The Soccer Tournament 2023

The Soccer Tournament 2023

Tournament details
Country	United States
Venue(s)	WakeMed Soccer Park
Dates	1 June—4 June
Teams	32
2024  → All statistics correct as of 22 May 2024.

The Soccer Tournament 2023, also referred to as TST 2023, was the inaugural edition of The Soccer Tournament. The tournament was held from 1 June to 4 June 2023 in Cary, North Carolina. ^[1]

The tournament featured men's, women's, and some mixed-gender teams in the same tournament; it was won by Newtown Pride, the only fully amateur team in the tournament. ^{[2] [3]}

Group stage

The draw was revealed on 4 May 2023. ^[4]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Qualification
1	Newtown Pride FC	3	2	1	12	3	+9	Knockout stage
2	Kingdom FC	3	2	1	13	7	+6
3	Hoosier Army (IU Alumni)	3	2	1	11	9	+2
4	Borussia Dortmund	3	0	3	3	20	−17

Updated to match(es) played on 2023-06-07. Source: ^[5]

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Qualification
1	Blade & Grass FC	3	3	0	9	6	+3	Knockout stage
2	DMV Diplomats	3	1	2	10	10	0
3	Wolves F.C.	3	1	2	11	12	−1
4	Villita FC	3	1	2	9	11	−2

Updated to match(es) played on 2023-06-07. Source: ^[5]

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Qualification
1	Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.	3	3	0	13	5	+8	Knockout stage
2	SLC FC	3	2	1	8	7	+1
3	Club Necaxa	3	1	2	9	10	−1
4	Virginia Dream	3	0	3	4	12	−8

Updated to match(es) played on 2023-06-07. Source: ^[5]

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Qualification
1	Culture by Mo Ali FC	3	2	1	8	5	+3	Knockout stage
2	Far East United	3	2	1	7	4	+3
3	West Ham United F.C.	2	1 [a]	1	6	7	−1
4	Dallas United	2	0 [a]	2	1	6	−5

Updated to match(es) played on 2023-06-07. Source: ^{[5] [7]}
Notes:

1. The match between West Ham United F.C. and Dallas United was interrupted and never finished. (See #Controversy below.) ^[6]

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Qualification
1	Wrexham Red Dragons	3	3	0	23	3	+20	Knockout stage
2	Como 1907	3	2	1	15	7	+8
3	Say Word FC	3	1	2	9	14	−5
4	US Women	3	0	3	1	24	−23

Updated to match(es) played on 2023-06-07. Source: ^[5]

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Qualification
1	Hashtag United	3	3	0	13	8	+5	Knockout stage
2	Conrad & Beasley United	3	2	1	12	12	0
3	Nati SC	3	1	2	9	10	−1
4	Gracie FC	3	0	3	6	10	−4

Updated to match(es) played on 2023-06-07. Source: ^[5]

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Qualification
1	Sneaky Fox FC	3	3	0	9	3	+6	Knockout stage
2	ZALA FFF	3	1	2	12	8	+4
3	Jackson TN Boom	3	1	2	9	11	−2
4	Team Dempsey	3	1	2	6	14	−8

Updated to match(es) played on 2023-06-07. Source: ^{[5] [8]}

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Qualification
1	Raleigh Rebels FC	3	3	0	18	7	+11	Knockout stage
2	Duke Sevens (Duke Alumni)	3	2	1	8	8	0
3	North Carolina FC	3	1	2	12	12	0
4	Charlotte FC	3	0	3	7	18	−11

Updated to match(es) played on 2023-06-07. Source: ^[5]

Knockout stage

	First round				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Newtown Pride FC	4
	DMV Diplomats	0
					Newtown Pride FC	3
					Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.	1
	Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.	2
	Far East United	1
									Newtown Pride FC	4
									Sneaky Fox FC	1
	Wrexham Red Dragons	3
	Conrad & Beasley United	4
					Conrad & Beasley United	1
					Sneaky Fox FC	2
	Sneaky Fox FC	2
	Duke Sevens	1
													Newtown Pride FC	2
													SLC FC	0
	Blade & Grass FC	4
	Kingdom FC	3
					Blade & Grass FC	2
					SLC FC	3
	Culture by Mo Ali FC	3
	SLC FC	4
									SLC FC	1
									Zala FFF	0
	Hashtag United	1
	Como 1907	2
					Como 1907	3
					Zala FFF	4
	Raleigh Rebels FC	3
	Zala FFF	4

Source: ^[5]

Controversy

During the match between West Ham United F.C. and Dallas United, players of West Ham walked off the pitch after an alleged racial slur said by a Dallas player. ^{[6] [9]} After an investigation, TST and Dallas mutually agreed in Dallas United's withdrawal from the tournament. ^[6]

References

1. "The Soccer Tournament (TST) Announces Partners for 2023 Event". BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
2. Maurer, Pablo; Cardenas, Felipe (June 4, 2023). "Newtown Pride FC wins The Soccer Tournament, $1 million prize" . The Athletic . Retrieved 22 May 2024.
3. Geisinger, Brian. "TST 2023: An Unforgettable Inaugural Soccer Tournament". Soccer.com. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
4. "The Soccer Tournament (TST) Unveils 32-Team Field and Groups for Inaugural $1M Event". thetournament.com. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
5. "TST 2023 Bracket - TBT & TST". Archived from the original on 2023-06-07.
6. "West Ham 7s walk off at TST after alleged slur". ESPN.com. June 2, 2023.
7. "TST: The Soccer Tournament". TST: The Soccer Tournament.
8. "TST: The Soccer Tournament". TST: The Soccer Tournament.
9. "West Ham walk off from TST match over alleged racial slur from Dallas United player – with American side withdrawing from tournament | Goal.com UK". www.goal.com. June 2, 2023.