| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | February 17 − February 27 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | New England Revolution (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Columbus Crew SC |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 43 (2.87 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Teal Bunbury Kei Kamara (3 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Teal Bunbury |
| ← 2015 2017 → | |
The 2016 Desert Diamond Cup was a soccer exhibition featuring six soccer teams from Major League Soccer, two from the United Soccer League and host FC Tucson from the Premier Development League, held from February 17 to February 27, 2016. It is the 6th annual Desert Diamond Cup.
Teams
The following nine clubs participated in the 2016 tournament:
- New England Revolution (fifth appearance)
- Real Salt Lake (fifth appearance)
- FC Tucson (fourth appearance)
- Colorado Rapids (third appearance)
- Sporting Kansas City (third appearance)
- Arizona United SC (first appearance)
- Columbus Crew SC (first appearance)
- Houston Dynamo (first appearance)
- Swope Park Rangers (first appearance)
Table standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swope Park Rangers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 8 |
| 2 | New England Revolution | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 |
| 3 | Sporting Kansas City | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 |
| 4 | Arizona United SC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
| 5 | Colorado Rapids | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 |
| 6 | Columbus Crew | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
| 7 | Real Salt Lake | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Houston Dynamo | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
| 9 | FC Tucson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
Matches
The tournament featured a round-robin group stage followed by fifth-place, third-place and championship matches.
Tournament
Swope Park Rangers v Colorado Rapids| February 17 Game 1 | Swope Park Rangers | 3–1 | Colorado Rapids | Tucson, Arizona |
| 17:30 MST | Tyrpak  1'VanCompernolle  18'Sanchez 63'Little 90+' |
Report | Badji 18' Watts 44' |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium Referee: Baboucarr Jallow |
| February 17 Game 2 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–2 | Columbus Crew SC | Tucson, Arizona |
| 18:00 MST | Quintilla 40' Mustivar 52'Hajderovic 88' |
Report Report |
Kamara 46', 74' |
Stadium: Kino North Grandstand Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| February 17 Game 3 | New England Revolution | 3–3 | Real Salt Lake | Tucson, Arizona |
| 20:00 MST | Gamble 13' Davies 48' (pen.), 84'Woodberry 81'  83' |
Report | Morales 23' 54' (pen.) Maund 47'Olave 68'Garcia 77' |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
| February 20 Game 4 | Arizona United SC | 0–0 | Swope Park Rangers | Tucson, Arizona |
| 16:30 MST | Gavin 17' Johnson 73' |
Report | Kelly 28' Diaw 65' |
Stadium: Kino North Grandstand Referee: Robi Hullner |
| February 20 Game 5 | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 | Columbus Crew SC | Tucson, Arizona |
| 17:00 MST | Allen 17' Wingert 25'Garcia 51' |
Report | Kamara 26' |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
| February 20 Game 6 | Colorado Rapids | 0–0 | Houston Dynamo | Tucson, Arizona |
| 19:00 MST | Report | Stadium: Kino North Grandstand Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| February 20 Game 7 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–1 | New England Revolution | Tucson, Arizona |
| 19:30 MST | Zusi 11' |
Report | Bunbury 58' Herivaux 75' |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium Referee: Chris Penso |
| February 24 Game 8 | FC Tucson | 1–3 | Arizona United SC | Tucson, Arizona |
| 15:30 MST | Bevans 50' |
Report | Bardsley 38' Cortez 65', 67' |
Stadium: Kino North Grandstand |
| February 24 Game 9 | New England Revolution | 2–1 | Houston Dynamo | Tucson, Arizona |
| 17:30 MST | Bunbury 48' Neumann 69'Herivaux 73'Gamble 87' |
Report | Agus 61' Torres 67'Rocha 82' |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
| February 24 Game 10 | Columbus Crew SC | 2–2 | Swope Park Rangers | Tucson, Arizona |
| 18:00 MST | Higuain 35' Barson 58'Finlay 67'Wahl 72' |
Report | Granitto 38' Gonzalez 90' |
Stadium: Kino North Grandstand Referee: Drew Fisher |
| February 24 Game 11 | Sporting Kansas City | 4–1 | Colorado Rapids | Tucson, Arizona |
| 20:00 MST | Nagamura 16' (pen.), 19' (pen.) Dwyer 68' (pen.)Sinovic 72' |
Report | Pfeffer 82' |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
Finals
FC Tucson v Swope Park Rangers| February 27 Game 12 | FC Tucson | 0–1 | Swope Park Rangers | Tucson, Arizona |
| 16:00 MST | Guerra 73' |
Report | Kelly 32' |
Stadium: Kino North Grandstand Referee: Noah Kenyawani |
| February 27 3rd Place Game | Houston Dynamo | 2–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Tucson, Arizona |
| 16:30 MST | Barnes 31' Torres 77' |
Report | Coelho 16' Sallói 55' |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
| February 27 5th Place Game | Colorado Rapids | 3–0 | Arizona United SC | Tucson, Arizona |
| 18:30 MST | Ringhof 17' (o.g.) Doyle 31'Gashi 63' |
Report | Stadium: Kino North Grandstand Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| February 27 Championship Game | New England Revolution | 1–0 | Columbus Crew SC | Tucson, Arizona |
| 19:00 MST | Bunbury 21' |
Report | Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
Goalscorers
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Nation | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teal Bunbury |  USA
|
New England Revolution | 3 |
| Kei Kamara |  SLE
|
Columbus Crew SC | ||
| 3 | Chris Cortez | USA
|
Arizona United SC | 2 |
| Paulo Nagamura |  BRA
|
Sporting Kansas City | ||
| Erick Torres |  MEX
|
Houston Dynamo | ||
| 6 | 30 players | 1 | ||
Awards
CARF International MVP: Teal Bunbury (NEW)
TEP Copper Boot (Leading Scorer): Kei Kamara (COL)
References
- "Columbus Crew, AZ United Join Desert Diamond Cup". FC Tucson. December 23, 2015. Archived from the original on December 24, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- "2016 MLS Preseason in Tucson". FC Tucson. November 24, 2015. Archived from the original on December 24, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
| Desert Showcase | |
|---|---|
| Desert Cup | |
| Desert Diamond Cup | |
| Mobile Mini Sun Cup | |
| Visit Tucson Sun Cup | |
| Desert Showcase | |
