[7] The date was moved from Friday in late August in previous years, to mid-August starting this year, following the removal of the August international friendly date in the new FIFA International Match Calendar.

[6] Real Madrid won 2–0 to win their second UEFA Super Cup, with both goals by Cristiano Ronaldo.

[8] The Cardiff City Stadium was announced as the venue of the Super Cup at the UEFA Executive Committee meeting on 30 June 2012.

Sevilla gave competitive debuts to Denis Suárez, Aleix Vidal and Grzegorz Krychowiak, as well as substitute Iago Aspas.

Nicolás Pareja and Daniel Carriço represented Sevilla for the first time since their loans were made permanent.