The Summer of Champions is an annual set of pre-season fixtures normally between German football clubs and other European football clubs.

Summer of Champions
Founded2010
Number of teamsVaries (18 in 2012)
WebsiteSummer of Champions

Although trophies can be awarded to the winner of certain matches (example: Chevrolet Cup for Hannover 96 vs. Manchester United) there is no tournament winner. All matches are friendlies and the only thing to link them is that they are organised by the same company.

History

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The Summer of Champions was founded in 2010, by Sportfive's subsidiary, "The Sports Promoters". The 2010 edition featured 5 German clubs (1.FC Kaiserslautern, Hannover 96, Eintracht Frankfurt, Hamburger SV, and Borussia Dortmund), 3 English clubs (Liverpool F.C., Chelsea FC, and Manchester City), and 1 Spanish club (Valencia CF).[1] The 2011 edition featured a match which didn't include a German side, but was played in Bochum, Germany. The 2012 edition featured a match which didn't include any German side, and was played outside Germany. Also, since 2012 it was hosted the Summer of Champions' Cup in Bucharest, Romania.

Year-by-Year

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Summer of Champions

201020112012

Summer of Champions' Cups

• 2012 • 2013

Participants

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Flag Club Years
  Hannover 96 2010, 2011, 2012
  Hamburger SV 2010, 2011, 2012
  Valencia CF 2010, 2011, 2012
  Eintracht Frankfurt 2010, 2012
  Hertha BSC 2011, 2012
  Aston Villa 2012
  Norwich City 2012
  FC Dinamo Bucuresti 2012
  Borussia Mönchengladbach 2012
  Sevilla FC 2012
  Manchester United 2012
  Juventus 2012
  Dynamo Dresden 2012
  SV Werder Bremen 2012
  Eintracht Braunschweig 2012
  West Ham United 2012
  FC Barcelona 2012
  Ajax Amsterdam 2011
  Internazionale 2011
  Galatasaray S.K. 2011
  Lyon 2011
  1. FC Nürnberg 2011
  Real Madrid 2011
  VfL Wolfsburg 2011
  Villarreal CF 2011
  Chelsea FC 2010
  Borussia Dortmund 2010
  1. FC Kaiserslautern 2010
  Liverpool F.C. 2010
  Manchester City 2010

Source: [1]

See also

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  • Summer of Champions' Cup

References

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