2012 UEFA Super Cup

The 2012 UEFA Super Cup was the 37th 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. It was played at the Stade Louis II in Monaco on 31 August 2012, between the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League winners Chelsea of England and the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League winners Atlético Madrid of Spain.^[5]

2012 UEFA Super Cup

Match programme cover
Chelsea Atlético Madrid 1 4
Date	31 August 2012
Venue	Stade Louis II, Monaco
Man of the Match	Radamel Falcao (Atlético Madrid)[1]
Referee	Damir Skomina (Slovenia)[2]
Attendance	14,312[3]
Weather	Cloudy night 19 °C (66 °F) 60% humidity[4]
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This was the last Super Cup to be played at the Stade Louis II, which had hosted the match since 1998, as future editions began to be hosted at different venues, starting with the 2013 edition, which was played at Eden Arena in Prague.^[6]

Atlético Madrid won 4–1 to claim their second UEFA Super Cup.^[1] Radamel Falcao scored a first-half hat-trick and Miranda added a fourth for Atlético on the hour mark, before Gary Cahill scored a consolation goal for Chelsea in the 75th minute.

Venue

The Stade Louis II in Monaco was the venue for the UEFA Super Cup every year since 1998. Built in 1985, the stadium is also the home of Monaco, who play in the French league system.

The net capacity of the Stade Louis II was 18,000. Over 70 percent of the tickets were reserved for the general public and supporters of the two clubs. Chelsea and Atlético distributed their tickets directly to their fans. The ticket category available for the general public was Category 1 (Première) opposite the main stand at a price of €70.^[7] The international general public ticket sales process began, exclusively via UEFA.com, on 15 June and ended on 2 July.^[8]

Teams

Team	Qualification	Previous participation (bold indicates winners)
Chelsea	2011–12 UEFA Champions League winners[9]	1998
Atlético Madrid	2011–12 UEFA Europa League winners[10]	2010

There had previously been four English-Spanish encounters in the UEFA Super Cup (1979, 1980, 1982, 1998), with English teams winning three out of four.^[11]

Match

Details

31 August 2012

20:45 CEST

Chelsea	1–4	Atlético Madrid
Cahill 75'	Report	Falcao 6', 19', 45' Miranda 60'

Stade Louis II, Monaco

Attendance: 14,312^[3]

Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)^[2]

Chelsea[4]

Atlético Madrid[4]

GK 1 Petr Čech RB 2 Branislav Ivanović  29' CB 24 Gary Cahill CB 4 David Luiz LB 3 Ashley Cole  90' CM 12 Mikel John Obi CM 8 Frank Lampard (c) RW 7 Ramires  46' AM 17 Eden Hazard LW 10 Juan Mata  81' CF 9 Fernando Torres Substitutes: GK 22 Ross Turnbull DF 34 Ryan Bertrand  90' MF 6 Oriol Romeu MF 11 Oscar  46' MF 16 Raul Meireles FW 23 Daniel Sturridge  81' FW 13 Victor Moses Manager: Roberto Di Matteo

GK 13 Thibaut Courtois RB 20 Juanfran CB 23 Miranda CB 2 Diego Godín LB 3 Filipe Luís DM 4 Mario Suárez DM 14 Gabi (c) RW 7 Adrián  56' AM 6 Koke  81' LW 10 Arda Turan CF 9 Radamel Falcao  87' Substitutes: GK 25 Sergio Asenjo DF 17 Sílvio DF 18 Cata Díaz MF 8 Raúl García  81' MF 21 Emre Belözoğlu  87' MF 11 Cristian Rodríguez  56' FW 19 Diego Costa Manager: Diego Simeone

Man of the Match: Radamel Falcao (Atlético Madrid)[1] Assistant referees: Primož Arhar (Slovenia)[2] Matej Žunič (Slovenia)[2] Fourth official: Bojan Ul (Slovenia)[2] Additional assistant referees: Matej Jug (Slovenia)[2] Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)[2]

Match rules[12] 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

Statistics

First half[13] Statistic Chelsea Atlético Madrid Goals scored 0 3 Total shots 5 11 Shots on target 4 7 Saves 4 4 Ball possession 58% 42% Corner kicks 1 1 Fouls committed 5 9 Offsides 1 2 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 0 0

Second half[13] Statistic Chelsea Atlético Madrid Goals scored 1 1 Total shots 7 7 Shots on target 3 5 Saves 4 2 Ball possession 56% 44% Corner kicks 2 5 Fouls committed 8 9 Offsides 0 0 Yellow cards 0 0 Red cards 0 0

Overall[13] Statistic Chelsea Atlético Madrid Goals scored 1 4 Total shots 12 18 Shots on target 7 12 Saves 8 6 Ball possession 57% 43% Corner kicks 3 6 Fouls committed 13 18 Offsides 1 2 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 0 0

See also

• Atlético Madrid in European football
• Chelsea F.C. in international football competitions