Audi Cup

Audi Cup
Founded2009 (2009)
RegionMunich, Germany
Number of teams4
Current champions Tottenham Hotspur
(2019)
Most successful club(s) Bayern Munich
(3 titles)
Television broadcastersZDF (Germany) (2009-2015, 2019–)
ARD (Germany) (2017)
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 two 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.

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 3–1 Paris Saint-Germain
  • Martínez 60'
  • Sanches 68'
  • Zirkzee 78'
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

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

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

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

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