2023 The Soccer Tournament

This is a **TST** article

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**Dates:** 1-4 June 2023.

**Venue:** WakeMed Soccer Park.

**Location:** Cary, North Carolina, United States.

*All times shown are local time: EDT, GMT-4 (North Carolina, US)*

**WINNERS**:  Newtown Pride FC

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## Teams

* Blade & Grass FC (31st)
* Borussia Dortmund (14th announced)
* Charlotte FC (19th)
* Club Necaxa (2nd)
* Como 1907 (30th) *(billed as 32nd)*
* Conrad & Beasley United (8th)
* Culture By Mo Ali FC (27th)
* Dallas United (18th)
* DMV Diplomats (26th)
* Duke Sevens (32nd)
* Far East United (6th)
* Gracie FC (9th)
* Hashtag United (1st)
* Hapoel Tel Aviv FC (28th)
* Hoosier Army (21st)
* Jackson, TN Boom (22nd)
* Kingdom FC (23rd)
* Nati SC (4th)
* Newtown Pride FC (11th)
* North Carolina FC Legends (29th)
* Raleigh Rebels FC (16th)
* Say Word FC (17th)
* SLC FC (20th)
* Sneaky Fox FC (24th)
* Team Dempsey (3rd)
* US Women (7th)
* Villita FC (15th)
* Virginia Dream (12th)
* West Ham United FC (25th)
* Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (13th)
* Wrexham Red Dragons (10th)
* Zala FFF (5th)

## Schedule

* Wednesday, 31 May 2023: Media Day.
* Thursday, 1 June 2023: Group Stage Starts.
* Friday, 2 June 2023: Group Stage Concludes.
* Friday, 2 June 2023: Knockout Stage Starts.
* Saturday, 3 June 2023: Quarter-Finals and Semi-Finals.
* Sunday, 4 June 2023: Final.

## Entry Fees

* Teams 1-10: $10,000 each (excl. Hashtag United, fee waived).
* Teams 11-20: $15,000 each.
* Teams 21-31: $20,000 each.
* Team 32: Auctioned off to highest bidder.

## Rules

* All matches are split into 2x20 minute halves on a pitch size of 45x65 yards.
* Each match ends with a bonus 'target goal' round, calculated by the end of the second half's scoreline. E.g. If it concludes 3–1, the first team to reach 4 will win the match. During this extra round, teams will lose a player each every 5 minutes - dependant on if the target score is reached.
* Each team is made up of 6 outfielders and 1 goalkeeper, with a maximum matchday squad size of 14.
* Roll on/roll off substitutions.
* No offsides.
* No slide tackling.
* No throw-ins.
* Goal-kicks must bounce
* Oncoming and outgoing substitutes must enter/exit at the same time; not doing so equals a red card.

## Broadcasting

 Worldwide
 ItalyMalaysiaIndonesiaSingapore
 Israel

## Providers

* **Ball Supplier:** Mitre
* **Medical Provider:** FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence at Duke

## Incidents

* Dallas United vs. West Ham United FC (01.06.2023): Match abandoned prior to Target Score Time at 2–0, due to West Ham United FC withdrawing after an alleged racist incident of a Dallas United player using a "racial slur" towards a West Ham player, which was not heard by the referee. TST later revealed that the game had been "suspended pending an investigation into allegations of use or intent to use a racial slur". Later on, it was announced that Dallas United would be withdrawing from the tournament as they were found to have "violated TST’s code of conduct" - though Dallas United themselves tweeted that they had "unanimously decided to withdraw", "in light of the shadow cast by an opposing player’s accusation". The *Daily Mail* reported that a Dallas United player "started to say [the] n-word at Frank Nouble". For Culture By Mo Ali FC vs. West Ham United FC (02.06.2023), both sets of players took the knee at kick-off.

## Matches

### Group Stage

On 4 May 2023 at 12:00 (local time), the group stage reveal was premiered on the TST YouTube channel. It was hosted by Hashtag United brothers Spencer and Seb Carmichael-Brown, with guests Edwin Castro (Dallas United), Tom Skinner (West Ham United FC), Heather O'Reilly (US Women), Jimmy Conrad (Conrad & Beasley United) and Alecko Eskandarian (TST co-founder).

Group A

Borussia Dortmund  v  Hoosier Army

Kingdom FC  v  Newtown Pride FC

Borussia Dortmund  v  Newtown Pride FC

Hoosier Army  v  Kingdom FC

Borussia Dortmund  v  Kingdom FC

Hoosier Army  v  Newtown Pride FC

Group B

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC  v  Villita FC

Blade & Grass FC  v  DMV Diplomats

Blade & Grass FC  v  Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

DMV Diplomats  v  Villita FC

DMV Diplomats  v  Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Blade & Grass FC  v  Villita FC

Group C

Club Necaxa  v  SLC FC

Hapoel Tel Aviv FC  v  Virginia Dream

Club Necaxa  v  Hapoel Tel Aviv FC

SLC FC  v  Virginia Dream

Hapoel Tel Aviv FC  v  SLC FC

Club Necaxa  v  Virginia Dream

Group D

Far East United  v  West Ham United FC

Culture By Mo Ali FC  v  Dallas United

Dallas United  v  West Ham United FC

Culture By Mo Ali FC  v  Far East United

Culture By Mo Ali FC  v  West Ham United FC

Dallas United  v  Far East United

Group E

US Women  v  Say Word FC

Como 1907  v  Wrexham Red Dragons

US Women  v  Wrexham Red Dragons

Como 1907  v  Say Word FC

Say Word FC  v  Wrexham Red Dragons

Como 1907  v  US Women

Group F

Hashtag United  v  Nati SC

Conrad & Beasley United  v  Gracie FC

Conrad & Beasley United  v  Hashtag United

Gracie FC  v  Nati SC

Conrad & Beasley United  v  Nati SC

Gracie FC  v  Hashtag United

Group G

Team Dempsey  v  Jackson, TN Boom

Sneaky Fox FC  v  Zala FFF

Sneaky Fox FC  v  Team Dempsey

Jackson, TN Boom  v  Zala FFF

Team Dempsey  v  Zala FFF

Jackson, TN Boom  v  Sneaky Fox FC

Group H

Charlotte FC  v  North Carolina FC Legends

Duke Sevens  v  Raleigh Rebels FC

Charlotte FC  v  Duke Sevens

North Carolina FC Legends  v  Raleigh Rebels FC

Charlotte FC  v  Raleigh Rebels FC

Duke Sevens  v  North Carolina FC Legends

### Knockout Stage

Round of 16
Newtown Pride FC  v  DMV Diplomats

Hapoel Tel Aviv FC  v  Far East United

Wrexham Red Dragons  v  Conrad & Beasley United

Sneaky Fox FC  v  Duke Sevens

Blade & Grass FC  v  Kingdom FC

Culture By Mo Ali FC  v  SLC FC

Hashtag United  v  Como 1907

Raleigh Rebels FC  v  Zala FFF

Quarter-Finals
Newtown Pride FC  v  Hapoel Tel Aviv FC

Conrad & Beasley United  v  Sneaky Fox FC

Blade & Grass FC  v  SLC FC

Como 1907  v  Zala FFF

Semi-Finals
Newtown Pride FC  v  Sneaky Fox FC

SLC FC  v  Zala FFF

Final
Newtown Pride FC  v  SLC FC

## Statistics

Goals

Assists

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Clean Sheets