2017 Audi Cup

2017 Audi Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Germany
Dates	1–2 August
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Atlético Madrid (1st title)
Runners-up	Liverpool
Third place	Napoli
Fourth place	Bayern Munich
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	10 (2.5 per match)
Attendance	247,000 (61,750 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ten players (1 goal each)
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The 2017 Audi Cup was the fifth edition of the Audi Cup, a two-day association football tournament that featured four teams and be played at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. The competition featured the hosts and 2015 winners Bayern Munich, Spanish side Atlético Madrid, English side Liverpool, and Italian side Napoli.^[1]

The competition was won by Atlético Madrid, who defeated Liverpool in the final 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw.^[2][3]

Participating teams

• Bayern Munich
• Atlético Madrid
• Liverpool
• Napoli

Competition format

The competition had the format of a regular knockout competition. The winners of each of the two matches on the first day competed against each other for the Audi Cup, while the two losing sides played in a third-place match. The trophy was contested over two days, with each day seeing two matches played back-to-back.

	Semi-finals				Final
	1 August
	Bayern Munich	0
					2 August
	Liverpool	3
					Liverpool	1 (4)
	1 August
					Atlético Madrid (p)	1 (5)
	Atlético Madrid	2
	Napoli	1
					Third place play-off
					2 August
					Bayern Munich	0
					Napoli	2

Matches

All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Semi-finals

1 August 2017 (2017-08-01)

17:45

Atlético Madrid	2–1	Napoli
Torres 72' Vietto 81'	Report	Callejón 56'

Allianz Arena, Munich

Attendance: 57,500

Referee: Benjamin Brand (Germany)

1 August 2017 (2017-08-01)

20:30

Bayern Munich	0–3	Liverpool
	Report	Mané 7' Salah 34' Sturridge 83'

Allianz Arena, Munich

Attendance: 57,500

Referee: Robert Hartmann (Germany)

Third place play-off

2 August 2017 (2017-08-02)

17:45

Bayern Munich	0–2	Napoli
	Report	Koulibaly 14' Giaccherini 55'

Allianz Arena, Munich

Attendance: 66,000

Referee: Benjamin Cortus (Germany)

Final

2 August 2017 (2017-08-02)

20:30

Liverpool	1–1	Atlético Madrid
Firmino 83' (pen.)	Report	Bare 33'
Penalties
Firmino Henderson Origi Kent Grujić	4–5	Griezmann Torres Gabi Gaitán Filipe Luís

Allianz Arena, Munich

Attendance: 66,000

Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Liverpool

Atlético Madrid

Goalscorers

1 goal

• Keidi Bare (Atlético Madrid)
• José Callejón (Napoli)
• Roberto Firmino (Liverpool)
• Emanuele Giaccherini (Napoli)
• Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli)
• Sadio Mané (Liverpool)
• Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
• Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool)
• Fernando Torres (Atlético Madrid)
• Luciano Vietto (Atlético Madrid)

References