2017 Telekom Cup (summer)

The 2017 Telekom Cup (summer) was the 9th edition of the Telekom Cup, a football friendly tournament organized by Deutsche Telekom, who was also the sponsor.[1] It was hosted by Borussia Mönchengladbach at the BORUSSIA-PARK in Mönchengladbach, on 15 July 2017. Alongside the hosts, Bayern Munich, 1899 Hoffenheim, and Werder Bremen also took part.

2017 Telekom Cup (summer)
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
CityMönchengladbach
Dates15 July 2017 (2017-07-15)
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsBayern Munich (4th title)
Runners-upWerder Bremen
Third place1899 Hoffenheim
Fourth placeBorussia Mönchengladbach
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored3 (0.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)Juan Bernat
Robert Lewandowski
Thomas Müller
(1 goal each)

Bayern Munich won their fourth title following a 2–0 win over Werder Bremen in the final.

Participants
Nation Team Location Confederation League Tournament
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance
 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach (hosts) Mönchengladbach UEFA Bundesliga 5th 2017 Runners-up (2013)
 Germany Bayern Munich Munich UEFA Bundesliga 9th 2017 Winners (2013, 2014, winter 2017)
 Germany 1899 Hoffenheim Sinsheim UEFA Bundesliga 1st — Debut
 Germany Werder Bremen Bremen UEFA Bundesliga 2nd 2012 Winners (2012)

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
15 July
 
 
Borussia Mönchengladbach0 (3)
 
15 July
 
Werder Bremen0 (5)
 
Werder Bremen0
 
15 July
 
Bayern Munich2
 
Bayern Munich1
 
 
1899 Hoffenheim0
 
Third place play-off
 
 
15 July
 
 
Borussia Mönchengladbach0 (5)
 
 
1899 Hoffenheim0 (6)

Matches

All matches lasted for just 45 minutes. If a match was level after normal time then a penalty shoot-out was played to decide who advanced.

All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Semi-finals

Third place play-off

Final
Werder Bremen0–2Bayern Munich
Report

Goalscorers
Rank Name Team Goals
1 Juan Bernat Bayern Munich 1
Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich 1
Thomas Müller Bayern Munich 1
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References
  1. "Telekom Cup 2017: Spitzenfußball in der Sommerpause". telekomcup.de (in German). Deutsche Telekom. Archived from the original on 29 April 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
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