The 2017 Florida Cup was the third edition of Florida Cup, a friendly association football tournament played in the United States. The event was played under two different formats, one with points awarded to the participating clubs' countries and the other a single-match knockout tournament.
Teams NationTeamLocationConfederationLeague River Plate Buenos Aires CONMEBOL Primera División Estudiantes La Plata Atlético Mineiro Belo Horizonte Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Bahia Salvador Corinthians São Paulo São Paulo Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro Millonarios Bogotá Categoría Primera A Barcelona Guayaquil Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A Bayer Leverkusen Leverkusen UEFA Bundesliga VfL Wolfsburg Wolfsburg Tampa Bay Rowdies St. Petersburg CONCACAF USL
Venues St. PetersburgBay LakeAl Lang Stadium ESPN Wide World of Sports ComplexCapacity: 7,227 Capacity: 9,500OrlandoLauderhillBright House Networks StadiumCentral Broward StadiumCapacity: 44,206Capacity: 25,000
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.
Germany
RankTeamGPWDLGFGAGDPts1 VfL Wolfsburg 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 52 Bayer Leverkusen 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 5 Total Germany 4 2 2 0 4 1 3 10
Brazil
RankTeamGPWDLGFGAGDPts1 Atlético Mineiro 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 32 Bahia 2 0 1 1 1 2 –1 1 Total Brazil 4 1 1 2 3 3 0 4
Argentina/United States
RankTeamGPWDLGFGAGDPts1 Estudiantes de La Plata 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 42 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 0 0 2 0 4 –4 0 Total US/Argentina 4 1 1 2 2 5 –3 4
Challenge Matches
Playoff The playoff tournament will be played with single-elimination matches.
Playoff Matches
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