2019 International Champions Cup
Tournament details | |
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Host countries | China England Sweden Singapore United States Wales |
Dates | July 16 – August 10 |
Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 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(s) | ![]() |
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.
Teams
[edit]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]
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Arsenal |
Manchester United | |
Tottenham Hotspur | |
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Bayern Munich |
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Fiorentina |
Inter Milan | |
Juventus | |
Milan | |
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Guadalajara |
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Benfica |
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Atlético Madrid |
Real Madrid |
Venues
[edit]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 | Santa Clara, California (San Francisco Bay Area) |
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MetLife Stadium | FedExField | Bank of America Stadium | NRG Stadium | Levi's Stadium |
Capacity: 82,500 | Capacity: 82,000 | Capacity: 75,525 | Capacity: 71,795 | Capacity: 68,500 |
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Foxborough (Boston Area) |
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Gillette Stadium | ||||
Capacity: 65,878 | ||||
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Arlington (Dallas-Fort Worth Area) |
Carson (Los Angeles Area) |
Harrison (New York City Area) |
Bridgeview (Chicago Area) |
Kansas City |
Globe Life Park | Dignity Health Sports Park | Red Bull Arena | SeatGeek Stadium | Children's Mercy Park |
Capacity: 48,114 | Capacity: 27,000 | Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 18,467 |
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Cardiff | London | Stockholm | |
Principality Stadium | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | Friends Arena | |
Capacity: 73,931 | Capacity: 62,062 | Capacity: 54,329 | |
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Singapore | Nanjing | Shanghai | |
Singapore National Stadium | Nanjing Olympic Sports Center | Hongkou Football Stadium | |
Capacity: 55,000 | Capacity: 61,443 | Capacity: 35,000 | |
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Matches
[edit]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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3–2 |
Bayern Munich ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Guadalajara ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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4–5 |
Juventus ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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4–3 |
Fiorentina ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Tottenham Hotspur ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Referee: Ai Kun (China)
Manchester United ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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5–4 |
Tottenham Hotspur ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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3–4 |
Atlético Madrid ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Table
[edit]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 |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | 2019 International Champions Cup winners |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 8 | |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
8 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | |
10 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 2 | |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
12 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Goal differential; 4) Goals scored; 5) Result against common opponent; 6) Fewer red cards; 7) Fewer yellow cards; 8) Fewer fouls committed; 9) Coin flip.[25]
(C) Champion
Media coverage
[edit]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 |
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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] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]External links
[edit]- International Champions Cup
- 2019 in American soccer
- 2019 in Chinese football
- 2019–20 in English football
- 2019 in Singaporean football
- 2019 in Swedish football
- 2019–20 in Welsh football
- July 2019 sports events in Asia
- July 2019 sports events in China
- July 2019 sports events in the United States
- August 2019 sports events in Europe
- August 2019 sports events in the United Kingdom