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Supercopa de España
Supercopa-de-España-RFEF.svg
Organising body Royal Spanish Football Federation
Founded 1982; 42 years ago (1982)
Region Spain
Number of teams 2 (until 2018)
4 (2019–present)
Current champions Real Madrid (13th title)
Most successful club(s) Barcelona (14 titles)
Television broadcasters List of broadcasters

The Supercopa de España (Catalan: Supercopa d'Espanya), also known as the Spanish Super Cup, is a super cup tournament in Spanish football. Founded in 1982 as a two-team competition, the current version has been contested since 2020 by four teams: the winners and runners-up of the Copa del Rey and La Liga.

Until 1995, a team that won both the league and cup automatically got the trophy. From 1996 to 2019, if a team won both, they had to play the cup runners-up for the Supercopa. Since its inception, thirteen teams have participated in the tournament, and ten have been crowned champions.

Real Madrid is the current champion after defeating Barcelona in the 2024 edition held in Riyadh. Barcelona remains the most successful team with fourteen titles, followed by Real Madrid with thirteen. Athletic Club and Deportivo La Coruña each have three titles, with Deportivo notably winning every edition they have participated in. Lionel Messi is the competition's all-time top scorer and the most decorated player, with eight titles.

History

The current competition has existed since 1982. Between 1940 and 1953, several other tournaments between the Spanish league champions and the cup winners (then Copa del Generalísimo) 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 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 was established as an annual and official tournament founded and organized by the RFEF, as a tribute to Argentine president Juan Domingo Perón and his wife María Eva Duarte de 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, the winners and runners-up of the Copa del Rey and La Liga, 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 Nacional de Fútbol Profesional president Javier Tebas also criticized the decision, citing the human rights violations and the country's "pirating" of European football (in reference to pirate broadcaster beoutQ). In the past, Tebas had 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. RFEF 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".

Neither the Copa del Rey nor La Liga winners reached the Supercopa de España final in the first three editions of the four-team format. In June 2021, the extension of the agreement with Saudi Arabia for ten years was announced, to continue playing the tournament in the country until at least 2029.

Predecessors of Supercopa

Early tournaments

Year Winners Winners of Runners-up Winners of Score Trophy name
1940 Atlético Madrid 1939–40 La Liga Espanyol 1940 Copa del Generalísimo 3–3 (1st leg)
7–1 (2nd leg)
Copa de los Campeones de España (unofficial competition)
1941–47 Atlético Madrid 1940–41 La Liga Valencia 1941 Copa del Generalísimo 4–0 Copa Presidente FEF (official competition)
1945 Barcelona 1944–45 La Liga Athletic Bilbao 1944–45 Copa del Generalísimo 5–4 Copa de Oro Argentina (unofficial competition)

Copa Eva Duarte

Year Winners Winners of Runners-up Winners of Score
1947 Real Madrid 1947 Copa del Generalísimo Valencia 1946–47 La Liga 3–1
1948 Barcelona 1947–48 La Liga Sevilla 1947–48 Copa del Generalísimo 1–0
1949 Valencia 1948–49 Copa del Generalísimo Barcelona 1948–49 La Liga 7–4
1950 Athletic Bilbao 1949–50 Copa del Generalísimo Atlético Madrid 1949–50 La Liga 5–5 (1st leg)
2–0 (2nd leg)
1951 Atlético Madrid 1950–51 La Liga Barcelona 1951 Copa del Generalísimo 2–0
1952 Barcelona 1951–52 Liga & Copa Awarded automatically for winning the Double.
1953 1952–53 Liga & Copa

* In 1952 and 1953 the cup was awarded to 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.

Year Winners Scores Runners-up
1982 Real Sociedad

(1981–82 La Liga)

0–1 Real Madrid

(1981–82 Copa del Rey)

4–0
Real Sociedad won 4–1 on aggregate
1983 Barcelona

(1982–83 Copa del Rey)

3–1 Athletic Bilbao

(1982–83 La Liga)

0–1
Barcelona won 3–2 on aggregate
1984 Athletic Bilbao

(1983–84 Liga & Copa)

N/A
Awarded automatically to Athletic Bilbao after they won the Double
1985 Atlético Madrid

(1984–85 Copa del Rey)

3–1 Barcelona

(1984–85 La Liga)

0–1
Atlético Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate
1986 Real Madrid and Zaragoza did not play
1987 Real Madrid and Real Sociedad did not play
1988 Real Madrid

(1987–88 La Liga)

2–0 Barcelona

(1987–88 Copa del Rey)

1–2
Real Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate
1989 Real Madrid

(1988–89 Liga & Copa)

