The Copa Real Federación Española de Fútbol, popularly known as the Copa Federación (Federation Cup) or Copa RFEF, is a Spanish football competition organised by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF). It has been held since the 1993−94 season as a tournament for smaller football clubs, with a format similar to that of the Copa del Rey.
 The Copa Real Federación Española de Fútbol trophy | |
| Organising body | RFEF |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1944 (old competition) 1993 (current competition) |
| Region |  Spain |
| Number of teams | 32 |
| Current champions | Arenteiro (1st title) |
| Most successful team(s) | Puertollano (3 titles) |
| Website | rfef.es/copa-rfef |
 2024 Copa Federación | |
It is contested annually by clubs from Primera Federación, Segunda Federación and Tercera Federación that have not qualified for the Copa del Rey.
It is currently played in two phases: a first phase of autonomous scope, according to the rules established by each autonomous federation, and a second phase of national scope in which the twenty best teams of the autonomous phase participate –one for each autonomous community, except Andalusia, which has two teams, plus one for Ceuta and one for Melilla– plus five teams from Segunda Federación –the best team from each group in the previous season that did not qualify for the Copa del Rey– plus seven teams from Tercera Federación –ranked second in the previous season, without distinction of groups, with the best coefficient and that did not obtain the right to participate in the Copa del Rey– making a total of 32 teams.
In the national phase, the 32 teams are divided into four groups of eight teams according to proximity criteria, with three single-leg knockout rounds to be played by drawing lots. The winner of each group in the play-offs becomes a semi-finalist to play in the final phase and the four semi-finalists qualify for the Copa del Rey.
The current Copa Federación, created in 1994, is not considered by the RFEF the same as the original one. A similar competition with regional qualification tournaments for amateur clubs (including the affiliated teams of the professional clubs, such as Real Madrid C and FC Barcelona C), the Campeonato de España de Aficionados, operated from 1930 until 1987,[1] but is also considered to be distinct from the Copa Federación.
Finals
editOld tournament
edit| Season | Location | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944–45 | Barcelona | San Martín | Valladolid | 1–0 | |
| 1945–46 | Madrid | Alavés | Sueca | 3–2 | |
| 1946–50 | Not played | ||||
| 1950–51 | Zaragoza | RCD Córdoba | Barakaldo | 3–2 | |
| 1951–52 | Madrid | Jaén | Orensana | 3–1 | |
| 1952–53 | Madrid | Valladolid | Cacereño | 1–0 | |
| 1953–54 | Zaragoza | Real Betis | Real Valladolid | 3–2 | Not official |
Modern tournament
editNew format
edit| Season | Host | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Enrique Roca, Murcia | Murcia | Tudelano | 1–1 (4–2 p) |
| 2020 | Dehesa de Navalcarbón, Las Rozas de Madrid | Llagostera | Las Rozas | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |
| 2021 | Nuevo Arcángel, Córdoba | Córdoba | Guijuelo | 1–0 |
| 2022 | Luis Suñer Picó, Alzira | Arenteiro | Alzira | 2–0 (a.e.t.) |
| 2023 | El Prado, Talavera de la Reina | Badalona Futur | Talavera de la Reina | 2–1 |
Performances
editPerformance by club
editNew tournament
