Tournament details | |
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Host countries | 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: Real Madrid (2nd title) China: Real Madrid (3rd title) North America and Europe: Paris Saint-Germain (1st title) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 23 |
Goals scored | 63 (2.74 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Zlatan Ibrahimović Jean-Kévin Augustin 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 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]
Nation | Team | Location | Confederation | League |
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England | Manchester City | Manchester | UEFA | Premier League |
Italy | Roma | Rome | UEFA | Serie A |
Spain | Real Madrid | Madrid | UEFA | La Liga |
Nation | Team | Location | Confederation | League |
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Italy | Internazionale | Milan | UEFA | Serie A |
Italy | Milan | Milan | UEFA | Serie A |
Spain | Real Madrid | Madrid | UEFA | La Liga |
Melbourne | |
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Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
37°49′12″S144°59′0″E / 37.82000°S 144.98333°E | |
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London | Florence | |
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Stamford Bridge | Stadio Artemio Franchi | |
51°28′54″N0°11′28″W / 51.48167°N 0.19111°W | 43°46′50.96″N11°16′56.13″E / 43.7808222°N 11.2822583°E | |
Capacity: 41,798 | Capacity: 47,282 | |
Australia
Real Madrid | 0–0 | Roma |
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Roma | 2–2 | Manchester City |
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4–5 |
China
Milan | 1–0 | Internazionale |
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Real Madrid | 0–0 | Milan |
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10–9 |
North America and Europe
New York Red Bulls | 1–1 | LA Galaxy |
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LA Galaxy | 5–2 | San Jose Earthquakes |
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San Jose Earthquakes | 1–2 | América |
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Paris Saint-Germain | 4–2 | Fiorentina |
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Benfica | 0–0 | Fiorentina |
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4–5 |
Barcelona | 1–3 | Manchester United |
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Paris Saint-Germain | 1–1 | Chelsea |
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5–6 |
New York Red Bulls | 2–1 | Benfica |
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Manchester United | 0–2 | Paris Saint-Germain |
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Fiorentina | 2–1 | Barcelona |
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Chelsea | 0–1 | Fiorentina |
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Australia
Pos | Team | Pld | W | WP | LP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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1 | Real Madrid | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | 2015 ICC Australia Champions |
2 | Roma | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | Manchester City | 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 | Real Madrid | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 5 | 2015 ICC China Champions |
2 | Milan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | Internazionale | 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 | Paris Saint-Germain | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 10 | 2015 ICC North America Champions |
2 | New York Red Bulls | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10 | |
3 | Manchester United | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 | |
4 | Fiorentina | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | |
5 | LA Galaxy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | |
6 | América | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
7 | Barcelona | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | |
8 | Chelsea | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | |
9 | Benfica | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
10 | San Jose Earthquakes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 0 |
Note: Goals from Major League Soccer games not included.
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Market | Countries | Broadcast partner | Ref [8] |
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United States Caribbean | 24 | Fox (English), ESPN Deportes (Spanish) | [9] |
Canada | 1 | TSN | |
Mexico Central America | 8 | Televisa, SKY México | |
South America (excluding Brazil) | 9 | Direct TV | |
Brazil | 1 | Esporte Interativo | |
United Kingdom | 1 | Sky UK | |
Spain | 1 | Canal+ Liga, TV3 | [10] |
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 (excluding 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 | |
Myanmar | 1 | Sky Net | |
New Zealand | 1 | VDR (3 Australian matches only) | |
Australia | 1 | Nine Network | |
Pakistan | 1 | Star Sports | |
Total countries/territories | 171 |
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