2018 Mobile Mini Sun Cup Explained

Tourney Name:	Mobile Mini Sun Cup
Year:	2018
Country:	United States
Dates:	February 3–24
Num Teams:	14
Venues:	2
Cities:	2
Champion Other:	New England Revolution
Second Other:	Houston Dynamo
Third Other:	Portland Timbers
Fourth Other:	Sporting Kansas City
Matches:	15
Goals:	51
Top Scorer:	Samuel Armenteros (Portland Timbers) (4 Goals)
Player:	Diego Fagúndez (New England Revolution)
Prevseason:	2017
Nextseason:	2019

The 2018 Mobile Mini Sun Cup was the eighth edition of the preseason exhibition soccer tournament and the first under its new name and sponsor. It was held from February 3 to February 24 in Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona. The defending champions were the Houston Dynamo.^{[1] [2]}

Teams

The following clubs entered the tournament:^[3]

Major League Soccer

• Colorado Rapids (fifth appearance)
• FC Dallas (first appearance)
• Houston Dynamo (third appearance)
• New England Revolution (seventh appearance)
• New York Red Bulls (fifth appearance)
• Portland Timbers (first appearance)
• Seattle Sounders FC (third appearance)
• Sporting Kansas City (fifth appearance)

United Soccer League

• San Antonio FC (first appearance)
• Phoenix Rising FC (second appearance)

Matches

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Finals

Notes and References

1. News: FC Tucson Debuts 2018 Mobile Mini Sun Cup. Paul Cicala. KVOA.com. December 5, 2017. December 5, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171216201144/http://www.kvoa.com/story/36999546/fc-tucson-debuts-2018-mobile-mini-sun-cup. December 16, 2017. dead. mdy-all.
2. Web site: FC Tucson Debuts 2018 Mobile Mini Sun Cup. FC Tucson. December 16, 2017. December 5, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171217014439/http://fctucson.com/team/fc-tucson-debuts-2018-mobile-mini-sun-cup/. December 17, 2017. dead.
3. Web site: Phoenix Rising FC and FC Tucson Debut 2018 Mobile Mini Sun Cup. Phoenix Rising Football Club. December 16, 2017. December 5, 2017. February 6, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180206065854/http://www.phxrisingfc.com/news_article/show/863525?referrer_id=2950255. dead.
4. Web site: Record-Setting 11 MLS Pre-Season Matches To Be Played In Phoenix and Tucson. Phoenix Rising Football Club. December 16, 2017. December 15, 2017.
5. Web site: Sun Cup Schedule . 2018-01-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180131080951/http://www.fctucson.com/mobileminisuncup . 2018-01-31 . dead .