Nova Supersports Cup

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Nova Supersports Cup
Founded1999
Abolished2002
RegionEurope
Number of teams11
Last championsItaly Bologna
(1st title)
Most successful club(s)Greece AEK Athens
Italy Bologna
Italy Brescia
(1 title)

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]

The first tournament occurred from 31 July to 1 August 1999 with the participation of English Premier League club Leicester City, Hertha Berlin from the Bundesliga, Iraklis from the Alpha Ethniki and AEK Athens from the Alpha Ethniki, which eventually won the tournament.[5][6][7][8] The second tournament occurred between 4 and 5 August 2000 with the participation of Greek Alpha Ethniki club AEK Athens, Werder Bremen from the Bundesliga, Rapid Wien from the Austrian Bundesliga and Brescia from the Serie A, which eventually won the tournament.[9] The third and last tournament occurred on 3 August 2001 with the participation of Greek Alpha Ethniki club AEK Athens, Sevilla from the La Liga and Bologna from the Serie A, which eventually won the tournament.[10][11][12][13]

Venue[edit]

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[edit]

By year[edit]

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

By club[edit]

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

By nation[edit]

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

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander; Veronese, Andrea (23 January 2003). "Supersport Tournament (Athinai) 1999-2001". rsssf.org. Online: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  2. ^ Πάρης Αρωνιάδης. "H AEK κέρδισε τη Λέστερ του Ζαγοράκη (vid)". aek-live.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Η Μπρέσια νικήτρια του τουρνουά Supersport 3-2 την ΑΕΚ". in.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Τη δεύτερη θέση κατέκτησε η ΑΕΚ στο 3ο τουρνουά Supersport". in.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  5. ^ Πάτροκλος Πανανίδης. "Τρεις εκτελεστές". tanea.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  6. ^ Ηλίας Αναστασιάδης. "ΑΕΚ-ΑΪΚ, 11/8/1999: Η κατάρα του 0-0". contra.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  7. ^ "AEK-Λέστερ: Από τον Χέσκεϊ στον Βάρντι". stoiximan.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Αδύναμος ο νεανικός «Γηραιός»". tanea.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  9. ^ Πάτροκλος Πανανίδης. "Τελευταίες εξετάσεις". tanea.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  10. ^ Κώστας Κοφινάς. "Φιλικό... ξύλο!". tanea.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Πρώτα δυνατά τεστ για ΑΕΚ" (in Greek). Online: Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ. kathimerini.gr. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Φιλικό... Europa League με Σεβίλλη η ΑΕΚ". contra.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  13. ^ "AEK FC welcomes Sevilla FC in Athens". aekfc.gr. Online. Retrieved 13 November 2020.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Συλλογικό έργο (2014). 90 ΧΡΟΝΙΑ, Η ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΑΕΚ (in Greek). Αθήνα, Ελλάδα: Εκδοτικός Οίκος Α. Α. Λιβάνη. ISBN 978-960-14-2802-4.
  • Παναγιωτακόπουλος, Παναγιώτης (2021). 1963-2021 Η ΕΥΡΩΠΑΪΚΗ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΤΗΣ Α.Ε.Κ. ΜΕΣΑ ΑΠΟ ΤΑ ΕΙΣΙΤΗΡΙΑ ΤΩΝ ΑΓΩΝΩΝ: το ταξίδι συνεχίζεται...!!! (in Greek). Αθήνα, Ελλάδα: ISBN 978-618-00-2832-4.
  • Παναγιωτακόπουλος, Παναγιώτης (2022). 1979-2003 ΤΟ ΤΑΞΙΔΙ ΣΥΝΕΧΙΖΕΤΑΙ...Νο2: Οι επίσημοι αγώνες της Α.Ε.Κ. στο Ναό μέσα από τα εισιτήρια των αγώνων (in Greek). Αθήνα, Ελλάδα: ISBN 978-618-00-3993-1.
  • Παναγιωτακόπουλος, Παναγιώτης (2023). 100 ΧΡΟΝΙΑ Α.Ε.Κ. - 100 ΣΤΙΓΜΕΣ ΔΟΞΑΣ μέσα από τα εισιτήρια των αγώνων: Το Ταξίδι Συνεχίζεται...!!! Νο3 (in Greek). Αθήνα, Ελλάδα: ISBN 978-618-00-4636-6.

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