Capital Cup (soccer)

The Capital Cup is a friendly association football tournament held in July hosted by Major League Soccer club D.C. United at their stadium Audi Field. It is contested by clubs from CONCACAF nations.

The inaugural tournament was held in 2021,^[1] but was only a two-legged aggregate series between two clubs, as two other teams withdrew due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The second edition featured three teams and utilized a round-robin format. D.C. United won both editions.^[2][3]

2021

In the first year of the tournament, two of the four invitees—Alianza and Puebla—withdrew due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021 Capital Cup

Tournament details
Host country	United States
Dates	July 7–11
Teams	2 (from 2 countries)
Venue(s)	Audi Field Washington, D.C.
Final positions
Champions	D.C. United (1st title)
Runners-up	Alajuelense
Tournament statistics
Matches played	2
Goals scored	2 (1 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Tied (1)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	D.C. United	2	2	0	0	2	0	+2	6	Champions
2	Alajuelense	2	0	0	2	0	2	−2	0
3	Alianza	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew
4	Puebla	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: NBC

July 7, 2021

20:30 EDT (UTC−4)

D.C. United	1–0	Alajuelense
Felipe 86'	Report

Audi Field, Washington

Attendance: 6,000

July 11, 2021

20:30 EDT (UTC−4)

Alajuelense	0–1	D.C. United
	Report	Bolívar 68'

Audi Field, Washington

Attendance: 5,000

2022

2022 Capital Cup

Tournament details
Host country	United States
Dates	June 1–7
Teams	3 (from 3 countries)
Venue(s)	Audi Field Washington, D.C.
Final positions
Champions	D.C. United (2nd title)
Runners-up	Xelajú
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	4 (1.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Sami Guediri (2 goals)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	D.C. United	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	Champions
2	Xelajú	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	3
3	Águila	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	1

Source: DCUnited.com

June 1, 2022

D.C. United	1–1	Águila
Guediri 82'		Medrano 31'

Audi Field, Washington

June 4, 2022

Águila	0–1	Xelajú
		Cardoza 53'

Audi Field, Washington

June 7, 2022

Xelajú	0–1	D.C. United
		Guediri 16'

Audi Field, Washington

References

1. Johnson, Dave (June 23, 2021). "International soccer tournament coming to DC's Audi Field". wtop.com. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
2. Razo, Eduardo (July 11, 2021). "D.C. United's win over Alajuelense seals Capital Cup". nbcsports.com. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
3. "DC United repite como campeón de la Capital Cup" [DC United repeats as champion of the Capital Cup]. eltiempolatino.com (in Spanish). June 13, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.