Super Match (association football)
| Organising body | Manchester City F.C. |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| Abolished | 2017 |
| Region | Worldwide |
| Number of teams | 2 |
| Last champions | Manchester City (2017) |
The Super Match was an annual and bi-annual pre-season friendly football tournament. The tournament was previously referred to as "Thomas Cook Trophy" until 2008, "Ferrostaal Cup" in 2010, "Winoly Cup" in 2012, and "Super Match by Carlsberg", due to sponsorship. Manchester City F.C. were the hosts of the competition. The game is usually the last before the Premier League opening match and features a highly reputed UEFA club.
Manchester City played against UEFA Champions League sides Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund, Lazio, Milan, Olympiacos, Porto, VfB Stuttgart, and Valencia in previous editions of the competition.
Super Matches which did not involve Manchester City were known as SuperGames and were played in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Tournament winners
| Ed. | Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
2004 | Manchester City | 3–1 |
Lazio |
2 |
2005 | Manchester City | 3–1 |
Olympiacos |
3 |
2006 | Porto | 1–0 |
Manchester City |
4 |
2007 | Valencia | 1–0 |
Manchester City |
5 |
2008 | Manchester City | 1–0 |
A.C. Milan |
– |
2009 | (not held)
| ||
6 |
2010 | Borussia Dortmund | 3–1 |
Manchester City |
– |
2011 | (not held)
| ||
7 |
2012 | Manchester City | 2–0 |
Arsenal |
8 |
2013 | Arsenal | 3–1 |
Manchester City |
– |
2014 | (not held)
| ||
9 |
2015 | VfB Stuttgart | 4–2 |
Manchester City |
10 |
2016 | Arsenal | 3–2 |
Manchester City |
11 |
2017 | Manchester City | 3–0 |
West Ham United |
Match details
2004 Thomas Cook Trophy
2005 Thomas Cook Trophy
| Manchester City | 3–1 | Olympiacos |
|---|---|---|
| Vassell 65' Wright-Phillips 75', 79' |
Report | Touré 27' |
2006 Thomas Cook Trophy
| Manchester City | 0–1 | Porto |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Adriano 43' |
2007 Thomas Cook Trophy
| Manchester City | 0–1 | Valencia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Silva 10' |
2008 Thomas Cook Trophy
| Manchester City | 1–0 | Milan |
|---|---|---|
| Bojinov 37' | Report |
2010 Ferrostaal Cup
| Borussia Dortmund | 3–1 | Manchester City |
|---|---|---|
| Barrios 9' (pen.) Kagawa 50' Lewandowski 81' |
Report | Jô 11' |
2012 Winoly Cup
| Manchester City | 2–0 | Arsenal |
|---|---|---|
| Zabaleta 42' Y. Touré 44' |
Report |
2013 Super Match by Carlsberg
2015 Super Match
| VfB Stuttgart | 4–2 | Manchester City |
|---|---|---|
| Kostić 15' Didavi 31' Ginczek 36', 37' |
Report | Iheanacho 84' Džeko 88' |
2016 Super Match
| Manchester City | 2–3 | Arsenal |
|---|---|---|
| Agüero 30' Iheanacho 88' |
Report | Iwobi 50' Walcott 73' Akpom 85' |
2017 Super Match
| Manchester City | 3–0 | West Ham United |
|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Jesus 8' Agüero 56' Sterling 71' |
Report |
Participating teams
| Manchester City | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 | |
| Arsenal | 2012, 2013, 2016 | |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2015 | |
| Borussia Dortmund | 2010 | |
| A.C. Milan | 2008 | |
| Valencia | 2007 | |
| Porto | 2006 | |
| Olympiacos | 2005 | |
| Lazio | 2004 | |
| West Ham United | 2017 |
Bold indicates the participating team won the tournament that year.
Sponsorship
The inaugural sponsor of the cup was travel agent Thomas Cook. In 2010, sponsorship of the competition moved to Ferrostaal, who had signed a representative deal with Manchester City. In 2012, the tournament again changed sponsors, this time to sports company "Winoly". In 2013, it was announced that Winoly had moved its sponsorship to a rival competition. On 5 June 2013, Danish Alcoholic beverage company Carlsberg took over sponsorship of the event, then known as the Super Match by Carlsberg. In 2015, there was no title sponsor for the competition.