The 2013 International Champions Cup (or ICC) was an exhibition association football tournament played in the United States and Spain. It began on Saturday, July 27 and culminated on Wednesday, August 7. This tournament replaced the World Football Challenge and was staged mainly throughout the United States, and with one match in Valencia, Spain. The participating teams were LA Galaxy of the United States, Real Madrid and Valencia of Spain, Milan, Juventus and Inter Milan of Italy, and Chelsea and Everton of England. In the United States, Fox Soccer televised 11 of 12 matches live, and Fox Sports broadcast one match live on August 3. ESPN Deportes televised all matches live on TV and on WatchESPN in Spanish. Real Madrid won the tournament, defeating Chelsea 3-1 in the final.
Video 2013 International Champions Cup
Teams
Maps 2013 International Champions Cup
Venues
Format
The tournament had two groups of four: an "Eastern" and a "Western" group. The groups were not played as a round-robin; rather, the winners of the first-round matches played each other in the second round, and the first-round losers also played each other in the second round. The two teams with two wins from the first two matches advanced to the final. For the other teams, positions in the final round were determined by their position in their group, with the following rules:
- All matches tied at the end of regulation will be decided by penalty kicks.
- Three points will be awarded for a regulation win, two points for a penalty kick win, one point for a penalty kick loss, and no points for a regulation loss.
- Tiebreakers are: head to head, goal differential, goals for.
In other words, though the team placing 1st (2 wins) in each group will be apparent, the determination of 2nd, 3rd (both teams: 1 win, 1 loss) and 4th place (2 losses) will be based on (a) points earned in the first two matches (2 for a win, 1 for a penalty kick loss, 0 for a regulation loss), (b) head-to-head result, and then (c) goal differential, and (d) goals scored.
Bracket
Western Group
Standings
Matches
- Round 1
- Round 2-First Round losers
- Round 2-First Round winners
Eastern Group
Standings
Matches
- Round 1
- Round 2-First Round losers
- Round 2-First Round winners
Championship Round
Seventh place
Fifth place
Third place
Final
Final ranking
Top goalscorers
Official song
The official song of the 2013 International Champions Cup "Exotic" was performed by the Indian Bollywood actress turned singer Priyanka Chopra, and is sung in both English and Hindi.
See also
- World Football Challenge, an exhibition tournament for mid-season American clubs and pre-season European clubs that was held from 2009 until 2012
References
External links
- International Champions Cup Official Site
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