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{{infobox football tournament
| logo              = Dallas Cup logo (1980-2020).svg
| founded           = 1980
| number of teams   = 
| region            = International
| current champions = [[Botafogo FR|Botafogo]] (2025)
| current           =  [[2024 Dallas Cup]]
| most successful club = {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Tigres UANL]] 4 titles (Supergroup) 
}}
The '''Dallas Cup''' is an annual international [[Football (soccer)|football]] tournament for invited youth teams. The tournament was established in 1980 and is held in [[Dallas|Dallas, Texas]], with [[FC Dallas]] serving as its host club. Venues used for the tournament include the [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]] and [[Toyota Stadium (Texas)|Toyota Stadium]]. The Dallas Cup includes divisions ranging from U-12 to U-19 in the Boys' tournament and U-15 through U-19 in the Dallas Cup Girls' Invitational presented by Mary Kay, which features girls' age groups. The [[Botafogo FR|Botafogo]] is the current champion of the elite U19 Gordon Jago Super Group. The first ever Dallas Cup saw an English club side from South London, St. Thomas More, win the U14 cup and elite international competition has been a cornerstone for the tournament ever since. 

== List of Champions ==

Following is the list with the main U-19 category champions by year:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/dallascup.html |title=Dallas Cup |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=9 April 2023 |archive-date=29 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329164958/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/dallascup.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 

===Group A U-19===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
!width=60|Year
!width=180|Champion
!width=180|Country
|-
|1980
|[[Texas Longhorns]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|-
|1981
|[[Royal Navy]]
|{{flag|England}}
|-
|1982
|Lagos Stars
|{{flag|Nigeria}}
|-
|1983
|[[Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992)|NSL]] Selects
|{{flag|Canada}}
|-
|1984
|[[Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992)|NSL]] Selects
|{{flag|Canada}}
|-
|1985
|Trebor Lions
|{{flag|Nigeria}}
|-
|1986
|Dallas Comets
|{{flag|United States}}
|-
|1987
|Tahuichi 
|{{flag|Bolivia}}
|-
|1988
|Tahuichi
|{{flag|Bolivia}}
|-
|1989
|Tahuichi
|{{flag|Bolivia}}
|-
|2024
|Dallas Texans
|{{flag|United States}}
|}
===Supergroup U-19===

The elite U19 Super Group was founded in 1990.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dallascup.org/past-champions |title=Past Champions |website=dallascup.org |access-date=9 April 2023 |archive-date=10 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410001034/https://www.dallascup.org/past-champions |url-status=live }}</ref> 

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
!width=60|Year
!width=180|Champion
!width=180|Country
|-
|1990
|Tahuichi
|{{flag|Bolivia}}
|-
|1991
|[[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]
|{{flag|Russia}}
|-
|1992
|[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|{{flag|England}}
|-
|1993
|[[Real Madrid]]
|{{flag|Spain}}
|-
|1994
|[[Real Madrid]]
|{{flag|Spain}}
|-
|1995
|[[São Paulo Futebol Clube|São Paulo]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|-
|1996
|[[Esporte Clube Vitória|Vitória]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|-
|1997
|[[Esporte Clube Vitória|Vitória]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|-
|1998
|[[Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro|San Lorenzo]]
|{{flag|Argentina}}
|-
|1999
|[[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|-
|2000
|[[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|-
|2001
|[[Club Universidad Nacional|Pumas UNAM]]
|{{flag|Mexico}}
|-
|2002
|[[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]
|{{flag|England}}
|-
|2003
|[[Tigres de la UANL|Tigres UANL]]
|{{flag|Mexico}}
|-
|2004
|[[Clube Atlético Paranaense|Atlético Paranaense]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|-
|2005
|[[Clube Atlético Paranaense|Atlético Paranaense]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|-
|2006
|Dallas Texans
|{{flag|United States}}
|-
|[[Dallas Cup 2007|2007]]
|[[São Paulo Futebol Clube|São Paulo]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|-
|[[Dallas Cup 2008|2008]]
|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|{{flag|England}}
|-
|[[Dallas Cup 2009|2009]]
|[[São Paulo Futebol Clube|São Paulo]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|-
|[[Dallas Cup 2010|2010]]
|[[Cruzeiro E.C.|Cruzeiro]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|-
|rowspan=3|[[2011 Dallas Cup|2011]]
|-
|[[Eintracht Frankfurt]]
|{{flag|Germany}}
|-
|[[Tigres de la UANL|Tigres UANL]]
|{{flag|Mexico}}
|-
|[[2012 Dallas Cup|2012]]
|[[Coritiba Foot Ball Club|Coritiba]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|-
|[[2013 Dallas Cup|2013]]
|[[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]
|{{flag|England}}
|-
|2014
|[[Club Atletico River Plate|River Plate]]
|{{flag|Argentina}}
|-
|2015
|[[Coritiba Foot Ball Club|Coritiba]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|-
|2016
|[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|{{flag|England}}
|-
|[[2017 Dallas Cup|2017]]
|[[FC Dallas]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|-
|[[2018 Dallas Cup|2018]]
|[[Tigres UANL]]
|{{flag|Mexico}}
|-
|2019
|[[Tigres UANL]]
|{{flag|Mexico}}
|-
|2020
|colspan=2 align=center|''Cancelled due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]]''
|-
|2021
|colspan=2 align=center|''Supergroup U-19 Not held''
|-
|2022
|[[Panama national under-20 football team|Panama U-20]]
|{{flag|Panama}}
|-
|2023
|[[FC Midtjylland|Midtjylland]]
|{{flag|Denmark}}
|-
|2024
|[[São Paulo Futebol Clube|São Paulo]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|-
|2025
|[[Botafogo FR|Botafogo]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|}

