2016 International Champions Cup

The 2016 International Champions Cup (or ICC) was a series of friendly association football tournaments that began on 22 July and ended on 13 August 2016.[2][3]

2016 International Champions Cup
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
China
England
Republic of Ireland
Scotland
Sweden
United States
Dates22 July – 13 August 2016
Teams17 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)19 (in 19 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsAustralia:
Italy Juventus (1st title)
China:
None[1]
United States and Europe:
France Paris Saint-Germain (2nd title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored67 (3.35 per match)
Attendance963,900 (48,195 per match)
Top scorer(s)United States Julian Green
Brazil Marcelo
Spain Munir
France Franck Ribéry
(3 goals each)
2015
2017

In December 2015, Juventus, Tottenham Hotspur and Melbourne Victory were confirmed to play in the Australian version of the tournament.[3] Atlético Madrid were confirmed as the fourth team on 1 March.[4] Melbourne Victory was the first team from the Asian Football Confederation to compete in the International Champions Cup.

On 5 February 2016, Manchester City was announced as a competing team once again, this time in the China edition. They were joined by Manchester United and Borussia Dortmund on 23 March 2016. Borussia Dortmund topped the table of this edition but as the match between Manchester City and Manchester United was cancelled no trophy was awarded.

The American dates were reported in March 2016 as featuring Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Celtic, Chelsea, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Milan, Real Madrid, Leicester City, and Paris Saint-Germain.[citation needed]

Teams

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Australia
Nation Team Location League
  Australia Melbourne Victory Melbourne A-League
  England Tottenham Hotspur London Premier League
  Italy Juventus Turin Serie A
  Spain Atlético Madrid Madrid La Liga
China
Nation Team Location League
  England Manchester City Manchester Premier League
  England Manchester United
  Germany Borussia Dortmund Dortmund Bundesliga
United States and Europe
Nation Team Location League
  England Chelsea London Premier League
  England Leicester City Leicester
  England Liverpool Liverpool
  France Paris Saint-Germain Paris Ligue 1
  Germany Bayern Munich Munich Bundesliga
  Italy Inter Milan Milan Serie A
  Italy Milan
  Scotland Celtic Glasgow Scottish Premiership
  Spain Barcelona Barcelona La Liga
  Spain Real Madrid Madrid

Venues

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  Australia
Melbourne
Melbourne Cricket Ground
37°49′12″S 144°59′0″E / 37.82000°S 144.98333°E / -37.82000; 144.98333
Capacity: 100,024
 
  China
Beijing Shenzhen Shanghai
National Stadium Longgang Stadium Shanghai Stadium
39°59′30″N 116°23′26″E / 39.99167°N 116.39056°E / 39.99167; 116.39056 22°41′49.70″N 114°12′43.90″E / 22.6971389°N 114.2121944°E / 22.6971389; 114.2121944 31°11′0.61″N 121°26′14.28″E / 31.1835028°N 121.4373000°E / 31.1835028; 121.4373000
Capacity: 91,000 Capacity: 60,334 Capacity: 56,842
     
  United States
Ann Arbor Columbus Pasadena East Rutherford
Michigan Stadium Ohio Stadium Rose Bowl MetLife Stadium
47°35′42.72″N 122°19′53.76″W / 47.5952000°N 122.3316000°W / 47.5952000; -122.3316000 40°0′6″N 83°1′11″W / 40.00167°N 83.01972°W / 40.00167; -83.01972 34°9′41″N 118°10′3″W / 34.16139°N 118.16750°W / 34.16139; -118.16750 40°44′12″N 74°9′1″W / 40.73667°N 74.15028°W / 40.73667; -74.15028
Capacity: 107,601 Capacity: 104,944 Capacity: 92,542 Capacity: 82,566
       
Charlotte Santa Clara
Bank of America Stadium Levi's Stadium
35°13′33″N 80°51′10″W / 35.22583°N 80.85278°W / 35.22583; -80.85278 37°24′10.8″N 121°58′12″W / 37.403000°N 121.97000°W / 37.403000; -121.97000
Capacity: 74,455 Capacity: 68,500
   
Minneapolis Chicago Eugene Carson
U.S. Bank Stadium Soldier Field Autzen Stadium StubHub Center
44°58′26″N 93°15′28″W / 44.97389°N 93.25778°W / 44.97389; -93.25778 41°51′45″N 87°37′0″W / 41.86250°N 87.61667°W / 41.86250; -87.61667 44°3′30″N 123°4′7″W / 44.05833°N 123.06861°W / 44.05833; -123.06861 33°51′52″N 118°15′40″W / 33.86444°N 118.26111°W / 33.86444; -118.26111
Capacity: 66,792 Capacity: 61,500 Capacity: 59,000 Capacity: 27,000
       
