2016 Montevideo Tournament

2016 Montevideo Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryUruguay
Dates21–24 July
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Nacional (1st title)
Runners-up Celta Vigo
Third place Deportivo La Coruña
Fourth place Peñarol
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored8 (2.67 per match)
Top scorer(s) 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, Uruguay. 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]

Participants

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

Results

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-finalsFinal
 
      
 
21 July 2016
 
 
Celta Vigo2
 
23 July 2016
 
Deportivo La Coruña0
 
Nacional2
 
22 July 2016
 
Celta Vigo0
 
NacionalC
 
 
PeñarolC
 
Third place play-off
 
 
24 July 2016
 
 
Peñarol2 (7)
 
 
Deportivo La Coruña (p)2 (8)

Matches

Semi-finals

Celta Vigo 2–0 Deportivo La Coruña
  • Aspas 68'
  • Radoja 90'
Report

Third place play-off

Final

Goalscorers

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Hernán Novick Peñarol 2
2 Borja Valle Deportivo La Coruña 1
Guilherme Deportivo La Coruña
Iago Aspas Celta Vigo
Leandro Barcia Nacional
Nemanja Radoja Celta Vigo
Sebastián Fernández 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. ^ a b c "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. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Celta de Vigo vs. Deportivo La Coruña". LiveSoccerTV. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Nacional vs. Peñarol". LiveSoccerTV. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.