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

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
Champions Real Madrid (1st title)
Runners-up Chelsea
Third place Milan
Fourth place LA Galaxy
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored33 (2.75 per match)
Attendance492,575 (41,048 per match)
Top scorer(s) Cristiano Ronaldo (3 goals)
Best player(s) Cristiano Ronaldo[1]

Teams
CountryTeamLocationConfederationLeague
 EnglandChelseaLondonUEFAPremier League
 EnglandEvertonLiverpoolUEFAPremier League
 ItalyMilanMilanUEFASerie A
 ItalyInter MilanMilanUEFASerie A
 ItalyJuventusTurinUEFASerie A
 SpainReal MadridMadridUEFALa Liga
 SpainValenciaValenciaUEFALa Liga
 U.S.LA 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 Stadium
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 will be decided by penalty kicks.
  • Three points will be awarded for a regulation win, two points for a penalty kick win, one point for a penalty kick loss, and no points for a regulation loss.
  • Tiebreakers are: head to head, goal differential, goals for.

In other words, though the team placing 1st (2 wins) in each group will be apparent, the determination of 2nd, 3rd (both teams: 1 win, 1 loss) and 4th place (2 losses) will be based on (a) points earned in the first two matches (as above), (b) head-to-head result, and then (c) goal differential, and (d) goals scored.

Bracket
  Seventh place match Round 2 – First Round losers Round 1 Round 2 – First Round winners Final
                                               
        Juventus  1 (5)  
        Everton  1 (6)  
      Juventus  1           Everton  1  
      LA Galaxy  3           Real Madrid  2  
      Real Madrid  3
        LA Galaxy  1  
      Juventus  1 (8)           Real Madrid  3
      Inter Milan  1 (9)           Chelsea  1
        Milan  2  
          Valencia  1  
    Valencia  4           Milan  0
  Fifth place match         Inter Milan  0           Chelsea  2     3rd place match
      Everton  0       Chelsea  2       LA Galaxy  0
      Valencia  1         Inter Milan  0         Milan  2

Western Group

Standings
Pos Team Pld W WP LP L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 Real Madrid 2 2 0 0 0 5 2 +3 6 Final
2 LA Galaxy 2 1 0 0 1 4 4 0 3 3rd Place Game
3 Everton 2 0 1 0 1 2 3 −1 2 5th Place Game
4 Juventus 2 0 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1 7th Place Game
Updated to match(es) played on August 3, 2015. Source:

Matches
Round 1
Juventus 1–1 Everton
Asamoah  80' Report Mirallas  61'
Penalties
Matri
Asamoah
Vučinić
Vidal
Pirlo
Motta
Peluso 		5–6 Osman
Barkley
Mirallas
Jagielka
Oviedo
Stones
Coleman
AT&T Park, San Francisco, United States
Attendance: 22,208[9]
Referee: Ricardo Salazar (United States)[9]
Real Madrid 3–1 LA Galaxy
Di María  15'
Benzema  51', 74'		 Report Villarreal  63'
University of Phoenix Stadium, Phoenix, United States
Attendance: 38,922[10]
Referee: Juan Guzman (United States)
Round 2–First Round losers
Juventus 1–3 LA Galaxy
Matri  39' Report Gonzalez  36'
Donovan  60'
Keane  89'
Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, United States
Attendance: 40,681[11]
Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States)[12]
Round 2–First Round winners
Everton 1–2 Real Madrid
Jelavić  61' Report Ronaldo  17'
Özil  31'
Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, United States
Attendance: 40,681
Referee: Matthew Foerster (United States)

Eastern Group

Standings
Pos Team Pld W WP LP L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 Chelsea 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Final
2 Milan 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 3 3rd Place Game
3 Valencia 2 1 0 0 1 5 2 +3 3 5th Place Game
4 Inter Milan 2 0 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0 7th Place Game
Updated to match(es) played on July 25, 2015. Source:

