The UEFA Super Cup (called European Super Cup prior to 1995) is an annual contest played between the previous season's UEFA Champions League (formerly the European Cup) and UEFA Europa League (formerly UEFA Cup) winners.[1] The first final, played over two legs between Dutch team Ajax and Glasgow's Rangers is considered unofficial by UEFA.[2] Rangers were banned from European competition due to the behaviour of their fans but, having won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup the previous season, contested the title.[3] Ajax lifted the trophy under the guidance of Romanian manager Ștefan Kovács, winning 6–3 over the two legs.

From 1973 to 1999, the Super Cup was contested by the winners of the European Cup/Champions League and the holders of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. The latter competition was then abolished and since then, the UEFA Cup have taken part in their place, Galatasaray being the first UEFA Cup winners to do so in 2000. Since the 1998 competition, the final has been a single match, played at a neutral venue (formerly the Stade Louis II in Monaco but now alternating every year).[4] The first final held in the principality ended in success for Chelsea, led by Italian Gianluca Vialli.

Italian managers have fared most successfully since the inception of the contest, winning twelve titles. Carlo Ancelotti (with AC Milan in 2003 and 2007 and Real Madrid in 2014, 2022 and 2024) has won the trophy on five occasions. Pep Guardiola (with Barcelona in 2009 and 2012, Bayern Munich in 2013 and Manchester City in 2023) is the only manager to have won the trophy with three different clubs.[5]

By year

Final Nationality Winning manager Country Club Ref(s)
1972 ROU Ștefan Kovács NED Ajax [6][7]
1973 NED George Knobel NED Ajax [8][9]
1974 Bayern Munich and 1. FC Magdeburg did not play. [10]
1975 URS Valeri Lobanovsky URS Dynamo Kyiv [10][11]
1976 BEL Raymond Goethals BEL Anderlecht [12][13]
1977 ENG Bob Paisley ENG Liverpool [14][15]
1978 BEL Raymond Goethals BEL Anderlecht [13]
1979 ENG Brian Clough ENG Nottingham Forest [16][17]
1980 ESP Bernardino Pérez ESP Valencia [18]
1981 Liverpool and Dinamo Tbilisi did not play. [19]
1982 ENG Tony Barton ENG Aston Villa [20][21]
1983 SCO Alex Ferguson SCO Aberdeen [22][23]
1984 ITA Giovanni Trapattoni ITA Juventus [24][25]
1985 Juventus and Everton did not play. [26]
1986 ROU Anghel Iordănescu ROU Steaua București [27][28]
1987 YUG Tomislav Ivić POR Porto [29]
1988 NED Aad de Mos BEL Mechelen [30]
1989 ITA Arrigo Sacchi ITA AC Milan [31][32]
1990 ITA Arrigo Sacchi ITA AC Milan [32][33]
1991 SCO Alex Ferguson ENG Manchester United [23][34]
1992 NED Johan Cruyff ESP Barcelona [35][36]
1993 ITA Nevio Scala ITA Parma [37]
1994 ITA Fabio Capello ITA AC Milan [38][39]
1995 NED Louis van Gaal NED Ajax [40][41]
1996 ITA Marcello Lippi ITA Juventus [42][43]
1997 NED Louis van Gaal ESP Barcelona [41][44]
1998 ITA Gianluca Vialli ENG Chelsea [45][46]
1999 SWE Sven-Göran Eriksson ITA Lazio [47]
2000 ROU Mircea Lucescu TUR Galatasaray [48]
2001 FRA Gérard Houllier ENG Liverpool [49]
2002 ESP Vicente del Bosque ESP Real Madrid [50][51]
2003 ITA Carlo Ancelotti ITA AC Milan [52]
2004 ITA Claudio Ranieri ESP Valencia [53]
2005 ESP Rafael Benítez ENG Liverpool [54][55]
2006 ESP Juande Ramos ESP Sevilla [56][57]
2007 ITA Carlo Ancelotti ITA AC Milan [58]
2008 NED Dick Advocaat RUS Zenit Saint Petersburg [59][60]
2009 ESP Pep Guardiola ESP Barcelona [61][62]
2010 ESP Quique Sánchez Flores ESP Atlético Madrid [63]
2011 ESP Pep Guardiola ESP Barcelona [64]
2012 ARG Diego Simeone ESP Atlético Madrid [65]
2013 ESP Pep Guardiola GER Bayern Munich [66]
2014 ITA Carlo Ancelotti ESP Real Madrid [67]
2015 ESP Luis Enrique ESP Barcelona [68]
2016 FRA Zinedine Zidane ESP Real Madrid [69]
2017 FRA Zinedine Zidane ESP Real Madrid [70]
2018 ARG Diego Simeone[note 1] ESP Atlético Madrid [72]
2019 GER Jürgen Klopp ENG Liverpool [73]
2020 GER Hansi Flick GER Bayern Munich [74]
2021 GER Thomas Tuchel ENG Chelsea [75]
2022 ITA Carlo Ancelotti ESP Real Madrid [76]
2023 ESP Pep Guardiola ENG Manchester City [77]
2024 ITA Carlo Ancelotti ESP Real Madrid [78]
2025 ESP Luis Enrique FRA Paris Saint-Germain [79]

Managers with multiple titles

Rank Nationality Manager Number of wins Years won Club(s)
1 Carlo Ancelotti 5 2003, 2007, 2014, 2022, 2024 AC Milan (2), Real Madrid (3)
2 Pep Guardiola 4 2009, 2011, 2013, 2023 Barcelona (2), Bayern Munich, Manchester City
3 Raymond Goethals 2 1976, 1978 Anderlecht
Arrigo Sacchi 2 1989, 1990 AC Milan
Louis van Gaal 2 1995, 1997 Ajax, Barcelona
Alex Ferguson 2 1983, 1991 Aberdeen, Manchester United
Zinedine Zidane 2 2016, 2017 Real Madrid
Diego Simeone 2 2012, 2018 Atlético Madrid
Luis Enrique 2 2015, 2025 Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain

By nationality

This table lists the total number of titles won by managers of each nationality.

Nationality Number
of wins
 Italy 13
 Spain 11
 Netherlands 6
 England 3
 France 3
 Germany 3
 Romania[80] 3
 Argentina 2
 Belgium 2
 Scotland 2
 Yugoslavia 1
 Soviet Union 1
 Sweden 1

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  80. The total for Romanian managers includes the 1972 title which is not officially recognised by UEFA.

Notes

  1. Simeone was given a four-match touchline ban in UEFA competitions following the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League semi-final first leg, so assistant manager and compatriot Germán Burgos filled in as manager on the touchline.[71]