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27-608: By early 2012, the idea of a super cup competition between the champions of the Copa Colombia and one of the Categoría Primera A champions was being considered for implementation by DIMAYOR as well as Postobón , who sponsored the competitions organized by DIMAYOR at the time. According to the then chairman of DIMAYOR Ramón Jesurún , the competition would be played in January prior to the start of each season, but

54-689: Is typically contested on a national level by two competition winners of the previous season: the national knock-out cup winner and the highest level league champion. There are also continental super cups, like the UEFA Super Cup in football, which puts together winners of the top and second-tier UEFA competitions and the Recopa Sudamericana between CONMEBOL Libertadores and the Sudamericana winners, and cross-border super cups between champions of neighbouring leagues, such as

81-690: The 2011 Apertura and 2011 Finalización respectively, in July 2012. Starting from the 2014 edition , the Superliga champions were awarded a berth to the Copa Sudamericana , qualifying for the Colombia 2 berth of that competition. This arrangement lasted until 2016 , due to the change of format of the CONMEBOL club competitions, which started being played simultaneously year-round as well as

108-410: The 2020–21 NIFL Premiership , with the other Semi-final likely to be an all Dublin affair of Shamrock Rovers vs St Patrick's Athletic as 1st and 2nd in the 2021 League of Ireland Premier Division . In November 2021, it was announced that the tournament had been postponed again, with a statement citing "in light of the current Covid-19 situation on both sides of the border, Unite The Union has asked

135-665: The Campeones Cup between the winners of the highest level leagues in the United States and Mexico, and the Champions Cup for the champions of both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The now-defunct Intercontinental Cup was a super cup played between the continental champions of Europe and South America, with winners retroactively recognised by world governing body FIFA as World Champions prior to

162-587: The Copa de Oro and Copa del Rey winners). [REDACTED] & [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Champions Cup (All-Ireland) The Champions Cup (known as the Unite the Union Champions Cup for sponsorship purposes) was a cross-border association football super cup inaugurated in 2019 that features

189-524: The FAI and the IFA to postpone the competition until 2022. Both associations have agreed to the request." On 4 May 2022, it was announced that the 2021 edition of the competition was called off, with scheduling issues cited as the reason for the decision. In the inaugural competition, the 2018–19 NIFL Premiership champions, Linfield , faced the 2019 League of Ireland Premier Division champions, Dundalk , with

216-652: The FIFA Club World Cup , which features the champions of all of the confederations, plus the champion of the host country. In 2017, FIFA retroactively recognised the winners of the European/South American Cup as world champions. A similar tournament was held at international level, the FIFA Confederations Cup . It was initially held on a biennial basis, every odd year, from 1993 until 2005 when it became quadrennial,

243-625: The Intercontinental Champions' Supercup (contested by the past winners of the Intercontinental Cup ), Supercopa Euroamericana (pitting the Copa Sudamericana and UEFA Europa League winners), Suruga Bank Championship (pitting the Copa Sudamericana and J.League Cup winners), the Copa de Oro (pitting all the most recent CONMEBOL competition winners), and the Copa Iberoamericana (pitting

270-779: The North-South Cup (1961–1963), the Blaxnit Cup (1967–1974), the Texaco Cup (1973–1975), the Tyler Cup (1978–1980), and the Setanta Sports Cup (2005–2014). There was also the Irish News Cup (1995–1999), however this is not counted among the major all-Ireland competitions, as neither the league champions or the cup winners were invited. The final edition of the previous all-Ireland competition,

297-472: The Setanta Sports Cup , took place in 2014. Linfield and Cliftonville declined the invitation to take part, citing inconvenient fixture scheduling and reduced prize money as their reasons for deciding not to enter. As a result, Ballinamallard United and Coleraine were invited to take part instead, and the tournament did eventually take place – for what turned out to be the final time. The withdrawal of two high-profile Northern Ireland Football League clubs

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324-585: The 2016 tournament did not materialise. In December 2015, principal sponsor Setanta Sports was acquired by Eir and became Eir Sport in 2016, with the competition eventually being scrapped. In February 2019, the FAI announced that a 'champions match' would take place between the League of Ireland champions and the Northern Ireland Football League champions. However, the Northern Ireland Football League said they were surprised at

351-524: The CONMEBOL-UEFA Cup of Champions, plus its women's counterpart , are rare examples of 'super cups' between national sides. The following nations have an active super cup competition: Some continental football federations also have their own super cups: Most of the continental football confederations have jointly held a competition pitting their champions against each other: All of these competitions are now defunct and have been succeeded by

