2015 Copa EuroAmericana

The 2015 Copa EuroAmericana was the third and final edition of the Copa EuroAmericana, a men's football friendly tournament created by DirecTV. This edition took place in venues across South America from 28 May to 1 August 2015. Six teams (Barcelona, Deportivo Cali,[1] Peñarol and San Lorenzo from CONMEBOL, and Espanyol and Málaga from UEFA), participated in the tournament. South America (represented by the CONMEBOL teams) won the cup with three victories.

2015 Copa EuroAmericana
Tournament details
Dates28 May – 1 August
Teams6 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions South America (1st title)
Runners-up Europe
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored10 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Duje Čop (2 goals)

Format

Each match was played for 90 minutes. In case of a draw after regulation, the winner was determined via a penalty shoot-out. The confederation of the winning team of each match was awarded with a point, and the confederation with the most points at the end of the tournament was crowned champions.

Participating teams
Confederation Team Most recent domestic honour Latest continental performance
CONMEBOL Barcelona 2012 Serie A 2015 Copa Libertadores – Second stage
CONMEBOL Deportivo Cali 2015 Torneo Apertura 2014 Copa Sudamericana – Second stage
CONMEBOL Peñarol 2012–13 Primera División 2014 Copa Sudamericana – Round of 16
CONMEBOL San Lorenzo 2013 Torneo Inicial 2015 Copa Libertadores – Second stage
UEFA Espanyol 2005–06 Copa del Rey 2006–07 UEFA Cup – Runners-up
UEFA Málaga 1998–99 Segunda División 2012–13 UEFA Champions League – Quarter-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


Standings
South America
Points: 3		       Europe     
Points: 1

Matches
Barcelona 1–0 Espanyol
  • Vera  60'
 Report
Referee: Ómar Ponce (Ecuador)[2]
Deportivo Cali 3–2 Málaga
 Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Juan Pontón Rodríguez (Colombia)
San Lorenzo 0–0 Málaga
Report
Penalties
 4–3
Peñarol 1–3 Málaga
 Report
Referee: Jonathan Fuentes (Uruguay)

Top goalscorers
Rank Name Team Goals
1 Duje Čop Málaga 2
2 Nicolás Benedetti Deportivo Cali 1
Mateo Casierra Deportivo Cali
Charles Málaga
Duda Málaga
Diego Ifrán Peñarol
Miguel Ángel Murillo Deportivo Cali
Roberto Rosales Málaga
Washington Vera Barcelona

References
  1. Deportivo Cali jugará contra Málaga en la Copa Euroamericana
  2. 1-0. Con gol de Washington Vera el Barcelona vence al Espanyol Archived 4 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine
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