The 2016 Desert Diamond Cup was a soccer exhibition featuring six soccer teams from Major League Soccer, two from the United Soccer League and host FC Tucson from the Premier Development League, held from February 17 to February 27, 2016. It is the 6th annual Desert Diamond Cup.
Teams The following nine clubs participated in the 2016 tournament: New England Revolution (fifth appearance) Real Salt Lake (fifth appearance) FC Tucson (fourth appearance) Colorado Rapids (third appearance) Sporting Kansas City (third appearance) Arizona United SC (first appearance) Columbus Crew SC (first appearance) Houston Dynamo (first appearance) Swope Park Rangers (first appearance)
Table standings
Matches The tournament featured a round-robin group stage followed by fifth-place, third-place and championship matches.
Tournament
Finals
Goalscorers Top scorers RankPlayerNationClubGoals1Teal BunburyNew England Revolution3Kei KamaraColumbus Crew SC3Chris Cortez Arizona United SC2Paulo NagamuraSporting Kansas CityErick Torres Houston Dynamo630 players1
Awards CARF International MVP: Teal Bunbury (NEW) TEP Copper Boot (Leading Scorer): Kei Kamara (COL)
References