| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 5 – 12 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | D.C. United |
| Runners-up | Charleston Battery |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 12 (2 per match) |
| Top scorer | 12 players with 1 goal |
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The2011 Carolina Challenge Cup was a four-team round robin pre-season competition hosted by the Charleston Battery. The 2011 Carolina Challenge Cup was contested amongCharleston Battery,Chicago Fire,D.C. United, andToronto FC, with D.C. United emerging as repeat champions.
Four clubs competed in the tournament:
| Team | League | Appearance |
|---|---|---|
 Charleston Battery (hosts) | USL Pro | 8th |
| Chicago Fire | MLS | 1st |
| D.C. United | MLS | 6th |
 Toronto FC | MLS | 5th |
| Teams | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.C. United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| Charleston Battery | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Chicago Fire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Toronto FC | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
| Toronto FC | 0 – 1 | Chicago Fire |
|---|---|---|
Plata 31'LaBrocca 33'Soolsma 57'Yourassowsky 67' | Report | Puerari 6'Pause  36' |
| Charleston Battery | 1 – 2 | D.C. United |
|---|---|---|
| Armstrong 15' (pen.) | Report | Pontius 4' Wolff 71' |
| D.C. United | 1 – 0 | Chicago Fire |
|---|---|---|
| Brettschneider 10' Davies 34'Shanosky 76'Brasesco 89' | Report | Cháves 37' |
| Charleston Battery | 2 – 1 | Toronto FC |
|---|---|---|
| Kelly 43' Zaher 55' | Report | Sturgis 14' (pen.) |
| Toronto FC | 2 – 2 | D.C. United |
|---|---|---|
| De Rosario 19' (pen.) Maicon Santos 28'Yourassowsky 37' | Report | Davies 12' Ngwenya 61' |
| Charleston Battery | 0 – 0 | Chicago Fire |
|---|---|---|
| Armstrong 31' Wiltse 34' | Report | Paladini 31' Videira 32'  39' |
Stephen Armstrong (Charleston)Dane Kelly (Charleston)Mike Zaher (Charleston)
Marco Pappa (Chicago)Blake Brettschneider (D.C.)Charlie Davies (D.C.)
Joseph Ngwenya (D.C.)Chris Pontius (D.C.)Josh Wolff (D.C.)Dwayne De Rosario (Toronto)
Maicon Santos (Toronto)Nathan Sturgis (Toronto)