Supercopa de España

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Supercopa de España
Organising bodyRoyal Spanish Football Federation
Founded1982; 40 years ago (1982)
RegionSpain
Number of teams2 (until 2018)
4 (2019–present)
Current championsReal Madrid (12th title)
Most successful club(s)Barcelona (13 titles)
Television broadcastersList of broadcasters
2021–22 Supercopa de España

The Supercopa de España or the Spanish Super Cup is a super cup tournament in Spanish football. Founded in 1982 as a two-team competition, the current version has been contested since 2019–20 by four teams: the winners and runners-up of the Copa del Rey and La Liga.[1] Real Madrid are the current holders.

History[]

The current competition has existed since 1982. Between 1940 and 1953, several other tournaments between the Spanish league champions and the cup winners (then Copa del Generalísimo) were played.[2][3][4]

In September 1940, a match with this format had the name of Copa de Campeones.[4] It was not repeated until December 1945 when, due to the good relations with the Spanish military government the ambassador of Argentina, offered a trophy called Copa de Oro Argentina.[2][4] Both these trophies were unofficial and were only played once.[2]

In 1941 the Copa Presidente FEF was established as an official tournament founded and organized by the RFEF; however, it was also only contested once, and though 11 of the 12 matches in its mini-league format were played between April and May 1941, its last, decisive fixture was delayed until eventually taking place in September 1947.[5]

Also in 1947, the Copa Eva Duarte de Perón was established as an annual and official tournament founded and organized by the RFEF, as a tribute to Argentine president Juan Perón and his wife Eva Perón. It was played between September and December, usually as one-match finals. The trophy was the predecessor of the current Supercopa de España, first held in 1982.[2][4]

In 2018, the Supercopa was played for the first time as a single match hosted at a neutral venue.[6]

On 12 November 2019, it was announced that the Supercopa would expand to four teams, the winners and runners-up of the Copa del Rey and La Liga, and would be held at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for the next three years, in a deal valued at €120 million. The event was also moved to January in order to reduce the "congestion" on teams' schedules.[1][7] The agreement has faced criticism: Jesus Alvarez, head of sport programming for state broadcaster RTVE, stated that it would not bid for the media rights to the Supercopa, in protest of Saudi Arabia's human and women's rights records—especially in women's sports. Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional president Javier Tebas also criticized the decision, citing the human rights violations and the country's "pirating" of European football (in reference to pirate broadcaster beoutQ).[8] In the past, Tebas has been a major advocate to hold the competition outside of Spain, and especially the United States, as part of his efforts to expand La Liga globally.[9] RSFF president Luis Rubiales stated that women would be able to attend the matches without restriction, and defended the agreement as the use of football to "transform society".[10][11][12]

Neither the Copa del Rey nor La Liga winners reached the Supercopa de España final in the first three editions of the four-team format.[13]

Predecessors of Supercopa[]

Early tournaments[]

Main articles: Copa de los Campeones de España and Copa de Oro Argentina
Year Winners Winners of Runners-up Winners of Score Trophy name
1940 Atlético Madrid 1939–40 La Liga Espanyol 1940 Copa del Generalísimo 3–3, 7–1 Copa de los Campeones de España (Unofficial competición)
Atlético Madrid 1940–41 La Liga Valencia 1941 Copa del Generalísimo 4–0 Copa Presidente FEF (Official competición)
1945 Barcelona 1944–45 La Liga Athletic Bilbao 1944–45 Copa del Generalísimo 5–4 Copa de Oro Argentina (Unofficial competición)

Copa Eva Duarte[]

Main article: Copa Eva Duarte
Year Winners Winners of Runners-up Winners of Score
1947 Real Madrid 1947 Copa del Generalísimo Valencia 1946–47 La Liga 3–1
1948 Barcelona 1947–48 La Liga Sevilla 1947–48 Copa del Generalísimo 1–0
1949 Valencia 1948–49 Copa del Generalísimo Barcelona 1948–49 La Liga 7–4
1950 Athletic Bilbao 1949–50 Copa del Generalísimo Atlético Madrid 1949–50 La Liga 5–5, 2–0
1951 Atlético Madrid 1950–51 La Liga Barcelona 1951 Copa del Generalísimo 2–0
1952 Barcelona 1951–52 Liga & Copa Awarded automatically for winning the Double.
1953 Barcelona 1952–53 Liga & Copa Awarded automatically for winning the Double.

