2013 International Champions Cup Explained

Tourney Name:International Champions Cup
Year:2013
Dates:July 27 – August 7
Size:200
Country:Spain
Country2:United States
Num Teams:8
Confederations:2
Venues:7
Cities:7
Champion Other: Real Madrid
Count:1
Second Other: Chelsea
Third Other: Milan
Fourth Other: LA Galaxy
Matches:12
Goals:33
Player: Cristiano Ronaldo[1]
Nextseason:2014

The 2013 International Champions Cup (or ICC) was an exhibition association football tournament played in Spain and the United States. It began on Saturday, July 27 and culminated on Wednesday, August 7, 2013.[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]

Teams

Country Team Location Confederation League
Premier League
Liverpool
Serie A
Turin
La Liga
Valencia
Los Angeles, CaliforniaMajor League Soccer

Venues

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Valencia
Mestalla Stadium
Capacity: 49,430
East RutherfordIndianapolisLos AngelesMiami GardensGlendaleSan Francisco
MetLife StadiumLucas Oil StadiumDodger StadiumSun Life StadiumUniversity of Phoenix StadiumAT&T Park
40.8136°N -74.0744°W
Capacity: 82,500Capacity: 63,000Capacity: 56,000Capacity: 75,000Capacity: 63,400Capacity: 41,915

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]

In other words, though the team placing first (two wins) in each group would be apparent, the determination of second, third (both teams: one win, one loss) and fourth place (two losses) was based on the above tiebreakers.

Western Group

Standings

Matches

First round
Second round (First round losers)
Second round (First round winners)

Eastern Group

Standings

Matches

First round
Second round (First round losers)
Second round (First round winners)

Championship Round

Final

Final ranking

RankTeam
Chelsea
Milan
4 LA Galaxy
5 Valencia
6 Everton
7 Inter Milan
8 Juventus

Top goalscorers

RankNameTeamGoals
1 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid3
2 Karim Benzema Real Madrid2
Jonathan Viera Valencia
426 players1

Official song

See 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 was sung in both English and Hindi.[9]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/Actualidad_Primer_Equipo_en/1330156198451/noticia/Noticia/Cristiano_Ronaldo,_best_player_of_the_final_and_the_tournament.htm Cristiano Ronaldo, best player of the final and the tournament
  2. Web site: Home . International Champions Cup . August 4, 2013.
  3. Web site: Wahl. Grant. U.S. will host new International Champions Cup this summer. Sports Illustrated. SportsIllustrated.CNN.com. April 16, 2013. April 15, 2013. September 17, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130917230437/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/20130415/international-champions-cup-tournament/. dead.
  4. Web site: CHELSEA TO PLAY IN STATESIDE TOURNAMENT | News Article | News | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club . Chelseafc.com . May 26, 2013 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130607071633/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3191221/title/chelsea-to-play-in-stateside-tournament . June 7, 2013 .
  5. Web site: Guinness International Champions Cup Announced. June 25, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130729035549/http://internationalchampionscup.com/news/article/guinness-international-champions-cup-announced/. July 29, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
  6. Web site: International Champions Cup Live Streaming and TV Listings, Live Scores, Fixtures, Results, Tables, Videos, News :: Live Soccer TV.
  7. Web site: Sinanan . Keeghann . Real Madrid 3-1 Chelsea: Mourinho's Madrid reunion falls flat as Ronaldo clinches cup for los Blancos . https://web.archive.org/web/20130811072349/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/120509/real-madrid-vs-chelsea-fc/report . August 11, 2013 . www.goal.com.
  8. http://internationalchampionscup.com/ International Champions Cup
  9. Web site: Times of India - Priyanka's 'Exotic' official theme song of Guinness. https://web.archive.org/web/20130815032636/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-12/news-and-interviews/41332060_1_theme-song-guinness-international-champions-cup-priyanka-chopra. dead. August 15, 2013. The Times of India. August 31, 2013.