2018 Florida Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | January 10 – 20 |
| Teams | 8 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Atlético Nacional (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 24 (3 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | |
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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.[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
Venues
| Orlando | |
|---|---|
| Orlando City Stadium | Spectrum Stadium |
| Capacity: 25,500 | Capacity: 44,206 |
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 | Atlético Nacional | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | Florida Cup winners |
| 2 | Barcelona S.C. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Rangers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| 4 | PSV Eindhoven | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | Corinthians | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |
| 6 | Fluminense | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
| 7 | Legia Warsaw | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | |
| 8 | 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.[2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Goals against.[2]
Matches
| Corinthians | 1–1 | PSV Eindhoven |
|---|---|---|
| Rodriguinho 23' | Report | Lammers 90+3' |
| Penalties | ||
| 5–4 | ||
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
| Atlético Mineiro | 0–1 | Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Windass 68' |
Referee: Andrew Musashe
| PSV Eindhoven | 1–1 | Fluminense |
|---|---|---|
| Lammers 41' | Report | Robinho 90+2' |
| Penalties | ||
| 5–4 | ||
Referee: Esteban Rosano
| Rangers | 4–2 | Corinthians |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
| Barcelona S.C. | 3–2 | Legia Warsaw |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn
| Atlético Nacional | 2–0 | Atlético Mineiro |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Brandon Artis
| Fluminense | 1–3 | Barcelona S.C. |
|---|---|---|
| Marcos Júnior 23' | Report |
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Referee: Andrew Musashe
| Legia Warsaw | 0–2 | Atlético Nacional |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ramírez 36', 42' |
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
References
- ^ Barros, Marcos (October 10, 2017). "Universal Orlando Resort Partners with the Florida Cup". Universal Orlando. NBCUniversal. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ "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.