UEFA Super Cup

European association football tournament for clubs

The UEFA Super Cup is a match organised by UEFA. It is played every year. The winner of the UEFA Champions League plays against the winner of the UEFA Europa League. It is played in the middle of August.

UEFA Super Cup
Founded1972
(official since 1973)
RegionEurope (UEFA)
Number of teams2
Current championsSpain Real Madrid
(3rd title)
Most successful club(s)Spain Barcelona
Italy Milan
(5 titles each)

History

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The UEFA Super Cup started in 1972, with the winner of the Champions Cup playing against the winner of the European Cup Winners' Cup. It was not recognized by UEFA because it had a team that was banned from UEFA competitions, Rangers F.C.. Since there was no stadium chosen to host the game, they played one match at one team's stadium, and one match at the other's. In 1973, the first Super Cup final to be recognized by UEFA was played between Ajax and Milan. On aggregate (the added score from the 2 matches), Ajax won 6-1.

In 1991, the UEFA Super Cup between Manchester United and Red Star Belgrade was only played at Old Trafford (Manchester United's stadium) because of the war in Yugoslavia. In 1992, the Champions Cup was renamed the UEFA Champions League. In 1995, the European Cup Winners' Cup was renamed the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. The tournament was made the same. In 1998, the tournament was made 1 match with a host stadium. In 1999, The Cup Winners' Cup was ended by UEFA. The last Super Cup to be played with the winner of the Cup Winners' Cup was between Manchester United, winners of the Champions League, and Lazio, the winners of the last ever Cup Winners' Cup. Lazio won 1-0. In the year 2000, the Cup Winners' Cup was replaced in the Super Cup by the UEFA Cup. The first match to be played this way was between Real Madrid, the winners of the Champions League, and Galatasaray S.K., winners of the UEFA Cup. Galatasaray won 2-1.

In 2009, the UEFA Cup was renamed the UEFA Europa League. The tournament stayed the same.

Host stadiums

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Trophy

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The trophy being presented before the UEFA Super Cup final in 2015.

The UEFA Super Cup trophy is with UEFA at all times. A replica trophy is given to the winning club. Forty gold medals are given to the winning club and forty silver medals to the runners-up.[6]

The Super Cup trophy has went through several changes in its history. The first trophy was presented to Ajax in 1973. In 1977, the original trophy was replaced by a plaque with a gold UEFA emblem. In 1987, the next trophy was the smallest and lightest of all the European club trophies, weighing 5 kg (11 lb) and measuring 42.5 cm (16.7 in) in height. The new model, which is a larger version of the previous trophy, was introduced in 2006 and weighs 12.2 kg (27 lb) and measures 58 cm (23 in) in height.[7]


Winners

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Club Winners Runners-up Years won Years runners-up
  Barcelona 5 4 1992, 1997, 2009, 2011, 2015 1979, 1982, 1989, 2006
  Milan 5 2 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007 1973, 1993
  Liverpool 3 2 1977, 2001, 2005 1978, 1984
  Real Madrid 3 2 2002, 2014, 2016 1998, 2000
  Ajax 2[A] 1 1973, 1995 1987
  Anderlecht 2 0 1976, 1978
  Juventus 2 0 1984, 1996
  Valencia 2 0 1980, 2004
  Atlético Madrid 2 0 2010, 2012
  Porto 1 3 1987 2003, 2004, 2011
  Bayern Munich 1 3 2013 1975, 1976, 2001
  Sevilla 1 3 2006 2007, 2014, 2015
  Manchester United 1 2 1991 1999, 2008
  Chelsea 1 2 1998 2012, 2013
  Dynamo Kyiv 1 1 1975 1986
  Nottingham Forest 1 1 1979 1980
  Aston Villa 1 0 1982
  Aberdeen 1 0 1983
  Steaua București 1 0 1986
  Mechelen 1 0 1988
  Parma 1 0 1993
  Lazio 1 0 1999
  Galatasaray 1 0 2000
  Zenit St. Petersburg 1 0 2008
  Hamburg 0 2 1977,1983
  PSV Eindhoven 0 1 1988
  Sampdoria 0 1 1990
  Crvena Zvezda 0 1 1991
  Werder Bremen 0 1 1992
  Arsenal 0 1 1994
  Real Zaragoza 0 1 1995
  Paris Saint-Germain 0 1 1996
  Borussia Dortmund 0 1 1997
  Feyenoord 0 1 2002
  CSKA Moscow 0 1 2005
  Shakhtar Donetsk 0 1 2009
  Internazionale 0 1 2010
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  • A. ^ The 1972 final is not recognised by UEFA as an official title.

References

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  1. "Wembley, Amsterdam ArenA, Prague get 2013 finals". UEFA.org. 16 June 2011.
  2. "UEFA EURO 2020, UEFA Super Cup decisions". UEFA.org. 30 June 2012.
  3. "Georgia's Dinamo Arena embraces UEFA Super Cup 2015". Agenda.ge. 5 March 2014. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  4. "Milan to host 2016 UEFA Champions League final". UEFA.org. 18 September 2014.
  5. "FYR Macedonia to host 2017 UEFA Super Cup". UEFA.com. 30 June 2015.
  6. "Regulations of the UEFA Super Cup 2015-18 Cycle" (PDF). UEFA. March 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  7. "The trophy". UEFA. Retrieved 2 August 2009.