| Tourney Name: | Carolina Challenge Cup |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Dates: | March 13 - 20 |
| Num Teams: | 4 |
| Federations: | 2 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Champion Other: |  D.C. United |
| Count: | 1 |
| Second Other: | Real Salt Lake |
| Matches: | 6 |
| Goals: | 11 |
| Top Scorer: | Jaime Moreno (5) |
| Updated: | On September 4, 2010 |
| Prevseason: | 2009 |
| Nextseason: | 2011 |
The Carolina Challenge Cup is a four-team round robin pre-season competition hosted by the Charleston Battery. It was started in 2004 and features teams from Major League Soccer and the United Soccer Leagues. The 2010 Carolina Challenge Cup was contested among Charleston Battery, D.C. United, Real Salt Lake and Toronto FC, with D.C. United emerging as champions.
Four clubs competed in the tournament:
| Team | League | Appearance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Battery (hosts) | D2 Pro League | 7th | |
| D.C. United | MLS | 5th | |
| Real Salt Lake | MLS | 2nd | |
 Toronto FC | MLS | 4th | |
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.C. United | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | |
| Real Salt Lake | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | |
| Toronto FC | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | |
| Charleston Battery | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 |