The Telekom Cup (formerly known as T-Home Cup and LIGA total! Cup) is a German

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competition held since 2009. The competition features four teams of the

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, playing two semi-finals and a final. Up until 2015, a match lasted 60 minutes, with each half 30 minutes long. The tournament would be over two days, with two games in each day. In 2015 the rules changed, where there would only be one 45 minute period, and all four matches take place in the same day. The event took place in Gelsenkirchen in 2009 and 2010,

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in 2011,

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in 2012,

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in 2013, again in

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for the 2014 edition, and again in

in 2015. It was announced that non2016 tournament would be held. The next tournament was held in January 2017, with the tournament taking place in

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. The tournament was held next in July 2017, taking place in

. Bayern Munich hold the most titles, with five. They are the only team to have participated in the first nine editions of the tournament. After a break of two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a single-match edition of the tournament took place in 2022 in Cologne; it saw 1. FC Köln face

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, the latter winning its first title.

Tournaments

2009 T-Home Cup

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2010 LIGA total! Cup

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2011 LIGA total! Cup

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2012 LIGA total! Cup

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2013 Telekom Cup

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2014 Telekom Cup

;Description On 24 April 2014, full details for the 2014 Telekom Cup were announced. It was confirmed Bayern Munich, Borussia Mönchengladbach,

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and

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would participate in the sixth edition of the competition. It was also announced that the

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would host the competition. The opening semi-finals took place on 26 July, with the third place play-off and the final taking place on the following day. Matches last 30 minutes per half, rather than the usual 45. In case of a draw after 60 minutes, the match would go directly into a penalty shoot-out. Tickets for the competition were released on 16 July. ;Bracket ;Matches

2015 Telekom Cup

;Description On 30 March 2015, it was confirmed that Bayern Munich, Borussia Mönchengladbach and

would participate, with a fourth team to be announced. The seventh edition will be held on 12 July 2015 at the Stadion im Borussia-Park. All games will be played in one day with less playing time. The fourth team to compete was decided later to be

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. The rules changed for 2015, where a match will only last for 45 minutes instead of 60. ;Bracket ;Matches

2017 Telekom Cup (January)

2017 Telekom Cup (July)

2019 Telekom Cup

2022 Telekom Cup

Results by year

Statistics

Performance by team

Top goalscorers

References

External links

* {{Friendly tournaments 2017 Football cup competitions in Germany 2009 establishments in Germany Recurring sporting events established in 2009 German football friendly trophies