2015 International Champions Cup

2015 International Champions Cup
Tournament details
Host country Australia, China, Canada, England, Italy, Mexico, United States
Dates July 11 – August 5, 2015
Teams 15 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s) 18 (in 18 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Australia:
Spain Real Madrid (2nd title)
China:
Spain Real Madrid (3rd title)
North America and Europe:
France Paris Saint-Germain (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 23
Goals scored 63 (2.74 per match)
Top scorer(s) Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović
France Jean-Kévin Augustin
Uruguay Luis Suárez
(3 goals each)

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 Inter Milan 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
NationTeamLocationConfederationLeague
 England Manchester City Manchester UEFA Premier League
 Italy Roma Rome UEFA Serie A
 Spain Real Madrid Madrid UEFA La Liga
China
NationTeamLocationConfederationLeague
 Italy Inter Milan Milan UEFA Serie A
 Italy Milan Milan UEFA Serie A
 Spain Real Madrid Madrid UEFA La Liga
North America and Europe
NationTeamLocationConfederationLeague
 England Chelsea London UEFA Premier League
 England Manchester United Manchester UEFA Premier League
 France Paris Saint-Germain Paris UEFA Ligue 1
 Italy Fiorentina Florence UEFA Serie A
 Mexico América Mexico City CONCACAF Liga MX
 Portugal Benfica Lisbon UEFA Primeira Liga
 Spain Barcelona Barcelona UEFA La Liga
 United States LA Galaxy Carson CONCACAF Major League Soccer
 United States New York Red Bulls Harrison CONCACAF Major League Soccer
 United States San Jose Earthquakes San Jose CONCACAF Major League Soccer

Venues

Australia
Melbourne
Melbourne Cricket Ground
37°49′12″S 144°59′0″E / 37.82000°S 144.98333°E / -37.82000; 144.98333
Capacity: 100,024
China
Guangzhou Shenzhen
Shanghai
Tianhe Stadium Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre Shanghai Stadium
23°8′26.33″N 113°19′9.58″E / 23.1406472°N 113.3193278°E / 23.1406472; 113.3193278 22°41′49.70″N 114°12′43.90″E / 22.6971389°N 114.2121944°E / 22.6971389; 114.2121944 31°11′0.61″N 121°26′14.28″E / 31.1835028°N 121.4373000°E / 31.1835028; 121.4373000
Capacity: 58,500 Capacity: 60,334 Capacity: 56,842
North America and Europe
Seattle Chicago Toronto East Hartford
CenturyLink Field Soldier Field BMO Field Rentschler Field
47°35′42.72″N 122°19′53.76″W / 47.5952000°N 122.3316000°W / 47.5952000; -122.3316000 41°51′45″N 87°37′0″W / 41.86250°N 87.61667°W / 41.86250; -87.61667 43°37′58″N 79°25′7″W / 43.63278°N 79.41861°W / 43.63278; -79.41861 41°45′35″N 72°37′8″W / 41.75972°N 72.61889°W / 41.75972; -72.61889
Capacity: 67,000 Capacity: 61,500 Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 40,642
Santa Clara
Harrison
Levi's Stadium Red Bull Arena
37°24′10.8″N 121°58′12″W / 37.403000°N 121.97000°W / 37.403000; -121.97000 40°44′12″N 74°9′1″W / 40.73667°N 74.15028°W / 40.73667; -74.15028
Capacity: 68,500 Capacity: 25,000
San Jose Landover
Avaya Stadium FedEx Field
Capacity: 18,000 Capacity: 79,000
37°21′5″N 121°55′30″W / 37.35139°N 121.92500°W / 37.35139; -121.92500 38°54′28″N 76°51′52″W / 38.90778°N 76.86444°W / 38.90778; -76.86444
Pasadena Carson Mexico City Charlotte
Rose Bowl StubHub Center Estadio Azteca Bank of America Stadium
34°9′41″N 118°10′3″W / 34.16139°N 118.16750°W / 34.16139; -118.16750 33°51′52″N 118°15′40″W / 33.86444°N 118.26111°W / 33.86444; -118.26111 19°18′10.48″N 99°9′1.59″W / 19.3029111°N 99.1504417°W / 19.3029111; -99.1504417 35°13′33″N 80°51′10″W / 35.22583°N 80.85278°W / 35.22583; -80.85278
Capacity: 92,542 Capacity: 27,000 Capacity: 95,500 Capacity: 74,455
London
Florence
Stamford Bridge Artemio Franchi
51°28′54″N 0°11′28″W / 51.48167°N 0.19111°W / 51.48167; -0.19111 43°46′50.96″N 11°16′56.13″E / 43.7808222°N 11.2822583°E / 43.7808222; 11.2822583
Capacity: 41,798 Capacity: 47,282

