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51-509: RFEF organizes the national cup competitions ( Copa de S.M. el Rey and Supercopa de España ) and administers the competition committee of the Campeonato Nacional de Liga ( Primera División and Segunda División ), including the handling of the trophy, even though they are organized by LaLiga . It organizes the rest of national league tiers: Primera Federación (3rd), Segunda Federación (4th) and Tercera Federación (5th). It

102-522: A competition under the name Copa de la Coronación was played after Juan de Astorquia, President of Bilbao Football Club , and Carlos Padrós , later president of Real Madrid , suggested a football tournament to celebrate the coronation of Spanish King Alfonso XIII . Four other teams joined Madrid FC for the competition: FC Barcelona , Club Español de Foot-Ball , New Foot-Ball de Madrid and Club Bizcaya (a team made up of players from Athletic Club and Bilbao FC), which eventually defeated Barcelona in

153-664: A four-team competition. Beginning with the 2019-20 edition, the cup championship introduced a significant change: the designation of a fixed venue for the final; the Estadio de La Cartuja in Seville was chosen to host the final for a four-year period. Official winners list provided by the RFEF , as of 7 April 2024. ‡ Real Madrid 's reserve team. Reserve teams have been banned from this competition from 1990–91 onward. ‡‡ The number of wins Athletic Bilbao have been credited with

204-569: A monarch as parents, them being Queen Victoria Eugenia (leading a tournament of the Union of Clubs, for which she awarded a cup) and King Alfonso XIII (honorary president of the Federation since its foundation). King Alfonso XIII accepted the honorary presidency of the UECF and granted it the title of "Royal" on 22 February 1913 (the same title was granted to FECF later on 30 May 1913). In March, it

255-590: A player still active in Spain. From the 2019–20 season , the final match is already included in La Copa broadcasting rights package. Previously, the final match is excluded in selected countries (other broadcasters (including Spain) will receive the Supercopa rights after covering a Copa final match) due to laws and regulations of the tournament broadcasting rights by CNMC in Spain. A.  En route to

306-479: A red shirt, white shorts, black socks and an embroidered lion on the chest. The match ended with a 1–0 victory against Denmark , with a goal from Gipuzkoan Patricio Arabolaza in the 54th minute. In their maiden international tournament, Spain returned from Belgian lands with the silver medal after beating the Netherlands in the decisive match. After the victory in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup , along with

357-475: A row or on five separate occasions, and for other special reasons. Thus, five trophies have been permanently awarded to Barcelona, three to Athletic Bilbao and one to Real Madrid (the last Copa de la República in 1936). Athletic kept the first trophy as inaugural winners, Sevilla were awarded the Trofeo del Generalísimo after its first edition in 1939 and Atlético Madrid , winners the previous year, were awarded

408-453: A two-legged final. The first match, played seven days earlier, ended 2–2, and the second match, played six days earlier, ended 0–0. G.  The first final, played two days earlier, ended 0–0 after extra time. H.  The first and second final ended 1–1 after extra time. Both matches were played a month before the second replay. I.  Real Madrid won the penalty shoot-out 4–3. J.  Betis won

459-516: Is 75 cm (30 in) tall. On 21 April 2011, Real Madrid became the first recipients. During the post-game celebrations, the trophy was accidentally dropped by Real Madrid player Sergio Ramos from the top of a double-decker bus , which then ran over it. Ten pieces were found by civil servicemen when they recovered it from the ground at Plaza de Cibeles . The club received a copy which is displayed at Santiago Bernabéu . The new presidency of Luis Rubiales initiated profound restructuring within

510-517: Is also responsible for appointing the management of the men's , women's , and youth national football teams, the futsal and beach soccer . As of 2023, the federation has 30,188 registered clubs and 1,248,511 federated football players. The Federación Española de Clubs de Football (FECF) was established in Madrid on 14 October 1909, serving as the forerunner of the current "Royal Spanish Football Federation" (RFEF) founded four years later. Some of

561-587: Is disputed. The 1902 version was won by Bizcaya, a team made up of players from Athletic Bilbao and Bilbao FC. In 1903 these two clubs merged as the current Athletic Bilbao. The 1902 cup is on display in the Athletic museum and the club includes it in its own honors list. However, that edition is not recognized as official by the RFEF. Clubs in italic no longer exist. Seasons in bold indicate winners, whilst season in italic are losing finalists. Bold indicates

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612-450: The 1915 Copa del Rey Final when Athletic Bilbao defeated RCD Español with 5-0. Upon forming, Real Unión used Irún Sporting’s Campo de Amute. In 1926, at the peak of their powers, Real Unión moved to the other side of Irun and their current Stadium Gal . It was inaugurated 19 September with a match against FC Barcelona . There was a strong Anglo influence at the club in the early years, with England great Steve Bloomer , managing