==Titles by team==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
!width=160|Team
!width=160|Country
|-
!colspan=2|'''4 titles'''
|-
|[[:es:Academia Tahuichi Aguilera|Tahuichi]]
|{{flag|Bolivia}}
|-
|[[Tigres UANL]]
|{{flag|Mexico}}
|-
|[[São Paulo Futebol Clube|São Paulo]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|-
!colspan=2|'''2 titles'''
|-
|[[Clube Atlético Paranaense|Atlético Paranaense]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|-
|[[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|-
|[[Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992)|NSL]] Select
|{{flag|Canada}}
|-
|[[Real Madrid]]
|{{flag|Spain}}
|-
|[[Esporte Clube Vitória|Vitória]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|-
|[[Coritiba Foot Ball Club|Coritiba]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|-
!colspan=2|'''1 title'''
|-
|[[Botafogo FR|Botafogo]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|-
|Comets
|{{flag|United States}}
|-
|[[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]]
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|-
|Dallas Texans
|{{flag|United States}}
|-
|[[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]
|{{flag|Russia}}
|-
|[[Eintracht Frankfurt]]
|{{flag|Germany}}
|-
|[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|{{flag|England}}
|-
|[[FC Dallas]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|-
|[[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]
|{{flag|England}}
|-
|Lagos Stars
|{{flag|Nigeria}}
|-
|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|{{flag|England}}
|-
|[[FC Midtjylland|Midtjylland]]
|{{flag|Denmark}}
|-
|[[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]
|{{flag|England}}
|-
|[[Panama national under-20 football team|Panama U-20]]
|{{flag|Panama}}
|-
|[[Club Universidad Nacional|Pumas UNAM]]
|{{flag|Mexico}}
|-
|[[United Services Portsmouth F.C.|Royal Navy]]
|{{flag|England}}
|-
|[[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]
|{{flag|Argentina}}
|-
|[[Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro|San Lorenzo]]
|{{flag|Argentina}}
|-
|[[Texas Longhorns]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|-
|Trebor Lions
|{{flag|Nigeria}}
|-
|[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|{{flag|England}}
|}

== Titles by country ==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
!width=180|Country
|-
|{{center|'''14 titles'''}}
|-
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|-
|{{center|'''6 titles'''}}
|-
|{{flag|England}}
|-
|{{center|'''5 titles'''}}
|-
|{{flag|Mexico}}
|-
|{{center|'''4 titles'''}}
|-
|{{flag|Bolivia}}
|-
|{{flag|United States}}
|-
|{{center|'''2 titles'''}}
|-
|{{flag|Argentina}}
|-
|{{flag|Canada}}
|-
|{{flag|Nigeria}}
|-
|{{flag|Spain}}
|-
|{{center|'''1 title'''}}
|-
|{{flag|Denmark}}
|-
|{{flag|Germany}}
|-
|{{flag|Panama}}
|-
|{{flag|Russia}}
|}

