The first edition of the Audi Cup was a two-day association football tournament that featured four teams, and was staged in late July 2009 at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. The competition was organised and promoted by car manufacturer Audi AG to celebrate their 100th year of trading, and hosted by 2007–08 Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich. Bayern Munich defeated Manchester United in the final in a penalty shoot-out after a goalless draw. Boca Juniors defeated Milan in the third place match.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Germany |
| Dates | 29 July – 30 July |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 10 (2.5 per match) |
| Attendance | 252,000 (63,000 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | |
2011 → | |
Participating teams
editBayern Munich (Germany)
Manchester United (England)
Boca Juniors (Argentina)
Milan (Italy)
Competition format
editThe competition took the format of the latter stages of a regular knock-out competition. The winners of each of the two matches on the first day compete against each other for the Audi Cup, whilst the two losing sides play in a third-place match.[1] The draw for the 2009 Audi Cup semi-finals was made on the Audi stand at the Geneva Motor Show, on 3 March 2009. The draw was conducted by Audi representative Tom Kristensen, in the presence of an official representative from each participating team. Gennaro Gattuso (Milan), Wes Brown (Manchester United), Carlos Bianchi (Boca Juniors) and Willy Sagnol (Bayern Munich) were present on behalf of their clubs. The trophy was contested over two days, each day seeing two matches played back-to-back.
| Semi-finals 29 July | Final 30 July | |||||
| 18:30 | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 20:45 | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 0 (6) | ||||||
| 20:45 | ||||||
| 0 (7) | ||||||
| 4 | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 18:30 | ||||||
| 1 (4) | ||||||
| 1 (3) | ||||||
Matches
editSemi-finals
edit| Manchester United | 2–1 | |
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| Bayern Munich | 4–1 | |
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Third place play-off
edit| Boca Juniors | 1–1 | |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
Final
editManchester United
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Bayern Munich
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Goalscorers
edit- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Anderson (Manchester United)
Saër Sène (Bayern Munich)
Antonio Valencia (Manchester United)
References
edit- ^ "Audi Cup Preview: Bayern Munich – Milan". Goal.com. 28 July 2009. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
- "Parade of stars to contest Audi Cup in Munich". fcbayern.t-home.de. Bayern Munich. 3 March 2009. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2009.