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Spanish Second Category Championship

The Spanish Second Category Championship, also known as the Spanish First Category B Championship or Spanish Group B Championship, was a Spanish football competition organized by the Spanish Football Federation that was contested between 1913 and 1926.

Spanish Second Category Championship
Founded1913
Folded1926
CountrySpain
Last championsPasayako
Most championshipsSix different winners

The competition was played in knockout rounds and it was contested by the regional champions of the Second Category, while the champions of the first played in the Copa del Rey.[1]

History

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The first known edition was in 1913, a free-entry competition open to second-tier teams or second teams of first-tier clubs.[2][3] This edition was won by Sabadell FC.[4][5] In 1920, the tournament organized by the Spanish Football Federation returned, won by the Stadium of Avilés by beating the Martinenc and the Stadium of Madrid.[6][7][8][9]

Years later, between 1923 and 1926, four more editions were held, but the lack of support from the RFEF, and the cost and difficulty of travel, ended up causing the clubs to lose interest in the competition, thus disappearing.[1][10]

A few years later, in 1930, Spanish Amateur Championship was created, a competition contested by non-professional clubs and which is considered by some as the natural successor of the Spanish Second Category Championship.

Winners

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Season Champion Runner-up Result Seu
1913   Sabadell FC   Cardenal Cisneros FC 1–2, 2–1, 1–1, 1–1, 1–0 [a] Madrid
1920   Stadium Avilesino   Martinenc 3–2 Gijón
1923   Martinenc   CD Esperanza 4–2 Atotxa Stadium, San Sebastián
1924   Acero Club de Bilbao   Osasuna 2–1 Sevilla
1925   Júpiter   Athletic de Gijón 4–1 Mestalla Stadium, Valencia
1926   Pasayako LE   FC Badalona 2–2, 1–0 [b] Zaragoza

Editions

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1913 Championship

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In this edition, the Catalan champion of the second-tier, FC Internacional, decided not to participate along with the runner-up Sabadell FC, Stadium FC, and New-Catalònia FC. The Madrid semi-final phase, on the other hand, was contested by RS Gimnástica, Madrid FC, Fortuna FC, Regional FC, Cardenal Cisneros FC, Union Sporting Club, and Sociedad Deportiva del Centro de Instrucción Comercial.[11][12] The champion took home a silver cup offered by King Alfonso XIII.[5]

Fase de Barcelona
Stadium FC2–1 [c]New-Catalònia FC
Camp de l'Universitari, Barcelona
Sabadell FC1–0 [d]Stadium FC
Camp de l'Espanya, Barcelona
Referee: Rocha
Madrid phase
Cardenal Cisneros FC2–0Regional FC
Camp del Madrid FC, Madrid
RS Gimnástica5–1Union Sporting Club
Camp de la Gimnástica, Madrid
Fortuna FC3–0Sociedad Deportiva
Camp de l'Athletic de Madrid, Madrid
RS Gimnástica1–0Madrid FC
Cardenal Cisneros FC11–0Fortuna FC
Cardenal Cisneros FC1–0RS Gimnástica
Final
Cardenal Cisneros FC2–1Sabadell FC
Cardenal Cisneros FC1–2Sabadell FC
Referee: Felip Daví
Cardenal Cisneros FC1–1 [e]Sabadell FC
Cardenal Cisneros FC1–1Sabadell FC
Referee: Manuel Prast
Cardenal Cisneros FC0–1Sabadell FC
Camp de la Gimnástica, Madrid
Referee: Manuel Prast

1923 Championship

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This edition was contested by the champions of Biscay (Acero Club de Bilbao), Gipuzkoa (CD Esperanza de San Sebastián), Galícia (Eiriña CF), Asturias (Racing de Sama), Catalonia (Martinenc), Levante (Burjassot), Andalusia (Real Balompédica Linense), and Madrid (USC de Madrid).[1]

Quarter-finals
Acero de Bilbao7–2Unión Sporting
Racing de SamavBurjassot (forfeits)
MartinencvRB Linense (forfeits)
CD EsperanzavEiriña (forfeits)
Unión Sporting2–0Acero de Bilbao
Unión Sporting6–0 [b]Acero de Bilbao
Semifinals
Racing de Sama5–1Martinenc
Unión Sporting2–3CD Esperanza
Referee: Manuel Lemmel
Martinenc5–1Racing de Sama
Referee: Francisco Contreras
CD Esperanza3–0Unión Sporting
Referee: Josep Torrens
Martinenc3–0 [b]Racing de Sama
Final
CD Esperanza2–4Martinenc
Referee: Pedro Vallana

