Dr Pepper Dallas Cup Quick Facts
• 17,000 spectators attended Opening Day Stadium Games at Pizza Hut Park in 2006 to see Manchester United FC (U19-Super Group) play Real Madrid CF (U19-Super Group)
• On average Dallas Cup entertains 160,000+ spectators during the tournament week
• On average, 4,000+ participants & spectators travel by air each year
• On average 8,200+ hotel room nights are consumed each year
• On average 130,000+ restaurant meals are consumed during the tournament week by participants & spectators
• 1,600+ local volunteers provide more than 13,000 volunteer hours each year
• On average 900+ international players participate in the tournament each year
• On average 30 international teams and 30+ International referees take part in the Dallas Cup HomeStay Program with local Dallas families
• On average 180 teams participate in the Dallas Cup each year with 30% of the field international teams, 55% of the field coming from the 4 corners of the USA and 15% local Dallas area teams
• 3,300+ column inches of newspaper & magazine articles cover the Dallas Cup events around the world
• On average there are 45 minutes of local television coverage including, KDAF (WB33), KDFW (Fox 4), KTVT (CBS 11), WFAA (Ch. 8), Telemundo & NBC 5 with a total Nielson audience of 1.7 million or more
• On average there are 120+ minutes of national/international television coverage, including, ESPN, Fox Sports News-SW, Fox Soccer Channel, CBS Evening News w/ Bob Schieffer, GOL-TV, Univision, Soccer (Children’s Network) as well as the top professional clubs TV networks such as
Manchester United TV, Real Madrid TV, Liverpool FC TV, the Iraq National News, Turkish Television Network & Baghdad News Agency, etc.
• On average there are 10+ hours of live radio coverage on local and national Hispanic stations
• The Dallas Cup is an annual event taking place every year during Easter Week (Palm Sunday through Easter Sunday) so the calendar dates change every year
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