2013 International Champions Cup

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, 2013.[2] 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.[3][4] In the United States, Fox Soccer televised 11 of 12 matches live, and Fox Sports broadcast one match live on August 3.[5] ESPN Deportes televised all matches live on TV and on WatchESPN in Spanish.[6]

2013 International Champions Cup
Tournament details
Host countriesUnited States
Spain
DatesJuly 27 – August 7
Teams8 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Real Madrid (1st title)
Runners-upEngland Chelsea
Third placeItaly Milan
Fourth placeUnited States LA Galaxy
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored33 (2.75 per match)
Attendance492,575 (41,048 per match)
Top scorer(s)Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo (3 goals)
Best player(s)Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo[1]

Real Madrid won the tournament, defeating Chelsea 3–1 in the final.[7]

Teams
CountryTeamLocationConfederationLeague
 EnglandChelseaLondonUEFAPremier League
EvertonLiverpool
 ItalyMilanMilanSerie A
Inter MilanMilan
JuventusTurin
 SpainReal MadridMadridLa Liga
ValenciaValencia
 United StatesLA GalaxyLos AngelesCONCACAFMajor League Soccer

Venues
United States Spain
East Rutherford Indianapolis Los Angeles Miami Gardens Phoenix San Francisco Valencia
MetLife Stadium Lucas Oil Stadium Dodger Stadium Sun Life Stadium University of Phoenix Stadium AT&T Park Mestalla
40°48′49″N 74°4′28″W 39°45′36.2″N 86°9′49.7″W 34°4′25″N 118°14′24″W 25°57′29″N 80°14′20″W 33°31′39″N 112°15′45″W 37°46′43″N 122°23′21″W 39°28′28.76″N 0°21′30.10″W

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:[8]

  • All matches tied at the end of regulation were decided by a penalty shoot-out.
  • Three points were awarded for a regulation win, two points for a penalty shoot-out win, one point for a penalty shoot-out loss, and no points for a regulation loss.
  • Tiebreakers were: head-to-head, goal difference, number of goals scored.

In other words, though the team placing first (two wins) in each group would be apparent, the determination of second, third (both teams: one win, one loss) and fourth place (two losses) was based on the above tiebreakers.

Bracket
Seventh place matchSecond round (First round losers)First roundSecond round (First round winners)Final
Italy Juventus1 (5)
England Everton (p)1 (6)
Italy Juventus1England Everton1
United States LA Galaxy3Spain Real Madrid2
Spain Real Madrid3
United States LA Galaxy1
Italy Juventus1 (8)Spain Real Madrid3
Italy Inter Milan (p)1 (9)England Chelsea1
Italy Milan2
Spain Valencia1
Fifth place matchSpain Valencia4Italy Milan0Third place match
Italy Inter Milan0England Chelsea2
England Everton0England Chelsea2United States LA Galaxy0
Spain Valencia1Italy Inter Milan0Italy Milan2

Western Group

Standings

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 Spain Real Madrid 2 2 0 0 0 5 2 +3 6 Final
2 United States LA Galaxy 2 1 0 0 1 4 4 0 3 Third place match
3 England Everton 2 0 1 0 1 2 3 −1 2 Fifth place match
4 Italy Juventus 2 0 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1 Seventh place match
Source:

Matches
First round
Juventus Italy1–1England Everton
  • Asamoah 80'
 Report
Penalties
 5–6
AT&T Park, San Francisco, United States
Attendance: 22,208[9]
Real Madrid Spain3–1United States LA Galaxy
 Report
Attendance: 38,922[10]
Referee: Juan Guzman (United States)
Second round (First round losers)
Juventus Italy1–3United States LA Galaxy
 Report
Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, United States
Attendance: 40,681[11]
Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States)[12]
Second round (First round winners)
Everton England1–2Spain Real Madrid
 Report
Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, United States
Attendance: 40,681
Referee: Matthew Foerster (United States)

Eastern Group

Standings

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 England Chelsea 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Final
2 Italy Milan 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 3 Third place match
3 Spain Valencia 2 1 0 0 1 5 2 +3 3 Fifth place match
4 Italy Inter Milan 2 0 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0 Seventh place match
Source:

Matches
First round
Milan Italy2–1Spain Valencia
 Report
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Carbonell Hernández (Spain)[13]
Chelsea England2–0Italy Inter Milan
 Report
Attendance: 41,983[14]
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)[15]
Second round (First round losers)
Valencia Spain4–0Italy Inter Milan
 Report
Attendance: 39,764[16]
Referee: Mark Kadlecik (United States)[17]
Second round (First round winners)
Milan Italy0–2England Chelsea
Report
Attendance: 39,764[18]
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero (United States)[19]

Championship Round

Seventh place match
Juventus Italy1–1Italy Inter Milan
 Report
Penalties
 8–9
Attendance: 38,513[20]

Fifth place match
Everton England0–1Spain Valencia
Report
Attendance: 38,513[22]

Third place match
LA Galaxy United States0–2Italy Milan
Report
Attendance: 67,273
Referee: Ted Unkel (United States)[23]

Final
Real Madrid Spain3–1England Chelsea
 Report
Attendance: 67,273[24]
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic (United States)[25]

Final ranking
Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Spain Real Madrid
2nd place, silver medalist(s) England Chelsea
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Italy Milan
4 United States LA Galaxy
5 Spain Valencia
6 England Everton
7 Italy Inter Milan
8 Italy Juventus

Top goalscorers
Rank Name Team Goals
1 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Spain Real Madrid 3
2 France Karim Benzema Spain Real Madrid 2
Spain Jonathan Viera Spain Valencia
4 26 players 1

Official song
Main article: Exotic (Priyanka Chopra song)

The official song of the 2013 International Champions Cup "Exotic" was performed by the Indian Bollywood actress turned singer Priyanka Chopra, and was sung in both English and Hindi.[26]

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
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