2010 Northern Ireland Youth Soccer Tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Teams | 6 (Elite) 24 (Premier) 24 (Juniors) |
| Defending champions | Northern Ireland (Elite) Manchester United (Premier) Everton (Junior) |
The 2010 Northern Ireland Youth Soccer Tournament was the 2010 edition of a prestigious youth association football tournament that has been running annually since 1983. Teams from around the world competed in a week-long tournament in the North Coast area of Northern Ireland. The teams were divided into three categories: Elite, Premier, and Junior for Under-19s, Under-17s and Under-15s respectively. The 2010 Milk Cup Tournament ran between the 26 and 30 July 2010, with Northern Ireland (Elite), Manchester United (Premier) and Everton (Junior) all returning to defend their 2009 titles. The Elite section had six teams in 2010, with each team playing two group matches. The top two teams in the table after the group stage competed in the final. Group matches were played on Monday and Wednesday, with the final and play-offs for positions taking part on the final day, Friday. The Junior and Premier sections were contested by 24 teams. Each team played once on Monday and Tuesday as part of a league, from which the top 8 teams qualified for the Milk Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday. The remainder of the teams qualified for lower-level cups that ran alongside the Milk Cup, with quarter-finals on the Wednesday, semi-finals on Thursday, and the finals on Friday. In 2010, for the first time the finals night were held at the Ballymena Showgrounds, rather than the traditional venue of the Coleraine Showgrounds. There were a number of new teams competing this year, from Venezuela, Spain, Norway, China, Belgium and Israel amongst others.
- 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 invitation, and in 2010 five continents were represented - Europe, North America, South America, Africa and Asia.
Venues
Elite Section
Squads
China
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Dong Jianhong | ||||
| 3 | Ma Chongchong | ||||
| 5 | Lei Tenglong | ||||
| 6 | Cai Shun | ||||
| 15 | Liu Yang | ||||
| 7 | Zhang Hongan | ||||
| 20 | Wang Tong | ||||
| 14 | Shi Ke | ||||
| 11 | Zou Yucheng | ||||
| 16 | Liu Binbin | ||||
| 17 | Gu Bin | ||||
| 10 | Peng Xinli | ||||
| 18 | Ji Chao | ||||
| 19 | Zhang Xizhe | ||||
| 24 | Bi Jinhao | ||||
| 23 | Men Yang | ||||
| 21 | Tan Tiancheng |
Denmark
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Nicolai Larsen | 9 March 1991 (aged 19) | Denmark Aalborg | |
| 2 | DF | Mathias Reimer Larsen | 20 May 1991 (aged 19) | Denmark Brøndby | |
| 3 | DF | Mikkel Kirkeskov | 5 September 1991 (aged 18) | Denmark AGF | |
| 4 | DF | Erik Sviatchenko | 4 October 1991 (aged 18) | Denmark Midtjylland | |
| 5 | FW | Kevin Mensah | 15 May 1991 (aged 19) | Denmark Viborg | |
| 6 | MF | Kasper Hansen | 15 February 1991 (aged 19) | Denmark Midtjylland | |
| 7 | MF | Azad Corlu | 12 January 1991 (aged 19) | Denmark Brøndby | |
| 8 | DF | Mathias Nielsen | 2 March 1991 (aged 19) | Denmark Nordsjælland | |
| 9 | FW | Bjørn Paulsen | 2 July 1991 (aged 19) | Denmark SønderjyskE | |
| 10 | FW | David Boysen | 30 April 1991 (aged 19) | Denmark Lyngby | |
| 11 | FW | Rasmus Christensen | 12 August 1991 (aged 18) | Denmark Midtjylland | |
| 12 | DF | Daniel Høegh | 6 January 1991 (aged 19) | Denmark OB | |
| 13 | DF | Jesper Lauridsen | 27 March 1991 (aged 19) | Denmark Midtjylland | |
| 14 | MF | Jonas Rasmussen | 1 August 1991 (aged 18) | Denmark Nordsjælland | |
| 15 | MF | Marcel Rømer | 8 August 1991 (aged 18) | Denmark Køge | |
| 16 | GK | Michael Falkesgaard | 9 April 1991 (aged 19) | Denmark Brøndby | |
| 17 | MF | Kasper Kusk | 10 November 1991 (aged 18) | Denmark AaB | |
| 18 | MF | Mathias Wichmann | 6 August 1991 (aged 18) | Denmark AaB |
Japan
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Goro Kawanami | 10 April 1991 (aged 19) | Japan Kashiwa Reysol | |
