FC Bayern Munich's “Beckenbauer Cup” in the SAP Garden

Monday, 23. December 2024 | FC Bayern Munich's “Beckenbauer Cup” in the SAP Garden

Unique tournament: “Beckenbauer Cup” takes place in the SAP GardenFC Bayern Munich honors the “Kaiser” with a tournament full of legends// CURRENTOn March 17, 2025, the “Beckenbauer Cup” will take place in the SAP Garden. Legends from FC Bayern, Real Madrid, AC Milan, Borussia Dortmund, VfB Stuttgart and one other top team will compete in the small-sided tournament in honor of Franz Beckenbauer.

The proceeds from the tournament, which is being held as a one-off event to mark the club's 125th anniversary, will benefit the Franz Beckenbauer Foundation. Long-time captain, treble winner and world champion Philipp Lahm will be part of the FCB legends as coach for the first time. Tickets are now available via München Ticket.

Jan-Christian Dreesen, CEO of FC Bayern: "We are delighted that the memory of Franz Beckenbauer will be given a very special place at this tournament as part of our 125th club anniversary. Franz Beckenbauer is the personality without whom the success story of FC Bayern would have been unthinkable. His name will always be inextricably linked with this club. It was particularly important to us to support the 'Franz Beckenbauer Foundation' with this tournament. Franz always had an open ear for everyone and was always willing to give a lot of himself. We want to keep this legacy alive."

Philipp Lahm, coach of the FCB Legends: "I am very proud to be part of the FC Bayern Legends for the first time at this special event. We are looking forward to the tournament with spectacular top international clubs, and I personally am looking forward to seeing one or two familiar faces from previous big games - games where Franz Beckenbauer kept his fingers crossed for us in the stands. We will all never forget him. Especially for a native of Munich, he was always a personality who inspired me in a special way."

The game mode at the "Beckenbauer Cup"

The game will be played on March 17 from 6:30 p.m. in two groups on artificial turf with LED boards around the pitch. The playing time is ten minutes per match (twice six minutes from the semi-finals onwards). The two group winners reach the semi-finals. The losers meet in a match for third place and the winners play the final match for the "Beckenbauer Cup". As a special rule, the attacking time is limited in the last minute of the game, similar to basketball, to prevent the score from simply being managed over time. Naturally, the legends of the teams will be available to sign autographs for fans during the event.

With this tournament, FC Bayern and some of the biggest European soccer clubs are once again honoring the most important personality of the German record champions in a special way to mark the club's anniversary. At the annual general meeting, the club decided, with the overwhelming approval of its members, that the number 5 on the "Kaiser's" shirt would never again be assigned in memory of Beckenbauer.