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2012 Carolina Challenge Cup
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2012 |
| image | 2012 CCC logo.jpeg |
| size | 250 px |
| dates | February 25 – March 3 |
| country | United States |
| num_teams | 4 |
| confederations | 1 |
| venues | 1 |
| cities | 1 |
| champion_other | D.C. United |
| count | 3 |
| second_other | Chicago Fire |
| third_other | Columbus Crew |
| matches | 4 |
| goals | 10 |
| top_scorer | USA Jose Cuevas (2) |
| prevseason | 2011 |
| nextseason | 2013 |
The 2012 Carolina Challenge Cup was the ninth staging of the Carolina Challenge Cup, a preseason soccer tournament hosted by USL Pro side, Charleston Battery. Held from February 25–March 3, the Cup featured three Major League Soccer clubs and one USL PRO club.
D.C. United of MLS, the two-time defending champions, successfully defended their title for the third consecutive year, after the tournament was cut short due to inclement weather.
Teams
Four clubs competed in the tournament:
| Team | League | Appearance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA Charleston Battery (hosts) | USL Pro | 9th | |
| USA Chicago Fire | MLS | 2nd | |
| USA Columbus Crew | MLS | 3rd | |
| USA D.C. United | MLS | 7th |
Standings
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.C. United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Chicago Fire | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Columbus Crew | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| Charleston Battery | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
Matches
Dudar Salihi Robayo Anibaba Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Kelly Flatley Cuevas Mendes Mirosevic Tchani Mendes Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Segares Puppo Charleston, South Carolina, USA Wiltse Richter Salihi Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Charleston, South Carolina, USA Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Scorers
;2 goals
- Jose Cuevas (Charleston Battery)
- Hamdi Salihi (D.C. United) ;1 goal
- Eddie Gaven (Columbus Crew)
- Milovan Mirošević (Columbus Crew)
- Federico Puppo (Chicago Fire)
- Ryan Richter (D.C. United)
- Maicon Santos (D.C. United)
- Marcelo Saragosa (D.C. United)
References
References
- Wiebe, Andrew. (March 3, 2012). "Rain washes out final day of Carolina Challenge Cup". MLSSoccer.com.
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