Matches
Round 1
Milan 2–1 Valencia
Robinho  22'
De Jong  38'		 Report Parejo  53'
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Carbonell Hernández (Spain)[13]
Chelsea 2–0 Inter Milan
Oscar  13'
Hazard  29' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 41,983[14]
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)[15]
Round 2–First Round losers
Valencia 4–0 Inter Milan
Banega  7'
Viera  34', 90'
Jonas  56'		 Report
Attendance: 39,764[16]
Referee: Mark Kadlecik (United States)[17]
Round 2–First Round winners
Milan 0–2 Chelsea
Report De Bruyne  29'
Schürrle  90+2'
Attendance: 39,764[18]
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero (United States)[19]

Championship Round

Seventh place
Juventus 1–1 Inter Milan
Vidal  45' (pen.) Report Álvarez  28'
Penalties
Giovinco
Marchisio
Llorente
Pirlo
Vidal
Ogbonna
Cáceres
Chiellini
De Ceglie
Isla 		8–9 Guarín
Ranocchia
Álvarez
Icardi
Belfodil
Olsen
Andreolli
Pereira
Jonathan
Carrizo
Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States
Attendance: 38,513[20]
Referee: Hilario Grajeda (United States)[21]

Fifth place
Everton 0–1 Valencia
Report Míchel  52'
Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States
Attendance: 38,513[22]
Referee: Alan Chapman (United States)[22]

Third place
LA Galaxy 0–2 Milan
Report Balotelli  17'
Niang  40'
Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States
Attendance: 67,273
Referee: Ted Unkel (United States)[23]

Final
Real Madrid 3–1 Chelsea
Marcelo  14'
Ronaldo  31', 57'		 Report Ramires  17'
Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States
Attendance: 67,273[24]
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic (United States)[25]

Final ranking
Rank Team
Real Madrid
Chelsea
Milan
4 LA Galaxy
5 Valencia
6 Everton
7 Inter Milan
8 Juventus

Top goalscorers
Rank Name Team Goals
1 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 3
2 Jonathan Viera Valencia 2
Karim Benzema Real Madrid

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 is 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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  2. "Home". International Champions Cup. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
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  4. "CHELSEA TO PLAY IN STATESIDE TOURNAMENT | News Article | News | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club". Chelseafc.com. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
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  8. International Champions Cup
  9. Juve, non basta il gol di Asamoah: sconfitta ai rigori contro l'Everton
  10. Jose Villarreal scores a wonder goal as the LA Galaxy fall 3-1 to Real Madrid
  11. Robbie Keane returns to action as the LA Galaxy defeat Juventus
  12. Juve, che figuraccia: i Los Angeles Galaxy vincono 3-1
  13. Undeserved defeat for Valencia CF in debut of 'Guinness International Champions Cup' (1-2) Archived September 6, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  14. Match Report: Chelsea 2 Inter Milan 0 Archived September 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  15. Inter: Mourinho tre anni dopo senza pietà. Il Chelsea vince 2-0
  16. Guinness International: Inter–Valencia 0–4
  17. Valencia CF start US tour in style with 4-0 win over Inter Milan Archived September 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  18. Match Report: Chelsea 2 AC Milan 0 Archived August 7, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  19. Positive signs against Chelsea
  20. Guinness Cup, Juve-Inter 9-10 ai calci di rigore
  21. Juventus-Inter 9-10 dopo 20 rigori Bianconeri ultimi, poco spettacolo in USA
  22. #VCFUSAtour–Undefeated throughout the USA tour (1-0) Archived September 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  23. Milan, win secures 3rd place. Balo and Niang score against Galaxy Archived August 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  24. 3-1: A great Real Madrid demolish Chelsea
  25. Match Report: Chelsea 1 Real Madrid 3 Archived August 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  26. "Times of India - Priyanka's 'Exotic' official theme song of Guinness". Times of India. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
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