1924 Championship

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This edition was contested by the champions of Biscay (Acero Club de Bilbao), Gipuzkoa/Navarra (Osasuna), Galicia (Alfonso XIII CF), Asturias (Club Fortuna Gijonés), Catalonia (Terrassa), Levante (FC Stadium de València), Aragon (Huesca FC), Cantàbria (Eclipse FC de Santander), Andalusia (Club Athletic de Sevilla), and Madrid (AD Ferroviaria).[1]

First round
Eclipse de Santander4–0Fortuna de Gijón
Referee: Ángel Torre
TerrassavHuesca FC (forfeits)
Fortuna de Gijón1–1Eclipse de Santander
Referee: Pablo Saracho
Huesca FC (forfeits)vTerrassa
Quarter-finals
Stadium de València0–4AD Ferroviaria
Referee: Josep Torrens
Acero de Bilbao3–1Alfonso XIII
Osasuna2–0Athletic de Sevilla
Referee: Pedro Vallana
Eclipse de Santander0–0Terrassa FC
AD Ferroviaria1–1Stadium de València
Referee: Josep Torrens
Alfonso XIII3–0Acero de Bilbao
Referee: París
Athletic de Sevilla1–2Osasuna
Referee: Francisco Contreras
Terrassa FC5–1Eclipse de Santander
Referee: Antonio Adrados
Alfonso XIII1–3 [b]Acero de Bilbao
Semifinals
Ferroviaria3–5Acero de Bilbao
Terrassa3–2Osasuna
Acero de Bilbao2–2Ferroviaria
Referee: Tomás Balaguer
Osasuna3–0Terrassa
Osasuna1–0Terrassa
Final
Acero de Bilbao2–1Osasuna

1925 Championship

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This edition was contested by the champions of Biscay (Acero Club de Bilbao), Gipuzkoa/Navarra (CD Euskalduna d'Errenteria), Galicia (Alfonso XIII), Asturias (Real Athletic Club de Gijón), Catalonia (Júpiter), Levante (Burjassot CF), Aragon (CD Patria), Cantabria (Racing Club de Reinosa), Andalusia (Málaga), and Madrid (AD Ferroviaria).[1]

Preliminary Phase – Group 1
Team P W D L GS GA Pts
Júpiter 4 3 0 1 15 2 6
Burjassot CF 4 2 1 1 4 2 5
CD Patria 4 0 1 3 0 15 1
Burjassot2–1Júpiter
CD Patria0–0Burjassot
Júpiter9–0CD Patria
Júpiter1–0Burjassot
Burjassot2–0CD Patria
CD Patria0–4Júpiter
Preliminary Phase – Group 2
Málaga CF2–3AD Ferroviaria
AD Ferroviaria5–2Málaga CF
Preliminary Phase – Group 3
Team P W D L GS GA Pts
CD Euskalduna 4 3 0 1 6 5 6
Acero de Bilbao 4 2 0 2 7 5 4
Racing de Reinosa 4 1 0 3 3 6 2
Euskalduna1–0Reinosa
Acero0–1Euskalduna
Reinosa2–0Acero
Reinosa1–2Euskalduna
Euskalduna2–4Acero
Acero3–0Reinosa
Preliminary Phase – Group 4
Athletic de Gijón3–2Alfonso XIII
Alfonso XIII7–1Athletic de Gijón
Athletic de Gijón4–2 [b]Alfonso XIII
Semifinals
AD Ferroviaria1–1Júpiter
Referee: Cesáreo Ezkurdia
Athletic de Gijón7–0CD Euskalduna
Júpiter2–0AD Ferroviaria
Referee: Alejandro Quintana
CD Euskalduna1–1Athletic de Gijón
Final
Júpiter4–1Athletic de Gijón

1926 Championship

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This edition was contested by the champions of Biscay (Cultural de Durango), Gipuzkoa/Navarra (Pasayako), Galícia (Club Español de Vigo), Asturias (Cimadevilla FC de Gijón), Catalonia (CF Badalona), Valencia (Elche CF), Murcia (Lorca FC), Aragon (Águila FC de Zaragoza), Castile and León (Stadium Salmantino Luises), Cantabria (Barreda SC de Torrelavega), Andalusia (San Román FC de Sevilla), and Madrid (AD Ferroviaria de Madrid).[1]

Preliminary Phase – Group 1
Team P W D L GS GA Pts
FC Badalona 2 2 0 0 10 1 4
Elche CF 2 1 0 1 4 5 2
Águila FC de Zaragoza 2 0 0 2 1 11 0
Águila de Zaragoza0–7Badalona
Badalona3–1Elche
Elche4–1Águila de Zaragoza

Elche and Águila withdrew and did not compete in the second round.

