Netherlands · Super Cup

Johan Cruijff Schaal

In US-sports termsOne game, champion versus cup winner, played before the new season starts — a season opener with a trophy attached.
What it is
The Dutch super cup: a single match between the Eredivisie champion and the KNVB Beker winner, staged as the curtain-raiser to the new season.
How you get in
Win the Eredivisie or win the KNVB Beker.
What it feeds
A trophy and bragging rights — no qualification attached.
Named after Johan Cruyff, the player and coach whose ideas made Dutch soccer famous and rebuilt Barcelona in the same image.
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