Nova Supersports Cup

The Nova Supersports Cup was an association football friendly tournament competition hosted by Greek premium sports network Nova Sports between 1999 and 2001, held in Athens.^[1][2][3][4]

Nova Supersports Cup

Founded	1999
Abolished	2002
Region	Europe
Number of teams	11
Last champions	Bologna (1st title)
Most successful club(s)	AEK Athens Bologna Brescia (1 title)

The inaugural tournament took place from July 31 to August 1, 1999, featuring Leicester City from the English Premier League, Hertha Berlin from the German Bundesliga, as well as Iraklis and AEK Athens from the Greek Alpha Ethniki, with AEK Athens emerging as the tournament champion.^[5][6][7][8] The second tournament took place from August 4 to 5, 2000, featuring the Greek Alpha Ethniki club AEK Athens, Werder Bremen from the German Bundesliga, Rapid Wien from the Austrian Bundesliga, and Brescia from the Italian Serie A, which ultimately emerged as the tournament winner.^[9] The final tournament took place on August 3, 2001, featuring AEK Athens from Greece's Alpha Ethniki, Sevilla from Spain's La Liga, and Bologna from Italy's Serie A, with Bologna emerging as the champion of the event.^{[10][11][12][13]}

Venue

Main article: Nikos Goumas Stadium

All the games were played at the Nikos Goumas Stadium a 27,729-seat multi-use venue, home ground of hosts AEK Athens. The ground was demolished in June 2003.

Results

By year

Year	Venue	Winners	Runners-up	3rd place	4th place
1999	NGS, Athens	AEK Athens	Hertha Berlin	Leicester City	Iraklis
2000	NGS, Athens	Brescia	AEK Athens	Werder Bremen	Rapid Wien
2001	NGS, Athens	Bologna	AEK Athens	Sevilla

By club

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Years won	Years runner-up
AEK Athens	1	2	1999	2000, 2001
Brescia	1	0	2000	–
Bologna	1	0	2001	–
Hertha Berlin	0	1	–	1999

By nation

Country	Winners	Runners-up	Winning clubs	Runners-up
Italy	2	0	Brescia (1), Bologna (1)	–
Greece	1	2	AEK Athens (1)	AEK Athens (2)
Germany	0	1	–	Hertha Berlin (1)

Last updated: 6 December 2023.
Source: The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation