Carolina Challenge Cup 2007

Infobox International Football Competition
tourney_name =
year = 2007
country = United States
dates = March 24 - March 31
num_teams = 4
winners_other = Houston Dynamo
count = 2
matches = 6
goals = 14
top_scorer = Ryan Cochrane (3 goals)
player =

The Carolina Challenge Cup is a four-team round robin pre-season competition hosted by the Charleston Battery. In the short history of this tournament, the champion has gone on to win one of the two year-end MLS trophies, the MLS Supporters' Shield or MLS Cup. The Houston Dynamo won the 2007 tournament and went on to win the MLS Cup that year.

Participating Teams and Results

Matches

footballbox
date=2007-03-24
time=18:00 EST
team1=Toronto FC
score=0 – 2
report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20070325&content_id=86463&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp (Report)]
team2=Houston Dynamo
goals2=Cochrane goal|16 Wondolowski goal|73
stadium=Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston South Carolina
attendance=3,183footballbox
date=2007-03-24
time=20:15 EST
team1=Charleston Battery
score=0 – 1
report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20070325&content_id=86465&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp (Report)]
team2=New York Red Bulls
goals2=Kovalenko goal|90
stadium=Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston South Carolina
attendance=3,183

----footballbox
date=2007-03-28
time=18:00 EST
team1=Toronto FC
score=2 – 1
report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20070328&content_id=86720&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp (Report)]
team2=New York Red Bulls
goals1=Eskandarian goal|9 Buddlegoal|36
goals2=Wolyniecgoal|21
stadium=Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston South Carolinafootballbox
date=2007-03-28
time=20:15 EST
team1=Charleston Battery
score=1 – 1
report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20070328&content_id=86725&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp (Report)]
team2=Houston Dynamo
goals1=Sterling goal|83
goals2=Cochrane goal|17
stadium=Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston South Carolina

----footballbox
date=2007-03-31
time=18:00 EST
team1=Charleston Battery
score=0 – 3
report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20070331&content_id=86959&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp (Report)]
team2=Toronto FC
goals2=Eskandarian goal|3 Ibrahimgoal|35 Buddlegoal|73
stadium=Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston South Carolinafootballbox
date=2007-03-31
time=20:15 EST
team1=Houston Dynamo
score=2 – 1
report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20070401&content_id=86963&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp (Report)]
team2=New York Red Bulls
goals1=Ching goal|70
Cochrane goal|80
goals2=van den Berghgoal|6
stadium=Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston South Carolina

corers

;3 goals
*Ryan Cochrane (Houston Dynamo);2 goals
*Edson Buddle (Toronto FC)
*Alecko Eskandarian (Toronto FC);1 goal
*Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo)
*Abbe Ibrahim (Toronto FC)
*Dema Kovalenko (New York Red Bulls)
*Newton Sterling (Charleston Battery)
*Dave van den Bergh (New York Red Bulls)
*John Wolyniec (New York Red Bulls)
*Chris Wondolowski (Houston Dynamo)

ee also

Carolina Challenge Cup

External links

* [http://www.gotorontofc.com/index.php?module=htmlpages&func=display&pid=123 2007 Carolina Challenge Cup]
* [http://www.charlestonbattery.com/news.asp?y=2008&id=284&page=8 Carolina Challenge Cup 2007 Tickets & Schedule]
* [http://www.charlestonbattery.com/news.asp?y=2008&id=295&page=7 CCC 2007 Matchday 1]
* [http://www.charlestonbattery.com/news.asp?y=2008&id=297&page=7 CCC 2007 Matchday 2]
* [http://www.charlestonbattery.com/news.asp?y=2008&id=299&page=7 CCC 2007 Matchday 3]