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
Goals scored7
Top scorer(s) Flag of Germany.svg Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn
(2 goals)
2023
2025

The 2024 Florida Cup is the tenth edition of the Florida Cup, a friendly association football tournament played in the United States. It will be 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 will feature Manchester City F.C. playing against four other teams over the course of the series, including Celtic F.C., AC Milan, FC Barcelona, and Chelsea F.C.. Additionally, two additional friendlies organized by the FC Series but as part of the series proper will feature Chelsea F.C. play Celtic F.C. and Club América. Two of the FC Series games will also be part of a larger Soccer Champions Tour. [2] [3]

Teams

NationTeamLocationConfederationLeague
Flag of England.svg  England Manchester City Manchester UEFA Premier League
Flag of England.svg  England 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. Club América will only be participating in one match that is 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
Bobb Soccerball shade.svg33'
Perrone Soccerball shade.svg46'
Haaland Soccerball shade.svg57'
Report Kühn Soccerball shade.svg13', 36'
Furuhashi Soccerball shade.svg44'
Palma Soccerball shade.svg68'

FC Series
Soccer Champions Tour
Manchester City Flag of England.svg v Flag of Italy.svg Milan

FC Series
Soccer Champions Tour
FC Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg v Flag of England.svg Manchester City

FC Series
Manchester City Flag of England.svg v Flag of England.svg Chelsea
Non-series friendlies
Chelsea Flag of England.svg v Flag of Scotland.svg Celtic

Chelsea Flag of England.svg v Flag of Mexico.svg América

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References

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  2. Koh, Michael (March 19, 2024). "Manchester City, Celtic FC To Play Exhibition Match at Kenan Stadium in July". Chapelboro. WCHL.
  3. Armant, Jayden (July 12, 2024). "Manchester City will hold open training session before matchup with FC Barcelona". Orlando Sentinel.