Franz Beckenbauer Cup

The Franz Beckenbauer Cup is an annual friendly association football match named in honour of Franz Beckenbauer. It is organised by Bayern Munich before the beginning of the season, and played between the hosts and a guest team at the Allianz Arena.

Franz Beckenbauer Cup
Founded2007
RegionMunich
Number of teams2
Current championsReal Madrid
Most successful club(s)Real Madrid, Barcelona, Internazionale (1 title each)

Inspiration for the cup came from Bayern's participation in the 2006 Joan Gamper Trophy.[1]

Bayern Munich has never won the cup.

Matches

In case of a draw, the winner is immediately decided on penalties. No extra time is played.

YearDateChampionRunner-upScore
200715 August Barcelona Bayern Munich1–0 (Messi 85')[2]
20085 August Internazionale Bayern Munich1–0 (Mancini 52')[3]
2009Audi Cup held instead
201013 August Real Madrid Bayern Munich0–0 (4–2 p)[4]
laterAudi Cup held instead

References
  1. Archived July 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Bayern gegen Barcelona: Scholl feiert, Messi trifft - SPIEGEL ONLINE". Spiegel.de. 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  3. "Beckenbauer-Cup: Klinsmanns Heim-Premiere missglückt - Bundesliga - FOCUS Online - Nachrichten" (in German). Focus.de. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  4. Zimmermann, Carsten (13 August 2010). "Real siegt bei Beckenbauer-Abschied". Official website of FC Bayern Munich (in German). Allianz Arena: Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
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