Month: December 2020

United Soccer League 1 2020

United Soccer League 1 Logo [Ref: 2]

Standings

PWLDGDPPGPts
Greenville Triumph SC161132+132.1935
Union Omaha16835+51.7129
North Texas FC16736+81.6927
Richmond Kickers1686201.6326
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC15654+41.4722
FC Tucson16664+21.3822
Forward Madison FC16556+61.3121
South Georgia Tormenta FC16574-31.1919
New England Revolution II16583-71.1318
Fort Lauderdale CF16493-90.9415
Orlando City B151113-190.406
United Soccer League 1 Standings 2020 [Ref: 1]

Irish Players

PlayerTeamGPGS
Steven BeattieChattanooga Red Wolves SC82
Niall LogueFC Tucson160
Mikie RoweSouth Georgia Tormenta FC111
[Refrrrences:

Report

The United Soccer League 1 cancelled the League 1 Final scheduled for October 29th 2020, and declared Greenville Triumph SC Champions based on Points Per Game (PPG). Three Irish players played in the USL League 1 in 2020, Niall Logue played all 16 games for FC Tucson (Arizona) as they finished 6th of 11 teams. Steven Beattie of Chattanooga Red Wolves (Tennessee) played 8 games, scoring 2 goals as they finished 5th, and Mikie Rowe scored one goal in 11 games South Georgia Tormenta FC as they came 8th.

About

The United Soccer League is the United States Soccer Federation Officially-recognised Minor League affiliate of Major League Soccer. United Soccer League 1 makes up the Third Division in the US Soccer Pyramid, and is the equivalent of the EFL 1 in English Football.

United States Men’s Soccer Pyramid

  1. Major League Soccer
  2. United Soccer League Championship
  3. United Soccer League 1
  4. United Soccer League 2
  5. National Premier Soccer League

References

Images

[1] Soccer Stadium Digest (2019) USL 1 Logo [Internet] Available from: https://soccerstadiumdigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/USL-League-One-logo-1024×683.jpg [Accessed 14 March 2020]

Websites

[2] USL1 (2020) USL1 Teams [Internet] Available from: https://www.uslleagueone.com/league-teams [Accessed 14 March 2020]

[3] USL 1 (2020) Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Roster 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://www.uslleagueone.com/chattanooga-red-wolves-sc-roster [Accessed 29 December 2020]

[3] USL 1 (2020) Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Player Stats [Internet] Available from: https://www.uslleagueone.com/chattanooga-red-wolves-sc-player-stats [Accessed 29 December 2020]

[3] USL 1 (2020) South Georgia Tormenta Roster 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://www.uslleagueone.com/south-georgia-tormenta-fc-roster [Accessed 29 December 2020]

[3] USL 1 (2020) South Georgia Tormenta Player Stats 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://www.uslleagueone.com/south-georgia-tormenta-fc-player-stats [Accessed 29 December 2020]

[3] USL 1 (2020) FC Tucson Roster 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://www.uslleagueone.com/fc-tucson-roster [Accessed 29 December 2020]

[3] USL 1 (2020) FC Tucson Player Stats 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://www.uslleagueone.com/fc-tucson-player-stats[Accessed 29 December 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Mulcahy, Fiona Connolly-Mulcahy, Conor Connolly-Mulcahy, Dara Connolly-Mulcahy, Orla Connolly-Mulcahy & Aodhan Connolly-Mulcahy.

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CONMEBOL Paz del Chaco Cup 1991

Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
14.06.1991Bolivia0Paraguay1
16.06.1991Paraguay0Bolivia0
(Par won 1-0 on agg)
[Reference: 2]

Report

The Paz del Chaco Cup was won by Paraguay in 1991, who defeated Bolivia in the first leg in Bolivia, but just managed to hold on in the second leg in Paraguay.

About the Paz del Chaco Cup

The Paz del Chaco cup is an annual soccer cup played between Paraguay and Bolivia to celebrate the Peace treaty between the two countries after the Chaco war.

References

Images

Newspapers

[2] John Kelly. (1991) “Arsenal, Cont.” World Soccer. August 1991. pg. 14.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Rose McCabe, Gabriel McCloyne, Gerry Tully, Paul Leech, Peter Lemass, Ciaran Simms, Cathal Gallagher, Paul Foley (TCD).