Preliminary Phase – Group 2
Team P W D L GS GA Pts
San Román FC 2 2 0 0 4 2 4
AD Ferroviaria 2 1 0 1 3 3 2
Lorca FC 2 0 0 2 4 6 0
Ferroviaria0–1San Román
San Román3–2Lorca
Lorca2–3Ferroviaria

Ferroviaria and Lorca withdrew and did not contest the second round.

Preliminary Phase – Group 3
Team P W D L GS GA Pts
Pasayako LE 4 2 0 2 12 4 4
Cultural de Durango 4 2 0 2 10 5 4
Barreda SC 4 2 0 2 4 17 4
Cultural8–1Barreda
Barreda2–1Pasayako
Pasayako2–0Cultural
Cultural2–1Pasayako
Barreda1–0Cultural
Pasayako8–0Barreda

Barreda SC withdrew and did not compete in the tiebreaker round.

Pasayako4–2 [b]Cultural
Preliminary Phase – Group 4

Stadium Salmantino withdraws from the competition.

Español de Vigo3–2Cimadevilla de Gijón
Cimadevilla de Gijón6–1Español de Vigo
Cimadevilla de Gijón3–2 [b]Español de Vigo
León
Semifinals
Pasayako4–2Cimadevilla
BadalonavSan Román (forfeits)
Cimadevilla3–1Pasayako
Pasayako3–2Cimadevilla
Referee: Real
Final
Pasayako2–2Badalona
Referee: Díez de Cenzano
Pasayako1–0 [f]Badalona
Referee: Antonio Adrados

Notes

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  1. ^ Es disputà un partit d'anada i un de tornada, més tres desempats.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Tie-breaker.
  3. ^ The winning goal was scored in the 55th minute of extra time.
  4. ^ A 20-minute overtime will be played.
  5. ^ A 14-minute extra time was played, until the match was suspended due to lack of light.
  6. ^ Tie-breaker. With a scoreless draw in regulation time, a 30-minute extra time was played.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Campeonato de España de Equipos de Primera B" [Spanish Championship of First Division B Teams]. arefepedia.es (in Spanish). 24 March 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Foot-ball: Campeonato de España de segunda categoría" [Football: Second Category Spanish Championship]. arca.bnc.cat (in Catalan). La Publicidad nº 12.231. 15 April 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Campeonato de España de segunda categoría. Bases para 1913 — Primer año" [Second Category Spanish Championship. Rules for 1913 — First Year]. hemerotecadigital.bne.es (in Spanish). España automóvil y aeronáutica nº 7. 15 April 1913. pp. 11–13. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  4. ^ "El Sabadell campeón de España" [Sabadell, champion of Spain]. hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 5 June 1913. p. 5. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  5. ^ a b "El Centre d'Esports Sabadell FC, campeón de España... en la final más larga" [The Sabadell FC Sports Centre, champion of Spain... in the longest final]. www.cuadernosdefutbol.com (in Spanish). CIHEFE. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Asamblea Nacional de Federaciones. Campeonato de 2º categoría" [National Assembly of Federations: 2nd Category Championship] (in Spanish). Madrid-Sport nº 192. 3 June 1920. p. 5. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  7. ^ "El Stadium Avilesino, campeón de España de segunda categoría" (in Spanish). Madrid-Sport nº 203. 19 August 1920. p. 12. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  8. ^ "1920, año del primer título nacional" [1920, year of the first national title]. www.elcomercio.es (in Spanish). La Voz de Avilés. 3 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Campeonatos de 2a categoría" [2nd category championships] (PDF). hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 19 August 1920. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  10. ^ Martínez Calatrava, Vicente. Historia y estadística del fútbol español. Segunda Parte. De los Juegos de Amberes a la Guerra Civil. (1920-1939) [History and statistics of Spanish football. Part Two. From the Antwerp Games to the Civil War (1920-1939)] (in Spanish). ISBN 978-84-607-5767-2.
  11. ^ "cardenal+cisneros"&lang=ca "Futebol" [Football]. hemerotecadigital.bne.es (in Spanish). El Heraldo de Madrid. 12 May 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  12. ^ "Futebol" [Football]. hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 22 May 1913. p. 5. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
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