2012 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | February 24 – March 3 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Vancouver Whitecaps FC (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Toronto FC |
| Third place | FC Dallas |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 32 (2.29 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Sébastien Le Toux (3 goals) |
The 2012 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic was a preseason soccer tournament held at Walt Disney World's ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. The tournament, the third edition of the Pro Soccer Classic, was held from February 24—March 3, 2012 and featured six Major League Soccer clubs along with one USL PRO club and one Swedish Allsvenskan club.
The tournament was won by the Vancouver Whitecaps FC, who defeated Toronto FC by a 1–0 score line.
Teams
The following eight clubs competed in the tournament:
- Orlando City from the USL Professional Division, hosts (2nd appearance)
- Toronto FC from Major League Soccer (3rd appearance)
- FC Dallas from Major League Soccer (3rd appearance)
- Houston Dynamo from Major League Soccer (3rd appearance)
- Sporting Kansas City from Major League Soccer (1st appearance)
- Montreal Impact from Major League Soccer (1st appearance)
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC from Major League Soccer (1st appearance)
- BK Häcken from Allsvenskan (1st appearance)
Matches
Group stage
Tie-breaking criteria
If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria would be applied to determine the rankings:
- winner of head to head match;
- superior goal difference from all group matches played;
- higher number of goals scored from all group matches played;
- lowest number of goals allowed from all group matches played;
- single point deduction per red card or send off;
- coin toss with the club whose home city is list first alphabetically calling the toss;
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Group winners advance to Final |
| Group runners-up advance to Consolation |
Pool 1
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
| Houston Dynamo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 2 |
| Montreal Impact | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 2 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 2 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 0 – 0 | Houston Dynamo |
|---|---|---|
| Recap |
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
| Sporting Kansas City | 0 – 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
|---|---|---|
| Recap | Le Toux  50'Teibert 62'Mitchell 67' |
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Referee: Andrew Chapin |
Pool 2
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 |
| FC Dallas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
| BK Häcken | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Orlando City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | –6 | 1 |
| Orlando City | 2 – 2 | Toronto FC |
|---|---|---|
| Rooney 17' (pen.) Molino 55' |
Recap | Aceval 23' Frings 62' |
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Referee: Geoff Gamble |
| BK Häcken | 1 – 1 | FC Dallas |
|---|---|---|
| Östberg 79' |
Recap | Castillo 45+' |
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| Toronto FC | 3 – 1 | BK Häcken |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson 44' Orozco 85'Plata 90+1' |
Recap | Drugge 57' (pen.) |
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Referee: Tyler Ploeger |
Championship Round
Consolation Match
| Houston Dynamo | 0 – 1 | FC Dallas |
|---|---|---|
| Recap | Shea 9' (pen.) |
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
Final
External links
Friendly association football tournaments in 2012 | |
|---|---|
« 2011 2013 » | |
| Copa Bimbo |  Montevideo (13–15 January) |
| Match World Cup |  Dubai (18–23 January) |
| Football Impact Cup |  Marbella (22–28 January) |
| Asian Challenge Cup |  Hong Kong (23–26 January) |
| Copa del Sol | |
| Marbella Cup | Marbella (3–9 February) |
| La Manga Cup | La Manga (15–22 February) |
| Desert Diamond Cup |  Arizona (22 February – 3 March) |
| Hawaiian Islands Invitational | Hawaii (23–25 February) |
| Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic | Florida (24 February – 3 March) |
| World Football Challenge | |
| Peace Cup |  Suwon (19–22 July) |
| Polish Masters |  Wrocław (21–22 July) |
| Winoly Cup |  Beijing (27 July) |
| Eusébio Cup |  Lisbon (27 July) |
| Summer of Champions' Cup |  Bucharest (11 August) |
| Philippine Peace Cup |  Manila (25–29 September) |
| Trofeo Santiago Bernabéu | Madrid (26 September) |
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