2016 Florida Cup

2016 Florida Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesJanuary 10–20, 2016
Teams9 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsBrazil Atlético Mineiro (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored24 (2.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mexico Javier Hernández
Brazil Eduardo Sasha
Paraguay Angel Romero
(2 goals each)
Best player(s)Mexico Javier Hernández
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The 2016 Florida Cup was a friendly association football tournament played in the United States. It was the second edition of the competition, which included teams from Brazil, Colombia, Ukraine, Germany and the United States. Atlético Mineiro were crowned champions for the first time.

Teams

Nation Team Location Confederation League
 Germany Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen UEFA Bundesliga
 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Leverkusen
 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Donetsk Ukrainian Premier League
 Brazil Corinthians São Paulo CONMEBOL Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
 Brazil Fluminense Rio de Janeiro
 Brazil Atlético Mineiro Belo Horizonte
 Brazil Internacional Porto Alegre
 Colombia Santa Fe Bogotá Liga Águila
 United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers Fort Lauderdale, Florida CONCACAF North American Soccer League

Venues

Bay Lake Fort Lauderdale Boca Raton
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Lockhart Stadium FAU Stadium
28°20′13.5″N 81°33′21.6″W / 28.337083°N 81.556000°W / 28.337083; -81.556000 26°11′35″N 80°9′40″W / 26.19306°N 80.16111°W / 26.19306; -80.16111 26°22′31″N 80°6′1″W / 26.37528°N 80.10028°W / 26.37528; -80.10028
Capacity: 9,500 Capacity: 20,450 Capacity: 29,419

Matches

Bayer Leverkusen Germany1–0Colombia Santa Fe
Kießling 87' Report
Fort Lauderdale Strikers United States0–2Germany Schalke 04
Report Di Santo 29'
Sané 57'
Attendance: 1,104
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald (United States)
Schalke 04 Germany0–3Brazil Atlético Mineiro
Report Leonardo Silva 8'
Patric 81'
Lucas Cândido 83'
Attendance: 2,504
Referee: Ted Unkel (United States)
Internacional Brazil3–3Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Sasha 1'
D'Alessandro 6' (pen.)
Andrigo 62'		 Report Hernández 40' (pen.), 45+1'
Alan 79' (o.g.)
Referee: Nima Saghafi (United States)
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine1–1Brazil Fluminense
Ferreyra 48' Report Magno Alves 82'
Referee: Kevin Terry Júnior (United States)
Atlético Mineiro Brazil1–0Brazil Corinthians
Hyuri 57' Report
Referee: Marcos Olveira (Brazil)
Santa Fe Colombia2–1United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Zapata 3' (pen.)
Balanta 33'		 Report PC 80'
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States)
Corinthians Brazil3–2Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Danilo 12'
Romero 35', 43'		 Report Taison 22'
Kovalenko 80'
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. (United States)
Fluminense Brazil0–1Brazil Internacional
Report Sasha 37'
Referee: Ted Unkel (United States)

Table

Pos. Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6
2 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4
3 Brazil Internacional 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4
4 Brazil Corinthians 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
5 Colombia Santa Fe 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
6 Germany Schalke 04 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
7 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
8 Brazil Fluminense 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
9 United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0

Broadcasting rights

The tournament will be broadcast in 144 countries.

Country Broadcaster
Sub-Saharan Africa StarSat
 Brazil Rede Globo (only Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Fluminense and Atlético Mineiro vs. Corinthians)
SporTV
 Colombia RCN Televisión
Win Sports
 Germany Eurosport
 Mexico Fox Sports
 United States ESPN Deportes

References