2014 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic
The 2014 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic was the fifth edition of the Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic, a pre-season exhibition tournament held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida. The 2014 edition was reportedly set to feature a field of eight teams including 5 MLS teams, two international teams, and USL Pro's Orlando City. [lower-alpha 1] However, the schedule was released with 6 MLS teams, one international team, and Orlando City.[2]
Tournament details | |
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Host country | United States |
Dates | February 19 – March 1 |
Teams | 8 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Columbus Crew SC (1st title) |
Runners-up | Sporting Kansas City |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 52 (3.25 per match) |
The defending champions are the Montreal Impact.
The 2014 tournament was won by last year's runners-up, the Columbus Crew SC, who defeated the reigning MLS Cup champions Sporting Kansas City 4–1 in the final.
Teams
The following clubs have confirmed their entry into the tournament.
Team | Location | Professional League | Notes | Appearance | Ref. |
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Columbus Crew SC | Columbus, Ohio | Major League Soccer | 2nd | [3] | |
Fluminense FC U23 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 1st | [2][4] | |
Montreal Impact | Montreal, Quebec | Major League Soccer | 2013 WDW Pro Soccer Classic winners 2013 Canadian Championship winners | 3rd | [5] |
New York Red Bulls | Harrison, New Jersey | Major League Soccer | 2013 Supporters' Shield winners 2010 WDW Pro Soccer Classic winners | 2nd | [6] |
Orlando City | Orlando, Florida | USL Pro | 2013 USL Pro winners | 4th | [7] |
Philadelphia Union | Chester, Pennsylvania | Major League Soccer | 2nd | [8] | |
Sporting Kansas City | Kansas City, Kansas | Major League Soccer | 2013 MLS Cup winners | 3rd | [9] |
Toronto FC | Toronto, Ontario | Major League Soccer | Last continuous participant | 5th | [2] |
Matches
The schedule was released on the official website on January 13, 2014.[2]
Key to colors in group tables |
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Group winners advance to Final |
Group Stage
Group A
Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Columbus Crew SC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 |
Orlando City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
Philadelphia Union | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
Toronto FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
February 19 | Columbus Crew SC | 3–1 | Bay Lake, Florida | |
13:00 | Higuaín Williams Bedell |
Report | Wahl |
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex |
February 19 | Orlando City | 1–1 | Bay Lake, Florida | |
18:00 | Hertzog Boden |
Report | Fernandes |
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex |
February 22 | Philadelphia Union | 0–1 | Bay Lake, Florida | |
13:00 | Higuaín |
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex |
February 22 | Toronto FC | 1–1 | Bay Lake, Florida | |
18:00 | Bekker |
Report | Trialist #25 Howard |
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex |
February 26 | Philadelphia Union | 0–0 | Bay Lake, Florida | |
13:00 | Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex |
February 26 | Orlando City | 4–4 | Bay Lake, Florida | |
18:00 | Cerén Molino Mbengue Chin |
Report | Finley Finlay Meram |
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Sporting Kansas City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 |
New York Red Bulls | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
Montreal Impact | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 |
Fluminense FC U23 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
February 19 | New York Red Bulls | 0–1 | Bay Lake, Florida | |
15:00 | Report | Peterson |
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex |
February 19 | Montreal Impact | 1–0 | Bay Lake, Florida | |
20:00 | Nyassi |
Report | Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex |
February 22 | Fluminense FC U23 | 0–3 | Bay Lake, Florida | |
15:00 | Report | Medranda Nagamura |
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex |
February 22 | Montreal Impact | 0–3 | Bay Lake, Florida | |
18:00 | Miller Bover Wright-Phillips |
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex |
February 26 | Fluminense FC U23 | 0–1 | Bay Lake, Florida | |
15:00 | Bover |
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex |
February 26 | Sporting Kansas City | 3–2 | Bay Lake, Florida | |
20:00 | Dwyer Myers Zizzo |
Report | Nyassi Felipe Bernardello Tissot |
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex |
Championship round
March 1 7th place match | Toronto FC | 2–4 | Bay Lake, Florida | |
13:00 | Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex |
March 1 5th place match | Philadelphia Union | 1–1 (4–1 p) | Bay Lake, Florida | |
15:00 | McInerney |
Report | Di Vaio |
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex |
Penalties | ||||
Fernandes Wheeler Carroll Nogueira |
March 1 3rd place match | Orlando City | 4–4 | Bay Lake, Florida | |
18:00 | Hertzog Chin Álvarez Mbengue Molino |
Report | Wright-Phillips Armando Sekagya Steele |
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex |
March 1 Championship match | Columbus Crew SC | 4–1 | Bay Lake, Florida | |
20:00 | Trapp Arrieta Parkhurst Anor Meram Higuaín |
Report | Zusi Bieler |
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex |
Notes
- See line 7 in the Page Source[1]
References
- "Walt Disney World® Pro Soccer Classic". espnwwos.disney.go.com/. ESPN Wide World of Sports at Walt Disney World. Archived from the original on January 14, 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- "SCHEDULE- 2014 WDW PRO SOCCER CLASSIC" (PDF). espnwwos.disney.com. ESPN Wide World of Sports. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- "Crew announces 2014 preseason schedule". thecrew.com. Columbus Crew. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- Austin, Kurt. "Sporting KC drawn in Group B of Disney Pro Soccer Classic". SportingKC.com. Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- Benzaza, Sofiane. "The Montreal Impact will preseason in Florida again as the Disney Pro Classic Defending Champions". MountRoyalSoccer.com. SB Nation. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- "Red Bulls reveal 2014 preseason schedule". newyorkredbulls.com. New York Red Bulls. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- "ORLANDO CITY LIONS AND DEFENDING CHAMPION MONTREAL IMPACT RETURN FOR WALT DISNEY WORLD PRO SOCCER CLASSIC". Orlandocitysoccer.com. Orlando City SC. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- "Union to compete in Walt Disney World® Pro Soccer Classic during 2014 preseason training". philadelphiaunion.com. Philadelphia Union. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- Austin, Kurt. "Sporting KC headlines field for 2014 Disney Pro Soccer Classic pre-season tournament". Sportingkc.com. Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 12 December 2013.