| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Saudi Arabia |
| Dates | 8–12 January 2020 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Real Madrid (11th title) |
| Runners-up | Atlético Madrid |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Goals scored | 9 (3 per match) |
| Attendance | 158,340 (52,780 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Nine players (1 goal each) |
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The2020 Supercopa de España was the 36th edition of theSupercopa de España, an annualfootball competition for clubs in theSpanish football league system that were successful in its major competitions in the preceding season.
In February 2019, it was announced that the competition would be changed from a two-team format to four teams, which would include a semi-final round.[1] The semi-final round was played on 8 and 9 January 2020, and thefinal was held on 12 January; there was no third-place game.[2]
The final was contested betweenReal Madrid andAtlético Madrid, and was won by Real Madrid 4–1 on penalties, following a 0–0 draw after extra time, to win their eleventh Supercopa title.
It was played inSaudi Arabia after the Saudi government offered to pay 40 million euros for each of the next three seasons.[3]
The tournament was supposed to feature the winners and runners-up of the2018–19 Copa del Rey and2018–19 La Liga. However, asBarcelona wereLa Liga winners andCopa del Rey runners-up, the extra spot was awarded to La Liga third-placedReal Madrid.[4]
The following four teams qualified for the tournament.
| Team | Method of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance as | Previous performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner(s) | Runners-up | ||||
| Valencia | 2018–19 Copa del Rey winners | 5th | 2008 runners-up | 1 | 3 |
| Barcelona | 2018–19 La Liga winners and2018–19 Copa del Rey runners-up | 24th | 2018 winners | 13 | 10 |
| Atlético Madrid | 2018–19 La Liga runners-up | 7th | 2014 winners | 2 | 4 |
| Real Madrid | 2018–19 La Liga third place | 16th | 2017 winners | 10 | 5 |
Location of the host city of the 2020 Supercopa de España. | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Jeddah | King Abdullah Sports City | |
 |  | |
| Capacity: 62,345 | ||
The draw was held on 11 November at the Royal Spanish Football Federation headquarters, inLa Ciudad del Fútbol. There was no restriction in it.[5][6]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 8 January 2020 –Jeddah | ||||||
| Valencia | 1 | |||||
| 12 January 2020 –Jeddah | ||||||
| Real Madrid | 3 | |||||
| Real Madrid(p) | 0 (4) | |||||
| 9 January 2020 –Jeddah | ||||||
| Atlético Madrid | 0 (1) | |||||
| Barcelona | 2 | |||||
| Atlético Madrid | 3 | |||||
| Barcelona | 2–3 | Atlético Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
The Spanish section ofAmnesty International criticized the election of Saudi Arabia as the playground, citingthe situation of human rights, specifically thedeath penalty,the Saudi intervention in Yemen,murder of Jamal Khashoggi,freedom of expression and the situation ofwomen's rights.[10]The Spanish government had also disapproved the possibility of playing in Saudi Arabia.[11]The president of theRFEF,Luis Rubiales negotiated with Saudi authorities that, during the competition, female spectators could sit anywhere in the stadium, not being limited to a women-exclusive area.[3]AI approved the achievement but contended that it is not enough.[12]
Saudi authorities had already brought the2018 and2019Supercoppa Italiana to the country.[3]
