Istanbul to host 2027 Spanish Super Cup featuring Barca, Madrid
Baku, August 13, AZERTAC
The 2027 Spanish Super Cup will be played in Istanbul, bringing four of Spain’s biggest clubs to Türkiye for a six-day tournament in February, the Daily Sabah reported.
The Spanish Football Federation announced Thursday that the competition would be held at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium from Feb. 2-7, 2027. Barcelona, Real Madrid, Real Sociedad and Atletico Madrid will compete for the trophy in the four-team format.
Real Sociedad will face Real Madrid in one semifinal, while defending champion Barcelona will meet Atletico Madrid in the other. The two semifinal winners will advance to the final.
The move to Istanbul represents a temporary change of venue for a competition that has been staged in Saudi Arabia in recent years.
The 2027 tournament could not be held in Saudi Arabia because of a scheduling conflict with the Asian Cup, which the country is due to host in January and February 2027.
The Spanish federation, working with SELA, evaluated several bids before selecting Istanbul. Reports said locations including Miami and Qatar were among those considered.
Istanbul will become only the third country outside Spain to host the Spanish Super Cup, after Morocco and Saudi Arabia. The competition is expected to return to Saudi Arabia in 2028.
The Atatürk Olympic Stadium, in Istanbul’s Başakşehir district, has a capacity of about 77,500 and is one of Türkiye’s most prominent football venues.
The stadium has hosted two Champions League finals, including Liverpool’s dramatic comeback against AC Milan in 2005 and Manchester City’s victory over Inter Milan in 2023.
Its selection gives the Spanish Super Cup a high-profile European setting after several years in the Middle East.
The competition has been played as a four-team Final Four tournament since the 2019-20 season, bringing together the winners and runners-up of La Liga and the Copa del Rey.
The format has helped turn the Super Cup into a major international event, with the tournament broadcast in more than 150 countries.
Barcelona will arrive in Istanbul as the defending champions after beating Real Madrid 3-2 in the 2026 final in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Raphinha scored twice and Robert Lewandowski also found the net for Barcelona, while Vinicius Junior and Gonzalo Garcia scored for Madrid.
The victory gave Barcelona a record-extending 16th Spanish Super Cup title and a second consecutive championship.
Barcelona now face Atletico Madrid in the 2027 semifinals, while Real Madrid will meet Real Sociedad.
A Barcelona-Real Madrid final would set up another El Clasico on Turkish soil, although both teams must first win their respective semifinal matches.
The Spanish federation has highlighted the Super Cup’s growing international reach and its financial importance to Spanish football.
Revenue generated by the competition contributes to the wider football structure in Spain, supporting clubs across the men’s and women’s game at different levels.
Taking the 2027 edition to Istanbul allows the federation to maintain that international reach while working around the crowded 2027 football calendar.
For Istanbul, the tournament adds another major international football event to a city that has established itself as a regular host of elite European competition.
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