Supercoppa Italiana facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
Supercoppa Italiana

Organising body	Lega Serie A
Founded	1988; 37 years ago (1988)
Region	Italy
Number of teams	2 (until 2022) 4 (2023–present)
Current champions	AC Milan (8th title)
Most successful club(s)	Juventus (9 titles)
Television broadcasters	Mediaset

The Supercoppa Italiana, also known as the Italian Super Cup, is an annual Italian football tournament where top clubs compete for a special trophy. Think of it as a championship match to kick off the excitement of the season!

The tournament started in 1988. For many years, it was a single match between two teams: the winner of Italy's top league, Serie A, and the winner of the country's main cup competition, the Coppa Italia.

In 2023, the rules changed to make it even more exciting. Now, four teams compete! These teams are the winners and the runners-up from both the Serie A and the Coppa Italia. This new format creates a mini-tournament with semi-finals and a final. Juventus holds the record for the most wins, with nine titles.

History of the Tournament

Where the Games are Played

When the Supercoppa first started, the games were always played in Italy. Usually, the team that won the Serie A title got to host the match in their home stadium.

But in 1993, the tournament went on an adventure! The match between AC Milan and Torino was played in Washington, D.C., in the United States. After that, the cup traveled to other countries, including Libya in 2002 and the New York City area in 2003.

Starting in 2009, the Supercoppa began to be held in other countries more often. It has been played in Beijing, China, and Doha, Qatar.

The Supercoppa Italiana trophy on display in Doha, Qatar.

Hosting in Saudi Arabia

In 2018, the leaders of Italian football made a deal to host three of the next five tournaments in Saudi Arabia. This decision caused some discussion in Italy. People were concerned about the rules for who could attend the games in the stadium.

The president of Serie A at the time said that the event was important. He stated it was the first international competition where women in Saudi Arabia were allowed to watch the match live in the stadium.

The cup returned to Italy for two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic. After that, it went back to Saudi Arabia, where it is planned to be held for several more years.

Special Moments and Fun Facts

• Sometimes, the same team wins both the Serie A and the Coppa Italia in the same season. When this happened in the old two-team format, the team that lost the Coppa Italia final got to play in the Supercoppa instead. This happened eight times!

• The only Supercoppa match ever played without any fans in the stadium was in 2021. This was because of safety rules during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• In 2016, AC Milan made history. They were the first team that was a Coppa Italia runner-up to win the Supercoppa.

• In 2025, AC Milan made history again! They became the first Serie A runner-up to win the trophy in the new four-team format.

List of Matches

Here is a list of all the final matches in the Supercoppa's history.

Two-Team Format (1988–2022)

Four-Team Format (2023–present)

Performance by Club

This table shows how many times each club has won the Supercoppa, finished as the runner-up, or made it to the semi-finals in the new format.

All-Time Top Goalscorers

These players have scored the most goals in the history of the Supercoppa Italiana.

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Goals	Apps
1	Paulo Dybala	Juventus	4	6
	Lautaro Martínez	Inter Milan	4	6
3	Alessandro Del Piero	Juventus	3	6
	Samuel Eto'o	Inter Milan	3	3
	Andriy Shevchenko	AC Milan	3	3
	Carlos Tevez	Juventus	3	2

See also

In Spanish: Supercopa de Italia para niños