2015 Audi Cup

2015 Audi Cup
Tournament details
Host country Germany
Dates 4–5 August[1]
Teams 4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Germany Bayern Munich (3rd title)
Runners-up Spain Real Madrid
Third place England Tottenham Hotspur
Fourth place Italy Milan
Tournament statistics
Matches played 4
Goals scored 8 (2 per match)
Top scorer(s) Poland Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich; 2 goals)

The 2015 Audi Cup was the fourth edition of the Audi Cup, a two-day association football tournament that featured four teams and was played at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. The competition hosted the 2009 Audi Cup winners Bayern Munich, the 2014 UEFA Champions league winners Real Madrid, 18-time Italian champions Milan, and eight-time FA Cup and two times UEFA Cup winners Tottenham Hotspur.

Participating teams

Competition format

The competition took the format of a regular knock-out competition. The winners of each of the two matches on the first day competed against each other for the Audi Cup, while the two losing sides played in a third-place match. The trophy contested over two days, each day seeing two matches played back-to-back.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
4 August
 
 
Spain Real Madrid2
 
5 August
 
England Tottenham Hotspur0
 
Spain Real Madrid0
 
4 August
 
Germany Bayern Munich1
 
Germany Bayern Munich3
 
 
Italy Milan0
 
Third Place
 
 
5 August
 
 
Italy Milan0
 
 
England Tottenham Hotspur2

Matches

All times are local (CEST / UTC+02:00)

Semi-finals

4 August 2015
18:15
Real Madrid Spain 2–0 England Tottenham Hotspur
Rodríguez  36'
Bale  79' 		Report
Allianz Arena, Munich
Attendance: 71,000
Referee: Günter Perl (Germany)

4 August 2015
20:45
Bayern Munich Germany 3–0 Italy Milan
Bernat  23'
Götze  74'
Lewandowski  85' 		Report
Allianz Arena, Munich
Attendance: 71,000
Referee: Peter Sippel (Germany)

Third place match-up

5 August 2015
18:15
Tottenham Hotspur England 2–0 Italy Milan
Chadli  8'
Carroll  71' 		Report
Allianz Arena, Munich
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Robert Hartmann (Germany)

Final

5 August 2015
20:45
Real Madrid Spain 0–1 Germany Bayern Munich
Report Lewandowski  88'
Allianz Arena, Munich
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Goalscorers

2 goals
1 goal

References

  1. 1 2 3 Uersfeld, Stephan (19 May 2015). "Real Madrid to join Bayern Munich in Audi Cup in August". ESPN FC. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 Gallagher, Sean (3 June 2015). "Gareth Bale to face former club Tottenham in Audi Cup, as Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and AC Milan make the rest of the line-up". Daily Mail. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
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