2023 Florida Cup

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2023 Florida Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesJuly 19 – August 2
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Flag of England.svg Chelsea (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wrexham
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Goals scored9 (4.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ian Maatsen (Chelsea)
(2 goals)
2022
2024

The 2023 Florida Cup was the ninth edition of the Florida Cup, a friendly association football tournament played in the United States. It was contested from July 16 to 23, 2022. For the second year, the tournament was not a true friendly cup competition but rather a series of friendlies referred to as the FC Series. [1]

Contents

The main FC Series match featured English club Chelsea against Welsh club Wrexham at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The Florida Cup also served as local host of the Soccer Champions Tour match between Italian club Juventus and Spanish club Real Madrid playing in Orlando, Florida. Chelsea defeated Wrexham by a score of 5–0, and Juventus defeated Real Madrid 3–1.

Teams

FC Series

NationTeamLocationConfederationLeague
Flag of England.svg  England Chelsea London UEFA Premier League
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Wrexham Wrexham EFL League Two [a]
  1. Wrexham were promoted from the National League following the 2022–23 season.

Soccer Champions Tour hosted by Florida Cup

NationTeamLocationConfederationLeague
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Juventus Turin UEFA Serie A
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Real Madrid Madrid La Liga

Venues

Chapel Hill, North Carolina Orlando, Florida
Kenan Memorial Stadium Camping World Stadium
Capacity: 50,500Capacity: 65,000
Kenan Memorial Stadium.jpg CWSSoccer.jpg
Location of the host cities of the 2023 Florida Cup.

Matches

FC Series
Chelsea Flag of England.svg 5–0 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wrexham
Report

Soccer Champions Tour
Juventus Flag of Italy.svg 3–1 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Report
Camping World Stadium , Orlando, Florida
Attendance: 63,503
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

References

  1. Series, F.C. "Florida Cup expands to FC Series with 2022 Lineup - FC Series 2022". FC Series. Retrieved June 14, 2022.