| 2 | DF | Masaki Tanaka | 27 March 1991 (aged 19) | Japan Nippon Sport Science University | |
| 3 | DF | Takumi Abe | 26 May 1991 (aged 19) | Japan Yokohama F.C. | |
| 4 | DF | Ryo Hiraide | 18 July 1991 (aged 19) | Japan F.C. Tokyo | |
| 5 | DF | Takuya Okamoto | 18 June 1992 (aged 18) | Japan Urawa Red Diamonds | |
| 6 | DF | Wataru Endo | 9 February 1993 (aged 17) | Japan Shonan Bellmare | |
| 7 | DF | Masahiro Teraoka | 13 November 1991 (aged 18) | Japan Kansai University | |
| 8 | MF | Mitsunari Musaka | 16 January 1991 (aged 19) | Japan Chuo University | |
| 9 | MF | Ibuki Fujita | 30 January 1991 (aged 19) | Japan Keio University | |
| 10 | MF | Naoyuki Yamazaki | 5 May 1991 (aged 19) | Japan Tokyo Gakugei University | |
| 11 | MF | Daisuke Kikuchi | 12 April 1991 (aged 19) | Japan Thespa Kusatsu | |
| 12 | MF | Masaru Kato | 7 May 1991 (aged 19) | Japan Albirex Niigata | |
| 13 | FW | Ryo Miyaichi | 14 December 1992 (aged 17) | Japan Chukyou University Chukyou High School | |
| 14 | MF | Shuto Kojima | 30 July 1992 (aged 17) | Japan Maebashi Ikuei High School | |
| 15 | FW | Kenyu Sugimoto | 18 November 1992 (aged 17) | Japan Cerezo Osaka | |
| 16 | FW | Kentaro Shigematsu | 15 April 1991 (aged 19) | Japan F.C. Tokyo | |
| 17 | FW | Toshiyuki Takagi | 25 May 1991 (aged 19) | Japan Tokyo Verdy | |
| 18 | GK | Hayato Nakamura | 18 November 1991 (aged 18) | Japan Montedio Yamagata |
Mexico
Northern Ireland
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Drummond | Scotland Rangers | |||
| 2 | Adam Thompson | England Watford | |||
| 3 | Dean Jarvis | Scotland Aberdeen | |||
| 4 | Patrick McLaughlin | ||||
| 5 | Craig Hill | ||||
| 6 | Chris Hegarty | Scotland Rangers | |||
| 7 | Jonathan Gorman | ||||
| 8 | Jonathan Breeze | England Wigan Athletic | |||
| 9 | William Grigg | England Walsall | |||
| 10 | James Gray | England Middlesbrough | |||
| 11 | Shane Ferguson | 1 | England Newcastle United | ||
| 12 | Andrew Dickey | ||||
| 13 | Aaron Burns | ||||
| 14 | Liam Bagnall | England Sunderland | |||
| 15 | Daniel Devine | ||||
| 16 | Scott Davidson | ||||
| 17 | Neil Dougan | ||||
| 18 | Michael McCrudden |
United States
Head coach Thomas Rongen announced the United States roster on July 19.[1][2] Given age as of the first United States match on July 26.
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Tournament
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| File:Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 0 |
| File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | –6 | 0 |
Group stage
5th Place Playoff
3rd Place Playoff
Final
Premier section
- 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 Shamrock Rovers
- Republic of Ireland Cherry Orchard
- Republic of Ireland Belvedere
- Republic of Ireland Donegal Schoolboys
- Scotland Queen of the South
- England Hartlepool United
- England Tottenham Hotspur
- England Bolton Wanderers
- England Manchester United
- Belgium KV Mechelen
- Senegal Etoile Lusitana
- Qatar Aspire
- Portugal FC Porto
- Spain Club Marcet
- Venezuela San Agustin
- Brazil Desportivo Brasil
- Mexico Cruz Azul
- United States South Coast Bayern
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Junior section
- Qatar Aspire Academy
- Spain Club Marcet
- England Brentford
- England Chelsea
- 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
- Republic of Ireland Dundalk
- England Everton
- Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva
- Israel Hapoel Haifa
- Japan Kashima Antlers
- England Plymouth Argyle
- Mexico Puebla
- Scotland Queen of the South
- United States South Coast Bayern
- Russia Spartak Moscow
- England Swindon Town
- Norway Våg
- England Watford
References
- ↑ Sciaretta, Brian (July 20, 2010). "Rongen Announces Milk Cup Roster". Yanks-Abroad.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ "Rongen Finalizes Roster for Milk Cup in Northern Ireland". USSoccer.com. USSF. July 19, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-07-24. Retrieved July 27, 2010.