Summer of Champions
The Summer of Champions is an annual set of pre-season fixtures normally between German football clubs and other European football clubs.
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| Founded | 2010 |
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| Number of teams | Varies (18 in 2012) |
| Website | Summer 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
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.
Clubs who have participated in the Summer of Champions [1]
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Hannover 96 | 2010, 2011, 2012 |
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Hamburger SV | 2010, 2011, 2012 |
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Valencia CF | 2010, 2011, 2012 |
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Eintracht Frankfurt | 2010, 2012 |
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Hertha BSC | 2011, 2012 |
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Aston Villa | 2012 |
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Norwich City | 2012 |
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FC Dinamo Bucuresti | 2012 |
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Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2012 |
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Sevilla FC | 2012 |
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Manchester United | 2012 |
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Juventus | 2012 |
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Dynamo Dresden | 2012 |
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SV Werder Bremen | 2012 |
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Eintracht Braunschweig | 2012 |
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West Ham United | 2012 |
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FC Barcelona | 2012 |
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Ajax Amsterdam | 2011 |
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Internazionale | 2011 |
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Galatasaray S.K. | 2011 |
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Lyon | 2011 |
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1. FC Nürnberg | 2011 |
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Real Madrid | 2011 |
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VfL Wolfsburg | 2011 |
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Villarreal CF | 2011 |
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Chelsea FC | 2010 |
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Borussia Dortmund | 2010 |
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1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2010 |
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Liverpool F.C. | 2010 |
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Manchester City | 2010 |