Four Corners Cup
Organizing body | Various supporters' groups from participating teams[1] |
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Founded | 2019 |
Region | Four Corners region, southwestern United States |
Number of teams | 4; Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC New Mexico United Phoenix Rising FC Real Monarchs SLC |
Related competitions | USL Championship |
Most successful club(s) | Real Monarchs SLC (1 title) |
The Four Corners Cup was a regional soccer competition among the USL Championship clubs located in states that intersect at the Four Corners: Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, New Mexico United, Phoenix Rising FC and Real Monarchs SLC. The four clubs played each other home and away in a round robin format, with the champion determined by total points accumulated.[2] The competition was canceled during the 2021 as Phoenix Rising were assigned to a separate division, preventing round-robin play. In 2022, the Real Monarchs moved the MLS Next Pro league, ending the competition.
2019
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SLC | NMU | PHX | COS | |
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1 | Real Monarchs SLC (C) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 12 | — | 1–0[3] | 2–4[4] | 1–0[5] | |
2 | New Mexico United | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 11 | 5–1[6] | — | 2–2[7] | 3–1[8] | |
3 | Phoenix Rising FC | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 9 | 1–2[9] | 3–3[10] | — | 2–2[11] | |
4 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 1 | 1–2[12] | 1–3[13] | 0–3[14] | — |
2020
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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New Mexico United | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 19 |
Real Monarchs SLC | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 8 |
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 6 |
Phoenix Rising FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 |
On June 24, the league announced the structure of its Return To Play format, separating the league into eight separate groups for regional competitions.[15] Because Phoenix was combined with the southern California clubs into Group B, while the other three cup competitors were combined with El Paso into Group C, a full cup competition was impossible for the year.[16] The announcement of the full league Return To Play schedule created the following partial fixture list among the cup participants.[17]
Kickoff times are in MDT (UTC-06) unless otherwise noted.
July 11 1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–2 | New Mexico United | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
5:00 PM | Daniels ![]() |
Report | Muhammad ![]() Wehan ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Laura Rodriguez |
July 18 2 | Real Monarchs SLC | 3–3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Sandy, Utah |
2:00 PM | Coffee ![]() Brody ![]() Farnsworth ![]() Peay ![]() |
Report | Cervós ![]() Lewis ![]() ![]() Burt ![]() Rwatubyaye ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Referee: Michael Radchuk |
August 1 3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–2 | Real Monarchs SLC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
6:00 PM | Burt ![]() Lebese ![]() Diz Pe ![]() |
Report | Blake ![]() Davis ![]() Peay ![]() Sierakowski ![]() |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Malik Badawi |
August 8 4 | Phoenix Rising FC | 5–2 | New Mexico United | Phoenix, Arizona |
7:30 PM MST | Flemmings ![]() Dadashov ![]() Cochran ![]() Lambert ![]() Calistri ![]() |
Report | Parkes ![]() Guzmán ![]() Tinari ![]() Moreno ![]() |
Stadium: Casino Arizona Field Attendance: 0 Referee: Lukasz Szpala (United States) |
August 15 5 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 0–1 | New Mexico United | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
3:00 PM MDT | Rubio ![]() Ferreira ![]() |
Tinari ![]() Wehan ![]() Najem ![]() Ryden ![]() |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Malik Badawi |
August 19 6 | Real Monarchs SLC | 0–2 | New Mexico United | Herriman, Utah |
8:00 PM MDT | Powder ![]() |
Report | Ryden ![]() Muhammad ![]() Williams ![]() Moreno ![]() |
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 465 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
August 22 7 | Real Monarchs SLC | 1–2 | New Mexico United | Herriman, Utah |
8:00 PM | Sierakowski ![]() |
Report | Moreno ![]() ![]() Tetteh ![]() Wehan ![]() Guzmán ![]() Ryden ![]() |
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 570 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
August 29 8 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–1 | New Mexico United | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
6:00 PM | Lewis ![]() Daniels ![]() |
Report | Tinari ![]() Moreno ![]() Williams ![]() ![]() Mizell ![]() |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
September 9 9 | Real Monarchs SLC | 4–1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Herriman, Utah |
8:00 PM | Vázquez ![]() Brown ![]() Davis ![]() Powder ![]() |
Report | Daniels ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Referee: Brad Jensen |
September 12 10 | Real Monarchs SLC | 0–2 | New Mexico United | Herriman, Utah |
12:00 PM MDT | Giménez ![]() Vázquez ![]() Moberg ![]() |
Report | Tinari ![]() Moreno ![]() Guzmán ![]() |
Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 368 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
September 19 11 | New Mexico United | 1–2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
3:30 PM | Sandoval ![]() Moreno ![]() |
Report | Volesky ![]() ![]() Ferreira ![]() Daniels ![]() |
Stadium: Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park Referee: Elton Garcia |
September 26 12 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–1 | Real Monarchs SLC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
6:00 PM | Volesky ![]() ![]() Cervós ![]() |
Report | Davis ![]() Brown ![]() |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 700 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick |
September 29 13 | Real Monarchs SLC | 0–1 | New Mexico United | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
7:30 PM | Flores ![]() Moberg ![]() Ávila ![]() Jasso ![]() |
Report | Bruce ![]() Muhammad ![]() Ryden ![]() Ahlinvi ![]() |
Stadium: Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park Attendance: 396 Referee: Chris Ruska |
References
[edit]- ^ Arlia, John (February 19, 2019). "By the Fans, For the Fans – Four Corners Cup Set for 2019 Debut". USL Championship. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- ^ "Switchbacks FC to Participate in the Four Corners Cup Inaugural Year". Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ "Real Monarchs SLC 1–0 New Mexico United". Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- ^ "Real Monarchs SLC 2–4 Phoenix Rising FC". Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ^ "Real Monarchs SLC 1–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC". Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ^ "New Mexico United 5-1 Real Monarchs SLC". Retrieved April 13, 2019.
- ^ "New Mexico United 2–2 Phoenix Rising". Retrieved September 29, 2019.
- ^ "New Mexico United 3-1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC". Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- ^ "Phoenix Rising FC 1-2 Real Monarchs SLC". Retrieved October 13, 2019.
- ^ "Phoenix Rising FC 3-3 New Mexico United". Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ "Phoenix Rising FC 2-2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC". Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- ^ "Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1-2 Real Monarchs SLC". Retrieved June 22, 2019.
- ^ "Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 1-3 New Mexico United". Retrieved May 18, 2019.
- ^ "Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0-3 Phoenix Rising FC". Retrieved August 31, 2019.
- ^ "Upon Restart, Clubs will be Divided into Eight Groups to Complete a 16-Game Regular Season". rsl.com. June 24, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ^ "Return To Play". Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ^ "USL Championship Unveils Revised 2020 Regular Season Schedule". July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.