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.
39-692: It 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
78-621: A neutral venue. Between 1998 and 2012, the Super Cup was played at the Stade Louis II in Monaco . Since 2013 various stadiums have been used. 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. The Super Cup trophy has undergone several changes in its history. The first trophy
117-671: A pool of 5 past champions (two from UEFA, three from CONMEBOL) available to contest for the first Intercontinental Supercup, in 1968 . The pool increased to 6 past champions for the 1969 Intercontinental Supercup, but the two past champions from UEFA chose not to participate, resulting in the winner of the CONMEBOL preliminary round being declared the Supercup winner. No further competitions were contested thereafter. The tournament went unrecognised for many years, until in September 2005 it
156-457: 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
195-523: 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. As of 2020, the fixed amount of prize money paid to the clubs is as follows: 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
234-599: Is no limit to the number of applications each individual can make. Intercontinental Champions%27 Supercup The Intercontinental Champions' Supercup , commonly referred to as the Intercontinental Supercup or Recopa Intercontinental , was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL , contested by the past winners of the Intercontinental Cup . The first Intercontinental Cup had been contested in 1960 , resulting in
273-462: The 1968 Intercontinental Cup but would not be included in the immediate 1968 Intercontinental Supercup. Instead, Estudiantes would be present in the 1969 edition. The corresponding UEFA officials were contacted and the tournament was scheduled to start in November and include Real Madrid and Inter in addition to the three past South American Intercontinental Cup winners. The first competition
312-592: The 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification was underway in Europe. Hence, only the South American Zone portion of the tournament was played, starting in November and culminating in December. Peñarol finished first and was declared the South American Zone champion after no European team was available to compete. A third edition was slated for 1970 by CONMEBOL with two new European teams being eligible to play–Italian A.C. Milan and Dutch Feyenoord ; however it
351-436: The 2024–25 season ): Adidas is a secondary sponsor and supplies the official match ball, while Macron supplies the referee kits. 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. Exceptions are made for non-profit organisations, which can feature on
390-665: 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
429-645: The Copa de Oro and Copa del Rey winners). [REDACTED] & [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] 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
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#1732772336288468-651: 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,
507-621: 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
546-820: The 3 South American clubs, and the second round of matches were played in April and May 1969. Santos finished ahead of Peñarol and Racing Club and were to play Inter in June for the cup. The first leg of the final was played in Milan , at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza . Santos won 1–0. The second leg was to be played in September in Naples , Italy ; however, Inter declined to play and Santos won by default. The second competition–now including Estudiantes–also failed to complete. Both Real Madrid and Inter declined to compete as
585-524: 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
624-717: 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. Since then,
663-445: 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
702-640: 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. 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
741-658: 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
780-404: 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. 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,
819-544: 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
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#1732772336288858-712: 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
897-416: 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. 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
936-572: The match for 24 September 2020 and relocated the stadium to Puskás Aréna , Budapest . Following discussions with its 55 member associations on 19 August 2020, 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. The competition
975-566: The new FIFA International Match Calendar. In 2020, the Super Cup final was originally scheduled to be played at the Estádio do Dragão in Porto , Portugal, on 12 August 2020. 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
1014-455: The previous year's Europa League winning team must wear an alternative colour. 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. 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
1053-459: The scores are level at the end of 90 minutes, the match goes straight to a penalty shoot-out to determine a winner. Before the 2023 edition, two additional 15-minute periods of extra time were played before the match went to penalties if still tied. 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,
1092-412: 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. The European Super Cup was created in 1971 by Anton Witkamp,
1131-579: 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 ,
1170-593: 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
1209-544: 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 . 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,
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1248-632: 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. 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
1287-516: Was divided into the South American Zone and the European Zone. In the South American Zone, the 3 South American participants played a round-robin tournament , whilst in the European Zone, Real Madrid and Internazionale were to play each other over two legs. Each zone winner advanced to the final. Real Madrid withdrew from playing in the tournament and, thus, Inter advanced without playing. The first round of matches were played in November between
1326-472: Was officially recognised by CONMEBOL, and listed as an "official competition". The idea for the tournament was put forth by club officials of the three South American teams that had won the Intercontinental Cup — Peñarol , Santos , and Racing . In November 1968, the tournament was announced in Buenos Aires . Earlier that year in September, Estudiantes de La Plata had defeated Manchester United in
1365-403: 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. Since 1998, the Super Cup was played as a single match at
1404-721: Was originally the Super Competition , and later the European Super Cup . It was renamed the UEFA Super Cup in 1995 , following a policy of rebranding by UEFA. 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
1443-483: 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
1482-433: 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
1521-604: 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, as Rangers were banned from European competition due to
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