Supercopa de España facts for kids
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| Organising body | Royal Spanish Football Federation |
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| Founded | 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, also known as the Spanish Super Cup, is an exciting football tournament in Spain. It started in 1982 with two teams. Now, since 2020, four teams compete. These teams are the winners and runners-up from two big Spanish competitions: the Copa del Rey and La Liga.
Before 1995, if a team won both the league and the cup, they automatically received the Supercopa trophy. From 1996 to 2019, if a team won both, they would play against the cup's second-place team for the Supercopa. Many teams have played in this tournament. So far, ten teams have won the championship.
Real Madrid is the current champion. They won the 2024 tournament by beating Barcelona in Riyadh. Barcelona has won the most titles, with fourteen wins. Real Madrid is close behind with thirteen titles. Athletic Club and Deportivo La Coruña each have three titles. Deportivo La Coruña is special because they won every time they played in the final! Lionel Messi is the top scorer in the Supercopa's history. He has also won the most titles as a player, with eight wins.
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History of the Supercopa
The Supercopa de España we know today began in 1982. But before that, between 1940 and 1953, there were other similar tournaments. These older games also featured the Spanish league champions playing against the cup winners.
In 1940, a match like this was called the Copa de Campeones. It was not an official tournament. Another unofficial trophy, the Copa de Oro Argentina, was played in 1945.
In 1941, an official tournament called the Copa Presidente FEF was created. It was organized by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF). However, this tournament was only played once.
Later, in 1947, the Copa Eva Duarte became an official yearly tournament. It was a tribute to the Argentine president and his wife. This trophy was played as a single match, usually between September and December. The Copa Eva Duarte was the first version of what would become the Supercopa de España in 1982.
In 2018, the Supercopa changed. For the first time, it was played as a single match. This game took place in a neutral city, meaning it wasn't at either team's home stadium.
New Format and Location
On November 12, 2019, a big change was announced for the Supercopa. The tournament would now have four teams instead of two. The teams would be the winners and runners-up of both the Copa del Rey and La Liga.
The tournament also moved to King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This agreement was planned for three years. The event was also moved to January. This helped teams by making their schedules less crowded. Some people had concerns about playing the tournament in Saudi Arabia. However, the RFEF president said that women would be able to attend the matches without any problems. He believed that football could help bring positive changes to society. In June 2021, the agreement to play in Saudi Arabia was extended for ten more years. This means the tournament will be held there until at least 2029.
It's interesting to note that in the first three tournaments with the four-team format, neither the Copa del Rey nor La Liga winners reached the final.
Past Supercopa Winners
Two-Team Format Finals (1982-2018)
Most of these finals had two games, one at each team's stadium.
| Year | Winners | Scores | Runners-up | |
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| 1982 | Real Sociedad
(1981–82 La Liga) |
0–1 | Real Madrid
(1981–82 Copa del Rey) |
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| 4–0 | ||||
| Real Sociedad won 4–1 on aggregate | ||||
| 1983 | Barcelona
(1982–83 Copa del Rey) |
3–1 | Athletic Bilbao
(1982–83 La Liga) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 4–1 | ||||
| Real Madrid won 5–1 on aggregate | ||||
| 1991 | Barcelona
(1990–91 La Liga) |
1–0 | Atlético Madrid
(1990–91 Copa del Rey) |
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| 1–1 | ||||
| Barcelona won 2–1 on aggregate | ||||
| 1992 | Barcelona
(1991–92 La Liga) |
3–1 | Atlético Madrid
(1991–92 Copa del Rey) |
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| 2–1 | ||||
| Barcelona won 5–2 on aggregate | ||||
| 1993 | Real Madrid
(1992–93 Copa del Rey) |
3–1 | Barcelona
(1992–93 La Liga) |
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| 1–1 | ||||
| Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate | ||||
| 1994 | Barcelona
