Summer of Champions' Cup

Summer of Champions' Cup
Founded 2012
Region Europe (UEFA)
Number of teams 2 (2012)
Current champions Spain Barcelona

The Summer of Champions' Cup was an international exhibition football club competition played at Arena Națională in Bucharest, Romania. The event is organized by Thiess Holding in association with German marketing agency Sportfive.[1][2]

History

The first cup was played in 2012 which was won by Barcelona.[3][4]

A 4-team tournament was planned for summer 2013. Among the expected participants were Steaua Bucharest, Paris SG and Real Madrid.[5][6]

Results

Season Winner Score Runner-up Venue Date Teams
2012 Spain Barcelona 2 – 0 Romania Dinamo Romania Bucharest 11 August 2012 2
Arena Națională was hosting the event.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Pe 6 iulie, catalanii organizează o conferinţă oficială de prezentare a meciului Dinamo-Barcelona!" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 2 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Adrian Thiess pregăteşte un nou turneu fabulos pe Arena Naţională" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 28 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Barca ease past Dinamo Bucharest". ESPN. 11 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "Dinamo Bucharest 0-2 Barcelona: Messi and Afellay strikes secure victory for the Blaugrana". Yahoo!. 11 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Steaua se pregăteşte pentru unul dintre cele mai tari turnee!" (in Romanian). Prosport. 18 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "Real Madrid vrea să vină la Bucureşti pentru un meci! FOTO EXCLUSIV: Faxul pe care l-au trimis spaniolii" (in Romanian). Prosport. 16 March 2013.