Six FC Dallas youth teams to participate in Dallas Cup

Six FC Dallas Youth teams including the Juniors U-16 and U-18 squads will participate in the 2009 Dr Pepper Dallas Cup, which kicks off at Pizza Hut Park this Sunday, April 5. This is the 30th edition of Dallas Cup, which has become one of the premier youth tournaments in North America showcasing the top youth teams from around the world.

Four of the six FC Dallas clubs will be in action at Pizza Hut Park on Sunday, with both Juniors teams playing at noon. The U-16s will face Canada's Woodbridge Strikers on Field 12, and the U-18s will square off against the Toronto Lynx Juniors on Field 6. At 2 p.m., FCD Youth 92B Blue will take on Mexico's Club Futbol Monterrey on Field 17, and FCD Youth 93B will face Canada's LAC St-Louis Lakers.

The remaining two FCD teams will play their first games on Sunday against English competition at nearby Richland College. FCD Youth 96B will play Crewe Alexandra on Richland field 6 at noon, and FCD Youth 95B will play Ravens Wood School on Richland field 1 at 2 p.m.

Over the course of the tournament, FC Dallas' teams will play three clubs from Canada, two from Mexico, and two English teams. The tournament will also feature clubs from Spain, Germany, Brazil, Mexico, England, Ireland, Japan, South Africa, Argentina and many more. In addition to FC Dallas, three other Major League Soccer teams are represented in this year's tournament (Toronto FC, Houston Dynamo and Chicago Fire).

Dallas Cup continues through April 12, when the championships for the U-16, U-17, U-19 and Super Group brackets will be played. The championships for the U-13, U-14, and U-15 age groups will take place on April 11. All of the championship matches will be played on the stadium field at Pizza Hut Park. The full tournament schedule and brackets can be found at www.DallasCup.com.

Complete FCD Youth Dallas Cup Schedule:

Sunday, April 5

Monday, April 6

Wednesday, April 8

Friday, April 10

Saturday, April 11

Sunday, April 12