  Europe
  London   Glasgow   Dublin   Stockholm   Limerick
Wembley Stadium Celtic Park Aviva Stadium Friends Arena Thomond Park
51°33′21″N 0°16′47″W / 51.55583°N 0.27972°W / 51.55583; -0.27972 55°50′58.96″N 4°12′20.12″W / 55.8497111°N 4.2055889°W / 55.8497111; -4.2055889 53°20′6.5″N 6°13′42.0″W / 53.335139°N 6.228333°W / 53.335139; -6.228333 59°22′21″N 18°00′00″E / 59.37250°N 18.00000°E / 59.37250; 18.00000 52°40′27″N 8°38′33″W / 52.67417°N 8.64250°W / 52.67417; -8.64250
Capacity: 90,000 Capacity: 60,411 Capacity: 51,700 Capacity: 50,653 Capacity: 25,630
         

Matches

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Australia

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Melbourne Victory  1–1  Juventus
Ingham   83' Report Blanco   58'
Penalties
4–3
Attendance: 23,174
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

Juventus  2–1  Tottenham Hotspur
Report Lamela   67'

Tottenham Hotspur  0–1  Atlético Madrid
Report Godín   40'

China

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Manchester United  1–4  Borussia Dortmund
Mkhitaryan   59' Report
Attendance: 38,285
Referee: Wang Di (China)

Manchester City  Cancelled[note 1]  Manchester United
Report

Borussia Dortmund  1–1  Manchester City
Pulisic   90+6' Report Agüero   79'
Penalties
5–6
Attendance: 32,008
Referee: Fu Ming (China)

United States and Europe

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Celtic  1–1  Leicester City
O'Connell   59' Report Mahrez   46'
Penalties
5–6
Attendance: 32,658

Inter Milan  1–3  Paris Saint-Germain
Jovetić   45+3' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 24,147

Real Madrid  1–3  Paris Saint-Germain
Marcelo   44' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 86,641

Audi Football Summit
Bayern Munich  3–3  Milan
Report
Penalties
3–5
Attendance: 44,826

Chelsea  1–0  Liverpool
Cahill   10' Report
Attendance: 53,117

Barcelona  3–1  Celtic
Report Griffiths   29'
Attendance: 47,900

Real Madrid  3–2  Chelsea
Report Hazard   80', 90+1'
Attendance: 105,826
Referee: Younes Marrakchi (United States)

Inter Milan  1–4  Bayern Munich
Icardi   90' Report
Attendance: 53,629
Referee: Mark Kadlecik (United States)

Liverpool  2–0  Milan
Report

Paris Saint-Germain  4–0  Leicester City
Report
Attendance: 25,667

Barcelona  4–2  Leicester City
Report Musa   47', 66'

Audi Football Summit
Bayern Munich  0–1  Real Madrid
Report Danilo   79'
Attendance: 82,012
Referee: Jaime Herrera (United States)

Milan  1–3  Chelsea
Bonaventura   38' Report

Liverpool  4–0  Barcelona
Report
Attendance: 89,845

Inter Milan  2–0  Celtic
Report
Attendance: 12,873
Referee: Paul McLaughlin (Republic of Ireland)

Tables

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Australia

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Pos Team Pld W WP LP L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1   Juventus 2 1 0 1 0 3 2 +1 4 2016 ICC Australia Champions
2   Atlético Madrid 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 +1 3
3   Melbourne Victory 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2
4   Tottenham Hotspur 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
Source: ICC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

China

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Since a match was cancelled, no champion was declared.[1]

Pos Team Pld W WP LP L GF GA GD Pts
1   Borussia Dortmund 2 1 0 1 0 5 2 +3 4
2   Manchester City 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2
3   Manchester United 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 −3 0
Source: ICC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

United States and Europe

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Pos Team Pld W WP LP L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1   Paris Saint-Germain 3 3 0 0 0 10 2 +8 9 2016 ICC United States and Europe Champions
2   Liverpool 3 2 0 0 1 6 1 +5 6
3   Chelsea 3 2 0 0 1 6 4 +2 6
4   Barcelona 3 2 0 0 1 7 7 0 6
5   Real Madrid 3 2 0 0 1 5 5 0 6
6   Bayern Munich 3 1 0 1 1 7 5 +2 4
7   Inter Milan 3 1 0 0 2 4 7 −3 3
8   Milan 3 0 1 0 2 4 8 −4 2
9   Leicester City 3 0 1 0 2 3 9 −6 2
10   Celtic 3 0 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: ICC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Media coverage