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President’s Cup International Soccer Tournament 1991

Knockout Rounds

DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Finals
14.06.1991South Korea4Australia3
14.06.1991Egypt2USSR B1
FInal
16.06.1991South Korea2Egypt0
[References: 2]

Group Tables

President’s CupPWDLFAPts
Group A
Egypt (SF)32101125
South Korea (SF)3120414
Malta3111663
Indonesia30030120
Group B
Australia (SF)3300836
USSR B (SF)3111333
South Korea B3102242
USA Student Games XI3012471
[References: Compiled from results in 2]

Group Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Group A
07.06.1991South Korea0Egypt0
07.06.1991Indonesia0Malta3
09.06.1991Egypt5Malta2
09.06.1991South Korea3Indonesia0
11.06.1991Egypt6Indonesia0
11.06.1991South Korea1Malta1
Group B
08.06.1991Australia2USSR B1
08.06.1991South Korea B2USA Student Games XI1
10.06.1991Australia4USA Student Games XI2
10.06.1991South Korea B0USSR B1
12.06.1991South Korea B0Australia2
12.06.1991USA Student Games XI1USSR B1
[Reference: 2]

Report

Hosts South Korea won their own Tournament in June 1991, defeating Egypt 2-0 in the Final after drawing with them in the Group Stage. Eight teams entered the Tournament, with Egypt, South Korea, Australia and USSR B qualifying for the Semi-Finals ahead of Malta, Indonesia, South Korea B and a USA Student Games XI.

About the President’s Cup

The President’s Cup is a Preseason Soccer Tournament held every year in South Korea involving top Asian Countries as well as less prominent Nations from Europe or the Rest of the World.

References

Newspapers

[2] Anon. (1992) “International Results” World Soccer. August 1991. pg. 38-39; 56-57.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Costello (Gateway).

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Preseason Soccer Tours of North America 1991

DateHome TeamAway Team
09.06.1991USA0Juventus (Ita)0
11.06.1991Luis Angel Firpo (ELS)1Juventus (Ita)0
13.06.1991Canadian All-Stars2AC Milan (Ita)2
15.06.1991Club Leon (Mex)2Juventus (Ita)0
16.06.1991USA1AC Milan (Ita)1
06.1991Canadian All-Stars1Belfica (Por)2
06.1991AC Milan (Ita)1Benfica (Por)1
[References: 2]

3-Team Canadian Tournament Final Table

Canadian TmntPWDLFAPts
Benfica (C)2110323
AC Milan2020332
Canadian All-Stars2011341
[Reference: Compiled from Results in 2]

Composite Preseason Table

Preseason North America 1991PWDLFAPts
Benfica (Por)2110323
AC Milan (Ita)3030443
Club Leon (Mex)1100202
Luis Angel Firpo (ElS)1100102
USA2020112
Canadian All-Stars2011341
Juventus (Ita)3012031
[Reference: Compiled from Results in 2]

Report

Benfica, AC Milan and Juventus each embarked on a 3-game preseason tour of North America in June 1991. Portugal’s Benfica won a three-team tournament involving AC Milan and a Canadian All-Stars team. Juventus lost two matches against Central American opposition in Club Leon (Mexico) and Luis Angel Firpo (El Salvador) after drawing with USA who then also drew with AC Milan.

References

Newspapers

[2] Anon. (1992) “International Results” World Soccer. August 1991. pg. 56; 58; 63.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Costello (Gateway).

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Kirin Cup (Japan Preseason International Soccer) 1991

Final Table

Kirin CupPWDLFAPts
Japan (C)2200614
Vasco da Gama (Bra)2101422
Tottenham Hotspur (Eng)2101252
Thailand2002150
[Reference: Compiled from results in 2]

Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
06.06.1991Thailand1Tottenham Hotspur2
06.06.1991Japan2Vasco da Gama1
09.06.1991Japan4Tottenham Hotspur0
09.06.1991Vasco da Gama3Thailand0
[Reference: 2]

Report

Hosts Japan won the 1991 Kirin Cup defeating Tottenham Hotsur 4-0 in their last game in the four team preseason International Tournament.

Video Kirin Cup 1991 – Japan v Tottenham Hotspur

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zRn7yQzbY8

References

Newspapers

[2] Anon. (1992) “International Results” World Soccer. August 1991. pg. 56-57

Videos

[3] Football Video Collection You Tube Channel (2020) December 18, 2020. KIRIN CUP 1991 [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zRn7yQzbY8 [Accessed 26 December 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Costello (Gateway).

