UEFA Super Cup - Aug 12 - Red Bull Arena Salzburg

[ADVILLAFAN]

Of course, confusingly our win in 1983 was the 1982 European Super Cup.

[Crown Hill]

The Super Cup in 1983 was a mid season tie and meant a lot when we won it, even if the trophy was just a piece of polished wood. Barcelona certainly never treated the tie as a friendly, it was a battle to the death. Nowadays it's a glorified pre season curtain raiser, a European version of the community shield. That said, we'll be Supreme Champions of Europe if we win it, like we were in 1983

I agree that it was a battle in 1983 and there was a tremendous atmosphere at Villa Park. But, even though we were playing Barcelona, the attendance was only 31,000. Above average for that season, but still low when you consider the opposition and, the ground was bursting at the seams a few days later, when we hosted Wolves in the FA Cup.

...I was at that game, a crazy night. GBH being dished out in plain sight on the pitch if I remember. Seems completely mad that we had a bigger turnout for Wolves than Barcelona,  don't think that would happen now lol...

It was the 5th round. And the FA Cup was a huge deal then. Wolves must have had a large following. Even more in the seats in Trinity Road in those days as well.

Plus for quarter final v Dynamo Kiev I think we’d had 36k. So seems about par at the time given economic climate, hooliganism etc and the effects on gates.

[aldridgeboy]

That Barcelona team was so dirty. It was only my third or fourth match.
I think there was talk of them being banned from Europe because they were so dirty.

[cdbearsfan]

I think the new Club World Cup is, unpleasant as it may be, a major trophy. You have to play seven games and the winner gets £100 million. The new Intercontinental Cup can still be classed as a minor trophy as European teams only have to win one match.

I suppose I have to concede this one, as you say unpleasant as it may be. Is the  Intercontinental Cup the thing that FIFA still do between Europe and South America every year apart from the Club World Cup year? I’m so lost on how this is developing, bloody FIFA.

The Intercontinental Cup was an annual tie between the Champions of Europe and South America. It's the one in which we lost against Peñarol in 1982.

In 2000, FIFA introduced the Club World Cup, an eight team tournament with a group stage. The one that Man U played in when they withdrew from the FA Cup. This was supposed to be the start of a new annual tournament but clubs could never find room in the calendar for it.

The Intercontinental carried on until 2004.

In 2005, FIFA introduced an updated Club World Cup featuring all the continental champions plus the champions of the host nation, with the European Champions receiving a bye to the semis. The Intercontinental Cup was scrapped.

2024 saw the Club World Cup expanded to 32 teams and changed to a once every four years tournament.

So that there would still be an annual tournament for confederation champions, FIFA created a new competition, the FIFA Intercontinental Cup. While having a similar name, this is classed as a separate competion from the "old" Intercontinental Cup. The format is the same as the 2005-2023 Club World Cup except that European teams now receive a bye to the final rather than the semi.

To add to the confusion, the old Intercontinental Cup was quite often known, informally, as "the Club World Cup" even though it never had this title officially, and both the Intercontinental Cup and Club World Cup were played in 1999/2000.

[PeterWithesShin]

There was probably a similar number of Villa fans at both games as there were pretty much no away fans for Barcelona and Wolves brought loads. For the FAC game the chairman's turnstiles were well used. Barcelona was the first time I stood on the Holte, Wolves was back in the seats with the family.

[AV82EC]

I think the new Club World Cup is, unpleasant as it may be, a major trophy. You have to play seven games and the winner gets £100 million. The new Intercontinental Cup can still be classed as a minor trophy as European teams only have to win one match.

I suppose I have to concede this one, as you say unpleasant as it may be. Is the  Intercontinental Cup the thing that FIFA still do between Europe and South America every year apart from the Club World Cup year? I’m so lost on how this is developing, bloody FIFA.

The Intercontinental Cup was an annual tie between the Champions of Europe and South America. It's the one in which we lost against Peñarol in 1982.

In 2000, FIFA introduced the Club World Cup, an eight team tournament with a group stage. The one that Man U played in when they withdrew from the FA Cup. This was supposed to be the start of a new annual tournament but clubs could never find room in the calendar for it.

The Intercontinental carried on until 2004.

In 2005, FIFA introduced an updated Club World Cup featuring all the continental champions plus the champions of the host nation, with the European Champions receiving a bye to the semis. The Intercontinental Cup was scrapped.

2024 saw the Club World Cup expanded to 32 teams and changed to a once every four years tournament.

So that there would still be an annual tournament for confederation champions, FIFA created a new competition, the FIFA Intercontinental Cup. While having a similar name, this is classed as a separate competion from the "old" Intercontinental Cup. The format is the same as the 2005-2023 Club World Cup except that European teams now receive a bye to the final rather than the semi.

To add to the confusion, the old Intercontinental Cup was quite often known, informally, as "the Club World Cup" even though it never had this title officially, and both the Intercontinental Cup and Club World Cup were played in 1999/2000.

Thanks.