The 1999 Nova Supersports Cup was an association football friendly tournament competition hosted by Greek premium sports network Nova Sports in 1999, held in Athens.
The tournament occurred from 31 July to 1 August 1999 with the participation of English Premier League club Leicester City, Hertha Berlin from the Bundesliga, Iraklis from the Alpha Ethniki and AEK Athens from the Alpha Ethniki, which eventually won the tournament.
Teams The teams who accepted the invitation are:
AEK Athens – Alpha Ethniki (host) Iraklis – Alpha Ethniki Leicester City – Premier League Hertha Berlin – Bundesliga
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.
Matches Semi-finals
Match for third place
Final
Results YearVenueWinnerRunners-up3rd place4th place1999Nikos Goumas Stadium AEK Athens Hertha Berlin Leicester City Iraklis
Scorers Name Club Goals Demis Nikolaidis AEK Athens 2 Dragan Ćirić Theodoros Zagorakis Leicester City Toni Savevski AEK Athens 1 Christos Maladenis Nenad Bjeković Andreas Neuendorf Hertha Berlin René Tretschok Kjetil Rekdal Steve Walsh Leicester City Matt Elliott Emile Heskey
Nova Supersports Cup1999 WinnersAEK AthensFirst Title
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External links Supersport Tournament (Athinai) 1999-2001 AEK Athens Fixtures of the period 1999-2000 Semi-finals Highlights AEK Athens-Hertha BSC Highlights