2017 Florida Cup

2017 Florida Cup
Tournament details
Host country United States
Dates January 7–21, 2017
Teams 14 (from 4 confederations)

The 2017 Florida Cup will be the third edition of Florida Cup, a friendly association football tournament played in the United States. The event will be played under two different formats, one of with points awarded to the participating clubs' countries and the other a single-match knockout tournament.

Teams

NationTeam[1][2]LocationConfederationLeague
 Argentina River Plate Buenos Aires CONMEBOL Primera División
 Argentina Estudiantes La Plata CONMEBOL Primera División
 Brazil Atlético Mineiro Belo Horizonte CONMEBOL Brasileirão
 Brazil Corinthians São Paulo CONMEBOL Brasileirão
 Brazil Flamengo Rio de Janeiro CONMEBOL Brasileirão
 Brazil Internacional Porto Alegre CONMEBOL Brasileirão
 Brazil São Paulo São Paulo CONMEBOL Brasileirão
 Brazil Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro CONMEBOL Brasileirão
 China Shanghai SIPG Shanghai AFC Chinese Super League
 Colombia Millonarios Bogotá CONMEBOL Liga Águila
 Ecuador Barcelona Guayaquil CONMEBOL Copa Pilsener
 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Leverkusen UEFA Bundesliga
 Germany VfL Wolfsburg Wolfsburg UEFA Bundesliga
 United States Tampa Bay Rowdies St. Petersburg CONCACAF USL

Challenge

Format

The "Challenge" will be played in a format similar to the Davis Cup, in tennis. Each team will play two matches and score points for their country. A victory yields three points, a tie one point, and an extra point is awarded for the winner in penalty shootouts. The country with the most points wins the competition. The first tiebreaking criteria will be goal difference, followed by goals scored.[3]

Germany

Rank Team GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Germany VfL Wolfsburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Brazil

Rank Team GP D W L GF GA GD Pts
1 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Brazil Flamengo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Argentina/United States

Rank Team GP D W L GF GA GD Pts
1 United States Tampa Bay Rowdies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Argentina Estudiantes de La Plata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total US/Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Playoff

The playoff tournament will be played with single-elimination matches.

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
       
 Brazil Corinthians  
 Argentina River Plate    
   
         
 Brazil Vasco da Gama  
 Ecuador Barcelona    
   
   
     
 Brazil Internacional  
 Colombia Millonarios    
    Third place
         
 Brazil São Paulo  
   
 China Shanghai SIPG    
   
 

References

  1. ↑ "Fla vai participar de Torneio da Flórida durante a pré-temporada 2017". Globoesporte.globo.com. 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  2. ↑ http://globoesporte.globo.com/rs/futebol/times/internacional/noticia/2016/09/inter-confirma-presenca-no-torneio-da-florida-na-pre-temporada-de-2017.html
  3. ↑ "Challenge 2017 Clash of Nations". Florida Cup. Retrieved 21 November 2016.

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