The 2018 International Champions Cup was the sixth edition of a tournament comprising a series of friendly association football matches. It began on July 20 and ended on August 11. The tournament was won by English club Tottenham Hotspur.
Teams A total of 18 teams participated in the tournament. The participants were announced in four waves on April 10, 11, 12, and 17, 2018. On June 18, Lyon replaced Sevilla in the competition.
Nation Team Arsenal Chelsea Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Tottenham Hotspur Lyon Paris Saint-Germain Bayern Munich Borussia Dortmund Inter Milan Juventus Milan Roma Benfica Atlético Madrid Barcelona Real Madrid
Venues Originally 22 venues for the International Champions Cup were announced on April 13 and 17, 2018, but they were later increased to 23. Of these, 15 were in the United States, 7 were in Europe, and 1 was in Asia.
After Sevilla had to pull out (replaced by Lyon), matches due to take place in Warsaw and Zürich were canceled and replaced by matches in London and Faro-Loulé. The two matches Chelsea played were relocated from Gothenburg and Solna to Nice and Dublin respectively.
Ann Arbor(Detroit Area) Pasadena(Los Angeles Area) East Rutherford(New York City Area) Landover(Washington, D.C. Area)Arlington(Dallas-Fort Worth Area) Michigan Stadium Rose Bowl MetLife Stadium FedExFieldAT&T Stadium Capacity: 107,601 Capacity: 90,888 Capacity: 82,500 Capacity: 82,000Capacity: 80,000 CharlotteSan Diego Bank of America StadiumSDCCU Stadium Capacity: 75,525Capacity: 70,561 PittsburghPhiladelphiaHeinz FieldLincoln Financial FieldCapacity: 69,690Capacity: 69,176Santa Clara(San Francisco Bay Area)MinneapolisLevi's StadiumU.S. Bank StadiumCapacity: 68,500Capacity: 66,655 Miami Gardens(Miami Area) Chicago Carson(Los Angeles Area)Harrison(New York City Area) Hard Rock Stadium Soldier Field StubHub CenterRed Bull Arena Capacity: 64,767 Capacity: 61,500 Capacity: 27,000Capacity: 26,104
Madrid Dublin London Lecce Estadio Wanda Metropolitano Aviva Stadium Stamford Bridge Stadio Via del Mare Capacity: 67,703 Capacity: 51,700 Capacity: 41,631 Capacity: 40,670 Nice Klagenfurt Faro/LouléAllianz RivieraWörthersee StadionEstádio AlgarveCapacity: 35,624Capacity: 32,000Capacity: 30,305
Singapore Singapore National Stadium Capacity: 55,000
Matches The match schedule was announced on April 17, 2018, and was updated on June 18 after Lyon replaced Sevilla. Each team played three matches, for a total of 27 matches.
Table The 18 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.
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See also 2018 Women's International Champions Cup
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