2018 Women's International Champions Cup

The 2018 Women's International Champions Cup was the first edition of a series of friendly women's association football matches. It took place from July 26 to 29, 2018 in the United States.[1]

2018 Women's International Champions Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesJuly 26 – 29
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions North Carolina Courage
Runners-up Lyon
Third place Manchester City
Fourth place Paris Saint-Germain
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored10 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Eugénie Le Sommer (2 goals)
2019

For the first time, the ICC included a women's tournament. Nearly a dozen of the regular ICC participant clubs expressed interest in sending their women's sides, but the inaugural women's tournament featured just four teams before expanding in the 2019 ICC. The 2018 tournament featured the semi-finals on July 26, followed by third place play-off and final on July 29, all four matches being held at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The European participants joined for training sessions at the University of Portland before the tournament.[1][2]

Teams

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Four teams participated in the tournament. English club Chelsea were originally scheduled to participate, but were later replaced by Lyon.[3]

Nation Team
  England Manchester City
  France Lyon
Paris Saint-Germain
  United States North Carolina Courage

Venue

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Miami Gardens, Florida
Location of the host city of the 2018 Women's International Champions Cup.
Hard Rock Stadium
Capacity: 64,767
 

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
July 26 – Miami Gardens, FL
 
 
  North Carolina Courage2
 
July 29 – Miami Gardens, FL
 
  Paris Saint-Germain1
 
  North Carolina Courage1
 
July 26 – Miami Gardens, FL
 
  Lyon0
 
  Lyon3
 
 
  Manchester City0
 
Third place play-off
 
 
July 29 – Miami Gardens, FL
 
 
  Paris Saint-Germain1
 
 
  Manchester City2

Matches

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Semi-finals

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North Carolina Courage  2–1  Paris Saint-Germain
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Lyon  3–0  Manchester City
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Third place play-off

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Paris Saint-Germain  1–2  Manchester City
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Final

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North Carolina Courage  1–0  Lyon
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Women's Tournament". internationalchampionscup.com. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "International Champions Cup Will Add Women's Event This Summer". New York Times. April 11, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  3. ^ "Friday Roundup: Lyon to replace Chelsea in this summer's ICC Women's Tournament". Equalizer Soccer. May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
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