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]

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 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   Atlético Nacional 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Florida Cup winners
2   Barcelona S.C. 2 2 0 0 0 6 3 +3 6
3   Rangers 2 2 0 0 0 5 2 +3 6
4   PSV Eindhoven 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 3
5   Corinthians 2 0 1 0 1 3 5 −2 2
6   Fluminense 2 0 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1
7   Legia Warsaw 2 0 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0
8   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  1–1  PSV Eindhoven
Rodriguinho   23' Report Lammers   90+3'
Penalties
5–4
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski

Atlético Mineiro  0–1  Rangers
Report Windass   68'
Referee: Andrew Musashe

PSV Eindhoven  1–1  Fluminense
Lammers   41' Report Robinho   90+2'
Penalties
5–4
Referee: Esteban Rosano

Rangers  4–2  Corinthians
Report
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski

Barcelona S.C.  3–2  Legia Warsaw
Report
Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn

Atlético Nacional  2–0  Atlético Mineiro
Report
Referee: Brandon Artis

Fluminense  1–3  Barcelona S.C.
Marcos Júnior   23' Report
Referee: Andrew Musashe

Legia Warsaw  0–2  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.

External links edit