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2013 Desert Diamond Cup

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2013 Desert Diamond Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesFebruary 13 − February 23
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsSeattle Sounders FC (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored23 (2.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)Jerry Bengtson
Alex Caskey
Mario Martínez
Lee Nguyen
(2 goals)
2012
2014

The 2013 Desert Diamond Cup was a soccer exhibition featuring four soccer teams from Major League Soccer, held between February 13–23, 2013. The preseason tournament was played at the Kino Sports Complex 11,000 seat main stadium in Tucson, Arizona. This was the 3rd annual Desert Diamond Cup.

Teams

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The following four clubs participated in the 2013 tournament:[1]

Table standings

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Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Seattle Sounders FC 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9
2 Real Salt Lake 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
3 New England Revolution 3 1 2 0 5 6 −1 3
4 New York Red Bulls 3 0 2 1 3 7 −4 1
Source: [citation needed]

Matches

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The tournament featured a round-robin group stage followed by third-place and championship matches.

Tournament

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February 13 1 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 New England Revolution Tucson, Arizona
16:00 PST González Yellow card 18'
Johnson Yellow card 25' 45'
Evans 27' (pen.)
Alonso Yellow card 32'
Traoré Yellow card 43'
Burch Red card 79'
Report Gonçalves Yellow card 25'
Nyassi Red card 79'
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,162[2]
Referee: Juan Guzman
February 16 3 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC Tucson, Arizona
16:00 PST Schuler Yellow card 20'
Mansally Yellow card 34'
Stertzer 86'
Report Martínez 66'
Lund 69'
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 3,211[3]
Referee: Allen Chapman

Third place match

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Final

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Final placement

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# Team
1 Seattle Sounders FC
2 Real Salt Lake
3 New England Revolution
4 New York Red Bulls

References

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  1. ^ "FC Tucson gains momentum".
  2. ^ a b "Soccer: MLS seeks long-term training deal with Tucson". Retrieved February 19, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "MLS soccer: PK gets through area star Robles in 3-1 loss to NE". Retrieved February 19, 2013.
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