The Copa de la Liga (League Cup in

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) was a Spanish football tournament created in 1982. Due to time constraints, saturation and club pressure, the competition only lasted four years, being cancelled in 1986. Winning the trophy helped two clubs to complete cup doubles:

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with the

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(1983) and Real Madrid with the

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(1985). In all four finals, the team that played the second leg at home won the trophy.La Copa de la Liga en España: un experimento fugaz
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Format

The League Cup was a straight knock-out competition. All ties were played over two legs, home and away, with the team with the largest aggregate score progressing. The final also consisted of two games. If the aggregate score was tied after two legs of ninety minutes each,

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would be played. If that failed to separate the teams, a

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would determine the winner. Unlike the

, the away goals rule was not applied.

Champions

References

External links

Spain – List of League Cup Finals
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