International Champions Cup 2015 guide: schedule, fixtures, rules and teams

Monday, 13 July 2015 13:35
Written by David Bet

The International Champions Cup makes its return on 12th July 2015 and it will feature teams like Real Madrid, Manchester City, AC Milan, Inter Milan, PSG, Benfica, LA Galaxy, Roma, Chelsea and Fiorentina. This is your definitive guide to ICC 2015 with teams, the complete schedule, torunament rules and betting tips!

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International Champions Cup 2015 rules and preview

Last year’s tournament in Canada and USA proved such a success with eight teams involved that this season’s tournament has increased to feature 15. The competition this summer is spread over different continents, with different versions taking place including one in Australia, one in China and a North American version that also includes some games played in Europe for the ease of the teams competing.

Two years ago, finishing positions down to eighth place were determined by a series of play-off matches but that will not happen on this occasion.

International Champions Cup rules:

Each team will play four contests and the club with the most points at the end of the tournament will be crowned champion. Each win in regulation will result in three points and a tie will go straight to a shootout; the winning team in a shootout will receive two points and the losing team will receive one. The results from in-season Major League Soccer contests involving tournament participants will be used as part of official tournament scoring

This edition kicks off in California, USA on the early hours of 12th July when the LA Galaxy will face Mexican side Club America at the StubHub Center. The tournament concludes on 5 August when Chelsea host Fiorentina at Stamford Bridge in London.

The United States play host to the majority of the matches as Premier League champions Chelsea, La Liga champions Barcelona, French Ligue 1 champions PSG, Portuguese Primeira Liga champions Benfica, MLS side the New York Red Bulls and Italian side Fiorentina are set to play here.