The Supercopa Argentina (English: Argentine Super Cup) is an official National association football cup of Argentina organized by the

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(AFA). The annual football match was played for the first time in 2012, being contested by the reigning champions of Primera División and

Copa Argentina The Copa Argentina (English: ''Argentine Cup''), officially known as the "Copa Argentina AXION energy" due to sponsorship reasons, is an official football cup competition organized by the Argentine Football Association (AFA), with the aim of qual ...

respectively.

History

The idea of an Argentine "Supercup" came up in 2012 when the

(AFA), in an attempt to bring innovation to the current system, established a competition that would be contested by champions of Primera División and

, taking inspiration from European cups. The first Supercopa was held that same year when Boca Juniors (champion of Copa Argentina relaunched in

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) faced

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(champion of 2012 Torneo Clausura) at Estadio Bicentenario in

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. As the match ended in a 0–0 draw, the winner was decided by

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, won by Arsenal 4–3 which allow the club to won its first national cup ever. Goalkeeper Cristian Campestrini was Arsenal's most valuable player after stopping three penalties. For the second edition in 2012, AFA modified its statute to allow winner of

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Copa Campeonato The Copa Campeonato Primera División (familiarly known as Superfinal) was an official Argentine football cup competition organized by the Argentine Football Association. It was played in a single match format between the Torneo Inicial and Torn ...

(also named "Superfinal") to play against the winner of Copa Argentina.La historia de la Supercopa Argentina
on ESPN, 24 Apr 2015 The "Superfinal" was a short-lived national cup contested by champions of Inicial and Final tournaments to decide the champion of the entire season. Although Copa Campeonato was in fact a national cup,"La AFA homologó la Superfinal de River como una Copa Nacional" on CanchaLlena.com
/ref>Campeones Primera División y Copas Nacionales
on AFA website the 2013 edition won by Vélez Sársfield to beating Newell's Old Boys was considered by AFA as a league title, therefore Vélez Sársfield played the Supercopa as Primera División champion."Vélez será el único supercampeón de la historia del fútbol argentino" on MinutoUno.com
18 Jul 2013 As the 2019–20 Copa Argentina edition had been delayed due to

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(it ended in December 2021, being won by

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...

) the AFA did not held the 2020 Supercopa. Instead, the Association chose to held the 2021 edition, scheduling it for March 2022. Nevertheless, the match was not played due to scheduling problems.Oficial: la Supercopa Argentina se jugará en Abu Dhabi en enero de 2023
on Infobae, 12 Oct 2022 In October 2022, it was announced that the Supercopa will be held in

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after an agreement between the AFA and the local Sports Council which includes four editions of the competition (up to 2026). The 2022 Final will be played between the winner of 2021–22 Copa Argentina vs the winner of 2022 Primera División in January 2023.a Supercopa Argentina tiene sede confirmada: será en Abu Dhabi en enero de 2023
on TyC Sports, 12 Oct 2022 Nevertheless, on October 31, 2022, the AFA decided that Supercopa will be played within Argentina. The decission was taken after a meeting where it was also determined that only teams considered part of the '' big five clubs'' would travel to Abu Dhabi to meet the committments taken.Otro papelón de la AFA: Patronato no irá a Abu Dhabi
Ambito Financiero, 31 Oct 2022

List of champions

;Notes

Records

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Supercopa Argentina de Futbol

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Football competitions in Argentina