Florida Cup (soccer)

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Florida Cup
Florida Cup logo.png
Founded2015;10 years ago (2015)
RegionFlorida, United States (mainly)
Number of teams4 – 12
Current champions Flag of England.svg Chelsea
(1st title)
Website fcseries.com
Soccerball current event.svg 2024 Florida Cup

The Florida Cup (also known as the FC Series) is an annual club association football friendly exhibition competition that is held in the state of 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.

Contents

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

Florida Cup / FC Series

YearWinnersRunners-upThird placeFourth place
2015 Flag of Germany.svg 1. FC Köln (1) Flag of Germany.svg Bayer Leverkusen Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians Flag of Brazil.svg Fluminense
2016 Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro (1) Flag of Germany.svg Bayer Leverkusen Flag of Brazil.svg Internacional Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians
2017 Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo (1) Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians Flag of Brazil.svg Vasco da Gama Flag of Argentina.svg River Plate
2018 Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional (1) Flag of Ecuador.svg Barcelona SC Flag of Scotland.svg Rangers Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV Eindhoven
2019 Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo(1) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ajax Flag of Germany.svg Eintracht Frankfurt Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo
2020 Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras (1) Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians Flag of the United States.svg New York City FC
2021 Flag of England.svg Everton (1) Flag of Colombia.svg Millonarios Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional Flag of Mexico.svg UNAM
2022 Flag of England.svg Arsenal (1) Flag of England.svg Chelsea Flag of the United States.svg Charlotte FC Flag of Mexico.svg América
2023 Flag of England.svg Chelsea (1) Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wrexham No third or fourth place
2024 No rankings
2025 TBD

Soccer Champions Tour (supported by the Florida Cup)

YearWinnersRunners-up
2023 Juventus (1) Real Madrid
2024 NoneNone

Records and statistics

Performances and participation by nation [1] [2] [3] [4]
NationWinnersRunners-upThird placeFourth placeParticipations
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4 (2016, 2017, 2019, 2020)1 (2017)4 (2015, 2016, 2017, 2020)3 (2015, 2016, 2019)6 (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
Flag of England.svg  England 3 (2021, 2022, 2023)1 (2022)003 (2021, 2022, 2023)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1 (2015)2 (2015, 2016)1 (2019)04 (2015, 2016, 2017, 2019)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1 (2018)2 (2020, 2021)1 (2021)04 (2017, 2018, 2020, 2021)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 01 (2019)01 (2018)2 (2018, 2019)
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador 01 (2018)002 (2017, 2018)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 01 (2023)001 (2023)
Flag of the United States.svg United States 001 (2022)1 (2020)3 (2017, 2020, 2022)
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 001 (2018)01 (2018)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 0001 (2017)1 (2017)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0002 (2021, 2022)2 (2021, 2022)
Top goalscorers [5]
PlayerNationTeam(s)ParticipationsGoals
Nenê Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo
Flag of Brazil.svg Vasco da Gama
2 (2017, 2019)3
Javier Hernández Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Flag of Germany.svg Bayer Leverkusen 2 (2016, 2017)3
Luan Vieira Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians 1 (2020)2
Fernando Uribe Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo 1 (2019)2
Rodriguinho Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians 1 (2018)2
Aldo Leão Ramírez Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional 1 (2018)2
Alfredo Morelos Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Flag of Scotland.svg Rangers 1 (2018)2
Sam Lammers Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV Eindhoven 1 (2018)2
Jonathan Betancourt Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Flag of Ecuador.svg Barcelona SC 1 (2018)2
Robert Herrmann Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Germany.svg VfL Wolfsburg 1 (2017)2
Ángel Romero Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians 1 (2016)2
Paolo Guerrero Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians 1 (2015)2
Ian Maatsen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of England.svg Chelsea 1 (2023)2

References

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