(1993–94 La Liga) |
2–0 | Zaragoza
(1993–94 Copa del Rey) |
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| 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) |
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| 2–1 | ||||
| Deportivo won 5–1 on aggregate | ||||
| 1996 | Barcelona
(1995–96 Copa runners-up) |
5–2 | Atlético Madrid
(1995–96 Liga & Copa) |
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| 1–3 | ||||
| Barcelona won 6–5 on aggregate | ||||
| 1997 | Real Madrid
(1996–97 La Liga) |
1–2 | Barcelona
(1996–97 Copa del Rey) |
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| 4–1 | ||||
| Real Madrid won 5–3 on aggregate | ||||
| 1998 | Mallorca
(1997–98 Copa runners-up) |
2–1 | Barcelona
(1997–98 Liga & Copa) |
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| 1–0 | ||||
| Mallorca won 3–1 on aggregate | ||||
| 1999 | Valencia
(1998–99 Copa del Rey) |
1–0 | Barcelona
(1998–99 La Liga) |
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| 3–3 | ||||
| Valencia won 4–3 on aggregate | ||||
| 2000 | Deportivo La Coruña
(1999–2000 La Liga) |
0–0 | Espanyol
(1999–2000 Copa del Rey) |
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| 2–0 | ||||
| Deportivo won 2–0 on aggregate | ||||
| 2001 | Real Madrid
(2000–01 La Liga) |
1–1 | Zaragoza
(2000–01 Copa del Rey) |
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| 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) |
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| 1–0 | ||||
| Deportivo won 4–0 on aggregate | ||||
| 2003 | Real Madrid
(2002–03 La Liga) |
1–2 | Mallorca
(2002–03 Copa del Rey) |
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| 3–0 | ||||
| Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate | ||||
| 2004 | Zaragoza
(2003–04 Copa del Rey) |
0–1 | Valencia
(2003–04 La Liga) |
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| 3–1 | ||||
| Zaragoza won 3–2 on aggregate | ||||
| 2005 | Barcelona
(2004–05 La Liga) |
3–0 | Real Betis
(2004–05 Copa del Rey) |
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| 1–2 | ||||
| Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate | ||||
| 2006 | Barcelona
(2005–06 La Liga) |
1–0 | Espanyol
(2005–06 Copa del Rey) |
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| 3–0 | ||||
| Barcelona won 4–0 on aggregate | ||||
| 2007 | Sevilla
(2006–07 Copa del Rey) |
1–0 | Real Madrid
(2006–07 La Liga) |
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| 5–3 | ||||
| Sevilla won 6–3 on aggregate | ||||
| 2008 | Real Madrid
(2007–08 La Liga) |
2–3 | Valencia
(2007–08 Copa del Rey) |
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| 4–2 | ||||
| Real Madrid won 6–5 on aggregate | ||||
| 2009 | Barcelona
(2008–09 Liga & Copa) |
2–1 | Athletic Bilbao
(2008–09 Copa runners-up) |
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| 3–0 | ||||
| Barcelona won 5–1 on aggregate | ||||
| 2010 | Barcelona
(2009–10 La Liga) |
1–3 | Sevilla
(2009–10 Copa del Rey) |
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| 4–0 | ||||
| Barcelona won 5–3 on aggregate | ||||
| 2011 | Barcelona
(2010–11 La Liga) |
2–2 | Real Madrid
(2010–11 Copa del Rey) |
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| 3–2 | ||||
| Barcelona won 5–4 on aggregate | ||||
| 2012 | Real Madrid
(2011–12 La Liga) |
2–3 | Barcelona
(2011–12 Copa del Rey) |
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| 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) |
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| 0–0 | ||||
| 1–1 on aggregate, Barcelona won on away goals | ||||
| 2014 | Atlético Madrid | 1–1 | Real Madrid
(2013–14 Copa del Rey) |
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| 1–0 | ||||
| Atlético Madrid won 2–1 on aggregate | ||||
| 2015 | Athletic Bilbao
(2014–15 Copa runners-up) |
4–0 | Barcelona
(2014–15 Liga & Copa) |
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| 1–1 | ||||
| Athletic Bilbao won 5–1 on aggregate | ||||
| 2016 | Barcelona
(2015–16 Liga & Copa) |
2–0 | Sevilla
(2015–16 Copa runners-up) |
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| 3–0 | ||||
| Barcelona won 5–0 on aggregate | ||||
| 2017 | Real Madrid
(2016–17 La Liga) |
3–1 | Barcelona
(2016–17 Copa del Rey) |
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| 2–0 | ||||
| Real Madrid won 5–1 on aggregate | ||||
| 2018 | Barcelona
(2017–18 Liga & Copa) |
2–1 | Sevilla
(2017–18 Copa runners-up) |
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| A single-leg final was played at Stade Ibn Batouta, Tangier, Morocco | ||||
Four-Team Format Finals (2020-Present)
These tournaments feature four teams playing semi-finals and a final.
| Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Semi-finalists | Venue(s) |
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| 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) |
 King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Barcelona (2018–19 Liga & 2018–19 Copa runners-up) |
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| 2021 | Athletic Bilbao (2019–20 Copa runners-up) |
3–2 (aet) | Barcelona (2019–20 Liga runners-up) |
Real Sociedad (2019–20 Copa) |
 Estadio Nuevo Arcángel, Córdoba Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville |
| Real Madrid (2019–20 Liga) |
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| 2022 | Real Madrid (2020–21 Liga runners-up) |
2–0 | Athletic Bilbao (2020–21 Copa runners-up) |
Barcelona (2020–21 Copa) |
King Fahd Sports City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Atlético Madrid (2020–21 Liga) |
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| 2023 | Barcelona (2021–22 Liga runners-up) |
3–1 | Real Madrid (2021–22 Liga) |
Valencia (2021–22 Copa runners-up) |
King Fahd Sports City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Real Betis (2021–22 Copa) |
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| 2024 | Real Madrid (2022–23 Copa & 2022–23 Liga runners-up) |
4–1 | Barcelona (2022–23 Liga) |
Atlético Madrid (2022–23 Liga third place) |
KSU Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Osasuna (2022–23 Copa runners-up) |
Supercopa Titles by Club
This table shows how many times each club has won, been runner-up, or reached the semi-finals in the Supercopa.
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Semi-finalists | Years won | Years runner-up | Years semi-finalist |
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| 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 |
Top Goal Scorers in Supercopa History
This table lists the players who have scored the most goals in the Supercopa de España. Players whose names are in bold are still playing in Spanish football.
| Player | Club(s) | Goals | Apps | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lionel Messi |
Barcelona | 14 | 20 | |
| Raúl |
Real Madrid | 7 | 12 | |
 Karim Benzema |
Real Madrid | 7 | 13 | |
 Hristo Stoichkov |
Barcelona | 6 | 10 | |
| Txiki Begiristain |
Real Sociedad, Barcelona, Deportivo La Coruña | 6 | 12 | |
 Frédéric Kanouté |
Sevilla | 5 | 2 | |
| Aritz Aduriz |
Athletic Bilbao | 4 | 2 | |
 Robert Lewandowski |
Barcelona | 4 | 4 | |
 Cristiano Ronaldo |
Real Madrid | 4 | 7 | |
 Vinícius Júnior |
Real Madrid | 4 | 7 | |
| José Mari Bakero |
Real Sociedad, Barcelona | 4 | 11 | |
| Xavi |
Barcelona | 4 | 14 |
Individual Player Records
- All-time top scorer: Lionel Messi (14 goals)
- Most finals scored in: Lionel Messi (7 finals)
- Most consecutive finals scored in: Lionel Messi (4 finals in a row: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
- Most goals in a two-legged final (4 goals):
- Aritz Aduriz (2015)
- Most goals in a single final game (3 goals):
- Francisco Higuera (1994)
- Raúl (2001)
- Frédéric Kanouté (2007)
- Lionel Messi (2010)
- Aritz Aduriz (2015)
- Vinícius Júnior (2024)
Images for kids
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Official logo of the Supercopa de España.
See also
In Spanish: Supercopa de España para niños
- Football in Spain
