Iberian Cup

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Iberian Cup
Founded1935
Region Flag of Spain.svg Spain and
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
Number of teams2
Current champions Vitória de Setúbal

The Iberian Cup, also called Iberian Supercup, is a friendly association football international competition between Portuguese and Spanish clubs, and disputed by two teams (one Portuguese and one Spanish) that were champions in a major competition, very much alike a Supercup, to find out which was the best team from Iberian Peninsula.

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History

Benfica's Iberian Cup (1983) The 1983 Iberian Cup (cropped).jpg
Benfica's Iberian Cup (1983)

The first Iberian Cup was played on 7 July 1935. Porto and Real Betis were both league champions, and played a single match which Porto won. The first edition of the Cup was not officially recognized by both federations.

The second Iberian Cup happened forty eight years after the first edition, and was played throughout two matches. This time it was also between the Portuguese and Spanish league champions Benfica and Athletic Bilbao. It was the first edition that was officially recognized by both federations, and the FPF even provided the trophy for the competition.

In 1991, it was disputed between the Portuguese champions Benfica and the Copa del Rey winner Atlético de Madrid, and eventually won by the Spanish side.

In 2000, European champions Real Madrid faced Portuguese league champions Sporting CP, and the competition also returned to the single match format. Sporting defeated Real Madrid.

Finally in 2005, the champions from both national cups faced each other, Vitória de Setúbal and Real Betis. This time the teams asked both national football federations to approve another edition of the Iberian Cup, which gave the competition one more time an official character.

Winners

EditionyearChampionCompetition *ResultRunner-upCompetition *
Iberian Cup I 1935 Flag of Portugal.svg Porto Primeira Liga 4–2 Flag of Spain.svg Real Betis La Liga
Iberian Cup II 1983 Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica Primeira Liga 1–2 / 3–1 Flag of Spain.svg Athletic Bilbao La Liga
Iberian Cup III1991 Flag of Spain.svg Atlético de Madrid Copa del Rey 1–1 / 3–2 Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica Primeira Liga
Peninsular Cup2000 Flag of Portugal.svg Sporting CP Primeira Liga 2–1 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Champions League
Iberian Supercup2005 Flag of Portugal.svg Vitória de Setúbal Taça de Portugal 2–1 Flag of Spain.svg Real Betis Copa del Rey

Finalists table

ClubWinnerRunner-up
Flag of Portugal.svg Porto 1 (1935)
Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica 1 (1983)1 (1991)
Flag of Spain.svg Atlético de Madrid 1 (1991)
Flag of Portugal.svg Sporting CP 1 (2000)
Flag of Portugal.svg Vitória de Setúbal 1 (2005)
Flag of Spain.svg Real Betis 2 (1935, 2005)
Flag of Spain.svg Athletic Bilbao 1 (1983)
Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 1 (2000)