The Audi Cup is a biennial two-day pre-season friendly football tournament that features four teams, hosted by the German club Bayern Munich, and is staged at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. It has been held every 2 years since 2009 (except 2021), opposite the FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro, before the start of the Bundesliga season as well.

Audi Cup
Founded2009; 15 years ago (2009)
RegionMunich, Germany
Number of teams4
Current championsEngland Tottenham Hotspur
(2019)
Most successful club(s)Germany Bayern Munich
(3 titles)
Television broadcastersZDF (Germany) (2009-2015, 2019–)
ARD (Germany) (2017)
2019 Audi Cup

History edit

The first Audi Cup in 2009 was organised and promoted by car manufacturer Audi AG to celebrate their 100th year of trading, and was won by hosts Bayern Munich. It was held in place of the Franz Beckenbauer Cup, which took place in 2007, 2008 and 2010. The second Audi Cup took place in 2011 and was won by Barcelona of Spain. Bayern Munich won the next two Audi Cups, beating Manchester City 2–1 in the 2013 final and Real Madrid 1–0 in 2015. Atlético Madrid claimed the title in 2017 with a victory on penalties after a 1–1 draw with Liverpool, before Tottenham Hotspur also required penalties against Bayern Munich to win their first Audi Cup in 2019.

From 2016 to 2018, as part of the International Champions Cup, two of Bayern Munich's matches each year were also called the Audi Football Summit. The matches were:

Audi Football Summit
Bayern Munich  3–1  Paris Saint-Germain
Report
Attendance: 22,300
Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)

Audi Football Summit
Bayern Munich  2–3  Manchester City
Report
Attendance: 29,195
Referee: Ted Unkel (United States)

Results edit

Ed. Year Winners Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
1 2009   Bayern Munich 0–0 (7–6 p)   Manchester United   Boca Juniors 1–1 (4–3 p)   Milan
2 2011   Barcelona 2–0   Bayern Munich   Internacional 2–2 (2–1 p)   Milan
3 2013   Bayern Munich 2–1   Manchester City   Milan 1–0   São Paulo
4 2015   Bayern Munich 1–0   Real Madrid   Tottenham Hotspur 2–0   Milan
5 2017   Atlético Madrid 1–1 (5–4 p)   Liverpool   Napoli 2–0   Bayern Munich
6 2019   Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 (6–5 p)   Bayern Munich   Real Madrid 5–3   Fenerbahçe

Performance by team edit

The Audi Cup is hosted by Bayern Munich, who have participated in the competition all six times, and excluding them, Milan has participated in the most Audi Cup tournaments, with four. Barcelona were invited in 2011 and won the cup in their only participation, as did Atlético Madrid in their sole outing in 2017.

Team Winners Runners-up Third place Fourth place
  Bayern Munich 3 (2009, 2013, 2015) 2 (2011, 2019) 1 (2017)
  Tottenham Hotspur 1 (2019) 1 (2015)
  Barcelona 1 (2011)
  Atlético Madrid 1 (2017)
  Real Madrid 1 (2015) 1 (2019)
  Manchester United 1 (2009)
  Manchester City 1 (2013)
  Liverpool 1 (2017)
  Milan 1 (2013) 3 (2009, 2011, 2015)
  Boca Juniors 1 (2009)
  Internacional 1 (2011)
  Napoli 1 (2017)
  São Paulo 1 (2013)
  Fenerbahçe 1 (2019)

Performance by country edit

Country Winners Runners-up Third place Fourth place
  Germany 3 (2009, 2013, 2015) 2 (2011, 2019) 1 (2017)
  Spain 2 (2011, 2017) 1 (2015) 1 (2019)
  England 1 (2019) 3 (2009, 2013, 2017) 1 (2015)
  Italy 2 (2013, 2017) 3 (2009, 2011, 2015)
  Brazil 1 (2011) 1 (2013)
  Argentina 1 (2009)
  Turkey 1 (2019)

Top goalscorers edit

Position Player Club Goals
1   Thomas Müller   Bayern Munich 6
2   Karim Benzema   Real Madrid 3
  Thiago   Barcelona
4   Leandro Damião   Internacional 2
  Edin Džeko   Manchester City
  Stephan El Shaarawy   Milan
  Zlatan Ibrahimović
  Robert Lewandowski   Bayern Munich
  Mario Mandžukić

See also edit

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