Copa del Rey Juvenil de Fútbol

Copa del Rey Juvenil de Fútbol
Founded1951
Region Spain
Number of teams32
Current championsRCD Mallorca (1st title)
Most successful club(s)Barcelona (18 titles)
Websiterfef.es
2024 Copa del Rey Juvenil

Copa del Rey Juvenil de Fútbol is an annual youth football tournament in Spain, which is contested by 32 teams from the División de Honor Juvenil. It is organised by the RFEF.[1]

History

The Copa del Rey Juvenil de Fútbol was founded in 1951 with the name of Copa del Generalísimo. Its name was changed in 1977 to Copa del Rey.[2]

In the first two decades of the 21st century, qualification for the tournament was determined by the teams' finishing positions in the División de Honor Juvenil de Fútbol (a double-round robin league system), so was played at the end of the league season in May and June, with 16 participants (the two highest-placed across 6 groups (later re-organised into 7) and those 3rd-placed teams with the highest points. Following the two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, the format was altered: the División de Honor would still form the basis for qualification, but now 32 teams would take part as determined by their results in the first half of the season, with the cup played during the second half.[3] In the first two editions with this change, the opening round was limited to matches between teams from the same geographic group, but in 2024 this was changed to a seeded draw on a nationwide basis.[4]

Finals

Season Location Champion Runner-up Score
1951 Chamartín, Madrid Barcelona Sueca 5–1
1952 Chamartín, Madrid Atlético Madrid Real Sociedad 4–2
1953 Chamartín, Madrid Real Madrid Barcelona 0–0 (corners, 5–1)
1954 Chamartín, Madrid Plus Ultra Espanyol 2–1
1955 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Real Sociedad Sevilla 2–0
1956 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Atlético Madrid Zaragoza 4–0
1957 Sarrià, Barcelona Murcia Txorierri 6–1
1958 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Atlético Madrid Alicante 2–1
1959 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Barcelona Sevilla 2–2 ‡
1960 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Firestone Murcia 5–2
1961 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Valencia Elizondo 7–2
1962 Metropolitano, Madrid Sevilla Athletic Bilbao 2–0
1963 Camp Nou, Barcelona Athletic Bilbao Real Madrid 2–0
1964 Metropolitano, Madrid Athletic Bilbao Real Madrid 2–1 (aet)
1965 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Athletic Bilbao Celta 2–1
1966 La Viña, Alicante Athletic Bilbao Júpiter 5–0
1967 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Athletic Bilbao Damm 2–0
1968 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Real Madrid Real Sociedad 3–0
1969 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Real Madrid Triana 1–0
1970 Camp Nou, Barcelona Athletic Bilbao Las Palmas 3–2
1971 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Real Madrid Athletic Bilbao 2–1
1972 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Las Palmas Real Madrid 2–1
1973 Vicente Calderón, Madrid Barcelona Real Madrid 4–2
1974 Vicente Calderón, Madrid Barcelona Real Madrid 1–0
1975 Vicente Calderón, Madrid Barcelona Murcia 4–2
1976 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Barcelona Murcia 1–0
1977 Vicente Calderón, Madrid Barcelona Zaragoza 4–3
1978 La Romareda, Zaragoza Real Madrid Barcelona 1–0
1979 Vicente Calderón, Madrid Sevilla Atlético Athletic Bilbao 3–1
1980 Vicente Calderón, Madrid Barcelona Zaragoza 3–1
1981 Vicente Calderón, Madrid Real Madrid Athletic Bilbao 2–1
1982 Campo de la Federación, Albacete Real Madrid Murcia 2–0
1983 Príncipe Juan Carlos, Ciudad Real Betis Real Madrid 3–1
1984 La Romareda, Zaragoza Athletic Bilbao Real Madrid 2–1
1985 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Real Madrid Barcelona 2–1
1986 Las Gaunas, Logroño Barcelona Real Madrid 6–3
1987 Las Gaunas, Logroño Barcelona Athletic Bilbao 2–1
1988 La Pinilla, Teruel Real Madrid Barcelona 1–1 (penalties, 4–2)
1989 Las Gaunas, Logroño Barcelona Athletic Bilbao 3–2
1990 Carlos Belmonte, Albacete Betis Barcelona 4–2
1991 Castalia, Castellón de la Plana Real Madrid Barcelona 1–1 (penalties, 4–3)
1992 Los Pajaritos, Soria Athletic Bilbao Betis 1–1 (penalties, –)
1993 La Pinilla, Teruel Real Madrid Barcelona 2–1
1994 La Romareda, Zaragoza Barcelona Real Madrid 2–1
1995 Salto del Caballo, Toledo Albacete Sevilla 2–1
1996 La Romareda, Zaragoza Barcelona Real Madrid 4–2
1997 La Aldehuela, Fuenlabrada Sevilla Barcelona 2–1
1998 Salto del Caballo, Toledo Betis Alavés 0–0 (penalties, 4–3)
1999 Ciudad Deportiva, Olivenza Betis Real Madrid 2–1
2000 Municipal, Valdepeñas Barcelona Mallorca 2–1
2001 Nuevo Antonio Amilivia, León Espanyol Real Madrid 2–0
2002 La Fuensanta, Cuenca Barcelona Mallorca 2–1
2003 El Toralín, Ponferrada Espanyol Mallorca 3–1 (aet)
2004 Constantino Navarro, Baza Espanyol Osasuna 3–2
2005 Nou Sardenya, Barcelona Barcelona Sporting 2–0
2006 Los Pajaritos, Soria Barcelona Zaragoza 2–0
2007 Fernando Ruiz Hierro, Vélez-Málaga Albacete Valencia 2–1
2008 El Montecillo, Aranda de Duero Sevilla Barcelona 2–0
2009 Enrique López Cuenca, Nerja Sevilla Athletic Bilbao 3–2
2010 Francisco Bonet, Almuñécar Athletic Bilbao Real Madrid 2–0
2011 Alfonso Murube, Ceuta Barcelona Espanyol 2–0
2012 San Fernando, Burriana Espanyol Málaga 1–0
2013 Las Viñas, Vera Real Madrid Athletic Bilbao 4–0
2014* Ciudad del Fútbol, Las Rozas Sevilla Real Madrid 1–1 (penalties, 4–2)
2015 Alfonso Murube, Ceuta Rayo Vallecano Real Madrid 2–1
2016 Son Bibiloni, Palma Atlético Madrid Real Madrid 4–3 (aet)
2017 La Planilla, Calahorra Real Madrid Atlético Madrid 4–1 (aet)
2018 La Fuensanta, Cuenca Atlético Madrid Real Madrid 3–1
2019 Antonio Peroles, Roquetas de Mar Villarreal Atlético Madrid 3–0
2020 Not Played[a]
2021 Not Played
2022 Anxo Carro, Lugo Real Madrid Espanyol 2–1 (aet)
2023 Reino de León, León Real Madrid Almería 2–1
2024[6] Carlos Tartiere, Oviedo Mallorca Espanyol 0–0 (penalties, 4–2)
  1. ^ On 6 May 2020, the Royal Spanish Football Federation announced the cancellation of the Copa del Rey Juvenil for the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.[5]

