Why Is Supercopa de Espana Often Held In Saudi Arabia?

The Supercopa de Espana is a Spanish club competition that matches the country’s most prosperous domestic club against one another.

The competition follows a straightforward format, with four Spanish teams competing and a single winner declared after the completion of three games. The Supercopa de Espana is frequently held outside of Spain, though, and fans have been curious about why. THEEAGLE provides you with all the details regarding the tournament and the rationale behind its non-Spanish location.

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In the 2019/20 campaign, the Spanish Federation decided to move the trophy to the Middle East to garner global attraction and also earn money from the Saudi Arabian government. With Saudi Arabia earning massive popularity in the sport with marquee players moving to their league and the country getting hosting rights of the 2022 FIFA World Club, the Spanish Federation wanted to capitalise on the iconic growth.

The government had also paid the Spanish FA a sum of €30m for each edition of the tournament that’ll be held in the Middle East.

The Supercopa de Espana is not a unique competition that only takes place in Spain; comparable competitions are hosted by other European leagues as well. While more than two teams compete and more than one game is played in the Spanish tournament, it is the only cup like that.

The Community Shield in England where the previous season’s Premier League winners cross swords with the FA Cup winner or the DFL Supercup in Germany where the reigning Bundesliga champion faces the reigning DFB Pokal winner are prime examples of a similar tournament.