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Tournament details | |
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Host country | United States |
Dates | February 17–27 |
Teams | 6 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Houston Dynamo (1st title) |
Runners-up | Colorado Rapids |
Third place | New England Revolution |
Fourth place | Sporting Kansas City |
The 2017 Desert Diamond Cup was the seventh edition of the preseason exhibition tournament. The competition featured six soccer teams from Major League Soccer, held from February 15 to February 25, 2017. The defending champion was the New England Revolution.
The following six clubs participated in the tournament: [1]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Houston Dynamo | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10 |
2 | Colorado Rapids | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 |
3 | New England Revolution | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 |
4 | Sporting Kansas City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 |
5 | New York Red Bulls | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 |
6 | New York City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 |
February 15Game 1 | Colorado Rapids | 1–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Tucson, Arizona |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
February 15Game 2 | New York City FC | 0–2 | New York Red Bulls | Tucson, Arizona |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
February 15Game 3 | Houston Dynamo | 2–0 | New England Revolution | Tucson, Arizona |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
February 18Game 4 | New England Revolution | 1–3 | Colorado Rapids | Tucson, Arizona |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
February 18Game 5 | New York Red Bulls | 0–3 | Sporting Kansas City | Tucson, Arizona |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
February 18Game 6 | New York City FC | 1–3 | Houston Dynamo | Tucson, Arizona |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
February 22Game 7 | New England Revolution | 6–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Tucson, Arizona |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
February 22Game 8 | New York Red Bulls | 2–2 | Houston Dynamo | Tucson, Arizona |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
February 22Game 9 | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | New York City FC | Tucson, Arizona |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
February 25Consolation | New England Revolution | 2–0 | New York Red Bulls | Tucson, Arizona |
13:00 MST | Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
February 25Consolation | New York City FC | 1–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Tucson, Arizona |
15:30 MST | David Villa ![]() | Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
February 25Championship Game | Colorado Rapids | 0–2 | Houston Dynamo | Tucson, Arizona |
18:00 MST | Report |
| Stadium: Kino North Stadium Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
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