2012 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic

The 2012 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic was a preseason soccer tournament held at Walt Disney World's ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. The tournament, the third edition of the Pro Soccer Classic, was held from February 24 to March 3 and featured six Major League Soccer clubs along with one USL Pro club and one Swedish Allsvenskan club.

2012 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesFebruary 24 – March 3
Teams8
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsVancouver Whitecaps FC (1st title)
Runners-upToronto FC
Third placeFC Dallas
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored32 (2.29 per match)
Top scorer(s) Sébastien Le Toux (3 goals)

The tournament was won by the Vancouver Whitecaps FC, who defeated Toronto FC 1–0 in the final.

Teams

The following eight clubs competed in the tournament:

Matches

Group stage

Tie-breaking criteria
If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria would be applied to determine the rankings:

  1. winner of head to head match;
  2. superior goal difference from all group matches played;
  3. higher number of goals scored from all group matches played;
  4. lowest number of goals allowed from all group matches played;
  5. single point deduction per red card or send off;
  6. coin toss with the club whose home city is list first alphabetically calling the toss;
Key to colours in group tables
Group winners advance to Final
Group runners-up advance to Consolation

Pool 1
Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 330070+79
Houston Dynamo 301212–12
Montreal Impact 301225–32
Sporting Kansas City 301214–32
Sporting Kansas City0–0Houston Dynamo
Recap
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
Montreal Impact0–3Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Recap Hassli  38'
Mattocks  69'
Le Toux  83' (pen.)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC1–0Houston Dynamo
Le Toux  15' (pen.) Recap
Sporting Kansas City1–1Montreal Impact
Saad  70' Recap Fucito  38'
Sporting Kansas City0–3Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Recap Le Toux  50'
Teibert  62'
Mitchell  67'
Referee: Andrew Chapin
Montreal Impact1–1Houston Dynamo
Bernier  56' Recap Bruin  49'

Pool 2
Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
Toronto FC 320183+57
FC Dallas 311154+14
BK Häcken 31114404
Orlando City 302128–61
Orlando City2–2Toronto FC
Rooney  17' (pen.)
Molino  55'		 Recap Aceval  23'
Frings  62'
Referee: Geoff Gamble
BK Häcken1–1FC Dallas
Östberg  79' Recap Castillo  45+'
Toronto FC3–1BK Häcken
Johnson  44'
Orozco  85'
Plata  90+1'		 Recap Drugge  57' (pen.)
Referee: Tyler Ploeger
Orlando City0–4FC Dallas
Recap Ferreira  5' (pen.)
Castillo  33'
Pérez  55'
Wiedeman  89'
Toronto FC3–0FC Dallas
Silva  35', 40'
Johnson  82'		 Recap
Orlando City0–2BK Häcken
Recap Anklev  61', 66'

Championship Round

Consolation match
Houston Dynamo0–1FC Dallas
Recap Shea  9' (pen.)
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez


Final
Vancouver Whitecaps FC1–0Toronto FC
Camilo  10' Recap
Referee: Mark Geiger
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