What You Need to Know About the 2025 Spanish Super Cup
The 2025 Spanish Super Cup is set to kick off soon. Real Madrid, the current champions who defeated Barcelona 4-1 in the 2024 final, will be looking to defend their title. Here’s everything you need to know about this year’s competition:
Participating Teams
Four teams will compete in the 2025 Spanish Super Cup:
- Real Madrid – La Liga 2024/25 champions
- Barcelona – La Liga 2024/25 runners-up
- Athletic Club – Copa del Rey 2024/25 champions
- Mallorca – Copa del Rey 2024/25 runners-up
Tournament Format and Schedule
The Super Cup follows a ‘final four’ format with two semi-finals and a final, all played as single-leg matches. The schedule is as follows:
- January 8, 2025: Athletic Club vs FC Barcelona (Semi-final)
- January 9, 2025: Real Madrid CF vs RCD Mallorca (Semi-final)
- January 12, 2025: Final
All matches will kick off at 22:00 local time (20:00 Spanish peninsular time).
Venue
The 2025 Spanish Super Cup will be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This is part of an agreement between the Royal Spanish Football Federation and Saudi Arabia to host the tournament until 2029. Specific stadiums are yet to be confirmed.
As the competition approaches, football fans around the world eagerly anticipate this clash of Spanish football giants in what promises to be an exciting tournament.