The Copa de los Campeones de España was a Spanish

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competition, held once in September 1940 as a two-legged game between Club Atlético-Aviación (

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winners) and RCD Español de Barcelona (

1940 Copa del Generalísimo The 1940 Copa del Generalísimo was the 38th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition. The competition started on 12 May 1940 and concluded on 30 June 1940 with the final, held at the Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas in Madr ...

winners). The first leg on 1 September was a 3–3 draw at the

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, while the second two weeks later at the

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was a 7–1 victory for Atlético, who were tenants at the ground following the destruction of their

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in the

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. It was the first

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in Spanish football, however this competition is considered of a friendly nature and therefore unofficial; a view also shared by the Spanish football historian Ricardo Uribarri. The tournament was not repeated, but the format resumed in 1945 with the

Copa de Oro Argentina The Copa de Oro Argentina was a Spanish football competition, held once on 23 December 1945 as a one-off game between FC Barcelona (winner of the 1944–45 La Liga) and Athletic Bilbao (winner of the 1944–45 Copa del Generalísimo), with Barcelo ...

, and two years later there was the first official version, the

Copa Eva Duarte The Copa Eva Duarte was a Spanish football tournament organized by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and contested by the winners of La Liga and the Copa del Generalísimo. History In September 1940, a match with this format had the n ...

. This ended in 1953 and the current

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began in 1982.

Matches

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Matches

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References