- Copa Catalunya
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The Copa Catalunya is a knockout competition organised by the Catalan Football Federation for football clubs in the Catalonia autonomous community of Spain.
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History
Between 1903 and 1940, it was known as the Championship of Catalonia, and enjoyed great prestige and interest, at a time where La Liga did not exist. The club that won the title participated with other regional champions in the Spanish Cup, which until the beginning of La Liga in 1929, was the most important tournament in Spanish football.
The Championship of Catalonia football was prohibited to take place after 1940 due to the Franco regime. Catalan clubs were forced to compete only in competitions organized by the Spanish Football Federation, which included La Liga and the Copa del Generalisimo.
Once democracy was restored in Spain, it was again held in 1984 under the name Government Cup, although, during the first five editions, it had no recognition from the Spanish Football Federation. It was held in the pre-season of August and only non-professional third division teams were allowed to participate.
The 1989-90 season was recognized as an official competition by the Catalan Football Federation. In 1991, the First and Second Division teams like as FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol were allowed to join the competition, which since then have been able to win most of the tournament. In 1993, the competition was renamed to Catalonia Cup.
In recent years the competition has acquired a certain prestige thanks to the Catalan media because of the involvement of the big clubs like Barcelona and Espanyol and the fielding of their biggest stars to compete. Although the prestige of the cup is still far from the splendor it enjoyed before the 1940s.
Copa Generalitat (unofficial)
Season Winner Runner Up Result[1] 1984-85 FC Barcelona C CE Manresa 3-3 p. 1985-86 CE Manresa Terrassa FC 0-0 p. 1986-87 CE Manresa Terrassa FC 5-2 1987-88 Lloret San Cristóbal 3-0 1988-89 Lloret UE Sant Andreu 1-1 p. Copa Generalitat (official)
Season Date Sede Winner Runner Up Result[1] 1989-1990 2 June 1990 Municipal, Palamós CD Blanes UDA Gramenet 2-0 1990-1991 4 June 1991 Camp d'Esports, Lleida FC Barcelona CE Sabadell FC 6-3 1991-1992 9 June 1992 Camp d'Esports, Lleida Palamós CF UE Lleida 3-1 1992-1993 20 May 1993 Nou Estadi, Tarragona FC Barcelona RCD Espanyol 4-3 Copa Catalunya
Season Date Venue Winner Runner Up Result[1] 1993-1994 7 June 1994 Municipal, Vilassar de Mar FC Andorra RCD Espanyol 0-0 (4-2 p.) 1994-1995 20 June 1995 Estadi Olímpic, Terrassa RCD Espanyol Palamós CF 3-1 1995-1996 13 March 1996 Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona RCD Espanyol FC Barcelona 5-1 1996-1997 10 June 1997 Municipal, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat CE Europa FC Barcelona 3-1 1997-1998 5 May 1998 Mini Estadi, Barcelona CE Europa FC Barcelona 1-1 (4-3 p.) 1998-1999 11 May 1999 Camp d'Esports, Lleida RCD Espanyol UE Lleida 2-1 1999-2000 16 May 2000 Estadi Olímpic, Terrassa FC Barcelona CE Mataró 3-0 2000-2001 13 June 2001 Camp d'Esports, Lleida CF Balaguer FC Barcelona 2-2 (4-3 p.) 2001-2002 7 May 2002 Estadi Olímpic, Terrassa Terrassa FC FC Barcelona 1-1 (4-1 p.) 2002-2003 18 June 2003 Nova Creu Alta, Sabadell Terrassa FC CF Gavà 3-0 2003-2004 26 August 2003 Montilivi, Girona FC Barcelona RCD Espanyol 1-0 2004-2005 22 August 2004 Nou Estadi, Tarragona FC Barcelona RCD Espanyol 2-0 2005-2006 5 September 2006 Montilivi, Girona RCD Espanyol FC Barcelona 1-0 2006-2007 5 June 2007 Nova Creu Alta, Sabadell FC Barcelona RCD Espanyol 1-1 (5-4 p.) 2007-2008 11 September 2007 Nou Municipal, Palamós Gimnàstic de Tarragona FC Barcelona 2-1 2008-2009 8 October 2008 La Devesa, Sant Carles de la Ràpita UE Sant Andreu RCD Espanyol 2-1 2009-2010 1 December 2010[2] Nova Creu Alta, Sabadell RCD Espanyol
(6 points)FC Barcelona
(3 points)ESP 1-0 L'H
FCB 1-2 ESP
L'H 0-2 FCB2010-2011 8/9 August 2011 Nou Estadi, Tarragona RCD Espanyol FC Barcelona 3-0 Performance by club
Club Winners Runners-up Winning Years FC Barcelona 6 7 1990-91, 1992-93, 1999-00, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2006-07 RCD Espanyol 6 6 1994-95, 1995-96, 1998-99, 2005-06, 2009-10, 2010-11 Terrassa FC 2 4 2001-02, 2002-03 CE Europa 2 0 1996-97, 1997-98 Lloret 2 0 1987-88, 1988-89 Palamós CF 1 1 1991-92 UE Sant Andreu 1 1 2008-09 FC Barcelona C 1 0 1984-85 CD Blanes 1 0 1989-90 FC Andorra 1 0 1993-94 CF Balaguer 1 0 2000-01 Gimnàstic de Tarragona 1 0 2007-08 References
- ^ a b c Nunes, Joã; Díaz, Emilio Pla (22 October 2009). "Spain - List of Cup Winners of Catalonia". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/catcuphist.html. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
- ^ The three-way final for the 2009–10 season was postponed and played during the 2010–11 season due to a lack of free dates. "After the joy, the Copa Catalunya". FC Barcelona. http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada10-11/12/01/n101201114332.html. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
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