==Notable players==

Players that participated in the Dallas Cup who later played on professional teams and national teams 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Alumni Player !! Most Recent Professional Team !! National Team
|-
| [[Freddy Adu]] || Las Vegas Lights || USA
|-
| [[Jeff Agoos]] || MetroStars || USA
|-
| [[Folarin Balogun]] || Arsenal || USA
|-
| [[Adolfo Bautista]] || Tepic || Mexico
|-
| [[DaMarcus Beasley]] || Houston Dynamo || USA
|-
| [[David Beckham]] || Paris Saint-Germain || England
|-
| [[Vincenzo Bernardo]] || Miami Fusion || USA
|-
| [[Michael Bradley (soccer)|Michael Bradley]] ||Toronto FC|| USA
|-
| [[John O'Brien (soccer)|John O'Brien]] || Chivas USA || USA
|-
| [[Salvador Carmona]] || Cruz Azul || Mexico
|-[[Chris Armas]] | Chicago Fire | USA
| [[Michael Carrick]] || Manchester United || England
|-
| [[José de Jesús Corona]] || Cruz Azul || Mexico
|-
| [[Bobby Convey]] || New York Red Bulls || USA
|-
| [[Fábio Costa]] ||Santos FC || Brazil
|-
| [[Peter Crouch]] ||Stoke City ||England
|-
| [[Duilio Davino]] || Estudiantes || Mexico
|-
| [[Jermain Defoe]] ||Sunderland || England
|-
| [[Allan Dellon dos Santos Dantas|Allan Dellon]] || Brasiliense ||
|-
| [[Clint Dempsey]] || Seattle Sounders || USA
|-
| [[Landon Donovan]] || LA Galaxy || USA
|-
| [[Edmílson Gomes|Edmílson]] || Ceará || Brazil
|-
| [[Edu (footballer, born 1978)|Edu]] || Corinthians	 || Brazil
|-
| [[Ewerthon]] || Atlético Sorocaba || Brazil
|-
| [[Gerardo Galindo]] || Estudiantes de Altamira || Mexico
|-
| [[Gilberto Ribeiro Gonçalves|Gil]] || Corinthians || Brazil
|-
| [[Ian Harte]] || AFC Bournemouth || Ireland
|-
| [[Pierre Ibarra]] || Correcaminos UAT ||
|-
| [[Martin Kelly (footballer)|Martin Kelly]] || Crystal Palace || England
|-
| [[Harry Kewell]] ||Melbourne Heart ||Australia
|-
| [[Ledley King]] || Tottenham Hotspur || England
|-
| [[Kléber de Sousa Freitas|Kléber]] || Coritiba || Brazil
|-
| [[Israel López (footballer)|Israel López]] || Toluca || Mexico
|-
| [[Jaime Lozano]] || Morelia || Mexico
|-
| [[Luisão]] || Benfica || Brazil
|-
| [[Braulio Luna]] || Atlético San Luis || Mexico
|-
| [[Maicon Douglas Sisenando|Maicon]] || Botafogo || Brazil
|-
| [[Mike Magee (soccer)|Mike Magee]] || Chicago Fire || USA
|-
| [[Rafael Márquez]] || Club Atlas || Mexico
|-
| [[Brian McBride]] || Chicago Fire || USA
|-
| [[Alberto Medina]] || Puebla || Mexico
|-
| [[Hakeem Olajuwon]] || Lagos Stars ||
|-
| [[Oguchi Onyewu]] || Philadelphia Union || USA
|-
| [[Diego Ordaz]] || C.F. Monterrey ||
|-
| [[Michael Owen]] ||Stoke City ||England
|-
| [[Luis Ernesto Pérez|Luis Perez]] || C.F. Monterrey || Mexico
|-
| [[Gonzalo Pineda]] || Seattle Sounders || Mexico
|-
| [[Raúl González|Raul]] || New York Cosmos || Spain
|-
| [[Francisco Javier Rodríguez|Francisco Rodríguez]] || Cruz Azul || Mexico
|-
| [[Óscar Rojas (footballer, born 1981)|Óscar Rojas]] || Club América || Mexico
|-
| [[Wayne Rooney]] ||Derby County ||England
|-
| [[Rubens Fernando Moedim|Rubinho]] || Corinthians || Brazil
|-
| [[Bukayo Saka]] || Arsenal || England
|-
| [[Thiago Maier dos Santos|Schumacher]] || Académica || 
|-
| [[Jonathan Spector]] || Orlando City || USA
|-
| [[Gerardo Torrado]] || Cruz Azul || Mexico
|-
| [[James Ward-Prowse]] || Southampton || England
|-
| [[José Xavier Costa|Xavier]] || Gama ||
|}


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==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.dallascup.com/ Official website]

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