The Copa de los Campeones de España was a Spanish football competition, held once in September 1940 as a two-legged game between Club Atlético-Aviación (1939–40 La Liga winners) and RCD Español de Barcelona (1940 Copa del Generalísimo winners).[1][2][3]
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| Date | 15 September 1940 | ||||||
| Venue | Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas, Madrid | ||||||
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| Date | 1 September 1940 | ||||||
| Venue | Sarrià Stadium, Barcelona | ||||||
The first leg on 1 September was a 3–3 draw at the Sarrià Stadium in Barcelona, while the second two weeks later at the Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas was a 7–1 victory for Atlético, who were tenants at the ground following the destruction of their stadium in the Spanish Civil War.[1][2]
It was the first super cup in Spanish football, however this competition is considered of a friendly nature and therefore unofficial; a view also shared by the Spanish football historian Ricardo Uribarri.[4][5] The tournament was not repeated, but the format resumed in 1945 with the Copa de Oro Argentina, and two years later there was the first official version, the Copa Eva Duarte. This ended in 1953 and the current Supercopa de España began in 1982.[2]
Matches edit
| Español de Barcelona | 3–3 | Atlético-Aviación |
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Martínez Català  Mas |
Report | Muñoz Campos |
| Atlético-Aviación | 7–1 | Español de Barcelona |
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| Pruden Campos Arencibia |
Report | Martínez Català |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Copa de Campeones". RSSSF. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "Historia de la Supercopa de España: ¿Sabías que durante unos años se llamó Copa Eva de Duarte y Perón?" [History of the Supercopa de España: Did you know it used to be called the Copa Eva de Duarte y Perón?] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 3 August 2015. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "La Copa de Campeones" [The Champions Cup]. hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 29 August 1940. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Precedentes no oficiales de la Supercopa de España - Cuadernos de Fútbol". cuadernosdefutbol.com (in Spanish). CIHEFE. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ Ricardo Uribarri (27 July 2018). "Los títulos olvidados del Atleti". ctxt.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2024.