* In 1952[14] and 1953 the cup was awarded to Barcelona, as they had won the La Liga / Copa del Generalísimo double.

Finals by year[]

Two-team format[]

Except for the 1983, 1988 and 1992 tournaments, the first leg match was played at the cup winner's stadium.

Year Winners Scores Runners-up
1982 Real Sociedad

(1981–82 La Liga)

0–1 Real Madrid

(1981–82 Copa del Rey)

4–0
Real Sociedad won 4–1 on aggregate
1983 Barcelona

(1982–83 Copa del Rey)

3–1 Athletic Bilbao

(1982–83 La Liga)

0–1
Barcelona won 3–2 on aggregate
1984 Athletic Bilbao

(1983–84 Liga & Copa)

N/A
Awarded automatically to Athletic Bilbao after they won the Double
1985 Atlético Madrid

(1984–85 Copa del Rey)

3–1 Barcelona

(1984–85 La Liga)

0–1
Atlético Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate
1986 Real Madrid and Zaragoza did not play
1987 Real Madrid and Real Sociedad did not play
1988 Real Madrid

(1987–88 La Liga)

2–0 Barcelona

(1987–88 Copa del Rey)

1–2
Real Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate
1989 Real Madrid

(1988–89 Liga & Copa)

N/A
Awarded automatically to Real Madrid after they won the Double
1990 Real Madrid

(1989–90 La Liga)

1–0 Barcelona

(1989–90 Copa del Rey)

4–1
Real Madrid won 5–1 on aggregate
1991 Barcelona

(1990–91 La Liga)

1–0 Atlético Madrid

(1990–91 Copa del Rey)

1–1
Barcelona won 2–1 on aggregate
1992 Barcelona

(1991–92 La Liga)

3–1 Atlético Madrid

(1991–92 Copa del Rey)

2–1
Barcelona won 5–2 on aggregate
1993 Real Madrid

(1992–93 Copa del Rey)

3–1 Barcelona

(1992–93 La Liga)

1–1
Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate
1994 Barcelona

(1993–94 La Liga)

2–0 Zaragoza

(1993–94 Copa del Rey)

4–5
Barcelona won 6–5 on aggregate
1995 Deportivo La Coruña

(1994–95 Copa del Rey)

3–0 Real Madrid

(1994–95 La Liga)

2–1
Deportivo won 5–1 on aggregate
1996 Barcelona

(1995–96 Copa runners-up)

5–2 Atlético Madrid

(1995–96 Liga & Copa)

1–3
Barcelona won 6–5 on aggregate
1997 Real Madrid

(1996–97 La Liga)

1–2 Barcelona

(1996–97 Copa del Rey)

4–1
Real Madrid won 5–3 on aggregate
1998 Mallorca

(1997–98 Copa runners-up)

2–1 Barcelona

(1997–98 Liga & Copa)

1–0
Mallorca won 3–1 on aggregate
1999 Valencia

(1998–99 Copa del Rey)

1–0 Barcelona

(1998–99 La Liga)

3–3
Valencia won 4–3 on aggregate
2000 Deportivo La Coruña

(1999–2000 La Liga)

0–0 Espanyol

(1999–2000 Copa del Rey)

2–0
Deportivo won 2–0 on aggregate
2001 Real Madrid

(2000–01 La Liga)

1–1 Zaragoza

(2000–01 Copa del Rey)

3–0
Real Madrid won 4–1 on aggregate
2002 Deportivo La Coruña

(2001–02 Copa del Rey)

3–0 Valencia

(2001–02 La Liga)

