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.

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
2015
2017

Teams

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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

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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

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Bayer Leverkusen  1–0  Santa Fe
Kießling   87' Report
Fort Lauderdale Strikers  0–2  Schalke 04
Report Di Santo   29'
Sané   57'
Attendance: 1,104
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald (United States)

Schalke 04  0–3  Atlético Mineiro
Report Leonardo Silva   8'
Patric   81'
Lucas Cândido   83'
Attendance: 2,504
Referee: Ted Unkel (United States)
Internacional  3–3  Bayer Leverkusen
Sasha   1'
D'Alessandro   6' (pen.)
Andrigo   62'
Report Hernández   40' (pen.), 45+1'
Alan   79' (o.g.)

Shakhtar Donetsk  1–1  Fluminense
Ferreyra   48' Report Magno Alves   82'
Atlético Mineiro  1–0  Corinthians
Hyuri   57' Report
Referee: Marcos Olveira (Brazil)
Santa Fe  2–1  Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Zapata   3' (pen.)
Balanta   33'
Report PC   80'
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States)

Corinthians  3–2  Shakhtar Donetsk
Danilo   12'
Romero   35', 43'
Report Taison   22'
Kovalenko   80'
Fluminense  0–1  Internacional
Report Sasha   37'

Table

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

Broadcasting rights

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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

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