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The 2013 Desert Diamond Cup was a soccer exhibition featuring four
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teams from
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, held between February 13–23, 2013. The preseason tournament was played at the
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11,000 seat main stadium in
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,
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. This was the 3rd annual Desert Diamond Cup.


Teams

The following four clubs participated in the 2013 tournament: *
New England Revolution The New England Revolution are an American professional association football, soccer club based in the Greater Boston area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conference. It is on ...
(second appearance) *
New York Red Bulls The New York Red Bulls are an American professional association football, soccer club based in the New York metropolitan area. The Red Bulls compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conferenc ...
(third appearance) *
Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake (RSL) is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. Fou ...
(second appearance) *
Seattle Sounders FC Seattle Sounders FC is an American professional association football, soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The club was established on ...
(first appearance)


Table standings


Matches

The tournament featured a round-robin group stage followed by third-place and championship matches.


Tournament


Third place match


Final


Final placement


References


External links


2013 FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup
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