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	Nacional (1st title)
Runners-up	Celta Vigo
Third place	Deportivo La Coruña
Fourth place	Peñarol
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	8 (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. 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

Celta Vigo v Deportivo La Coruña

21 July Semi-finals	Celta Vigo	2–0	Deportivo La Coruña	Montevideo, Uruguay
17:30 UYT	I. Aspas  68' N. Radoja  90'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Centenario

Nacional v Peñarol

22 July Semi-finals	Nacional	Cancelled[n 1]	Peñarol	Montevideo, Uruguay
20:10 UYT		Report		Stadium: Estadio Centenario

Peñarol v Deportivo La Coruña

23 July Third place play-off	Peñarol	2–2 (7–8 p)	Deportivo La Coruña	Montevideo, Uruguay
15:00 UYT	H. Novick  84', 88' (pen.)	Report	Guilherme  46' B. Valle  78'	Stadium: Estadio Centenario
		Penalties

Nacional v Celta Vigo

24 July Final	Nacional	2–0	Celta Vigo	Montevideo, Uruguay
17:30 UYT	S. Fernández  22' L. Barcia  32'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Centenario

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. "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. "Celta de Vigo vs. Deportivo La Coruña". LiveSoccerTV. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
5. "Nacional vs. Peñarol". LiveSoccerTV. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.