Red Bull Salzburg wins the Porsche Football Cup - Stuttgart in the focus!
Red Bull Football Academy Salzburg wins the Porsche Football Cup in Stuttgart in 2025. Over 2,500 spectators celebrated an exciting weekend.

Red Bull Salzburg wins the Porsche Football Cup - Stuttgart in the focus!
Yesterday was a very special date in youth football, because the Fifth Porsche Football Cup took place in the Robert Schlienz Stadium in Stuttgart. Over 1,500 spectators had come to track the exciting final between the Red Bull Football Akademie Salzburg and VfB Stuttgart. In the end, the academy prevailed with a narrow 1-0 and thus secured its second title in a row.
The decisive goal scored Konstantin Hofmeier shortly before the end of the first half, which increased the euphoria among the fans and players from the Academy from Salzburg. "Turbo für Talente" was the motto of the tournament, which is one of the top -class youth competitions in Europe. Eight top clubs, including FC Barcelona and FC Bayern Munich, took part, with the academy of coach Alex Handle causing a sensation in the semi-finals when she triumphed against Barcelona in penalty shooting.
The tournament in detail
A total of over 2,500 fans came to follow the games on the weekend. The semi -finals ended exciting and demanded the nerves of the audience: in the first game, VfB Stuttgart also prevailed against VfL Wolfsburg in a penalty shootout. The game for third place was also a thriller: VfL Wolfsburg was also able to prevail in a penalty shootout against FC Barcelona.
| Place | Association |
|---|---|
| 1. | Red Bull Football Academy Salzburg |
| 2. | VfB Stuttgart |
| 3. | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 4. | FC Barcelona |
| 5. | SV Stuttgart Kickers |
| 6. | FC Erzgebirge Aue |
| 7. | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 8. | FC Bayern Munich |
The event was not only upgraded in terms of sport, but also socially. Porsche donated generous 30,000 euros for the "Tore for Charity" campaign, which underlined the team spirit and fair competition. In addition, the best players in the tournament were awarded: Nick Mayer from VfB Stuttgart received the title of the best goalkeeper, while Kenny Vestjens was celebrated as the best player by Borussia Mönchengladbach. Mattia Pio de Simei from the Stuttgart Kickers became top scorer with four goals.
A frame full of highlights
The tournament program offered a lot of variety: an exhibition of Porsche sports car, exciting hands-on activities for the small fans and a performance of the VfB mascot Fritzle rounded off the event. Among the prominent guests were the former football professional Sami Khedira and the talented Eva Lys.
The promotion of talents in youth football is not only a concern of Porsche, but also part of the CSR initiative "Talenten Hand in Hand", which also comes up with training for the participating teams. Here the importance of values such as team spirit, fairness and respect is emphasized, which is supported by the successful TeamUp! Concept, which of the Bertelsmann Foundation is provided.
With this victory, the Red Bull Football Academy not only defended the title, but also set a strong sign of the positive development of young talents in football. It will be interesting to see what the next edition of the Porsche Football Cup will bring!