2010 La Manga Cup

2010 La Manga Cup
Tournament details
Host country Spain
Dates February 18 – February 26
Teams 8 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions NorwayMolde (1st title)
Runners-up DenmarkFC Nordsjælland
Third place NorwayRosenborg
Tournament statistics
Matches played 12
Goals scored 30 (2.5 per match)

The 2010 La Manga Cup was an exhibition international club football (soccer) competition featuring football club teams from Europe and North America, which was held in February 2010. All matches were played in La Manga Stadium in La Manga Club, Spain. This was the thirteenth La Manga Cup. The tournament was won by Molde, who beat FC Nordsjælland 2–1 in the final.

Teams

The following eight clubs participated in the 2010 tournament:[1]

Matches

The following games are part of the tournament.[6]

Quarterfinals

StabækNorway 0–1 Denmark FC Nordsjælland
La Manga Stadium, Murcia, Spain
Rosenborg Norway 3–0 United States Seattle Sounders FC
Moldskred  2'
Skjelbred  18'
Moldskred Yellow card 24'
Prica  66'		 Ianni Yellow card 51'
La Manga Stadium, Murcia, Spain
Brann Norway 1–1 Denmark FC Midtjylland
Penalties
5 – 6
La Manga Stadium, Murcia, Spain
SønderjyskE Denmark 0–2 Norway Molde
Søren Frederiksen Yellow card 70'
Olafur Ingi Skulason Yellow card 74'
Jesper Kristoffersen Red card 90'		 Pape Paté Diouf  8'
Baye Djiby Fall  38'
Mattias Moström Yellow card 87'
La Manga Stadium, Murcia, Spain

Semifinals Places 5-8

Seattle Sounders FC United States 2–0 Norway Stabæk
Montero  31'
Levesque  43'
Riley Yellow card 49'
La Manga Stadium, Murcia, Spain
Brann Norway 3–1 Denmark SønderjyskE
La Manga Stadium, Murcia, Spain

Semifinals Places 1-4

Rosenborg Norway 3–3 Denmark FC Nordsjælland
Penalties
3 – 5
La Manga Stadium, Murcia, Spain
Molde Norway 2–0 Denmark FC Midtjylland
Vegard Forren Yellow card 29'
Baye Djiby Fall  45'
Magne Simonsen Yellow card 51'
Daniel Berg Hestad Yellow card 90'
Björn Runström  90'		 Kolja Afriyie Yellow card 83'
La Manga Stadium, Murcia, Spain

Seventh Place Match

SønderjyskE Denmark 0–2 Norway Stabæk
La Manga Stadium, Murcia, Spain

Fifth Place Match

Seattle Sounders FC United States 1–0 Norway Brann
Neagle  84'
La Manga Stadium, Murcia, Spain

Third Place Match

Rosenborg Norway 2–0 Denmark FC Midtjylland
La Manga Stadium, Murcia, Spain

Final

Molde Norway 2–1 Denmark FC Nordsjælland
Baye Djiby Fall  57'
Björn Runström  74'		 Nicki Bille Nielsen  67'
La Manga Stadium, Murcia, Spain

Final Placement

#Team
1Norway Molde
2Denmark FC Nordsjælland
3Norway Rosenborg
4Denmark FC Midtjylland
5United States Seattle Sounders FC
6Norway Brann
7Norway Stabæk
8Denmark SønderjyskE

References

  1. ↑ "Next Visiting Clubs". Archived from the original on 31 December 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  2. ↑ Mayers, Joshua (February 14, 2010). "Sounders FC heads to Spain for La Manga Cup". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
  3. ↑ "Seattle Sounders to contest La Manga Cup". Retrieved 11 January 2010.
  4. ↑ "Rosenborg in the La Manga Cup". Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  5. ↑ "Stabaek in La Manga Cup". Retrieved 18 December 2009.
  6. ↑ "Football Matches 2010". Retrieved 19 January 2010.
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