UEFA Super Cup

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UEFA Super Cup
UEFA Super Cup logo.svg
Organising body UEFA
Founded1972;52 years ago (1972)
(official since 1973)
RegionEurope
Number of teams2
Current champions Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid (6th title)
Most successful club(s) Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid (6 titles)
Website uefa.com/uefasupercup
Soccerball current event.svg 2025 UEFA Super Cup

The UEFA Super Cup is an annual super cup football match organised by UEFA and contested by the winners of the two main European club competitions: the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. The competition's official name was originally the Super Competition, [1] and later the European Super Cup. It was renamed the UEFA Super Cup in 1995, following a policy of rebranding by UEFA.

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From 1972 to 1999, the UEFA Super Cup was contested between the winners of the European Cup/UEFA Champions League and the winners of the European/UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. After the discontinuation of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, it has been contested by the winners of the UEFA Champions League and the winners of the UEFA Cup, which was renamed the UEFA Europa League in 2009.

The current holders are Champions League winners Real Madrid, who defeated Europa League winners Atalanta 2–0 in 2024. Real Madrid are also the most successful team in the competition, having won the trophy six times.

History

Key:
     Qualified as UCL winner
     Qualified as UCWC winner
     Qualified as UEL winner
Abbreviations:
UCL  = European Cup / UEFA Champions League
UCWC = UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
UEL  = UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League
UEFA Super Cup Winners
SeasonWinner
(between UCL and UCWC winners)
1973 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ajax
1974Not held
1975 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Dynamo Kyiv
1976 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Anderlecht
1977 Flag of England.svg Liverpool
1978 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Anderlecht  (2)
1979 Flag of England.svg Nottingham Forest
1980 Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg Valencia
1981Not held
1982 Flag of England.svg Aston Villa
1983 Flag of Scotland.svg Aberdeen
1984 Flag of Italy.svg Juventus
1985Not held
1986 Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Steaua București
1987 Flag of Portugal.svg Porto
1988 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg KV Mechelen
1989 Flag of Italy.svg Milan
1990 Flag of Italy.svg Milan  (2)
1991 Flag of England.svg Manchester United
1992 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
1993 Flag of Italy.svg Parma
1994 Flag of Italy.svg Milan  (3)
1995 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ajax  (2)
1996 Flag of Italy.svg Juventus  (2)
1997 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona  (2)
1998 Flag of England.svg Chelsea
1999 Flag of Italy.svg Lazio
SeasonWinner
(between UCL and UEL winners)
2000 Flag of Turkey.svg Galatasaray
2001 Flag of England.svg Liverpool  (2)
2002 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
2003 Flag of Italy.svg Milan  (4)
2004 Flag of Spain.svg Valencia  (2)
2005 Flag of England.svg Liverpool  (3)
2006 Flag of Spain.svg Sevilla
2007 Flag of Italy.svg Milan  (5)
2008 Flag of Russia.svg Zenit Saint Petersburg
2009 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona  (3)
2010 Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid
2011 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona  (4)
2012 Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid  (2)
2013 Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
2014 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid  (2)
2015 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona  (5)
2016 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid  (3)
2017 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid  (4)
2018 Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid  (3)
2019 Flag of England.svg Liverpool  (4)
2020 Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich  (2)
2021 Flag of England.svg Chelsea  (2)
2022 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid  (5)
2023 Flag of England.svg Manchester City
2024 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid  (6)
The first official Super Cup trophy was won by Ajax in January 1974. Ajax Amsterdam - 1973 UEFA Super Cup (Amsterdam, 1974, second leg).jpg
The first official Super Cup trophy was won by Ajax in January 1974.

The European Super Cup was created in 1971 by Anton Witkamp, a reporter and later sports editor of Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf . The idea came to him in a time when Dutch total football was Europe's finest and Dutch football clubs were enjoying their golden era (especially Ajax). Witkamp was looking for something new to definitely decide which was the best team in Europe and also to further test Ajax's team, led by their star player Johan Cruyff.

It was then proposed that the winner of the European Cup would face the winner of the European Cup Winners' Cup. All was set for a new competition to be born. However, when Witkamp tried to get an official endorsement to his competition, the UEFA president turned it down.

The 1972 final between Ajax and Scotland's Rangers is considered unofficial by UEFA, [2] as Rangers were banned from European competition due to the behaviour of their fans during the 1972 European Cup Winners' Cup final. As a result, UEFA refused to endorse the competition until the following season. [3] It was played in two legs and was financially supported by De Telegraaf. Ajax defeated Rangers 6–3 on aggregate and won the first (albeit unofficial) European Super Cup.

The 1973 final, in which Ajax defeated AC Milan 6–1 on aggregate, was the first Super Cup officially recognised and supported by UEFA.

