| Tourney Name: | Carolina Challenge Cup |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Dates: | March 5 - 12 |
| Num Teams: | 4 |
| Federations: | 2 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champion Other: | D.C. United |
| Second Other: | Charleston Battery |
| Matches: | 6 |
| Goals: | 12 |
| Top Scorer: | 12 players with 1 goal |
| Prevseason: | 2010 |
| Nextseason: | 2012 |
The 2011 Carolina Challenge Cup was a four-team round robin pre-season competition hosted by the Charleston Battery. The 2011 Carolina Challenge Cup was contested among Charleston Battery, Chicago Fire, D.C. United, and Toronto FC, with D.C. United emerging as repeat champions.
Four clubs competed in the tournament:
| Team | League | Appearance | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Charleston Battery (hosts) | USL Pro | 8th | |
| Chicago Fire | MLS | 1st | |
| D.C. United | MLS | 6th | |
 Toronto FC | MLS | 5th | |
| Teams | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.C. United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | |
| Charleston Battery | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Chicago Fire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Toronto FC | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
Dane Kelly (Charleston) Mike Zaher (Charleston) Blake Brettschneider (D.C.) Charlie Davies (D.C.) Chris Pontius (D.C.) Josh Wolff (D.C.) Dwayne De Rosario (Toronto)
Maicon Santos (Toronto) Nathan Sturgis (Toronto)