2018 Florida Cup

2018 Florida Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesJanuary 10 – 20
Teams8 (from 2 confederations)
Venues4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsColombia Atlético Nacional (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored24 (3 per match)
Top scorers
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The 2018 Florida Cup was the fourth edition of Florida Cup, a friendly association football tournament played in the United States. The competition partnered with Universal Orlando Resort for the first time. The resort hosted several events including the Florida Cup Fan Fest on January 13 and 14.

The tournament was won by Atlético Nacional on goal difference ahead of Barcelona S.C. and Rangers, with Barcelona finishing second on goals scored.

Teams

NationTeamLocationConfederationLeague
BrazilAtlético MineiroBelo HorizonteCONMEBOLCampeonato Brasileiro Série A
CorinthiansSão Paulo
FluminenseRio de Janeiro
ColombiaAtlético NacionalMedellínCategoría Primera A
EcuadorBarcelona S.C.GuayaquilCampeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A
NetherlandsPSV EindhovenEindhovenUEFAEredivisie
PolandLegia WarsawWarsawEkstraklasa
ScotlandRangersGlasgowScottish Premiership

Venues

Orlando
Orlando City Stadium Spectrum Stadium
Capacity: 25,500 Capacity: 44,206
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Location of the host cities of the 2018 Florida Cup in Florida.
Lauderhill St. Petersburg
Central Broward Stadium Al Lang Stadium
Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 7,227

Standings

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Colombia Atlético Nacional 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Florida Cup winners
2 Ecuador Barcelona S.C. 2 2 0 0 0 6 3 +3 6
3 Scotland Rangers 2 2 0 0 0 5 2 +3 6
4 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 3
5 Brazil Corinthians 2 0 1 0 1 3 5 −2 2
6 Brazil Fluminense 2 0 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1
7 Poland Legia Warsaw 2 0 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0
8 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
Source: Florida Cup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Goals against.

Matches

Atlético Mineiro Brazil0–1Scotland Rangers
Report Windass 68'
Orlando City Stadium, Orlando
Referee: Andrew Musashe
Rangers Scotland4–2Brazil Corinthians
 Report
Spectrum Stadium, Orlando
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
Barcelona S.C. Ecuador3–2Poland Legia Warsaw
 Report
Central Broward Stadium, Lauderhill
Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn
Atlético Nacional Colombia2–0Brazil Atlético Mineiro
 Report
Spectrum Stadium, Orlando
Referee: Brandon Artis
Fluminense Brazil1–3Ecuador Barcelona S.C.
Marcos Júnior 23' Report
Spectrum Stadium, Orlando
Referee: Andrew Musashe
Legia Warsaw Poland0–2Colombia Atlético Nacional
Report Ramírez 36', 42'
Al Lang Stadium, St. Petersburg
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.

References

  1. ↑ Barros, Marcos (October 10, 2017). "Universal Orlando Resort Partners with the Florida Cup". Universal Orlando. NBCUniversal. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Florida Cup 2018". Florida Cup. Florida Cup, LLC. Archived from the original on January 25, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2018. In 2018, the winner will be the club with most points after 2 matches. Win = 3 pts, Tie = 1 pt, and 1 extra point awarded to winner by penalty kicks. The first tiebreaker, shall it be needed, will be number of wins, followed by goals differential, goals scored and goals against.