2016 Montevideo Tournament

2016 Montevideo Tournament
Tournament details
Host country Uruguay
Dates 21–24 July
Teams 4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Uruguay Nacional (1st title)
Runners-up Spain Celta Vigo
Third place Spain Deportivo La Coruña
Fourth place Uruguay Peñarol
Tournament statistics
Matches played 3
Goals scored 8 (2.67 per match)
Top scorer(s) Uruguay Hernán Novick (2 goals)

The 2016 Montevideo Tournament was a summer football friendly tournament organized by La Liga.[1] Matches were played at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo. Uruguayan clubs Nacional and Peñarol (Primera División) were joined by Spanish clubs Celta Vigo and Deportivo La Coruña (La Liga). It was the inaugural edition of the competition.[1][2]

Overview

Participants

Nation Team Location Confederation League
 Spain Celta Vigo Vigo UEFA La Liga
 Spain Deportivo La Coruña A Coruña UEFA La Liga
 Uruguay Nacional Montevideo CONMEBOL Primera División
 Uruguay Peñarol Montevideo CONMEBOL Primera División

Standings

All matches lasted for 90 minutes. If a match was level after normal time then a penalty shoot-out took place to decide who advanced.[1]

Bracket
Semi-finals Final
21 July 2016
 Celta Vigo  2  
 Deportivo La Coruña  0  
 
23 July 2016
     Nacional  2
   Celta Vigo  0
Third place play-off
22 July 2016 24 July 2016
 Nacional  C  Peñarol  2 (7)
 Peñarol  C    Deportivo La Coruña  2 (8)

Matches

Goalscorers

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Uruguay Hernán Novick Uruguay Peñarol 2
2 Spain Borja Valle Spain Deportivo La Coruña 1
Spain Guilherme Spain Deportivo La Coruña
Spain Iago Aspas Spain Celta Vigo
Uruguay Leandro Barcia Uruguay Nacional
Serbia Nemanja Radoja Spain Celta Vigo
Uruguay Sebastián Fernández Uruguay Nacional

Media coverage

Market Countries Broadcast partner Ref
 Argentina 1 GOL TV (Spanish) [4][5]
 Bolivia 1 GOL TV (Spanish) [4][5]
 Brazil 1 ESPN Brasil (Portuguese) (selected games)
GOL TV (Spanish)
[4][5]
 Chile 1 GOL TV (Spanish) [4][5]
 Colombia 1 GOL TV (Spanish) [4][5]
 Costa Rica 1 GOL TV (Spanish) [4][5]
 Dominican Republic 1 GOL TV (Spanish) [4][5]
 Ecuador 1 GOL TV (Spanish) [4][5]
 El Salvador 1 GOL TV (Spanish) [4][5]
 Guatemala 1 GOL TV (Spanish) [4][5]
 Honduras 1 GOL TV (Spanish) [4][5]
International 195 La Liga TV (Spanish) [4][5]
 Mexico 1 GOL TV (Spanish)
TVC Deportes (Spanish)
[4][5]
 Nicaragua 1 GOL TV (Spanish) [4][5]
 Panama 1 GOL TV (Spanish) [4][5]
 Peru 1 GOL TV (Spanish) [4][5]
 Spain 1 beIN Sports (Spanish)
tvG2 (Spanish)
[4][5]
 United States 1 FuboTV (English)
GOL TV (English and Spanish)
[4][5]
 Uruguay 1 GOL TV (Spanish) [4][5]
 Venezuela 1 GOL TV (Spanish) [4][5]
Total countries 195

Notes

  1. Match cancelled for security reasons following a dispute between the local government and AUF.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Deportivo & Celta all set for joint LaLiga World adventure". La Liga. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  2. "Celta-Deportivo and Nacional-Penarol in Montevideo homer". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 7 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  3. "Deportivo La Coruña con Celso Borges vence por penales a uruguayo Peñarol en partido amistoso". Teletica (in Spanish). 24 July 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Celta de Vigo vs. Deportivo La Coruña". LiveSoccerTV. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Nacional vs. Peñarol". LiveSoccerTV. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
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