The 2010 La Manga Cup was an exhibition international club
football
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(soccer) competition featuring football club teams from
Europe and
North America
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, which was held in February 2010. All matches were played in
La Manga Stadium
La Manga Club Football Stadium is a stadium in La Manga Club, south of La Manga
La Manga (), or La Manga del Mar Menor (meaning "The Sandbar of the Minor Sea") is a seaside spit of Mar Menor in the Region of Murcia, Spain.
The strip is 21&nb ...
in
La Manga Club,
Spain. This was the thirteenth
La Manga Cup
La Manga Cup is a winter football tournament played in La Manga Club, La Manga del Mar Menor (Murcia, Spain). Usual participants are clubs from countries with a summer football season: Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Russia, Ukraine
Uk ...
. The tournament was won by
Molde
Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord.
The administrative centre of the m ...
, who beat
FC Nordsjælland 2–1 in the final.
Teams
The following eight clubs participated in the 2010 tournament:
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FC Midtjylland from the
Danish Superliga in
Denmark
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FC Nordsjælland from the
Danish Superliga in
Denmark
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SønderjyskE
SønderjyskE is a Danish sport corporation. They have a football team ( SønderjyskE Fodbold, based in Haderslev), two handball teams ( SønderjyskE Håndbold, one male based in Sønderborg, one female based in Aabenraa) and an ice hockey t ...
from the
Danish Superliga in
Denmark
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Seattle Sounders FC
Seattle Sounders Football Club is an American professional men's soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete as a member of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). The club was established on November 13, 2007, and began ...
from
Major League Soccer
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in the
United States of America
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Molde
Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord.
The administrative centre of the m ...
from
Tippeligaen in
Norway
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Rosenborg from
Tippeligaen in
Norway
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Brann from
Tippeligaen in
Norway
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Stabæk from
Tippeligaen in
Norway
Matches
The following games are part of the tournament.
Quarterfinals
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Semifinals Places 5-8
Semifinals Places 1-4
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Seventh Place Match
Fifth Place Match
Third Place Match
Final
Final Placement
References
External links
History
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2010
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2010 in Norwegian football
2010 in American soccer
2009–10 in Danish football
February 2010 sports events in Europe