2025 Supercopa de Chile
| Event | Supercopa Itaú 2025 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Date | TBD 2025 | ||||||
| Venue | TBD | ||||||
The 2025 Supercopa de Chile, known as the Supercopa Itaú 2025 for sponsorship purposes, will be the thirteenth edition of the Supercopa de Chile, competition organised by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (ANFP). It will be played by the 2024 Chilean Primera División champions Colo-Colo and the 2024 Copa Chile champions Universidad de Chile at a date and stadium to be determined.
Teams
The two teams that will contest the Supercopa are Colo-Colo, who qualified as 2024 Primera División champions and Universidad de Chile, who qualified for the match as 2024 Copa Chile champions, defeating Ñublense in the final by a 1–0 score. This will be Colo-Colo's seventh participation in the competition, with four titles, whilst Universidad de Chile will play their fourth Supercopa, with one title in 2015.[1]
It will also be the first time Colo-Colo and Universidad de Chile will face each other in a Supercopa de Chile match.[2]
| Team | Qualification | Previous appearances (bold indicates winners) |
|---|---|---|
| Colo-Colo | 2024 Primera División champions[3] | 6 (2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024) |
| Universidad de Chile | 2024 Copa Chile champions[4] | 3 (2013, 2015, 2016) |
Venue and format changes
With Colo-Colo and Universidad de Chile having qualified to play the Supercopa de Chile, it was originally planned to deviate from the usual single-match format for the competition and have the Supercopa played over two legs due to safety concerns, with the fans of each club being entitled to only attend the match hosted by their club,[5] however the competition could not be scheduled over two legs during its usual January timeframe given that Universidad de Chile could not host their home leg during that month, with their regular home stadium Estadio Nacional being unavailable and no other alternate stadiums willing to host Universidad de Chile's home match.[6]
Since it became unfeasible to play the Supercopa over two legs in January, it was decided to return to the single-match format, but the cities of Concepción and Temuco both declined to host the match on safety grounds.[7][8] Eventually, an agreement was reached to schedule the match for 25 January 2025 at Estadio La Portada in La Serena with the attendance of local fans only,[9] however, four days before the date the match was scheduled to be played the ANFP announced its suspension as it had not been granted authorization by the Presidential Delegation of the Coquimbo Region to hold the event while also condemning threats from Colo-Colo's barra brava group Garra Blanca in the previous days.[10]
With the suspension of the match being confirmed, Aníbal Mosa, president of the Blanco y Negro concessionaire that manages Colo-Colo, expressed his support for having the Supercopa played as a two-legged series which he had originally proposed to the ANFP.[11] On 29 January, ANFP president Pablo Milad confirmed that the Supercopa would change its format and would be contested over two legs, being tentatively rescheduled for July 2025.[12] On 9 April, the ANFP's Professional Leagues manager Yamal Rajab informed that the Supercopa would be played over two legs between 15 and 22 July 2025, but this plan also fell through given that Universidad de Chile qualified to play the knockout round play-offs of the Copa Sudamericana, which was set to be played in those dates.[13]
Details
References
- ^ "El historial de campeones de la Supercopa de Chile" [The record of Supercopa de Chile champions] (in Spanish). ESPN. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "Supercopa 2025: los detalles del esperado cara a cara entre Colo Colo y la U" [2025 Supercopa: the details of the long-awaited face-to-face between Colo Colo and the U] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "El firmamento albo tiene 34 estrellas: Colo Colo es el campeón del fútbol chileno" [The white firmament has 34 stars: Colo Colo are the champions of Chilean football] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "¡Universidad de Chile se coronó campeón de la Copa Chile!" [Universidad de Chile crowned themselves as Copa Chile champions!] (in Spanish). ESPN. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "La Supercopa entre Colo Colo y la U se jugará en partidos de ida y vuelta" [The Supercopa between Colo Colo and the U will be played over two legs] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Cambio de planes: Pablo Milad entrega detalles sobre la fecha y el formato que tendrá la Supercopa" [Change of plans: Pablo Milad provides details on the date and format the Supercopa will have] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Una opción menos: descartan Concepción como sede de la Supercopa entre Colo Colo y La U" [One less option: Concepción ruled out as venue for the Supercopa between Colo-Colo and La U] (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Temuco le dio un portazo a la Supercopa 2025: "No estamos en condiciones"" [Temuco slammed the door on the 2025 Supercopa: "We're not in a position"] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "La Supercopa entre Colo Colo y la U tiene aforo y precios definidos" [The Supercopa between Colo Colo and the U has capacity and prices set] (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "A cuatro días del partido: ANFP suspende Supercopa 2025 tras "demoras y amenazas"" [Within four days of the match: ANFP suspends 2025 Supercopa after "delays and threats"] (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. 21 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ "Aníbal Mosa le propone soluciones a la ANFP para jugar la Supercopa y festejar el centenario" [Aníbal Mosa proposes solutions to the ANFP to play the Supercopa and celebrate the centenary] (in Spanish). Al Aire Libre. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Pablo Milad pone fecha y un DRÁSTICO cambio para jugar la Supercopa 2025" [Pablo Milad sets a date and a DRASTIC change to play the 2025 Supercopa] (in Spanish). Al Aire Libre. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ "¡Nuevo formato! ANFP revela las fechas para jugar la Supercopa entre Colo Colo y la U" [New format! ANFP reveals the dates to play the Supercopa between Colo-Colo and the U] (in Spanish). RedGol. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.