Series of association football friendly tournaments in 2016
2016 International Champions Cup 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) Champions Australia: Juventus (1st title)China: None [ 1] United States and Europe: Paris Saint-Germain (2nd title)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)
International football competition
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
Venues
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 / 47.5952000°N 122.3316000°W / 47.5952000; -122.3316000
40°0′6″N 83°1′11″W / 40.00167°N 83.01972°W / 40.00167; -83.01972
34°9′41″N 118°10′3″W / 34.16139°N 118.16750°W / 34.16139; -118.16750
40°44′12″N 74°9′1″W / 40.73667°N 74.15028°W / 40.73667; -74.15028
Capacity: 107,601
Capacity: 104,944
Capacity: 92,542
Capacity: 82,566
Charlotte
Santa Clara
Bank of America Stadium
Levi's Stadium
35°13′33″N 80°51′10″W / 35.22583°N 80.85278°W / 35.22583; -80.85278
37°24′10.8″N 121°58′12″W / 37.403000°N 121.97000°W / 37.403000; -121.97000
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 / 44.97389°N 93.25778°W / 44.97389; -93.25778
41°51′45″N 87°37′0″W / 41.86250°N 87.61667°W / 41.86250; -87.61667
44°3′30″N 123°4′7″W / 44.05833°N 123.06861°W / 44.05833; -123.06861
33°51′52″N 118°15′40″W / 33.86444°N 118.26111°W / 33.86444; -118.26111
Capacity: 66,792
Capacity: 61,500
Capacity: 59,000
Capacity: 27,000
Matches
Australia
China
United States and Europe
24 July 2016 (2016-07-24 )
27 July 2016 (2016-07-27 )
30 July 2016 (2016-07-30 )
Tables
Australia
Source:
ICC Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
China
Since a match was cancelled, no champion was declared.[ 1]
Source:
ICC Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
United States and Europe
Source:
ICC Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes
^ The match was cancelled due to adverse weather and poor pitch conditions.[ 1]
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