‡ The title decided by lower age of the players.
* Was scheduled to be played at the Estadio Cartagonova in Cartagena

Champions

Team Winners Runners-up Championship seasons
Barcelona 18 9 1951, 1959, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2011
Real Madrid 15 17 1953, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1993, 2013, 2017, 2022, 2023
Athletic Bilbao 9 8 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1984, 1992, 2010
Sevilla 5 3 1962, 1997, 2008, 2009, 2014
Atlético Madrid 5 2 1952, 1956, 1958, 2016, 2018
Espanyol 4 4 2001, 2003, 2004, 2012
Real Betis 4 1 1983, 1990, 1998, 1999
Albacete 2 0 1995, 2007
Real Murcia 1 4 1957
Mallorca 1 3 2024
Real Sociedad 1 2 1955
Las Palmas 1 1 1972
Valencia 1 1 1961
Villarreal 1 0 2019
Rayo Vallecano 1 0 2015
Sevilla Atlético[7] 1 0 1979
Firestone 1 0 1960
Plus Ultra[8] 1 0 1954
Real Zaragoza 0 4 —
Almería 0 1
Málaga 0 1 —
Sporting Gijón 0 1 —
Osasuna 0 1 —
Alavés 0 1 —
Triana Balompié[9] 0 1 —
Damm 0 1 —
Júpiter 0 1 —
Celta Vigo 0 1 —
Elizondo 0 1 —
Alicante 0 1 —
Txorierri 0 1 —
Sueca 0 1 —

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ "El Atlético busca el triplete ante el Real Madrid". www.mundodeportivo.com. Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  2. ^ "RESULTADOS HISTÓRICOS DE LAS COMPETICIONES ESPAÑOLAS DE FÚTBOL EN CATEGORÍAS JUVENILES". arquero-arba.futbolme.net. AREFE Asociación para la Recopilación de Estadísticas del Fútbol Español. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  3. ^ A por la Copa del Rey juvenil, el primer título en juego [Going for the youth Copa del Rey, the first title at stake], Cristina Ripoll, Fútbol Juvenil, 7 March 2024 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Este es el mapa de la Copa del Rey Juvenil 23/24 [This is the map of the Copa del Rey Juvenil 23/24], RFEF, 20 December 2023 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ "Comunicado de la RFEF en relación con las competiciones no profesionales del fútbol español" [RFEF announcement in relation to the non-professional competitions in Spanish football] (in Spanish). RFEF. 6 May 2020.
  6. ^ "CRÓNICA | El RCD Mallorca conquista su primera Copa del Rey Juvenil 0-0 (2-4)" [Chronicle | RCD Mallorca wins its first Copa del Rey Juvenil 0-0 (2-4)]. RFEF (in Spanish). 2024-03-10. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  7. ^ Reserve team of Sevilla FC.
  8. ^ Reserve team of Real Madrid.
  9. ^ Reserve team of Real Betis Balompié.