2019 International Champions Cup Explained

Tourney Name:International Champions Cup
Year:2019
Dates:July 16 – August 10
Country:China
Country2:England
Country3:Sweden
Country4:Singapore
Country5:United States
Country6:Wales
Num Teams:12
Confederations:2
Venues:17
Cities:17
Champion Other: Benfica
Count:1
Matches:18
Goals:55
Top Scorer: Diego Costa (4 goals)
Prevseason:2018

The 2019 International Champions Cup was the seventh edition of the International Champions Cup (ICC), a series of association football friendly matches.[1] The competition was won by Portuguese club Benfica.

Teams

A total of 12 teams participated in the competition.[2] [3] On June 12, Fiorentina replaced Roma due to Roma's impending participation in UEFA Europa League qualifiers (which they did not end up playing in).[4]

NationTeam
Arsenal
Manchester United
Tottenham Hotspur
Bayern Munich
Fiorentina
Inter Milan
Juventus
Milan
Guadalajara
Benfica
Atlético Madrid
Real Madrid

Venues

17 venues for the International Champions Cup were announced on March 26, 2019.[5]

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East Rutherford
(New York City Area)		Landover
(Washington, D.C. Area)		CharlotteHoustonSanta Clara, California
(San Francisco Bay Area)
MetLife StadiumFedExFieldBank of America StadiumNRG StadiumLevi's Stadium
Capacity: 82,500Capacity: 82,000Capacity: 75,525Capacity: 71,795Capacity: 68,500
Foxborough
(Boston Area)
Gillette Stadium
Capacity: 65,878
Arlington
(Dallas-Fort Worth Area)		Carson
(Los Angeles Area)		Harrison
(New York City Area)		Bridgeview
(Chicago Area)		Kansas City
Globe Life ParkDignity Health Sports ParkRed Bull ArenaSeatGeek StadiumChildren's Mercy Park
Capacity: 48,114Capacity: 27,000Capacity: 25,000Capacity: 20,000Capacity: 18,467
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CardiffLondonStockholm
Principality StadiumTottenham Hotspur StadiumFriends Arena
Capacity: 73,931Capacity: 62,062Capacity: 54,329
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SingaporeNanjingShanghai
Singapore National StadiumNanjing Olympic Sports CenterHongkou Football Stadium
Capacity: 55,000Capacity: 61,443Capacity: 35,000

Matches

The match schedule was announced on March 28, 2019,[6] and was updated on June 12 after Fiorentina replaced Roma.[4] Each team played three matches, for a total of 18 matches.[7]

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Table

The 12 teams were ranked based on results from their three matches, with the best-ranked team being crowned champions. In addition to three points for a win and none for a loss, a penalty shoot-out win was worth two points, while a loss on penalties earned one point.

Media coverage

All 18 matches were live streamed for the unsold markets and highlights were also available for all territories around the world via ICC's official websites.[8] The rights may be including both the 2019 International Leagues Cup (La Liga-Serie A cup) matches depending on the broadcasters.

