organizer 2006 uefa super cup
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 . 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 ___MASK70___ ( 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 2006 UEFA Super Cup was the 31st edition of the annual UEFA Super Cup , a UEFA - sponsored football club match that pitted the winners of the UEFA Champions League against the winners of the UEFA Cup . It took place at the Stade Louis II in Monaco , on 25 August 2006 , and featured two Spanish clubs : Barcelona , who won the 2005 - 06 UEFA Champions League , against Sevilla , who took the 2005 - 06 UEFA Cup title . Sevilla beat Barcelona by 3 -- 0 and added its first UEFA Super Cup trophy to its maiden UEFA Cup . 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 ___MASK49___ 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 ( ___MASK49___ ; " International Federation of Association Football ") is the international governing body of association football , futsal , and beach soccer . ___MASK49___ is responsible for the organisation of football ' s major international tournaments , notably the World Cup which commenced in 1930 and the Women ' s World Cup which commenced in 1991 . The UEFA Champions League is an annual continental club football competition organised by the ___MASK70___ ( 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 .