Spanish Super Cup

Publication date: 09 Jul 2025

The Supercopa de España is an annual Spanish mini-tournament where the champion team of Spain, the Cup (Copa del Rey) winner, the vice-champion and the Cup finalist compete against each other.

A similar women’s football event is called the Spanish Women’s Super Cup (Supercopa de España Femenina).

Spanish Super Cup 2026

From January 7 to 11, the Spanish Super Cup will be held in Saudi Arabia again. This is the fifth edition in a row to be held in the Middle East. The “final four” format has become a tradition, and its geography has not changed yet.

Who will take part?

In 2026, four clubs will compete for the trophy:

• Barcelona – La Liga champion and finalist of the Spanish Cup;
• Real Madrid – vice-champion of La Liga and second finalist of the Cup;
• Atletico Madrid – 3rd place in the championship;
• Athletic Bilbao – 4th place in La Liga.

This distribution of teams is explained simply: both finalists of the Cup and the first two lines of La Liga are Barça and Real. To maintain the four-club format, the next teams in the standings are added to them.

The tournament grid is already known:

• Barcelona will play Athletic Bilbao;
• Real Madrid will face Atletico Madrid.

Both semi-final matches will be held on January 7, with the final taking place before January 11 (the exact date will be announced later). The tournament format remains the same: two semi-finals and a final.

History of the Spanish Super Cup

The history of the Supercopa de España (at that time, the Copa del Generalísimo) began in 1941, when teams Atlético Madrid and Espanyol met. In 1945, the Cup was renamed the Argentina Gold Cup (Copa de Oro Argentina) and from 1947 to 1953, the Copa Eva Duarte.

From 1953 until 1982, the tournament was not held.

From the 2019-20 season onwards, the format of the tournament has changed to be a “Final Four” tournament.

Results of the competition over the last three years

Spanish Super Cup 2027

At the moment, the exact location of the next competitions is not known. Most likely, traditionally, they will also be held in the first half of January.

Keep an eye on the dates of men’s and women’s football tournaments and other events in our Sporting Events Calendar.