2011 Desert Diamond Cup

2011 Desert Diamond Cup
Tournament details
Host country United States
Dates March 4 5
Teams 4
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Sporting Kansas City (1st title)
Runners-up New York Red Bulls
Third place FC Tucson
Tournament statistics
Matches played 4
Goals scored 21 (5.25 per match)
Top scorer(s) Pat Perkins

The 2011 Desert Diamond Cup (formerly known as the Desert Cup and also known as the FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup) was a preseason soccer tournament held at Hi Corbett Field in Tucson, Arizona. The tournament, the first edition of the Desert Cup, was held from March 4-5, 2011 and featured two Major League Soccer clubs along two US Club Soccer clubs.

The tournament was won by Sporting Kansas City, who edged the New York Red Bulls on goal differential.

Teams

The following four clubs competed in the tournament:

Matches

March 4, 2011
18:00 PST
Arizona Sahuaros 1 6 Sporting Kansas City
Baker  86' Report Jones  35'
Mravec  53'
Sapong  56'
Myers  77'
Zusi  83'
Ubiparipovic  90'
Hi Corbett Field
Attendance: 2,560

March 4, 2011
20:00 PST
New York Red Bulls 3 1 FC Tucson
Hertzog  19'  53' (pen.)
da Luz  68'
Report Gauna  62'
Hi Corbett Field
Attendance: 2,560

March 5, 2011
18:00 PST
Arizona Sahuaros 3 3 FC Tucson
Perkins  11'  14'  26' Report Diouf  4'
Gauna  69'
Goodfellow  74'
Hi Corbett Field
Attendance: 10,097

March 5, 2011
20:00 PST
New York Red Bulls 2 2 Sporting Kansas City
Henry  22'
Richards  76'
Report Arnaud  20'
Kamara  61' (pen.)
Hi Corbett Field
Attendance: 10,097

Final standings

Club Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD
Sporting Kansas City 4210183+5
New York Red Bulls 4210153+2
FC Tucson 1201146-2
Arizona Sahuaros 1201149-5

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