2017 Telekom Cup (July)
International football competition
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The July 2017 Telekom Cup was the 9th edition of the Telekom Cup, a football friendly tournament organized by Deutsche Telekom, who was also the sponsor.[1] It was hosted by Borussia Mönchengladbach at the BORUSSIA-PARK in Mönchengladbach, on 15 July 2017. Alongside the hosts, Bayern Munich, 1899 Hoffenheim, and Werder Bremen also took part.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Germany |
| City | Mönchengladbach |
| Dates | 15 July 2017 |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Bayern Munich (4th title) |
| Runners-up | Werder Bremen |
| Third place | 1899 Hoffenheim |
| Fourth place | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 3 (0.75 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Juan Bernat Robert Lewandowski Thomas Müller (1 goal each) |
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Bayern Munich won their fourth title following a 2–0 win over Werder Bremen in the final.
Participants
| Nation | Team | Location | Confederation | League | Tournament appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Germany |
Borussia Mönchengladbach (hosts) | Mönchengladbach | UEFA | Bundesliga | 5th | 2017 | Runners-up (2013) |
| Germany |
Bayern Munich | Munich | UEFA | Bundesliga | 9th | 2017 | Winners (2013, 2014, winter 2017) |
| Germany |
1899 Hoffenheim | Sinsheim | UEFA | Bundesliga | 1st | — | Debut |
| Germany |
Werder Bremen | Bremen | UEFA | Bundesliga | 2nd | 2012 | Winners (2012) |
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 15 July | ||||||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0 (3) | |||||
| 15 July | ||||||
| Werder Bremen | 0 (5) | |||||
| Werder Bremen | 0 | |||||
| 15 July | ||||||
| Bayern Munich | 2 | |||||
| Bayern Munich | 1 | |||||
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 0 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 15 July | ||||||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0 (5) | |||||
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 0 (6) | |||||
Matches
All matches lasted for just 45 minutes. If a match was level after normal time then a penalty shoot-out was played to decide who advanced.
All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
Semi-finals
Referee: Guido Winkmann
Third place play-off
Final
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
Goalscorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Juan Bernat |
Bayern Munich | 1 |
 Robert Lewandowski |
Bayern Munich | 1 | |
| Thomas Müller |
Bayern Munich | 1 |