2016 Montevideo Tournament

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]

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)

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-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 Coruña2 (8)

Matches
21 July Semi-finalsCelta Vigo 2–0 Deportivo La CoruñaMontevideo, Uruguay
17:30 UYT I. Aspas  68'
N. Radoja  90'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Centenario
22 July Semi-finalsNacional Cancelled[n 1] PeñarolMontevideo, Uruguay
20:10 UYT Report Stadium: Estadio Centenario
23 July Third place play-offPeñarol 2–2
(7–8 p)		 Deportivo La CoruñaMontevideo, Uruguay
15:00 UYT H. Novick  84', 88' (pen.) Report Guilherme  46'
B. Valle  78'		 Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Penalties






24 July FinalNacional 2–0 Celta VigoMontevideo, 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
 Argentina1GOL TV (Spanish)[4][5]
 Bolivia1GOL TV (Spanish)[4][5]
 Brazil1ESPN Brasil (Portuguese) (selected games)
GOL TV (Spanish)		[4][5]
 Chile1GOL TV (Spanish)[4][5]
 Colombia1GOL TV (Spanish)[4][5]
 Costa Rica1GOL TV (Spanish)[4][5]
 Dominican Republic1GOL TV (Spanish)[4][5]
 Ecuador1GOL TV (Spanish)[4][5]
 El Salvador1GOL TV (Spanish)[4][5]
 Guatemala1GOL TV (Spanish)[4][5]
 Honduras1GOL TV (Spanish)[4][5]
International195La Liga TV (Spanish)[4][5]
 Mexico1GOL TV (Spanish)
TVC Deportes (Spanish)		[4][5]
 Nicaragua1GOL TV (Spanish)[4][5]
 Panama1GOL TV (Spanish)[4][5]
 Peru1GOL TV (Spanish)[4][5]
 Spain1beIN Sports (Spanish)
tvG2 (Spanish)		[4][5]
 United States1FuboTV (English)
GOL TV (English and Spanish)		[4][5]
 Uruguay1GOL TV (Spanish)[4][5]
 Venezuela1GOL TV (Spanish)[4][5]
Total countries195

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. Archived from the original on 21 September 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.


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