2018 International Champions Cup
Tournament details
Host countriesAustria
England
France
Italy
Portugal
Republic of Ireland
Singapore
Spain
United States
DatesJuly 20 – August 11
Teams18 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)23 (in 23 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsEngland Tottenham Hotspur (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored83 (3.07 per match)
Attendance1,061,520 (39,316 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain Marco Asensio
France Alexandre Lacazette
(3 goals each)
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The 2018 International Champions Cup was the sixth edition of a tournament comprising a series of friendly association football matches. It began on July 20 and ended on August 11.[1] The tournament was won by English club Tottenham Hotspur.

Teams

A total of 18 teams participated in the tournament. The participants were announced in four waves on April 10, 11, 12, and 17, 2018.[1] On June 18, Lyon replaced Sevilla in the competition.

Nation Team
 England Arsenal
 England Chelsea
 England Liverpool
 England Manchester City
 England Manchester United
 England Tottenham Hotspur
 France Lyon
 France Paris Saint-Germain
 Germany Bayern Munich
 Germany Borussia Dortmund
 Italy Inter Milan
 Italy Juventus
 Italy Milan
 Italy Roma
 Portugal Benfica
 Spain Atlético Madrid
 Spain Barcelona
 Spain Real Madrid

Venues

Originally 22 venues for the International Champions Cup were announced on April 13 and 17, 2018, but they were later increased to 23.[2] Of these, 15 were in the United States, 7 were in Europe, and 1 was in Asia.[1]

After Sevilla had to pull out (replaced by Lyon), matches due to take place in Warsaw and Zürich were canceled and replaced by matches in London and Faro-Loulé. The two matches Chelsea played were relocated from Gothenburg and Solna to Nice and Dublin respectively.

United States
Ann Arbor
(Detroit area) 		Arlington
(Dallas-Fort Worth area) 		Carson
(Los Angeles area) 		Charlotte Chicago East Rutherford
(New York City area)
Michigan Stadium AT&T Stadium StubHub Center Bank of America Stadium Soldier Field MetLife Stadium
Capacity: 107,601 Capacity: 80,000 Capacity: 27,000 Capacity: 75,525 Capacity: 61,500 Capacity: 82,500
Harrison
(New York City area)
Landover
(Washington, D.C. area)
Red Bull Arena FedExField
Capacity: 26,104 Capacity: 82,000
Miami Gardens
(Miami area)
Hard Rock Stadium
Capacity: 64,767
Minneapolis Pasadena
(Los Angeles area) 		Philadelphia Pittsburgh San Diego Santa Clara
(San Francisco Bay area)
U.S. Bank Stadium Rose Bowl Lincoln Financial Field Heinz Field SDCCU Stadium Levi's Stadium
Capacity: 66,655 Capacity: 90,888 Capacity: 69,176 Capacity: 69,690 Capacity: 70,561 Capacity: 68,500
Europe
Dublin Faro/Loulé Klagenfurt
Aviva Stadium Estádio Algarve Wörthersee Stadion
Capacity: 51,700 Capacity: 30,305 Capacity: 32,000
Lecce
Stadio Via del Mare
Capacity: 40,670
London Madrid Nice
Stamford Bridge Metropolitano Stadium Allianz Riviera
Capacity: 41,631 Capacity: 67,703 Capacity: 35,624
Singapore
Kallang
National Stadium
Capacity: 55,000

Matches

The match schedule was announced on April 17, 2018,[3] and was updated on June 18 after Lyon replaced Sevilla.[4] Each team played three matches, for a total of 27 matches.[1]

