2007 Carolina Challenge Cup

The 2007 Carolina Challenge Cup was a four-team round robin pre-season competition hosted by the Charleston Battery. The Houston Dynamo won the 2007 tournament and went on to win the MLS Cup, marking the fourth consecutive season that the champion went on to win one of the two year-end MLS trophies, the MLS Supporters' Shield or MLS Cup.

2007 Carolina Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesMarch 24 – March 31
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsHouston Dynamo (2nd title)
Runners-upToronto FC
Third placeNew York Red Bulls
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored14 (2.33 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ryan Cochrane (3)

Teams

Four clubs competed in the tournament:

TeamLeagueAppearance
Charleston Battery (co-hosts)USL-14th
Houston DynamoMLS2nd
New York Red BullsMLS2nd
Toronto FCMLS1st

Standings
Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
Houston Dynamo 320152+37
Toronto FC 321053+26
New York Red Bulls 312034-13
Charleston Battery 302115-41

Matches
Toronto FC0 – 2Houston Dynamo
Report Cochrane  16'
Wondolowski  73'
Attendance: 3,183
Charleston Battery0 – 1New York Red Bulls
Report Kovalenko  90'
Attendance: 3,183
Toronto FC2 – 1New York Red Bulls
Eskandarian  9'
Buddle 36'		 Report Wolyniec 21'
Charleston Battery1 – 1Houston Dynamo
Sterling  83' Report Cochrane  17'
Charleston Battery0 – 3Toronto FC
Report Eskandarian  3'
Ibrahim 35'
Buddle 73'
Houston Dynamo2 – 1New York Red Bulls
Ching  70'
Cochrane  80'		 Report van den Bergh 6'

Scorers
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

See also
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