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2007 Carolina Challenge Cup

The 2007 Carolina Challenge Cup was a four-team round robin pre-season competition hosted by the Charleston Battery. The Houston Dynamo won the 2007 tournament and went on to win the MLS Cup, marking the fourth consecutive season that the champion went on to win one of the two year-end MLS trophies, the MLS Supporters' Shield or MLS Cup.

2007 Carolina Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesMarch 24 – March 31
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsHouston Dynamo (2nd title)
Runners-upToronto FC
Third placeNew York Red Bulls
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored14 (2.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)United States Ryan Cochrane (3)
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Teams

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Four clubs competed in the tournament:

Team League Appearance
  Charleston Battery (co-hosts) USL-1 4th
  Houston Dynamo MLS 2nd
  New York Red Bulls MLS 2nd
  Toronto FC MLS 1st

Standings

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Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
Houston Dynamo 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 7
Toronto FC 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 6
New York Red Bulls 3 1 2 0 3 4 -1 3
Charleston Battery 3 0 2 1 1 5 -4 1

Matches

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Toronto FC0 – 2Houston Dynamo
Report Cochrane   16'
Wondolowski   73'
Attendance: 3,183
Charleston Battery0 – 1New York Red Bulls
Report Kovalenko   90'
Attendance: 3,183
Toronto FC2 – 1New York Red Bulls
Eskandarian   9'
Buddle  36'		 Report Wolyniec  21'
Charleston Battery1 – 1Houston Dynamo
Sterling   83' Report Cochrane   17'
Charleston Battery0 – 3Toronto FC
Report Eskandarian   3'
Ibrahim  35'
Buddle  73'
Houston Dynamo2 – 1New York Red Bulls
Ching   70'
Cochrane   80'		 Report van den Bergh  6'

Scorers

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3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

See also

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