2009 Northern Ireland Youth Soccer Tournament
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Tournament details | |
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Country | Northern Ireland |
Teams | 6 (Elite) 24 (Premier) 20 (Juniors) |
Defending champions | Northern Ireland (Elite) Manchester United (Premier) Everton (Juniors) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Northern Ireland (Elite) Manchester United (Premier) Everton (Juniors) |
The 2009 Milk Cup Tournament edition was a prestigious association football tournament divided into three categories: Elite, Premier, and Junior for differing age groups. It ran between 27 and 31 July. The Elite section had six teams in 2009, divided into two groups of three followed by a playoff, whilst the Junior and Premier sections were contested by 24 and 20 teams, respectively. Each team played once on Monday and Tuesday as part of a league, from which the top eight teams qualified for the Milk Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday. The remainder of the teams qualify for other cups that run alongside the Milk Cup, with quarter-finals on the Wednesday, semi-finals on Thursday, and the finals on Friday.
- Elite – Under 19s – national sides
- Premier – Under 17s – club sides and national sides
- Junior – Under 15s – club sides and national sides
Clubs and national teams from anywhere in the world may compete on invitatio
Venues
- Anderson Park, Coleraine
- University Coleraine
- Rugby Avenue, Coleraine
- Coleraine Showgrounds
- Limavady Showgrounds
- Roe Mill, Limavady
- Ballymoney Showgrounds
- Riada Stadium
- Ballymena Showgrounds
- Parker Avenue Portrush
- The Warren, Portstewart
- Mullaghacall
- Castlerock
- Broughshane
Elite Section
Participants
- File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
- File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
- File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
- File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel
- File:Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland
- File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Matches
Israel File:Flag of Israel.svg | 0–2 | File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria |
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United States File:Flag of the United States.svg | 1–2 | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark |
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Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg | 1–1 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
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Play-Offs
Final
Premier Section
- England Burnley
- Republic of Ireland Cherry Orchard
- Peru Club Cantolao
- Northern Ireland County Antrim
- Northern Ireland County Armagh
- Northern Ireland County Down
- Northern Ireland County Fermanagh
- Northern Ireland County Londonderry
- Northern Ireland County Tyrone
- Mexico Cruz Azul
- Brazil Desportivo Brasil
- Portugal Porto
- Turkey Fenerbahçe
- England Manchester United
- New Zealand Otago United
- Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
- England Sheffield United
- United States South Coast Bayern
- Russia Trudovye Rezervy
- England Watford
Junior Section
- Denmark AB
- Sweden AIK
- England Chelsea
- Mexico Club Necaxa
- Mexico Pachuca
- Northern Ireland County Antrim
- Northern Ireland County Armagh
- Northern Ireland County Down
- Northern Ireland County Fermanagh
- Northern Ireland County Londonderry
- Northern Ireland County Tyrone
- Republic of Ireland Donegal Schoolboys
- Republic of Ireland Dundalk Schoolboys
- England Everton
- England Hull City
- Israel Maccabi Haifa
- Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
- Republic of Ireland North Dublin Schoolboys
- England Plymouth Argyle
- Scotland Queen of the South
- Russia Spartak Moscow
- England Swindon Town
- Israel The Football Academy of Jerusalem
- England Watford