# The Soccer Tournament 2023

The Soccer Tournament 2023, also referred to as TST 2023, was the inaugural edition of The Soccer Tournament. The tournament was held from 1 June to 4 June 2023 in Cary, North Carolina.
The tournament featured men's, women's, and some mixed-gender teams in the same tournament; it was won by Newtown Pride, the only fully amateur team in the tournament.

## Group stage

The draw was revealed on 4 May 2023.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
| 1 | Newtown Pride FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Kingdom FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Hoosier Army (IU Alumni) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | −17 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
| 1 | Blade & Grass FC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | DMV Diplomats | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Wolves F.C. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | −1 | |
| 4 | Villita FC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
| 1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | SLC FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Club Necaxa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | |
| 4 | Virginia Dream | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
| 1 | Culture by Mo Ali FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Far East United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | West Ham United F.C. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | |
| 4 | Dallas United | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | |
* 1 2 The match between West Ham United F.C. and Dallas United was interrupted and never finished. (See #Controversy below.)

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
| 1 | Wrexham Red Dragons | 3 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 3 | +20 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Como 1907 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Say Word FC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 14 | −5 | |
| 4 | US Women | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24 | −23 | |

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
| 1 | Hashtag United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 8 | +5 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Conrad & Beasley United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Nati SC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | |
| 4 | Gracie FC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | |

### Group G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
| 1 | Sneaky Fox FC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | ZALA FFF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Jackson TN Boom | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | |
| 4 | Team Dempsey | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | −8 | |

### Group H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
| 1 | Raleigh Rebels FC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Duke Sevens (Duke Alumni) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | North Carolina FC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | |
| 4 | Charlotte FC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 18 | −11 | |

## Knockout stage

| First round | First round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| Newtown Pride FC | 4 | | | | | | | |
| DMV Diplomats | 0 | | | | | | | |
| DMV Diplomats | 0 | Newtown Pride FC | 3 | | | | | |
| | | Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. | 1 | | | | | |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. | 2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. | 1 | | | | | |
| Far East United | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Far East United | 1 | | | Newtown Pride FC | 4 | | | |
| | | | | Sneaky Fox FC | 1 | | | |
| Wrexham Red Dragons | 3 | | | | | Sneaky Fox FC | 1 | | | |
| Conrad & Beasley United | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Conrad & Beasley United | 4 | Conrad & Beasley United | 1 | | | | | |
| | | Sneaky Fox FC | 2 | | | | | |
| Sneaky Fox FC | 2 | Sneaky Fox FC | 2 | | | | | |
| Duke Sevens | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Duke Sevens | 1 | | | | | | Newtown Pride FC | 2 |
| | | | | | | | SLC FC | 0 |
| Blade & Grass FC | 4 | | | | | | | | SLC FC | 0 |
| Kingdom FC | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Kingdom FC | 3 | Blade & Grass FC | 2 | | | | | |
| | | SLC FC | 3 | | | | | |
| Culture by Mo Ali FC | 3 | SLC FC | 3 | | | | | |
| SLC FC | 4 | | | | | | | |
| SLC FC | 4 | | | SLC FC | 1 | | | |
| | | | | Zala FFF | 0 | | | |
| Hashtag United | 1 | | | | | Zala FFF | 0 | | | |
| Como 1907 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Como 1907 | 2 | Como 1907 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | Zala FFF | 4 | | | | | |
| Raleigh Rebels FC | 3 | Zala FFF | 4 | | | | | |
| Zala FFF | 4 | | | | | | | |
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## Controversy

During the match between West Ham United F.C. and Dallas United, players of West Ham walked off the pitch after an alleged racial slur said by a Dallas player. After an investigation, TST and Dallas mutually agreed in Dallas United's withdrawal from the tournament.