N/A
Awarded automatically to Real Madrid after they won the Double
1990 Real Madrid

(1989–90 La Liga)

1–0 Barcelona

(1989–90 Copa del Rey)

4–1
Real Madrid won 5–1 on aggregate
1991 Barcelona

(1990–91 La Liga)

1–0 Atlético Madrid

(1990–91 Copa del Rey)

1–1
Barcelona won 2–1 on aggregate
1992 Barcelona

(1991–92 La Liga)

3–1 Atlético Madrid

(1991–92 Copa del Rey)

2–1
Barcelona won 5–2 on aggregate
1993 Real Madrid

(1992–93 Copa del Rey)

3–1 Barcelona

(1992–93 La Liga)

1–1
Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate
1994 Barcelona

(1993–94 La Liga)

2–0 Zaragoza

(1993–94 Copa del Rey)

4–5
Barcelona won 6–5 on aggregate
1995 Deportivo La Coruña

(1994–95 Copa del Rey)

3–0 Real Madrid

(1994–95 La Liga)

2–1
Deportivo won 5–1 on aggregate
1996 Barcelona

(1995–96 Copa runners-up)

5–2 Atlético Madrid

(1995–96 Liga & Copa)

1–3
Barcelona won 6–5 on aggregate
1997 Real Madrid

(1996–97 La Liga)

1–2 Barcelona

(1996–97 Copa del Rey)

4–1
Real Madrid won 5–3 on aggregate
1998 Mallorca

(1997–98 Copa runners-up)

2–1 Barcelona

(1997–98 Liga & Copa)

1–0
Mallorca won 3–1 on aggregate
1999 Valencia

(1998–99 Copa del Rey)

1–0 Barcelona

(1998–99 La Liga)

3–3
Valencia won 4–3 on aggregate
2000 Deportivo La Coruña

(1999–2000 La Liga)

0–0 Espanyol

(1999–2000 Copa del Rey)

2–0
Deportivo won 2–0 on aggregate
2001 Real Madrid

(2000–01 La Liga)

1–1 Zaragoza

(2000–01 Copa del Rey)

3–0
Real Madrid won 4–1 on aggregate
2002 Deportivo La Coruña

(2001–02 Copa del Rey)

3–0 Valencia

(2001–02 La Liga)

1–0
Deportivo won 4–0 on aggregate
2003 Real Madrid

(2002–03 La Liga)

1–2 Mallorca

(2002–03 Copa del Rey)

3–0
Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate
2004 Zaragoza

(2003–04 Copa del Rey)

0–1 Valencia

(2003–04 La Liga)

3–1
Zaragoza won 3–2 on aggregate
2005 Barcelona

(2004–05 La Liga)

3–0 Real Betis

(2004–05 Copa del Rey)

1–2
Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate
2006 Barcelona

(2005–06 La Liga)

1–0 Espanyol

(2005–06 Copa del Rey)

3–0
Barcelona won 4–0 on aggregate
2007 Sevilla

(2006–07 Copa del Rey)

1–0 Real Madrid

(2006–07 La Liga)

5–3
Sevilla won 6–3 on aggregate
2008 Real Madrid

(2007–08 La Liga)

2–3 Valencia

(2007–08 Copa del Rey)

4–2
Real Madrid won 6–5 on aggregate
2009 Barcelona

(2008–09 Liga & Copa)

2–1 Athletic Bilbao

(2008–09 Copa runners-up)

3–0
Barcelona won 5–1 on aggregate
2010 Barcelona

(2009–10 La Liga)

1–3 Sevilla

(2009–10 Copa del Rey)

4–0
Barcelona won 5–3 on aggregate
2011 Barcelona

(2010–11 La Liga)

2–2 Real Madrid

(2010–11 Copa del Rey)

3–2
Barcelona won 5–4 on aggregate
2012 Real Madrid

(2011–12 La Liga)

2–3 Barcelona

(2011–12 Copa del Rey)

2–1
4–4 on aggregate, Real Madrid won on away goals
2013 Barcelona

(2012–13 La Liga)

1–1 Atlético Madrid

(2012–13 Copa del Rey)

0–0
1–1 on aggregate, Barcelona won on away goals
2014 Atlético Madrid

(2013–14 La Liga)

1–1 Real Madrid

(2013–14 Copa del Rey)

1–0
Atlético Madrid won 2–1 on aggregate
2015 Athletic Bilbao

(2014–15 Copa runners-up)

4–0 Barcelona

(2014–15 Liga & Copa)

1–1
Athletic Bilbao won 5–1 on aggregate
2016 Barcelona

(2015–16 Liga & Copa)

