Founded1989
Region Catalonia
Current championsFC Andorra (2nd title)
Most successful club(s)Barcelona (8 titles)
Websitewww.fcf.cat
2023–24 Copa Catalunya

The Copa Catalunya (transl. Catalonia Cup) is a knockout competition organised by the Catalan Football Federation for football clubs in the Catalonia autonomous community of Spain.

History

Between 1903 and 1940, it was known as the Championship of Catalonia, and enjoyed great prestige and interest at a time where La Liga did not exist. The club that won the title participated with other regional champions in the Spanish Cup, which until the beginning of La Liga in 1929 was the most important tournament in Spanish football.

The Championship of Catalonia football was prohibited from taking place after 1940 by Francoist Spain. Catalan clubs were forced to compete only in competitions organised by the Spanish Football Federation, which included La Liga and the Copa del Generalísimo.

Once democracy was restored in Spain, it was again held in 1984 under the name Copa Generalitat, although during the first five editions, it had no recognition from the Spanish Football Federation. It was held in the pre-season of August, and only non-professional third-division teams were allowed to participate.

The 1989–90 season was recognized as an official competition by the Catalan Football Federation. In 1991, First and Second Division teams such as FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol were allowed to join the competition; since then, these teams have been able to win most of the tournaments. In 1993, the competition was renamed to Copa Catalunya.

In recent years, the competition has acquired a certain prestige thanks to the Catalan media because of the involvement of the big clubs like Barcelona and Espanyol and the fielding of their biggest stars to compete. However, the prestige of the cup is still far from the splendor it enjoyed before the 1940s.

In 2012 the format of the Copa Catalunya was changed. Henceforth, there will be two competitions, one for the Copa Catalunya and one for the Supercopa de Catalunya. The latter will be held between the two biggest teams of the region.[1]

On 31 July 2012, Catalan Football Federation announced the permanent suspension of the Supercopa competition due to previous disagreements[2] between Catalonia's top football clubs FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol.

For the 2014–15 edition, both teams agreed to play the Supercopa on 29 October at Estadi Montilivi, Girona,[3] while the reserve teams of both clubs joined the 2014–15 Copa Catalunya.

In July 2016, the Catalan Football Federation, Barcelona and Espanyol agreed to play again the Supercopa de Catalunya, two years after its first edition.[4]

Copa Generalitat (unofficial)

Season Winner Runner Up Result[5]
1984–85FC BarcelonaCE Manresa3–3 p.
1985–86CE ManresaTerrassa FC0–0 p.
1986–87CE ManresaTerrassa FC5–2
1987–88CF LloretCP San Cristóbal3–0
1988–89CF LloretUE Sant Andreu1–1 p.

Copa Generalitat (official)

Season Date Sede Winner Runner Up Result[5]
1989–902 June 1990Municipal, PalamósCD BlanesUDA Gramenet2–0
1990–914 June 1991Camp d'Esports, LleidaFC BarcelonaCE Sabadell FC6–3
1991–929 June 1992Camp d'Esports, LleidaPalamós CFUE Lleida3–1
1992–9320 May 1993Nou Estadi, TarragonaFC BarcelonaRCD Espanyol4–3

Copa Catalunya

Season Date of the final Venue Winner Runner Up Result[5]
1993–947 June 1994Municipal, Vilassar de MarFC AndorraRCD Espanyol0–0 (4–2 p.)
1994–9520 June 1995Estadi Olímpic, TerrassaRCD EspanyolPalamós CF3–1
1995–9613 March 1996Olímpic Lluís Companys, BarcelonaRCD EspanyolFC Barcelona5–1
1996–9710 June 1997Municipal, L'Hospitalet de LlobregatCE EuropaFC Barcelona3–1
1997–985 May 1998Mini Estadi, BarcelonaCE EuropaFC Barcelona1–1 (4–3 p.)
1998–9911 May 1999Camp d'Esports, LleidaRCD EspanyolUE Lleida2–1
1999–0016 May 2000Estadi Olímpic, TerrassaFC BarcelonaCE Mataró3–0
2000–0113 June 2001Camp d'Esports, LleidaCF BalaguerFC Barcelona2–2 (4–3 p.)
2001–027 May 2002Estadi Olímpic, TerrassaTerrassa FCFC Barcelona1–1 (4–1 p.)
2002–0318 June 2003Nova Creu Alta, SabadellTerrassa FCCF Gavà3–0
2003–0426 August 2003Montilivi, GironaFC BarcelonaRCD Espanyol1–0
2004–0522 August 2004Nou Estadi, TarragonaFC BarcelonaRCD Espanyol2–0
2005–065 September 2006Montilivi, GironaRCD EspanyolFC Barcelona1–0
2006–075 June 2007Nova Creu Alta, SabadellFC BarcelonaRCD Espanyol1–1 (5–4 p.)
2007–0811 September 2007Nou Municipal, PalamósGimnàstic de TarragonaFC Barcelona2–1
2008–098 October 2008La Devesa, Sant Carles de la RàpitaUE Sant AndreuRCD Espanyol2–1
2009–101 December 2010[6] Nova Creu Alta, Sabadell RCD Espanyol
(6 points)		 FC Barcelona
(3 points)		 ESP 1–0 L'H
FCB 1–2 ESP
L'H 0–2 FCB
2010–118/9 August 2011Nou Estadi, TarragonaRCD EspanyolFC Barcelona3–0
2011–1212 September 2012[7]Camp Municipal, ManlleuGimnàstic de TarragonaAEC Manlleu1–0
2012–1329 May 2013[8]Camp d'Esports, LleidaFC BarcelonaRCD Espanyol1–1 (4–2 p.)[9]
2013–1421 May 2014Estadi Montilivi, GironaFC BarcelonaRCD Espanyol0–0 (3–2 p.)
2014–1525 March 2015Nou Sardenya, BarcelonaCE EuropaGirona FC2–1
2015–1630 March 2016Nova Creu Alta, SabadellCE Sabadell FCFC Barcelona2–0
2016–1728 March 2017Estadi Municipal, OlotGimnàstic de TarragonaGirona FC0–0 (4–3 p.)
2017–182 June 2018Estadi Municipal La Bòbila, GavàUE CornellàUA Horta3–2
2018–191 May 2019Estadi la Feixa Llarga, L'Hospitalet de LlobregatUE Sant AndreuFC Vilafranca2–0
2019–209 October 2020Olímpic, TerrassaCE L'HospitaletUE Llagostera0–0 (4–3 p.)
2020–22 Not disputed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022–2315 February 2023[10]Estadi Municipal, BadalonaFC AndorraCF Badalona Futur1–0