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Caribbean Football Union Shell Caribbean Cup 1991

Caribbean Football Union Logo [Reference: 1]

Final Round Knockout Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Finals
30.05.1991Trinidad & Tobago3Guyana1
30.05.1991Jamaica2St. Lucia0
3rd Place
02.06.1991St. Lucia4Guyana1
FInal
02.06.1991Jamaica2Trinidad & Tobago0
[Reference: 2]

Final Round Group Tables

FINAL ROUNDPWDLFAPts
Group A
Trinidad & Tobago (SF)3201924
St. Lucia (SF)3120214
Martinique3111423
Dominican Republic30121111
Group B
Jamaica (SF)2200924
Guyana (SF)2101272
Cayman Islands2002350
[Reference: 2]

Final Round Group Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Group A
23.05.1991Trinidad & Tobago7Dominican Republic0
23.05.1991St. Lucia0Martinique0
25.05.1991Trinidad & Tobago1Martinique0
25.05.1991St. Lucia0Dominican Republic0
27.05.1991Martinique4Dominican Republic1
27.05.1991St. Lucia2Trinidad & Tobago1
Group B
24.05.1991Jamaica6Guyana0
26.05.1991Jamaica3Cayman Islands2
28.05.1991Guyana2Cayman Islands1
[Reference: 2]

Qualifying Round Group Tables

QUALIFYING ROUNDPWDLFAPts
Group A
Guyana (Q)2110513
Surinam2110213
Aruba2002050
Group B
Dominican Republic (Q)2110423
Haiti2110433
Puerto Rico2002360
Group C
Cayman Islands2110323
St. Kitts & Nevis2020112
British Virgin Islands2011121
Group D
St. Lucia (Q)2200904
Montserrat2011141
Anguilla2011171
Group E
French Guiana1100212
Martinique (Q)1001120
[Reference: Compiled from results in 2]

Qualifying Round Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Group AS. American Coast Gp
08.10.1991Surinam1Aruba0
10.10.1991Guyana4Aruba0
12.05.1991Surinam1Guyana1
Group BGreater Antilles Gp
08.05.1991Haiti3Puerto Rico2
12.05.1991Dominican Republic1Haiti1
14.05.1991Dominican Republic3Puerto Rico1
Group CLeeward Is Gp
10.05.1991Cayman Islands2British Virgin Is1
12.05.1991St. Kitts & Nevis1Cayman Islands1
14.05.1991St. Kitts & Nevis0British Virgin Is0
Group DWindward Is Gp
10.05.1991St. Lucia3Montserrat0
14.05.1991Montserrat1Anguilla1
16.05.1991St. Lucia6Anguilla0
Group EFrench Dept Gp
15.05.1991French Guiana2Martinique1
[Reference: 1]

Report

Jamaica defeated Trinidad & Tobago 2-0 in the Final of the Shell Caribbean Cup in Kingston, Jamaica in May 1991. Both countries had automatically qualified for the seven-team Final tournament. Trinidad & Tobago had knocked out Guyana in the Semi-Finals, and Jamaica defeated St. Lucia.

The Qualifying Groups were won by Guyana (3-team South American Coast Group involving Surinam and Aruba); Dominican Republic (Greater Antilles Group involving Haiti and Puerto Rico); Cayman Islands (Leeward Islands Group involving St. Kitts & Nevis and British Virgin Islands); St. Lucia (Windward Islands Group involving Montserrat and Anguilla); Martinique (2-team French Department Group involving French Guiana).

Montserrat’s National Holiday is on St. Patrick’s Day like Ireland and most are descendent from Irish indentured servants and African slaves with even those of African descent speaking Irish at one stage like most on the island at the time (1600s to 1800). Kingston, Jamaica shares a name with Kingstown (Dun Laoghaire) in Ireland.

About the Caribbean Cup

The Shell Caribbean Cup is a Regional Soccer Tournament organised by the Caribbean Football Union. It also doubled as the Qualifying Tournament for the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Both were first played for in 1991, although there were previous attempts at creating Regional Tournaments.

References

Images

[1] IMS Soccer News (1992) 200px-Caribbean_Football_Union [Internet] Available from:  https://www.insidemnsoccer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/200px-Caribbean_Football_Union.jpg [Accessed 8 October 2020]

Newspapers

[2] Anon. (1992) “International Results” World Soccer. August 1991. pg. 56-57

[3] Wikipedia (2020) “Montserrat” [Internet] Available from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montserrat [Accessed 26 December 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Costello (Gateway).

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Last Updated: 26 December 2020

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UNCAF Central American Championship (Soccer) 1961

UNCAF Logo [Reference: 1]
UNCAF Logo [Reference: 1]

Final Round Table

Final Round 1961PWDLFAPts
Costa Rica (C)33001506
El Salvador3201754
Honduras3102382
Haiti30030120
[Reference: Compiled from Results in 2]

Note: (C) Champions.

Final Round Resuts

Final RoundCRELSHONHAI
Costa Ricaxxx4-03-08-0
El Salvadorxxx5-12-0
Hondurasxxx2-0
Haitixxx
[References: Compiled from Results in 2]

Note: All matches played in Costa Rica.