Although the two-legged format was kept until 1997, the Super Cup was decided in one single match because of schedule issues (1984 and 1986) or political problems (1991). In 1974, 1981 and 1985, the Super Cup was not played at all: 1974's competition was abandoned because Bayern Munich and Magdeburg could not find a mutually convenient date; 1981's was abandoned when Liverpool could not make space to meet Dinamo Tbilisi; while 1985's was abandoned due to a ban on English clubs' participation preventing Everton from playing Juventus. [2] [4]

In the 1992–93 season, the European Cup was renamed the UEFA Champions League and the winners of this competition would face the winners of the Cup Winners' Cup in the European Super Cup. In the 1994–1995 season, the European Cup Winners' Cup was renamed the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. The following season, the Super Cup also renamed the UEFA Super Cup.

After the 1998–99 season, the Cup Winners' Cup was discontinued by UEFA. The 1999 Super Cup was the last one contested by the winners of the Cup Winners' Cup. Lazio, winners of the 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, defeated Manchester United, winners of the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League, 1–0.

Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta lifting the 2015 UEFA Super Cup trophy. 2015 UEFA Super Cup 104.jpg
Barcelona captain Andrés Iniesta lifting the 2015 UEFA Super Cup trophy.

Since then, the UEFA Super Cup was contested between the winners of the UEFA Champions League and the winners of the UEFA Cup. The 2000 Super Cup was the first one contested by the winners of the UEFA Cup. Galatasaray, winners of the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup, defeated Real Madrid, winners of the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League, 2–1.

In the 2009–10 season, the UEFA Cup was renamed the UEFA Europa League and the winners of this competition would continue to face the winners of the Champions League in the UEFA Super Cup.

In 2013, Chelsea became the first club to contest the Super Cup as holders of all three UEFA club honours, having entered as holders of the Cup Winners' Cup (1998), Champions League (2012), and Europa League (2013). Manchester United shared this honour in 2017 after their Europa League win, having qualified as Cup Winners' Cup holders in 1991.

After 15 consecutive Super Cups being played at Stade Louis II in Monaco between 1998 and 2012, the Super Cup is now played at various stadiums (similar to the finals of the Champions League and the Europa League). It was started with the 2013 edition, which was played at Eden Stadium in Prague, Czech Republic. [5]

Starting in 2014, the date of the UEFA Super Cup was moved from Friday in late August, to Tuesday in mid-August, following the removal of the August international friendly date in the new FIFA International Match Calendar. [6]

In 2020, the Super Cup final was originally scheduled to be played at the Estádio do Dragão in Porto, Portugal, on 12 August 2020. [7] [8] However, after the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe caused the postponements of the previous season's club finals, the UEFA Executive Committee chose to award the rescheduled Champions League final to Portugal, and postponed the match for 24 September 2020 and relocated the stadium to Puskás Aréna, Budapest. [9] [10]

Following discussions with its 55 member associations on 19 August 2020, [11] the UEFA Executive Committee decided on 25 August 2020 to use the final as a pilot match for which a reduced number of spectators, up to 30% of the capacity of the stadium, can be allowed in, and it became the first official UEFA match to have spectators since their competitions were resumed in August 2020. [12]

Venues

The competition was originally played over two legs, one at each participating club's stadium, except in exceptional circumstances. For instance, in 1991 when Red Star Belgrade were not permitted to play the leg in their native Yugoslavia due to the war which was taking place at the time, so instead Manchester United's home leg was only played. [13]

Since 1998, the Super Cup was played as a single match at a neutral venue. [13] Between 1998 and 2012, the Super Cup was played at the Stade Louis II in Monaco. Since 2013 various stadiums have been used.

List of venues since 1998

Prizes

Trophy

The UEFA Super Cup trophy since 2006 2015 UEFA Super Cup 54 (cropped).jpg
The UEFA Super Cup trophy since 2006

The UEFA Super Cup trophy is retained by UEFA at all times. A full-size replica trophy is awarded to the winning club. Forty gold medals are presented to the winning club and forty silver medals to the runners-up. [22]

The Super Cup trophy has undergone several changes in its history. The first trophy was presented to Ajax in 1973. In 1977, the original trophy was replaced by a plaque with a gold UEFA emblem. In 1987, the next trophy was the smallest and lightest of all the European club trophies, weighing 5 kg (11 lb) and measuring 42.5 cm (16.7 in) in height. The UEFA Champions League trophy weighs 8 kg (18 lb) and the UEFA Europa League trophy 15 kg (33 lb). It was designed and manufactured at the Bertoni workshop in Milan. The new model, which is a larger version of the previous trophy, was introduced in 2006 and weighs 12.2 kg (27 lb) and measures 58 cm (23 in) in height. [23]

Until 2008, a team which won three times in a row or five in total received an original copy of the trophy and a special mark of recognition. Since then, the original trophy has been kept exclusively by UEFA. AC Milan, Barcelona and Real Madrid have achieved this honour, winning a total of five times each, but the Italian team is the only one which was awarded the official trophy permanently in 2007. Barcelona and Real Madrid won their fifth title in 2015 and 2022, respectively, when the policy was no longer in place.

