The 2021 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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Spain |
| City | Córdoba Málaga Seville |
| Dates | 13–17 January 2021 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Athletic Bilbao (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Barcelona |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Goals scored | 10 (3.33 per match) |
| Attendance | 0 (0 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Raúl García Antoine Griezmann (2 goals each) |
← 2020 2022 → | |
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
editThe tournament featured the winners and runners-up of the 2019–20 Copa del Rey[a] and 2019–20 La Liga.[4]
Qualified teams
editThe following four teams qualified for the tournament.
| Team | Method of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance as | Previous performance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner(s) | Runners-up | Semi-finalists | ||||
| Real Sociedad | 2019–20 Copa del Rey winners[a] | 2nd | 1982 winners | 1 | – | – |
| Real Madrid | 2019–20 La Liga winners | 17th | 2020 winners | 11 | 5 | – |
| Athletic Bilbao | 2019–20 Copa del Rey runners-up[a] | 5th | 2015 winners | 2 | 2 | – |
| Barcelona | 2019–20 La Liga runners-up | 25th | 2020 semi-finalists | 13 | 10 | 1 |
- ^ a b c Outcome of the 2020 Copa del Rey final was not known at the time of the 2021 Supercopa de España being played, reaching it granted qualification to both finalists.
Draw
editThe 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
editBracket
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 13 January 2021 – Córdoba | ||||||
| Real Sociedad | 1 (2) | |||||
| 17 January 2021 – Seville | ||||||
| Barcelona (p) | 1 (3) | |||||
| Barcelona | 2 | |||||
| 14 January 2021 – Málaga | ||||||
| Athletic Bilbao (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
| Real Madrid | 1 | |||||
| Athletic Bilbao | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Final
edit| Barcelona | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Athletic Bilbao |
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Report |
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Notes
edit- ^ a b c The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Lionel Messi sent off as Barcelona lose Spanish Super Cup to Athletic Bilbao". BBC Sport. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ Bell, Arch (17 January 2021). "Williams sinks Barcelona and Athletic claim the Supercopa". Marca. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Supercopa de España" (PDF). www.rfef.es. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Spanish Super Cup 2021: Final Four draw". Diario AS. 17 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2020.