2013 International Champions Cup


The 2013 International Champions Cup was an exhibition association football tournament played in the United States and Spain. It began on Saturday, July 27 and culminated on Wednesday, August 7. This tournament replaced the World Football Challenge and was staged mainly throughout the United States, and with one match in Valencia, Spain. The participating teams were LA Galaxy of the United States, Real Madrid and Valencia of Spain, Milan, Juventus and Inter Milan of Italy, and Chelsea and Everton of England. In the United States, Fox Soccer televised 11 of 12 matches live, and Fox Sports broadcast one match live on August 3. ESPN Deportes televised all matches live on TV and on WatchESPN in Spanish. Real Madrid won the tournament, defeating Chelsea 3–1 in the final.

Teams

Venues

Format

The tournament had two groups of four: an "Eastern" and a "Western" group. 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. For the other teams, positions in the final round were determined by their position in their group, with the following rules:
In other words, though the team placing 1st in each group will be apparent, the determination of 2nd, 3rd and 4th place will be based on points earned in the first two matches, head-to-head result, and then goal differential, and goals scored.

Bracket

Western Group

Standings


Matches

; Round 1
; Round 2–First Round losers
; Round 2–First Round winners

Eastern Group

Standings


Matches

; Round 1
; Round 2–First Round losers
; Round 2–First Round winners

Championship Round

Seventh place

Fifth place

Third place

Final

Final ranking

Top goalscorers

Official song

The official song of the 2013 International Champions Cup "Exotic" was performed by the Indian Bollywood actress turned singer Priyanka Chopra, and is sung in both English and Hindi.