2020 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto

The 2020 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto, also known as Supercopa Endesa for sponsorship reasons, will be the 17th edition of the Supercopa de España de Baloncesto, an annual basketball competition for clubs in the Spanish basketball league system that were successful in its major competitions in the preceding season.

2020 Supercopa Endesa1
CountrySpain
Dates12–13 September 2020
Championship venueSantiago Martín
La Laguna
Teams4
Defending championsReal Madrid
← 2019 2021 →
1 Sponsored name, referring to Endesa.

Real Madrid is the defending champion.

All times are in Western European Summer Time (UTC+01:00).

Qualification

The tournament will feature the winners from the three major competitions (2019–20 Liga Endesa, 2020 Copa del Rey and 2019 Supercopa Endesa), the host team and the remaining highest ranked teams from the 2019–20 Liga Endesa season if vacant berths exist.[1]

Qualified teams

The following four teams qualified for the tournament.[2]

Team Method of qualification Appearance Last appearance as
TD Systems Baskonia 2019–20 Liga Endesa champion 13th 2018 runners-up
Real Madrid 2020 Copa del Rey and 2019 Supercopa Endesa champion 15th 2019 winners
Iberostar Tenerife Host team 1st Debut
Barça 2019–20 Liga Endesa runner-up 15th 2019 runners-up

Venue

On May 16, 2019, ACB selected and announced Tenerife to host the supercup on September 2020.[3] The venue can hold 5,000 people for basketball games, and it offers 2,000 square meters of floor space. The facilities remain open all year long, without interruption. The pavilion also provides the following facilities for athletic use: 5 large locker rooms and 4 double locker rooms. Additionally, a gymnasium, infirmary, video and press room are available as well as a rehab room for athletes. The arena hosted the 2017 Champions League Final Four, as Iberostar Tenerife hosted the tournament in which Tenerife won its first Champions League title. The arena also hosted the 2017 Intercontinental Cup final match between Tenerife and Guaros de Lara. The arena was also used a host venue of the 2018 Women's World Cup, and the 2020 Intercontinental Cup.

2020 Supercopa de España de Baloncesto (Spain, Canary Islands)
La Laguna
Santiago Martín
Capacity: 5,000[lower-alpha 1]

Draw

The draw was held on 29 July 2020 in Tenerife, Spain. TD Systems Baskonia as the league champion and Real Madrid as cup champion were the seeded teams.[2][6]

Bracket
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Iberostar Tenerife0
 
 
 
Real Madrid0
 
 0
 
 
 
 0
 
TD Systems Baskonia0
 
 
Barça0
 

Semifinals

TD Systems Baskonia vs. Barça
12 September 2020 TD Systems Baskonia vs. Barça La Laguna
17:30
Arena: Santiago Martín

Iberostar Tenerife vs. Real Madrid
12 September 2020 Iberostar Tenerife vs. Real Madrid La Laguna
20:30
Arena: Santiago Martín

Final
13 September 2020 vs. La Laguna
17:30
Arena: Santiago Martín

Notes
  1. The tournament could be played with a reduced capacity or behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5]
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References
  1. "Criterios Supercopa Endesa | ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in Spanish). 19 September 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  2. "Así será la Supercopa Endesa 2020 | ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in Spanish). 24 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  3. "Supercopa Endesa 2020, en Tenerife | ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in Spanish). 16 May 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  4. "La Supercopa Endesa aspira a tener ya público en las gradas". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  5. "La ACB quiere comenzar la Liga Endesa el 19 de septiembre". Las Provincias (in Spanish). 23 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  6. "Sorteo de la Supercopa Endesa 2020 | ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in Spanish). 29 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
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