition was impossible for the year.[16] The announcement of the full league Return To Play schedule created the following partial fixture list among the cup participants.[17]
Kickoff times are in MDT (UTC-06) unless otherwise noted.
| July 11 1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–2 | New Mexico United | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 5:00 PM | Daniels  45+2' |
Report | Muhammad 25' Wehan  56', 87' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Laura Rodriguez |
| July 18 2 | Real Monarchs SLC | 3–3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 2:00 PM | Coffee 30' Brody 40' Farnsworth 49' Peay 61' |
Report | Cervós 45+3' Lewis 51'  73' Burt 89' Rwatubyaye 90+5', 90+5' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| August 1 3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–2 | Real Monarchs SLC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 6:00 PM | Burt 2' Lebese 57' (pen.) Diz Pe 90+2' |
Report | Blake 35' (pen.) Davis 67' Peay 90+3' Sierakowski 90+5' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| August 8 4 | Phoenix Rising FC | 5–2 | New Mexico United | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 7:30 PM MST | Flemmings 17', 73', 86' Dadashov 22' Cochran 52' Lambert 57' Calistri 80' |
Report | Parkes 5' Guzmán 45+1' Tinari 59' Moreno 89' |
Stadium: Casino Arizona Field Attendance: 0 Referee: Lukasz Szpala (United States) |
| August 15 5 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 0–1 | New Mexico United | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 3:00 PM MDT | Rubio 63' Ferreira 90+4' |
Tinari 30' Wehan 45' Najem 66' Ryden 90+1' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| August 19 6 | Real Monarchs SLC | 0–2 | New Mexico United | Herriman, Utah |
| 8:00 PM MDT | Powder 45+3' |
Report | Ryden 38' Muhammad 42' Williams 42' Moreno 68' |
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 465 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| August 22 7 | Real Monarchs SLC | 1–2 | New Mexico United | Herriman, Utah |
| 8:00 PM | Sierakowski 53' |
Report | Moreno 5', 45' Tetteh 29' Wehan 48' Guzmán 55' Ryden 87' |
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 570 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| August 29 8 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–1 | New Mexico United | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 6:00 PM | Lewis 54' Daniels 59' |
Report | Tinari 37' Moreno 54' (pen.) Williams 65' 75' Mizell 90+3' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
| September 9 9 | Real Monarchs SLC | 4–1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Herriman, Utah |
| 8:00 PM | Vázquez 18' Brown 26' Davis 69' Powder 76' |
Report | Daniels 88', 34' |
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Referee: Brad Jensen |
| September 12 10 | Real Monarchs SLC | 0–2 | New Mexico United | Herriman, Utah |
| 12:00 PM MDT | Giménez 23' Vázquez 54' Moberg 66' |
Report | Tinari 30' Moreno 40', 65' Guzmán 90+2' |
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 368 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| September 19 11 | New Mexico United | 1–2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 3:30 PM | Sandoval 28' Moreno 64' |
Report | Volesky 45+1' (pen.), 45+2' Ferreira 48' Daniels 88' |
Stadium: Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park Referee: Elton Garcia |
| September 26 12 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–1 | Real Monarchs SLC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 6:00 PM | Volesky 11', 42' (pen.) Cervós 45' |
Report | Davis 21' Brown 47' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 700 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick |
| September 29 13 | Real Monarchs SLC | 0–1 | New Mexico United | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 7:30 PM | Flores 17' Moberg 23' Ávila 29' Jasso 62' |
Report | Bruce 27' Muhammad 38' Ryden 46' Ahlinvi 57' |
Stadium: Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park Attendance: 396 Referee: Chris Ruska |
References edit
- ^ Arlia, John (February 19, 2019). "By the Fans, For the Fans – Four Corners Cup Set for 2019 Debut". USL Championship. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- ^ "Switchbacks FC to Participate in the Four Corners Cup Inaugural Year". Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ "Real Monarchs SLC 1–0 New Mexico United". Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- ^ "Real Monarchs SLC 2–4 Phoenix Rising FC". Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ^ "Real Monarchs SLC 1–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC". Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ^ "New Mexico United 5-1 Real Monarchs SLC". Retrieved April 13, 2019.
- ^ "New Mexico United 2–2 Phoenix Rising". Retrieved September 29, 2019.
- ^ "New Mexico United 3-1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC". Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- ^ "Phoenix Rising FC 1-2 Real Monarchs SLC". Retrieved October 13, 2019.
- ^ "Phoenix Rising FC 3-3 New Mexico United". Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ "Phoenix Rising FC 2-2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC". Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- ^ "Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1-2 Real Monarchs SLC". Retrieved June 22, 2019.
- ^ "Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1-3 New Mexico United". Retrieved May 18, 2019.
- ^ "Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0-3 Phoenix Rising FC". Retrieved August 31, 2019.
- ^ "Upon Restart, Clubs will be Divided into Eight Groups to Complete a 16-Game Regular Season". rsl.com. June 24, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ^ "Return To Play". Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ^ "USL Championship Unveils Revised 2020 Regular Season Schedule". July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.