2018 Florida Cup

2018 Florida Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesJanuary 10 – 20
Teams8 (from 2 confederations)
Venue4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsColombiaAtlético 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 friendlyassociation 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.[1]

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 StadiumSpectrum Stadium
Capacity: 25,500Capacity: 44,206
Location of Florida in the United States.
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Location of the host cities of the 2018 Florida Cup in Florida.
LauderhillSt. Petersburg
Central Broward StadiumAl Lang Stadium
Capacity: 25,000Capacity: 7,227

Standings

PosTeam PldWPWPLLGFGAGDPts
1 ColombiaAtlético Nacional2 2 0 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Florida Cup winners
2 EcuadorBarcelona S.C.2 2 0 0 0 6 3 +3 6
3 ScotlandRangers2 2 0 0 0 5 2 +3 6
4 NetherlandsPSV Eindhoven2 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 3
5 BrazilCorinthians2 0 1 0 1 3 5 −2 2
6 BrazilFluminense2 0 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1
7 PolandLegia Warsaw2 0 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0
8 BrazilAtlético Mineiro2 0 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
Source: Florida CupRules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Goals against.[2]

Matches

CorinthiansBrazil1–1NetherlandsPSV Eindhoven
Rodriguinho23'ReportLammers90+3'
Penalties
5–4
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
Atlético MineiroBrazil0–1ScotlandRangers
ReportWindass68'
Referee: Andrew Musashe
PSV EindhovenNetherlands1–1BrazilFluminense
Lammers41'ReportRobinho90+2'
Penalties
5–4
Referee: Esteban Rosano
RangersScotland4–2BrazilCorinthians
Report
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
Barcelona S.C.Ecuador3–2PolandLegia Warsaw
Report
Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn
Atlético NacionalColombia2–0BrazilAtlético Mineiro
Report
Referee: Brandon Artis
FluminenseBrazil1–3EcuadorBarcelona S.C.
Marcos Júnior23'Report
Referee: Andrew Musashe
Legia WarsawPoland0–2ColombiaAtlético Nacional
ReportRamírez36', 42'
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. 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.
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