2013 International Champions Cup
The 2013 International Champions Cup was an exhibition association football tournament played in Spain and the United States. It began on Saturday, July 27 and culminated on Wednesday, August 7, 2013. This tournament replaced the World Football Challenge and was staged mainly throughout the United States, and with one match in 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.
Venues
| Valencia | |
| Estadio de Mestalla | |
| Capacity: 49,430 | |
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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:- All matches tied at the end of regulation were decided by a Penalty [shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out].
- Three points were awarded for a regulation win, two points for a penalty shoot-out win, one point for a penalty shoot-out loss, and no points for a regulation loss.
- Tiebreakers were: head-to-head, goal difference, number of goals scored.
Western Group
Standings
Matches
; First round; Second round
; Second round
Eastern Group
Standings
Matches
; First round; Second round
; Second round