Supercopa de España

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. 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 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".

In one semi-final, the La Liga champion plays the Copa del Rey runner-up, while in the other the Copa del Rey winner plays the La Liga runner-up. 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, while Barcelona played Real Madrid in each final of the next four editions. 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

Copa Eva Duarte

Main article: Copa Eva Duarte

• 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.

Four-team format

Titles by club

Titles by club in Supercopa

Titles by club in predecessors of Supercopa

All-time top goalscorers

• Bold indicates active players in Spanish football.

Individual records

• Most titles won (8): Lionel Messi (2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018)
• Most appearances (20): Lionel Messi
• Most goals scored (14): Lionel Messi
• Most finals scored in (7): Lionel Messi
• Most consecutive finals scored in (4):
  • Lionel Messi (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
  • Robert Lewandowski (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)
• Most goals in a two-legged final (4): Aritz Aduriz (2015)
• Highest goal ratio (2.5): Frédéric Kanouté (5 goals in 2 appearances)
• Most goals in a single final game (3):
  • Francisco Higuera (1994)
  • Raúl (2001)
  • Frédéric Kanouté (2007)
  • Lionel Messi (2010)
  • Aritz Aduriz (2015)
  • Vinícius Júnior (2024)

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