2010 Northern Ireland Youth Soccer Tournament

2010 Milk Cup
Tournament details
Country	Northern Ireland
Teams	6 (Elite); 24 (Premier); 24 (Juniors)
Defending champions	Northern Ireland (Elite); Manchester United (Premier); Everton (Junior)
	← 2009 Milk Cup 2011 Milk Cup →

The 2010 Northern Ireland Youth Soccer Tournament was the 2010 edition of a prestigious youth association football tournament that has been running annually since 1983. Teams from around the world competed in a week-long tournament in the North Coast area of Northern Ireland. The teams were divided into three categories: Elite, Premier, and Junior for Under-19s, Under-17s and Under-15s respectively. The 2010 Milk Cup Tournament ran between the 26 and 30 July 2010, with Northern Ireland (Elite), Manchester United (Premier) and Everton (Junior) all returning to defend their 2009 titles.

The Elite section had six teams in 2010, with each team playing two group matches. The top two teams in the table after the group stage competed in the final. Group matches were played on Monday and Wednesday, with the final and play-offs for positions taking part on the final day, Friday.

The Junior and Premier sections were contested by 24 teams. Each team played once on Monday and Tuesday as part of a league, from which the top 8 teams qualified for the Milk Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday. The remainder of the teams qualified for lower-level cups that ran alongside the Milk Cup, with quarter-finals on the Wednesday, semi-finals on Thursday, and the finals on Friday. In 2010, for the first time the finals night were held at the Ballymena Showgrounds, rather than the traditional venue of the Coleraine Showgrounds. There were a number of new teams competing this year, from Venezuela, Spain, Norway, China, Belgium and Israel amongst others.

Elite – Under 19s – national sides
Premier – Under 17s – club sides and national sides
Junior – Under 15s – club sides and national sides

Clubs and national teams from anywhere in the world may compete on invitation, and in 2010 five continents were represented - Europe, North America, South America, Africa and Asia.

Venues

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Coleraine	Ballymena	Ballymoney	Broughshane	Castlerock
Anderson Park	Ballymena Showgrounds	Ballymoney Showgrounds	Broughshane	Castlerock
55°08′10″N 6°40′06″W / 55.135993°N 6.668408°W / 55.135993; -6.668408 (Anderson Park, Coleraine)	54°52′13″N 6°16′00″W / 54.870288°N 6.266637°W / 54.870288; -6.266637 (Ballymena Showgrounds)	55°04′10″N 6°30′07″W / 55.069324°N 6.501884°W / 55.069324; -6.501884 (Ballymoney Showgrounds)	54°53′36″N 6°12′40″W / 54.893352°N 6.210983°W / 54.893352; -6.210983 (Broughshane)	55°09′51″N 6°47′24″W / 55.164029°N 6.789929°W / 55.164029; -6.789929 (Castlerock)
Coleraine				Ballymoney
Coleraine Showgrounds				Riada Stadium
55°08′03″N 6°39′40″W / 55.1341166°N 6.661164°W / 55.1341166; -6.661164 (Coleraine Showgrounds)				55°03′56″N 6°29′53″W / 55.0654684°N 6.4980832°W / 55.0654684; -6.4980832 (Riada Stadium)
Limavady				Coleraine
Roe Mill				Rugby Avenue
55°02′43″N 6°57′05″W / 55.0452723°N 6.9514446°W / 55.0452723; -6.9514446 (Roe Mill, Limavady)				55°07′17″N 6°39′33″W / 55.1214725°N 6.6590948°W / 55.1214725; -6.6590948 (Rugby Avenue, Coleraine)
Limavady	Mullaghacall	Portrush	Portstewart	Coleraine
Limavady Showgrounds	Mullaghacall	Parker Avenue	The Warren	University Coleraine
55°08′02″N 6°40′12″W / 55.134°N 6.67°W / 55.134; -6.67 (Limavady Showgrounds)	55°10′37″N 6°42′49″W / 55.1770556°N 6.713689°W / 55.1770556; -6.713689 (Mullaghacall)	55°11′13″N 6°42′54″W / 55.186906°N 6.7150201°W / 55.186906; -6.7150201 (The Warren Portstewart)	55°09′00″N 6°40′07″W / 55.1499713°N 6.6684915°W / 55.1499713; -6.6684915	55°11′49″N 6°38′58″W / 55.1970574°N 6.64941°W / 55.1970574; -6.64941 (Parker Avenue Portrush)