1–0
Deportivo won 4–0 on aggregate
2003 Real Madrid

(2002–03 La Liga)

1–2 Mallorca

(2002–03 Copa del Rey)

3–0
Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate
2004 Zaragoza

(2003–04 Copa del Rey)

0–1 Valencia

(2003–04 La Liga)

3–1
Zaragoza won 3–2 on aggregate
2005 Barcelona

(2004–05 La Liga)

3–0 Real Betis

(2004–05 Copa del Rey)

1–2
Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate
2006 Barcelona

(2005–06 La Liga)

1–0 Espanyol

(2005–06 Copa del Rey)

3–0
Barcelona won 4–0 on aggregate
2007 Sevilla

(2006–07 Copa del Rey)

1–0 Real Madrid

(2006–07 La Liga)

5–3
Sevilla won 6–3 on aggregate
2008 Real Madrid

(2007–08 La Liga)

2–3 Valencia

(2007–08 Copa del Rey)

4–2
Real Madrid won 6–5 on aggregate
2009 Barcelona

(2008–09 Liga & Copa)

2–1 Athletic Bilbao

(2008–09 Copa runners-up)

3–0
Barcelona won 5–1 on aggregate
2010 Barcelona

(2009–10 La Liga)

1–3 Sevilla

(2009–10 Copa del Rey)

4–0
Barcelona won 5–3 on aggregate
2011 Barcelona

(2010–11 La Liga)

2–2 Real Madrid

(2010–11 Copa del Rey)

3–2
Barcelona won 5–4 on aggregate
2012 Real Madrid

(2011–12 La Liga)

2–3 Barcelona

(2011–12 Copa del Rey)

2–1
4–4 on aggregate, Real Madrid won on away goals
2013 Barcelona

(2012–13 La Liga)

1–1 Atlético Madrid

(2012–13 Copa del Rey)

0–0
1–1 on aggregate, Barcelona won on away goals
2014 Atlético Madrid

(2013–14 La Liga)

1–1 Real Madrid

(2013–14 Copa del Rey)

1–0
Atlético Madrid won 2–1 on aggregate
2015 Athletic Bilbao

(2014–15 Copa runners-up)

4–0 Barcelona

(2014–15 Liga & Copa)

1–1
Athletic Bilbao won 5–1 on aggregate
2016 Barcelona

(2015–16 Liga & Copa)

2–0 Sevilla

(2015–16 Copa runners-up)

3–0
Barcelona won 5–0 on aggregate
2017 Real Madrid

(2016–17 La Liga)

3–1 Barcelona

(2016–17 Copa del Rey)

2–0
Real Madrid won 5–1 on aggregate
2018 Barcelona

(2017–18 Liga & Copa)

2–1 Sevilla

(2017–18 Copa runners-up)

A single-leg final was played at Stade Ibn Batouta, Tangier, Morocco.

Four-team format[]

Year Winners Score Runners-up Semi-finalists Venue
2019–20 Real Madrid
(2018–19 Liga third place) 		0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–1 pen.) 		Atlético Madrid
(2018–19 Liga runners-up) 		Valencia
(2018–19 Copa) 		Saudi Arabia King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Barcelona
(2018–19 Liga & 2018–19 Copa runners-up)
2020–21 Athletic Bilbao
(2019–20 Copa runners-up)[a] 		3–2 (a.e.t.) Barcelona
(2019–20 Liga runners-up) 		Real Sociedad
(2019–20 Copa)[a] 		Spain Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville
Real Madrid
(2019–20 Liga)
2021–22 Real Madrid
(2020–21 Liga runners-up) 		2–0 Athletic Bilbao
(2020–21 Copa runners-up) 		Barcelona
(2020–21 Copa) 		Saudi Arabia King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Atlético Madrid
(2020–21 Liga)
  1. ^ a b Outcome of the 2020 Copa del Rey Final was not known at the time of the 2020–21 Supercopa de España being played – reaching it granted qualification to both finalists.

