UEFA Super Cup

Publication date: 05 Sep 2022

About the UEFA Super Cup

The UEFA Super Cup is an official football tournament consisting of a single match between the winners of the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League of the previous season. The Super Cup match opens the European football season.

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2022 UEFA Super Cup

The 87th UEFA Super Cup match took place on 10 August 2022 at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Finland. The match was played between Real Madrid (winner of the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League) and Eintracht Frankfurt (winner of the 2021-22 UEFA Europa League). Real Madrid won the Super Cup by beating their opponents with the score 2:0.

History of the UEFA Super Cup

The foundation of the Super Cup dates back to 1972. The same year the first match took place. AFC Ajax was the first team to win the Super Cup. Back then, the Dutch players were regarded as one of the strongest teams.

However, the first Super Cup under UEFA auspices was held in 1974.

The original format of the tournament envisaged home-and-away matches.

The first experience of a one-day match occurred in 1984.

Since 1998, the Super Cup format switched to a one-day match on a permanent basis.

At the end of the 1998-99 season, it was decided to hold the Super Cup match between the winners of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

In 2008, a Russian football club won the Super Cup for the first time. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg defeated England’s Manchester United with a score of 2:1.

Results of the previous UEFA Super Cup matches

The year Venue Results
2022 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Finland Real Madrid CF
2021 Windsor Park Stadium, Belfast, Northern Ireland Chelsea F.C.
2020 Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary FC Bayern Munich

2023 UEFA Super Cup

The 48th UEFA Super Cup football match will take place in August 2023. According to preliminary information, the match will take place at the Ak Bars Arena in Kazan, Russia.

Keep an eye on the dates of football tournaments and other events in our Sports Events Calendar.

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