Manchester City England0–1Germany Borussia Dortmund
Report
  • Götze 28' (pen.)
Soldier Field, Chicago
Attendance: 34,629
Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)
Audi Football Summit
Bayern Munich Germany3–1France Paris Saint-Germain
 Report
Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt
Attendance: 22,300
Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)
Liverpool England1–3Germany Borussia Dortmund
 Report
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte
Attendance: 55,447
Referee: Allen Chapman (United States)
Juventus Italy2–0Germany Bayern Munich
 Report
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Attendance: 32,105
Referee: Chris Penso (United States)
Borussia Dortmund Germany2–2Portugal Benfica
 Report
Penalties
 3–4
Heinz Field, Pittsburgh
Attendance: 16,171
Referee: Nima Saghafi (United States)
Manchester City England1–2England Liverpool
 Report
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
Attendance: 52,635
Referee: Sorin Stoica (United States)
Roma Italy1–4England Tottenham Hotspur
 Report
SDCCU Stadium, San Diego
Attendance: 18,861
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal (United States)
Milan Italy1–1England Manchester United
 Report
Penalties
 8–9
StubHub Center, Carson
Attendance: 21,742
Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States)
Atlético Madrid Spain1–1England Arsenal
 Report
Penalties
 3–1
National Stadium, Kallang
Attendance: 23,095
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)
Arsenal England5–1France Paris Saint-Germain
 Report
National Stadium, Kallang
Attendance: 50,308
Referee: Nathan Chan (Singapore)
Benfica Portugal1–1Italy Juventus
 Report
Penalties
 2–4
Red Bull Arena, Harrison
Attendance: 24,194
Referee: José Carlos Rivero (United States)
Chelsea England1–1Italy Inter Milan
 Report
Penalties
 5–4
Allianz Riviera, Nice
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Nicolas Rainville (France)
North West Derby
Manchester United England1–4England Liverpool
 Report
Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor
Attendance: 101,254
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
Audi Football Summit
Bayern Munich Germany2–3England Manchester City
 Report
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
Attendance: 29,195
Referee: Ted Unkel (United States)
Barcelona Spain2–2England Tottenham Hotspur
 Report
Penalties
 5–3
Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 66,805
Referee: Kevin Stott (United States)
Paris Saint-Germain France3–2Spain Atlético Madrid
 Report
National Stadium, Kallang
Attendance: 50,038
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)
Manchester United England2–1Spain Real Madrid
 Report
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
Attendance: 64,141
Referee: Allen Chapman (United States)
Tottenham Hotspur England1–0Italy Milan
 Report
U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis
Attendance: 31,264
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
Barcelona Spain2–4Italy Roma
 Report
AT&T Stadium, Arlington
Attendance: 54,726
Referee: José Carlos Rivero (United States)
Arsenal England1–1England Chelsea
 Report
Penalties
 6–5
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 46,002
Referee: Paul McLaughlin (Republic of Ireland)
Eusébio Cup
Benfica Portugal2–3France Lyon
 Report
Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé
Attendance: 17,510
Referee: Hélder Malheiro (Portugal)
Inter Milan Italy1–0France Lyon
 Report
Stadio Via del Mare, Lecce
Attendance: 24,698
Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy)
Real Madrid Spain3–1Italy Juventus
 Report
FedExField, Landover
Attendance: 71,597
Referee: Robert Sibiga (United States)
Milan Italy1–0Spain Barcelona
 Report
Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara
Attendance: 51,391
Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States)
Chelsea England0–0France Lyon
Report
Penalties
 5–4
Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 18,457
Referee: Paul Tierney (England)
Real Madrid Spain2–1Italy Roma
 Report
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
Attendance: 51,528
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
Atlético Madrid Spain0–1Italy Inter Milan
Report
Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid
Attendance: 23,427
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)

Table

The 18 teams were ranked based on results from their three matches, with the best-ranked team being crowned champions.[5] In addition to three points for a win and none for a loss, a penalty shoot-out win was worth two points, while a loss on penalties earned one point.

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 England Tottenham Hotspur (C) 3 2 0 1 0 7 3 +4 7 2018 International Champions Cup winners
2 Germany Borussia Dortmund 3 2 0 1 0 6 3 +3 7
3 Italy Inter Milan 3 2 0 1 0 3 1 +2 7
4 England Arsenal 3 1 1 1 0 7 3 +4 6
5 England Liverpool 3 2 0 0 1 7 5 +2 6
6 Spain Real Madrid 3 2 0 0 1 6 4 +2 6
7 Italy Juventus 3 1 1 0 1 4 4 0 5
8 England Chelsea 3 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 5
9 England Manchester United 3 1 1 0 1 4 6 −2 5
10 France Lyon 3 1 0 1 1 3 3 0 4
11 Italy Milan 3 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 4
12 Portugal Benfica 3 0 1 1 1 5 6 −1 3[a]
13 Germany Bayern Munich 3 1 0 0 2 5 6 −1 3[a]
14 England Manchester City 3 1 0 0 2 4 5 −1 3
15 Italy Roma 3 1 0 0 2 6 8 −2 3
16 France Paris Saint-Germain 3 1 0 0 2 5 10 −5 3
17 Spain Atlético Madrid 3 0 1 0 2 3 4 −1 2
18 Spain Barcelona 3 0 1 0 2 4 7 −3 2
Source: ICC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Goal differential; 4) Goals scored; 5) Result against common opponent; 6) Fewer red cards; 7) Fewer yellow cards; 8) Fewer fouls committed; 9) Coin flip.
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Points against common opponent (Juventus): Benfica 1, Bayern Munich 0.

Media coverage

Market Countries Broadcast partner Ref
 Arab World 1 beIN Sports
 Brazil 1 Fox Sports Brasil
Record News 		[6][7][8]
 Canada 1 DAZN [9]
 Germany 1 Onefootball (free-streaming), DAZN (pay-streaming), and Sport1 (free-TV) [10]
 Indonesia 1 TVRI, iNews TV, and MNC Vision [11][12]
 Iran 1 IRIB Varzesh
 Russia 1 Match TV
 Spain 1 beIN Sports (Spain) [13]
 Sweden 1 MTG [14]
 Tajikistan 1 TV Varzish
 Thailand 1 PPTV [15]
 Turkey 1 D-Smart
 United Kingdom 1 Premier Sports (non-Liverpool/Manchester United matches)
LFC TV (Liverpool matches only)
MUTV (Manchester United matches only) 		[6][7][16]
 United States 1 ESPN [17]
 Vietnam 1 K+

See also

References

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  12. ^ Okezone. "iNews TV Siarkan Semua Pertandingan International Champions Cup ICC 2018 : Okezone Bola". okezone.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved July 19, 2018.
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  14. ^ "Premier League-rivalerna laddar upp i Sverige inför säsongen | viaplay.se" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on July 28, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
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