2018 Women's International Champions Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | July 26 – 29 |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  North Carolina Courage |
| Runners-up |  Lyon |
| Third place |  Manchester City |
| Fourth place | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 10 (2.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Eugénie Le Sommer (2 goals) |
2019 → | |
The 2018 Women's International Champions Cup was the first edition of a series of friendly women's association football matches. It took place from July 26 to 29, 2018 in the United States.[1]
For the first time, the ICC included a women's tournament. Nearly a dozen of the regular ICC participant clubs expressed interest in sending their women's sides, but the inaugural women's tournament featured just four teams before expanding in the 2019 ICC. The 2018 tournament featured the semi-finals on July 26, followed by third place play-off and final on July 29, all four matches being held at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The European participants joined for training sessions at the University of Portland before the tournament.[1][2]
Teams
[edit]Four teams participated in the tournament. English club Chelsea were originally scheduled to participate, but were later replaced by Lyon.[3]
| Nation | Team |
|---|---|
| England
|
Manchester City |
| France
|
Lyon |
| Paris Saint-Germain | |
| United States
|
North Carolina Courage |
Venue
[edit]| Miami Gardens, Florida | Location of the host city of the 2018 Women's International Champions Cup. |
|---|---|
| Hard Rock Stadium | |
| Capacity: 64,767 | |
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Bracket
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| July 26 – Miami Gardens, FL | ||||||
| North Carolina Courage | 2 | |||||
| July 29 – Miami Gardens, FL | ||||||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | |||||
| North Carolina Courage | 1 | |||||
| July 26 – Miami Gardens, FL | ||||||
| Lyon | 0 | |||||
| Lyon | 3 | |||||
| Manchester City | 0 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| July 29 – Miami Gardens, FL | ||||||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | |||||
| Manchester City | 2 | |||||
Matches
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]| North Carolina Courage | 2–1 | Paris Saint-Germain |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Lyon | 3–0 | Manchester City |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Third place play-off
[edit]| Paris Saint-Germain | 1–2 | Manchester City |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Final
[edit]| North Carolina Courage | 1–0 | Lyon |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Women's Tournament". internationalchampionscup.com. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^ "International Champions Cup Will Add Women's Event This Summer". New York Times. April 11, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ^ "Friday Roundup: Lyon to replace Chelsea in this summer's ICC Women's Tournament". Equalizer Soccer. May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
External links
[edit]Friendly association football tournaments in 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Florida Cup | Florida (10–20 January) |
| Four Nations Tournament |  Ndola (21–25 March) |
| International Friendship Championship |  Basra (21–27 March) |
| King's Cup |  Bangkok (22–25 March) |
| China Cup |  Nanning (22–26 March) |
| PSSI Anniversary Cup |  Cibinong (27 April–3 May) |
| Panda Cup | Chengdu (23–27 May) |
| International Champions Cup | Multiple locations (July–August) |
| Women's International Champions Cup | Miami (26–29 July) |
| MLS All-Star Game | Atlanta (1 August) |
| Alpine Cup |  Mandalay (1–5 August) |
| Vinaphone Cup |  Hanoi (3–7 August) |
| Joan Gamper Trophy |  Barcelona (15 August) |
| Bangabandhu Cup | |
| Olympic Return Cup |  Kuwait (9–15 October) |
