The 2014 International Champions Cup (or ICC) was a friendly association football tournament played in the United States and Canada. It began on Thursday, 24 July 2014 when Olympiacos defeated Milan 3–0 at BMO Field in Toronto, and ended on Monday, 4 August 2014 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.[2] This tournament followed the 2013 edition and was staged throughout the United States, with one match held in Canada (Toronto). The participating teams were Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United of England, Milan, Internazionale and Roma of Italy, Olympiacos of Greece and defending champions Real Madrid of Spain.[2] Manchester United won the tournament, having beaten Liverpool 3–1 in the final.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | United States Canada |
| Dates | 24 July – 4 August 2014 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 13 (in 13 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Manchester United (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Liverpool |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 38 (2.92 per match) |
| Attendance | 642,134 (49,395 per match) |
| Best player(s) | Wayne Rooney[1] |
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Teams
| Country | Team | Location | Confederation | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | Liverpool | Liverpool | UEFA | Premier League |
| England | Manchester City | Manchester | UEFA | Premier League |
| England | Manchester United | Trafford, Greater Manchester | UEFA | Premier League |
| Italy | Milan | Milan | UEFA | Serie A |
| Italy | Roma | Rome | UEFA | Serie A |
| Italy | Internazionale | Milan | UEFA | Serie A |
| Greece | Olympiacos | Piraeus | UEFA | Superleague Greece |
| Spain | Real Madrid | Madrid | UEFA | La Liga |
Venues
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| Canada |
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| Toronto |
| BMO Field |
| 43°37′58″N 79°25′07″W / 43.63278°N 79.41861°W |
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 on August 4.[3]
3 points were awarded for a win in regulation time, 2 for a win by penalty shootout, 1 for a loss by penalty shootout, and 0 for a loss in regulation time.[4] 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
| Team | Pld | W | WP | LP | L | GF | GA | GD
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Matches
| Manchester United | 3–2 | Roma |
|---|---|---|
| Rooney 36', 45+1' (pen.) Mata 39' |
Report | Pjanić 75' Totti 89' (pen.) |
Attendance: 54,116[6]
| Real Madrid | 1–1 | Internazionale |
|---|---|---|
| Bale 10' | Report | Icardi 68' (pen.) |
| Penalties | ||
| Isco Lucas Nacho Illarramendi Mascarell |
2–3 | Vidić Nagatomo M'Vila Juan Icardi |
Attendance: 62,583[9]
| Manchester United | 0–0 | Internazionale |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Young Hernández Cleverley Kagawa Fletcher |
5–3 | Guarín M'Vila Taïder Andreolli |
Attendance: 61,238 [12]
| Real Madrid | 0–1 | Roma |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Totti 58' |
| Manchester United | 3–1 | Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Young 20', 37' Hernández 80' |
Report | Bale 27' (pen.) |
Attendance: 109,318[18]
Referee: Hilario Grajeda (United States)
Group B
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Matches
| Olympiacos | 3–0 | Milan |
|---|---|---|
| Domínguez 16' Diamantakos 49' Bouchalakis 77' |
Report |
| Milan | 1–5 | Manchester City |
|---|---|---|
| Muntari 42' | Report | Jovetić 12', 58' Sinclair 14' Navas 23' Iheanacho 26' |
Attendance: 34,347[22]
Referee: Armando Villareal (United States)
| Liverpool | 1–0 | Olympiacos |
|---|---|---|
| Sterling 5' | Report |
| Manchester City | 2–2 | Liverpool |
|---|---|---|
| Jovetić 53', 67' | Report | Henderson 59' Sterling 85' |
| Penalties | ||
| Kolarov Touré Navas Iheanacho |
1–3 | Sturridge Can Henderson Lucas |
Attendance: 49,653[24]
Referee: Silviu Petrescu (Canada)
| Olympiacos | 2–2 | Manchester City |
|---|---|---|
| Diamantakos 37', 66' | Jovetić 35' Kolarov 89' (pen.) |
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| Penalties | ||
| Lykogiannis Dossevi Kolovos Ghazaryan Papadopoulos Bouchalakis Papazoglou |
5–4 | Silva Kolarov Milner Sinclair Zuculini Guidetti Richards |
Attendance: 34,047[25]
Final
Media coverage
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
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- ^ Manchester United 3–2 Roma: Another win for Louis van Gaal as Wayne Rooney grabs a brace again
- ^ Rooney scores twice, Man U beats AS Roma 3-2
- ^ Manchester United edge out Roma in International Champions Cup
- ^ Inter Milan beats Real Madrid on penalty kicks
- ^ Todavía sin James ni Cristiano, el Real Madrid empató 1-1 con Inter
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- ^ Highlights: Olympiakos 3–0 Milan
- ^ Olympiakos down AC Milan 3–0 in friendly
- ^ Olympiacos – Milan 3–0
- ^ Manchester City 5-1 AC Milan: Stevan Jovetic scores twice in comfortable win
- ^ Raheem Sterling's early goal steers Liverpool past Olympiacos as Lazar Markovic impresses on first Reds outing
- ^ Manchester City 2-2 Liverpool: Simon Mignolet the hero as Reds win on spot-kicks
- ^ Champions Cup soccer fans treated to shootout finish at UMN
- ^ Liverpool fans flex muscle at Bank of America Stadium
- ^ Average Attendances Increase 20% at International Champions Cup
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