2015 International Champions Cup

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.

2015 International Champions Cup
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia, China, Canada, England, Italy, Mexico, United States
DatesJuly 11 – August 5
Teams15 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)18 (in 18 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsAustralia:
Real Madrid (2nd title)
China:
Real Madrid (3rd title)
North America and Europe:
Paris Saint-Germain (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored63 (2.74 per match)
Top scorer(s) Zlatan Ibrahimović
Jean-Kévin Augustin
Luis Suárez
(3 goals each)

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
 EnglandManchester CityManchesterUEFAPremier League
 ItalyRomaRomeUEFASerie A
 SpainReal MadridMadridUEFALa Liga
China
NationTeamLocationConfederationLeague
 ItalyInter MilanMilanUEFASerie A
 ItalyMilanMilanUEFASerie A
 SpainReal MadridMadridUEFALa Liga
North America and Europe
NationTeamLocationConfederationLeague
 EnglandChelseaLondonUEFAPremier League
 EnglandManchester UnitedManchesterUEFAPremier League
 FranceParis Saint-GermainParisUEFALigue 1
 ItalyFiorentinaFlorenceUEFASerie A
 MexicoAméricaMexico CityCONCACAFLiga MX
 PortugalBenficaLisbonUEFAPrimeira Liga
 SpainBarcelonaBarcelonaUEFALa Liga
 United StatesLA GalaxyCarsonCONCACAFMajor League Soccer
 United StatesNew York Red BullsHarrisonCONCACAFMajor League Soccer
 United StatesSan Jose EarthquakesSan JoseCONCACAFMajor League Soccer

Venues

Australia

Melbourne
Melbourne Cricket Ground
37°49′12″S 144°59′0″E
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 22°41′49.70″N 114°12′43.90″E 31°11′0.61″N 121°26′14.28″E
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 41°51′45″N 87°37′0″W 43°37′58″N 79°25′7″W 41°45′35″N 72°37′8″W
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 40°44′12″N 74°9′1″W
Capacity: 68,500 Capacity: 25,000
San Jose Landover
Avaya Stadium FedExField
Capacity: 18,000 Capacity: 79,000
37°21′5″N 121°55′30″W 38°54′28″N 76°51′52″W
Pasadena Carson Mexico City Charlotte
Rose Bowl StubHub Center Estadio Azteca Bank of America Stadium
34°9′41″N 118°10′3″W 33°51′52″N 118°15′40″W 19°18′10.48″N 99°9′1.59″W 35°13′33″N 80°51′10″W
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 43°46′50.96″N 11°16′56.13″E
Capacity: 41,798 Capacity: 47,282

Matches

Australia

Real Madrid 0–0 Roma
Report
Penalties
 6–7
Attendance: 80,746
Roma 2–2 Manchester City
 Report
Penalties
 4–5
Attendance: 41,134[7]
Manchester City 1–4 Real Madrid
 Report
Attendance: 99,382
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

China

Milan 1–0 Inter Milan
 Report
Attendance: 38,497
Referee: Tan Hai (China)
Inter Milan 0–3 Real Madrid
Report
Attendance: 39,896
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
Real Madrid 0–0 Milan
Report
Penalties
 10–9
Referee: Wang Di (China)