Qualifying Round Tables

Qualifying RoundPWDLFAPts
Group A
Costa Rica (Q)44001748
Haiti (Q)4301866
Guatemala4202774
Panama41033112
Cuba4004290
Group B
El Salvador (Q)32101125
Honduras (Q)32011034
Nethrlands Antilles3111453
Nicaragua30033180
[References: compiled from results in 2]

Note: (Q) Qualify for Final Round in Costa Rica.

Qualifying Group Results

Group ACRCHaiGuaPanCub
Costa Ricaxxx3-04-26-1
Haitixxx3-12-1
Guatemala1-3xxx2-0
Panama0-2xxx1-0
Cuba1-4xxx
Group BELSHONNDANIC
El Salvadorxxx1-010-2
Hondurasxxx4-2
Netherlands Antilles0-0xxx2-1
Nicaragua0-6xxx
[References: Compiled from results in 2]

Note: Matches played on a Home & Away Basis. Read across for Home Results and down for Away Results.

Report

Costa Rica emerged as the top Nation in Central American Soccer at the Central American Championship in 1961. Having won all their Qualifying Group Games against Haiti (3-0), Guatemala (4-2) and Panama (6-1) they proceeded to demolish the opposition at the Finals which they hosted, defeaing El Salvador (4-0), Honduras (3-0) and Haiti (8-0). El Salvador finished runners-up, Honduras third and Haiti fourth.

Qualfying Group A featured five teams, topped by Costa Rica, with Haiti also qualifying for the Final round, ahead of Guatemala, Panama and Cuba. Group B winners were El Salvador, who qualified along with Honduras, with Netherlands Antilles in third and Nicaragua in fourth. The tournament was not very competitive, with all matches going to form, and only one draw: Netherlands Antilles 0 Honduras 0.

About the Central American Championship

The Central American Championship is an annual Soccer Tournament featuring the National Teams of the UNCAF Region (Union de Centro-Americo de Futbol). In the early years of the Tournament it also featured Caribbean Nations before they formed their own Caribbean Cup in 1991. It was usually played in two Qualifying Groups before a Final Round in a Host Nation.

References

Images

[1] Fandom Logos (1992) Uncaf_logo [Internet] Available from: https://logos.fandom.com/wiki/UNCAF [Accessed 8 October 2020][Actual Logo Reference at: https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/logopedia/images/4/49/Uncaf_logo.png/revision/latest?cb=20190305145929 [Accessed 8 October 2020]

Bibliography

[2] Anon. (1961) “Central American Championship” World Soccer. September 1961. Pg. 42

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Caroline Mitchell & Francesco

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Pacific Coast International Championship (Soccer) 1962

Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-FinalsLos Angeles
1962Mexico B5San Francisco Scots3 aet
1962Los Angeles Kickers4Vancouver Firefighters7 pk
Kennedy Cup FinalLos Angeles
1962Vancouver Firefighters2Mexico B1
[References: 1]

Report

Vancouver Firefighters won the second annual Pacific Coast International Championship for the John F. Kennedy Cup in 1962. The format for the competition was two double-headers in Los Angeles, with Semi-Finals, 3rd Place Playoff and Final, held over four days.

Vancouver defeated hosts Los Angeles Kickers 7-4 on penalty kicks (the Mexican version of Penalties whereby a player attemptsto dribble from the halfway line before shooting at goal against the goalkeeper) in the second semi-final. The match was an extraordinary on, finishing 4-4 after normal time, before two periods of extra time (30 minutes and 15 minutes) failed to separate the sides. Scots-born Bob Mackay, the only non-Canadian born player on Vancouver’s squad scored all three of their penalty kicks. The other semi-final wasalso a high-scoring game which went to extra-time, Mexico B defeatng San Francisco Scots 5-3.

The Final, at Wrigle Field, Los Angeles, required only the regulation 90 minutes to see Vancouver defeat Mexico B 2-1. Three days previously at the same venue the two Semi-Finals had lasted from 1 pm to 7:13 pm when the Final Penalty Kick was saved, most of the 7,000 crowd staying on until the end. The Competition was to be held until 1965 in Los Angeles, with the hope that more Pacific regions could join in.

About the Pacific Coast International Championship

The Pacific Coast International Championship was a Soccer Championship played between the Champions of the Vancouver/British Columbia Pacific Coast League, the Champions of the San Francisco and Los Angeles Leagues and the Mexico National B Team, it was the West Coast Championship before the arrival of the North American Soccer League later in the decade. The Trophy was named after the first Irish-American President, John F. Kennedy.

References

Bibliography

[1] Jeff Cross. (1962) “Firemen blaze trail in Canada” World Soccer. July 1962. Pg. 7

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Jason Caldwell & Paul Foley.

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