The 2019 International Champions Cup was the seventh edition of the

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(ICC), a series of association football friendly matches. The competition was won by Portuguese club Benfica.

Teams

A total of 12 teams participated in the competition. On June 12,

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replaced

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due to Roma's impending participation in

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qualifiers (which they did not end up playing in).

Venues

17 venues for the International Champions Cup were announced on March 26, 2019.

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Matches

The match schedule was announced on March 28, 2019, and was updated on June 12 after Fiorentina replaced Roma. Each team played three matches, for a total of 18 matches. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Table

The 12 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.

Media coverage

All 18 matches were live streamed for the unsold markets and highlights were also available for all territories around the world via ICC's official websites. The rights may be including both the 2019 International Leagues Cup (

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cup) matches depending on the broadcasters.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:International Champions Cup

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