2022 Florida Cup

The 2022 Florida Cup was the eighth edition of Florida Cup, a friendly association football tournament played in the United States. It was contested from July 16 to 23, 2022. For the first time, the tournament featured a Florida Cup series called the Clash of Nations.^[1]

2022 Florida Cup

2022 Florida Cup promotional poster
Tournament details
Host country	United States
Dates	July 16 – 23
Teams	5 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Arsenal (1st title)
Runners-up	Chelsea
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	13 (3.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Thirteen players (1 goal each)
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The teams scheduled for the series were English clubs Chelsea and Arsenal, American clubs Charlotte FC and Orlando City SC and Mexican club América.^[2] The series concluded with a match between Arsenal and Chelsea to decide the winner, with Arsenal winning 4–0.

Teams

Nation	Team	Location	Confederation	League
Mexico	América	Mexico City	CONCACAF	Liga MX
England	Arsenal	London	UEFA	Premier League
United States	Charlotte FC	Charlotte, North Carolina	CONCACAF	Major League Soccer
England	Chelsea	London	UEFA	Premier League
United States	Orlando City SC	Orlando, Florida	CONCACAF	Major League Soccer

Venues

Orlando, Florida		Paradise, Nevada	Charlotte, North Carolina
Camping World Stadium	Exploria Stadium	Allegiant Stadium	Bank of America Stadium
Capacity: 65,000	Capacity: 25,500	Capacity: 65,000	Capacity: 75,412

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	Arsenal (C)	2	2	0	0	0	7	1	+6	6	Florida Cup Champions
2	Chelsea	3	1	0	1	1	3	6	−3	4
3	Charlotte FC	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	2
4	América	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0
5	Orlando City SC	1	0	0	0	1	1	3	−2	0

Source: Florida Cup
Rules for classification: The winner of the match between Arsenal and Chelsea classified as tournament champions.^[3]
(C) Champion

Matches

América	1–2	Chelsea
James 60' (o.g.)	Report	Werner 55' Mount 83'

16 July 2022 (2022-07-16)

22:00 EDT

FC Series

Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

Attendance: 47,223

Referee: Kevin Broadley (United States)

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Charlotte FC	1–1	Chelsea
Ríos 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Pulisic 30'
Penalties
Ríos Makoun Walkes Mora Jóźwiak	5–3	Havertz Chilwell Gallagher Sterling

20 July 2022 (2022-07-20)

19:30 EDT

FC Series

Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Attendance: 52,673

Referee: Rosendo Mendoza (United States)

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Orlando City SC	1–3	Arsenal
Torres 29'	Report	Martinelli 5' Nketiah 66' Nelson 80'

20 July 2022 (2022-07-20)

19:30 EDT

FC Series

Exploria Stadium, Orlando, Florida

Attendance: 19,738

Referee: Kevin Broadley (United States)

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Arsenal	4–0	Chelsea
Gabriel Jesus 15' Ødegaard 36' Saka 66' Sambi Lokonga 90+2'	Report

23 July 2022 (2022-07-23)

20:00 EDT

FC Series

Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida

Attendance: 63,811

Referee: Kevin Broadley (United States)

Broadcasters

Territory	Broadcaster	Ref.
Australia	Paramount+	[4]
India	SonyLiv/Sony Ten 2	[5]
Indonesia	O Channel
Mexico	TUDN
United States	ESPN+
Vietnam	FPT

References

1. Series, F.C. "Florida Cup expands to FC Series with 2022 Lineup - FC Series 2022". FC Series. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
2. "TEAMS - FC Series 2022".
3. "Florida Cup 2022". Florida Cup. Florida Cup, LLC. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
4. "ULTIMATE GUIDE: Winter Festival of Football". Network 10. June 16, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
5. "Chelsea's 2022-23 pre-season begins against Club America - watch live in India". Sony Pictures Sports Network. June 16, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.