The
UEFA Super Cup is an annual
association football match contested between the winners of the
UEFA Champions League and the
UEFA Europa League. Established in 1972, it was contested between the winners of the European Cup (renamed the UEFA Champions League in 1993) and the
European/UEFA Cup Winners' Cup until 1999, when the latter was discontinued and merged with the UEFA Cup (renamed the Europa League in 2009) by
UEFA. The last Super Cup contested in this format was the
1999 UEFA Super Cup between
Lazio and
Manchester United, which Lazio won 1–0. The competition was originally played over
two legs, one at each participating club's stadium in the winter months, but since the
1998 edition, it consists of a single match played at a neutral venue in August.[1] Between 1998 and
2012, the
Stade Louis II in
Monaco hosted the Super Cup, but since
2013, it has taken place every year at a different stadium across Europe.[2][3]
AC Milan,
Barcelona and
Real Madrid share the record for the most victories, each having won the competition five times since its inception. Two of Milan's wins were achieved in consecutive years (
1989 and
1990), which made them the first team to have retained the UEFA Super Cup. Real Madrid also won the competition in consecutive years in
2016 and
2017.[1] Barcelona have the most appearances (nine), while
Sevilla have the most runner-up finishes (six). Spanish teams have won the competition the most times, with sixteen wins, ahead of the ten wins by English and nine wins by Italian teams. The current holders are the
2022–23 UEFA Champions League winners
Manchester City, who defeated the
2022–23 UEFA Europa League winners Sevilla 5–4
on penalties following a 1–1 draw in the
2023 edition.