2010 Milk Cup
Encyclopedia
The 2010 Milk Cup 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 26th and 30th 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 be 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.
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.
announced the United States roster on July 19. Given age as of the first United States match on July 26.
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Belvedere
Donegal Schoolboys Queen of the South
Hartlepool United
Tottenham Hotspur Bolton Wanderers Manchester United KV Mechelen Etoile Lusitana
Aspire FC Porto Club Marcet San Agustin Desportivo Brasil
Cruz Azul South Coast Bayern
Tuesday, July 27
Chelsea F.C.
County Antrim County Armagh County Down County Fermanagh County Londonderry County Tyrone Cruz Azul Dundalk F.C.
Everton F.C.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. Hapoel Haifa F.C. Kashima Antlers
Plymouth Argyle F.C.
Puebla F.C. Queen of the South F.C.
South Coast Bayern FC Spartak Moscow
Swindon Town F.C.
FK Våg Watford F.C.
Swindon Town v Cruz Azul
Everton v FC Puebla
Chelsea v South Coast Bayern
Club Marcet v Co. Londonderry
Dundalk Schoolboys v Co. Antrim
Queen of the South v Co. Armagh
Vaag FK v Hapoel Haifa
Kashima Antlers v Aspire
Spartak Moscow v Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Plymouth Argyle v Co. Tyrone
Watford v Co. Down
Brentford v Co. Fermanagh.
Tuesday, July 27
Co. Londonderry v Swindon Town
Co. Antrim v Everton
Co. Armagh v Chelsea
Cruz Azul v Club Marcet
FC Puebla v Dundalk Schoolboys
South Coast Bayern v Queen of the South
Hapoel Haifa v Plymouth Argyle
Aspire v Watford
Hapoel Be'er Sheva v Brentford
Co. Tyrone v Vaag FK
Co. Down v Kashima Antlers
Co. Fermanagh v Spartak Moscow.
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. The teams were divided into three categories: Elite, Premier, and Junior for Under-19s, Under-17s and Under-15s respectively. The 2010 Milk Cup
Milk Cup
The Milk Cup is an international youth football tournament held annually in Northern Ireland. The cup matches are mainly played in the North Coast area of Northern Ireland, with matches taking place in the towns of Portrush, Portstewart, Castlerock, Limavady, Coleraine, Ballymoney, Ballymena and...
Tournament ran between the 26th and 30th 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 be 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
Ballymena Showgrounds
The Ballymena Showgrounds is a football stadium in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is home to Ballymena United F.C.. It is owned by Ballymena Borough Council...
, 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
| Coleraine | Ballymena | Ballymoney | Broughshane | Castlerock |
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| Anderson Park Anderson Park Anderson Park may refer to the following:* Anderson Park, Invercargill, New Zealand* Anderson Park, Townsville, Australia* Anderson Park a park in Montclair, New Jersey* Anderson Park, a park in Alice, Texas, U.S.A.... |
Ballymena Showgrounds Ballymena Showgrounds The Ballymena Showgrounds is a football stadium in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is home to Ballymena United F.C.. It is owned by Ballymena Borough Council... |
Ballymoney Showgrounds | Broughshane Broughshane Broughshane is a village within the Borough of Ballymena in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is northeast of Ballymena and north of Antrim, on the A42 road. It had a population of 2,364 at the 2001 Census.... |
Castlerock Castlerock Castlerock is a seaside village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is situated between Coleraine and Derry and is very popular with summer tourists, having numerous apartment blocks and three caravan sites. Castlerock Golf Club has both 9 and 18-hole links courses bounded by the beach, the... |
| 55.1359926°N 6.6684082°W | 54.8702884°N 6.2666374°W | 55.0693242°N 6.5018837°W | 54.893352°N 6.2109828°W | 55.1640294°N 6.7899286°W |
| Coleraine | Ballymoney | |||
| Coleraine Showgrounds | Riada Stadium | |||
| 55.1341166°N 6.661164°W | 55.0654684°N 6.4980832°W | |||
| Limavady | Coleraine | |||
| Roe Mill | Rugby Avenue | |||
| 55.0452723°N 6.9514446°W | 55.1214725°N 6.6590948°W | |||
| Limavady | Mullaghacall | Portrush | Portstewart | Coleraine |
| Limavady Showgrounds | Mullaghacall | Parker Avenue | The Warren | University Coleraine |
| 55.134°N 6.67°W | 55.1770556°N 6.713689°W | 55.186906°N 6.7150201°W | 55.1499713°N 6.6684915°W | 55.1970574°N 6.64941°W |
China
Denmark
Japan
Mexico
Northern Ireland
United States
Head coach Thomas RongenThomas Rongen
Thomas Rongen is a Dutch soccer coach, formerly the head coach of D.C. United, the Sporting Director of Major League Soccer club Chivas USA, and the coach of the American Samoa national association football team...
announced the United States roster on July 19. Given age as of the first United States match on July 26.
