Audi Cup

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Audi Cup
Audi cup football logo.png
Founded2009;15 years ago (2009)
Region Munich, Germany
Number of teams4
Current champions Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur
(2019)
Most successful club(s) Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
(3 titles)
Television broadcasters ZDF (Germany) (2009-2015, 2019–)
ARD (Germany) (2017)
Soccerball current event.svg 2019 Audi Cup

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 and 2023), opposite the FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro, before the start of the Bundesliga season as well. It does not count as a formal trophy.

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History

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 Flag of Germany.svg 3–1 Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
Report
Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt
Attendance: 22,300
Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)

Audi Football Summit
Bayern Munich Flag of Germany.svg 2–3 Flag of England.svg Manchester City
Report
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
Attendance: 29,195
Referee: Ted Unkel (United States)

Results

Ed.YearWinnersScoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth place
1 2009 Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 0–0 (7–6 p) Flag of England.svg Manchester United Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors 1–1 (4–3 p) Flag of Italy.svg Milan
2 2011 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 2–0 Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich Flag of Brazil.svg Internacional 2–2 (2–1 p) Flag of Italy.svg Milan
3 2013 Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 2–1 Flag of England.svg Manchester City Flag of Italy.svg Milan 1–0 Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo
4 2015 Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 1–0 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Flag of Italy.svg Milan
5 2017 Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid 1–1 (5–4 p) Flag of England.svg Liverpool Flag of Italy.svg Napoli 2–0 Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
6 2019 Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 (6–5 p) Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 5–3 Flag of Turkey.svg Fenerbahçe

Performance by team

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.

TeamWinnersRunners-upThird placeFourth place
Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 3 (2009, 2013, 2015)2 (2011, 2019)1 (2017)
Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur 1 (2019)1 (2015)
Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 1 (2011)
Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid 1 (2017)
Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 1 (2015)1 (2019)
Flag of England.svg Manchester United 1 (2009)
Flag of England.svg Manchester City 1 (2013)
Flag of England.svg Liverpool 1 (2017)
Flag of Italy.svg Milan 1 (2013)3 (2009, 2011, 2015)
Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors 1 (2009)
Flag of Brazil.svg Internacional 1 (2011)
Flag of Italy.svg Napoli 1 (2017)
Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo 1 (2013)
Flag of Turkey.svg Fenerbahçe 1 (2019)

Performance by country

CountryWinnersRunners-upThird placeFourth place
Flag of Germany.svg Germany3 (2009, 2013, 2015)2 (2011, 2019)1 (2017)
Flag of Spain.svg Spain2 (2011, 2017)1 (2015)1 (2019)
Flag of England.svg England1 (2019)3 (2009, 2013, 2017)1 (2015)
Flag of Italy.svg Italy2 (2013, 2017)3 (2009, 2011, 2015)
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil1 (2011)1 (2013)
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina1 (2009)
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey1 (2019)

Top goalscorers

PositionPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Müller Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 6
2 Flag of France.svg Karim Benzema Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 3
Flag of Spain.svg Thiago Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
4 Flag of Brazil.svg Leandro Damião Flag of Brazil.svg Internacional 2
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Edin Džeko Flag of England.svg Manchester City
Flag of Italy.svg Stephan El Shaarawy Flag of Italy.svg Milan
Flag of Sweden.svg Zlatan Ibrahimović
Flag of Poland.svg Robert Lewandowski Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
Flag of Croatia.svg Mario Mandžukić

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