European Super .. a project starring launched by a Dutch journalist

He played the first unofficial final for the European Super Championship 53 years ago, when the ancient Dutch club Ajax met with its Scottish counterpart Rangers in a confrontation with the return system.

The Dutch journalist Anton and Witclab from the “Telegraph” newspaper came to the mind of an exceptional idea, after one of the best generations of Dutch football at the time contemplated.

The comprehensive ball was dominated by the old continent, as Fenord won the European Championships of the Champions League currently known as the European Champions League, in 1970 before Al-Mashaal delivered to Ajax, who won it for three consecutive copies (1971-1972-1973).

And Witcumab suggested that the president of Ajax Van Prague face the winner of the cup -winning club cup.

The initiative was accepted by Van Prague, who conveyed it to the President of the European Union, but he collided with one obstacle to prevent the Eschkendi club from participating in any official competition at the time because of the misconduct of its fans.

The penalty did not prevent the two clubs from holding the final, but in a friendly form, adopted by the Dutch newspaper “The Telegraph” in January 1972, where legend’s colleagues won Johan Cruyff 3-1 in Glasgow and then 3-2 in the return match.

The European Super Final advertising sticker between Ajax and Vasco Rangers, who wanted it to celebrate the centenary of the club

Dutch mills are devoted to their dominance

Ajax Amsterdam returned to dedicate his dominance to European football, to receive the first European Super Cup of its kind under the cover of “UEFA” in 1974.

The final included in the 1973 season, Ajax in Milan, and returned to the Dutch mills with a total of 6-1 in the home and away matches.

The golden generation of Ajax, which swept Milan with a clean sixth in the second leg of the 1973 edition

System change

The European Super Cup competition accompanied the development witnessed by global football in general and European in particular; To change its regulations and competition system over time.

Competition has been limited from the launch of the tournament until 1999; Between the European Championship winner of the champion clubs and winner of the Cup of Cups.

The second competition was canceled to be replaced by the European Union Cup or the European League currently at the beginning of the new millennium; What gave way to the teams crowned with this tournament to face the Champions League title holder.

The final match was held in the home and away system, to stop working with this system and choose the “Louis II” stadium in the Emirate of Monaco to host the final in the form of one match from 1998 to 2013.

The European Union gave the opportunity to other stadiums to embrace the event after that, which gave great excitement and allowed the European fans who love the game to explore competition from a distance.

Spanish domination of the title

Spain has extended its hegemony over European football in recent years, as national teams and clubs belonging to the European Peninsula have controlled the competitions from the youth and the elders.

The European Super Cup competition is among the competitions that were witnessing the Spaniards and rounds of the Spaniards, as local clubs achieved on 17 occasions.

European leader Real Madrid has the biggest outcome by obtaining six titles, followed by his traditional rival Barcelona with five titles, the same balance registered by Milan, Italy.

Atletico Madrid won the cup three times, while Valencia won it on two occasions, and Seville was satisfied with one championship despite playing the final seven times.

Spanish clubs have a terrible statistic, which was reaching the Super Final on 32 occasion.

List of the crowned competition