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The Copa del Rey is an annual cup competition for Spanish Football teams. Its full name is Copa de Su Majestad El Rey Don Juan Carlos I (''His Majesty King Juan Carlos I's Cup''). 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'' (''Republic President's Cup'') or '''Copa de España''' (''Spanish Cup'') for short and during the years of the Franco dictatorship it was known as the ''Copa de Su Excelencia El Generalísimo'' or '''Copa del Generalísimo''' (''(His Excellency) The Supreme General's Cup''). Spanish basketball teams compete for the Copa Del Rey De Baloncesto . HISTORY The competition was first played in 1902 after , Club Espanyol De Foot-Ball , 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 split 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 FC 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 Copa 24 times and Athletic Bilbao 23. Throughout the history of the competition there have 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 Atlético 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 English FA Cup , entry is limited. Only teams from the ''Primera Division'' , ''Segunda A'' , about twenty-three teams from the ''Segunda B'' and the ''Tercera Division'' champions (or runners-up if the champion is a Reserve Team ) are invited to enter. The early rounds are one-off games with teams from the lower divisions given home advantage. The round of 32, 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. 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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