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.

2017 Florida Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesJanuary 8 – 21
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
2016
2018

Teams

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Nation Team[1][2] Location Confederation League
  Argentina River Plate Buenos Aires CONMEBOL Primera División
  Argentina Estudiantes La Plata
  Brazil Atlético Mineiro Belo Horizonte Brasileirão
  Brazil Bahia Salvador
  Brazil Corinthians São Paulo
  Brazil São Paulo
  Brazil Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro
  Colombia Millonarios Bogotá Liga Águila
  Ecuador Barcelona Guayaquil Copa Banco del Pacífico
  Germany Bayer Leverkusen Leverkusen UEFA Bundesliga
  Germany VfL Wolfsburg Wolfsburg
  United States Tampa Bay Rowdies St. Petersburg, Florida CONCACAF USL

Challenge

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Format

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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

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Rank Team GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   VfL Wolfsburg 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 5
2   Bayer Leverkusen 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 5
Total Germany 4 2 2 0 4 1 3 10

Brazil

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Rank Team GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Atlético Mineiro 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 3
2   Bahia 2 0 1 1 1 2 –1 1
Total Brazil 4 1 1 2 3 3 0 4

Argentina/United States

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Rank Team GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Estudiantes de La Plata 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 4
2   Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 0 0 2 0 4 –4 0
Total US/Argentina 4 1 1 2 2 5 –3 4

Challenge Matches

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Estudiantes  1–1  Bayer Leverkusen
Umeres   33' Report Schreck   70'
Penalties
Aguirregaray  
González Pírez  
Marchioni  
Diarte  
2–4   Kießling
  Aránguiz
  Mehmedi
  Brandt
  Dragović
Referee: Vincent Apple-Chiarella
VfL Wolfsburg  0–0  Bahia
Penalties
Reichwein  
Kleihs  
Wimmer  
Abdat  
Herrmann  
3–2   Gustavo
  Kaynan
  Edson
  Renato Cajá
  Feijão
Referee: Vincent Apple-Chiarella

Playoff

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

First roundSemifinalsFinal
18 January – Orlando
15 January – Lauderhill  Vasco da Gama1
  Vasco da Gama2  Corinthians421 January – Orlando
  Barcelona1  Corinthians0 (3)
19 January – St. Petersburg  São Paulo (p)0 (4)
15 January – Orlando  São Paulo (p)0 (8)
  River Plate1  River Plate0 (7)
  Millonarios0
Fifth placeThird place
18 January – Orlando21 January – Orlando
  Barcelona0  Vasco da Gama1
  Millonarios1  River Plate0

Playoff Matches

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Quarterfinals
Vasco da Gama  2–1  Barcelona S.C.
Nené   29'
Rodrigo   84'
Washington Vera   22'
Semifinals
Vasco da Gama  1–4  Corinthians
Éder Luís   24' Camacho   20'
Marlone   45+1'
Kazim   81'
Marquinhos Gabriel   89'

Broadcasting

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References

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  1. ^ "Fla vai participar de Torneio da Flórida durante a pré-temporada 2017". Globoesporte.globo.com. August 30, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "Inter confirma presença no Torneio da Flórida na pré-temporada de 2017".
  3. ^ "Challenge 2017 Clash of Nations". Florida Cup. Archived from the original on November 22, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
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