| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
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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, North America and Europe.
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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 the cities of the Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Shanghai.
Real Madrid won both the Australian and the Chinese competitions. [3]
The North American and European 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]