Country/regionBroadcasterSummaryRef
AustraliaSBSAll 18 matches live on web and app, 17 of 18 matches live on Viceland[9]
Kayo SportsAll 18 matches live
beIN SportsAll 18 matches live, plus both ILC matches[10]
AzerbaijanCBCSelect matches live on CBC Sport[11]
DACHSport110 of 18 matches (including all three Bayern matches) live[12]
OneFootballAll 18 matches live
DAZN
Canada
Japan[13]
BalkansSport KlubAll 18 matches live, plus both ILC matches.
BelgiumEleven SportsAll 18 matches live[14]
Luxembourg
BrazilGrupo RecordAll 18 matches live on Play Plus, 17 of 18 matches live on Record News[15]
Fox SportsAll 18 matches live[16]
BruneiAstroAll 18 matches live on SuperSport (in English) (plus both ILC matches), Arena (in Malay), Astro GO, and NJOI Now respectively
Malaysia
BulgariaMax SportAll 18 matches live, plus both ILC matches.
CaribbeanDigicelAll 18 matches live on Sportsmax.[17]
DirecTV SportsAll 18 matches live, plus both ILC matches. Not available in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.
South America[18]
Puerto Rico
ESPNAll 18 matches live in English (Belize and USA only) and Spanish, plus both ILC matches. Matches is not available in ANZ (Australia and New Zealand).
ANZ
Belize
Central America[19]
Mexico[20]
United States[21]
CataloniaTV3Both ILC matches only.[22]
ChinaCCTVSelect matches live
PPTVAll 18 matches live, plus both ILC matches.
CyprusCytaVisionAll 18 matches live
DenmarkTV2Select matches live on TV2 Sport.
EurasiaSetanta SportsAll 18 matches live
GeorgiaAdjaraAll 18 matches live, plus both ILC matches
GreeceNova SportsAll 18 matches live
Hong KongTVBAll 18 matches live on MyTV Super, with 9 matches (including all 7 matches outside USA) on TVB Finance & Information Channel[23]
Iceland365All 18 matches live on Stöð 2 Sport
Indian SubcontinentDream11All 18 matches live on Fancode[24]
IndonesiaTVRIAll 18 matches (16 live in-simulcast, one live, and one delayed respectively) on both National and Sport channels.[25]
Mola TVAll 18 matches live[26]
Timor Leste
IranIRIBSelect matches live on Varzesh[27]
Varzesh TV FarsiSelect matches live[28]
IrelandEir Sport15 of 18 matches live, plus both ILC matches.
MUTVThree MU matches only.
United Kingdom
Premier Sports15 of 18 matches live, plus both ILC matches[29] [30]
IsraelCharltonAll 18 matches live on Sport 1 and Sport 2
ItalySportitaliaAll 18 matches live[31]
Sky SportBoth ILC matches only[32]
KoreaSPOTVAll 18 matches live[33]
MaldivesMediaNetAll 18 matches live
MaltaGOAll 18 matches live on TSN
MENASharjah SportsBoth ILC matches only[34]
MyanmarCanal+All 18 matches live
New ZealandSparkAll 18 matches live[35]
PolandPolsatAll 18 matches live on Sport, Extra (plus both ILC matches), and News channels respectively[36]
PortugalSport TVAll 18 matches live[37]
RussiaMatch TVAll 18 matches live
ScandinaviaStriveAll 18 matches live[38]
SingaporeMediacorpAll 18 matches live on Toggle. Select matches same-day delayed (both matches in Singapore) on Channel 5.[39]
SpainMediaproAll 18 matches live on LaLiga TV, plus both ILC matches. Select matches also available on Gol.[40]
MovistarSelect plus both ILC matches live on #Vamos
Real Madrid TVThree RM matches only[41]
Sub-Saharan AfricaStarTimesAll 18 matches live on World Football, Sport Premium, and StarTimes On web and app.[42]
TajikistanTelevizioni TojikistonAll 18 matches live on Varzish and Futbol, respectively.
ThailandPPTVSelect matches live and delayed, plus highlights[43]
TurkeyTRTAll 18 matches live on web, 17 live and one delayed on Sport channel.
TurkmenistanTürkmenistan Sport1 last match live[44]
VietnamFPT GroupAll 18 matches live[45]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Habrá un derbi Real Madrid-Atlético en la International Champions Cup. There will be a Real Madrid-Atlético derby in the International Champions Cup. March 27, 2019. sport.es. Ediciones Deportivas Catalanas. Spanish. 12 August 2019.
  2. News: THE TEAMS. internationalchampionscup.com. March 26, 2019. March 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101644/https://www.internationalchampionscup.sg/en/territories/sg/men/teams. March 27, 2019. dead.
  3. Web site: Teams playing in the 2019 International Champions Cup. Sports Illustrated.
  4. Web site: ACF Fiorentina to Take Part in 2019 International Champions Cup. International Champions Cup. June 12, 2019. August 12, 2019.
  5. News: 2019 INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONS CUP HOST CITIES REVEALED!. internationalchampionscup.com. March 26, 2019. March 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190327100654/https://www.internationalchampionscup.sg/en/articles/2019-international-champions-cup-host-cities-revealed. March 27, 2019. dead.
  6. News: Schedule. internationalchampionscup.com. March 27, 2019. March 28, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190328041930/https://www.internationalchampionscup.com/en/schedule. March 28, 2019. dead.
  7. Web site: Real Madrid to play Arsenal in International Champions Cup match at FedEx Field. The Washington Post.
  8. Web site: Broadcast Info. International Champions Cup. 2019-08-06.
  9. Web site: How to watch the International Champions Cup LIVE, FREE and in HD on SBS. The World Game. July 10, 2019.
  10. Web site: WATCH ICC, Sydney FC LIVE on beIN SPORTS in July. beIN Sports. July 10, 2019.
