2024 Florida Cup

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2024 Florida Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesJuly 23 – August 3
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored22 (5.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Norway.svg Erling Haaland
(5 goals)
2023
2025

The 2024 Florida Cup was the tenth edition of the Florida Cup, a friendly association football tournament played in the United States. It was contested from July 23 to August 3, 2024. For the third 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 series featured Manchester City playing against four other teams over the course of the series, including Celtic, Milan, Barcelona, and Chelsea. Additionally, two additional friendlies organized by the FC Series but not as part of the series proper featured Chelsea play Celtic and América. Two of the FC Series games were also part of a larger Soccer Champions Tour. [2] [3]

Teams

NationTeamLocationConfederationLeague
Flag of England.svg  England Manchester City Manchester UEFA Premier League
Chelsea London
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Celtic Glasgow Scottish Premiership
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Milan Milan Serie A
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Barcelona Barcelona La Liga
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico América [lower-alpha 1] Mexico City CONCACAF Liga MX
  1. América only participated in one match that was not officially part of the 2024 FC Series.

Venues

FC Series
Flag of Florida.svg Orlando, Florida Flag of North Carolina.svg Chapel Hill, North Carolina Flag of New York.svg New York City, New York Flag of Ohio.svg Columbus, Ohio
Camping World Stadium Kenan Memorial Stadium Yankee Stadium Ohio Stadium
Capacity: 65,000Capacity: 50,500Capacity: 47,309Capacity: 102,780
Citrus Bowl Orlando City.jpg Kenan Memorial Stadium.jpg Yankee Stadium overhead 2010.jpg Ohio Stadium Overhead.jpg
Non-series friendlies
Flag of Indiana.svg South Bend, Indiana Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Atlanta, Georgia
Notre Dame Stadium Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Capacity: 77,622Capacity: 50,500
NotreDameStadiumNight.jpg Peach Bowl Pre-game (38723784494) (cropped).jpg

Matches

FC Series
FC Series
Manchester City Flag of England.svg 3–4 Flag of Scotland.svg Celtic
Man. City Report
Celtic Report

FC Series
Soccer Champions Tour
Manchester City Flag of England.svg 2–3 Flag of Italy.svg Milan
Man. City Report
Milan Report
Yankee Stadium , New York City, New York
Attendance: 46,122
Referee: Flag of Ukraine.svg Serhiy Boyko

FC Series
Soccer Champions Tour
Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg 2–2 Flag of England.svg Manchester City
Barcelona Report
Man. City Report
Penalties
4–1
Camping World Stadium , Orlando, Florida
Attendance: 63,237
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Tim Ford

FC Series
Manchester City Flag of England.svg 4–2 Flag of England.svg Chelsea
Man. City Report
Chelsea Report
Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 71,280
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Ted Unkel
Non-series friendlies
Chelsea Flag of England.svg 1–4 Flag of Scotland.svg Celtic
Chelsea Report
Celtic Report

Chelsea Flag of England.svg 3–0 Flag of Mexico.svg América
Chelsea Report
Mercedes-Benz Stadium , Atlanta, Georgia
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Malik Badawi

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References

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