Series of association football friendly tournaments in 2016
2016 International Champions Cup
Tournament details
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)
Final positions
Champions
Australia: Juventus (1st title) China: None[1] United States and Europe: Paris Saint-Germain (2nd title)
Tournament statistics
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)
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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 match was cancelled due to adverse weather and poor pitch conditions.[1]
References
^ abc"Official Statement: 25 July". Manchester City Football Club. 25 July 2016. Archived from the original on 28 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016. As a result of the Beijing match cancellation, there will not be sufficient matches played in the 2016 International Champions Cup China to achieve a tournament winner.
^Long, Michael (30 July 2015). "Melbourne to host International Champions Cup until 2018". SportsPro. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
^Davutovic, David (1 March 2016). "International Champions Cup Melbourne: Atletico Madrid to join Juventus and Tottenham". Herald Sun.
^"International Champions Cup 2015 – Global media distribution" (PDF). Relevant Sports. 13 July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
^@my_supersoccer (27 July 2016). "Jangan lupa besok live streaming ICC dimulai jam 6:30 pagi, and yes it's still free" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^"International Champions Cup on SonyESPN". Business Line. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^"La International Champions Cup se verá en Canal Plus Liga" [The International Champions Cup will be on Canal Plus Liga]. as.com (in Spanish). 17 June 2015.