  11. Web site: Instagram post by CBC Sport • Jul 9, 2019 at 1:18pm UTC. Instagram. July 10, 2019.
  12. Web site: Sport1, OneFootball land International Champions Cup rights. July 12, 2018. SportBusiness Media. June 29, 2019.
  13. Web site: DAZNがICCを全試合ライブ配信！アフリカ・ネーションズカップも一部試合をライブ配信 Goal.com. Goal. June 29, 2019.
  14. Web site: Eleven Sports Belgium on Instagram: Our heroes don't wear capes, they put a beer on their head.. Instagram. July 10, 2019.
  15. Web site: Comunicado: acesso jornalístico às imagens da International Champions Cup (ICC) 2019. July 1, 2019. R7.com. pt-br. July 10, 2019.
  16. Web site: FOX Sports transmite todos os jogos da International Champions Cup; veja calendário. Esporteemidia.com. July 13, 2019.
  17. Web site: SportsMax TV on Instagram: "One of the biggest fixtures in world football returns this Tuesday! The International Champions Cup 2019 is here on your #HomeOfChampions…". Instagram. July 16, 2019.
  18. Web site: DIRECTV Sports Fiorentina y Chivas darán inicio a la ICC 2019 en Chicago. DirecTV Sports. es. July 16, 2019.
  19. Web site: A partir del próximo 16 de Julio inicia la @IntChampionsCup con los MEJORES CLUBES en un sólo lugar ESPN #ICCxESPN. CentroAmérica. ESPN. July 12, 2019. Twitter. es. July 13, 2019.
  20. Web site: International Champions Cup 2019 en VIVO y en exclusiva por ESPN. July 12, 2019. ESPN. July 13, 2019.
  21. Web site: ESPN extends International Champions Cup US rights deal until 2021. March 18, 2019. SportBusiness Media. June 10, 2019.
  22. Web site: F.C. Barcelona - S.S.C. Napoli: el partit sencer. Ràdio. Catalunya. CCMA. ca. 2019-08-08.
  23. Web site: myTV SUPER on Instagram: "【聽朝睇波喇．國際冠軍盃 #費倫天拿對瓜達拉哈拉】 . 國際冠軍盃(International Champions Cup)嚟喇！ . 萬眾期待嘅國際冠軍盃終於揭幕，整個賽事18場比賽myTV…". Instagram. 2019-07-27.
  24. Web site: Catch LIVE International Champions Cup and European Cricket League. Agnihotri. Shweta. 2019-07-22. InsideSport. 2019-08-06.
  25. Web site: TVRI Nasional on Instagram: "Breaking News : TVRI ekslusif akan menayangkan turnamen sepakbola pramusim International Champions Cup ICC 2019 mmulai 17 Juli - 10 Agustus…". Instagram. June 10, 2019.
  26. Web site: Mola TV on Instagram: "ICC 2019 hadir di Mola TV Kompetisi top Eropa memang masih akan dimulai dalam beberapa minggu ke depan. Tapi tenang saja, karena tidak…". Instagram. July 12, 2019.
  27. Web site: جدول پخش زنده برنامه های شبکه ورزش سیما. varzeshtv.ir. July 18, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20181018195736/http://varzeshtv.ir/cat/194. October 18, 2018. dead.
  28. Web site: varzeshtv.farsi instagram. instagram.com. July 18, 2019.
  29. Web site: Arsenal pen Premier Sports pre-season TV rights deal - SportsPro Media. sportspromedia.com. July 10, 2019.
  30. Web site: Arsenal Pre-Season. Premier Sports. July 10, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190710052050/https://www.premiersports.com/arsenal-pre-season.html. July 10, 2019. dead.
  31. Web site: Sportitalia lands International Champions Cup rights. June 13, 2019. SportBusiness Media. June 24, 2019.
  32. Web site: Napoli Barcellona streaming live e diretta tv: dove vederla Amichevole. 2019-08-07. TPI. it-IT. 2019-08-08.
  33. Web site: 2019 ICC, 레알 마드리드:아스날. Facebook. 2019-07-30.
  34. Web site: قناة الشارقة الرياضية on Instagram: "#حصريا #الشارقة_الرياضية #برشلونة #أرسنال #نابولي #روما #ريال_مدريد". Instagram. en. 2019-08-08.
  35. Web site: Spark expands its football and tennis offering and adds racing to its line up. Spark. 2019-08-06.
  36. Web site: International Champions Cup. Piłkarska uczta na antenach Polsatu. polsatsport.pl. July 11, 2019.
  37. Web site: Acabou-se a espera. A pré-época do @SLBenfica joga-se em exclusivo na SPORT TV. São estes os jogos da águia que pode ver em direto durante o mês de Julho. #ValeOBilhete 11 Ligas 7 Taças 2.000 Jogos Mais de 55.000 horas de desporto. Sport TV. July 9, 2019. Twitter. pt. July 10, 2019.
  38. Web site: IMG to exploit football rights in Scandinavia on its Strive service. May 2, 2019. SportBusiness Media. June 29, 2019.
  39. Web site: Gear up for the football season with the 2019 International Champions Cup Singapore presented by AIA. Kepohchi. June 10, 2019. July 17, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190717091101/https://www.kepohchi.com/entertainment/2019/3/27/gear-up-for-the-football-season-with-the-2019-international-champions-cup-singapore-presented-by-aia. dead.
  40. Web site: LaLigaTV to broadcast the best international friendlies involving LaLiga clubs this summer. mediapro.es. 2019-07-30.
  41. Web site: Todos los partidos del Real Madrid en la International Champions Cup, en directo en Realmadrid TV Real Madrid CF. Real Madrid C.F. - Web Oficial. es. July 15, 2019.
  42. Web site: StarTimes to broadcast International Champions Cup LIVE and Exclusively Goal.com. www.goal.com. June 19, 2019.
  43. Web site: โปรแกรมฟุตบอล ICC 2019 รวม 18 แมตช์ พร้อมเวลาถ่ายทอดสด. pptvhd36.com. th. July 15, 2019.
  44. Web site: Смотрите заключительный матч Международного кубка чемпионов на телеканале "Türkmenistan Sport". turkmenportal.com. August 5, 2019. ru.
  45. Web site: FPT chính thức sở hữu bản quyền Copa America và ICC 2019. laodong.vn. July 17, 2019. vi.

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