Prize money

As of 2020, the fixed amount of prize money paid to the clubs is as follows:

Rules

The UEFA Super Cup is contested as a single match at a neutral venue. The match consists of two periods of 45 minutes each, known as halves. If the scores are level at the end of 90 minutes, the match goes straight to a penalty shoot-out to determine a winner. [24] [25] [26] Before the 2023 edition, two additional 15-minute periods of extra time were played before the match went to penalties if still tied. [22]

Each team names 23 players, 11 of which start the match. Of the 12 remaining players, a total of 5 may be substituted throughout the match. Each team may wear its first choice kit. If these clash, the previous year's Europa League winning team must wear an alternative colour. [22] If a club refuses to play or is ineligible to play then they are replaced by the runner-up of the competition through which they qualified. If the field is unfit for play due to bad weather, the match must be played the next day. [22]

Sponsorship

The UEFA Super Cup's sponsors are the same as the sponsors for the UEFA Champions League. The tournament's current main sponsors are (as of the 2024–25 season):

Adidas is a secondary sponsor and supplies the official match ball, while Macron supplies the referee kits. [36]

Individual clubs may wear jerseys with advertising, even if such sponsors conflict with those of the Super Cup. Only two sponsorships are permitted per jersey, plus that of the manufacturer, at the chest and the left sleeve. [37] Exceptions are made for non-profit organisations, which can feature on the front of the shirt, incorporated with the main sponsor, or on the back, either below the squad number or between the player name and the collar.

Tickets

60% of the stadium capacity is reserved for the visiting clubs. The remaining seats are sold by UEFA through an online auction. There are an unlimited number of applications for tickets given out. The 5 euro administration fee is deducted from each applicant. There is no limit to the number of applications each individual can make. [38]

Records and statistics

Winners

Performance in the UEFA Super Cup by club
ClubWinnersRunners-upYears won [A] Years runners-up
Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 63 2002, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2024 1998, 2000, 2018
Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 54 1992, 1997, 2009, 2011, 2015 1979, 1982, 1989, 2006
Flag of Italy.svg Milan 52 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007 1973, 1993
Flag of England.svg Liverpool 42 1977, 2001, 2005, 2019 1978, 1984
Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid 30 2010, 2012, 2018
Flag of England.svg Chelsea 23 1998, 2021 2012, 2013, 2019
Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 23 2013, 2020 1975, 1976, 2001
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ajax [B] 21 1973, 1995 1987
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Anderlecht 20 1976, 1978
Flag of Spain.svg Valencia 20 1980, 2004
Flag of Italy.svg Juventus 20 1984, 1996
Flag of Spain.svg Sevilla 16 2006 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2023
Flag of Portugal.svg Porto 13 1987 2003, 2004, 2011
Flag of England.svg Manchester United 13 1991 1999, 2008, 2017
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Dynamo Kyiv 11 1975 1986
Flag of England.svg Nottingham Forest 11 1979 1980
Flag of England.svg Aston Villa 10 1982
Flag of Scotland.svg Aberdeen 10 1983
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Steaua București 10 1986
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg KV Mechelen 10 1988
Flag of Italy.svg Parma 10 1993
Flag of Italy.svg Lazio 10 1999
Flag of Turkey.svg Galatasaray 10 2000
Flag of Russia.svg Zenit Saint Petersburg 10 2008
Flag of England.svg Manchester City 10 2023
Flag of Germany.svg Hamburger SV 02 1977, 1983
Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV Eindhoven 01 1988
Flag of Italy.svg Sampdoria 01 1990
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Red Star Belgrade 01 1991
Flag of Germany.svg Werder Bremen 01 1992
Flag of England.svg Arsenal 01 1994
Flag of Spain.svg Zaragoza 01 1995
Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain 01 1996
Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund 01 1997
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Feyenoord 01 2002
Flag of Russia.svg CSKA Moscow 01 2005
Flag of Ukraine.svg Shakhtar Donetsk 01 2009
Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan 01 2010
Flag of Spain.svg Villarreal 01 2021
Flag of Germany.svg Eintracht Frankfurt 01 2022
Flag of Italy.svg Atalanta 01 2024

By nation

Performance by nation
NationWinnersRunners-upTotal
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 171532
Flag of England.svg  England 101020
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9514
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 303
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany [C] 2810
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands [B] 235
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 134
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 112
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union [D] 112
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 101
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland [B] 101
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 101
Flag of France.svg  France 011
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 011
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 011
Total494998
Notes
    • A.  ^No tournaments were held in 1974, 1981 and 1985. [2] [4]
    • B.  ^Excludes the first competition held in 1972, not organised nor recognised by UEFA as an official title. [2]
    • C.  ^Includes West Germany clubs. No East Germany clubs appeared in a final.
    • D.  ^Both Soviet finals appearances were by a Ukrainian SSR club.

    Individual records

    Hat-tricks

    • Only player to have scored a hat-trick in a two-legged final: Terry McDermott, against Hamburger SV on 6 December 1977 [50]
    • Only player to have scored a hat-trick in a single final: Radamel Falcao, against Chelsea on 31 August 2012 [51]

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