2015 Copa EuroAmericana explained

Year:2015
Dates:28 May – 1 August
Num Teams:6
Confederations:2
Venues:4
Cities:4
Champion Other:South America
Count:1
Second Other:Europe
Matches:4
Goals:10
Top Scorer: Duje Čop (2 goals)
Prevseason:2014

The 2015 Copa EuroAmericana was the third and final edition of the Copa EuroAmericana, a men's football friendly tournament created by DirecTV. This edition took place in venues across South America from 28 May to 1 August 2015. Six teams (Barcelona, Deportivo Cali,[1] Peñarol and San Lorenzo from CONMEBOL, and Espanyol and Málaga from UEFA), participated in the tournament. South America (represented by the CONMEBOL teams) won the cup with three victories.

Format

Each match was played for 90 minutes. In case of a draw after regulation, the winner was determined via a penalty shoot-out. The confederation of the winning team of each match was awarded with a point, and the confederation with the most points at the end of the tournament was crowned champions.

Participating teams

ConfederationTeamMost recent domestic honourLatest continental performance
CONMEBOL Barcelona2012 Serie A2015 Copa LibertadoresSecond stage
CONMEBOL Deportivo Cali2015 Torneo Apertura2014 Copa SudamericanaSecond stage
CONMEBOL Peñarol2012–13 Primera División2014 Copa SudamericanaRound of 16
CONMEBOL San Lorenzo2013 Torneo Inicial2015 Copa LibertadoresSecond stage
UEFA Espanyol2005–06 Copa del Rey2006–07 UEFA CupRunners-up
UEFA Málaga1998–99 Segunda División2012–13 UEFA Champions LeagueQuarter-finals

Venues

Buenos AiresCaliGuayaquilMontevideo
Estadio Pedro BidegainEstadio Deportivo CaliEstadio MonumentalEstadio Centenario
Capacity: 43.995Capacity: 55.000Capacity: 70.000Capacity: 60.235

Standings

South America
Points: 3
Europe
Points: 1

Matches

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Top goalscorers

RankNameTeamGoals
1 Duje Čop Málaga2
2 Nicolás Benedetti Deportivo Cali1
Mateo Casierra Deportivo Cali
Charles Málaga
Duda Málaga
Diego Ifrán Peñarol
Miguel Ángel Murillo Deportivo Cali
Roberto Rosales Málaga
Washington Vera Barcelona

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.futbolred.com/liga-aguila/deportivo-cali-se-medira-al-malaga-en-un-partido-amistoso-copa-euroamericana-2015+16105435 Deportivo Cali jugará contra Málaga en la Copa Euroamericana