Elite Section

Squads

China

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
12		Dong Jianhong
3		Ma Chongchong
5		Lei Tenglong
6		Cai Shun
15		Liu Yang
7		Zhang Hongan
20		Wang Tong
14		Shi Ke
11		Zou Yucheng
16		Liu Binbin
17		Gu Bin
10		Peng Xinli
18		Ji Chao
19		Zhang Xizhe
24		Bi Jinhao
23		Men Yang
21		Tan Tiancheng

Denmark

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Nicolai Larsen	(1991-03-09)9 March 1991 (aged 19)	Aalborg
2	2DF	Mathias Reimer Larsen	(1991-05-20)20 May 1991 (aged 19)	Brøndby
3	2DF	Mikkel Kirkeskov	(1991-09-05)5 September 1991 (aged 18)	AGF
4	2DF	Erik Sviatchenko	(1991-10-04)4 October 1991 (aged 18)	Midtjylland
5	4FW	Kevin Mensah	(1991-05-15)15 May 1991 (aged 19)	Viborg
6	3MF	Kasper Hansen	(1991-02-15)15 February 1991 (aged 19)	Midtjylland
7	3MF	Azad Corlu	(1991-01-12)12 January 1991 (aged 19)	Brøndby
8	2DF	Mathias Nielsen	(1991-03-02)2 March 1991 (aged 19)	Nordsjælland
9	4FW	Bjørn Paulsen	(1991-07-02)2 July 1991 (aged 19)	SønderjyskE
10	4FW	David Boysen	(1991-04-30)30 April 1991 (aged 19)	Lyngby
11	4FW	Rasmus Christensen	(1991-08-12)12 August 1991 (aged 18)	Midtjylland
12	2DF	Daniel Høegh	(1991-01-06)6 January 1991 (aged 19)	OB
13	2DF	Jesper Lauridsen	(1991-03-27)27 March 1991 (aged 19)	Midtjylland
14	3MF	Jonas Rasmussen	(1991-08-01)1 August 1991 (aged 18)	Nordsjælland
15	3MF	Marcel Rømer	(1991-08-08)8 August 1991 (aged 18)	Køge
16	1GK	Michael Falkesgaard	(1991-04-09)9 April 1991 (aged 19)	Brøndby
17	3MF	Kasper Kusk	(1991-11-10)10 November 1991 (aged 18)	AaB
18	3MF	Mathias Wichmann	(1991-08-06)6 August 1991 (aged 18)	AaB

Japan

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Goro Kawanami	(1991-04-10)10 April 1991 (aged 19)	Kashiwa Reysol
2	2DF	Masaki Tanaka	(1991-03-27)27 March 1991 (aged 19)	Nippon Sport Science University
3	2DF	Takumi Abe	(1991-05-26)26 May 1991 (aged 19)	Yokohama F.C.
4	2DF	Ryo Hiraide	(1991-07-18)18 July 1991 (aged 19)	F.C. Tokyo
5	2DF	Takuya Okamoto	(1992-06-18)18 June 1992 (aged 18)	Urawa Red Diamonds
6	2DF	Wataru Endo	(1993-02-09)9 February 1993 (aged 17)	Shonan Bellmare
7	2DF	Masahiro Teraoka	(1991-11-13)13 November 1991 (aged 18)	Kansai University
8	3MF	Mitsunari Musaka	(1991-01-16)16 January 1991 (aged 19)	Chuo University
9	3MF	Ibuki Fujita	(1991-01-30)30 January 1991 (aged 19)	Keio University
10	3MF	Naoyuki Yamazaki	(1991-05-05)5 May 1991 (aged 19)	Tokyo Gakugei University
11	3MF	Daisuke Kikuchi	(1991-04-12)12 April 1991 (aged 19)	Thespa Kusatsu
12	3MF	Masaru Kato	(1991-05-07)7 May 1991 (aged 19)	Albirex Niigata
13	4FW	Ryo Miyaichi	(1992-12-14)14 December 1992 (aged 17)	Chukyou University Chukyou High School
14	3MF	Shuto Kojima	(1992-07-30)30 July 1992 (aged 17)	Maebashi Ikuei High School
15	4FW	Kenyu Sugimoto	(1992-11-18)18 November 1992 (aged 17)	Cerezo Osaka
16	4FW	Kentaro Shigematsu	(1991-04-15)15 April 1991 (aged 19)	F.C. Tokyo
17	4FW	Toshiyuki Takagi	(1991-05-25)25 May 1991 (aged 19)	Tokyo Verdy
18	1GK	Hayato Nakamura	(1991-11-18)18 November 1991 (aged 18)	Montedio Yamagata

