2022 Supercopa de España explained

Tourney Name:Supercopa de España
Year:2022
Country: Saudi Arabia
Dates:12–16 January 2022
Num Teams:4
City:Riyadh
Champion Other:Real Madrid
Count:12
Second Other:Athletic Bilbao
Matches:3
Goals:10
Top Scorer:Karim Benzema
(2 goals)
Prevseason:2021
Nextseason:2023

The 2022 Supercopa de España was the 38th 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.

After last season's edition was held in Spain due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year the tournament returned to Saudi Arabia as per the deal with the Royal Spanish Football Federation.[1]

Real Madrid won the tournament for their twelfth Supercopa de España title.[2] [3]

Qualification

The tournament featured the winners and runners-up of the 2020–21 Copa del Rey and 2020–21 La Liga.[4]

Qualified teams

The following four teams qualified for the tournament.

TeamMethod of qualificationAppearanceLast appearance asPrevious performance
Winner(s)Runners-upSemi-finalists
Barcelona2020–21 Copa del Rey winners26th2021 runners-up13111
Atlético Madrid2020–21 La Liga winners 8th2020 runners-up25
Athletic Bilbao2020–21 Copa del Rey runners-up6th2021 winners32
Real Madrid2020–21 La Liga runners-up18th2021 semi-finalists1151

Venue

All three matches were held at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[5] [6] [7]

Matches

Bracket

Semi-finals

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Final

See main article: 2022 Supercopa de España Final.

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Kohan . Marisa . Así es Arabia Saudí, el país que albergará la Supercopa y que viola derechos humanos . 14 June 2020 . www.publico.es . 15 November 2019 . es.
  2. Web site: Athletic Bilbao 0-2 Real Madrid: Luka Modric scores in Super Cup final win. 16 January 2022 . BBC Sport. 16 January 2022.
  3. News: Modric and Benzema fire Real Madrid to the Supercopa title . Marca . Euan . Mctear . 16 January 2022. 16 January 2022.
  4. Web site: Supercopa de España. www.rfef.es. 13 January 2022.
  5. https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/news/2160444/the-2022-spanish-super-cup-has-a-clasico/amp The 2022 Spanish Super Cup has a Clásico
  6. https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/news/2021/06/28/athletic-will-play-in-the-super-cup-from-january-12-16 Athletic will play in the Super Cup from January 12-16
  7. https://www.goal.com/en/amp/news/when-is-the-next-el-clasico-the-dates-of-real-madrid-vs/2uq1e7998cfo1g1c1nwcyvell When is the next El Clasico? The dates of Real Madrid vs Barcelona 2021-22 fixtures