2011 Carolina Challenge Cup

The 2011 Carolina Challenge Cup was a four-team round robin pre-season competition hosted by the Charleston Battery. The 2011 Carolina Challenge Cup was contested among Charleston Battery, Chicago Fire, D.C. United, and Toronto FC, with D.C. United emerging as repeat champions.

2011 Carolina Challenge Cup

Tournament details
Dates	March 5 – 12
Teams	4
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	D.C. United
Runners-up	Charleston Battery
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	12 (2 per match)
Top scorer(s)	12 players with 1 goal
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Teams

Four clubs competed in the tournament:

Team	League	Appearance
Charleston Battery (hosts)	USL Pro	8th
Chicago Fire	MLS	1st
D.C. United	MLS	6th
Toronto FC	MLS	5th

Standings

Teams	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
D.C. United	7	3	2	1	0	5	3	+2
Charleston Battery	4	3	1	1	1	3	3	0
Chicago Fire	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	0
Toronto FC	1	3	0	1	2	3	5	-2

Matches

March 5

5:00 PM ET

Toronto FC	0 – 1	Chicago Fire
Plata  31' LaBrocca  33' Soolsma  57' Yourassowsky  67'	Report	Puerari 6' Pause  36'

Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

March 5

7:15 PM ET

Charleston Battery	1 – 2	D.C. United
Armstrong 15' (pen.)	Report	Pontius 4' Wolff 71'

Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

March 9

5:00 PM ET

D.C. United	1 – 0	Chicago Fire
Brettschneider 10' Davies  34' Shanosky  76' Brasesco  89'	Report	Cháves  37'

Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Referee: Juan Calos Rivera

March 9

7:15 PM ET

Charleston Battery	2 – 1	Toronto FC
Kelly 43' Zaher 55'	Report	Sturgis 14' (pen.)

Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

March 12

Toronto FC	2 – 2	D.C. United
De Rosario 19' (pen.) Maicon Santos 28' Yourassowsky  37'	Report	Davies 12' Ngwenya 61'

Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

March 12

5:15 PM ET

Charleston Battery	0 – 0	Chicago Fire
Armstrong  31' Wiltse  34'	Report	Paladini  31' Videira  32'  39'

Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Goal scorers

1 goal

• Stephen Armstrong (Charleston)
• Dane Kelly (Charleston)
• Mike Zaher (Charleston)
• Marco Pappa (Chicago)
• Blake Brettschneider (D.C.)
• Charlie Davies (D.C.)
• Joseph Ngwenya (D.C.)
• Chris Pontius (D.C.)
• Josh Wolff (D.C.)
• Dwayne De Rosario (Toronto)
• Maicon Santos (Toronto)
• Nathan Sturgis (Toronto)

See also

Carolina Challenge Cup

External links

• Major League Soccer returns to Charleston for 2011 Carolina Challenge Cup