2015 International Champions Cup
The 2015 International Champions Cup (or ICC) was a series of friendly association football tournaments. It was the first tournament played separately in Australia, China and the United States.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Australia, China, Canada, England, Italy, Mexico, United States |
Dates | July 11 – August 5 |
Teams | 15 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 18 (in 18 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Australia:![]() China: ![]() North America and Europe: ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 23 |
Goals scored | 63 (2.74 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() ![]() (3 goals each) |
The Australian edition of the tournament featured three teams played across three matches at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on July 18, 21 and 24. Real Madrid were the first club to announce their involvement.[1] Manchester City and Roma were later confirmed to take part in the Australian tournament.[2] The Chinese edition of the tournament featured Real Madrid, Milan and Internazionale playing a total of three matches in Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Shanghai.
Real Madrid won both the Australian and the Chinese competitions.[3]
The North American edition of the tournament featured 10 teams but some games were played in Mexico, Canada, Italy and England.[4] Each team involved in the US edition played four games, except the three United States-based teams that only played two games. Select Major League Soccer (MLS) matches between the ICC competing teams counted towards the point total to allow MLS teams to have four games count on the table.[5] 2014 International Champions Cup winners Manchester United were the first team to confirm their involvement in the US edition.[6]
Teams
- Australia
Nation | Team | Location | Confederation | League |
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![]() | Manchester City | Manchester | UEFA | Premier League |
![]() | Roma | Rome | UEFA | Serie A |
![]() | Real Madrid | Madrid | UEFA | La Liga |
- China
Nation | Team | Location | Confederation | League |
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![]() | Internazionale | Milan | UEFA | Serie A |
![]() | Milan | Milan | UEFA | Serie A |
![]() | Real Madrid | Madrid | UEFA | La Liga |
- North America and Europe
Venues
Australia
Melbourne | |
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Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
37°49′12″S 144°59′0″E | |
Capacity: 100,024 | |
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China
Guangzhou | Shenzhen | Shanghai | |
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Tianhe Stadium | Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre | Shanghai Stadium | |
23°8′26.33″N 113°19′9.58″E | 22°41′49.70″N 114°12′43.90″E | 31°11′0.61″N 121°26′14.28″E | |
Capacity: 58,500 | Capacity: 60,334 | Capacity: 56,842 | |
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North America and Europe
Seattle | Chicago | Toronto | East Hartford |
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CenturyLink Field | Soldier Field | BMO Field | Rentschler Field |
47°35′42.72″N 122°19′53.76″W | 41°51′45″N 87°37′0″W | 43°37′58″N 79°25′7″W | 41°45′35″N 72°37′8″W |
Capacity: 67,000 | Capacity: 61,500 | Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 40,642 |
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Santa Clara | Harrison | ||
Levi's Stadium | Red Bull Arena | ||
37°24′10.8″N 121°58′12″W | 40°44′12″N 74°9′1″W | ||
Capacity: 68,500 | Capacity: 25,000 | ||
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San Jose | Landover | ||
Avaya Stadium | FedExField | ||
Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 79,000 | ||
37°21′5″N 121°55′30″W | 38°54′28″N 76°51′52″W | ||
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Pasadena | Carson | Mexico City | Charlotte |
Rose Bowl | StubHub Center | Estadio Azteca | Bank of America Stadium |
34°9′41″N 118°10′3″W | 33°51′52″N 118°15′40″W | 19°18′10.48″N 99°9′1.59″W | 35°13′33″N 80°51′10″W |
Capacity: 92,542 | Capacity: 27,000 | Capacity: 95,500 | Capacity: 74,455 |
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London | Florence | |
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Stamford Bridge | Artemio Franchi | |
51°28′54″N 0°11′28″W | 43°46′50.96″N 11°16′56.13″E | |
Capacity: 41,798 | Capacity: 47,282 | |
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Matches
Australia
Real Madrid ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
6–7 |
Roma ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
4–5 |
China
Milan ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Real Madrid ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
10–9 |
North America and Europe
- Note: Result taken from 2015 Major League Soccer season.
New York Red Bulls ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Report |
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- Note: Result taken from 2015 Major League Soccer season, counted as penalty loss for both teams.
LA Galaxy ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() |
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- Note: Result taken from 2015 Major League Soccer season.
