| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | China England Sweden Singapore United States Wales |
| Dates | July 16 – August 10 |
| Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue | 17 (in 17 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 55 (3.06 per match) |
| Attendance | 655,252 (36,403 per match) |
| Top scorer | |
← 2018 | |
The 2019 International Champions Cup was the seventh edition of the International Champions Cup (ICC), a series of association football friendly matches. [1] The competition was won by Portuguese club Benfica.
A total of 12 teams participated in the competition. [2] [3] On June 12, Fiorentina replaced Roma due to Roma's impending participation in UEFA Europa League qualifiers (which they did not end up playing in). [4]
| Nation | Team |
|---|---|
| Arsenal | |
| Manchester United | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | |
| Bayern Munich | |
| Fiorentina | |
| Inter Milan | |
| Juventus | |
| Milan | |
| Guadalajara | |
| Benfica | |
| Atlético Madrid | |
| Real Madrid |
17 venues for the International Champions Cup were announced on March 26, 2019. [5]
| East Rutherford (New York City Area) | Landover (Washington, D.C. Area) | Charlotte | Houston |
|---|---|---|---|
| MetLife Stadium | FedExField | Bank of America Stadium | NRG Stadium |
| Capacity: 82,500 | Capacity: 82,000 | Capacity: 75,525 | Capacity: 71,795 |
| | | | |
| Santa Clara (San Francisco Bay Area) | Foxborough (Boston Area) | ||
| Levi's Stadium | Gillette Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 68,500 | Capacity: 65,878 | ||
| | | ||
| Arlington (Dallas-Fort Worth Area) | Carson (Los Angeles Area) | ||
| Globe Life Park | Dignity Health Sports Park | ||
| Capacity: 48,114 | Capacity: 27,000 | ||
| | | ||
| Harrison (New York City Area) | Bridgeview (Chicago Area) | Kansas City | |
| Red Bull Arena | SeatGeek Stadium | Children's Mercy Park | |
| Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 18,467 | |
| | | | |
| | | (Stockholm Area) |
|---|---|---|
| Principality Stadium | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | Friends Arena |
| Capacity: 73,931 | Capacity: 62,062 | Capacity: 54,329 |
| | | |
Location of the host cities of the 2019 International Champions Cup in Europe. | ||
| | | | Location of the host cities of the 2019 International Champions Cup in Asia. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore National Stadium | Nanjing Olympic Sports Center | Hongkou Football Stadium | |
| Capacity: 55,000 | Capacity: 61,443 | Capacity: 35,000 | |
| | | |
The match schedule was announced on March 28, 2019, [6] and was updated on June 12 after Fiorentina replaced Roma. [4] Each team played three matches, for a total of 18 matches. [7]
| Fiorentina | 2–1 | |
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| Arsenal | 2–1 | |
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| Manchester United | 1–0 | |
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| Benfica | 3–0 | |
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| Arsenal | 3–0 | |
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| Bayern Munich | 3–1 | |
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| Real Madrid | 2–2 | |
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| Penalties | ||
| 3–2 | ||
| Bayern Munich | 1–0 | |
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| Report |
| Guadalajara | 0–0 | |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–5 | ||
| Juventus | 1–1 | |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
| Fiorentina | 1–2 | |
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| Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | |
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| Manchester United | 2–2 | |
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| Penalties | ||
| 5–4 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | |
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| Penalties | ||
| 3–4 | ||
| Atlético Madrid | 2–1 | |
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The 12 teams were ranked based on results from their three matches, with the best-ranked team being crowned champions. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | 2019 International Champions Cup winners |
| 2 | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 8 | |
| 3 | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | |
| 4 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | |
| 5 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
| 6 | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 7 | | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 8 | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 9 | | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | |
| 10 | | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 2 | |
| 11 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
| 12 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
All 18 matches were live streamed for the unsold markets and highlights were also available for all territories around the world via ICC's official websites. [26] The rights may be including both the 2019 International Leagues Cup (La Liga-Serie A cup) matches depending on the broadcasters.
