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The first official Super Cup trophy was won by Ajax in January 1974. The European Super Cup was created in 1971 by Anton Witkamp, a reporter and later sports editor of Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf. The idea came to him in a time when Dutch total football was Europe's finest and Dutch football clubs were enjoying their golden era (especially Ajax).
The UEFA Super Cup is an annual association football match contested between the winners of the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.Established in 1972, it was contested between the winners of the European Cup (renamed the UEFA Champions League in 1993) and the European/UEFA Cup Winners' Cup until 1999, when the latter was discontinued and merged with the UEFA Cup (renamed the ...
A super cup is a competition, in association football, basketball, handball, volleyball and rugby union which often forms the 'curtain raiser' to a season, and typically involves only two teams who have qualified through success in other competitions during the previous season.
The Supercoppa Italiana (English: Italian Super Cup) is an annual super cup tournament in Italian football. Founded in 1988 as a two-team competition, it has featured four teams from the 2023 edition onwards: the winners and runners-up of the previous season's Serie A and Coppa Italia. Up until 2023, it was a match contested by the winners of ...
The 2024 UEFA Super Cup was the 49th edition of the UEFA Super Cup, an annual football match organised by UEFA and contested by the reigning champions of the top two European club competitions, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. It was played at the National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland, on 14 August 2024.
The Supercopa de España, also known as the Spanish Super Cup, is a super cup tournament in Spanish football. Founded in 1982 as a two-team competition, the current version has been contested since 2020 by four teams: the winners and runners-up of the Copa del Rey and La Liga .
The first Super Cup match was played on 25 June 1949. The league champions SVV beat cup winners Quick 1888 2–0. The Dutch FA brought back the competition in 1991 under the name PTT Telecom Cup, with the match always being played in the De Kuip stadium in Rotterdam. After three years, sponsor PTT Telecom retreated and the name Super Cup was ...
Pep Guardiola won the Super Cup with Barcelona in 2009 and 2011, Bayern Munich in 2013, and Manchester City in 2023. Alex Ferguson won the Super Cup with Aberdeen in 1983 and Manchester United in 1991. Louis van Gaal won the trophy with Ajax in 1995 and Barcelona in 1997. Marcello Lippi won the accolade with Juventus in 1996.