Titles by club[]

Titles by club in Supercopa[]

Club Winners Runners-up Semi-finalists Years won Years runner-up Years semi-finalist
Barcelona 13 11 2 1983, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018 1985, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2020–21 2019–20, 2021–22
Real Madrid 12 5 1 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2017, 2019–20, 2021–22 1982, 1995, 2007, 2011, 2014 2020–21
Athletic Bilbao 3 3 – 1984, 2015, 2020–21 1983, 2009, 2021–22 –
Deportivo La Coruña 3 – – 1995, 2000, 2002 – –
Atlético Madrid 2 5 1 1985, 2014 1991, 1992, 1996, 2013, 2019–20 2021–22
Valencia 1 3 1 1999 2002, 2004, 2008 2019–20
Sevilla 1 3 – 2007 2010, 2016, 2018 –
Zaragoza 1 2 – 2004 1994, 2001 –
Mallorca 1 1 – 1998 2003 –
Real Sociedad 1 – 1 1982 – 2020–21
Espanyol – 2 – – 2000, 2006 –
Real Betis – 1 – – 2005 –

Titles by club in predecessors of Supercopa[]

Club Winners Runners-up Years won Years lost
Barcelona 4 2 1945, 1948, 1952, 1953 1949, 1951
Atlético Madrid 3 1 1940, 1941, 1951 1950
Valencia 1 2 1949 1941, 1947
Athletic Bilbao 1 1 1950 1945
Real Madrid 1 – 1947 –
Espanyol – 1 – 1940
Sevilla – 1 – 1948

All-time top goalscorers[]

Lionel Messi is the all-time top scorer in the Supercopa de España with 14 goals.

Bold indicates active players in Spanish football.[15]

Nat. Player Club(s) Goals Apps Ref.
 ARG Lionel Messi Barcelona 14 20 [16]
 ESP Raúl Real Madrid 7 12 [17]
 BUL Hristo Stoichkov Barcelona 6 10 [18]
 ESP Txiki Begiristain Real Sociedad, Barcelona,
Deportivo La Coruña 		6 12 [19]
 MLI Frédéric Kanouté Sevilla 5 2 [20]
 FRA Karim Benzema Real Madrid 5 11 [21]
 ESP Aritz Aduriz Athletic Bilbao 4 2 [22]
 POR Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 4 7 [23]
 ESP José Mari Bakero Real Sociedad, Barcelona 4 11 [24]
 ESP Xavi Barcelona 4 14 [25]

Individual records[]

  • All-time top scorer: Lionel Messi has scored 14 goals.[16]
  • Most finals scored in: Lionel Messi has scored in 7 finals.[16]

See also[]

References[]

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  2. ^ a b c d Spanish Supercup history, RSSSF
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  9. ^ Panja, Tariq (20 January 2020). "La Liga Chief Claims Saudi Arabia Is Using Sports to 'Whitewash' Reputation". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
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  12. ^ "RTVE won't bid for Spanish Super Cup amid Saudi human rights concerns". SportsPro Media. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Madrid vs Athletic: There will be a champion of the 2022 Super Cup without national titles". FC Barcelona Noticias. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  14. ^ http://www.cihefe.es/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/revistabar%C3%A7a.jpg
  15. ^ "All-time top goalscorers". WorldFootball.net.
  16. ^ a b c "Lionel Messi goals". BDFutbol.
  17. ^ "Raúl González goals". BDFutbol.
  18. ^ "Hristo Stoichkov goals". BDFutbol.
  19. ^ "Txiki Begiristain goals". BDFutbol.
  20. ^ "Frédéric Kanouté goals". BDFutbol.
  21. ^ "Karim Benzema goals". BDFutbol.
  22. ^ "Aritz Aduriz goals". BDFutbol.
  23. ^ "Cristiano Ronaldo goals". BDFutbol.
  24. ^ "José Mari Bakero goals". BDFutbol.
  25. ^ "Xavi Hernández goals". BDFutbol.

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