The Telekom Cup (formerly known as T-Home Cup and LIGA total! Cup) is a German association football competition held since 2009.

Telekom Cup
Founded2009
RegionGermany
Number of teams4 (each year)
12 (all time)
Current championsMilan (1st title)
Most successful club(s)Bayern Munich (5 titles)
Television broadcastersSat.1
WebsiteOfficial website
2022 Telekom Cup

The competition features four teams of the Bundesliga, playing two semi-finals and a final. Up until 2015, a match lasted 60 minutes, with each half 30 minutes long. The tournament would be over two days, with two games in each day. In 2015 the rules changed, where there would only be one 45 minute period, and all four matches take place in the same day. The event took place in Gelsenkirchen in 2009[1] and 2010,[2] Mainz in 2011, Hamburg in 2012, Mönchengladbach in 2013, again in Hamburg for the 2014 edition, and again in Mönchengladbach in 2015. It was announced that no 2016 tournament would be held.

The next tournament was held in January 2017, with the tournament taking place in Düsseldorf.[3] The tournament was held next in July 2017, taking place in Mönchengladbach.[4] Bayern Munich hold the most titles, with five. They are the only team to have participated in the first nine editions of the tournament.[5]

After a break of two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a single-match edition of the tournament took place in 2022 in Cologne; it saw 1. FC Köln face A.C. Milan, the latter winning its first title.

Tournaments

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2009 T-Home Cup

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Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 July 2009
 
 
Schalke 040
 
19 July 2009
 
VfB Stuttgart1
 
VfB Stuttgart0
 
18 July 2009
 
Hamburger SV3
 
Bayern Munich0
 
 
Hamburger SV1
 
Third place play-off
 
 
19 July 2009
 
 
Schalke 041
 
 
Bayern Munich2
Matches
18 July 2009 Semi-finals Schalke 04 0–1 VfB Stuttgart Gelsenkirchen
16:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Rudy   34' Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 34,350
Referee: Guido Winkmann
18 July 2009 Semi-finals Bayern Munich 0–1 Hamburger SV Gelsenkirchen
18:35 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Trochowski   40' Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 34,350
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer
19 July 2009 Third place play-off Schalke 04 1–2 Bayern Munich Gelsenkirchen
16:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Altıntop   29' Report Borges   13'
Höwedes   26' (o.g.)
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 38,820
Referee: Guido Winkmann
19 July 2009 Final VfB Stuttgart 0–3 Hamburger SV Gelsenkirchen
18:35 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Benjamin   25'
Pitroipa   28'
Petrić   58'
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 38,820
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer

2010 LIGA total! Cup

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Andreas Ottl took and scored the first penalty kick for Bayern Munich against 1. FC Köln at the 2010 LIGA total! Cup
Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
31 July 2010
 
 
Schalke 042
 
1 August 2010
 
Hamburger SV1
 
Schalke 043
 
31 July 2010
 
Bayern Munich1
 
Bayern Munich0 (3)
 
 
1. FC Köln0 (1)
 
Third place play-off
 
 
1 August 2010
 
 
Hamburger SV3
 
 
1. FC Köln0
Matches
31 July 2010 Semi-finals Schalke 04 2–1 Hamburger SV Gelsenkirchen
16:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Edu   42'
Jones   49'
Report Van Nistelrooy   6' Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer
31 July 2010 Semi-finals Bayern Munich 0–0
(3–1 p)
1. FC Köln Gelsenkirchen
18:35 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Christian Fischer
Penalties
Ottl  
Tymoshchuk  
Olić  
  Lanig
  Yalçın
Note: The penalty shoot-out consisted of three rounds of kicks (best of three) instead of the usual best of five before going into extra sudden death rounds.
1 August 2010 Third place play-off Hamburger SV 3–0 1. FC Köln Gelsenkirchen
16:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Van Nistelrooy   27'
Kačar   36'
Son   55'
Report Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Christian Fischer
1 August 2010 Final Schalke 04 3–1 Bayern Munich Gelsenkirchen
18:35 CEST (UTC+02:00) Raúl   25', 33'
Edu   27'
Report Mujić   6' Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 38,236
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer

2011 LIGA total! Cup

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Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 July 2011
 
