2011 Northern Ireland Youth Soccer Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryNorthern Ireland
Dates25–29 July
Teams50

The 2011 Northern Ireland Milk Cup is the twenty-ninth edition of the international football tournament which takes place annually in the north coast of Northern Ireland, and attracts competitors from across the globe. There are three sections to the tournament, the Elite Section (U19), the Premier Section (U17) and the Junior Section (U15). The defending champions are the USA, Etoile Lusitana and Chelsea respectively.

The Elite section has six teams in 2011, with each team playing two group matches on the Monday and Wednesday. The top two teams in the table after the group stage compete in the final on Friday evening, with the remaining teams playing off for final standings earlier that day.

The Junior and Premier sections are to be contested by 24 and 20 teams respectively this year. Each team plays once on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday as part of a single league, from which the top 4 teams qualify for the Milk Cup semi-finals. The remainder of the teams qualify for lower-level cups (namely the Milk Globe, Vase, Bowl and Plate) that run alongside the Milk Cup based on their final league position, with semi-finals on Thursday, and the finals and play-off matches on Friday. In 2011 for the second time the finals night will be held at the Ballymena Showgrounds, rather than the traditional venue of the Coleraine Showgrounds.

Clubs and national teams from anywhere in the world may compete on invitation, and five continents will be represented - Europe, North America, South America, Africa and Asia. The tournament is also continuing its tradition of allowing the host nation's youth to play against top opposition through six select teams from each county of Northern Ireland

Venues

Coleraine Ballymena Ballymoney Broughshane Castlerock
Anderson Park, (Coleraine) 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
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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 (University Coleraine, Cromore Road) 55°11′49″N 6°38′58″W / 55.1970574°N 6.64941°W / 55.1970574; -6.64941 (Parker Avenue Portrush)

Elite Section

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Northern Ireland 211042+24
 Denmark 211042+24
 United States 211031+24
 Georgia 210134–13
 Mexico 201112–11
 Israel 200202–40

Group stage

Israel 02 United States


Mexico 12 Georgia

Denmark 31 Israel

United States 11 Mexico

5th Place Playoff

 Mexico00 Israel
Penalties
43

3rd Place Playoff

United States 21 Georgia

Final

Premier Section

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Manchester United 3300151+149
Qatar Aspire Academy 3300130+139
Senegal Etoile Lusitana 330050+59
Brazil Desportivo Brasil 3210100+107
United States South Coast Strikers 321061+57
England Bolton Wanderers 320191+86
Republic of Ireland Cherry Orchard 3201127+56
England Tottenham Hotspur 320173+46
Northern Ireland County Tyrone 3201108+26
Northern Ireland County Antrim 320156–16
Northern Ireland County Down 310243+13
England Hartlepool 310258–33
Spain Athletico del Pinto 310225–33
Republic of Ireland Bohemians 310259–43
Northern Ireland County Londonderry 310226–43
Northern Ireland County Armagh 310238–53
Northern Ireland County Fermanagh 300326–40
New Zealand Otago 3003012–120
Venezuela Zamora FC 3003014–140
Netherlands RSKV Leonidas 3003017–170

Teams ranked 1–4 qualify for Milk Cup Semi-Finals
Teams ranked 5–8 qualify for NIMC Globe Semi-Finals
Teams ranked 9–12 qualify for NIMC Vase Semi-Finals
Teams ranked 13–16 qualify for NIMC Bowl Semi-Finals
Teams ranked 17–20 qualify for NIMC Plate Semi-Finals

Group stage

Monday 25 July


South Coast Strikers00Desportivo Brasil
Broughshane


Cherry Orchard90RSKV Leonidas
Roe Mill, Limavady


Co. Tyrone31Co. Fermanagh
Riada Stadium, Ballymoney


Athletico del Pinto12Hartlepool United
Castlerock


Aspire60Bohemians
University, Coleraine


Co. Armagh04Co. Down
Parker Avenue, Portrush


Bolton Wanderers01Etoile Lusitana
Riada Stadium, Ballymoney


Tottenham Hotspur40Otago
Showgrounds, Limavady


Co. Antrim21Co. Londonderry
Mullaghacall, Portstewart


Zamora FC04Manchester United
Showgrounds, Ballymena

Tuesday 26 July


Hartlepool United23Co. Antrim
Broughshane


Otago03Cherry Orchard
Rugby Avenue Stadium, Coleraine


Bohemians30Zamora FC
Castlerock


RSKV Leonidas07Desportivo Brasil
University, Coleraine


Etoile Lusitana30Athletico del Pinto
Showgrounds, Ballymena


Co. Londonderry04South Coast Strikers
Showgrounds, Limavady


Co. Down02Aspire
Mullaghacall, Portstewart


Co. Fermanagh12Tottenham Hotspur
Riada Stadium, Ballymoney


Co. Armagh02Bolton Wanderers
Showgrounds, Ballymena


Manchester United70Co. Tyrone
Showgrounds, Coleraine

Wednesday 27 July


Co.Down0–1Etoile Lusitana
Broughshane


Bohemians2–3Co. Armagh
Riada Stadium, Ballymoney


Aspire5–0Otago
The Warren, Portstewart


Co. Londonderry1–0RSKV Leonidas
Rugby Avenue Stadium, Coleraine


Bolton Wanderers7–0Cherry Orchard
Castlerock


Zamora FC0–7Co. Tyrone
Parker Avenue, Portrush


Desportivo Brasil3–0Co. Antrim
Riada Stadium, Ballymoney


South Coast Strikers2–1Tottenham Hotspur
Ballymena Showgrounds


Manchester United4–1Hartlepool United
Showgrounds, Limavady


Athletico del Pinto1–0Co. Fermanagh
Mullaghacall, Portstewart

Thursday 28 July


Aspire Academy6–1Desportivo Brazil
Riada Stadium, Ballymoney


Etoile Lusitana0–1Manchester United
Showgrounds, Coleraine
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