DALLAS — The 2024 Dallas Cup, the United States' most prestigious youth soccer tournament, will feature a record 284 teams competing in 13 different divisions of boys and girls competitions from ages U-12 through U-19.
The invitation-only tournament, which started in 1980, runs during Easter Week (Palm Sunday through Easter Sunday) and thus will be held this year from March 23 to March 31. Youth soccer teams from all over the world will come to North Texas to compete. Traditionally, the makeup of the field comprises of 40% international teams, 40% state-side teams and 20% Dallas-area teams.
2024 Dallas Cup schedule
The Dallas Cup begins on March 23 with preliminary games on the girls side. The boys preliminary matches begin on March 24. Matches will be played all across the DFW metroplex, including at Cotton Bowl Stadium, Classic League Soccer Complex, MoneyGram Soccer Park and Toyota Stadium.
All of the Dallas Cup final matches will be played at Toyota Stadium.
For a look at the full schedule, click here.
Dallas Cup defending champions
Boys
- 19U Gordon Jago Super Group: FC Midtjylland (DEN)
- 19U Boys: Louisville City Academy 05/04 Purple (KY)
- 18U Boys: USYS - 05 ODP National Select (USA)
- 17U Boys: Tigres UANL (MEX)
- 16U Boys: USYS - 07 ODP National Select (USA)
- 15U Boys: Crossfire Premier ECNL (WA)
- 14U Boys: Academia Atlas FC (MEX)
- 13U Boys: FC Dallas U13 Academy (TX)
- 12U Boys: FC Dallas North Academy (TX)
Girls
- U18/19 Girls – Solar SC ECNL RL Williams (TX)
- U17 Girls - Solar SC G06 ECNL (TX)
- U16 Girls - FC Dallas G07 ECNL (TX)
- U15 Girls - Solar SC G08 ECNL (TX)
For a full list of Dallas Cup past winners over the years, click here.
Dallas Cup history, alumni
Over the course of the past 40-plus years, several of the world’s most prestigious clubs have participated in the Dallas Cup, including Manchester United, Real Madrid, Barcelona, River Plate, “Chivas”, Flamengo, Boca Juniors, Club America, PSG, and AC Milan, and more.
Some of soccer's biggest stars competed in the Dallas Cup as youth players, including David Beckham, Landon Donovan, Clint Dempsey, Wayne Rooney, Chicharito, Ricardo Pepi, Alphonso Davies, Bukayo Saka, and Weston McKennie. Between players and referees, 50 Dallas Cup tournament alumni were featured in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Dallas Cup ticket, streaming information
For those wishing to watch Dallas Cup matches at the Cotton Bowl, you can purchase tickets online here. Here is the Cotton Bowl Stadium scheduled for March 24:
- 12:30 p.m.: (U19 Girls Invitational) – Australian School Girls (AUS) vs. Solar ECNL-RL Adames (TX)
- 3 p.m.: (U19 Super Group) – São Paulo FC (BRA) vs. Eintracht Frankfurt (GER)
- 5 p.m.: “Welcome World” Opening Ceremonies and Parade of Nations
- 6:30 p.m.: (U19 Super Group) – Tigres UANL (MEX) vs. FC Dallas (TX)
- Join the tr3dio channel on YouTube
- Select the Ultra Fan level for $9.99
- Watch all games that are streamed
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