All matches were played in Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey in the United States.

The following four clubs participated in the 2010 tournament: The newly built Red Bull Arena hosted all four games.

The record attendance was during a match between the Red Bulls and Brazilian club Santos FC in March 2010 with 25,000.

[4] Other notable players in the tournament included Roman Pavlyuchenko, Robbie Keane, Maniche, Patrick Vieira and Matías Fernández.

The team with the highest overall number of points determined the 2010 Barclays New York Challenge winner.