2–0 Sevilla

(2015–16 Copa runners-up)

3–0
Barcelona won 5–0 on aggregate
2017 Real Madrid

(2016–17 La Liga)

3–1 Barcelona

(2016–17 Copa del Rey)

2–0
Real Madrid won 5–1 on aggregate
2018 Barcelona

(2017–18 Liga & Copa)

2–1 Sevilla

(2017–18 Copa runners-up)

A single-leg final was played at Stade Ibn Batouta, Tangier, Morocco

Four-team format

Year Winners Score Runners-up Semi-finalists Venue(s)
2020 Real Madrid
(2018–19 Liga third place)
0–0 (aet)
(4–1 pen.)
Atlético Madrid
(2018–19 Liga runners-up)
Valencia
(2018–19 Copa)
Saudi Arabia King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Barcelona
(2018–19 Liga & 2018–19 Copa runners-up)
2021 Athletic Bilbao
(2019–20 Copa runners-up)
3–2 (aet) Barcelona
(2019–20 Liga runners-up)
Real Sociedad
(2019–20 Copa)
Spain Estadio Nuevo Arcángel, Córdoba
Spain Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga
Spain Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville
Real Madrid
(2019–20 Liga)
2022 Real Madrid
(2020–21 Liga runners-up)
2–0 Athletic Bilbao
(2020–21 Copa runners-up)
Barcelona
(2020–21 Copa)
Saudi Arabia King Fahd Sports City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Atlético Madrid
(2020–21 Liga)
2023 Barcelona
(2021–22 Liga runners-up)
3–1 Real Madrid
(2021–22 Liga)
Valencia
(2021–22 Copa runners-up)
Saudi Arabia King Fahd Sports City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Real Betis
(2021–22 Copa)
2024 Real Madrid
(2022–23 Copa & 2022–23 Liga runners-up)
4–1 Barcelona
(2022–23 Liga)
Atlético Madrid
(2022–23 Liga third place)
Saudi Arabia KSU Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Osasuna
(2022–23 Copa runners-up)

Titles by club

Titles by club in Supercopa

Club Winners Runners-up Semi-finalists Years won Years runner-up Years semi-finalist
Barcelona 14 12 2 1983, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2023 1985, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2024 2020, 2022
Real Madrid 13 6 1 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2017, 2020, 2022, 2024 1982, 1995, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2023 2021
Athletic Bilbao 3 3 1984, 2015, 2021 1983, 2009, 2022
Deportivo La Coruña 3 1995, 2000, 2002
Atlético Madrid 2 5 2 1985, 2014 1991, 1992, 1996, 2013, 2020 2022, 2024
Valencia 1 3 2 1999 2002, 2004, 2008 2020, 2023
Sevilla 1 3 2007 2010, 2016, 2018
Zaragoza 1 2 2004 1994, 2001
Mallorca 1 1 1998 2003
Real Sociedad 1 1 1982 2021
Espanyol 2 2000, 2006
Real Betis 1 1 2005 2023
Osasuna 1 2024

Titles by club in predecessors of Supercopa

Club Winners Runners-up Years won Years lost
Barcelona 4 2 1945, 1948, 1952, 1953 1949, 1951
Atlético Madrid 3 1 1940, 1941, 1951 1950
Valencia 1 2 1949 1941, 1947
Athletic Bilbao 1 1 1950 1945
Real Madrid 1 1947
Espanyol 1 1940
Sevilla 1 1948

All-time top goalscorers

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Lionel Messi is the all-time top scorer in the Supercopa de España with 14 goals.

Bold indicates active players in Spanish football.

Player Club(s) Goals Apps Ref.
Argentina Lionel Messi Barcelona 14 20
Spain Raúl Real Madrid 7 12
France Karim Benzema Real Madrid 7 13
Bulgaria Hristo Stoichkov Barcelona 6 10
Spain Txiki Begiristain Real Sociedad, Barcelona, Deportivo La Coruña 6 12
Mali Frédéric Kanouté Sevilla 5 2
Spain Aritz Aduriz Athletic Bilbao 4 2
Poland Robert Lewandowski Barcelona 4 4
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 4 7
Brazil Vinícius Júnior Real Madrid 4 7
Spain José Mari Bakero Real Sociedad, Barcelona 4 11
Spain Xavi Barcelona 4 14

Individual records

  • All-time top scorer: Lionel Messi (14 goals)
  • Most finals scored in: Lionel Messi (7)
  • Most consecutive finals scored in: Lionel Messi (4, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
  • Most goals in a two-legged final (4):
    • Aritz Aduriz (2015)
  • Most goals in a single final game (3):

See also

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