Matches

Australia


July 24, 2015
20:00 AEDT (UTC+10)
Manchester City England 1–4 Spain Real Madrid
Touré  45+4' (pen.) Report Benzema  21'
Ronaldo  25'
Pepe  44'
Cheryshev  73'
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 99,382
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
China

July 25, 2015
20:00 CST (UTC+8)
Milan Italy 1–0 Italy Inter Milan
Mexès  62' Report

July 27, 2015
20:00 CST (UTC+8)
Inter Milan Italy 0–3 Spain Real Madrid
Report Jesé  29'
Varane  56'
Rodríguez  88'
Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
Attendance: 39,896
Referee: Fu Ming (China)

North America and Europe

The results of teams from the United States in Major League Soccer 2015

July 11, 2015
20:30 PDT
LA Galaxy United States 2–1 Mexico América
Keane  45+1'
Gordon  79'
Report Quintero  7'
StubHub Center, Carson, California
Attendance: 27,934
Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)



July 18, 2015
20:30 EDT
Benfica Portugal 2–3 France Paris Saint-Germain
Talisca  34'
Jonas  42'
Report Augustin  29'
Lucas  64' (pen.)
Digne  79'
BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 17,853
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

July 21, 2015
20:30 EDT
Paris Saint-Germain France 4–2 Italy Fiorentina
Matuidi  35'
Augustin  41', 75'
Ibrahimović  69'
Report Joaquín  60'
Rossi  79' (pen.)
Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey
Attendance: 16,104
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero (United States)

July 21, 2015
20:00 PDT
Barcelona Spain 2–1 United States LA Galaxy
Suárez  45'
Roberto  56'
Report Meyer  90+1'
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Attendance: 93,226
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

July 21, 2015
20:00 PDT
Manchester United England 3–1 United States San Jose Earthquakes
Mata  32'
Depay  37'
Pereira  61'
Report Alashe  42'
Avaya Stadium, San Jose, California
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Juan Guzman (United States)

July 22, 2015
20:00 EDT
New York Red Bulls United States 4–2 England Chelsea
Castellanos  51'
Adams  70'
Davis  73', 77'
Report Rémy  26'
Hazard  75'
Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey
Attendance: 24,076
Referee: Roberto Sibiga (United States)




July 26, 2015
19:30 EDT
New York Red Bulls United States 2–1 Portugal Benfica
Wright-Phillips  34'
Grella  56'
Report Pizzi  7'
Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey
Attendance: 18,096
Referee: Alex Chilowicz (United States)


July 28, 2015
21:00 CDT
América Mexico 0–0 Portugal Benfica
Report
  Penalties  
Martínez
Zúñiga
Marín
Colula
Rosel
3–4 Cristante
Gaitán
Samaris
Santos
Rodríguez
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 10,373
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo (Mexico)


August 2, 2015
21:00 CEST
Fiorentina Italy 2–1 Spain Barcelona
Bernardeschi  4', 12' Report Suárez  17'
Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)

August 5, 2015
20:00 BST
Chelsea England 0–1 Italy Fiorentina
Report Gonzalo  57'
Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 41,435
Referee: David Coote (England)

