2015 International Champions Cup
The 2015 International Champions Cup was a series of friendly association football tournaments. It was the first tournament played separately in Australia, China and the United States.
The Australian edition of the tournament featured three teams played across three matches at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on July 18, 21 and 24. Real Madrid were the first club to announce their involvement. Manchester City and Roma were later confirmed to take part in the Australian tournament. The Chinese edition of the tournament featured Real Madrid, Milan and Inter Milan playing a total of three matches in Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Shanghai.
Real Madrid won both the Australian and the Chinese competitions.
The North American edition of the tournament featured 10 teams but some games were played in Mexico, Canada, Italy and England. Each team involved in the US edition played four games, except the three United States-based teams that only played two games. Select Major League Soccer matches between the ICC competing teams counted towards the point total to allow MLS teams to have four games count on the table. 2014 International Champions Cup winners Manchester United were the first team to confirm their involvement in the US edition.
Teams
;AustraliaNation | Team | Location | Confederation | League |
Manchester City | Manchester | UEFA | Premier League | |
Roma | Rome | UEFA | Serie A | |
Real Madrid | Madrid | UEFA | La Liga |
; China
Nation | Team | Location | Confederation | League |
Inter Milan | Milan | UEFA | Serie A | |
Milan | Milan | UEFA | Serie A | |
Real Madrid | Madrid | UEFA | La Liga |
; North America and Europe
Nation | Team | Location | Confederation | League |
Chelsea | London | UEFA | Premier League | |
Manchester United | Manchester | UEFA | Premier League | |
Paris Saint-Germain | Paris | UEFA | Ligue 1 | |
Fiorentina | Florence | UEFA | Serie A | |
América | Mexico City | CONCACAF | Liga MX | |
Benfica | Lisbon | UEFA | Primeira Liga | |
Barcelona | Barcelona | UEFA | La Liga | |
LA Galaxy | Carson | CONCACAF | Major League Soccer | |
New York Red Bulls | Harrison | CONCACAF | Major League Soccer | |
San Jose Earthquakes | San Jose | CONCACAF | Major League Soccer |
Venues
AustraliaMelbourne | |
Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Capacity: 100,024 | |
China
Guangzhou | Shenzhen | Shanghai | |
Tianhe Stadium | Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre | Shanghai Stadium | |
Capacity: 58,500 | Capacity: 60,334 | Capacity: 56,842 | |
North America and Europe
London | Florence | |
Stamford Bridge | Artemio Franchi | |
Capacity: 41,798 | Capacity: 47,282 | |
Matches
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North America and Europe
- Note: Result taken from 2015 Major League Soccer season.
- Note: Result taken from 2015 Major League Soccer season, counted as penalty loss for both teams.
- Note: Result taken from 2015 Major League Soccer season.
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Tables
AustraliaChina
North America and Europe
Top goalscorers
Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
1 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | Paris Saint-Germain | 3 |
1 | Jean-Kévin Augustin | Paris Saint-Germain | 3 |
1 | Luis Suárez | Barcelona | 3 |
4 | Eden Hazard | Chelsea | 2 |
4 | Blaise Matuidi | Paris Saint-Germain | 2 |
4 | Sean Davis | New York Red Bulls | 2 |
4 | Federico Bernardeschi | Fiorentina | 2 |
Note: Goals from Major League Soccer games not included.
Media coverage
Market | Countries | Broadcast partner | Ref |
United States Caribbean | 24 | Fox, ESPN Deportes | |
Canada | 1 | TSN | |
Mexico Central America | 8 | Televisa, SKY México | |
South America | 9 | Direct TV | |
Brazil | 1 | Esporte Interativo | |
United Kingdom | 1 | Sky UK | |
Spain | 1 | Canal+ Liga, TV3 | |
Italy | 1 | Mediaset Premium | |
France | 1 | beIN | |
Germany Switzerland Austria | 3 | Sport 1 | |
Netherlands | 1 | Eredivisie | |
Iceland | 1 | 365 Media | |
Scandinavia Finland | 4 | SBS Discovery | |
Belgium | 1 | Belgacom | |
Croatia | 1 | ArenaSport TV | |
Portugal | 1 | Sport TV | |
Balkans | 7 | Arena | |
Albania | 1 | Digitalb | |
Romania | 1 | RDS | |
Hungary | 1 | RDS | |
Czech Republic Slovakia | 2 | Digi TV | |
Bulgaria | 1 | RING.BG | |
Greece | 1 | Nova Sports | |
Cyprus | 1 | Cyta | |
Turkey | 1 | Dogan Group | |
Malta | 1 | Go | |
Israel | 1 | Charlton | |
Russia | 1 | VGTRK | |
Belarus | 1 | Belarus TV | |
Baltics | 3 | Setanta | |
Middle East North Africa | 22 | beIN | |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 49 | StarTimes | |
Serbia Bosnia Macedonia Montenegro | 4 | Arena sport | |
Slovenia | 1 | Šport TV | |
Eurasia | 10 | Setanta | |
India | 1 | STAR India | |
China | 1 | LeTV + regional channels | |
Japan | 1 | J Sports | |
Taiwan | 1 | Sportcast | |
Hong Kong | 1 | i-Cable | |
Macau | 1 | Macau Cable | |
Vietnam | 1 | SCTV | |
Singapore | 1 | StarHub | |
Malaysia | 1 | Telekom Malaysia | |
Indonesia | 1 | Indosiar | |
Philippines | 1 | Perform | |
Thailand | 1 | PPTV | |
Myanmar | 1 | Sky Net | |
New Zealand | 1 | VDR | |
Australia | 1 | Nine Network | |
Pakistan | 1 | Star Sports | |
Total countries/territories | 171 |