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Copa de S.M. El Rey Don Juan Carlos I. It was initially known as the ''Copa del Ayuntamiento de Madrid''. Between 1905 and 1932 it was known as the '''Copa de S.M. El Rey Alfonso XIII'''. During the Second Spanish Republic it was known as the ''Copa del Presidente de la República'' or '''Copa de España''' for short and during the Franco years it was known as the ''Copa de S.E. El Generalísimo'' or '''Copa del Generalísimo'''. Spanish basketball teams compete for the Copa Del Rey De Baloncesto . History The competition was first played for in , Club Español De Fútbol , Club Vizcaya and New Foot-Ball De Madrid . The competition featured the first recorded game between FC Barcelona and Madrid FC , with the former emerging 3-1 winners. Club Vizcaya eventually beat FC Barcelona in the final. Athletic Bilbao were declared winners in 1904 after their opponents ''Club Español de Madrid'' failed to show up. In both 1910 and 1913 there was a spilt among the clubs and two rival associations, the ''Unión Española de Clubs de Fútbol'' and the ''Federación Española de Fútbol'', organised rival competitions, the Copa UECF and the '''Copa FEF'''. In 1937 during the Spanish Civil War clubs in the Republican area of Spain entered the '''Copa de España Libre''', with Levante UD beating their city rivals Valencia CF 1-0 in the final. This competition has never been officilly recognised by the RFEF . No competition was played in 1938 . FC Barcelona have won the cup 24 times. Athletic Bilbao have won it 23 times. Throughout the history of the competition there has been 12 actual trophies. Of these four have been awarded permanently to FC Barcelona , three to Athletic Bilbao and one to Real Madrid , all for winning the competition three times in a row and/or on and five separate occasions. Club Vizcaya were awarded the first trophy as inaugural winners, Sevilla FC were awarded the ''Trofeo del Generalísimo'' in 1939 and Atletico Madrid , winners the previous year, were awarded the 11th trophy following the death of Franco . Format Before the formation of the first La Liga in 1928 , 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. Unlike the FA Cup , entry is limited. Only teams from the ''Primera Division'' , ''Segunda A'' , six teams from the ''Segunda B'' and the ''Tercera Division'' champions are invited to enter. The early rounds are one-off games with teams from the lower divisions given home advantage. The round of 16, the quarter finals and semi-finals are played over two legs. The final is a one-off game played at a neutral venue. The winners qualify for both the Supercopa De España and the UEFA Cup the following season. 2005/2006 COPA DEL REY PERFORMANCE BY CLUB Winners
FINALS NOTE ON NAME CHANGES Real Madrid were originally known as ''Madrid FC'' and did not add the ''Real'' until 1920 . During the Spanish Second Republic the club dropped ''Real'' from their name. In 1941 A Decree Issued By Franco banned the use of non- Spanish Language names. FC Barcelona and Sevilla FC became ''CF Barcelona'' and ''Sevilla CF'' and Athletic Bilbao changed the spelling of their prefix to ''Atlético''. RCD Espanyol were known as ''RCD Español'' until 1995 . |
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