The 2009 Milk Cup Tournament edition was a prestigious association football tournament divided into three categories: Elite, Premier, and Junior for differing age groups. It ran between 27 and 31 July.
The Elite section had six teams in 2009, divided into two groups of three followed by a playoff, whilst the Junior and Premier sections were contested by 24 and 20 teams, respectively. Each team played once on Monday and Tuesday as part of a league, from which the top eight teams qualified for the Milk Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday. The remainder of the teams qualify for other cups that run alongside the Milk Cup, with quarter-finals on the Wednesday, semi-finals on Thursday, and the finals on Friday.
Elite – Under 19s – national sides Premier – Under 17s – club sides and national sides Junior – Under 15s – club sides and national sides
Clubs and national teams from anywhere in the world may compete on invitatio
Venues
Anderson Park, Coleraine University Coleraine Rugby Avenue, Coleraine Coleraine Showgrounds Limavady Showgrounds Roe Mill, Limavady Ballymoney Showgrounds Riada Stadium Ballymena Showgrounds Parker Avenue Portrush The Warren, Portstewart Mullaghacall Castlerock Broughshane
Elite Section
Participants
Matches
Play-Offs
Final
Premier Section
Burnley Cherry Orchard Club Cantolao County Antrim County Armagh County Down County Fermanagh County Londonderry County Tyrone Cruz Azul Desportivo Brasil Porto Fenerbahçe Manchester United Otago United Shamrock Rovers Sheffield United South Coast Bayern Trudovye Rezervy Watford
Junior Section
AB AIK Chelsea Club Necaxa Pachuca County Antrim County Armagh County Down County Fermanagh County Londonderry County Tyrone Donegal Schoolboys Dundalk Schoolboys Everton Hull City Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Tel Aviv North Dublin Schoolboys Plymouth Argyle Queen of the South Spartak Moscow Swindon Town The Football Academy of Jerusalem Watford
External links
bbc.co.uk