The 2021–22 Supercopa de España was the 38th edition of the
Supercopa de España
The Supercopa de España or 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 2019–20 by four teams: the winners and runners-up of ...
, an annual
football
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competition for clubs in the
Spanish football league system
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that were successful in its major competitions in the preceding season.
After last season's edition was held in Spain due to travel restrictions related the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, this year the tournament returned to
Saudi Arabia
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as per the deal with the
Royal Spanish Football Federation
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.
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid.
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
won the tournament for their twelfth Supercopa de España title.
Qualification
The tournament featured the winners and runners-up of the
2020–21 Copa del Rey
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and
2020–21 La Liga.
Qualified teams
The following four teams qualified for the tournament.
Matches
* Times listed are
UTC+3
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.
* All three matches were held in
King Fahd International Stadium
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Overview
The ...
in
Riyadh
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, Saudi Arabia.
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Bracket
Semi-finals
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Final
See also
*2021–22 La Liga
The 2021–22 La Liga is the 91st season of La Liga, Spain's premier football competition. It began on 13 August 2021 and will conclude on 22 May 2022. The fixtures were announced on 30 June 2021.
On 24 June 2021, the Spanish Council of Minister ...
*2021–22 Copa del Rey
The 2021–22 Copa del Rey is the 120th staging of the Copa del Rey (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The winners are assured a place in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League#Group stage, 2022–23 UEFA Europa League group s ...
References
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