Performance by club

Club Winners Runners-up Winning Years Runner-up Years
FC Barcelona 8 9 1990–91, 1992–93, 1999–00, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2012–13, 2013–14 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11
RCD Espanyol 6 8 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2010–11 1992–93, 1993–94, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2013–14
CE Europa 3 0 1996–97, 1997–98, 2014–15 -
Gimnàstic de Tarragona 3 0 2007–08, 2011–12, 2016–17 -
Terrassa FC 2 2 2001–02, 2002–03 1985–86, 1986–87
CE Manresa 2 1 1985–86, 1986–87 1984–85
UE Sant Andreu 2 1 2008–09, 2018–19 1988–89
CF Lloret 2 0 1987–88, 1988–89 -
FC Andorra 2 0 1993–94, 2022–23 -
Palamós CF 1 1 1991–92 1994–95
CE Sabadell FC 1 1 2015–16 1990–91
CD Blanes 1 0 1989–90 -
CF Balaguer 1 0 2000–01 -
UE Cornellà 1 0 2017–18 -
CE L'Hospitalet 1 0 2019–20 -
UE Lleida 0 2 - 1991–92, 1998–99
Girona FC 0 2 - 2014–15, 2016–17
CP San Cristóbal 0 1 - 1987–88
UDA Gramenet 0 1 - 1989–90
CE Mataró 0 1 - 1999–00
CF Gavà 0 1 - 2002–03
AEC Manlleu 0 1 - 2011–12
UA Horta 0 1 - 2017–18
FC Vilafranca 0 1 - 2018–19
UE Llagostera 0 1 - 2019–20
CF Badalona Futur 0 1 - 2022–23

Supercopa de Catalunya

YearVenueWinnerRunner-upScore
2014Estadi Montilivi, GironaFC BarcelonaRCD Espanyol1–1 (4–2 p)
2016Nou Estadi, TarragonaRCD EspanyolFC Barcelona1–0
2018Camp d'Esports, LleidaFC BarcelonaRCD Espanyol0–0 (4–2 p)
2019Nova Creu Alta, SabadellGironaFC Barcelona1–0

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Catalonia Super Cup to be played on July 31". FCBarcelona.com. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "La Supercopa Catalunya, suspendida definitivamente". Sport. Spain. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  3. ↑ La Supercopa de Catalunya, el 29 d'octubre a Montilivi Archived 16 September 2014 at archive.today; Catalan Football Federation, 15 September 2014 (in Catalan)
  4. ↑ "El 26 d'octubre es jugarà la Supercopa de Catalunya" (in Catalan). FCF.cat. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 Nunes, Joã; Díaz, Emilio Pla (22 October 2009). "Spain – List of Cup Winners of Catalonia". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 12 June 2010.
  6. ↑ The three-way final for the 2009–10 season was postponed and played during the 2010–11 season due to a lack of free dates. "After the joy, the Copa Catalunya". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  7. ↑ FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol withdrew of the competition
  8. ↑ "La final es jugarà a 2/4 de 10". fcf.cat. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  9. ↑ "News - FC Barcelona Official Channel".
  10. ↑ Sport (14 February 2023). "Bakis sale al rescate del Andorra y le da la Copa Catalunya". As (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
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