The 2024 Florida Cup was the tenth edition of the Florida Cup, a friendly association football tournament played in the United States. It was contested from July 23 to August 3, 2024. For the third year, the tournament was not a true friendly cup competition but rather a series of friendlies referred to as the FC Series.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | July 23 – August 3 |
| Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 22 (5.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Erling Haaland(5 goals) |
The series featured Manchester City playing against four other teams over the course of the series, including Celtic, Milan, Barcelona, and Chelsea. Additionally, two additional friendlies organized by the FC Series but not as part of the series proper featured Chelsea play Celtic and América. Two of the FC Series games were also part of a larger Soccer Champions Tour.[2][3]
Teams
edit| Nation | Team | Location | Confederation | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 England |
Manchester City | Manchester | UEFA | Premier League |
| Chelsea | London | |||
 Scotland |
Celtic | Glasgow | Scottish Premiership | |
 Italy |
Milan | Milan | Serie A | |
 Spain |
Barcelona | Barcelona | La Liga | |
 Mexico |
América[a] | Mexico City | CONCACAF | Liga MX |
- ^ América only participated in one match that was not officially part of the 2024 FC Series.
Venues
edit- FC Series
 Orlando, Florida
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 Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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 New York City, New York
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 Columbus, Ohio
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| Camping World Stadium | Kenan Memorial Stadium | Yankee Stadium | Ohio Stadium |
| Capacity: 65,000 | Capacity: 50,500 | Capacity: 47,309 | Capacity: 102,780 |
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- Non-series friendlies
 South Bend, Indiana
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 Atlanta, Georgia
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|---|---|
| Notre Dame Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
| Capacity: 77,622 | Capacity: 50,500 |
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Matches
edit- FC Series
FC Series
Soccer Champions Tour
Soccer Champions Tour
| Manchester City | 2–3 | Milan |
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| Man. City Report Milan Report |
FC Series
Soccer Champions Tour
Soccer Champions Tour
| Barcelona | 2–2 | Manchester City |
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| Barcelona Report Man. City Report |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–1 | ||
FC Series
| Manchester City | 4–2 | Chelsea |
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| Man. City Report Chelsea Report |
- Non-series friendlies
| Chelsea | 1–4 | Celtic |
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| Chelsea Report Celtic Report |
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References
edit- ^ "Manchester City returns to USA for 2024/25 pre-season tour" (Press release). FC Series. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ Koh, Michael (March 19, 2024). "Manchester City, Celtic FC To Play Exhibition Match at Kenan Stadium in July". Chapelboro. WCHL.
- ^ Armant, Jayden (July 12, 2024). "Manchester City will hold open training session before matchup with FC Barcelona". Orlando Sentinel.