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The '''International Champions Cup''' is an annual club [[association football]] exhibition competition predominantly featuring club teams from [[Europe]] playing matches in the [[United States of America]]. It was founded in 2013 to replace the [[World Football Challenge]], which had featured a more even distribution of European- and American-based sides. |
The '''International Champions Cup''' is an annual club [[association football]] exhibition competition predominantly featuring club teams from [[Europe]] playing matches in the [[United States of America]]. It was founded in 2013 to replace the [[World Football Challenge]], which had featured a more even distribution of European- and American-based sides.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soccerbyives.net/2013/04/international-champions-juventus.html |title=International Champions Cup to feature Galaxy, Real Madrid and Juventus |date=16 April 2013 |accessdate=21 February 2014}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:53, 21 February 2014
| Founded | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Region | CONCACAF UEFA |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Current champions |  Real Madrid |
| Website | Official website |
 2014 | |
The International Champions Cup is an annual club association football exhibition competition predominantly featuring club teams from Europe playing matches in the United States of America. It was founded in 2013 to replace the World Football Challenge, which had featured a more even distribution of European- and American-based sides.[1]
Format
So far, both teams have featured eight teams organised into two groups of four. After playing a series of games against teams in their own groups, the tournament then combines the teams in order to crown a champion, though the exact format has altered in each competition so far.
In the 2013 iteration, the participants were designated as part an "Eastern" and a "Western" group based on the location of their group stage matches. The groups were not played as a round-robin; rather, the winners of the first-round matches played each other in the second round, and the first-round losers also played each other in the second round. The two teams with two wins from the first two matches advanced to the final. The other three teams of each group were then ranked based on their records in the two matches played, with a game won in normal time counting for two points and a game won on a deciding penalty shootout (no tied games were permitted) counting for one, with traditional methods of ranking - goal difference, goals scored, etc - determining order in case of two teams having the same points total. After the teams in each group had been ranked, they were paired against their opposite number from the other group, second playing second, third playing third, fourth playing fourth, with the results of these final matches determining a definitive placing for each team, from first place to eighth.
In the 2014 season, this slightly awkward system was done away with, the teams separating into non-geographical groups and instead playing a round-robin format with one game played against each other team in their group. After each team has played three games, the top-placed team from each group will contest a final to determine the overall winner.[2]
Winners
| Tournament | Winner | Nation | Runner-Up | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Real Madrid | Spain |
Chelsea |  England
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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
- ^ "International Champions Cup to feature Galaxy, Real Madrid and Juventus". April 16, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ "Tournament". ICC official website. Retrieved February 21, 2014.