edit| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years | Runner-up years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puertollano | 3 | — | 1994, 2006, 2011 | — |
| Ourense | 2 | — | 2008, 2014 | — |
| Pontevedra | 2 | — | 2007, 2018 | — |
| Llagostera/Badalona Futur | 2 | — | 2020, 2023 | — |
| Mallorca B | 1 | 1 | 1996 | 2007 |
| Murcia | 1 | 1 | 2019 | 1996 |
| Las Palmas B | 1 | — | 1995 | — |
| Burgos | 1 | — | 1997 | — |
| Binéfar | 1 | — | 1998 | — |
| Racing B | 1 | — | 1999 | — |
| Sabadell | 1 | — | 2000 | — |
| Marino | 1 | — | 2001 | — |
| Celta B | 1 | — | 2002 | — |
| Avilés | 1 | — | 2003 | — |
| Badalona | 1 | — | 2004 | — |
| Mataró | 1 | — | 2005 | — |
| Jaén | 1 | — | 2009 | — |
| San Roque Lepe | 1 | — | 2010 | — |
| Binissalem | 1 | — | 2012 | — |
| Sant Andreu | 1 | — | 2013 | — |
| Real Unión | 1 | — | 2015 | — |
| Atlético Baleares | 1 | — | 2016 | — |
| Atlético Saguntino | 1 | — | 2017 | — |
| Mirandés | 1 | — | 2019 | — |
| Córdoba | 1 | — | 2021 | — |
| Arenteiro | 1 | — | 2022 | — |
| Lemona | — | 2 | — | 2011, 2012 |
| Platges Calvià | — | 1 | — | 1994 |
| Balaguer | — | 1 | — | 1995 |
| Gáldar | — | 1 | — | 1997 |
| Alcalá | — | 1 | — | 1998 |
| Lugo | — | 1 | — | 1999 |
| Elche | — | 1 | — | 2000 |
| Tropezón | — | 1 | — | 2001 |
| Gavà | — | 1 | — | 2002 |
| Tomelloso | — | 1 | — | 2003 |
| Villanueva | — | 1 | — | 2004 |
| Benidorm | — | 1 | — | 2005 |
| Huesca | — | 1 | — | 2006 |
| Reus | — | 1 | — | 2008 |
| Rayo B | — | 1 | — | 2009 |
| Lorca Deportiva | — | 1 | — | 2010 |
| La Hoya Lorca | — | 1 | — | 2013 |
| Guadalajara | — | 1 | — | 2014 |
| Castellón | — | 1 | — | 2015 |
| Rayo Majadahonda | — | 1 | — | 2016 |
| Fuenlabrada | — | 1 | — | 2017 |
| Ontinyent | — | 1 | — | 2018 |
| Cornellà | — | 1 | — | 2019 |
| Tudelano | — | 1 | — | 2019 |
| Las Rozas | — | 1 | — | 2020 |
| Guijuelo | — | 1 | — | 2021 |
| Alzira | — | 1 | — | 2022 |
| Talavera de la Reina | — | 1 | — | 2023 |
Performance by autonomous community
edit| # | Autonomous community | Winners | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Catalonia |
7 |
Sant Andreu, Mataró, Badalona, Sabadell, San Martín, Llagostera, Badalona Futur |
| 2 |  Galicia |
6 |
Ourense (2), Pontevedra (2), Celta B, Arenteiro |
| 3 |  Andalusia |
5 | Jaén (2), Córdoba CF, RCD Córdoba, San Roque Lepe |
| 4= |  Castile and León |
3 | Burgos, Valladolid, Mirandés |
 Castile-La Mancha |
3 | Puertollano (3) | |
 Balearic Islands |
3 | Mallorca B, Binissalem, Atlético Baleares | |
| 7= |  Asturias |
2 | Avilés, Marino |
 Basque Country |
2 | Alavés, Real Unión | |
| 9= |  Cantabria |
1 | Racing B |
 Aragon |
1 | Binéfar | |
 Canary Islands |
1 | Las Palmas B | |
 Valencian Community |
1 | Atlético Saguntino | |
 Region of Murcia |
1 | Murcia |
Regional tournaments
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- ^ a b Due to its size, Andalusia has two Tercera División leagues (one for Western/Lower Andalusia, the other for Eastern/Upper Andalusia) and operated separate qualifying tournaments for the Copa Federación for each section until 2020, when the Andalusia Football Federation (RFAF) established a trophy for the entire region, the two finalists taking the qualification spots.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Spain - Amateur Champions (Campeonato de España Amateur) 1930-1987, RSSSF, 20 May 2020
- ^ Nace la Copa Real Federación Andaluza de Fútbol [The RFAF Cup is born], Jaén en Juego (in Spanish), 16 January 2020