The 2021 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto, also known as Supercopa
Endesa
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for sponsorship reasons, was the 18th edition of the
Supercopa de España de Baloncesto
The Supercopa de España de Baloncesto (English: ''Spanish Basketball Supercup'') is a Spanish annual men's professional basketball competition. The competition is a super cup tournament.
History
The Supercopa was created in 1984 by the recently ...
, an annual
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
competition for clubs in the
Spanish basketball league system
The Spanish basketball league system is a series of connected competitions for professional basketball clubs in Spain. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and relegation system between competitions at different levels.
Men
Ther ...
that were successful in its major competitions in the preceding season.
Real Madrid defended successfully the title and conquered its fourth consecutive Supercup, 8th overall.
All times were in
Western European Summer Time
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* the Canary Islands
* Portugal (including Madeira but not the Azores)
* ...
(
UTC+01:00).
Qualification
The tournament featured the winners from the three major competitions (
2020–21 Liga Endesa,
2021 Copa del Rey and
2020 Supercopa Endesa), the host team and the remaining highest ranked teams from the
2020–21 Liga Endesa season if vacant berths exist.
Qualified teams
The following four teams qualified for the tournament.
Venue
On July 16, 2021,
ACB selected and announced
Tenerife
Tenerife (; ; formerly spelled ''Teneriffe'') is the largest and most populous island of the Canary Islands. It is home to 43% of the total population of the archipelago. With a land area of and a population of 978,100 inhabitants as of Janu ...
to host the
supercup on September 2021.
The venue can hold 5,100 people for basketball games, and it offers 2,000 square meters of floor space. The facilities remain open all year long, without interruption. The pavilion also provides the following facilities for athletic use: 5 large locker rooms and 4 ''double'' locker rooms. Additionally, a gymnasium, infirmary, video and press room are available as well as a rehab room for athletes. The arena hosted the
2017 Champions League Final Four, as
Iberostar Tenerife hosted the tournament in which Tenerife won its first Champions League title. The arena also hosted the
2017 Intercontinental Cup final match between Tenerife and
Guaros de Lara. The arena was also used a host venue of the
2018 Women's World Cup, and the
2020 Intercontinental Cup. The arena previously hosted the supercup in
2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...
.
Draw
The draw was held on 17 August 2021.
Barça
Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.
Founded ...
as the league and cup champion and
Real Madrid as supercup champion were the seeded teams.
Bracket
Semifinals
Barça
Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.
Founded ...
vs.
Valencia Basket
Valencia Basket Club S.A.D., commonly known as Valencia Basket (), is a professional basketball team based in Valencia, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague, with home games played at the Fuente de San Luis. The club is spon ...
Lenovo Tenerife vs. Real Madrid
Final
References
External links
Official website
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Supercopa de España de Baloncesto
2021–22 in Spanish basketball
September 2021 sports events in Spain