Mexico

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	José Rodríguez	(1992-04-07)7 April 1992 (aged 17)	Guadalajara
6	2DF	Miguel Basulto	(1992-01-07)7 January 1992 (aged 17)	Guadalajara
3	2DF	Kristian Álvarez(c)	(1992-01-16)16 January 1992 (aged 17)	Guadalajara
18	2DF	Diego Reyes	(1992-09-19)19 September 1992 (aged 17)	América
13	3MF	Bryan Leyva	(1992-02-08)8 February 1992 (aged 17)	FC Dallas
6	3MF	Manuel Alejandro Correa Galán	(1992-03-06)6 March 1992 (aged 17)	Club Atlas
4	2DF	Jairo González	(1992-02-27)27 February 1992 (aged 17)	Guadalajara
8	3MF	Carlos Emilio Orrantía	(1991-02-01)1 February 1991 (aged 18)	Pumas de la UNAM
10	4FW	Víctor Mañon	(1992-02-06)6 February 1992 (aged 17)	Pachuca
9	4FW	Martín Galván	(1993-02-14)14 February 1993 (aged 16)	Cruz Azul
11	4FW	David Izazola Ramírez	(1991-10-23)23 October 1991 (aged 18)	Pumas de la UNAM
12	1GK	Israel Cano	(1992-09-17)17 September 1992 (aged 17)	Monterrey
13	3MF	Jesús Antonio Leal Bernal	(1992-12-18)18 December 1992 (aged 16)	América
14	3MF	Luis Telles	(1992-03-09)9 March 1992 (aged 17)	Atlas
5	2DF	Oscar García	(1993-02-14)14 February 1993 (aged 16)	Monterrey
16	4FW	Ricardo Damián Martínez Castillo	(1992-06-08)8 June 1992 (aged 17)	Monterrey
17	4FW	Luis Ernesto Olascoaga Reyes	(1991-08-22)22 August 1991 (aged 18)	América
18	4FW	Erick Torres Padilla	(1993-01-19)19 January 1993 (aged 16)	Guadalajara

Northern Ireland

No.	Player	Caps	Club
1	Wayne Drummond		Rangers
2	Adam Thompson		Watford
3	Dean Jarvis		Aberdeen
4	Patrick McLaughlin
5	Craig Hill
6	Chris Hegarty		Rangers
7	Jonathan Gorman
8	Jonathan Breeze		Wigan Athletic
9	William Grigg		Walsall
10	James Gray		Middlesbrough
11	Shane Ferguson	1	Newcastle United
12	Andrew Dickey
13	Aaron Burns
14	Liam Bagnall		Sunderland
15	Daniel Devine
16	Scott Davidson
17	Neil Dougan
18	Michael McCrudden

United States

Head coach Thomas Rongen announced the United States roster on July 19.^[1]^[2] Given age as of the first United States match on July 26.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
2	2DF	Zarek Valentin	(1991-08-06)August 6, 1991 (aged 18)	Akron Zips
3	2DF	Sacir Hot	(1991-06-10)June 10, 1991 (aged 19)	Boston College Eagles
5	2DF	Greg Garza	(1991-08-16)August 16, 1991 (aged 18)	Estoril Praia
6	2DF	Perry Kitchen	(1992-02-29)February 29, 1992 (aged 18)	Akron Zips
7	3MF	Alex Molano	(1992-04-10)April 10, 1992 (aged 18)	Dinamo Zagreb
8	3MF	Dillon Powers		Notre Dame Fighting Irish
9	4FW	Omar Salgado	(1993-09-10)September 10, 1993 (aged 16)	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
10	3MF	Francisco Navas	(1991-11-17)November 17, 1991 (aged 18)	Houston Dynamo
12	3MF	Conor Shanosky	(1991-12-13)December 13, 1991 (aged 18)	D.C. United
13	4FW	Gustavo Ruelas	(1991-03-18)March 18, 1991 (aged 19)	Santos Laguna
14	3MF	Fuad Ibrahim	(1991-08-15)August 15, 1991 (aged 18)	Toronto FC
15	2DF	Bryan de la Fuente	(1992-07-01)July 1, 1992 (aged 18)	Chivas USA
16	3MF	Ernest Nungaray	(1992-05-07)May 7, 1992 (aged 18)	Monarcas Morelia
17	4FW	Juan Agudelo	(1992-11-23)November 23, 1992 (aged 17)	New York Red Bulls
18	1GK	Zac MacMath	(1991-08-07)August 7, 1991 (aged 18)	Maryland Terrapins
19	2DF	Ethan White	(1992-01-01)January 1, 1992 (aged 18)	Maryland Terrapins
22	2DF	Gale Agbossoumonde	(1991-11-17)November 17, 1991 (aged 18)	Braga
24	1GK	Samir Badr		Porto