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
Following is the list with the main U-19 category champions by year:
Group A U-19
YearChampionCountry1980Texas Longhorns1981Royal Navy1982Lagos Stars1983NSL Selects1984NSL Selects1985Trebor Lions1986Dallas Comets1987Tahuichi 1988Tahuichi1989Tahuichi2024Dallas Texans Supergroup U-19
The elite U19 Super Group was founded in 1990.
YearChampionCountry1990Tahuichi1991Dynamo Moscow1992West Ham United1993Real Madrid1994Real Madrid1995São Paulo1996Vitória1997Vitória1998San Lorenzo1999Corinthians2000Corinthians2001Pumas UNAM2002Nottingham Forest2003Tigres UANL2004Atlético Paranaense2005Atlético Paranaense2006Dallas Texans2007São Paulo2008Liverpool2009São Paulo2010Cruzeiro2011Eintracht FrankfurtTigres UANL2012Coritiba2013Fulham2014River Plate2015Coritiba2016Everton2017FC Dallas2018Tigres UANL2019Tigres UANL2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2021Supergroup U-19 Not held2022Panama U-202023Midtjylland2024São Paulo2025Botafogo
Titles by team
TeamCountry4 titlesTahuichiTigres UANLSão Paulo2 titlesAtlético ParanaenseCorinthiansNSL SelectReal MadridVitóriaCoritiba1 titleBotafogoCometsCruzeiroDallas TexansDynamo MoscowEintracht FrankfurtEvertonFC DallasFulhamLagos StarsLiverpoolMidtjyllandNottingham ForestPanama U-20Pumas UNAMRoyal NavyRiver PlateSan LorenzoTexas LonghornsTrebor LionsWest Ham United
Titles by country
Country
Notable players
Players that participated in the Dallas Cup who later played on professional teams and national teams Alumni Player Most Recent Professional Team National Team 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 Matheus Cunha Manchester United Brazil
References
External links Official website