2018 Women's International Champions Cup

The 2018 International Champions Cup Women's Tournament was the first edition of a series of friendly women's association football matches. It took place from July 26 to 29, 2018.[1]

2018 Women's International Champions Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesJuly 26–29
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions North Carolina Courage
Runners-up Lyon
Third place Manchester City
Fourth place Paris Saint-Germain
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored10 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Eugénie Le Sommer (2 goals)

For the first time, the ICC included a women's tournament. Nearly a dozen of the regular ICC participant clubs expressed interest in sending their women's sides, but the inaugural women's tournament featured just four teams before expanding in the 2019 ICC. The 2018 tournament featured the semi-finals on July 26, followed by third place play-off and final on July 29, all four matches being held at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The European participants joined for training sessions at the University of Portland before the tournament.[1][2]

Teams

Four teams participated in the tournament. English club Chelsea were originally scheduled to participate, but were later replaced by Lyon.[3]

Nation Team
 England Manchester City
 France Lyon
 France Paris Saint-Germain
 United States North Carolina Courage

Venue
Miami Gardens
Hard Rock Stadium
Capacity: 64,767

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
July 26 – Miami Gardens
 
 
 North Carolina Courage2
 
July 29 – Miami Gardens
 
 Paris Saint-Germain1
 
 North Carolina Courage1
 
July 26 – Miami Gardens
 
 Lyon0
 
 Lyon3
 
 
 Manchester City0
 
Third place play-off
 
 
July 29 – Miami Gardens
 
 
 Paris Saint-Germain1
 
 
 Manchester City2

Matches

Semi-finals
North Carolina Courage 2–1 Paris Saint-Germain
 Report
Referee: Natalie Simon (United States)
Lyon 3–0 Manchester City
 Report
Referee: Jasmine Peralta (United States)

Third place play-off
Paris Saint-Germain 1–2 Manchester City
 Report
Referee: Natalie Simon (United States)

Final
North Carolina Courage 1–0 Lyon
 Report
Referee: Jasmine Peralta (United States)

See also

References
  1. "Women's Tournament". internationalchampionscup.com. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  2. "International Champions Cup Will Add Women's Event This Summer". New York Times. April 11, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  3. "Friday Roundup: Lyon to replace Chelsea in this summer's ICC Women's Tournament". Equalizer Soccer. May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
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