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Market Countries Broadcast partner Ref.[5]
  Albania
  Kosovo
2 TRING TV
  Argentina 1 Canal de la Ciudad, TyC Sports
  Australia 1 Nine Network, Optus Sport
  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Croatia
  Macedonia
  Montenegro
  Serbia
5 Arena Sport
  Belarus 1 Belarus TV
  Belgium 1 Belgacom
  Bolivia
  Paraguay
2 Tigo Sports
  Brazil 1 Esporte Interativo
  Bulgaria 1 RING.BG
  Burma 1 Sky Net
  Canada 1 TSN
Central America 6 ESPN
  China 1 LeTV + regional channels
  Colombia 1 RCN
  Cyprus 1 Cyta
  Czech Republic
  Latvia
  Lithuania
3 Setanta
  Dominican Republic 1 ESPN
  Estonia 1 ETV 4 Sport
Eurasia 10 Setanta
  France 1 beIN Sports
  Germany
   Switzerland
  Austria
3 Sport 1 (16+ matches)
  Greece 1 Nova Sports
  Hong Kong 1 i-Cable
  Iceland 1 365 Media
  Indonesia 2 Global TV, Super Soccer TV [6]
  Israel 1 Charlton
  Italy 1 Mediaset Premium
  India 1 Sony ESPN [7]
  Japan 1 J Sports
  Macau 1 Macau Cable
  Malaysia 1 Telekom Malaysia
  Mexico 1 ESPN
  Malta 1 Go
  Mongolia 1 Monnar Online Channel /ICC China/
Middle East and North Africa 22 beIN Sports
  Netherlands 1 Eredivisie
  New Zealand 1 VDR (3 Aus. matches only)
  Norway 1 MAX, Eurosport 2
  Philippines 1 Perform
  Poland 1 Eleven Sports Network
  Portugal 1 Sport TV
  Hungary
  Romania
  Moldova
3 RDS
  Russia 1 VGTRK
Scandinavia
  Finland
4 SBS Discovery
  Singapore 1 StarHub
  Slovakia 1 TV Dajto
  Slovenia 1 Šport TV
South America (excl. Brazil) 9 ESPN, DirecTV
SouthAsia 6 SonyEspn
  South Korea 1 JTBC3 Fox sports
  Spain 1 Atresmedia, Canal+ Liga, TV3 [8]
Sub Saharan Africa 49 StarTimes
  Taiwan 1 Sportcast
  Turkey 1 Dogan Group
  Thailand 1 PPTV
  United Kingdom
  Republic of Ireland
5 Chelsea TV (Chelsea games only)
LFC TV (Liverpool games only)
MUTV (Manchester United games only)
Sky Sports (every game except those including Chelsea and Manchester United.)
[9][10][11][12]
  United States
  Puerto Rico
  U.S. Virgin Islands
  Caribbean
  Falkland Islands
27 ESPN (English), ESPN Deportes (Spanish) [13]
  Vietnam 1 SCTV

Notes

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  1. ^ The match was cancelled due to adverse weather and poor pitch conditions.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Official Statement: 25 July". Manchester City Football Club. 25 July 2016. Archived from the original on 28 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016. As a result of the Beijing match cancellation, there will not be sufficient matches played in the 2016 International Champions Cup China to achieve a tournament winner.
  2. ^ Long, Michael (30 July 2015). "Melbourne to host International Champions Cup until 2018". SportsPro. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  3. ^ a b Ormond, Aidan (18 December 2015). "Spurs, Juventus, Victory set for ICC at MCG". Football Federation Australia.
  4. ^ Davutovic, David (1 March 2016). "International Champions Cup Melbourne: Atletico Madrid to join Juventus and Tottenham". Herald Sun.
  5. ^ "International Champions Cup 2015 – Global media distribution" (PDF). Relevant Sports. 13 July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  6. ^ @my_supersoccer (27 July 2016). "Jangan lupa besok live streaming ICC dimulai jam 6:30 pagi, and yes it's still free" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "International Champions Cup on SonyESPN". Business Line. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  8. ^ "La International Champions Cup se verá en Canal Plus Liga" [The International Champions Cup will be on Canal Plus Liga]. as.com (in Spanish). 17 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Fixtures & Results". Chelsea F.C. 21 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Reds to return to USA for 2016 International Champions Cup". Liverpool F.C. 22 March 2016.
  11. ^ "Watch Tour 2016 live only on MUTV". Manchester United F.C. 14 July 2016. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  12. ^ "Sky Sports to show International Champions Cup live this summer". Sky Sports. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  13. ^ Cuevas, Paulina (13 July 2015). "The International Champions Cup Returns to ESPN Deportes". ESPN MediaZone. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
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