Florida Cup (soccer)

The Florida Cup is an annual club association football friendly exhibition competition that is held in 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.

This article is about the international football club friendly competition. For the completion solely between Florida-based clubs, see Coastal Cup.

Florida Cup
Founded2015 (2015)
RegionFlorida, United States
Number of teams4
Current champions Palmeiras
(1st title)
Websitefloridacup.com
2020 Florida Cup

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
Year Winners Runners-up Third place Fourth place
2015 1. FC Köln Bayer Leverkusen Corinthians Fluminense
2016 Atlético Mineiro Bayer Leverkusen Internacional Corinthians
2017 São Paulo Corinthians Vasco da Gama River Plate
2018 Atlético Nacional Barcelona de Guayaquil Rangers PSV Eindhoven
2019 Flamengo Ajax Eintracht Frankfurt São Paulo
2020 Palmeiras Atlético Nacional Corinthians New York City FC

Records and Statistics
Performances and Participation by Nation[1][2][3][4]
Nation Titles Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place Participations
Brazil 4 (2016, 2017, 2019 and 2020) 1 (2017) 4 (2015, 2016, 2017 and 2020) 3 (2015, 2016 and 2019) 6 (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
Germany 1 (2015) 2 (2015 and 2016) 0 0 4 (2015, 2016, 2017, 2019)
Colombia 1 (2018) 1 (2020) 0 0 3 (2017, 2018, 2020)
Netherlands 0 1 (2019) 0 1 (2018) 2 (2018, 2019)
Ecuador 0 1 (2018) 0 0 2 (2017, 2018)
Scotland 0 0 1 (2018) 0 1 (2018)
Argentina 0 0 0 1 (2017) 1 (2017)
United States 0 0 0 1 (2020) 2 (2017, 2020)
 Poland 0 0 0 0 1 (2018)
 Ukraine 0 0 0 0 1 (2016)
Top Scorers[5]
Player Nation Team Participations Goals
Nenê Brazil São Paulo/ Vasco da Gama 1 (2017, 2019) 3
Chicharito Mexico Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1 (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 de Guayaquil 1 (2018) 2
Robert Hermann Germany VfL Wolfsburg 1 (2017) 2
Ángel Romero Paraguay Corinthians 1 (2016) 2
Paolo Guerrero Peru Corinthians 1 (2015) 2

References
  1. Cup, Florida. "Florida Cup 2020 - Sports and Music Festival". Florida Cup. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  2. "tabela | torneio da flórida". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  3. "Florida Cup 2017 :: Where Clubs Become Nations". November 22, 2016. Archived from the original on November 22, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  4. Cup, Reprodução/Florida. "Florida Cup 2018 fecha oito times participantes; Atlético enfrentará Rangers e Atlético Nacional". HOME (in Portuguese). Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  5. "tabela | torneio da flórida". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved April 15, 2020.
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