2016 Desert Diamond Cup Explained

Year:2016
Country:United States
Dates:February 17 − February 27
Num Teams:9
Venues:2
Cities:1
Champion Other:New England Revolution
Second Other:Columbus Crew SC
Count:1
Matches:15
Goals:43
Top Scorer:Teal Bunbury
Kei Kamara (3 goals)
Player:Teal Bunbury
Prevseason:2015
Nextseason:2017

The 2016 Desert Diamond Cup was a soccer exhibition featuring six soccer teams from Major League Soccer, two from the United Soccer League and host FC Tucson from the Premier Development League, held from February 17 to February 27, 2016. It is the 6th annual Desert Diamond Cup.

Teams

The following nine clubs participated in the 2016 tournament:[1]

Matches

The tournament featured a round-robin group stage followed by fifth-place, third-place and championship matches.[2]

Finals

Goalscorers

Top scorers

RankPlayerNationClubGoals
1Teal Bunbury United StatesNew England Revolution3
Kei Kamara Sierra LeoneColumbus Crew SC
3Chris CortezArizona United SC2
Paulo Nagamura BrazilSporting Kansas City
Erick TorresHouston Dynamo
630 players1

Awards

CARF International MVP: Teal Bunbury (NEW)
TEP Copper Boot (Leading Scorer): Kei Kamara (COL)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Columbus Crew, AZ United Join Desert Diamond Cup. https://web.archive.org/web/20151224111156/http://fctucson.com/team/columbus-crew-az-united-join-desert-diamond-cup/. dead. December 24, 2015. FC Tucson. December 23, 2015. December 23, 2015.
  2. Web site: 2016 MLS Preseason in Tucson. FC Tucson. November 24, 2015. December 23, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151224111200/http://fctucson.com/team/2016-mls-preseason-in-tucson/. December 24, 2015. dead.