2018 Florida Cup

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2018 Florida Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesJanuary 10–20
Teams8 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsAtlético Nacional
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored24 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)
2017
2019

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[edit]

Nation Team Location Confederation League
 Brazil Atlético Mineiro Belo Horizonte CONMEBOL Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
 Brazil Corinthians São Paulo
 Brazil Fluminense Rio de Janeiro
 Colombia Atlético Nacional Medellín Liga Águila
 Ecuador Barcelona S.C. Guayaquil Serie A
 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Eindhoven UEFA Eredivisie
 Poland Legia Warsaw Warsaw Ekstraklasa
 Scotland Rangers Glasgow Scottish Premiership

Standings[edit]

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.[2]

Matches[edit]

Corinthians Brazil1–1Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Rodriguinho 23' Report Lammers 90+3'
Penalties
5–4
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski

Atlético Mineiro Brazil0–1Scotland Rangers
Report Windass 68'
Referee: Andrew Musashe


Rangers Scotland4–2Brazil Corinthians
Report
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski

Barcelona S.C. Ecuador3–2Poland Legia Warsaw
Report
Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn

Atlético Nacional Colombia2–0Brazil Atlético Mineiro
Report
Referee: Brandon Artis

Fluminense Brazil1–3Ecuador Barcelona S.C.
Marcos Júnior 23' Report
Referee: Andrew Musashe

Legia Warsaw Poland0–2Colombia Atlético Nacional
Report Ramírez 36', 42'
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.

References[edit]

  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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