663-462: The Segunda B and the 17 Tercera División champions (or runners-up if the champion was a reserve team ) were invited to enter, giving a total of 83. Amended rules for the 2019–20 edition led to the number of entrants increasing to 125, including winners of the regional divisions at the fifth level . All rounds are single-leg ties with lower division teams hosting the match and the majority of

714-556: The 1910 Copa del Rey to have two parallel rival cup competitions: an "official", organized by the newly created FECF, in Madrid , won by Barcelona, and an "unofficial", organized by the UECF (Unión Española de Clubes de Fútbol), in San Sebastián , won by Athletic. Both are currently recognized as official by the RFEF . The discussions to decide the venue of the 1913 Copa del Rey ended up causing another split, with Barcelona and España de Barcelona announcing their departure in

765-399: The 2010 FIFA World Cup title by the men's side, Spain became one of the two countries (with Germany ), to win both men and women world championships. Besides, together with their youth teams, Spain became the current world champion in all three female categories ( U-17 , U-20 and senior level), unprecedented in the women's game. On 30 June 1926, after a long process, the clubs approved

816-938: The Amute in Hondarribia . José Berraondo performed the functions of the Spanish coach and refereed the match. The game ended in a 1–1 draw with Spain's goalscorer being the captain Juan Arzuaga . According press, after that match Alfonso XIII called Juan Padrós , president of the FECF, to inquire about what is happening and ask him to find a solution to the existing problem, and also Daniel Burley Woolfall , president of FIFA, contacted Carlos Padrós , former president of Madrid FC, to ask him about these new federations. The FIFA Congress in Copenhagen held on 31 May 1913 rejected

867-522: The Prince of Asturias Cup , which was sponsored by King Alfonso XIII , who donated the trophy which his son, Alfonso, Prince of Asturias , had to deliver, hence the name of the tournament. On 21 May 1920, the General Assembly of the RFEF approved the creation of the national team to participate in the 1920 Antwerp Olympic Games . A committee of selectors made up of Paco Bru (representing

918-653: The Republican area of Spain entered the Copa de la España Libre , with Levante FC (forerunner of the present Levante UD ) beating their city rivals Valencia 1–0 in the final. Although in 2007 the Congress of Deputies urged the Royal Spanish Football Federation to recognise it as a Copa del Rey win for Levante, for several years the governing body of Spanish football made no decision on

969-503: The Royal Spanish Football Federation . The competition was founded in 1903, thus making it the oldest Spanish football competition played at a national level. Copa del Rey winners qualify for the following season's UEFA Europa League . If they have already qualified for Europe through their league position, then the Europa League spot is given to the highest-placed team in the league who has not yet qualified (until 2014 this place

1020-695: The 11th trophy following the death of Francisco Franco in 1976. On 22 December 2010, at an extraordinary general meeting of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, Sevilla requested permission from the Federation to keep the trophy they had won in the 2010 final to commemorate the victory of the Spain national team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa . A new trophy was made by Madrid jeweler Federico Alegre. The trophy, made of silver, weighs 15 kg (33 lb) and

1071-806: The Catalonia region), José Angel Berraondo (from the North region) and Julián Ruete (from the Center region) was appointed, although the latter two ultimately resigned for personal reasons, and Luis Argüello (Treasurer of the Federation) joined the expedition. On 28 August 1920, the first official match of the Spanish national team was played, held at the La Butte stadium (now Joseph Marien Stadium ) in Brussels , in front of some 3,000 spectators. Spain wore

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1122-525: The Federation. These changes impacted competitions organized by the organization, specifically the Copa del Rey and the Supercopa de España . Both were reformed with new formats designed to increase competitiveness and attractiveness. In the case of the Supercopa, the changes had a reciprocal effect; the Copa champion and runner-up were included alongside the league championship's top two finishers, creating

1173-432: The RFEF on 25 September 1913 and accepted the honorary presidency. Historically, it has been considered the RFEF was officially established on 29 September 1913, although other sources place the date of foundation at 1 September 1913, when the first session of the constitutive assembly was held. Also on 29 September 1913, the RFEF was accepted as a provisional member of FIFA, formalizing the federation's full entry into FIFA at

1224-531: The RFEF, and Athletic Club were the winners after beating FC Espanya 2–1 in the final . After their foundation in September 1913, one of the first initiatives taken by the Royal Spanish Football Federation was to promote an inter-regional championship that would serve as the first major "showcase" of Spanish football, and consequently, as the bases for the formation of a Spanish team that could compete with other international teams; and thus, in 1915, they launched

1275-473: The RUECF disappeared on 5 February 1914. In order to put an end to the disputes that had marked the last editions of the Copa del Rey , it was agreed, among other measures, to form a championship for each regional federation (the country was divided into ten regions), which would serve as the qualifying stages for the tournament. The 1914 Copa del Rey was the first edition of the competition to be organized by

