UEFA Super Cup Details
Europa League winner Aston Villa will play Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Super Cup at Stadion Salzburg, Austria on Wednesday, August 12 (ko 8pm BST). The game will be sandwiched between two friendlies with German teams – Bayern Munich and Borussia Mönchengladbach – scheduled either side.
This is what we know so far about the Super Cup final in Salzburg…
What is the Stadium Capacity?
The capacity of Stadion Salzburg is 30,188. The stadium hosted three games at UEFA EURO 2008 and is the home of FC Salzburg.
Aston Villa’s Super Cup Ticket Allocation
Both Villa and PSG have been confirmed with allocations of 7,000 tickets each (down from the estimation of 9,000 each of UEFA’s standard 60% of tickets for the team’s guideline) – Villa’s exact General Admission allocation is 6,853 seats. Some fans have bemoaned that’s a small number, but there is a reason smaller stadiums are used for the Super Cup.
In terms of mainstream supporter interest for the match it’s something of glorified friendly, a Community Shield type of a game. Take last year’s final. Despite being played at the 22,500 capacity Stadio Friuli in Udine, Italy, where 60% of the capacity would have granted each team 6,750 seats, PSG took up 5,800 tickets and Tottenham Hotspur took 4,700 tickets. So at least the Aston Villa ticket allocation will exceed both.
At least 20% will go on general sale via the UEFA portal, so obviously that will also potentially boost both team’s followings, with the rest going to commercial partners to facilitate their staff, business partners and influencer freeloaders.
When Can You Buy Super Cup Tickets?
After the Champions League final, UEFA announced that ‘ticket sales are expected to begin in the second half of June 2026’. While both clubs haven’t release their criteria yet, the UEFA ballot for the additional ticket pool is now open – you have until 23rd June to register. If you went to Istanbul and intend to make the trip to Austria, don’t delete the UEFA ticket app off your phone just yet!
Villa’s Super Cup Previous
With the Super Cup final going straight to penalties after 90 minutes, if Villa and PSG are level, that will mark a bit of a difference from the time Villa last contested the Super Cup against Barcelona back in 1983. When Tony Barton’s boys came out triumphant 3-1 on aggregate over two-legs against the Udo Lattek managed Catalans.
In a brutal second leg encounter at Villa Park, Gary Shaw put Villa ahead with 10 minutes left, drawing the tie level on aggregate, as they went on to win it with two goals in extra-time. While the game is known as the 1982 Super Cup final, it took place in January 1983, because it was the earliest date the clubs could come to an arrangement on.
Barcelona were considered the richest team in the world at the time, but despite going through something of a transitional period, had one of the best midfielders in the world in Bernd Schuster, plus Barcelona greats like Quini up front, Urruti in goal, and the iconic (but brutal) Migueli at the back. Barca also had a 22-year-old Diego Maradona in their ranks, but he missed both matches due to illness with hepatitis.
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