Vincent Kompany is taking his Bayern Munich team to South Korea and Hong Kong for pre-season. - © Julio Aguilar

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Follow Bayern Munich's Audi Summer Tour to South Korea and Hong Kong

18.07.2026

Bayern Munich are off on their 10th Audi Summer Tour, with 2026's pre-season trip taking in South Korea and Hong Kong in August. You can follow all the latest from their travels, including two friendly matches, on this page.

The tour runs from 1 to 8 August 2026, taking in the South Korean island of Jeju before moving on to China and Hong Kong.

Bayern have friendly matches planned against local K League 1 club Jeju SK on 4 August and against UEFA Europa League holders Aston Villa on 7 August.

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Who won't be there?

Bayern have confirmed that Harry Kane, Michael Olise und Dayot Upamecano won't be back with the team until after this tour, having reached the final four of the World Cup. Jamal Musiala, Alphonso Davies, Ismael Saibari, Serge Gnabry und Lennart Karl (both pictured) will also all remain in Munich as they work on their recovery from injuries.

Big names on board

Bayern are set to travel with a mostly full squad of senior players, bolstered by several youngsters. Manuel Neuer and the rest of the Germany players who competed at the World Cup will join up with the team at their camp in Tegernsee from 27 to 30 July. Luis Díaz, Konrad Laimer and Josip Stanišić are also set to be on the plane after their post-World Cup holidays.

Two friendlies

The Bundesliga champions will face local K League 1 club Jeju SK on 4 August while in South Korea (9pm local time/1pm CEST). When they move to Hong Kong, they will then take on UEFA Europa League holders Aston Villa on 7 August (9pm/2pm). The two last met in the league phase of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League in England.

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Re-live the best of the action as Vincent Kompany's side produced a brilliant first-half display in Seoul during their 2024 tour to South Korea.

Long-awaited returns

This is Bayern's 10th Audi Summer Tour but only the second time they will visit South Korea or Hong Kong. They last visited the Chinese city in 2007 when new signings Franck Ribéry and Luca Toni featured in a 2-1 win over São Paulo, with goals from Miroslav Klose and Hamit Altintop. It's only 24 months since the Bavarians were last in South Korea, where a crowd of 64,000 watched a 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur in Seoul.

Welcome aboard!

Bayern Munich are off to South Korea and Hong Kong this summer and you can keep up with all the latest news, events and friendly matches from the Bundesliga champions as they take in the sights and sounds of the Far East on their Audi Summer Tour.