UEFA Super Cup 2026: Date, Teams, Kick-Off Time & TV Coverage

The 2026 UEFA Super Cup is set for Wednesday, August 12, featuring a clash between the Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain and the Europa League champions Aston Villa. This match marks only their third encounter in history.

Somalian referee Omar Artan will officiate the game, becoming the first African referee to take charge of a major UEFA final after being barred from World Cup duties. The event takes place at Salzburg's Red Bull Arena, making it the first UEFA club final hosted in this Austrian city and the 14th city overall to stage the Super Cup since it left Monaco.

Quick Facts

• Competition: 51st UEFA Super Cup
• Date: Wednesday, 12 August 2026
• Kick-Off: 21:00 CET / 20:00 BST / 15:00 ET
• Venue: Stadion Salzburg (Red Bull Arena), Salzburg, Austria
• Teams: Paris Saint-Germain vs Aston Villa
• Referee: Omar Artan (Somalia)
• Format: 90 minutes, with penalties if tied

Teams Heading Into the Match

Paris Saint-Germain enter as back-to-back Champions League winners, boasting a powerful lineup including 2025 Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembélé, Desire Doue, and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. Their squad features notable players like Nuno Mendes, Achraf Hakimi, and midfielders Vitinha and Joao Neves.

PSG secured their repeat Champions League title by defeating Arsenal on penalties after epic victories over Monaco, Chelsea, Liverpool, and Bayern Munich.

Aston Villa claimed the Europa League under the guidance of manager Unai Emery, who won his fifth trophy in this competition. Villa comfortably overcame Lille, Bologna, Nottingham Forest, and Freiburg to reach this stage.

Though seen as underdogs against the dominant PSG, Villa draw hope from Tottenham's close contest against PSG in 2025, which ended in penalties.

Squads

• Paris Saint-Germain Goalkeepers: Longoni, Chevalier, Safonov
• Defenders: Hakimi, Beraldo, Marquinhos, Zabarnyi, Digne, Hernandez, Mendes, Pacho
• Midfielders: Ruiz, Akliouche, Vitinha, Mayulu, Fernandez, Zaire-Emery, Neves
• Forwards: Kvaratskhelia, Doue, Barcola, Ndjantou, Mbaye

• Aston Villa Goalkeepers: Martinez, Bizot
• Defenders: Cash, Lindelof, Konsa, Mings, Torres, Maatsen, Nedeljkovic, Cisse
• Midfielders: Barkley, McGinn, Kamara, Buendia, Jimoh-Aloba, Onana, Bogarde, Gomes, Burrowes, Hemmings
• Forwards: Watkins, Garnacho, Abraham, Guessand, Bailey, Iling-Junior, Alysson

Broadcast and Streaming Details

In the United Kingdom, TNT Sports holds the rights, with streaming available on discovery+. Irish viewers can watch on Premier Sports. Fans in the United States can access the match through Paramount+, with Spanish-language coverage by TUDN.

• United Kingdom: TNT Sports, discovery+
• Republic of Ireland: Premier Sports
• United States: Paramount+, TUDN (Spanish)
• Canada: DAZN
• Australia: Stan Sport
• New Zealand: DAZN

Last Year's Super Cup Recap

The 2025 final featured Paris Saint-Germain against Tottenham Hotspur, the Europa League winners. PSG came fresh from a 5-0 Champions League final victory over Inter Milan. Tottenham led for 85 minutes but lost their two-goal advantage late, ultimately falling 4-3 on penalties.

Aston Villa have previously won the European Super Cup once, in 1982, when they beat Barcelona. PSG lifted their first Super Cup last year following their initial European Cup win.

The two teams met twice before, both times in the 2025 Champions League quarter-finals. PSG narrowly won 5-4 over two thrilling legs.