United Tournament
| Founded | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Region | Russia, Ukraine (UEFA) |
| Number of teams | 4 |
| Current champions |
 Shakhtar Donetsk
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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. The context of the tournament were the talks which are held regarding creating the United CIS championship, or joint Russia–Ukraine league. The organisers of the tournament were the same people in charge of drafting a proposal for the united league. The format of the first tournament was taken from the Channel One Cup (two-legged ties for all pairs of clubs from different countries,), but at the second edition it was changed to a round-robin.
The War in Donbass and conflict between Russia and Ukraine put the idea to create a united tournament between the nations on halt.
The idea of a tournament between the top teams of Russia in Ukraine was already tried in the past as the Channel One Cup, and the United Tournament was called by many an incarnation of the original tournament (including the original format). The context of the tournament was talks which were held regarding creating the United CIS championship, or joint Russia–Ukraine league. The organisers of the tournament were the same people in charge of drafting a proposal for the united league.
On 22 January 2013, the Super Cup of Champions took place in the United Arab Emirates between the winner of the Ukrainian Premier League, Shakhtar Donetsk, and Russian Premier League, Zenit St. Petersburg. The trophy was won by Shakhtar Donetsk who beat Zenit St. Petersburg with a 3–1 score.
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