United Tournament
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The United Tournament or United Supercup was an exhibition football club tournament between two best clubs from Ukraine and two from Russia.[1][2] The context of the tournament were the talks which are held regarding creating the United CIS championship, or joint Russia–Ukraine league.[citation needed] The organisers of the tournament were the same people in charge of drafting a proposal for the united league.[3] (two-legged ties for all pairs of clubs from different countries,),[4][5] but at the second edition it was changed to a round-robin.[6]
Founded | 2013 |
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Region | Russia and Ukraine (UEFA) |
Number of teams | 4 |
Current champions | Shakhtar Donetsk |
In 2014, the War in Donbass and conflict between Russia and Ukraine put the idea to create a united tournament between the nations on halt.[7]