 
Mainz 050
 
20 July 2011
 
Borussia Dortmund1
 
Borussia Dortmund2
 
19 July 2011
 
Hamburger SV0
 
Bayern Munich1
 
 
Hamburger SV2
 
Third place play-off
 
 
20 July 2011
 
 
Mainz 052 (4)
 
 
Bayern Munich2 (5)
Matches
19 July 2011 Semi-finals Mainz 05 0–1 Borussia Dortmund Mainz
18:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Perišić   33' Stadium: Coface Arena
Attendance: 33,500
Referee: Tobias Welz
19 July 2011 Semi-finals Bayern Munich 1–2 Hamburger SV Mainz
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Kroos   57' Report Son   7', 30' Stadium: Coface Arena
Attendance: 30,900
Referee: Tobias Christ
20 July 2011 Third place play-off Mainz 05 2–2
(4–5 p)
Bayern Munich Mainz
18:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Noveski   11'
Ujah   59'
Report Alaba   30+1'
Petersen   57' (pen.)
Stadium: Coface Arena
Attendance: 33,500
Referee: Jochen Drees
Penalties
Soto  
Slišković  
Yılmaz  
Stieber  
Noveski  
Ujah  
  Alaba
  Müller
  Petersen
  Kroos
  Tymoshchuk
  Pranjić
20 July 2011 Final Borussia Dortmund 2–0 Hamburger SV Mainz
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Santana   50'
Zidan   51'
Report Stadium: Coface Arena
Attendance: 32,284
Referee: Jochen Drees

2012 LIGA total! Cup

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Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
4 August 2012
 
 
Hamburger SV0
 
5 August 2012
 
Borussia Dortmund1
 
Borussia Dortmund3 (4)
 
4 August 2012
 
Werder Bremen3 (5)
 
Werder Bremen2 (4)
 
 
Bayern Munich2 (2)
 
Third place play-off
 
 
5 August 2012
 
 
Hamburger SV0
 
 
Bayern Munich1
Matches
4 August 2012 Semi-finals Hamburger SV 0–1 Borussia Dortmund Hamburg
16:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Błaszczykowski   42' Stadium: Imtech Arena
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Hans-Joachim Osmers
4 August 2012 Semi-finals Werder Bremen 2–2
(4–2 p)
Bayern Munich Hamburg
18:35 CEST (UTC+02:00) Petersen   12'
Füllkrug   43'
Report Shaqiri   27'
Kroos   60'
Stadium: Imtech Arena
Attendance: 42,217
Referee: Norbert Grudzinski
Penalties
Ekici  
Fritz  
Schmitz  
De Bruyne  
  Mandžukić
  Kroos
  Ribéry
  Schweinsteiger
5 August 2012 Third place play-off Hamburger SV 0–1 Bayern Munich Hamburg
16:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Weiser   25' Stadium: Imtech Arena
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Daniel Siebert
5 August 2012 Final Borussia Dortmund 3–3
(4–5 p)
Werder Bremen Hamburg
18:35 CEST (UTC+02:00) Reus   22'
Lewandowski   24', 25'
Report Füllkrug   3'
Ekici   5'
Hunt   49' (pen.)
Stadium: Imtech Arena
Attendance: 39,175
Referee: Felix Zwayer
Penalties
Subotić  
Halstenberg  
Kehl  
Owomoyela  
Perišić  
Großkreutz  
  Hunt
  Fritz
  Wurtz
  Junuzović
  Füllkrug
  Prödl

2013 Telekom Cup

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The third place play-off between Borussia Dortmund and Hamburger SV was won by the former.
Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
20 July 2013
 
 
Borussia Mönchengladbach1
 
21 July 2013
 
Borussia Dortmund0
 
Borussia Mönchengladbach1
 
20 July 2013
 
Bayern Munich5
 
Bayern Munich4
 
 
Hamburger SV0
 
Third place play-off
 
 
21 July 2013
 
 
Borussia Dortmund1
 
 
Hamburger SV0
Matches
20 July 2013 Semi-finals Bayern Munich 4–0 Hamburger SV Mönchengladbach
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Boateng   12'
Mandžukić   41'
Kroos   44'
Müller   52'
Report Stadium: Stadion im Borussia-Park
Attendance: 47,125
Referee: Christian Dingert
21 July 2013 Third place play-off Borussia Dortmund 1–0 Hamburger SV Mönchengladbach
16:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Hofmann   24' Report Stadium: Stadion im Borussia-Park
Attendance: 44,506
Referee: Christian Dingert

