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, 2023 and 2025), 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.
In 2026, the match is named as the Audi Football Summit.
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:
Results Ed.YearWinnersScoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth place 1 2009 Bayern Munich0–0 Manchester United Boca Juniors1–1 Milan 2 2011 Barcelona2–0 Bayern Munich Internacional2–2 (2–1 p) Milan3 2013 Bayern Munich2–1 Manchester City Milan1–0 São Paulo4 2015 Bayern Munich1–0 Real Madrid Tottenham Hotspur2–0 Milan5 2017 Atlético Madrid1–1 (5–4 p) Liverpool Napoli2–0 Bayern Munich6 2019 Tottenham Hotspur2–2 (6–5 p) Bayern Munich Real Madrid5–3 Fenerbahçe7 2026 Bayern Munich 2–1 Aston Villa Jeju SK FCN/AN/A
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 4 (2009, 2013, 2015, 2026) 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) – – Aston Villa–1 (2026)–– Milan – – 1 (2013) 3 (2009, 2011, 2015) Boca Juniors – – 1 (2009) – Internacional – – 1 (2011) – Napoli – – 1 (2017) – Jeju SK FC––1 (2026)– São Paulo – – – 1 (2013) Fenerbahçe – – – 1 (2019)
Performance by country Country Winners Runners-up Third place Fourth place Germany 4 (2009, 2013, 2015, 2026) 2 (2011, 2019) – 1 (2017) Spain 2 (2011, 2017) 1 (2015) 1 (2019) – England 1 (2019) 4 (2009, 2013, 2017, 2026) 1 (2015) – Italy – – 2 (2013, 2017) 3 (2009, 2011, 2015) Brazil – – 1 (2011) 1 (2013) Argentina – – 1 (2009) – South Korea––1 (2026)– Turkey – – – 1 (2019)
Top goalscorers PositionPlayerClubGoals1 Thomas Müller Bayern Munich62 Karim Benzema Real Madrid3 Thiago Barcelona4 Leandro Damião Internacional2 Edin Džeko Manchester City Stephan El Shaarawy Milan Zlatan Ibrahimović Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich Mario Mandžukić
See also Uli Hoeneß Cup
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