Tables

Australia
Pos Team Pld W WP LP L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 Spain Real Madrid 2 1 0 1 0 4 1 +3 4 2015 ICC Australia Champions
2 Italy Roma 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 3
3 England Manchester City 2 0 1 0 1 3 6 3 2
Source:
China
Pos Team Pld W WP LP L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 Spain Real Madrid 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 5 2015 ICC China Champions
2 Italy Milan 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 +1 4
3 Italy Inter Milan 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 4 0
Source:
North America and Europe
Pos Team Pld W WP LP L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 France Paris Saint-Germain 4 3 0 1 0 10 5 +5 10 2015 ICC North America Champions
2 United States New York Red Bulls 4 3 0 1 0 9 4 +5 10
3 England Manchester United 4 3 0 0 1 7 4 +3 9
4 Italy Fiorentina 4 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 8
5 United States LA Galaxy 4 2 0 1 1 9 6 +3 7
6 Mexico América 4 1 0 1 2 3 4 1 4
7 Spain Barcelona 4 1 0 1 2 6 8 2 4
8 England Chelsea 4 0 2 0 2 5 8 3 4
9 Portugal Benfica 4 0 1 1 2 3 5 2 3
10 United States San Jose Earthquakes 4 0 0 0 4 4 12 8 0
Source:

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović France Paris Saint-Germain 3
France Jean-Kévin Augustin France Paris Saint-Germain
Uruguay Luis Suárez Spain Barcelona
4 Belgium Eden Hazard England Chelsea 2
France Blaise Matuidi France Paris Saint-Germain
United States Sean Davis United States New York Red Bulls
Italy Federico Bernardeschi Italy Fiorentina

Media coverage

Market Countries Broadcast partner Ref[7]
 USA
Caribbean
24 Fox (English), ESPN Deportes (Spanish) [8]
 Canada 1 TSN
Central America 1 Televisa, SKY México
South America (excl. Brazil) 9 Direct TV
 Brazil 1 Esporte Interativo
 United Kingdom 1 Sky UK
 Spain 1 Canal+ Liga, TV3 [9]
 Italy 1 Mediaset Premium
 France 1 beIN
 Germany
  Switzerland
 Austria
3 Sport 1 (10 matches only)
 Netherlands 1 Eredivisie
 Iceland 1 365 Media
Scandinavia
 Finland
4 SBS Discovery
 Belgium 1 Belgacom
 Croatia 1 ArenaSport TV
 Portugal 1 Sport TV
Balkans (excl. Bulgaria) 7 Arena
 Albania 1 Digitalb
 Romania 1 RDS
 Hungary 1
 Czech Republic
 Slovakia
2 Digi TV
 Bulgaria 1 RING.BG
 Greece 1 Nova Sports
 Cyprus 1 Cyta
 Turkey 1 Dogan Group
 Malta 1 Go
 Israel 1 Charlton
 Russia 1 VGTRK
 Belarus 1 Belarus TV
Baltics 3 Setanta
Middle East
North Africa
22 beIN
Sub Saharan Africa 49 StarTimes
 Serbia
 Bosnia
 Macedonia
 Montenegro
4 Arena sport
 Slovenia 1 Šport TV
Eurasia 10 Setanta
 India 1 STAR India
 China 1 LeTV + regional channels
 Japan 1 J Sports
 Taiwan 1 Sportcast
 Hong Kong 1 i-Cable
 Macau 1 Macau Cable
 Vietnam 1 SCTV
 Singapore 1 StarHub
 Malaysia 1 Telekom Malaysia
 Indonesia 1 Indosiar
 Philippines 1 Perform
 Thailand 1 PPTV
 Burma 1 Sky Net
 New Zealand 1 VDR (3 Aus. matches only)
 Australia 1 Nine Network
 Pakistan 1 Star Sports
Total countries/territories 171

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Kiko Casilla scores winner as Real Madrid beat AC Milan on penalties, ESPN, July 30, 2015
  4. "Grant Wahl on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  5. "PR: Matchups, Venues, and Dates Announced for 2015 International Champions Cup North America Presented by Guinness Beer". International Champions Cup. April 29, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  6. "Manchester United news: Louis van Gaal wins US pre-season tour battle". Telegraph.co.uk. April 8, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  7. "International Champions Cup 2015 – Global media distribution" (PDF). Relevant Sports. July 13, 2015.
  8. "The International Champions Cup Returns to ESPN Deportes". ESPN MediaZone. July 13, 2015.
  9. "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.

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