2015 Supercopa de España

The 2015 Supercopa de España was a two-legged football match-up that was played in August 2015 between Athletic Bilbao, runners-up of the 2014–15 Copa del Rey, and Barcelona, the champions of 2014–15 La Liga and the 2014–15 Copa del Rey. It was also a repetition of the 2015 Copa del Rey Final.

2015 Supercopa de España
Athletic Bilbao Barcelona
Copa del Rey La Liga
5 1
on aggregate
First leg
Athletic Bilbao Barcelona
4 0
Date14 August 2015
VenueSan Mamés, Bilbao
RefereeJosé Luis González González[1]
Attendance45,000
Second leg
Barcelona Athletic Bilbao
1 1
Date17 August 2015
VenueCamp Nou, Barcelona
RefereeCarlos Velasco Carballo[1]
Attendance88,834

Athletic Bilbao won the trophy 5–1 on aggregate for their first honour in 31 years.[2][3] Aritz Aduriz scored a hat-trick for Athletic Bilbao in the first leg in a 4–0 win on 14 August. He added a fourth goal three days later in the second leg, which ended in a 1-1 draw at the Camp Nou.[4][5]

Background

This edition marked the 26th appearance of Barcelona in the trophy played by the champions of Spain (Super Cup and its predecessors), more than any other club. Barça have won 15 out of 25 cups. Athletic Bilbao register 5 appearances in the competition (including its predecessors), with 2 triumphs.

The duel between the two clubs in the Super Cup was the fourth, with Barça winning all three previous occasions.

Match details

First leg
Athletic Bilbao4–0Barcelona
San José  13'
Aduriz  52', 61', 67' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: José Luis González González[1]
Athletic Bilbao
Barcelona
GK1 Gorka Iraizoz (c)
RB10 Óscar de Marcos
CB16 Xabier Etxeita 70'
CB4 Aymeric Laporte
LB24 Mikel Balenziaga
DM7 Beñat Etxebarria 44'
DM6 Mikel San José 89'
RM14 Markel Susaeta 73' 84'
AM5 Javier Eraso 43' 76'
LM25 Sabin Merino 66'
CF20 Aritz Aduriz
Substitutes:
GK30 Iago Herrerín
DF2 Eneko Bóveda 84'
DF3 Gorka Elustondo
DF18 Carlos Gurpegui 87' 76'
DF30 Iñigo Lekue 66'
MF23 Ager Aketxe
FW9 Kike Sola
Manager:
Ernesto Valverde
GK1 Marc-André ter Stegen
RB6 Dani Alves 66'
CB15 Marc Bartra
CB23 Thomas Vermaelen
LB21 Adriano
DM14 Javier Mascherano 80'
CM12 Rafinha 51'
CM20 Sergi Roberto 59'
RF10 Lionel Messi (c)
CF9 Luis Suárez
LF7 Pedro 40' 71'
Substitutes:
GK13 Claudio Bravo
DF3 Gerard Piqué
MF4 Ivan Rakitić 59'
MF5 Sergio Busquets
MF8 Andrés Iniesta 89' 51'
FW16 Sandro 71'
FW17 Munir
Manager:
Luis Enrique

Assistant referees:
José María Sánchez Santos
Ignacio Rubio Palomino
Fourth official:
Germán Cid Camacho

Second leg
Barcelona1–1Athletic Bilbao
Messi  43' Report Aduriz  74'
Attendance: 88,834
Barcelona
Athletic Bilbao
GK13 Claudio Bravo
RB6 Dani Alves
CB3 Gerard Piqué 55'
CB14 Javier Mascherano 55'
LB24 Jérémy Mathieu
DM5 Sergio Busquets
CM4 Ivan Rakitić 68'
CM8 Andrés Iniesta (c)
RF10 Lionel Messi
CF9 Luis Suárez
LF7 Pedro 43' 68'
Substitutes:
GK1 Marc-André ter Stegen
DF15 Marc Bartra
DF23 Thomas Vermaelen
MF12 Rafinha
MF20 Sergi Roberto
FW16 Sandro 68'
FW17 Munir 68'
Manager:
Luis Enrique
GK1 Gorka Iraizoz
RB2 Eneko Bóveda 29'
CB16 Xabier Etxeita 68'
CB4 Aymeric Laporte
LB24 Mikel Balenziaga
DM18 Carlos Gurpegui (c)
DM7 Beñat Etxebarria 59' 82'
RM10 Óscar de Marcos
AM5 Javier Eraso 41'
LM14 Markel Susaeta
CF20 Aritz Aduriz 58' 79'
Substitutes:
GK13 Iago Herrerín
DF3 Gorka Elustondo 68'
DF30 Iñigo Lekue
MF17 Mikel Rico 82'
MF23 Ager Aketxe
FW9 Kike Sola 86' 79'
FW25 Sabin Merino
Manager:
Ernesto Valverde

Assistant referees:
Roberto Alonso Fernández
Marcos Álvarez Moreno
Fourth official:
Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

See also

References
  1. "González González y Velasco Carballo, los árbitros de la Supercopa de España". laliga.es. 5 August 2015.
  2. "Athletic Bilbao hold off Barcelona to claim Spanish Super Cup". Guardian. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  3. "Relive Barcelona's Spanish Super cup defeat". BBC Sport. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  4. "Aritz Aduriz leads Athletic Bilbao to 4-0 Super Cup win over Barcelona". Guardian. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  5. "Barcelona thrashed 4-0 by Bilbao". BBC Sport. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
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