2018 Mobile Mini Sun Cup

The 2018 Mobile Mini Sun Cup was the eighth edition of the preseason exhibition soccer tournament and the first under its new name and sponsor. It was held from February 3 to February 24 in Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona. The defending champions were the Houston Dynamo.^[1][2]

2018 Mobile Mini Sun Cup

Tournament details
Host country	United States
Dates	February 3–24
Teams	14
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	New England Revolution
Runners-up	Houston Dynamo
Third place	Portland Timbers
Fourth place	Sporting Kansas City
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	51 (3.4 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Samuel Armenteros (Portland Timbers) (4 Goals)
Best player(s)	Diego Fagúndez (New England Revolution)
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Teams

The following clubs entered the tournament:^[3]

Major League Soccer

• Colorado Rapids (fifth appearance)
• FC Dallas (first appearance)
• Houston Dynamo (third appearance)
• New England Revolution (seventh appearance)
• New York Red Bulls (fifth appearance)
• Portland Timbers (first appearance)
• Seattle Sounders FC (third appearance)
• Sporting Kansas City (fifth appearance)

United Soccer League

• San Antonio FC (first appearance)
• Phoenix Rising FC (second appearance)

Table standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Houston Dynamo	3	2	1	0	7	1	+6	7
2	New England Revolution	3	1	2	0	7	6	+1	5
3	Portland Timbers	3	1	1	1	6	4	+2	4
4	Sporting Kansas City	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
5	New York Red Bulls	4	1	1	2	5	12	−7	4
6	Colorado Rapids	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
7	Seattle Sounders FC	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
8	FC Dallas	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1
9	San Antonio FC	1	0	1	0	3	3	0	1
10	Phoenix Rising FC	4	0	0	4	3	8	−5	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Matches

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Seattle Sounders FC v Portland Timbers

February 3	Seattle Sounders FC	2–1	Portland Timbers	Tucson, Arizona
18:00 MST	Roldan 9' Bwana 67'	Report Report	Valeri 24'	Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 2,931

Phoenix Rising FC v New York Red Bulls

February 10	Phoenix Rising FC	2–3	New York Red Bulls	Phoenix, Arizona
19:00 MST	Collin 7' (o.g.) Frater 75'	Report Report	Muyl 37' Bezecourt 90' Escobar 90+1'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,620

New England Revolution v FC Dallas

February 14	New England Revolution	2–2	FC Dallas	Tucson, Arizona
11:00 MST	Penilla 55' Fagúndez 85'	Report Report	Diaz 15' Urruti 77'	Stadium: Kino North Stadium

Portland Timbers v Houston Dynamo

February 14	Portland Timbers	1–1	Houston Dynamo	Tucson, Arizona
14:00 MST	Asprilla 33'	Report Report	Álvarez 12'	Stadium: Kino North Stadium

Sporting Kansas City v New York Red Bulls

February 14	Sporting Kansas City	1–1	New York Red Bulls	Tucson, Arizona
17:00 MST	Hernandez 77'	Report Report	Wright-Phillips 15'	Stadium: Kino North Stadium

Phoenix Rising FC v Colorado Rapids

February 14	Phoenix Rising FC	0–2	Colorado Rapids	Phoenix, Arizona
18:00 MST		Report Report	Badji 75' Smith 80'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 3,418

Phoenix Rising FC v Sporting Kansas City

February 17	Phoenix Rising FC	1–2	Sporting Kansas City	Phoenix, Arizona
15:00 MST	Frater 5'	Report Report	Sánchez 17' Sallói 30'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 5,060

New England Revolution v San Antonio FC

February 17	New England Revolution	3–3	San Antonio FC	Tucson, Arizona
16:00 MST	Bunbury 22', 41' Delamea 44'	Report	Player X 12' Guzmán 59', 61'	Stadium: Kino North Stadium

Houston Dynamo v New York Red Bulls

February 17	Houston Dynamo	5–0	New York Red Bulls	Tucson, Arizona
18:15 MST	García 30' Wenger 40' Manotas 55' Steeves 78', 83'	Report Report		Stadium: Kino North Stadium

New England Revolution v Sporting Kansas City

February 21	New England Revolution	2–1	Sporting Kansas City	Tucson, Arizona
11:00 MST	Dick 13' (o.g.) Rowe 36'	Report Report	Rubio 21' (pen.)	Stadium: Kino North Stadium

Portland Timbers v New York Red Bulls

February 21	Portland Timbers	4–1	New York Red Bulls	Tucson, Arizona
14:00 MST	Polo 10' Armenteros 12' Arboleda 60' Cascante 89'	Report Report	Andriuškevičius 69' (o.g.)	Stadium: Kino North Stadium

Houston Dynamo v Phoenix Rising FC

February 21	Houston Dynamo	1–0	Phoenix Rising FC	Tucson, Arizona
17:00 MST	Álvarez 41'	Report Report		Stadium: Kino North Stadium

Finals

Phoenix Rising FC v New York Red Bulls

February 24 5th Place Game	Phoenix Rising FC	2–1	New York Red Bulls	Tucson, Arizona
14:00 MST	da Fonte  8' Asante 28' Mala  47' Drogba 54' (pen.) Fernandez  68'	Report Report	Stevens  8' White 65'	Stadium: Kino North Stadium

Portland Timbers v Sporting Kansas City

February 24 3rd Place Game	Portland Timbers	3–2	Sporting Kansas City	Tucson, Arizona
16:00 MST	Mabiala  29' Powell  31' Ridgewell  38' Armenteros 53', 58' Paredes 77'	Report Report	Espinoza 27' Rubio  45+1' 52'	Stadium: Kino North Stadium

New England Revolution v Houston Dynamo

February 24 Championship Game	New England Revolution	1–1 (4–3 p)	Houston Dynamo	Tucson, Arizona
18:15 MST	Farrell  40' Németh 47' Delamea  58'	Report	García  43' Elis  45+2' 67' (pen.) Leonardo  85'
	Penalties
	Rowe Caldwell Bunbury Tierney Németh		Rodriguez Cerén Martínez Álvarez Elis