2014 Telekom Cup

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The Imtech Arena hosted the 2014 edition.
Description

On 24 April 2014, full details for the 2014 Telekom Cup were announced. It was confirmed Bayern Munich, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Hamburger SV and VfL Wolfsburg would participate in the sixth edition of the competition. It was also announced that the Imtech Arena would host the competition.[6]

The opening semi-finals took place on 26 July, with the third place play-off and the final taking place on the following day. Matches last 30 minutes per half, rather than the usual 45. In case of a draw after 60 minutes, the match would go directly into a penalty shoot-out.[7]

Tickets for the competition were released on 16 July.[8]

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 July 2014
 
 
Hamburger SV0 (5)
 
27 July 2014
 
VfL Wolfsburg0 (6)
 
VfL Wolfsburg0
 
26 July 2014
 
Bayern Munich3
 
Bayern Munich2 (5)
 
 
Borussia Mönchengladbach2 (4)
 
Third place play-off
 
 
27 July 2014
 
 
Hamburger SV3
 
 
Borussia Mönchengladbach1
Matches
27 July 2014 Third place play-off Hamburger SV 3–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Hamburg
16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Zoua   3'
Van der Vaart   21'
Demirbay   53'
Report Raffael   4' Stadium: Imtech Arena
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Bastian Dankert
27 July 2014 Final VfL Wolfsburg 0–3 Bayern Munich Hamburg
18:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Lewandowski   4', 20'
Rode   15'
Stadium: Imtech Arena
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Peter Gagelmann

2015 Telekom Cup

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Description

On 30 March 2015, it was confirmed that Bayern Munich, Borussia Mönchengladbach and Hamburger SV would participate, with a fourth team to be announced. The seventh edition will be held on 12 July 2015 at the Stadion im Borussia-Park. All games will be played in one day with less playing time.[9] The fourth team to compete was decided later to be FC Augsburg.[citation needed] The rules changed for 2015, where a match will only last for 45 minutes instead of 60.[citation needed]

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
12 July 2015
 
 
Borussia Mönchengladbach0 (4)
 
12 July 2015
 
Hamburger SV0 (5)
 
Hamburger SV2
 
12 July 2015
 
FC Augsburg1
 
Bayern Munich1
 
 
FC Augsburg2
 
Third place play-off
 
 
12 July 2015
 
 
Borussia Mönchengladbach0 (4)
 
 
Bayern Munich0 (3)
Matches
12 July 2015 Semi-finals Bayern Munich 1–2 FC Augsburg Mönchengladbach
16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) Thiago   7' Report Esswein   29'
Hong   35'
Stadium: Stadion im Borussia-Park
Attendance: 50,123
Referee: Martin Thomsen
12 July 2015 Final Hamburger SV 2–1 FC Augsburg Mönchengladbach
18:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Gouaida   2'
Framberger   33' (o.g.)
Report Matavž   41' Stadium: Stadion im Borussia-Park
Attendance: 50,123
Referee: Guido Winkmann

2017 Telekom Cup (January)

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 January 2017
 
 
Fortuna Düsseldorf0 (1)
 
14 January 2017
 
Bayern Munich0 (4)
 
Bayern Munich2
 
14 January 2017
 
Mainz 051
 
Borussia Mönchengladbach0
 
 
Mainz 051
 
Third place play-off
 
 
14 January 2017
 
 
Fortuna Düsseldorf2
 
 
Borussia Mönchengladbach0

2017 Telekom Cup (July)

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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)

2019 Telekom Cup

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 January
 
 
Fortuna Düsseldorf0 (7)
 
13 January
 
Bayern Munich0 (8)
 
Borussia Mönchengladbach0 (2)
 
13 January
 
Bayern Munich0 (4)
 
Borussia Mönchengladbach1
 
 
Hertha Berlin0
 
Third place play-off
 
 
13 January
 
 
Fortuna Düsseldorf3
 
 
Hertha BSC1

2022 Telekom Cup

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16 July 2022 Final 1. FC Köln 1–2 AC Milan Cologne
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Dietz   86' Report Giroud   16', 36' Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Referee: Sascha Stegemann

