2016 International Champions Cup

2016 International Champions Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Australia China England Republic of Ireland Scotland Sweden United States
Dates	22 July – 13 August 2016
Teams	17 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	19 (in 19 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Australia: Juventus (1st title) China: None[1] United States and Europe: Paris Saint-Germain (2nd title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	67 (3.35 per match)
Attendance	963,900 (48,195 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Julian Green Marcelo Munir Franck Ribéry (3 goals each)
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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]

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

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

 Australia

Melbourne	Melbourne
Melbourne Cricket Ground
37°49′12″S 144°59′0″E
Capacity: 100,024

 China

Beijing	Shenzhen	Beijing Shenzhen Shanghai	Shanghai
National Stadium	Longgang Stadium		Shanghai Stadium
39°59′30″N 116°23′26″E	22°41′49.70″N 114°12′43.90″E		31°11′0.61″N 121°26′14.28″E
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	40°0′6″N 83°1′11″W	34°9′41″N 118°10′3″W	40°44′12″N 74°9′1″W
Capacity: 107,601	Capacity: 104,944	Capacity: 92,542	Capacity: 82,566
Charlotte	Ann Arbor Columbus Pasadena East Rutherford Charlotte Santa Clara Minneapolis Chicago Eugene Carson		Santa Clara
Bank of America Stadium			Levi's Stadium
35°13′33″N 80°51′10″W			37°24′10.8″N 121°58′12″W
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	41°51′45″N 87°37′0″W	44°3′30″N 123°4′7″W	33°51′52″N 118°15′40″W
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	55°50′58.96″N 4°12′20.12″W	53°20′6.5″N 6°13′42.0″W	59°22′21″N 18°00′00″E	52°40′27″N 8°38′33″W
Capacity: 90,000	Capacity: 60,411	Capacity: 51,700	Capacity: 50,653	Capacity: 25,630
London Glasgow Dublin Stockholm Limerick

Matches

Australia

23 July 2016 (2016-07-23)

19:00 AEST

Melbourne Victory	1–1	Juventus
Ingham 83'	Report	Blanco 58'
Penalties
Valeri Ingham Baró Galloway Pasquali	4–3	Marrone Vitale Macek Rosseti Padovan

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Attendance: 23,174

Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

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26 July 2016 (2016-07-26)

20:00 AEST

Juventus	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur
Dybala 6' Benatia 14'	Report	Lamela 67'

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Attendance: 31,447

Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

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29 July 2016 (2016-07-29)

20:00 AEST

Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	Atlético Madrid
	Report	Godín 40'

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Attendance: 42,107

Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

China

22 July 2016 (2016-07-22)

20:00 CST

Manchester United	1–4	Borussia Dortmund
Mkhitaryan 59'	Report	Castro 19', 86' Aubameyang 36' (pen.) Dembélé 57'

Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai

Attendance: 38,285

Referee: Wang Di (China)

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25 July 2016 (2016-07-25)

19:30 CST

Manchester City	Cancelled[note 1]	Manchester United
	Report

National Stadium, Beijing

Referee: Ma Ning (China)

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28 July 2016 (2016-07-28)

19:30 CST

Borussia Dortmund	1–1	Manchester City
Pulisic 90+6'	Report	Agüero 79'
Penalties
Passlack Kagawa Castro Burnić Pulisic Hober Bruun Larsen Merino	5–6	García Adarabioyo Fernandinho Silva Agüero Nolito Sterling Angeliño

Longgang Stadium, Shenzhen

Attendance: 32,008

Referee: Fu Ming (China)

United States and Europe

23 July 2016 (2016-07-23)

17:30 BST

Celtic	1–1	Leicester City
O'Connell 59'	Report	Mahrez 46'
Penalties
Çiftçi Johansen Allan O'Connell Christie Forrest	5–6	Fuchs Wasilewski Drinkwater Chilwell Okazaki Amartey