Tournament
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 United States United StatesUnited States U-20 men's national soccer team The United States U-20 men's national soccer team is the national under-20 soccer team of the United States of America and is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. The highest level of competition in which the team competes is the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is held every two years.The... |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | –6 | 0 | |
Group Stage
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5th Place Playoff
3rd Place Playoff
Final
Premier Section
County Antrim County Armagh County Down County Fermanagh County Londonderry County Tyrone Shamrock Rovers Cherry OrchardCherry Orchard F.C.
Cherry Orchard Football Club is an Irish football club founded in 1957 known locally as "the Orchard." The club is one of the biggest producers of talent in Ireland. They are linked with Manchester City. Their main rival is Crumlin United, for whom Robbie Keane played at schoolboy level. The club...
Belvedere
Belvedere FC
Belvedere Football Club is an Irish youth football club based in Fairview, Dublin. Originally founded in 1971, the club plays in the Dublin & District Soccer League...
Donegal Schoolboys Queen of the South
Queen of the South F.C.
Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club founded in 1919 and located in Dumfries. The club currently plays in the Scottish First Division, the second tier of Scottish football. They are officially nicknamed The Doonhamers, but usually referred to as Queens or QoS...
Hartlepool United
Tottenham Hotspur Bolton Wanderers Manchester United KV Mechelen Etoile Lusitana
Étoile Lusitana
Étoile Lusitana is a Senegalese youth football academy based in Dakar.-History:Lusitania was founded on 20 April 2008 by José Mourinho, who holds 80% on the rights of the club, the other 20% holds an Senegalese company....
Aspire FC Porto Club Marcet San Agustin Desportivo Brasil
Desportivo Brasil
Desportivo Brasil Participações Ltda., commonly known as Desportivo Brasil is a Brazilian football club based in Porto Feliz, São Paulo state.-History:Traffic Group founded Desportivo Brasil on November 19, 2005, and it manages the club since then...
Cruz Azul South Coast Bayern
Fixtures
Monday, July 26- Tottenham Hotspur v Co. Londonderry
- Bolton Wanderers v Co. Armagh
- Manchester Utd v Co. Tyrone
- Shamrock Rovers v KV Mechelen
- Cherry Orchard v Etoile Lusitana
- Queen of the South v Aspire
- FC Porto v Club Marcet
- South Coast Bayern v San Agustin
- Deportivo v Cruz Azul
- Belvedere v Co. Fermanagh
- Donegal Schoolboys v Co. Antrim
- Hartlepool v Co. Down.
Tuesday, July 27
- KV Mechelen v Tottenham Hotspur
- Etoile Lusitana v Bolton Wanderers
- Aspire v Manchester Utd
- Co. Londonderry v Shamrock Rovers
- Co. Armagh v Cherry Orchard
- Co. Tyrone v Queen of the South
- Club Marcet v Belvedere
- San Agustin v Donegal Schools
- Cruz Azul v Hartlepool Utd
- Co. Fermanagh v FC Porto
- Co. Antrim v South Coast Bayern
- Co. Down v Deportivo Brazil.
Junior Section
Aspire Academy Club Marcet Brentford F.C.Brentford F.C.
Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
County Antrim County Armagh County Down County Fermanagh County Londonderry County Tyrone Cruz Azul Dundalk F.C.
Dundalk F.C.
Dundalk Football Club is a professional Irish football club based in Dundalk, County Louth. The club currently play in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. Founded in 1903, they are the second most successful team, in terms of trophies won, in the history of the League of Ireland. The...
Everton F.C.
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. Hapoel Haifa F.C. Kashima Antlers
Kashima Antlers
are a Japanese professional association football club playing in the J. League Division 1. Antlers is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island"....
Plymouth Argyle F.C.
Plymouth Argyle F.C.
Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...
Puebla F.C. Queen of the South F.C.
Queen of the South F.C.
Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club founded in 1919 and located in Dumfries. The club currently plays in the Scottish First Division, the second tier of Scottish football. They are officially nicknamed The Doonhamers, but usually referred to as Queens or QoS...
South Coast Bayern FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
Swindon Town F.C.
Swindon Town F.C.
Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011...
FK Våg Watford F.C.
Watford F.C.
Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...
Fixtures
Monday, July 26Swindon Town v Cruz Azul
Everton v FC Puebla
Chelsea v South Coast Bayern
Club Marcet v Co. Londonderry
Dundalk Schoolboys v Co. Antrim
Queen of the South v Co. Armagh
Vaag FK v Hapoel Haifa
Kashima Antlers v Aspire
Spartak Moscow v Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Plymouth Argyle v Co. Tyrone
Watford v Co. Down
Brentford v Co. Fermanagh.
Tuesday, July 27
Co. Londonderry v Swindon Town
Co. Antrim v Everton
Co. Armagh v Chelsea
Cruz Azul v Club Marcet
FC Puebla v Dundalk Schoolboys
South Coast Bayern v Queen of the South
Hapoel Haifa v Plymouth Argyle
Aspire v Watford
Hapoel Be'er Sheva v Brentford
Co. Tyrone v Vaag FK
Co. Down v Kashima Antlers
Co. Fermanagh v Spartak Moscow.