Iberian Cup

The Iberian Cup, also called Iberian Supercup, is a friendly association football international competition between Portuguese and Spanish clubs, and disputed by two teams (one Portuguese and one Spanish) that were champions in a major competition, very much alike a Supercup, to find out which was the best team from Iberian Peninsula.

Iberian Cup
Founded1935
RegionSpain Spain and
Portugal Portugal
Number of teams2
Current championsPorto

History
Benfica's Iberian Cup (1983)

The first Iberian Cup was played on 7 July 1935. Porto and Real Betis were both league champions, and played a single match which Porto won. The first edition of the Cup was not officially recognized by both federations.

The second Iberian Cup happened forty eight years after the first edition, and was played throughout two matches. This time it was also between the Portuguese and Spanish league champions Benfica and Athletic Bilbao. It was the first edition that was officially recognized by both federations, and the FPF even provided the trophy for the competition.

In 1991, it was disputed between the Portuguese champions Benfica and the Copa del Rey winner Atlético de Madrid, and eventually won by the Spanish side.

In 2000, European champions Real Madrid faced Portuguese league champions Sporting CP, and the competition also returned to the single match format. Sporting defeated Real Madrid.

Finally in 2005, the champions from both national cups faced each other, Vitória de Setúbal and Real Betis. This time the teams asked both national football federations to approve another edition of the Iberian Cup, which gave the competition one more time an official character.

Winners
EditionyearChampionCompetition *ResultRunner-upCompetition *
Iberian Cup I1935Portugal PortoPrimeira Liga4–2Spain Real BetisLa Liga
Iberian Cup II1983Portugal BenficaPrimeira Liga1–2 / 3–1Spain Athletic BilbaoLa Liga
Iberian Cup III1991Spain Atlético de MadridCopa del Rey1–1 / 3–2Portugal BenficaPrimeira Liga
Peninsular Cup2000Portugal Sporting CPPrimeira Liga2–1Spain Real MadridChampions League
Iberian Supercup2005Portugal Vitória de SetúbalTaça de Portugal2–1Spain Real BetisCopa del Rey
  • * The competitions from which they were champions at the time.

Finalists table
ClubWinnerRunner-up
Portugal Porto1 (1935)
Portugal Benfica1 (1983)1 (1991)
Spain Atlético de Madrid1 (1991)
Portugal Sporting CP1 (2000)
Portugal Vitória de Setúbal1 (2005)
Spain Real Betis2 (1935, 2005)
Spain Athletic Bilbao1 (1983)
Spain Real Madrid1 (2000)
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