Celtic Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 32,658

Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)

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24 July 2016 (2016-07-24)

14:00 PDT

Inter Milan	1–3	Paris Saint-Germain
Jovetić 45+3' (pen.)	Report	Aurier 14', 87' Kurzawa 61'

Autzen Stadium, Eugene

Attendance: 24,147

Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)

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27 July 2016 (2016-07-27)

19:30 EDT

Real Madrid	1–3	Paris Saint-Germain
Marcelo 44' (pen.)	Report	Ikoné 2' Meunier 35', 40'

Ohio Stadium, Columbus

Attendance: 86,641

Referee: Hilario Grajeda (United States)

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27 July 2016 (2016-07-27)

20:00 CDT

Audi Football Summit

Bayern Munich	3–3	Milan
Ribéry 29', 90' (pen.) Alaba 38'	Report	Niang 23' Bertolacci 49' Kucka 61'
Penalties
Lahm Alaba Bernat Rafinha	3–5	Honda Matri Kucka Romagnoli Bonaventura

Soldier Field, Chicago

Attendance: 44,826

Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)

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27 July 2016 (2016-07-27)

20:00 PDT

Chelsea	1–0	Liverpool
Cahill 10'	Report

Rose Bowl, Pasadena

Attendance: 53,117

Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States)

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30 July 2016 (2016-07-30)

18:00 IST

Barcelona	3–1	Celtic
Turan 11' Ambrose 31' (o.g.) Munir 41'	Report	Griffiths 29'

Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Attendance: 47,900

Referee: Neil Doyle (Republic of Ireland)

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30 July 2016 (2016-07-30)

15:00 EDT

Real Madrid	3–2	Chelsea
Marcelo 19', 26' Mariano 37'	Report	Hazard 80', 90+1'

Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor

Attendance: 105,826

Referee: Younes Marrakchi (United States)

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30 July 2016 (2016-07-30)

17:00 EDT

Inter Milan	1–4	Bayern Munich
Icardi 90'	Report	Green 7', 30', 35' Ribéry 13'

Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte

Attendance: 53,629

Referee: Mark Kadlecik (United States)

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30 July 2016 (2016-07-30)

19:00 PDT

Liverpool	2–0	Milan
Origi 59' Firmino 73'	Report

Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara

Attendance: 30,758

Referee: Kevin Stott (United States)

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30 July 2016 (2016-07-30)

20:30 PDT

Paris Saint-Germain	4–0	Leicester City
Cavani 26' (pen.) Ikoné 45' Lucas 64' Édouard 90'	Report

StubHub Center, Carson

Attendance: 25,667

Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

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3 August 2016 (2016-08-03)

20:00 CEST

Barcelona	4–2	Leicester City
Munir 26', 45' L. Suárez 34' Mújica 84'	Report	Musa 47', 66'

Friends Arena, Stockholm

Attendance: 42,879

Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Sweden)

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3 August 2016 (2016-08-03)

19:30 EDT

Audi Football Summit

Bayern Munich	0–1	Real Madrid
	Report	Danilo 79'

MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford

Attendance: 82,012

Referee: Jaime Herrera (United States)

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3 August 2016 (2016-08-03)

20:00 CDT

Milan	1–3	Chelsea
Bonaventura 38'	Report	Traoré 24' Oscar 70' (pen.), 87'

U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis

Attendance: 64,101

Referee: Edvin Jurisevic (United States)

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6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)

17:15 BST

Liverpool	4–0	Barcelona
Mané 15' Mascherano 47' (o.g.) Origi 48' Grujić 90+3'	Report

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 89,845

Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

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13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)

19:00 IST

Inter Milan	2–0	Celtic
Éder 45+1' Candreva 71'	Report

Thomond Park, Limerick

Attendance: 12,873

Referee: Paul McLaughlin (Republic of Ireland)

Tables

Australia

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

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

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

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

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. 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.

External links

• Official website