The 2014 International Champions Cup (or ICC) was a friendly association football tournament played in Canada and the United States. It began on July 24 when Olympiacos defeated Milan 3–0 at BMO Field in Toronto, Canada and ended on August 4 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, United States. This tournament followed the 2013 edition and was staged throughout the United States, with one match held in Canada. The participating teams were Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United of England; Milan, Inter Milan and Roma of Italy; Olympiacos of Greece; and defending champions Real Madrid of Spain. Manchester United won the tournament, having beaten Liverpool 3–1 in the final.
The group match between Real Madrid and Manchester United at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor had an attendance of 109,318, a record crowd for a soccer match in the United States.
Teams CountryTeamLocationConfederationLeague LiverpoolLiverpoolUEFAPremier LeagueManchester CityManchesterManchester UnitedInter MilanMilanSerie AMilanRomaRome OlympiacosPiraeusSuper League Greece Real MadridMadridLa Liga
Venues
Toronto BMO Field Capacity: 21,566
Berkeley Denver Dallas Minneapolis California Memorial Stadium Sports Authority Field at Mile High Cotton Bowl TCF Bank Stadium Capacity: 62,467 Capacity: 76,125 Capacity: 92,100 Capacity: 50,805 Chicago Ann Arbor Soldier Field Michigan Stadium Capacity: 63,500 Capacity: 109,901 PittsburghCharlotteHeinz FieldBank of America StadiumCapacity: 65,500Capacity: 74,455 Miami Gardens Landover Philadelphia New York Sun Life Stadium FedExField Lincoln Financial Field Yankee Stadium Capacity: 74,918 Capacity: 79,000 Capacity: 69,176 Capacity: 54,251
Format
The tournament consisted of two groups of four: Group A and Group B. The groups were played as a round-robin, with each team playing three matches. The winners of each group played in the final at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens on August 4.
Three points were awarded for a win in regulation time, two for a win by penalty shootout, one for a loss by penalty shootout, and zero for a loss in regulation time. A team's placing was based on (a) points earned in the three group matches (b) head-to-head result, (c) goal differential, (d) goals scored.
Group stage
Group A
Matches
Group B
Matches
Final
Top goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Stevan Jovetić Manchester City52 Wayne Rooney Manchester United3 Dimitrios Diamantakos Olympiacos4 Gareth Bale Real Madrid2 Ashley Young Manchester United Juan Mata Manchester United Raheem Sterling Liverpool Francesco Totti Roma
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See also World Football Challenge, an exhibition tournament for mid-season American clubs and pre-season European clubs that was held from 2009 until 2012.
References
External links International Champions Cup Official Site