2018 Women's International Champions Cup

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Host countryUnited States
DatesJuly 26 – 29
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
2018 Women's International Champions Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesJuly 26 – 29
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions North Carolina Courage
Runners-up Lyon
Third place Manchester City
Fourth place Paris Saint-Germain
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored10 (2.5 per match)
Top scorerEugénie Le Sommer (2 goals)
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.[1]

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.[1][2]

Four teams participated in the tournament. English club Chelsea were originally scheduled to participate, but were later replaced by Lyon.[3]

Nation Team Reason for qualification
 England Manchester City Won 2016-17 Women's FA Cup
 France Lyon Won 2017-18 UEFA Women's Champions League
Paris Saint-Germain Won 2017–18 Division 1 Féminine
 United States North Carolina Courage Won 2017 NWSL Shield

Venue

Miami Gardens, Florida
Location of the host city of the 2018 Women's International Champions Cup.
Hard Rock Stadium
Capacity: 64,767

Bracket

Matches

Semi-finals

North Carolina Courage United States2–1France Paris Saint-Germain
Report

Lyon France3–0England Manchester City
Report

Third place play-off

Final

North Carolina Courage United States1–0France Lyon
Report

See also

References

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