2007 Carolina Challenge Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | March 24 – March 31 |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Houston Dynamo (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Toronto FC |
| Third place | New York Red Bulls |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 14 (2.33 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | United States Ryan Cochrane (3) |
← 2006 2008 → | |
The 2007 Carolina Challenge Cup was a four-team round robin pre-season competition hosted by the Charleston Battery. The Houston Dynamo won the 2007 tournament and went on to win the MLS Cup, marking the fourth consecutive season that the champion went on to win one of the two year-end MLS trophies, the MLS Supporters' Shield or MLS Cup.
Teams
Four clubs competed in the tournament:
| Team | League | Appearance |
|---|---|---|
| United States Charleston Battery (co-hosts) | USL-1 | 4th |
| United States Houston Dynamo | MLS | 2nd |
| United States New York Red Bulls | MLS | 2nd |
| Canada Toronto FC | MLS | 1st |
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Standings
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Dynamo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| Toronto FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| New York Red Bulls | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Charleston Battery | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
Matches
| Toronto FC | 0 – 2 | Houston Dynamo |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cochrane File:Soccerball shade.svg 16' Wondolowski File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' |
Attendance: 3,183
| Charleston Battery | 0 – 1 | New York Red Bulls |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kovalenko File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' |
Attendance: 3,183
| Toronto FC | 2 – 1 | New York Red Bulls |
|---|---|---|
| Eskandarian File:Soccerball shade.svg 9' BuddleFile:Soccerball shade.svg 36' |
Report | WolyniecFile:Soccerball shade.svg 21' |
| Charleston Battery | 1 – 1 | Houston Dynamo |
|---|---|---|
| Sterling File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' | Report | Cochrane File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' |
| Charleston Battery | 0 – 3 | Toronto FC |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Eskandarian File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' IbrahimFile:Soccerball shade.svg 35' BuddleFile:Soccerball shade.svg 73' |
| Houston Dynamo | 2 – 1 | New York Red Bulls |
|---|---|---|
| Ching File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' Cochrane File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' |
Report | van den BerghFile:Soccerball shade.svg 6' |
Scorers
- 3 goals
- Ryan Cochrane (Houston Dynamo)
- 2 goals
- Edson Buddle (Toronto FC)
- Alecko Eskandarian (Toronto FC)
- 1 goal
- Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo)
- Abbe Ibrahim (Toronto FC)
- Dema Kovalenko (New York Red Bulls)
- Newton Sterling (Charleston Battery)
- Dave van den Bergh (New York Red Bulls)
- John Wolyniec (New York Red Bulls)
- Chris Wondolowski (Houston Dynamo)
See also
External links
- Carolina Challenge Cup 2007 Archived 2011-05-16 at the Wayback Machine