2011 Northern Ireland Youth Soccer Tournament

The 2011 Northern Ireland Milk Cup is the twenty-ninth edition of the international football tournament which takes place annually in the north coast of Northern Ireland, and attracts competitors from across the globe. There are three sections to the tournament, the Elite Section (U19), the Premier Section (U17) and the Junior Section (U15). The defending champions are the USA, Etoile Lusitana and Chelsea respectively.

2011 Northern Ireland Youth Soccer Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryNorthern Ireland
Dates25–29 July
Teams50

The Elite section has six teams in 2011, with each team playing two group matches on the Monday and Wednesday. The top two teams in the table after the group stage compete in the final on Friday evening, with the remaining teams playing off for final standings earlier that day.

The Junior and Premier sections are to be contested by 24 and 20 teams respectively this year. Each team plays once on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday as part of a single league, from which the top 4 teams qualify for the Milk Cup semi-finals. The remainder of the teams qualify for lower-level cups (namely the Milk Globe, Vase, Bowl and Plate) that run alongside the Milk Cup based on their final league position, with semi-finals on Thursday, and the finals and play-off matches on Friday. In 2011 for the second time the finals night will be held at the Ballymena Showgrounds, rather than the traditional venue of the Coleraine Showgrounds.

Clubs and national teams from anywhere in the world may compete on invitation, and five continents will be represented - Europe, North America, South America, Africa and Asia. The tournament is also continuing its tradition of allowing the host nation's youth to play against top opposition through six select teams from each county of Northern Ireland

Venues

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Coleraine Ballymena Ballymoney Broughshane Castlerock
Anderson Park, (Coleraine) Ballymena Showgrounds Ballymoney Showgrounds Broughshane Castlerock
55°08′10″N 6°40′06″W / 55.135993°N 6.668408°W / 55.135993; -6.668408 (Anderson Park, Coleraine) 54°52′13″N 6°16′00″W / 54.870288°N 6.266637°W / 54.870288; -6.266637 (Ballymena Showgrounds) 55°04′10″N 6°30′07″W / 55.069324°N 6.501884°W / 55.069324; -6.501884 (Ballymoney Showgrounds) 54°53′36″N 6°12′40″W / 54.893352°N 6.210983°W / 54.893352; -6.210983 (Broughshane) 55°09′51″N 6°47′24″W / 55.164029°N 6.789929°W / 55.164029; -6.789929 (Castlerock)
Coleraine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ballymoney
Coleraine Showgrounds Riada Stadium
55°08′03″N 6°39′40″W / 55.1341166°N 6.661164°W / 55.1341166; -6.661164 (Coleraine Showgrounds) 55°03′56″N 6°29′53″W / 55.0654684°N 6.4980832°W / 55.0654684; -6.4980832 (Riada Stadium)
Limavady Coleraine
Roe Mill Rugby Avenue
55°02′43″N 6°57′05″W / 55.0452723°N 6.9514446°W / 55.0452723; -6.9514446 (Roe Mill, Limavady) 55°07′17″N 6°39′33″W / 55.1214725°N 6.6590948°W / 55.1214725; -6.6590948 (Rugby Avenue, Coleraine)
Limavady Mullaghacall Portrush Portstewart Coleraine
Limavady Showgrounds Mullaghacall Parker Avenue The Warren University Coleraine
55°08′02″N 6°40′12″W / 55.134°N 6.67°W / 55.134; -6.67 (Limavady Showgrounds) 55°10′37″N 6°42′49″W / 55.1770556°N 6.713689°W / 55.1770556; -6.713689 (Mullaghacall) 55°11′13″N 6°42′54″W / 55.186906°N 6.7150201°W / 55.186906; -6.7150201 (The Warren Portstewart) 55°09′00″N 6°40′07″W / 55.1499713°N 6.6684915°W / 55.1499713; -6.6684915 (University Coleraine, Cromore Road) 55°11′49″N 6°38′58″W / 55.1970574°N 6.64941°W / 55.1970574; -6.64941 (Parker Avenue Portrush)

Elite Section

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Northern Ireland 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4
  Denmark 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4
  United States 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
  Georgia 2 1 0 1 3 4 –1 3
  Mexico 2 0 1 1 1 2 –1 1
  Israel 2 0 0 2 0 2 –4 0

