organizer 2009 uefa super cup
The 2009 UEFA Super Cup was the 34th UEFA Super Cup , an annual football match between the winners of the previous season ' s UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup competitions . The match was contested by 2008 -- 09 UEFA Champions League winners , Barcelona , and 2008 -- 09 UEFA Cup winners , Shakhtar Donetsk at the Stade Louis II in Monaco on 28 August 2009 , following the UEFA Champions League and Europa League draws at the Grimaldi Forum . This was the first meeting between the two sides since they met in Group C of the previous season ' s Champions League competition . The ___MASK77___ ( UEFA , ; ) is the administrative body for association football in Europe , although several member states are primarily or entirely located in Asia . It is one of six continental confederations of world football ' s governing body FIFA . UEFA consists of 55 national association members . The UEFA Champions League is an annual continental club football competition organised by the ___MASK77___ ( UEFA ) and contested by top - division European clubs . It is one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world and the most prestigious club competition in European football , played by the national league champion ( and , for some nations , one or more runners - up ) of each UEFA national association . The final of the 2012  13 tournament was the most watched UEFA Champions League final to date , as well as the most watched annual sporting event worldwide in 2013 , drawing 360 million television viewers . The Stade Louis II is a stadium located in the Fontvieille district of Monaco . It serves primarily as a venue for football , being the home of AS Monaco and the Monaco national football team . From 1998 - 2012 this was the location of the annual UEFA Super Cup match . The Monaco national football team is a national side that represents Monaco in association football . The team is controlled by the Monegasque Football Federation , the governing body for all football in Monaco . Monaco is not a member of the ___MASK11___ or the UEFA , and does not participate in any of their international tournaments . Monaco was a founding member of the N . F .- Board in 2003 , and finished second in the 2006 VIVA World Cup inaugural edition . However , due to political opposition , Monaco severed ties with the organization in 2010 . The UEFA Super Cup is an annual football match organized by UEFA and contested by the reigning champions of the two main European club competitions , the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League . It takes place at the start of the domestic season , in mid - August , normally on a Tuesday .