Soccer-Spanish Super Cup's Istanbul move driven by Asian Cup clash, RFEF chief says西班牙足协主席表示，西班牙超级杯移师伊斯坦布尔是受亚洲杯冲突影响。
ISTANBUL, Sept 17 (Reuters) - The decision to stage the 2027 Spanish Super Cup in Istanbul was driven largely by a scheduling clash with the Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia and not by security concerns in the region, Spanish football federation president Rafael Louzan said on Thursday.
Soccer Football - Press Conference to present 2027 Spanish Super Cup - Istanbul, Turkey - September 17, 2026 President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation Rafael Louzan Abal during the press conference REUTERS/Umit Bektas
ISTANBUL, Sept 17 (Reuters) - The decision to stage the 2027 Spanish Super Cup in Istanbul was driven largely by a scheduling clash with the Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia and not by security concerns in the region, Spanish football federation president Rafael Louzan said on Thursday.
The tournament will be held in Istanbul from February 2-7, 2027, according to the Turkish Football Federation, which hosted a launch event on Thursday attended by Louzan and Saudi Sports Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal.
Louzan said negotiations over moving the competition from Saudi Arabia had begun before the latest regional tensions because organisers knew its dates would coincide with the Asian Cup.
"This is largely due to the coincidence with the Asian Cup," Louzan said in an interview, adding that the move had been agreed with Saudi sports and entertainment company Sela and the Saudi government.
Louzan said Real Madrid, Barcelona, Real Sociedad and Atletico Madrid were satisfied with the arrangement, and thanked Besiktas, Galatasaray and Fenerbahce for providing stadiums and infrastructure.
The Spanish federation has staged the Super Cup in Saudi Arabia for several years under its agreement with Sela.
Louzan said the financial terms for the Istanbul edition would remain broadly the same as under the existing arrangement, with "some improvements", but did not disclose the value of the deal.
He said talks were already under way with Sela and Saudi authorities about extending their agreement beyond 2030.
"This year, the alliance between Turkey and Saudi Arabia has also allowed us to come here," Louzan said.
(Reporting by Ezgi Erkoyun, Writing by Ece Toksabay; Editing by Tuvan Gumrukcu and Toby Davis)
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足球——2027年西班牙超级杯新闻发布会——土耳其伊斯坦布尔——2026年9月17日，西班牙皇家足球协会主席拉斐尔·卢赞·阿巴尔在新闻发布会上。路透社/乌米特·贝克塔斯
伊斯坦布尔，9 月 17 日（路透社）——西班牙足协主席拉斐尔·卢赞周四表示，决定在伊斯坦布尔举办 2027 年西班牙超级杯主要是由于与沙特阿拉伯的亚洲杯赛程冲突，而不是出于该地区的安全考虑。
据土耳其足球联合会称，该赛事将于 2027 年 2 月 2 日至 7 日在伊斯坦布尔举行。土耳其足球联合会于周四举办了启动仪式，卢赞和沙特体育部长阿卜杜勒阿齐兹·本·图尔基·费萨尔王子出席了仪式。
卢赞表示，关于将比赛从沙特阿拉伯移至其他地方的谈判早在最近的地区紧张局势出现之前就开始了，因为组织者知道比赛日期会与亚洲杯重合。
“这主要是因为恰逢亚洲杯，”卢赞在接受采访时表示，并补充说，这一举措已与沙特体育娱乐公司 Sela 和沙特政府达成一致。
卢赞表示，皇家马德里、巴塞罗那、皇家社会和马德里竞技对这一安排感到满意，并感谢贝西克塔斯、加拉塔萨雷和费内巴切提供体育场和基础设施。
根据与Sela达成的协议，西班牙足协已连续多年在沙特阿拉伯举办西班牙超级杯。
Louzan表示，伊斯坦布尔版的财务条款将与现有安排基本相同，并“有所改进”，但他没有透露交易金额。
他表示，目前已与塞拉和沙特当局就将协议延长至 2030 年以后展开谈判。
“今年，土耳其和沙特阿拉伯之间的联盟也让我们有机会来到这里，”卢赞说。
（Ezgi Erkoyun报道，Ece Toksabay撰写；Tuvan Gumrukcu和Toby Davis编辑）
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