Group stage

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Israel  0–2  United States

Northern Ireland  1–1  Denmark

Mexico  1–2  Georgia

Denmark  3–1  Israel

United States  1–1  Mexico

Northern Ireland  3–1  Georgia

5th Place Playoff

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  Mexico0–0  Israel
Penalties
4–3

3rd Place Playoff

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United States  2–1  Georgia

Final

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Denmark  1–0  Northern Ireland

Premier Section

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Manchester United 3 3 0 0 15 1 +14 9
  Aspire Academy 3 3 0 0 13 0 +13 9
  Etoile Lusitana 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9
  Desportivo Brasil 3 2 1 0 10 0 +10 7
  South Coast Strikers 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
  Bolton Wanderers 3 2 0 1 9 1 +8 6
  Cherry Orchard 3 2 0 1 12 7 +5 6
  Tottenham Hotspur 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
  County Tyrone 3 2 0 1 10 8 +2 6
  County Antrim 3 2 0 1 5 6 –1 6
  County Down 3 1 0 2 4 3 +1 3
  Hartlepool 3 1 0 2 5 8 –3 3
  Athletico del Pinto 3 1 0 2 2 5 –3 3
  Bohemians 3 1 0 2 5 9 –4 3
  County Londonderry 3 1 0 2 2 6 –4 3
  County Armagh 3 1 0 2 3 8 –5 3
  County Fermanagh 3 0 0 3 2 6 –4 0
  Otago 3 0 0 3 0 12 –12 0
  Zamora FC 3 0 0 3 0 14 –14 0
  RSKV Leonidas 3 0 0 3 0 17 –17 0

Teams ranked 1–4 qualify for Milk Cup Semi-Finals
Teams ranked 5–8 qualify for NIMC Globe Semi-Finals
Teams ranked 9–12 qualify for NIMC Vase Semi-Finals
Teams ranked 13–16 qualify for NIMC Bowl Semi-Finals
Teams ranked 17–20 qualify for NIMC Plate Semi-Finals

Group stage

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Monday 25 July

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South Coast Strikers0–0Desportivo Brasil
Broughshane


Cherry Orchard9–0RSKV Leonidas
Roe Mill, Limavady


Co. Tyrone3–1Co. Fermanagh
Riada Stadium, Ballymoney


Athletico del Pinto1–2Hartlepool United
Castlerock


Aspire6–0Bohemians
University, Coleraine


Co. Armagh0–4Co. Down
Parker Avenue, Portrush


Bolton Wanderers0–1Etoile Lusitana
Riada Stadium, Ballymoney


Tottenham Hotspur4–0Otago
Showgrounds, Limavady


Co. Antrim2–1Co. Londonderry
Mullaghacall, Portstewart


Zamora FC0–4Manchester United
Showgrounds, Ballymena

Tuesday 26 July

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Hartlepool United2–3Co. Antrim
Broughshane


Otago0–3Cherry Orchard
Rugby Avenue Stadium, Coleraine


Bohemians3–0Zamora FC
Castlerock


RSKV Leonidas0–7Desportivo Brasil
University, Coleraine


Etoile Lusitana3–0Athletico del Pinto
Showgrounds, Ballymena


Co. Londonderry0–4South Coast Strikers
Showgrounds, Limavady


Co. Down0–2Aspire
Mullaghacall, Portstewart


Co. Fermanagh1–2Tottenham Hotspur
Riada Stadium, Ballymoney


Co. Armagh0–2Bolton Wanderers
Showgrounds, Ballymena


Manchester United7–0Co. Tyrone
Showgrounds, Coleraine

Wednesday 27 July

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Co.Down0–1Etoile Lusitana
Broughshane


Bohemians2–3Co. Armagh
Riada Stadium, Ballymoney


Aspire5–0Otago
The Warren, Portstewart


Co. Londonderry1–0RSKV Leonidas
Rugby Avenue Stadium, Coleraine


Bolton Wanderers7–0Cherry Orchard
Castlerock


Zamora FC0–7Co. Tyrone
Parker Avenue, Portrush


Desportivo Brasil3–0Co. Antrim
Riada Stadium, Ballymoney


South Coast Strikers2–1Tottenham Hotspur
Ballymena Showgrounds


Manchester United4–1Hartlepool United
Showgrounds, Limavady


Athletico del Pinto1–0Co. Fermanagh
Mullaghacall, Portstewart

Thursday 28 July

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Aspire Academy6–1Desportivo Brazil
Riada Stadium, Ballymoney


Etoile Lusitana0–1Manchester United
Showgrounds, Coleraine