2016 Desert Diamond Cup

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2016 Desert Diamond Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesFebruary 17 − February 27
Teams9
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions New England Revolution (1st title)
Runners-up Columbus Crew SC
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored43 (2.87 per match)
Top scorer(s) Teal Bunbury
Kei Kamara (3 goals)
Best player(s) Teal Bunbury
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The 2016 Desert Diamond Cup was a soccer exhibition featuring six soccer teams from Major League Soccer, two from the United Soccer League and host FC Tucson from the Premier Development League, held from February 17 to February 27, 2016. It is the 6th annual Desert Diamond Cup.

Contents

Teams

The following nine clubs participated in the 2016 tournament: [1]

Table standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Swope Park Rangers 422063+38
2 New England Revolution 422075+28
3 Sporting Kansas City 413096+36
4 Arizona United SC 311134−14
5 Colorado Rapids 411257−24
6 Columbus Crew 403156−13
7 Real Salt Lake 20204402
8 Houston Dynamo 302134−12
9 FC Tucson 200214−30
Source: [ citation needed ]

Matches

The tournament featured a round-robin group stage followed by fifth-place, third-place and championship matches. [2]

Tournament

February 17Game 1 Swope Park Rangers 3–1 Colorado Rapids Tucson, Arizona
17:30 MST Tyrpak Soccerball shade.svg 1'
VanCompernolle Yellow card.svg 18'
Sanchez Soccerball shade.svg 63'
Little Soccerball shade.svg 90+'		 Report Badji Soccerball shade.svg 18'
Watts Yellow card.svg 44'		Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Referee: Baboucarr Jallow
February 17Game 2 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Columbus Crew SC Tucson, Arizona
18:00 MST Quintilla Yellow card.svg 40'
Mustivar Soccerball shade.svg 52'
Hajderovic Soccerball shade.svg 88'		 Report
Report 		Kamara Soccerball shade.svg 46', 74'Stadium: Kino North Grandstand
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
February 17Game 3 New England Revolution 3–3 Real Salt Lake Tucson, Arizona
20:00 MST Gamble Soccerball shade.svg 13'
Davies Soccerball shade.svg 48' (pen.), 84'
Woodberry Yellow card.svg 81' Red card.svg 83'		 Report Morales Yellow card.svg 23'Soccerball shade.svg 54' (pen.)
Maund Red card.svg 47'
Olave Soccerball shade.svg 68'
Garcia Soccerball shade.svg 77'		Stadium: Kino North Stadium
February 20Game 4 Arizona United SC 0–0 Swope Park Rangers Tucson, Arizona
16:30 MST Gavin Yellow card.svg 17'
Johnson Yellow card.svg 73'		 Report Kelly Yellow card.svg 28'
Diaw Yellow card.svg 65'		Stadium: Kino North Grandstand
Referee: Robi Hullner
February 20Game 5 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Columbus Crew SC Tucson, Arizona
17:00 MST Allen Soccerball shade.svg 17'
Wingert Yellow card.svg 25'
Garcia Yellow card.svg 51'		 Report Kamara Soccerball shade.svg 26'Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
February 20Game 7 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 New England Revolution Tucson, Arizona
19:30 MST Zusi Soccerball shade.svg 11' Report Bunbury Soccerball shade.svg 58'
Herivaux Yellow card.svg 75'		Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Referee: Chris Penso
February 24Game 8 FC Tucson 1–3 Arizona United SC Tucson, Arizona
15:30 MST Bevans Soccerball shade.svg 50' Report Bardsley Soccerball shade.svg 38'
Cortez Soccerball shade.svg 65', 67'		Stadium: Kino North Grandstand
February 24Game 9 New England Revolution 2–1 Houston Dynamo Tucson, Arizona
17:30 MST Bunbury Soccerball shade.svg 48'
Neumann Soccerball shade.svg 69'
Herivaux Yellow card.svg 73'
Gamble Yellow card.svg 87'		 Report Agus Yellow card.svg 61'
Torres Soccerball shade.svg 67'
Rocha Yellow card.svg 82'		Stadium: Kino North Stadium
February 24Game 10 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Swope Park Rangers Tucson, Arizona
18:00 MST Higuain Soccerball shade.svg 35'
Barson Yellow card.svg 58'
Finlay Soccerball shade.svg 67'
Wahl Yellow card.svg 72'		 Report Granitto Soccerball shade.svg 38'
Gonzalez Soccerball shade.svg 90'		Stadium: Kino North Grandstand
Referee: Drew Fisher
February 24Game 11 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Colorado Rapids Tucson, Arizona
20:00 MST Nagamura Soccerball shade.svg 16' (pen.), 19' (pen.)
Dwyer Soccerball shade.svg 68' (pen.)
Sinovic Soccerball shade.svg 72'		 Report Pfeffer Soccerball shade.svg 82'Stadium: Kino North Stadium

Finals

February 27Game 12 FC Tucson 0–1 Swope Park Rangers Tucson, Arizona
16:00 MST Guerra Yellow card.svg 73' Report Kelly Soccerball shade.svg 32'Stadium: Kino North Grandstand
Referee: Noah Kenyawani
February 273rd Place Game Houston Dynamo 2–2 Sporting Kansas City Tucson, Arizona
16:30 MST Barnes Soccerball shade.svg 31'
Torres Soccerball shade.svg 77'		 Report Coelho Soccerball shade.svg 16'
Sallói Soccerball shade.svg 55'		Stadium: Kino North Stadium
February 275th Place Game Colorado Rapids 3–0 Arizona United SC Tucson, Arizona
18:30 MST Ringhof Soccerball shade.svg 17' (o.g.)
Doyle Soccerball shade.svg 31'
Gashi Soccerball shade.svg 63'		 Report Stadium: Kino North Grandstand
Referee: Ismail Elfath

Goalscorers

Top scorers

RankPlayerNationClubGoals
1 Teal Bunbury Flag of the United States.svg  USA New England Revolution 3
Kei Kamara Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  SLE Columbus Crew SC
3 Chris Cortez Flag of the United States.svg  USA Arizona United SC 2
Paulo Nagamura Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Sporting Kansas City
Erick Torres Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Houston Dynamo
630 players1

Awards

CARF International MVP: Teal Bunbury (NEW}
TEP Copper Boot (Leading Scorer): Kei Kamara (COL}

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References

  1. ↑ "Columbus Crew, AZ United Join Desert Diamond Cup". FC Tucson. December 23, 2015. Archived from the original on December 24, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2016 MLS Preseason in Tucson". FC Tucson. November 24, 2015. Archived from the original on December 24, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
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