2016_International_Champions_Cup

2016 International Champions Cup

2016 International Champions Cup

Series of association football friendly tournaments in 2016


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]

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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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Venues

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Matches

Australia

More information Melbourne Victory, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 23,174
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

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China

More information Manchester United, 1–4 ...
Attendance: 38,285
Referee: Wang Di (China)

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Attendance: 32,008
Referee: Fu Ming (China)

United States and Europe

Attendance: 32,658

More information Inter Milan, 1–3 ...

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More information Bayern Munich, 3–3 ...
Audi Football Summit

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Attendance: 47,900

More information Real Madrid, 3–2 ...
Attendance: 105,826
Referee: Younes Marrakchi (United States)

More information Inter Milan, 1–4 ...
Attendance: 53,629
Referee: Mark Kadlecik (United States)

More information Liverpool, 2–0 ...

More information Paris Saint-Germain, 4–0 ...

More information Barcelona, 4–2 ...
Attendance: 42,879

More information Bayern Munich, 0–1 ...
Audi Football Summit
Attendance: 82,012
Referee: Jaime Herrera (United States)

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More information Liverpool, 4–0 ...
Attendance: 89,845

More information Inter Milan, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 12,873
Referee: Paul McLaughlin (Republic of Ireland)

Tables

Australia

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Source: ICC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

China

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

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Source: ICC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

United States and Europe

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Source: ICC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Media coverage

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Notes

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

References

  1. "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. "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.
  4. "International Champions Cup on SonyESPN". Business Line. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  5. "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.
  6. "Fixtures & Results". Chelsea F.C. 21 July 2016.
  7. "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.
  8. "Sky Sports to show International Champions Cup live this summer". Sky Sports. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  9. Cuevas, Paulina (13 July 2015). "The International Champions Cup Returns to ESPN Deportes". ESPN MediaZone. Retrieved 18 February 2017.

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