# 2017 Florida Cup

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

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

## 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

| 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 | Total Germany | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 |

### Brazil

| 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 | Total Brazil | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |

### Argentina/United States

| 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 | Total US/Argentina | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 4 |

### Challenge Matches
## Playoff

The playoff tournament will be played with single-elimination matches.
| First round | First round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| | | 18 January – Orlando | 18 January – Orlando | | |
| 15 January – Lauderhill | 15 January – Lauderhill | Vasco da Gama | 1 | | |
| Vasco da Gama | 2 | Corinthians | 4 | 21 January – Orlando | 21 January – Orlando |
| Barcelona | 1 | | | Corinthians | 0 (3) |
| | | 19 January – St. Petersburg | 19 January – St. Petersburg | São Paulo (p) | 0 (4) |
| 15 January – Orlando | 15 January – Orlando | São Paulo (p) | 0 (8) | | |
| River Plate | 1 | River Plate | 0 (7) | | |
| Millonarios | 0 | | | | |
| | | Fifth place | Fifth place | Third place | Third place |
| | | 18 January – Orlando | 18 January – Orlando | 21 January – Orlando | 21 January – Orlando |
| | | Barcelona | 0 | Vasco da Gama | 1 |
| | | Millonarios | 1 | River Plate | 0 |