2013 Audi Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Germany |
| Dates | 31 July – 1 August[1] |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Bayern Munich (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Manchester City |
| Third place |  Milan |
| Fourth place |  São Paulo |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 14 (3.5 per match) |
| Attendance | 194,500 (48,625 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Edin Džeko Stephan El Shaarawy Mario Mandžukić(2 goals each) |
The 2013 Audi Cup was the third edition of the Audi Cup, a two-day association football tournament that featured four teams, and was played at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. The competition hosted the 2009 Audi Cup winners Bayern Munich, the 2012 Copa Sudamericana champions São Paulo, the 2011–12 Premier League champions Manchester City and perennial Serie A contenders Milan.[2] The English and Brazilian clubs made their first appearances in the competition, while Bayern, as hosts, and Milan have been present in every Audi Cup so far. The winners of the tournament were Bayern Munich, who beat Manchester City 2–1 in the final. Milan defeated São Paulo 1–0 in the third place play-off.
Prior to the semi-final match between Bayern Munich and São Paulo, as the Bayern goalkeepers were warming up, advertising billboards located around the field were showing fan messages published via their Twitter profiles using the hashtag #HelloAudiCup. One of the displayed messages stated, "Ei, Douglas, vai tomar no cu" ("Hey, Douglas, go fuck yourself!").[3] It was sent by @DarkFabuloso, a fake profile that satirizes São Paulo player Luís Fabiano, and was inadvertently approved by the staff responsible for selecting and displaying the messages.[3]
Participating teams[edit]
Bayern Munich (Germany)
Manchester City (England)
Milan (Italy)
São Paulo (Brazil)
Competition format[edit]
The competition took the format of the latter stages of a regular knock-out competition. The winners of each of the two matches on the first day competed against each other for the Audi Cup, whilst the two losing sides playing in a third-place match. The trophy was contested over two days, each day seeing two matches played back-to-back. The official matchups were announced on 19 June 2013.[4]
| Semi-finals 31 July | Final 1 August | |||||
| Manchester City | 5 | |||||
| Milan | 3 | |||||
| Manchester City | 1 | |||||
| Bayern Munich | 2 | |||||
| Bayern Munich | 2 | |||||
| São Paulo | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Milan | 1 | |||||
| São Paulo | 0 | |||||
Matches[edit]
All times are local (CEST; UTC+02:00).
Semi-finals[edit]
| Manchester City | 5–3 | Milan |
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Third place play-off[edit]
| Milan | 1–0 | São Paulo |
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Report |
Final[edit]
| Manchester City | 1–2 | Bayern Munich |
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          Manchester City
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     Bayern Munich
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Goalscorers[edit]
- 2 goals
Mario Mandžukić (Bayern Munich)
Edin Džeko (Manchester City)- Stephan El Shaarawy (Milan)
- 1 goal
- Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich)
- Mitchell Weiser (Bayern Munich)
Aleksandar Kolarov (Manchester City)
Álvaro Negredo (Manchester City)- Micah Richards (Manchester City)
- David Silva (Manchester City)
Kingsley Boateng (Milan)- Andrea Petagna (Milan)
References[edit]
- ^ "City to 'meet the best' at Munich's Audi Cup 2013". mcfc.co.uk. 7 May 2013. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ "Meet the best. Audi Cup 2013". Archived from the original on 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
- ^ a b "Placa de estádio em Munique exibe ofensa de torcedor a são-paulino Douglas". Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Grupo Folha. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ "Audi-Cup: Bayern trifft auf den FC Sao Paolo". kicker.de. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ^ FC Bayern erreicht das Audi-Cup-Finale
- ^ Audi-Cup-Sieg! Müller & Mandzukic treffen