North America and Europe

New York Red Bulls 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes
 Report
Attendance: 16,406
New York Red Bulls 1–1 LA Galaxy
 Report
Attendance: 20,062
Referee: Ted Unkel (United States)
LA Galaxy 5–2 San Jose Earthquakes
 Report
Attendance: 27,000
LA Galaxy 2–1 América
 Report
Attendance: 27,934
Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)
San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 América
 Report
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal (United States)
América 0–1 Manchester United
Report
Attendance: 46,857
Benfica 2–3 Paris Saint-Germain
 Report
Attendance: 17,853
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
Paris Saint-Germain 4–2 Fiorentina
 Report
Attendance: 16,104
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero (United States)
Barcelona 2–1 LA Galaxy
 Report
Attendance: 93,226
Manchester United 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes
 Report
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Juan Guzman (United States)
New York Red Bulls 4–2 Chelsea
 Report
Attendance: 24,076
Referee: Roberto Sibiga (United States)
Benfica 0–0 Fiorentina
Report
Penalties
 4–5
Attendance: 15,791
Referee: Sorin Stoica (United States)
Barcelona 1–3 Manchester United
 Report
Attendance: 68,416
Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 Chelsea
 Report
Penalties
 5–6
Attendance: 61,224
Referee: Ted Unkel (United States)
New York Red Bulls 2–1 Benfica
 Report
Attendance: 18,096
Referee: Alex Chilowicz (United States)
Chelsea 2–2 Barcelona
 Report
Penalties
 4–2
Attendance: 78,914
América 0–0 Benfica
Report
Penalties
 3–4
Attendance: 10,373
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo (Mexico)
Manchester United 0–2 Paris Saint-Germain
Report
Attendance: 61,351
Fiorentina 2–1 Barcelona
 Report
Chelsea 0–1 Fiorentina
Report
Attendance: 41,435
Referee: David Coote (England)

Tables

Australia

Pos Team Pld W WP LP L GF GA GD Pts Final result
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
Source: ICC

China

Pos Team Pld W WP LP L GF GA GD Pts Final result
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 Inter Milan 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
Source: ICC

North America and Europe

Pos Team Pld W WP LP L GF GA GD Pts Final result
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
Source: ICC

Top goalscorers
Rank Name Team Goals
1 Zlatan Ibrahimović Paris Saint-Germain 3
Jean-Kévin Augustin Paris Saint-Germain
Luis Suárez Barcelona
4 Eden Hazard Chelsea 2
Blaise Matuidi Paris Saint-Germain
Sean Davis New York Red Bulls
Federico Bernardeschi Fiorentina

Note: Goals from Major League Soccer games not included.

Media coverage
Market Countries Broadcast partner Ref[8]
 United States
Caribbean		24Fox (English), ESPN Deportes (Spanish)[9]
 Canada1TSN
 Mexico
Central America		8Televisa, SKY México
South America (excluding Brazil)9Direct TV
 Brazil1Esporte Interativo
 United Kingdom1Sky UK
 Spain1Canal+ Liga, TV3[10]
 Italy1Mediaset Premium
 France1beIN
 Germany
  Switzerland
 Austria		3Sport 1 (10 matches only)
 Netherlands1Eredivisie
 Iceland1365 Media
Scandinavia
 Finland		4SBS Discovery
 Belgium1Belgacom
 Croatia1ArenaSport TV
 Portugal1Sport TV
Balkans (excluding Bulgaria)7Arena
 Albania1Digitalb
 Romania1RDS
 Hungary1
 Czech Republic
 Slovakia		2Digi TV
 Bulgaria1RING.BG
 Greece1Nova Sports
 Cyprus1Cyta
 Turkey1Dogan Group
 Malta1Go
 Israel1Charlton
 Russia1VGTRK
 Belarus1Belarus TV
Baltics3Setanta
Middle East
North Africa		22beIN
Sub-Saharan Africa49StarTimes
 Serbia
 Bosnia
 Macedonia
 Montenegro		4Arena sport
 Slovenia1Šport TV
Eurasia10Setanta
 India1STAR India
 China1LeTV + regional channels
 Japan1J Sports
 Taiwan1Sportcast
 Hong Kong1i-Cable
 Macau1Macau Cable
 Vietnam1SCTV
 Singapore1StarHub
 Malaysia1Telekom Malaysia
 Indonesia1Indosiar
 Philippines1Perform
 Thailand1PPTV
 Myanmar1Sky Net
 New Zealand1VDR (3 Australian matches only)
 Australia1Nine Network
 Pakistan1Star Sports
Total countries/territories171

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. Archived from the original on July 27, 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. Raheem Sterling scores on debut for Manchester City who defeat AS Roma 5–4 in penalty shoot-out, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, July 21, 2015
  8. "International Champions Cup 2015 – Global media distribution" (PDF). Relevant Sports. July 13, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  9. "The International Champions Cup Returns to ESPN Deportes". ESPN MediaZone. July 13, 2015.
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