About Supercopa de España

The Supercopa de España is an annual Spanish football competition organized by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. It was first established in 1982 and originally featured only two teams: the winners of La Liga and the Copa del Rey. In earlier editions, the format was typically played over two legs, with each team hosting one match, and the winner decided by aggregate score. If a team won both the league and the cup, alternative arrangements were made depending on the rules of the time.

Over the years, the competition has undergone several format changes. Since 2019–20, it has been expanded into a four-team tournament, featuring the winners and runners-up of both La Liga and the Copa del Rey. The current format consists of two single-match semi-finals followed by a final, with no third-place match. The event is now usually played in January and has been hosted outside Spain in recent years, most notably in Saudi Arabia, as part of a commercial agreement.

Historically, the Supercopa has been dominated by Spain’s biggest clubs, particularly Barcelona and Real Madrid, who have won the majority of titles. Athletic Bilbao and other clubs have also achieved success, but less frequently. The competition is often seen as a “super cup” that marks a major highlight in the Spanish football calendar, bringing together the strongest teams from the previous season’s league and cup competitions to compete for the national super title.