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2012 Desert Diamond Cup

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Host country
  
United States

Teams
  
4

Matches played
  
8

Dates
  
February 22 - March 3

Venue(s)
  
1 (in 1 host city)

Champions
  
Los Angeles Galaxy (1st title)

2012 Desert Diamond Cup (formerly known as the Desert Cup and also known as the FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup) is a soccer exhibition featuring four soccer teams from Major League Soccer, held between February 22 – March 3, 2012. The preseason tournament was played at the Kino Sports Complex 11,000 seat main stadium in Tucson, Arizona. This is the 2nd annual Desert Diamond Cup. New York Red Bulls and Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer participated in the first tournament in March 2011.

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Teams

The following four clubs participated in the 2012 tournament:

  • Los Angeles Galaxy (first appearance)
  • New England Revolution (first appearance)
  • New York Red Bulls (second appearance)
  • Real Salt Lake (first appearance)

    • Matches

    The tournament featured a round-robin group stage followed by third-place and championship matches.

    References

    2012 Desert Diamond Cup Wikipedia
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