2018 Women's International Champions Cup
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = Women's International Champions Cup
| year = 2018
| dates = July 26 – 29
| image =
| size =
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| country = United States
| num_teams = 4
| confederations = 2
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champion_other = {{flagdeco|USA}} North Carolina Courage
| second_other = {{flagdeco|FRA}} Lyon
| third_other = {{flagdeco|ENG}} Manchester City
| fourth_other = {{flagdeco|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain
| matches = 4
| goals = 10
| top_scorer = Eugénie Le Sommer {{nowrap|(2 goals)}}
| attendance =
| updated =
| nextseason = 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.internationalchampionscup.com/en/territories/eu/women|title=Women's Tournament|website=internationalchampionscup.com|accessdate=June 28, 2018}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/11/sports/soccer/manchester-city-psg-women-icc.html?smid=tw-share|title=International Champions Cup Will Add Women's Event This Summer|work=New York Times|date=April 11, 2018|accessdate=May 11, 2018}}
Teams
Four teams participated in the tournament. English club Chelsea were originally scheduled to participate, but were later replaced by Lyon.{{cite web|url=https://equalizersoccer.com/2018/05/25/friday-roundup-lyon-to-replace-chelsea-in-this-summers-icc-womens-tournament/|title=Friday Roundup: Lyon to replace Chelsea in this summer's ICC Women's Tournament|publisher=Equalizer Soccer|date=May 25, 2018|accessdate=May 29, 2018}}
| class="wikitable" |
| Nation
! Team |
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| {{flagu|England}} |
| rowspan="2" | {{flagu|France}}
| Lyon |
| Paris Saint-Germain |
| {{flagu|United States}} |
Venue
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| Miami Gardens, Florida
! rowspan="4" | {{Location map+|USA|width=380|float=none|caption=Location of the host city of the 2018 Women's International Champions Cup.|places= {{Location map~|USA|lat=25.958056|long=-80.238889|label=Miami Gardens|position=right}}}} |
|---|
| Hard Rock Stadium |
| Capacity: 64,767 |
| 190x190px |
Bracket
{{#invoke:RoundN|N4
|style=white-space:nowrap|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high|3rdplace=yes
|RD1=Semi-finals
|RD2=Final
|Consol=Third place play-off
|July 26 – Miami Gardens, FL|{{flagicon|USA}} North Carolina Courage|2|{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain|1
|July 26 – Miami Gardens, FL|{{flagicon|FRA}} Lyon|3|{{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester City|0
|July 29 – Miami Gardens, FL|{{flagicon|USA}} North Carolina Courage|1|{{flagicon|FRA}} Lyon|0
|July 29 – Miami Gardens, FL|{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain|1|{{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester City|2
}}
Matches
=Semi-finals=
{{Football box
| id = North Carolina Courage v Paris Saint-Germain
| date = {{Start date|2018|7|26}}
| time = 18:15 EDT
| team1 = North Carolina Courage {{flagicon|USA}}
| score = 2–1
| report = https://int.women.soccerway.com/matches/2018/07/27/world/womens--international-champions-cup/north-carolina-courage/paris-saint-germain-fc/2828712/
| team2 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain
| goals1 = *McDonald {{goal|19}}
- Jenkins {{goal|84}}
| goals2 = *Kurtz {{goal|40|o.g.}}
| stadium = Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
| attendance =
| referee = Natalie Simon (United States)
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{{Football box
| id = Lyon v Manchester City
| date = {{Start date|2018|7|26}}
| time = 21:00 EDT
| team1 = Lyon {{flagicon|FRA}}
| score = 3–0
| report = https://int.women.soccerway.com/matches/2018/07/27/world/womens--international-champions-cup/olympique-lyonnais-feminin/manchester-city-lfc/2827938/
| team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester City
| goals1 = *Le Sommer {{goal|4||14}}
- Hegerberg {{goal|17}}
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| stadium = Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
| attendance =
| referee = Jasmine Peralta (United States)
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=Third place play-off=
{{Football box
| id = Paris Saint-Germain v Manchester City
| date = {{Start date|2018|7|29}}
| time = 18:15 EDT
| team1 = Paris Saint-Germain {{flagicon|FRA}}
| score = 1–2
| report = https://int.women.soccerway.com/matches/2018/07/30/world/womens--international-champions-cup/paris-saint-germain-fc/manchester-city-lfc/2827939/
| team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester City
| goals1 = *Pekel {{goal|1}}
| goals2 = *Scott {{goal|41}}
- Jans {{goal|45+4}}
| stadium = Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
| attendance =
| referee = Natalie Simon (United States)
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=Final=
{{Football box
| id = North Carolina Courage v Lyon
| date = {{Start date|2018|7|29}}
| time = 21:00 EDT
| team1 = North Carolina Courage {{flagicon|USA}}
| score = 1–0
| report = https://int.women.soccerway.com/matches/2018/07/30/world/womens--international-champions-cup/north-carolina-courage/olympique-lyonnais-feminin/2827940/
| team2 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Lyon
| goals1 = *O'Reilly {{goal|10}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
| attendance =
| referee = Jasmine Peralta (United States)
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See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://www.internationalchampionscup.com/en/women}}
{{International Champions Cup}}
{{Friendly tournaments 2018}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2018 Women's International Champions Cup}}
Women's International Champions Cup