DALLAS - CF Monterrey, Under 19 team, completes the twelve team Super Group and will play Real Madrid of Spain, Manchester United of England and FC Delco Crunch of Philadelphia in the preliminary qualifying games commencing on April 9 at Pizza Hut Park complex in Frisco.
Dallas Cup has always had international draw, but Mexico has had a strong showing since the tournament began in 1980. CF Monterrey of Monterrey, Mexico, has been a long time Dallas Cup participant and the club holds more Dallas Cup championship trophies than any other club. Tigres, also of Monterrey took home the Super Group trophy, after defeating the USA Under 17 National Team 2-1 in Dallas Cup XXIV. Last year Tigres, beat out Sockers FC of Illinois, to win the Under 17 division.
"This is one of the strongest Super Groups in the history of Dallas Cup. Playing at the new 21,000 seat stadium at Pizza Hut park, we are looking forward to an exciting competition at all age levels," stated Randy Jones, the tournament director.
23 teams will represent Mexico in Dr Pepper Dallas Cup XXVII, including clubs from Univesidad de Monterrey, Tecos UAG, Club Pachuca, Maristas Monterrey, MTY San Nicolas, UNAM Pumas and CF Guadalajara. In addition to their Super Group team Tigres will be bringing their Under 12, 14, 15, and 17 teams and CF Monterrey will have their Under 15 team competing this year.
The match-up for Wednesday, April 12, traditionally, known as Simon Sanchez Celebracion de Futbol Night, will pair four Hispanic/Latin American teams together, pairings that Hispanic community would not normally get to see playing right here in North Texas. At 6:00pm Tigres of Mexico will play Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica and at 8:00pm Real Madrid of Spain, will take on CF Monterrey of Mexico. Tickets are available now- $10 for adults, and $5 for youth (18 and under). Tickets may be charged over the phone by calling Dallas Cup at 214/221-3636 or FC Dallas 888/323-4625.
Other teams competing in Dr Pepper Dallas Cup XXVII Super Group will be Eintracht Frankfurt of Germany, Blackburn Rovers of England, FC Groningen of Netherlands, Consadole Sapporo of Japan and the U.S. National Under 18 Champions, Dallas Texans Red.
Yesterday Dallas Cup, Today World Cup
The list of Dallas Cup alumni is like a "Who's Who" in the world of professional soccer. Dallas Cup has been very fortunate to have had such high caliber teams compete over the past 27 years and with those teams top players have gone on to play for professional clubs all around the world. Professional players that played in Dallas Cup who are now on professional teams and World Cup teams are:
Alumni Player Professional Team National Team
Adolfo Bautista Guadalajara (Chivas) Mexico
Diego Ordaz CF Monterrey
Gerado Torrado Cruz Azul Mexico
Jaime Lozano Tigres Mexico
Horacio Sanchez Pumas
Gerado Galindo Pumas
Duilio Davino Club America
Braulio Luna Veracruz
Alberto Medina Guadalajara (Chivas)
Gonzalo Pineda Guadalajara (Chivas) Mexico
Rafael Marquez FC Barcelona (Spain) Mexico
Israel Lopez Toluca
Oscar Rojas Club America Mexico
Salvador Carmona Cruz Azul
Pierre Ibarra CF Monterrey
Jose Corona Tecos UAG Mexico
Luis Perez CF Monterrey Mexico
Ramon Ramirez Chivas USA
Francisco Rodriguez Guadalajara (Chivas) Mexico
Eduardo Regis Tigres
Raul Real Madrid Spain
David Beckham Real Madrid England
Maicon Monaco Brazil
Luizao Benfica Brazil
Landon Donovan Los Angeles Galaxy USA
Freddie Adu D.C. United USA
DaMarcus Beasley PSV Eindhoven USA
John O'Brien AJAX USA
Jonathan Spector Manchester United USA
Brian McBride Fulham USA
Oguchi Onyewu Standard de Liege USA
Michael Owen Newcastle United England
Wayne Rooney Manchester United England
Peter Crouch Liverpool England
Jermaine Defoe Tottenham Hotspurs England
Harry Kewell Liverpool Australia
Fabio Costa Santos FC
Xavier EC Victoria
Alan Delcon EC Victoria
Kieber Sao Paulo FC Brazil
Edu Valencia Brazil
Rubinho Corinthians
Gil Corinthians
Bobby Convey Reading USA
Edmilson FC Barcelona Brazil
Shumacher Ascoli
Ewerthon Real Zaragoza Brazil
Ledley King Tottenham Hotspurs England
Ian Harte Leeds United Ireland
Michael Carrick Tottenham Hotspurs England
Hakeem Olajuwan Retired NBA All-Star Nigeria
Dallas Cup is the premier international youth soccer tournament in the world. Since 1980, Dallas Cup has hosted teams from all over the United States and the world. Soccer superstars including David Beckham, Landon Donovan, DeMarcus Beasley and Freddy Adu have participated in Dallas Cup as young amateurs. Dallas Cup, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, headquartered in Dallas Texas USA. Additional information about Dallas Cup can be found at www.dallascup.com.
