International football competition
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.
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
- China
- North America and Europe
Venues
Australia
China
North America
Europe
Matches
Australia
China
North America and Europe
Tables
Australia
Source: ICC
China
Source: ICC
North America and Europe
Source: ICC
Top goalscorers
Note: Goals from Major League Soccer games not included.
Media coverage
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.
External links
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