Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia

The Spanish Super Cup in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the third most significant competition in Spain after the league and the cup. The tournament brings together the league champion and runner-up with the cup winner and runner-up in Spain and follows a knockout format. Saudi Arabia hosted the Spanish Super Cup for the fifth time in Jeddah City from January 8 to 12, 2025, featuring four clubs: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao, and RCD Mallorca.

Barcelona secured the Spanish Super Cup title after defeating Real Madrid five to two in a match held at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah (Alinma Stadium), with a large crowd in attendance.

Saudi Arabia’s hosting of the Spanish Super Cup Saudi aligns with the Quality of Life Program, reflecting Saudi Arabia’s ongoing success in organizing major regional and international sporting events. It also supports the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030, which has contributed to the development and growth of the sports sector in various aspects.

Saudi Arabia has hosted five editions of the Spanish Super Cup, with the first held in Jeddah City in 2020, where Real Madrid won the title after defeating Atlético Madrid. The tournament then moved to the capital, Riyadh, for its second edition in 2022, where Real Madrid once again claimed the championship. In the third edition in 2023, Barcelona secured the title by defeating Real Madrid, before Real Madrid reclaimed the trophy in Riyadh in 2024. The tournament returned to Jeddah City in 2025, where Barcelona secured the title after defeating Real Madrid.

Barcelona holds the record for the most Spanish Super Cup titles, having won it fifteen times out of twenty-eight previous appearances. Real Madrid follows with twelve titles, while Athletic Bilbao and Deportivo La Coruña have each won three titles. Atlético Madrid has secured the trophy twice.