Dallas Cup

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Dallas Cup
Dallas Cup logo (1980-2020).svg
Founded1980
RegionInternational
Current champions São Paulo (2024)
Most successful club(s) Flag of Mexico.svg Tigres UANL 4 titles (Supergroup)
Soccerball current event.svg 2024 Dallas Cup

The Dallas Cup is an annual international football tournament for invited youth teams. The tournament was established in 1980 and is held in Dallas, Texas, with FC Dallas serving as its host club. Venues used for the tournament include the Cotton Bowl and Toyota Stadium. The Dallas Cup includes divisions ranging from U-12 to U-19 in the Boys' tournament and U-15 through U-19 in the Dallas Cup Girls' Invitational presented by Mary Kay, which features girls' age groups. The FC Midtjylland is the current champion of the elite U19 Gordon Jago Super Group. The first ever Dallas Cup saw an English club side from South London, St. Thomas More, win the U14 cup and elite international competition has been a cornerstone for the tournament ever since.

Contents

List of Champions

Following is the list with the main U-19 category champions by year: [1]

Group A U-19

YearChampionCountry
1980 Texas Longhorns Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1981 Royal Navy Flag of England.svg  England
1982Lagos StarsFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
1983 NSL SelectsFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1984 NSL SelectsFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1985Trebor LionsFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
1986Dallas CometsFlag of the United States.svg  United States
1987TahuichiBandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia
1988TahuichiBandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia
1989TahuichiBandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia
2024Dallas TexansFlag of the United States.svg  United States

Supergroup U-19

The elite U19 Super Group was founded in 1990. [2]

YearChampionCountry
1990TahuichiBandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia
1991 Dynamo Moscow Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
1992 West Ham United Flag of England.svg  England
1993 Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
1994 Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
1995 São Paulo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
1996 Vitória Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
1997 Vitória Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
1998 San Lorenzo Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
1999 Corinthians Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2000 Corinthians Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2001 Pumas UNAM Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
2002 Nottingham Forest Flag of England.svg  England
2003 Tigres UANL Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
2004 Atlético Paranaense Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2005 Atlético Paranaense Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2006Dallas TexansFlag of the United States.svg  United States
2007 São Paulo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2008 Liverpool Flag of England.svg  England
2009 São Paulo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2010 Cruzeiro Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2011
Eintracht Frankfurt Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Tigres UANL Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
2012 Coritiba Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2013 Fulham Flag of England.svg  England
2014 River Plate Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
2015 Coritiba Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2016 Everton Flag of England.svg  England
2017 FC Dallas Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2018 Tigres UANL Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
2019 Tigres UANL Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021Supergroup U-19 Not held
2022 Panama U-20 Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
2023 Midtjylland Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
2024 São Paulo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

Titles by team

TeamCountry
4 titles
Tahuichi Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia
Tigres UANL Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
São Paulo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2 titles
Atlético Paranaense Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Corinthians Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
NSL SelectFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Vitória Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Coritiba Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
1 title
River Plate Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
CometsFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Cruzeiro Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Dallas TexansFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Dynamo Moscow Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Eintracht Frankfurt Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Everton Flag of England.svg  England
FC Dallas Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Fulham Flag of England.svg  England
Lagos StarsFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Liverpool Flag of England.svg  England
Midtjylland Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Nottingham Forest Flag of England.svg  England
Panama U-20 Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Pumas UNAM Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Royal Navy Flag of England.svg  England
San Lorenzo Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Texas Longhorns Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Trebor LionsFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
West Ham United Flag of England.svg  England

Titles by country

Country
13 titles
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
6 titles
Flag of England.svg  England
5 titles
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
4 titles
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2 titles
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
1 title
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia

Notable players

Players that participated in the Dallas Cup who later played on professional teams and national teams

Alumni PlayerMost Recent Professional TeamNational Team
Freddy Adu Las Vegas LightsUSA
Jeff Agoos MetroStarsUSA
Folarin Balogun ArsenalUSA
Adolfo Bautista TepicMexico
DaMarcus Beasley Houston DynamoUSA
David Beckham Paris Saint-GermainEngland
Vincenzo Bernardo Miami FusionUSA
Michael Bradley Toronto FCUSA
John O'Brien Chivas USAUSA
Salvador Carmona Cruz AzulMexico
Michael Carrick Manchester UnitedEngland
José de Jesús Corona Cruz AzulMexico
Bobby Convey New York Red BullsUSA
Fábio Costa Santos FCBrazil
Peter Crouch Stoke CityEngland
Duilio Davino EstudiantesMexico
Jermain Defoe SunderlandEngland
Allan Dellon Brasiliense
Clint Dempsey Seattle SoundersUSA
Landon Donovan LA GalaxyUSA
Edmílson CearáBrazil
Edu CorinthiansBrazil
Ewerthon Atlético SorocabaBrazil
Gerardo Galindo Estudiantes de AltamiraMexico
Gil CorinthiansBrazil
Ian Harte AFC BournemouthIreland
Pierre Ibarra Correcaminos UAT
Martin Kelly Crystal PalaceEngland
Harry Kewell Melbourne HeartAustralia
Ledley King Tottenham HotspurEngland
Kléber CoritibaBrazil
Israel López TolucaMexico
Jaime Lozano MoreliaMexico
Luisão BenficaBrazil
Braulio Luna Atlético San LuisMexico
Maicon BotafogoBrazil
Mike Magee Chicago FireUSA
Rafael Márquez Club AtlasMexico
Brian McBride Chicago FireUSA
Alberto Medina PueblaMexico
Hakeem Olajuwon Lagos Stars
Oguchi Onyewu Philadelphia UnionUSA
Diego Ordaz C.F. Monterrey
Michael Owen Stoke CityEngland
Luis Perez C.F. MonterreyMexico
Gonzalo Pineda Seattle SoundersMexico
Raul New York CosmosSpain
Francisco Rodríguez Cruz AzulMexico
Óscar Rojas Club AméricaMexico
Wayne Rooney Derby CountyEngland
Rubinho CorinthiansBrazil
Bukayo Saka ArsenalEngland
Schumacher Académica
Jonathan Spector Orlando CityUSA
Gerardo Torrado Cruz AzulMexico
James Ward-Prowse SouthamptonEngland
Xavier Gama



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