Tournament details | |
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Host countries | Austria England France Italy Portugal Republic of Ireland Singapore Spain United States |
Dates | July 20 – August 11 |
Teams | 18 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 23 (in 23 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Tottenham Hotspur (1st title) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 27 |
Goals scored | 83 (3.07 per match) |
Attendance | 1,061,520 (39,316 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Marco Asensio Alexandre Lacazette (3 goals each) |
The 2018 International Champions Cup was the sixth edition of a tournament comprising a series of friendly association football matches. It began on July 20 and ended on August 11. [1] The tournament was won by English club Tottenham Hotspur.
A total of 18 teams participated in the tournament. The participants were announced in four waves on April 10, 11, 12, and 17, 2018. [1] On June 18, Lyon replaced Sevilla in the competition.
Nation | Team |
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England | Arsenal |
England | Chelsea |
England | Liverpool |
England | Manchester City |
England | Manchester United |
England | Tottenham Hotspur |
France | Lyon |
France | Paris Saint-Germain |
Germany | Bayern Munich |
Germany | Borussia Dortmund |
Italy | Inter Milan |
Italy | Juventus |
Italy | Milan |
Italy | Roma |
Portugal | Benfica |
Spain | Atlético Madrid |
Spain | Barcelona |
Spain | Real Madrid |
Originally 22 venues for the International Champions Cup were announced on April 13 and 17, 2018, but they were later increased to 23. [2] Of these, 15 were in the United States, 7 were in Europe, and 1 was in Asia. [1]
After Sevilla had to pull out (replaced by Lyon), matches due to take place in Warsaw and Zürich were canceled and replaced by matches in London and Faro-Loulé. The two matches Chelsea played were relocated from Gothenburg and Solna to Nice and Dublin respectively.
Ann Arbor (Detroit Area) | Arlington (Dallas-Fort Worth Area) | Carson (Los Angeles Area) | Charlotte | Chicago | East Rutherford (New York City Area) |
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Michigan Stadium | AT&T Stadium | StubHub Center | Bank of America Stadium | Soldier Field | MetLife Stadium |
Capacity: 107,601 | Capacity: 80,000 | Capacity: 27,000 | Capacity: 75,525 | Capacity: 61,500 | Capacity: 82,500 |
Harrison (New York City Area) | Landover (Washington, D.C. Area) | ||||
Red Bull Arena | FedExField | ||||
Capacity: 26,104 | Capacity: 82,000 | ||||
Miami Gardens (Miami Area) | |||||
Hard Rock Stadium | |||||
Capacity: 64,767 | |||||
Minneapolis | Pasadena (Los Angeles Area) | Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | San Diego | Santa Clara (San Francisco Bay Area) |
U.S. Bank Stadium | Rose Bowl | Lincoln Financial Field | Heinz Field | SDCCU Stadium | Levi's Stadium |
Capacity: 66,655 | Capacity: 90,888 | Capacity: 69,176 | Capacity: 69,690 | Capacity: 70,561 | Capacity: 68,500 |
Dublin | Faro/Loulé | Klagenfurt |
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Aviva Stadium | Estádio Algarve | Wörthersee Stadion |
Capacity: 51,700 | Capacity: 30,305 | Capacity: 32,000 |
Lecce | ||
Stadio Via del Mare | ||
Capacity: 40,670 | ||
London | Madrid | Nice |
Stamford Bridge | Estadio Wanda Metropolitano | Allianz Riviera |
Capacity: 41,631 | Capacity: 67,703 | Capacity: 35,624 |
Singapore | |
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Singapore | |
Singapore National Stadium | |
Capacity: 55,000 | |
The match schedule was announced on April 17, 2018, [3] and was updated on June 18 after Lyon replaced Sevilla. [4] Each team played three matches, for a total of 27 matches. [1]
Bayern Munich | 3–1 | Paris Saint-Germain |
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Liverpool | 1–3 | Borussia Dortmund |
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Juventus | 2–0 | Bayern Munich |
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Borussia Dortmund | 2–2 | Benfica |
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Manchester City | 1–2 | Liverpool |
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Roma | 1–4 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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Atlético Madrid | 1–1 | Arsenal |
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3–1 |
Chelsea | 1–1 | Inter Milan |
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5–4 |
Manchester United | 1–4 | Liverpool |
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Bayern Munich | 2–3 | Manchester City |
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Barcelona | 2–2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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5–3 |
Paris Saint-Germain | 3–2 | Atlético Madrid |
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Manchester United | 2–1 | Real Madrid |
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Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Milan |
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Inter Milan | 1–0 | Lyon |
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Real Madrid | 2–1 | Roma |
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Atlético Madrid | 0–1 | Inter Milan |
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The 18 teams were ranked based on results from their three matches, with the best-ranked team being crowned champions. [5] In addition to three points for a win and none for a loss, a penalty shoot-out win was worth two points, while a loss on penalties earned one point.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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1 | Tottenham Hotspur (C) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | 2018 International Champions Cup winners |
2 | Borussia Dortmund | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | |
3 | Inter Milan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | |
4 | Arsenal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | |
5 | Liverpool | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | |
6 | Real Madrid | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
7 | Juventus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
8 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
9 | Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 | |
10 | Lyon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
11 | Milan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
12 | Benfica | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | |
13 | Bayern Munich | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | |
14 | Manchester City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
15 | Roma | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | |
16 | Paris Saint-Germain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | |
17 | Atlético Madrid | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
18 | Barcelona | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 |
Market | Countries | Broadcast partner | Ref |
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Arab World | 1 | beIN Sports | |
Brazil | 1 | Fox Sports Brasil Record News | [6] [7] [8] |
Canada | 1 | DAZN | [9] |
Germany | 1 | Onefootball (free-streaming), DAZN (pay-streaming), and Sport1 (free-TV) | [10] |
Indonesia | 1 | TVRI, iNews TV, and MNC Vision | [11] [12] |
Iran | 1 | IRIB Varzesh | |
Russia | 1 | Match TV | |
Spain | 1 | beIN Sports (Spain) | [13] |
Sweden | 1 | MTG | [14] |
Tajikistan | 1 | TV Varzish | |
Thailand | 1 | PPTV | [15] |
Turkey | 1 | D-Smart | |
United Kingdom | 1 | Premier Sports (non-Liverpool/Manchester United matches) LFC TV (Liverpool matches only) MUTV (Manchester United matches only) | [6] [7] [16] |
United States | 1 | ESPN | [17] |
Vietnam | 1 | K+ |
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