| Country/region | Broadcaster | Summary | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | SBS | All 18 matches live on web and app, 17 of 18 matches live on Viceland | [27] |
| Kayo Sports | All 18 matches live | ||
| beIN Sports | All 18 matches live, plus both ILC matches | [28] | |
| Azerbaijan | CBC | Select matches live on CBC Sport | [29] |
| DACH | Sport1 | 10 of 18 matches (including all three Bayern matches) live | [30] |
| OneFootball | All 18 matches live | ||
| DAZN | |||
| Canada | |||
| Japan | [31] | ||
| Balkans | Sport Klub | All 18 matches live, plus both ILC matches. | |
| Belgium | Eleven Sports | All 18 matches live | [32] |
| Luxembourg | |||
| Brazil | Grupo Record | All 18 matches live on Play Plus, 17 of 18 matches live on Record News | [33] |
| Fox Sports | All 18 matches live | [34] | |
| Brunei | Astro | All 18 matches live on SuperSport (in English) (plus both ILC matches), Arena (in Malay), Astro GO, and NJOI Now respectively | [35] [ non-primary source needed ] |
| Malaysia | |||
| Bulgaria | Max Sport | All 18 matches live, plus both ILC matches. | |
| Caribbean | Digicel | All 18 matches live on Sportsmax. | [36] |
| DirecTV Sports | All 18 matches live, plus both ILC matches. Not available in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. | ||
| South America | [37] | ||
| Puerto Rico | |||
| ESPN | All 18 matches live in English (Belize and USA only) and Spanish, plus both ILC matches. Matches is not available in ANZ (Australia and New Zealand). | ||
| ANZ | |||
| Belize | |||
| Central America | [38] [ non-primary source needed ] | ||
| Mexico | [39] | ||
| United States | [40] | ||
| Catalonia | TV3 | Both ILC matches only. | [41] |
| China | CCTV | Select matches live | |
| PPTV | All 18 matches live, plus both ILC matches. | ||
| Cyprus | CytaVision | All 18 matches live | |
| Denmark | TV2 | Select matches live on TV2 Sport. | |
| Eurasia | Setanta Sports | All 18 matches live | |
| Georgia | Adjara | All 18 matches live, plus both ILC matches | |
| Greece | Nova Sports | All 18 matches live | [42] |
| Hong Kong | TVB | All 18 matches live on MyTV Super, with 9 matches (including all 7 matches outside USA) on TVB Finance & Information Channel | [43] |
| Iceland | 365 | All 18 matches live on Stöð 2 Sport | |
| Indian Subcontinent | Dream11 | All 18 matches live on Fancode | [44] |
| Indonesia | TVRI | All 18 matches (16 live in-simulcast, one live, and one delayed respectively) on both National and Sport channels. | [45] |
| Mola TV | All 18 matches live | [46] | |
| Timor Leste | |||
| Iran | IRIB | Select matches live on Varzesh | [47] |
| Varzesh TV Farsi | Select matches live | [48] | |
| Ireland | Eir Sport | 15 of 18 matches live, plus both ILC matches. | |
| MUTV | Three MU matches only. | ||
| United Kingdom | |||
| Premier Sports | 15 of 18 matches live, plus both ILC matches | [49] [50] | |
| Israel | Charlton | All 18 matches live on Sport 1 and Sport 2 | |
| Italy | Sportitalia | All 18 matches live | [51] |
| Sky Sport | Both ILC matches only | [52] | |
| Korea | SPOTV | All 18 matches live | [53] [ non-primary source needed ] |
| Maldives | MediaNet | All 18 matches live | |
| Malta | GO | All 18 matches live on TSN | |
| MENA | Sharjah Sports | Both ILC matches only | [54] |
| Myanmar | Canal+ | All 18 matches live | |
| New Zealand | Spark | All 18 matches live | [55] |
| Poland | Polsat | All 18 matches live on Sport, Extra (plus both ILC matches), and News channels respectively | [56] |
| Portugal | Sport TV | All 18 matches live | [57] [ non-primary source needed ] |
| Russia | Match TV | All 18 matches live | |
| Scandinavia | Strive | All 18 matches live | [58] |
| Singapore | Mediacorp | All 18 matches live on Toggle. Select matches same-day delayed (both matches in Singapore) on Channel 5. | [59] |
| Spain | Mediapro | All 18 matches live on LaLiga TV, plus both ILC matches. Select matches also available on Gol. | [60] |
| Movistar | Select plus both ILC matches live on #Vamos | ||
| Real Madrid TV | Three RM matches only | [61] | |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | StarTimes | All 18 matches live on World Football, Sport Premium, and StarTimes On web and app. | [62] |
| Tajikistan | Televizioni Tojikiston | All 18 matches live on Varzish and Futbol, respectively. | |
| Thailand | PPTV | Select matches live and delayed, plus highlights | [63] |
| Turkey | TRT | All 18 matches live on web, 17 live and one delayed on Sport channel. | |
| Turkmenistan | Türkmenistan Sport | 1 last match live | [64] |
| Vietnam | FPT Group | All 18 matches live | [65] |