1326-451: The RUECF sent a letter signed by its secretary Julián Olave to RFECF proposing to reach a merger agreement between the two federations. Ruiz Ferry went to San Sebastian at the end of July to meet with the representatives of the RUECF and negotiate a definitive agreement with them. An agreement was reached to merge both federations and provisionally constitute four regional federations (east, west, north and center), whose delegates would attend

1377-659: The assembly held in Oslo on 27 July 1914. The RFEF presented its statutes for approval and registration in the Associations Register on 16 January 1914. However, as was usual at that time, the process was delayed and the approval was not effective until 16 September 1921. The appointment of Francisco García Molinas as president of the RFEF was reported in January 1914. Lastly, the RFECF was dissolved on 18 October 1913 and

1428-714: The assembly held in May 1912, along with the Gipuzkoan clubs of Real Sociedad and Vasconia, and on 29 November 1912, these clubs founded the "Spanish Union of Football Clubs" (UECF) in San Sebastián, and again two parallel tournaments were held. Both the Spanish Federation of Clubs (FECF) and the Spanish Union of Clubs (UECF), tried to become the representatives of Spanish football. Both organizations had

1479-481: The competition was effectively a national championship. Teams qualified to enter via their regional leagues. Over the years, various formats, including group stages have been used. Reserve teams of the professional clubs, who compete in lower divisions of the league pyramid, were permitted to take part until 1990. For a number of years, only teams from the Primera División , Segunda A , about 23 teams from

1530-523: The constitutive assembly of a new entity on 1 September 1913 at the headquarters of the Real Aero Club de España, in Madrid. On 1 September 1913, the constitutive assembly of a new federation began as planned, choosing the name "Royal Spanish Football Federation" ( Real Federación Española de Football ) and granting the honorary presidency to King Alfonso XIII. During this assembly it was recorded in

1581-668: The different Autonomous communities and cities in Spain. Copa del Rey The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey , commonly known as Copa del Rey , La Copa or (in English ) the Spanish Cup , or Cup of the King, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanish football , organized by

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1632-473: The entry of Spanish football, by not accepting the coexistence of two federations, which means that Spanish clubs cannot play international matches with FIFA member clubs. Also at the end of May, the FECF organized an Assembly and Juan Padrós resigned. A new board of directors was then created and Ricardo Ruiz de Ferry (sports journalist) was elected president, with General Adolfo Meléndez and Antonio Bernabéu, as vice president and secretary, respectively. In July,

1683-524: The final, Español de Madrid had tied one game and had not completed the other game, which led Athletic Bilbao to file a complaint. Faced with this problem and unable to quickly resolve the case, the Madrid Association decided to award the cup to Athletic as defending champions. B.  Playing as Club Ciclista de San Sebastián . C.  Playing as Vasconia de San Sebastián . D.  A mini-group of three teams

1734-502: The final. That cup is on display in the Athletic Bilbao museum and the club includes the victory in its honours list. Nevertheless, it is considered only the forerunner of the Copa del Rey. The Royal Spanish Football Federation officially does not recognize it. The Copa del Rey was Spain's football national championship from 1903 (the first edition won by Athletic Bilbao with Juan de Astorquia as captain and president) until

1785-500: The first clubs to join this original federation were FC Barcelona , Club Español de Madrid , Sociedad Gimnástica , the Irún Sporting Club , Fortuna de Vigo and Sporting de Vigo . However, other clubs did not recognize the new organization as a single national federation, including relevant entities such as Madrid FC and Athletic Club and the current national champion, Club Ciclista de San Sebastián , and this caused

1836-538: The first professional football regulations, thus, following the English model, the sport of football become professional in Spain. This would lay the foundation for the founding of the "Campeonato Nacional de Liga" ( La Liga ), in 1929. The first league edition ran from February to June 1929, and was played by ten clubs. Six clubs were selected for being Copa del Rey winners (Real Madrid, Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao, Arenas Club , Real Unión and Real Sociedad —as

1887-655: The foundation of the Campeonato de Liga —League Championship—in 1928. It was initially known as the Copa del Ayuntamiento de Madrid (Madrid City Council's Cup). Between 1905 and 1932, it was known as the Copa de Su Majestad El Rey Alfonso XIII (His Majesty King Alfonso XIII's Cup). During the Second Spanish Republic , it was known as the Copa del Presidente de la República (President of the Republic Cup) or Copa de España (Spanish Cup) and during

1938-409: The matter. On 25 March 2023, the tournament was officially recognized by the RFEF, but not as a Copa del Rey. Because of the dispute regarding the 1902 competition, the statistics regarding the leading winners are also disputed. Barcelona have won the Copa 31 times; Athletic Bilbao are in second place, with either 24 or 25 titles, depending on the source. Before the formation of La Liga in 1929,

