The Nova Supersports Cup was an association football friendly tournament competition hosted by Greek premium sports network Nova Sports between 1999 and 2001, held in Athens.
The inaugural tournament took place from July 31 to August 1, 1999, featuring Leicester City from the English Premier League, Hertha Berlin from the German Bundesliga, as well as Iraklis and AEK Athens from the Greek Alpha Ethniki, with AEK Athens emerging as the tournament champion. The second tournament took place from August 4 to 5, 2000, featuring the Greek Alpha Ethniki club AEK Athens, Werder Bremen from the German Bundesliga, Rapid Wien from the Austrian Bundesliga, and Brescia from the Italian Serie A, which ultimately emerged as the tournament winner. The final tournament took place on August 3, 2001, featuring AEK Athens from Greece's Alpha Ethniki, Sevilla from Spain's La Liga, and Bologna from Italy's Serie A, with Bologna emerging as the champion of the event.
Venue
All the games were played at the Nikos Goumas Stadium a 27,729-seat multi-use venue, home ground of hosts AEK Athens. The ground was demolished in June 2003.
Results By year YearVenueWinnersRunners-up3rd place4th place1999NGS, Athens AEK Athens Hertha Berlin Leicester City Iraklis2000NGS, Athens Brescia AEK Athens Werder Bremen Rapid Wien2001NGS, Athens Bologna AEK Athens Sevilla
By club
+ ClubWinnersRunners-upYears wonYears runner-up AEK Athens1219992000, 2001 Brescia102000– Bologna102001– Hertha Berlin01–1999
By nation CountryWinnersRunners-upWinning clubsRunners-up Italy 2 0 Brescia (1), Bologna (1)– Greece 1 2 AEK Athens (1) AEK Athens (2) Germany 0 1– Hertha Berlin (1)
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External links Supersport Tournament (Athinai) 1999-2001 AEK Athens Fixtures of the period 1999-2000 AEK Athens Fixtures of the period 2000-2001 AEK Athens Fixtures of the period 2001-2002 SK Rapid Wien Fixtures of the period 2000-2001 Supersport-Turnier Athen 2000