Supercopa de España de Baloncesto explained

Supercopa Endesa
Pixels:200px
Country:Spain
Confed:FIBA Europe
First:2004
Teams:4
Champions:Unicaja
(1st title)
Most Champs:Real Madrid
(9 titles)
Tv:Movistar Plus+
Current:2024 edition

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 established Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB) in which the league winner faces the cup winner in a single-game final. During its first four editions (1984–1987), the Supercup was also known as Federation Cup, as the tournament was jointly organized by the Spanish Basketball Federation (FEB), and it was held in the middle of the regular season. In 1988–89 season, the Supercup was not played for lack of competitive interest, and finally it was officially cancelled at the beginning of the 1989–90 season.[1]

In 2004, almost two decades after its demise, ACB restored this classic tournament and renamed it Supercopa ACB (since 2011 known as Supercopa Endesa for sponsoring reasons). In order to achieve a higher competitive status, it was moved to the ACB pre-season and turned into a typical Final Four stage, including both the League and Cup winners from the previous season, the host team and the best qualified Spanish club in European competitions.[1]

Format

Since 2004, four teams join the competition, played with a Final Four format the week before the start of the ACB season. During the Supercopa, a three-point shootout is also played between ACB players and, sometimes, players of the Spanish women's league or amateur players.

Selection criteria

Teams that take part in this competition are:[2]

  1. Host team
  2. Liga ACB champion
  3. Copa del Rey champion
  4. Supercopa de España champion
  5. If vacancies exist, they will be awarded in the following order:
    1. Liga ACB runner-up
    2. Liga ACB third-placed team
  6. If a vacant continues existing, the best qualified at Liga ACB will get the spot.

Predecessors of Supercopa ACB

YearSeasonHostArenaChampionRunner-upScore
19841984–85L'AlcoraPolideportivo MunicipalReal MadridCAI Zaragoza101–61
19851985–86ValladolidPolideportivo PisuergaRon Negrita JoventutReal Madrid104–91
19861986–87A CoruñaRiazorRon Negrita Joventut (2)Real Madrid74–67
19871987–88VigoPolideportivo MunicipalFC BarcelonaRAM Joventut91–88

Finals by year

YearHostArenaChampionRunner-upScore
2004MálagaMartín CarpenaFC BarcelonaReal Madrid76–75
2005GranadaPalacio de DeportesTAU CerámicaCB Granada61–55
2006MálagaMartín CarpenaTAU Cerámica (2)Unicaja83–78
2007BilbaoBizkaia ArenaTAU Cerámica (3)iurbentia Bilbao Basket85–73
2008ZaragozaPabellón Príncipe FelipeTAU Cerámica (4)CAI Zaragoza86–85
2009Las PalmasCentro Insular de DeportesRegal FC Barcelona (2)Real Madrid86–82
2010Vitoria-GasteizBuesa ArenaRegal FC Barcelona (3)Power Electronics Valencia83–63
2011BilbaoBilbao ArenaFC Barcelona Regal (4)Caja Laboral82–73
2012ZaragozaPabellón Príncipe FelipeReal MadridFC Barcelona Regal95–84
2013Vitoria-GasteizBuesa ArenaReal Madrid (2)FC Barcelona83–79
2014Real Madrid (3)FC Barcelona99–78
2015MálagaMartín CarpenaFC Barcelona Lassa (5)Unicaja80–62
2016Vitoria-GasteizBuesa ArenaHerbalife Gran CanariaFC Barcelona Lassa79–59
2017Las PalmasGran Canaria ArenaValencia BasketHerbalife Gran Canaria69–63
2018Santiago de CompostelaFontes do SarReal Madrid (4)Kirolbet Baskonia80–73
2019MadridWiZink CenterReal Madrid (5)FC Barcelona89–79
2020La LagunaSantiago MartínReal Madrid (6)FC Barcelona72–67
2021Real Madrid (7)FC Barcelona88–83
2022SevilleSan PabloReal Madrid (8)FC Barcelona89–83
2023MurciaPalacio de DeportesReal Madrid (9)Unicaja88–81
2024UnicajaReal Madrid90–80

Titles by team in Supercopa ACB

TeamWinnerRunner-upSemifinalistYears wonYears runner-upYears semifinalist
Real Madrid9372012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 20232004, 2009, 20242005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017
Barcelona5862004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 20152012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 20222006, 2007, 2008, 2018, 2023, 2024
Baskonia4272005, 2006, 2007, 20082011, 20182004, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2020
Unicaja13320242006, 2015, 20232004, 2005, 2017
Valencia114201720102012, 2014, 2019, 2021
Gran Canaria112201620172009, 2015
Bilbao1220072011, 2013
Basket Zaragoza1120082012
Granada12005
Joventut32006, 2008, 2022
Canarias22020, 2021
UCAM Murcia22023, 2024
Obradoiro12018
Fuenlabrada12019
Real Betis12022

Titles by team in predecessors of Supercopa ACB

TeamWinnerRunner-upSeasons wonSeasons runner-up
Joventut211985–86, 1986–871987–88
Real Madrid121984–851985–86, 1986–87
Barcelona11987–88
CB Zaragoza11984–85

Awards

MVP

Winners by year

YearPlayerTeam
2004 Dejan BodirogaFC Barcelona
2005 Luis ScolaTAU Cerámica
2006 Tiago SplitterTAU Cerámica
2007 Tiago Splitter (2)TAU Cerámica
2008 Pablo PrigioniTAU Cerámica
2009 Juan Carlos NavarroRegal FC Barcelona
2010 Juan Carlos Navarro (2)Regal FC Barcelona
2011 Juan Carlos Navarro (3)FC Barcelona Regal
2012 Rudy FernándezReal Madrid
2013 Sergio RodríguezReal Madrid
2014 Sergio LlullReal Madrid
2015 Pau RibasFC Barcelona Lassa
2016 Kyle KuricHerbalife Gran Canaria
2017 Erick GreenValencia Basket
2018 Sergio Llull (2)Real Madrid
2019 Facundo CampazzoReal Madrid
2020 Facundo Campazzo (2)Real Madrid
2021 Sergio Llull (3)Real Madrid
2022 Edy TavaresReal Madrid
2023 Facundo Campazzo (3)Real Madrid
2024Unicaja
Source: [3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Linguasport – Spanish Super Cup (B). linguasport.com. 9 June 2018. es-ES. https://web.archive.org/web/20190407212947/http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/nacional/supercopa/supercup.htm. 7 April 2019. dead.
  2. News: Criterio Supercopa Endesa 2020 ACB.COM . 23 September 2019 . www.acb.com . 19 September 2019 . es.
  3. News: Todos los MVPs de Supercopa Endesa ACB.COM . 23 September 2024 . www.acb.com . 22 September 2024 . es.