2015 Copa EuroAmericana

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2015 Copa EuroAmericana
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Tournament details
Dates May 28 - August 1
Teams 6 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s) 4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions South America (1st title)
Runners-up Europe
Tournament statistics
Matches played 4
Goals scored 10 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Croatia Duje Čop (2 goals)
2014

The 2015 Copa EuroAmericana was the third edition of Copa EuroAmericana, a men's football friendly tournament created by DirecTV. This edition took place in America on May 28 - August 1, 2015. Five teams, Barcelona S.C., Deportivo Cali[1] and Peñarol from CONMEBOL and RCD Espanyol and Málaga CF from UEFA, participated in it. South America won the cup after three victories.

Format

Each match is played all 90 minutes. In case of a tie after the 90 minutes, the winner will be defined through penalty kicks. The confederation of the winner team of each match is awarded with a point, and the confederation with most points will be crowned champion.

Participant teams

Confederation Team Recent domestic honours Last continental performance
CONMEBOL Colombia Deportivo Cali 2015 Torneo Apertura 2014 Copa SudamericanaSecond Stage
CONMEBOL Ecuador Barcelona 2012 Serie A 2015 Copa LibertadoresSecond Stage
CONMEBOL Uruguay Peñarol 2012–13 Primera División 2014 Copa SudamericanaRound of 16
CONMEBOL Argentina San Lorenzo 2013 Torneo Inicial 2015 Copa LibertadoresSecond Stage
UEFA Spain Espanyol 2005–06 Copa del Rey 2006–07 UEFA CupRunner-up
UEFA Spain Málaga 1998–99 Segunda División 2012–13 UEFA Champions LeagueQuarter-finals

Venues

Buenos Aires Cali Guayaquil Montevideo
Estadio Pedro Bidegain Estadio Deportivo Cali Estadio Monumental Estadio Centenario
 Argentina  Colombia  Ecuador  Uruguay
Capacity: 43.995 Capacity: 55.000 Capacity: 70.000 Capacity: 60.235
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Standings

South America
3
     Europe     
1

Matches

28 May 2015
19:30 UTC−05:00
Barcelona Ecuador 1–0 Spain Espanyol
Vera Goal 60' Report

26 July 2015
17:00 UTC−05:00
Deportivo Cali Colombia 3–2 Spain Málaga
Casierra Goal 48'
Benedetti Goal 58'
Murillo Goal 85'
Report Charles Goal 16'
Čop Goal 60'
Estadio Deportivo Cali, Cali, Colombia
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Juan Pontón Rodríguez (Colombia)


1 August 2015
15:00 UTC−03:00
Peñarol Uruguay 1–3 Spain Málaga
Ifrán Goal 23' Report Čop Goal 72'
Duda Goal 82'
Rosales Goal 88'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay
Referee: Jonathan Fuentes (Uruguay)

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Croatia Duje Čop Spain Málaga 2
2 Colombia Nicolás Benedetti Colombia Deportivo Cali 1
Colombia Mateo Casierra Colombia Deportivo Cali 1
Brazil Charles Spain Málaga 1
Portugal Duda Spain Málaga 1
Uruguay Diego Ifrán Uruguay Peñarol 1
Colombia Miguel Ángel Murillo Colombia Deportivo Cali 1
Venezuela Roberto Rosales Spain Málaga 1
Ecuador Washington Vera Ecuador Barcelona 1

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