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Barcelona are the only team to win La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Champions League in the same year, having done so twice in 2009 and 2015. [6] [7] The competition was not held in 1938 due to the impact of the Spanish Civil War. [8] Barcelona hold the record for the most wins and most finals appearances, with 31 from 42 total appearances.
He revolutionised the way Athletic played, favouring the short-passing game. In 1927, Pentland left Athletic but returned in 1929 and led the club to La Liga/Copa del Rey doubles in 1930 and 1931. The club won the Copa del Rey four times in a row between 1930 and 1933 and they were also La Liga runners-up in 1932 and 1933.
The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, [a] commonly known as Copa del Rey, [b] La Copa [c] or (in English) the Spanish Cup [1] or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República [d] (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo [e] (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanish football, organized by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.
The Copa Eva Duarte was a Spanish football super cup tournament organized by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and contested by the winners of La Liga and the Copa del Rey. [1] [2] CP The Copa Presidente FEF. A single edition played from 1941 to 1947. UCL The UEFA Champions League. Since 1955. Known as the European Cup until 1992. [3 ...
Paco Flores' Espanyol won the 2000 Copa del Rey Final 2–1 against Atlético Madrid at Mestalla, a first cup win since 1940. [11] Six years later, under Miguel Ángel Lotina , the club won again, this time 4–1 against Real Zaragoza in Madrid, with goals by Raúl Tamudo , Luis García (two) and Coro .
La Liga, first established in 1929, originally contained ten teams. Before La Liga's organisation, the Copa del Rey—a regionalised cup competition—was effectively the national championship. [1] La Liga is contested by 20 teams; the three lowest-placed teams are relegated to the Segunda División and replaced by the top three teams in that ...
The team reached the semi-finals [4] of the Copa del Generalísimo (losing to Athletic Bilbao 3–4 on aggregate without Di Stéfano) and finished third in the league 10 points behind champions Bilbao with a record 81 goals scored.
One of the key decisions Robson made during his brief tenure at Barcelona was the US$19.5 million signing of Ronaldo, [101] who was influential in a season when Barcelona won the Copa del Rey, Supercopa de España and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. [102]