2012 Northern Ireland Youth Soccer Tournament

The 2012 Northern Ireland Milk Cup is the 30th 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).

2012 Northern Ireland Youth Soccer Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryNorthern Ireland
Dates21–26 July 2012

Elite section

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Squads

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Group stage

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Denmark 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6
  Mexico 2 1 1 0 5 0 +5 4
  Chile 2 1 0 1 6 5 +1 3
  United States 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
  Northern Ireland 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 1
  Turkey 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
Northern Ireland  3–5  Chile
Showgrounds, Ballymena
Denmark  1–0  United States
Scroggy Road, Limavady
Turkey  0–5  Mexico
Riada Stadium, Ballymoney

United States  1–0  Turkey
Showgrounds, Ballymena
Mexico  0–0  Northern Ireland
Showgrounds, Coleraine
Chile  1–2  Denmark
Riada Stadium, Ballymoney

Fifth-place playoff

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Northern Ireland  1–0  Turkey
Riada Stadium, Ballymoney

Third-place playoff

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Chile  4–3  United States
Riada Stadium, Ballymoney

Final

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Denmark  0–3  Mexico
Showgrounds, Ballymena

Premier section

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Group stage

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Note
  Desportivo Brasil 3 3 0 0 16 3 +13 9 Qualified for Milk Cup semi-final
  Newcastle United 3 3 0 0 13 1 +12 9
  Cherry Orchard 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9
  Bolton Wanderers 3 2 1 0 10 3 +7 7
  Manchester United 3 2 0 1 10 3 +7 6 Qualified for Globe semi-final
  South Coast Strikers 3 2 0 1 10 4 +6 6
  County Tyrone 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
  Etoile Lusitana 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
  County Down 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4 Qualified for Vase semi-final
  Tottenham Hotspur 3 1 1 1 6 8 −2 4
  County Londonderry 3 1 1 1 2 7 −5 4
  CSKA Moscow 3 1 0 2 8 5 +3 3
  Pachuca 3 1 0 2 2 9 −7 3 Qualified for Bowl semi-final
  Revo Express 3 1 0 2 3 11 −8 3
  County Antrim 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
  Ichifuna 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
  County Armagh 3 0 1 2 4 9 −5 1 Qualified for Plate semi-final
  County Fermanagh 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
  Benfica 3 0 1 2 1 9 −8 1
  Otago United 3 0 1 2 1 9 −8 1
Revo Express  2–0  Pachuca
The Warren, Portstewart
County Down  1–1  Etoile Lusitana
Comber Rec., Comber
Benfica  0–0  County Antrim
Greenisland F.C.
County Armagh  1–1  Tottenham Hotspur
Shamrock Park, Portadown
County Tyrone  2–0  Manchester United
Glackin   34'
McShane   60'
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Darragh Park, Castlederg
County Fermanagh  0–4  Newcastle United
Ferney Park, Ballinmallard
Cherry Orchard  2–0  South Coast Strikers
Castlerock
Otago United  0–4  Bolton Wanderers
Riada Stadium, Ballymoney
Desportivo Brasil  5–2  Ichifuna
Seahaven, Portstewart
County Londonderry  0–6  CSKA Moscow
Showgrounds, Coleraine

County Fermanagh  1–1  Otago United
Castlerock
Bolton Wanderers  4–1  County Down
Showgrounds, Coleraine
County Antrim  0–1  Cherry Orchard
Parker Avenue, Portrush
County Tyrone  3–2  County Armagh
Broughshane
Ichifuna  0–0  County Londonderry
Scroggy Road, Limavady
CSKA Moscow  1–2  Etoile Lusitana
Castlerock
Desportivo Brasil  6–0  Benfica
Rugby Avenue Stadium, Coleraine
Manchester United  8–0  Revo Express
Wilson   17', 31'
Byrne   35'
Harrop   37', 39', 54', 68'
Fletcher   63'
Riada Stadium, Ballymoney
Newcastle United  6–0  Pachuca
Showgrounds, Ballymena
Tottenham Hotspur  1–7  South Coast Strikers
Scroggy Road, Limavady

County Londonderry  2–1  County Fermanagh
Riada Stadium, Ballymoney
County Armagh  1–5  Desportivo Brasil
The Warren, Portstewart
South Coast Strikers  3–1  County Tyrone
Parker Avenue, Portrush
County Down  3–1  Revo Express
Rugby Avenue Stadium, Coleraine
Cherry Orchard  3–1  Benfica
Broughshane
Pachuca  2–1  County Antrim
Seahaven, Portstewart
Tottenham Hotspur  4–0  Otago United
Showgrounds, Coleraine
Manchester United  2–1  Ichifuna
Pearson   3'
Wilson   61'
Ishikawa   51'
Showgrounds, Ballymena
Newcastle United  3–1  CSKA Moscow
Riada Stadium, Ballymoney
Etoile Lusitana  2–2  Bolton Wanderers
Scroggy Road, Limavady

Knock-out stage

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Plate

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Semi-finals
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Benfica  1–0  County Fermanagh
Parker Avenue, Portrush

County Armagh  2–1  Otago United
Showgrounds, Ballymena
Third-place play-off
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Otago United  0–2  County Fermanagh
Riada Stadium, Ballymoney
Final
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County Armagh  1–1  Benfica
Penalties
3–4
Parker Avenue, Portrush

Bowl

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Semi-finals
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Revo Express  2–3  Pachuca
The Warren, Portstewart

Ichifuna  0–3  County Antrim
Riada Stadium, Ballymoney
Third-place play-off
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Revo Express  2–1  Ichifuna
Showgrounds, Ballymena
Final
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Pachuca  1–2  County Antrim
Scroggy Road, Limavady

Vase

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Semi-finals
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Tottenham Hotspur  1–2  CSKA Moscow
Castlerock

County Down  3–1  County Londonderry
Parker Avenue, Portrush
Third-place play-off
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Tottenham Hotspur  2–1  County Londonderry
Broughshane
Final
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CSKA Moscow  3–3  County Down
Penalties
2–4
Rugby Avenue Stadium, Coleraine

Globe

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Semi-finals
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Etoile Lusitana  2–0  County Tyrone
Rugby Avenue Stadium, Coleraine

South Coast Strikers  1–1  Manchester United
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Penalties
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Kotselas  
4–3   Weir
  Rothwell
  Wilson
  Pereira
  Harrop
Broughshane
Third-place play-off
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County Tyrone  2–2  Manchester United
Patterson  
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Byrne  
Pereira  
Penalties
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2–4   Weir
  Grimshaw
  Wilson
  Rothwell
  Pereira
Castlerock
Final
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Etoile Lusitana  2–0  South Coast Strikers
Showgrounds, Coleraine

Milk Cup

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Semi-finals
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Cherry Orchard  0–3  Desportivo Brasil
Seahaven, Portstewart

Bolton Wanderers  0–2  Newcastle United
Riada Stadium, Ballymoney
Third-place play-off
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Cherry Orchard  1–3  Bolton Wanderers
Seahaven, Portstewart
Final
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Desportivo Brasil  3–0  Newcastle United
Showgrounds, Ballymena
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