2016 Florida Cup

2016 Florida Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesJanuary 10 – 20
Teams9 (from 3 confederations)
Venues3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsBrazil Atlético Mineiro (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored24 (2.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mexico Javier Hernández
Brazil Eduardo Sasha
Paraguay Angel Romero
(2 goals each)
Best playerMexico Javier Hernández
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The 2016 Florida Cup was a friendly association football tournament played in the United States. It was the second edition of the competition, which included teams from Brazil, Colombia, Ukraine, Germany and the United States. Atlético Mineiro were crowned champions for the first time.

Teams

NationTeamLocationConfederationLeague
GermanySchalke 04GelsenkirchenUEFABundesliga
Bayer LeverkusenLeverkusen
UkraineShakhtar DonetskDonetskUkrainian Premier League
BrazilCorinthiansSão PauloCONMEBOLCampeonato Brasileiro Série A
FluminenseRio de Janeiro
Atlético MineiroBelo Horizonte
InternacionalPorto Alegre
ColombiaSanta FeBogotáCategoría Primera A
United StatesFort Lauderdale StrikersFort LauderdaleCONCACAFNorth American Soccer League

Venues

Bay Lake Fort Lauderdale Boca Raton
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Lockhart Stadium FAU Stadium
28°20′13.5″N 81°33′21.6″W / 28.337083°N 81.556000°W / 28.337083; -81.556000 26°11′35″N 80°9′40″W / 26.19306°N 80.16111°W / 26.19306; -80.16111 26°22′31″N 80°6′1″W / 26.37528°N 80.10028°W / 26.37528; -80.10028
Capacity: 9,500 Capacity: 20,450 Capacity: 29,419
Location of Florida in the United States.
Location of the host cities of the 2016 Florida Cup in Florida.

Matches

Bayer Leverkusen Germany1–0Colombia Santa Fe
Kießling 87' Report
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Bay Lake
Fort Lauderdale Strikers United States0–2Germany Schalke 04
Report Di Santo 29'
Sané 57'
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Bay Lake
Attendance: 1,104
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald (United States)
Schalke 04 Germany0–3Brazil Atlético Mineiro
Report Leonardo Silva 8'
Patric 81'
Lucas Cândido 83'
Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
Attendance: 2,504
Referee: Ted Unkel (United States)
Internacional Brazil3–3Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Sasha 1'
D'Alessandro 6' (pen.)
Andrigo 62'		 Report Hernández 40' (pen.), 45+1'
Alan red-colored football 79' (o.g.)
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Bay Lake
Referee: Nima Saghafi (United States)
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine1–1Brazil Fluminense
Ferreyra 48' Report Magno Alves 82'
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Bay Lake
Referee: Kevin Terry Júnior (United States)
Atlético Mineiro Brazil1–0Brazil Corinthians
Hyuri 57' Report
FAU Stadium, Boca Raton
Referee: Marcos Olveira (Brazil)
Santa Fe Colombia2–1United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Zapata 3' (pen.)
Balanta 33'		 Report PC 80'
FAU Stadium, Boca Raton
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States)
Corinthians Brazil3–2Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Danilo 12'
Romero 35', 43'		 Report Taison 22'
Kovalenko 80'
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Bay Lake
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. (United States)
Fluminense Brazil0–1Brazil Internacional
Report Sasha 37'
Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
Referee: Ted Unkel (United States)

Table

Pos. Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 220040+46
2 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 211043+14
3 Brazil Internacional 211043+14
4 Brazil Corinthians 21013303
5 Colombia Santa Fe 21012203
6 Germany Schalke 04 210123−13
7 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 201134−11
8 Brazil Fluminense 201112−11
9 United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers 200214−30

Broadcasting rights

The tournament will be broadcast in 144 countries.

Country Broadcaster
Sub-Saharan Africa StarSat
 Brazil Rede Globo (only Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Fluminense and Atlético Mineiro vs. Corinthians)
SporTV
 Colombia RCN Televisión
Win Sports
 Germany Eurosport
 Mexico Fox Sports
 United States ESPN Deportes

References