Florida Cup (soccer)
| Founded | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Region | Florida, United States (mainly) |
| Number of teams | 4 – 12 |
| Current champions | Chelsea (1st title) |
| Website | fcseries.com |
| 2024 Florida Cup | |
The Florida Cup (also known as the FC Series) is an annual club association football friendly exhibition competition that is held in the state of Florida, United States. Introduced in 2015, the competition has featured international clubs of the top 100 in the European rankings and the top 50 in the South American rankings.
In its present form, the event winner can be decided by aggregate points or through a final playoff format match. The format of the event varies each year according to the schedules of the participating clubs' league schedules.
Editions
Florida Cup / FC Series
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1. FC Köln (1) | Bayer Leverkusen | Corinthians | Fluminense |
| 2016 | Atlético Mineiro (1) | Bayer Leverkusen | Internacional | Corinthians |
| 2017 | São Paulo (1) | Corinthians | Vasco da Gama | River Plate |
| 2018 | Atlético Nacional (1) | Barcelona SC | Rangers | PSV Eindhoven |
| 2019 | Flamengo(1) | Ajax | Eintracht Frankfurt | São Paulo |
| 2020 | Palmeiras (1) | Atlético Nacional | Corinthians | New York City FC |
| 2021 | Everton (1) | Millonarios | Atlético Nacional | UNAM |
| 2022 | Arsenal (1) | Chelsea | Charlotte FC | América |
| 2023 | Chelsea (1) | Wrexham | No third or fourth place | |
| 2024 | No rankings | |||
| 2025 | TBD | |||
Soccer Champions Tour (supported by the Florida Cup)
| Year | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Juventus (1) | Real Madrid |
| 2024 | None | None |
Records and statistics
| Nation | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Participations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 4 (2016, 2017, 2019, 2020) | 1 (2017) | 4 (2015, 2016, 2017, 2020) | 3 (2015, 2016, 2019) | 6 (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) |
| England | 3 (2021, 2022, 2023) | 1 (2022) | 0 | 0 | 3 (2021, 2022, 2023) |
| Germany | 1 (2015) | 2 (2015, 2016) | 1 (2019) | 0 | 4 (2015, 2016, 2017, 2019) |
| Colombia | 1 (2018) | 2 (2020, 2021) | 1 (2021) | 0 | 4 (2017, 2018, 2020, 2021) |
| Netherlands | 0 | 1 (2019) | 0 | 1 (2018) | 2 (2018, 2019) |
| Ecuador | 0 | 1 (2018) | 0 | 0 | 2 (2017, 2018) |
| Wales | 0 | 1 (2023) | 0 | 0 | 1 (2023) |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 1 (2022) | 1 (2020) | 3 (2017, 2020, 2022) |
| Scotland | 0 | 0 | 1 (2018) | 0 | 1 (2018) |
| Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2017) | 1 (2017) |
| Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (2021, 2022) | 2 (2021, 2022) |
| Player | Nation | Team(s) | Participations | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nenê | Brazil | São Paulo Vasco da Gama |
2 (2017, 2019) | 3 |
| Javier Hernández | Mexico | Bayer Leverkusen | 2 (2016, 2017) | 3 |
| Luan Vieira | Brazil | Corinthians | 1 (2020) | 2 |
| Fernando Uribe | Colombia | Flamengo | 1 (2019) | 2 |
| Rodriguinho | Brazil | Corinthians | 1 (2018) | 2 |
| Aldo Leão Ramírez | Colombia | Atlético Nacional | 1 (2018) | 2 |
| Alfredo Morelos | Colombia | Rangers | 1 (2018) | 2 |
| Sam Lammers | Netherlands | PSV Eindhoven | 1 (2018) | 2 |
| Jonathan Betancourt | Ecuador | Barcelona SC | 1 (2018) | 2 |
| Robert Herrmann | Germany | VfL Wolfsburg | 1 (2017) | 2 |
| Ángel Romero | Paraguay | Corinthians | 1 (2016) | 2 |
| Paolo Guerrero | Peru | Corinthians | 1 (2015) | 2 |
| Ian Maatsen | Netherlands | Chelsea | 1 (2023) | 2 |
References
- ^ "Florida Cup 2020 - Sports and Music Festival". Florida Cup. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ "tabela | torneio da flórida". Globo Esporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ "Florida Cup 2017 :: Where Clubs Become Nations". Florida Cup. November 22, 2016. Archived from the original on November 22, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ "Florida Cup 2018 fecha oito times participantes; Atlético enfrentará Rangers e Atlético Nacional". HOME (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ "tabela | torneio da flórida". Globo Esporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved April 15, 2020.