San Jose Earthquakes ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Report |
Paris Saint-Germain ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
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Report |
New York Red Bulls ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
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Report |
Benfica ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
4–5 |
Barcelona ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Report |
Paris Saint-Germain ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
5–6 |
New York Red Bulls ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Manchester United ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Fiorentina ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Chelsea ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Tables
Australia
Pos | Team | Pld | W | WP | LP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | 2015 ICC Australia Champions |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 |
China
Pos | Team | Pld | W | WP | LP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 5 | 2015 ICC China Champions |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
North America and Europe
Pos | Team | Pld | W | WP | LP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 10 | 2015 ICC North America Champions |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 | |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | |
6 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
7 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | |
8 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | |
9 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
10 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 0 |
Top goalscorers
Note: Goals from Major League Soccer games not included.
Media coverage
Market | Countries | Broadcast partner | Ref[8] |
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![]() Caribbean | 24 | Fox (English), ESPN Deportes (Spanish) | [9] |
![]() | 1 | TSN | |
![]() Central America | 8 | Televisa, SKY México | |
South America (excluding Brazil) | 9 | Direct TV | |
![]() | 1 | Esporte Interativo | |
![]() | 1 | Sky UK | |
![]() | 1 | Canal+ Liga, TV3 | [10] |
![]() | 1 | Mediaset Premium | |
![]() | 1 | beIN | |
![]() ![]() ![]() | 3 | Sport 1 (10 matches only) | |
![]() | 1 | Eredivisie | |
![]() | 1 | 365 Media | |
Scandinavia![]() | 4 | SBS Discovery | |
![]() | 1 | Belgacom | |
![]() | 1 | ArenaSport TV | |
![]() | 1 | Sport TV | |
Balkans (excluding Bulgaria) | 7 | Arena | |
![]() | 1 | Digitalb | |
![]() | 1 | RDS | |
![]() | 1 | ||
![]() ![]() | 2 | Digi TV | |
![]() | 1 | RING.BG | |
![]() | 1 | Nova Sports | |
![]() | 1 | Cyta | |
![]() | 1 | Dogan Group | |
![]() | 1 | Go | |
![]() | 1 | Charlton | |
![]() | 1 | VGTRK | |
![]() | 1 | Belarus TV | |
Baltics | 3 | Setanta | |
Middle East North Africa | 22 | beIN | |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 49 | StarTimes | |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 4 | Arena sport | |
![]() | 1 | Šport TV | |
Eurasia | 10 | Setanta | |
![]() | 1 | STAR India | |
![]() | 1 | LeTV + regional channels | |
![]() | 1 | J Sports | |
![]() | 1 | Sportcast | |
![]() | 1 | i-Cable | |
![]() | 1 | Macau Cable | |
![]() | 1 | SCTV | |
![]() | 1 | StarHub | |
![]() | 1 | Telekom Malaysia | |
![]() | 1 | Indosiar | |
![]() | 1 | Perform | |
![]() | 1 | PPTV | |
![]() | 1 | Sky Net | |
![]() | 1 | VDR (3 Australian matches only) | |
![]() | 1 | Nine Network | |
![]() | 1 | Star Sports | |
Total countries/territories | 171 |
References
- McKay, Ben (November 24, 2014). "Real Madrid to Australia: European champions will play at the MCG in July 2015". foxsports.com.au. Australian Associated Press. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- Davutovic, David (December 9, 2014). "Roma to join Real Madrid and Manchester City for International Champions Cup at MCG in July 2015". foxsports.com.au. Herald Sun (Melbourne). Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- Kiko Casilla scores winner as Real Madrid beat AC Milan on penalties, ESPN, July 30, 2015
- "Grant Wahl on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- "PR: Matchups, Venues, and Dates Announced for 2015 International Champions Cup North America Presented by Guinness Beer". International Champions Cup. April 29, 2015. Archived from the original on July 27, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- "Manchester United news: Louis van Gaal wins US pre-season tour battle". Telegraph.co.uk. April 8, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- Raheem Sterling scores on debut for Manchester City who defeat AS Roma 5–4 in penalty shoot-out, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, July 21, 2015
- "International Champions Cup 2015 – Global media distribution" (PDF). Relevant Sports. July 13, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- "The International Champions Cup Returns to ESPN Deportes". ESPN MediaZone. July 13, 2015.
- "La International Champions Cup se verá en Canal Plus Liga" [The International Champions Cup will be on Canal Plus Liga]. as.com (in Spanish). June 17, 2015.