2014_Desert_Diamond_Cup
2014 Desert Diamond Cup
International football competition
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.
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]
More information Pos, Team ...
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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[lower-alpha 1] |
Close
- Chivas Rayadas de Guadalajara took the place of FC Tucson in the final match v. Chicago Fire.
The tournament featured a round-robin group stage followed by third-place and championship matches.
Tournament
Chivas USA v FC Tucson
February 19 Game 1 | Chivas USA | 1–1 | FC Tucson | Tucson, Arizona |
13:00 PST | Alvarez ![]() Jean-Baptiste ![]() |
Report | Rapella ![]() |
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium |
Colorado Rapids v Chicago Fire
February 19 Game 2 | Colorado Rapids | 1–2 | Chicago Fire | Tucson, Arizona |
15:30 PST | Serna ![]() José Mari ![]() |
Report | Ward ![]() Amarikwa ![]() |
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium |
Real Salt Lake v New England Revolution
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 |
FC Tucson v Chicago Fire
February 22 Game 4 | FC Tucson | 0–2 | Chicago Fire | Tucson, Arizona |
13:00 PST | Report | Alex ![]() Soumaré ![]() |
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium |
Colorado Rapids v Real Salt Lake
February 22 Game 5 | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | Real Salt Lake | Tucson, Arizona |
15:30 PST | Brown ![]() |
Report | Wingert ![]() |
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium Referee: Kevin Stott |
New England Revolution v Chivas USA
February 22 Game 6 | New England Revolution | 2–3 | Chivas USA | Tucson, Arizona |
18:00 PST | Nguyen ![]() Bunbury ![]() Gonçalves ![]() |
Report | Torres ![]() Alvarez ![]() Rosales ![]() Burling ![]() |
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium Referee: Jair Marrufo |
Chivas USA v Colorado Rapids
February 26 Game 7 | Chivas USA | 0–0 | Colorado Rapids | Tucson, Arizona |
13:00 PST | Borja ![]() |
Report | Sánchez ![]() Watts ![]() |
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium |
New England Revolution v Chicago Fire
February 26 Game 8 | New England Revolution | 1–0 | Chicago Fire | Tucson, Arizona |
15:30 PST | Rowe ![]() |
Report | Hurtado ![]() |
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium |
Real Salt Lake v FC Tucson
February 26 Game 9 | Real Salt Lake | 3–1 | FC Tucson | Tucson, Arizona |
18:00 PST | Saborío ![]() Maund ![]() |
Report | Acosta ![]() Antoniuk ![]() |
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
Finals
Real Salt Lake v Chivas USA
March 1 Game 10 | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 | Chivas USA | Tucson, Arizona |
13:00 MST | Saborío ![]() |
Report | Torres ![]() Minda ![]() Bautista ![]() |
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,604 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
New England Revolution v Colorado Rapids
March 1 Game 11 | New England Revolution | 2–2 | Colorado Rapids | Tucson, Arizona |
15:30 MST | Bunbury ![]() Rowe ![]() Mullins ![]() Imbongo ![]() |
Report | Buddle ![]() LaBrocca ![]() José Mari ![]() Sánchez ![]() Chávez ![]() |
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,604 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
Chicago Fire v Chivas Rayadas de Guadalajara
March 1 Game 12 | Chicago Fire | 2–0 | Chivas Rayadas de Guadalajara | Tucson, Arizona |
18:00 MST | Anangonó ![]() Larentowicz ![]() Magee ![]() Amarikwa ![]() |
Report | Flores ![]() |
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,604 [3] |
- "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.