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Football tournament

Dallas Cup

Founded| 1980
Region| International
Current champions| Botafogo (2025)
Most successful club(s)|  Tigres UANL 4 titles (Supergroup)
2024 Dallas Cup

The Dallas Cup is an annual international football tournament for invited youth teams. The tournament was established in 1980 and is held in Dallas, Texas, with FC Dallas serving as its host club. Venues used for the tournament include the Cotton Bowl and Toyota Stadium. The Dallas Cup includes divisions ranging from U-12 to U-19 in the Boys' tournament and U-15 through U-19 in the Dallas Cup Girls' Invitational presented by Mary Kay, which features girls' age groups. The Botafogo is the current champion of the elite U19 Gordon Jago Super Group. The first ever Dallas Cup saw an English club side from South London, St. Thomas More, win the U14 cup and elite international competition has been a cornerstone for the tournament ever since.

## List of Champions

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Following is the list with the main U-19 category champions by year:[1]

### Group A U-19

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Year  | Champion  | Country

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1980  | Texas Longhorns |  United States
1981  | Royal Navy |  England
1982  | Lagos Stars  |  Nigeria
1983  | NSL Selects  |  Canada
1984  | NSL Selects  |  Canada
1985  | Trebor Lions  |  Nigeria
1986  | Dallas Comets  |  United States
1987  | Tahuichi  |  Bolivia
1988  | Tahuichi  |  Bolivia
1989  | Tahuichi  |  Bolivia
2024  | Dallas Texans  |  United States

### Supergroup U-19

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The elite U19 Super Group was founded in 1990.[2]

Year  | Champion  | Country

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1990  | Tahuichi  |  Bolivia
1991  | Dynamo Moscow |  Russia
1992  | West Ham United |  England
1993  | Real Madrid |  Spain
1994  | Real Madrid |  Spain
1995  | São Paulo |  Brazil
1996  | Vitória |  Brazil
1997  | Vitória |  Brazil
1998  | San Lorenzo |  Argentina
1999  | Corinthians |  Brazil
2000  | Corinthians |  Brazil
2001  | Pumas UNAM |  Mexico
2002  | Nottingham Forest |  England
2003  | Tigres UANL |  Mexico
2004  | Atlético Paranaense |  Brazil
2005  | Atlético Paranaense |  Brazil
2006  | Dallas Texans  |  United States
2007 | São Paulo |  Brazil
2008 | Liverpool |  England
2009 | São Paulo |  Brazil
2010 | Cruzeiro |  Brazil
2011
Eintracht Frankfurt |  Germany
Tigres UANL |  Mexico
2012 | Coritiba |  Brazil
2013 | Fulham |  England
2014  | River Plate |  Argentina
2015  | Coritiba |  Brazil
2016  | Everton |  England
2017 | FC Dallas |  United States
2018 | Tigres UANL |  Mexico
2019  | Tigres UANL |  Mexico
2020  | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021  | Supergroup U-19 Not held
2022  | Panama U-20 |  Panama
2023  | Midtjylland |  Denmark
2024  | São Paulo |  Brazil
2025  | Botafogo |  Brazil

## Titles by team

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Team  | Country

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4 titles
Tahuichi |  Bolivia
Tigres UANL |  Mexico
São Paulo |  Brazil
2 titles
Atlético Paranaense |  Brazil
Corinthians |  Brazil
NSL Select  |  Canada
Real Madrid |  Spain
Vitória |  Brazil
Coritiba |  Brazil
1 title
Botafogo |  Brazil
Comets  |  United States
Cruzeiro |  Brazil
Dallas Texans  |  United States
Dynamo Moscow |  Russia
Eintracht Frankfurt |  Germany
Everton |  England
FC Dallas |  United States
Fulham |  England
Lagos Stars  |  Nigeria
Liverpool |  England
Midtjylland |  Denmark
Nottingham Forest |  England
Panama U-20 |  Panama
Pumas UNAM |  Mexico
Royal Navy |  England
River Plate |  Argentina
San Lorenzo |  Argentina
Texas Longhorns |  United States
Trebor Lions  |  Nigeria
West Ham United |  England

## Titles by country

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Country

14 titles

Brazil

6 titles

England

5 titles

Mexico

4 titles

Bolivia
United States

2 titles

Argentina
Canada
Nigeria
Spain

1 title

Denmark
Germany
Panama
Russia

## Notable players

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Players that participated in the Dallas Cup who later played on professional teams and national teams

Alumni Player | Most Recent Professional Team | National Team

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Freddy Adu | Las Vegas Lights | USA
Jeff Agoos | MetroStars | USA
Folarin Balogun | Arsenal | USA
Adolfo Bautista | Tepic | Mexico
DaMarcus Beasley | Houston Dynamo | USA
David Beckham | Paris Saint-Germain | England
Vincenzo Bernardo | Miami Fusion | USA
Michael Bradley | Toronto FC | USA
John O'Brien | Chivas USA | USA
Salvador Carmona | Cruz Azul | Mexico
Michael Carrick | Manchester United | England
José de Jesús Corona | Cruz Azul | Mexico
Bobby Convey | New York Red Bulls | USA
Fábio Costa | Santos FC | Brazil
Peter Crouch | Stoke City | England
Duilio Davino | Estudiantes | Mexico
Jermain Defoe | Sunderland | England
Allan Dellon | Brasiliense |
Clint Dempsey | Seattle Sounders | USA
Landon Donovan | LA Galaxy | USA
Edmílson | Ceará | Brazil
Edu | Corinthians | Brazil
Ewerthon | Atlético Sorocaba | Brazil
Gerardo Galindo | Estudiantes de Altamira | Mexico
Gil | Corinthians | Brazil
Ian Harte | AFC Bournemouth | Ireland
Pierre Ibarra | Correcaminos UAT |
Martin Kelly | Crystal Palace | England
Harry Kewell | Melbourne Heart | Australia
Ledley King | Tottenham Hotspur | England
Kléber | Coritiba | Brazil
Israel López | Toluca | Mexico
Jaime Lozano | Morelia | Mexico
Luisão | Benfica | Brazil
Braulio Luna | Atlético San Luis | Mexico
Maicon | Botafogo | Brazil
Mike Magee | Chicago Fire | USA
Rafael Márquez | Club Atlas | Mexico
Brian McBride | Chicago Fire | USA
Alberto Medina | Puebla | Mexico
Hakeem Olajuwon | Lagos Stars |
Oguchi Onyewu | Philadelphia Union | USA
Diego Ordaz | C.F. Monterrey |
Michael Owen | Stoke City | England
Luis Perez | C.F. Monterrey | Mexico
Gonzalo Pineda | Seattle Sounders | Mexico
Raul | New York Cosmos | Spain
Francisco Rodríguez | Cruz Azul | Mexico
Óscar Rojas | Club América | Mexico
Wayne Rooney | Derby County | England
Rubinho | Corinthians | Brazil
Bukayo Saka | Arsenal | England
Schumacher | Académica |
Jonathan Spector | Orlando City | USA
Gerardo Torrado | Cruz Azul | Mexico
James Ward-Prowse | Southampton | England
Xavier | Gama |

## References

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1. ^ "Dallas Cup". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
2. ^ "Past Champions". dallascup.org. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.

## External links

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