Super Match (UEFA)

The Super Match is an annual pre-season friendly 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 are 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 have played against UEFA Champions League sides Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund, Lazio, Milan, Olympiacos, Porto, VfB Stuttgart, and Valencia in previous editions of the competition.

Year-by-year

2004 Thomas Cook Trophy

Manchester City v Lazio

7 August 2004 15:00 BST

Manchester City	3–1	Lazio
Anelka  1' Macken  68' Sibierski  74'	Report	Oddo  74' (pen.)

City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester Attendance: 23,132 Referee: Matt Messias (England)

2005 Thomas Cook Trophy

Manchester City v Olympiacos

6 August 2005 15:00 BST

Manchester City	3–1	Olympiacos
Vassell  65' Wright-Phillips  75', 79'	Report	Touré  27'

City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester Attendance: 20,000[1]

2006 Thomas Cook Trophy

Manchester City v Porto

12 August 2006 15:00 BST

Manchester City	0–1	Porto
	Report	Adriano  43'

City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester Attendance: 20,375 Referee: Andre Marriner (England)

2007 Thomas Cook Trophy

Manchester City v Valencia

4 August 2007 15:00 BST

Manchester City	0–1	Valencia
	Report	Silva  10'

City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester Attendance: 27,902 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

2008 Thomas Cook Trophy

Manchester City v Milan

9 August 2008 15:15 BST

Manchester City	1–0	Milan
Bojinov  37'	Report

City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester Attendance: 25,181 Referee: Mark Halsey (England)

2009 Thomas Cook Trophy (not contested)

During the 2009–10 season, the cup was not contested due to Manchester City's commitments to the 2009 Vodacom Challenge.

2010 Ferrostaal Cup

Borussia Dortmund v Manchester City

4 August 2010 20:00 CEST (19:00 BST)

Borussia Dortmund	3–1	Manchester City
Barrios  9' (pen.) Kagawa  50' Lewandowski  81'	Report	Jô  11'

Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany Attendance: 31,200[2] Referee: Guido Winkmann (Germany)

2011 Ferrostaal Cup (not contested)

During the 2011–12 season, the cup was not contested due to Manchester City's commitments to the 2011 Dublin Super Cup.

2012 Winoly Cup

Manchester City v Arsenal

27 July 2012 20:00 CST (13:00 BST)

Manchester City	2–0	Arsenal
Zabaleta  42' Y. Touré  44'	Report

Bird's Nest Stadium, Beijing, China Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Howard Webb (England)

2013 Super Match by Carlsberg

Manchester City v Arsenal

10 August 2013 17:00 EEST (15:00 BST)

Manchester City	1–3	Arsenal
Negredo  80'	Report	9' Walcott  59' Ramsey  62' Giroud

Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland[3][4][5] Attendance: 39,000[6] Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)[7]

2014 Super Match (not contested)

During the 2014–15 season, the cup was not contested due to Manchester City's commitments to the 2014 International Champions Cup.

2015 Super Match

VfB Stuttgart v Manchester City

1 August 2015 16:00 BST

VfB Stuttgart	4–2	Manchester City
Kostić  15'  31' Didavi  36' Ginczek  37' Ginczek	Report	84' Iheanacho  88' Džeko

Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Germany

Tournament winners

Year	Winner	Runner-Up	Score
2004/05	Manchester City	Lazio	3–1
2005/06	Manchester City	Olympiacos	3–1
2006/07	Porto	Manchester City	1–0
2007/08	Valencia	Manchester City	1–0
2008/09	Manchester City	Milan	1–0
2010/11	Borussia Dortmund	Manchester City	3–1
2012/13	Manchester City	Arsenal	2–0
2013/14	Arsenal	Manchester City	3–1
2015/16	VfB Stuttgart	Manchester City	4–2

Participating teams

	Manchester City	2004/05, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2010/11, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2015/16
	VfB Stuttgart	2015/16
	Arsenal	2012/13, 2013/14
	Borussia Dortmund	2010/11
	Milan	2008/09
	Valencia	2007/08
	Porto	2006/07
	Olympiacos	2005/06
	Lazio	2004/05

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.

References

1. Manchester City 3 Olympiacos 1
2. Borussia Dortmund Ferrostaal Cup 2010/11
3. "Arsenal to face Man City in Helsinki".
4. "Manchester City to meet Arsenal in August friendly in Helsinki".
5. "City to face Arsenal inHelsinki".
6. Arsenal 3 Manchester City 1: Wenger seals win... but scoreline flatters solid Gunners
7. A City hajtott, az Arsenal nyert

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