Supercopa de España


The Supercopa de España or the Spanish Super Cup is a super cup tournament in Spanish football, contested since 2019–20 by the winners and runners-up of La Liga and the winners and runners-up of the Copa del Rey. Previously only two teams participated.

History

The current competition has only existed since 1982, but between 1940 and 1953, several other tournaments between the Spanish league champions and the cup winners were played.
In September 1940, a match with this format had the name of Copa de Campeones. 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. Both these trophies were unofficial and were only played once.
In 1941 the :es:Copa Presidente FEF de 1941-47|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.
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.
In 2018, the Supercopa was played for the first time as a single match hosted at a neutral venue.
On 12 November 2019, it was announced that the Supercopa would expand to four teams, 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. 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 de Fútbol Profesional president Javier Tebas also criticized the decision, citing the human rights violations and the country's "pirating" of European football. 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. 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".

Predecessors of Supercopa

YearChampionWinner ofRunner-upWinner ofScoreTrophy name
1940Atlético Madrid1939–40 La LigaEspanyol1940 Copa del Generalísimo3–3, 7–1Copa de los Campeones de España
1941Atlético Madrid1940–41 La LigaValencia1941 Copa del Generalísimo4–0:es:Copa Presidente FEF de 1941-47|Copa Presidente FEF
1945Barcelona1944–45 La LigaAthletic Bilbao1944–45 Copa del Generalísimo5–4Copa de Oro Argentina

Copa Eva Duarte

* In 1952 and 1953 the cup was awarded to FC 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.

Four-team format

Titles by team in Supercopa

Titles by team in predecessors of Supercopa

All-time top goalscorers

Bold indicates active players in Spanish football.
PlayerTeamGoalsAppsRef
Lionel MessiBarcelona1419
RaúlReal Madrid712
Hristo StoichkovBarcelona610
Txiki BegiristainReal Sociedad, Barcelona,
Deportivo La Coruña		612
Frédéric KanoutéSevilla52
Aritz AdurizAthletic Bilbao42
Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid47
José Mari BakeroReal Sociedad, Barcelona411
XaviBarcelona414

Individual records