2020–21_Supercopa_de_España

2020–21 Supercopa de España

2020–21 Supercopa de España

Football tournament in Spain

The 2020–21 Supercopa de España was the 37th edition of the Supercopa de España, an annual football competition for clubs in the Spanish football league system that were successful in its major competitions in the preceding season.

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It was the second straight edition played under the new format with four teams. They included 2019–20 Copa del Rey winners Real Sociedad, 2019–20 La Liga winners Real Madrid, 2019–20 Copa del Rey runners-up Athletic Bilbao and 2019–20 La Liga runners-up Barcelona. The competition was initially supposed to be held in Saudi Arabia like the previous year, but restrictions related to the global COVID-19 pandemic forced it to remain in Spain. The semi-finals took place in the cities of Córdoba and Málaga, on 13 and 14 January 2021. The final was played at Estadio de La Cartuja in Seville on 17 January 2021.[1]

Athletic Bilbao won the tournament for their third Supercopa de España title.[2][3]

Qualification

The tournament featured the winners and runners-up of the 2019–20 Copa del Rey[lower-alpha 1] and 2019–20 La Liga.[4]

Qualified teams

The following four teams qualified for the tournament.

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  1. Outcome of the 2020 Copa del Rey Final was not known at the time of the 2020–21 Supercopa de España being played, reaching it granted qualification to both finalists.

Draw

The draw took place on 17 December 2020 at the Royal Spanish Football Federation headquarters, in La Ciudad del Fútbol. As the result of the delayed 2020 Copa del Rey Final was unknown at the moment of the draw, it was held under the condition that both teams qualifying through their La Liga result (Real Madrid and Barcelona) could not face each other in the semi-finals.[5]

Matches

All times are listed in Central European Time (UTC+1).

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 January 2021 – Córdoba
 
 
Real Sociedad 1 (2)
 
17 January 2021 – Seville
 
Barcelona (p)1 (3)
 
Barcelona2
 
14 January 2021 – Málaga
 
Athletic Bilbao (a.e.t.)3
 
Real Madrid1
 
 
Athletic Bilbao2
 

Semi-finals

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Attendance: 0[note 1]
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Attendance: 0[note 1]

Final

Main article: 2021 Supercopa de España Final
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Attendance: 0[note 1]

Notes

  1. [N 1]
    The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.

References

  1. [1]
    "La Asamblea de la RFEF aprueba la celebración de la Supercopa de España en Andalucía". rfef.es (in Spanish). 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Lionel Messi sent off as Barcelona lose Spanish Super Cup to Athletic Bilbao". BBC Sport. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  3. [3]
    Bell, Arch (17 January 2021). "Williams sinks Barcelona and Athletic claim the Supercopa". Marca. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Supercopa de España" (PDF). www.rfef.es. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Spanish Super Cup 2021: Final Four draw". Diario AS. 17 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
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