Mobile Mini Sun Cup

Mobile Mini Sun Cup
Founded 2011
Number of teams Varies
Current champions New England Revolution
Most successful club(s) New England Revolution (2 titles)
2018 Mobile Mini Sun Cup

The Mobile Mini Sun Cup (formerly the Desert Cup and the Desert Diamond Cup, is a preseason soccer tournament hosted by Phoenix Rising FC of the United Soccer League and FC Tucson of the Premier Development League. The tournament is sponsored by Mobile Mini, a portable storage company.

Beginning in 2011, the inaugural Desert Cup featured two Major League Soccer (MLS) clubs, Sporting Kansas City and New York Red Bulls. In the years since, the number of participating MLS clubs has continued to grow, with the 2018 Mobile Mini Sun Cup featuring eleven MLS clubs ‒ nearly half of the league's total membership.

History

The first edition of the tournament, held at Hi Corbett Field, a former baseball spring training stadium saw sellout crowds[1] with international stars such as Thierry Henry, Rafael Márquez, and Omar Bravo playing.

The second edition was held from February 22 through March 3, paralleling several other preseason tournaments ahead of the 2012 American outdoor domestic league seasons.[2] Three new clubs competed in the 2012 edition of the tournament: defending MLS Cup champions Los Angeles Galaxy, Real Salt Lake, and the New England Revolution joined the New York Red Bulls, who returned for their second Desert Cup appearance. The 2012 Desert Diamond Cup moved to Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium and saw clubs play a total of four matches each.[3]

Phoenix Rising FC purchased FC Tucson on October 11, 2017.[4] On December 5, Phoenix Rising FC and FC Tucson announced that they would co-host the tournament and that it would be renamed the Mobile Mini Sun Cup, with Mobile Mini as sponsor. Games will be played at North Stadium at the Kino Sports Complex as well as Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex. A record 11 teams will participate in the 2018 tournament.[5][6]

Results

Year 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 4th Place
2011 Sporting Kansas City New York Red Bulls FC Tucson Arizona Sahuaros
2012 Los Angeles Galaxy New England Revolution Real Salt Lake New York Red Bulls
2013 Seattle Sounders FC Real Salt Lake New England Revolution New York Red Bulls
2014 Chicago Fire C.D. Chivas USA Real Salt Lake New England Revolution
2015 Real Salt Lake Colorado Rapids Sporting Kansas City Seattle Sounders FC
2016 New England Revolution Columbus Crew SC Sporting Kansas City
Houston Dynamo (tied)
2017 Houston Dynamo Colorado Rapids New England Revolution Sporting Kansas City
2018 New England Revolution Houston Dynamo Portland Timbers Sporting Kansas City

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ryan Finley Arizona Daily Star. "MLS in Tucson: Soccer proves to be major hit". Arizona Daily Star.
  2. ↑ Knapp, Jake (September 29, 2011). "FC Tucson, MLS announce 2012 Desert Cup". KGUN9.com. Archived from the original on May 17, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Four MLS teams to compete in Tucson Desert Diamond Cup". MLSsoccer.com.
  4. ↑ "'It's going to elevate everything:' FC Tucson sold to Phoenix Rising FC". Arizona Daily Star. October 11, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Phoenix Rising FC and FC Tucson Debut 2018 Mobile Mini Sun Cup". Phoenix Rising FC. December 5, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  6. ↑ "FC Tucson Debuts 2018 Mobile Mini Sun Cup". Paul Cicala. KVOA.com. December 5, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
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