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

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

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

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

Summer of Champions

• 2010 • 2011 • 2012

Summer of Champions' Cups

• 2012 • 2013

Participants

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

Source: [1]

See also

References