The 2015 Colonia Cup was a summer
football
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friendly tournament
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organized by German club
1. FC Köln
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and hosted at the
RheinEnergieStadion in
Cologne, from 1 to 2 August 2015. Besides the hosts, three other
European
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teams took part:
Porto (Portugal),
Valencia (Spain), and
Stoke City
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(England).
The tournament consisted of four matches (two matches per day), with wins being awarded three points and losses awarded zero points. In case of a draw at the end of 90 minutes of play, a
penalty shoot-out would take place to determine the winners. Additionally, each goal scored was rewarded with a point, regardless of the match outcome (penalty shoot-out goals did not count).
Standings
Matches
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References
External links
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{{Friendly association football tournaments in Germany
2015–16 in German football
2015–16 in English football
2015–16 in Spanish football
2015–16 in Portuguese football