2015 Desert Diamond Cup

The 2015 Desert Diamond Cup was a soccer exhibition featuring five soccer teams from Major League Soccer and one from USL Premier Development League, held from February 18 to February 28, 2015. It was the 5th annual Desert Diamond Cup and was won by Real Salt Lake.

2015 Desert Diamond Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesFebruary 18 − February 28
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsReal Salt Lake (1st title)
Runners-upColorado Rapids
Third placeSporting Kansas City
Fourth placeSeattle Sounders FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored37 (3.08 per match)
Top scorer(s)Devon Sandoval
(3 goals)

Teams

The following six clubs will participate in the 2015 tournament:[1]

Table standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Real Salt Lake 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9
2 Colorado Rapids 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3 Sporting Kansas City 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
4 New England Revolution 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
5 Seattle Sounders FC 3 1 0 2 9 5 +4 3
6 FC Tucson 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Source:

Matches

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

Tournament
February 18 Game 1Colorado Rapids2–2Sporting Kansas CityTucson, Arizona
17:30 MST Torres  12'
Badji  17'
Marcelo  29'
Flores  56'  75'
Cronin  64'		 Report Dwyer  23'
Nagamura  25'
Espinoza  32'
Németh  77' (pen.)
Añor  78'		 Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Referee: Jair Marrufo
February 18 Game 2Real Salt Lake1–0New England RevolutionTucson, Arizona
18:00 MST Sandoval  6' (pen.)
Mansally  50'		 Report Barnes  16' Stadium: Kino North Grandstand
February 18 Game 3Seattle Sounders FC6–0FC TucsonTucson, Arizona
20:00 MST Neagle  4', 27'
Dempsey  11', 37'
Mears  31'
Parsemain  88', 89'		 Report Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 1,856
Referee: Kevin Stott
February 21 Game 4Colorado Rapids1–1New England RevolutionTucson, Arizona
17:30 MST Sjöberg  25'
Torres  48'
LaBrocca  83'		 Report Dorman  24'
Alston  36'
Fagúndez  54'		 Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Referee: Daniel Radford
February 21 Game 5Real Salt Lake3–1FC TucsonTucson, Arizona
18:00 MST Saborío  41', 58'
Sandoval  68'		 Report Papa  48' Stadium: Kino North Grandstand
February 21 Game 6Seattle Sounders FC2–3Sporting Kansas CityTucson, Arizona
20:00 MST Pineda  22'
Mansaray  74'
Cooper  81'		 Report Németh  25',  39'
Besler  27'
Zusi  34'
Añor  42'
Sinovic  67'
Rogers  73'
Lopez  88'		 Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 3,661
February 25 Game 7Colorado Rapids1–0FC TucsonTucson, Arizona
17:30 MST Sjöberg  80' Report Harb  26'
Boggs  34'		 Stadium: Kino North Stadium
February 25 Game 8New England Revolution2–1Seattle Sounders FCTucson, Arizona
18:00 MST Fagundez  44'
Lowe  47' (o.g.)
Rudy  60'
Davies  90+' (pen.)		 Report
Report		 Cooper  4'
Jones  42'
Roldan  59'
Lowe  74'		 Stadium: Kino North Grandstand
February 25 Game 9Sporting Kansas City1–2Real Salt LakeTucson, Arizona
20:00 MST Medranda  43'
Sinovic  59'
Dwyer  66'
Németh  72'
Añor  83'		 Report Welshman  12'  59'
Ovalle  38'
Sandoval  47'
Velazco  85'		 Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 1,768

Finals
February 28 Game 10New England Revolution3–0FC TucsonTucson, Arizona
16:30 MST Bunbury  30'
Gonçalves  39'
Rowe  46'
Okoli  90+'		 Report Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
February 28 Game 11Sporting Kansas City1–1Seattle Sounders FCTucson, Arizona
17:00 MST Hallisey  8'  36' Report Azira  12'
Neagle  50'
Martins  60'
Pineda  76'		 Stadium: Kino North Grandstand
February 28 Game 12Real Salt Lake2–1Colorado RapidsTucson, Arizona
19:00 MST Garcia  8'
Saborío  13'  50'
Beckerman  16'
Morales  51'		 Report Serna  28'
Burling  41'
Torres  55'		 Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 3,692

Goalscorers

Top scorers
Rank Player Nation Club Goals
1 Devon Sandoval  USA Real Salt Lake 3
2 Gabriel Torres  PAN Colorado Rapids 2
Álvaro Saborío  CRC Real Salt Lake
Clint Dempsey  USA Seattle Sounders FC
Lamar Neagle  USA Seattle Sounders FC
Kévin Parsemain  MTQ Seattle Sounders FC
Kenny Cooper  USA Seattle Sounders FC
Krisztián Németh  HUN Sporting Kansas City
9 Dominique Badji  SEN Colorado Rapids 1
Axel Sjöberg  SWE Colorado Rapids
Dominic Papa  USA FC Tucson
Diego Fagúndez  URU New England Revolution
Charlie Davies  USA New England Revolution
Emery Welshman  GUY Real Salt Lake
Victor Mansaray  USA Seattle Sounders FC
Bernardo Añor  VEN Sporting Kansas City
James Rogers  USA Sporting Kansas City
Graham Zusi  USA Sporting Kansas City
Dom Dwyer  ENG Sporting Kansas City
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References
  1. "2015 MLS Preseason in Tucson". FC Tucson. 16 October 2014. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  2. http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/09/26/fc-tucson-desert-diamond-cup-details-announced-2015-preseason-plans-begin-su
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