1999 Nova Supersports Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Greece |
| Dates | 31 July to 1 August |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  AEK Athens (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 15 (3.75 per match) |
| Attendance | 33.000 (8 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Demis Nikolaidis  Dragan Ćirić Theodoros Zagorakis (2 goals) |
2000 → | |
The 1999 Nova Supersports Cup was an association football friendly tournament competition hosted by Greek premium sports network Nova Sports in 1999, held in Athens.[1][2]
The tournament occurred from 31 July to 1 August 1999 with the participation of English Premier League club Leicester City, Hertha Berlin from the Bundesliga, Iraklis from the Alpha Ethniki and AEK Athens from the Alpha Ethniki, which eventually won the tournament.[3][4][5]
The teams who accepted the invitation are:
AEK Athens – Alpha Ethniki (host)- Iraklis – Alpha Ethniki
Leicester City – Premier League
Hertha Berlin – Bundesliga
Last updated: 6 December 2023.
Source: The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Venue
All the games were played at the Nikos Goumas Stadium a 27,729-seat multi-use venue, home ground of hosts AEK Athens. The ground was demolished in June 2003.
Matches
Semi-finals
| Iraklis | 0–1 |  Hertha Berlin |
|---|---|---|
Consolation final
Final
| AEK Athens | 4–2 | Hertha Berlin |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Results
| Year | Venue | Winner | Runners-up | 3rd place | 4th place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Nikos Goumas Stadium | AEK Athens |
Hertha Berlin |
 Leicester City |
Iraklis |
Last updated: 6 December 2023.
Source: The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Scorers
| Name | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Demis Nikolaidis |
AEK Athens | 2 |
| Dragan Ćirić | ||
| Theodoros Zagorakis |
Leicester City | |
 Toni Savevski |
AEK Athens | 1 |
| Christos Maladenis | ||
| Nenad Bjeković | ||
| Andreas Neuendorf |
Hertha Berlin | |
| René Tretschok | ||
 Kjetil Rekdal | ||
| Steve Walsh |
Leicester City | |
| Matt Elliott | ||
| Emile Heskey |
| Nova Supersports Cup 1999 Winners |
|---|
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| AEK Athens First Title |