Supercopa de España

Lore & Background

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 in Tangier, Morocco. 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 Álvarez, 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 in the United States, as part of his efforts to expand La Liga globally. RFEF president

In Their Own Story

The air inside neutral stadiums has often hummed with tension only El Clásico could generate, regardless of the month or venue. From the sweltering heat of Saudi Arabia to the old home-and-away ties at Camp Nou, the intensity remains polar. Every pass is a declaration; every tackle, a warning. History remembers singular moments—like Messi’s acrobatic volley in 2017—as turning points that turn a season opener into a legend. The roar is never just for a goal; it is for the beginning of an era.

Reader's Guide

The Supercopa de España is a Spanish super cup tournament. Since 2020, it has been contested by four teams: the winners and runners-up of La Liga and the Copa del Rey. The tournament is held in January at a neutral venue. In one semi-final, the La Liga champion plays the Copa del Rey runner-up; in the other, the Copa del Rey winner plays the La Liga runner-up. The winners of the semi-finals meet in the final. The reigning champion is Barcelona, who won the 2026 edition. The most successful club is Barcelona with sixteen titles.

Did You Know?

• Barcelona is the most successful team with sixteen titles, followed by Real Madrid with thirteen.
• Lionel Messi is the competition's all-time top scorer and the most successful player, with eight titles.
• Deportivo La Coruña has won every edition they have participated in, with three titles.
• The 2027 Supercopa will be moved to the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey due to a conflict with the 2027 AFC Asian Cup.