2016 UEFA Super Cup

2016 UEFA Super Cup
Date 9 August 2016
Venue Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim

The 2016 UEFA Super Cup will be the 41st edition of the UEFA Super Cup, an annual football match organised by UEFA and contested by the reigning champions of the two main European club competitions, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. The match will feature the winners of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League and the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League. It will be played at the Lerkendal Stadion in Trondheim, Norway, on 9 August 2016.[1]

Venue

The Lerkendal Stadion in Trondheim will host the match.

The Lerkendal Stadion was announced as the venue of the Super Cup at the UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Nyon, Switzerland, on 18 September 2014.[1] This will be the first UEFA final hosted in Norway.

The Lerkendal Stadion opened as a multi-purpose stadium on 10 August 1947, as the main football and athletics stadium in Trondheim. It is the home stadium of Rosenborg BK. The stadium has a capacity for 21,166 spectators, making it the second largest football stadium in Norway.[1]

Teams

Team Qualification Previous participation (bold indicates winners)
Spain Winners of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League
Winners of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League

Teams in contention

Champions League berth

Teams that can still win the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League

Europa League berth

Teams that can still win the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League

Match

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Champions League winners Spain v Europa League winners

Match rules[2]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Trondheim set to stage 2016 UEFA Super Cup". UEFA.com. 18 September 2014.
  2. "Regulations of the UEFA Super Cup 2016" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 4 March 2016.

External links

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