The Summer of Champions is an annual set of pre-season fixtures normally held 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).Summer of Champions 2012 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
FlagClubYears Hannover 96 2010, 2011, 2012Hamburger SV 2010, 2011, 2012Valencia CF 2010, 2011, 2012Eintracht Frankfurt 2010, 2012Hertha BSC 2011, 2012Aston Villa 2012Norwich City 2012FC Dinamo Bucuresti 2012Borussia Mönchengladbach 2012Sevilla FC 2012Manchester United 2012Juventus 2012Dynamo Dresden 2012SV Werder Bremen 2012Eintracht Braunschweig 2012West Ham United 2012FC Barcelona 2012Ajax Amsterdam 2011Internazionale 2011Galatasaray S.K. 2011Lyon 20111. FC Nürnberg 2011Real Madrid 2011VfL Wolfsburg 2011Villarreal CF 2011Chelsea FC 2010Borussia Dortmund 20101. FC Kaiserslautern 2010Liverpool F.C. 2010Manchester City 2010
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See also Summer of Champions' Cup
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