Copa de la España Libre

Copa de la España Libre (Free Spain Cup), also referred to as the Copa de la España Libre – Trofeo Presidente de la República, was a football competition played in the Republican area of Spain during the Spanish Civil War. The competition, played out in June and July 1937, was won by Levante FC.

History

It was originally intended that the top four teams from the Mediterranean League would enter the competition, but FC Barcelona opted instead to tour Mexico and the United States. As a result, Levante FC, who had finished fifth in the league, took their place. The other three teams to enter were Valencia CF, CE Espanyol and Girona FC. The first stage of the competition was played as a mini-league with the top two teams, Levante FC and Valencia FC, then qualifying for the final.[1]

For seventy years Levante UD unsuccessfully claimed this competition was the equivalent the Copa del Rey.[2] Although in 2007 the Congress of Deputies urged Royal Spanish Football Federation to recognise it as a Copa del Rey win for Levante UD,[3] the governing body of Spanish football has not taken a decision yet.[4][5]

Group Stage Table

Teams	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	Pts
Levante FC	6	3	2	1	18	9	8
Valencia FC	6	2	2	2	12	13	6
CE Espanyol	6	3	0	3	12	16	6
Girona FC	6	0	4	2	11	15	4

Final

1937-07-18

Levante	1 – 0	Valencia

Montjuïc, Barcelona

Copa de la España Libre 1937 Winners
Levante FC 1st Title

References

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[1] www.rsssf.com: Copa España Libre

[2] Ball, Phil (2003). Morbo: The Story of Spanish Football

[3] www.elpais.com

[4] Villar demora la Copa del Levante

[5] La FEF no reconocerá al Barça la Liga del año 37

Copa del Rey
Seasons	1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1928–29 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1944–45 1946 1947 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1951 1952 1952–53 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1969 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
Finals	1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 (FEF & UECF) 1911 1912 1913 (FEF & UECF) 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Related	Copa de la Coronación (final) Copa de la España Libre Regional Championship: (Aragón Asturias Baleares Canary Islands Cantabria Castile and León Centro Catalonia Galicia Gipuzkoa Levante/Valencia Murcia Navarre North/Biscay Northern Africa South) West
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