378-500: The Italian, French, Spanish, Turkish, Mexican, and Egyptian games and increasingly function as publicity events for that league in the global market. If the league champions are also the national cup winners , they may play a selected XI team, or more commonly the runners-up from one of the competitions, typically from the league. The Finalissima between the national team continental champions of UEFA and CONMEBOL , also known as

405-571: The Union , the British and Irish trade union . The 2019 edition was the only one contested, and as of 2022 there is little prospect of the competition returning. The Champions Cup is the seventh major all-Ireland competition since Irish football was split into two jurisdictions following the partition of Ireland in 1921. Previous competitions include the Dublin and Belfast Intercity Cup (1941–1949),

432-621: The announcement, adding that discussions were still ongoing. In May 2019, after five years without an all-Ireland competition, it was confirmed that a new competition would take place between the champions of the Northern Ireland Football League and the League of Ireland . The inaugural competition was a two-legged tie played in November 2019, with each team playing home and away. The winners received € 50,000, while

459-544: The champions of both confederations. The rebooted cup, now branded as the Finalissima, held its first edition in 2022 , with quadrennial editions to follow. The two confederations launched a Women's Finalissima in 2023 , involving the most recent winners of the Copa América Femenina and Women's Euro . It is also planned to be a quadrennial event. Other tournaments like this have been held, including

486-412: The competition will be the best-placed team in the aggregate table of the previous season. Super cup A super cup is a competition, in association football , basketball , handball , volleyball and rugby union which often forms the ' curtain raiser ' to a season, and typically involves only two teams who have qualified through success in other competitions during the previous season. It

513-712: The creation of the official FIFA Club World Cup and the CONMEBOL-UEFA Cup of Champions between the winners of the European Football Championship and the Copa América , which rebranded once again in 2022 after the 29-year hiatus. Sometimes, these are two-legged ties , with a match played at each side's stadium, but increasingly they are one-off fixtures at a neutral venue, such as a national stadium . Some Super Cups have even been staged in venues outside their home country, such as

540-535: The fact that both of the Primera A champions are already entitled to play the Copa Libertadores . Due to this, the competition went to only offer an economic incentive to both participants. For 2020 , and due to the schedule saturation caused by the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament which was held in January 2020 as well as the 2020 Copa América which Colombia was originally selected to co-host and

567-541: The league champions from both football associations on the island of Ireland . The competition sees the League of Ireland Premier Division champions from the Republic of Ireland face the NIFL Premiership champions from Northern Ireland . The Champions Cup is the successor to the Setanta Sports Cup , the previous all-Ireland competition which ran from 2005 until 2014. The Champions Cup is sponsored by Unite

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594-406: The preceding season (Apertura and Finalización). The better placed team in the aggregate table of the previous season hosts the second leg. If both teams are tied in points at the end of the second leg, the team with the better goal difference will be the champion, and if still drawn the winner is decided in a penalty shootout . In the event one team wins both tournaments of the season, its rival in

621-571: The project was yet to be approved. The Superliga was eventually greenlit by the Assembly of DIMAYOR held on 27 March 2012, in which it was decided that it would be contested by the champions of the two Primera A tournaments played in the previous season (Apertura and Finalización), instead of the Copa Colombia champions as it was originally planned. The first edition of the competition was played by Atlético Nacional and Junior , champions of

648-739: The runners-up received €25,000. A further €25,000 was allocated to community-based projects in the local areas of the two competing clubs. The 2020 edition was postponed in November 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic , while plans for an expanded 4 team tournament were announced for 2021. A draw for the venue to host the final of the 2021 edition was held in October 2021, with the Aviva Stadium in Dublin drawn over Belfast 's Windsor Park , while Linfield would face Coleraine in one Semi-final following 1st and 2nd placed finishes respectively in

675-593: The year before a World Cup in its host country. It featured the six continental champions, the World Cup winners and the host. The 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup was the 10th and last Confederations Cup before FIFA abolished it for an expanded Club World Cup . CONMEBOL and UEFA relaunched the CONMEBOL-UEFA Cup of Champions in 2020, previously held as the European/South American Nations Cup in 1985 and 1993 , to be contested between

702-480: Was a major blow for the competition, and raised doubts regarding its future. The 2015 tournament was initially scheduled to take place as planned, with four clubs from each league. However, in May 2015, NIFL clubs again voiced concerns over fixture scheduling – particularly plans for midweek games. When suitable fixture dates could not be agreed upon by the clubs, the competition was ultimately postponed until 2016. However,

729-419: Was scheduled for June, DIMAYOR considered playing the Superliga in May 2020 as a single match at a neutral venue outside the country, with Miami as the tentative host city, however, those plans were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the competition kept its usual home-and-away format. The competition is played as a double-legged series between the champions of the Categoría Primera A tournaments of

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