2018 Women's International Champions Cup Explained

Tourney Name:Women's International Champions Cup
Year:2018
Dates:July 26 – 29
Country:United States
Num Teams:4
Confederations:2
Venues:1
Cities:1
Champion Other: North Carolina Courage
Second Other: Lyon
Third Other: Manchester City
Fourth Other: Paris Saint-Germain
Matches:4
Goals:10
Nextseason:2019

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

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]

NationTeam
Manchester City
Lyon
Paris Saint-Germain
North Carolina Courage

Venue

Miami Gardens, Florida
Hard Rock Stadium
Capacity: 64,767

Matches

Semi-finals

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Final

See also

Notes and References

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