Results by year

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Year Name Venue Host city First place Second place Third place Fourth place
2009 T-Home Cup Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen Hamburger SV VfB Stuttgart Bayern Munich Schalke 04
2010 Liga total! Cup Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen Schalke 04 Bayern Munich Hamburger SV 1. FC Köln
2011 Liga total! Cup Coface Arena Mainz Borussia Dortmund Hamburger SV Bayern Munich Mainz 05
2012 Liga total! Cup Imtech Arena Hamburg Werder Bremen Borussia Dortmund Bayern Munich Hamburger SV
2013 Telekom Cup Stadion im Borussia-Park Mönchengladbach Bayern Munich Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Dortmund Hamburger SV
2014 Telekom Cup Imtech Arena Hamburg Bayern Munich VfL Wolfsburg Hamburger SV Borussia Mönchengladbach
2015 Telekom Cup Borussia-Park Mönchengladbach Hamburger SV FC Augsburg Borussia Mönchengladbach Bayern Munich
January 2017 Telekom Cup Esprit Arena Düsseldorf Bayern Munich Mainz 05 Fortuna Düsseldorf Borussia Mönchengladbach
July 2017 Telekom Cup Borussia-Park Mönchengladbach Bayern Munich Werder Bremen 1899 Hoffenheim Borussia Mönchengladbach
2019 Telekom Cup Merkur Spiel-Arena Düsseldorf Bayern Munich Borussia Mönchengladbach Fortuna Düsseldorf Hertha BSC
2022 Telekom Cup RheinEnergieStadion Cologne Milan Köln -

Statistics

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Performance by team

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Rank Team Appearances First place Second place Third place Fourth place
1 Bayern Munich 10 5 (2013, 2014, January 2017, July 2017, 2019) 1 (2010) 3 (2009, 2011, 2012) 1 (2015)
2 Hamburger SV 7 2 (2009, 2015) 1 (2011) 2 (2010, 2014) 2 (2012, 2013)
3 Borussia Dortmund 3 1 (2011) 1 (2012) 1 (2013)
4 Werder Bremen 2 1 (2012) 1 (July 2017)
5 Schalke 04 2 1 (2010) 1 (2009)
6 Milan 1 1 (2022)
7 Borussia Mönchengladbach 6 2 (2013, 2019) 1 (2015) 3 (2014, January 2017, July 2017)
8 1. FC Köln 2 1 (2022) 1 (2010)
Mainz 05 2 1 (January 2017) 1 (2011)
8 FC Augsburg 1 1 (2015)
VfB Stuttgart 1 1 (2009)
VfL Wolfsburg 1 1 (2014)
12 Fortuna Düsseldorf 2 2 (January 2017, 2019)
1899 Hoffenheim 1 1 (July 2017)
13 Hertha BSC 1 1 (2019)

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Team(s) Goals
1   Robert Lewandowski Borussia Dortmund / Bayern Munich 6
2   Toni Kroos Bayern Munich 3
  Thomas Müller Bayern Munich 3
  Franck Ribéry Bayern Munich 3
  Son Heung-min Hamburger SV 3
6   Edu Schalke 04 2
  Niclas Füllkrug Werder Bremen 2
  Olivier Giroud Milan 2
  Max Kruse Borussia Mönchengladbach 2
  Nils Petersen Bayern Munich / Werder Bremen 2
  Raúl Schalke 04 2
  Thiago Bayern Munich 2
  Ruud van Nistelrooy Hamburger SV 2

References

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  1. ^ "Wikipedia". www.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  2. ^ "LIGA total! Cup 2011". Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  3. ^ "Telekom Cup 2014: Spektakulärer Auftakt zur neuen Bundesliga-Saison".
  4. ^ "FC Bayern beim Telekom Cup 2017 in Gladbach" [FC Bayern at the 2017 Telekom Cup in Gladbach]. fcbayern.com (in German). FC Bayern München AG. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Telekom Cup fällt 2016 aus". 20 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Teilnehmerfeld komplett: Die Wölfe kommen!" (in German). 24 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Teilnehmerfeld für Telekom Cup komplett" (in German). 24 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  8. ^ "Tickets für den Telekom Cup 2014: Vorverkauf gestartet!" (in German). 16 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  9. ^ "Telekom Cup Höhepunkt bei Gladbacher Saisoneröffnung". dfb.de (in German). 30 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
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