2012 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic

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 to March 3 and featured six Major League Soccer clubs along with one USL Pro club and one Swedish Allsvenskan club.

2012 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesFebruary 24 – March 3
Teams8
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsVancouver Whitecaps FC (1st title)
Runners-upToronto FC
Third placeFC Dallas
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored32 (2.29 per match)
Top scorer(s) Sébastien Le Toux (3 goals)

The tournament was won by the Vancouver Whitecaps FC, who defeated Toronto FC 1–0 in the final.

Teams

The following eight clubs competed in the tournament:

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:

  1. winner of head to head match;
  2. superior goal difference from all group matches played;
  3. higher number of goals scored from all group matches played;
  4. lowest number of goals allowed from all group matches played;
  5. single point deduction per red card or send off;
  6. 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 330070+79
Houston Dynamo 301212–12
Montreal Impact 301225–32
Sporting Kansas City 301214–32


Pool 2

Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
Toronto FC 320183+57
FC Dallas 311154+14
BK Häcken 31114404
Orlando City 302128–61

Toronto FC3–1BK Häcken
Johnson  44'
Orozco  85'
Plata  90+1'
Recap Drugge  57' (pen.)

Consolation match

Houston Dynamo0–1FC Dallas
Recap Shea  9' (pen.)


Final

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