1989-409: The minutes that it was the constitutive assembly of a new federation completely different from the RFECF and the RUECF. In addition, a board of directors was appointed under the vice-presidency of Ruiz Ferry, with the authority to designate its president, in accordance with the honorary president. This board of directors took office on September 18. Alfonso XIII officially granted the title of "Royal" to

2040-536: The new format, winning a total of 21 single-leg ties to reach the two-legged semi-finals in each of its first five seasons. The final is a one-off game played at a neutral venue. The winners qualify for both the Supercopa de España and the UEFA Europa League the following season; in the past, the runners-up often played in the Supercopa if the winners had also finished as league champions (although on some occasions in these circumstances, no Supercopa match

2091-470: The penalty shoot-out 8–7. K.  Real Sociedad won the penalty shoot-out 4–2. L.  Zaragoza won the penalty shoot-out 5–4. M.  The match was suspended by heavy rain and hail in the 79th minute, and was resumed three days later. N.  Barcelona won the penalty shoot-out 5–4. Estadio de Amute Amute Stadium (Estadio de Amute in Spanish)

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2142-579: The successor club of the Club Ciclista ), another three as runners-up ( Atlético Madrid , RCD Espanyol and CE Europa ), and to decide the tenth place, an eliminatory tournament between ten clubs was organized, which Racing de Santander won after beating Sevilla in the decisive match. Barcelona was proclaimed champion of the first league edition with 25 points, closely followed by Real Madrid at 23. RFEF national competitions: The RFEF consists of 19 regional and territorial federations, comprising

2193-573: The top-level clubs entering at the First Round (four teams taking part in the Supercopa de España entering in the Third round – last 32), other than the semi-final stage which is played over two legs. This is another change introduced in 2019–20, with prior editions involving two legs from the point at which the top-tier clubs entered in the Fourth round (last 32). Athletic Bilbao particularly embraced

2244-471: The years of Francisco Franco 's Spanish State , it was known as the Copa de Su Excelencia El Generalísimo or Copa del Generalísimo (His Excellency, The Supreme General's Cup). Athletic Bilbao were declared winners in 1904 after their opponents Español de Madrid failed to show up. Between 1903 and 1909 the competition was organized by Madrid FC or by the Madrid Federation. Afterwards, it

2295-465: Was a founder of FIFA in 1904, but after that it did not take part in any congress or meeting and it lost its membership, so there was no Spanish representative affiliated with FIFA between 1905 and 1913. The RUECF try to gain recognition by holding an international match against a Ligue de Football Association team (LFA was part of the French CFI, which was a member of FIFA), held on 25 May 1913 at

2346-408: Was awarded to the Copa runners-up, unless they too had already qualified via the league). Barcelona is the most successful club in the competition, having won 31 titles. Athletic Bilbao has the second-most wins with 24, while Real Madrid is third with 20. Athletic Bilbao is also the most recent winner, having defeated Mallorca in the 2024 final held at the Estadio de La Cartuja . In 1902,

2397-419: Was not played and the double winners were awarded the title). From the 2019–20 Supercopa de España edition onwards, the previous Copa del Rey runners-up automatically qualify in addition to the winners with four teams taking part in the event. Throughout the history of the competition, there have been 12 actual trophies, which were permanently awarded to clubs for winning the competition either three times in

2448-476: Was played, with Athletic Bilbao defeating Madrid FC 2–0 a day before their win over Vasconia, thus the match between the Basque teams was decisive in deciding the winner, although not a typical final (Vasconia then played Madrid the following day to complete the group, also winning 2–0). E.  The first final, played the day earlier, ended 2–2 after extra time. F.  Originally played as

2499-627: Was reported that the Committee of FIFA did not accept the registration of the FECF due to the federative split existing in Spain, forcing both federations to merge or to create an interfederal committee similar to the one existing in France ( Comité français interfédéral ). When it was founded, the FECF joined the UIAFA , but at that point that governing body had disappeared, so it was urgent and necessary to join another international federation. Madrid FC

2550-474: Was taken over by the FECF ( Federación Española de Clubs de Football ), a forerunner of the RFEF. However, in both 1910 and 1913 there was a split among the clubs and two parallel competitions were held, one organized by the FECF and the other by the UECF ( Unión Española de Club de Football ). All these editions are officially recognized by the RFEF. In 1937, during the Spanish Civil War , clubs in

2601-550: Was the football stadium of Real Unión , a main team in Spanish football before the Second World War . The club was formed in 1915 following the merger of Irún Sporting Club and Racing Club de Irún. Irún Sporting Club played at the Campo de Amute, which was situated just to the north of town in the village of Hondarribia , not far from the current site of Hondarribia's airport. The ground opened on 2 January 1910 and hosted

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