THE KING'S CUP (COPA DEL REY)

THE KING'S CUP (COPA DEL REY)

The Spanish domestic cup competition, the Copa del Rey, has been known as the Copa del Rey Alfonso XIII (1902-32), Copa del Presidente de la República (1933-36), Copa del Generalísimo (1939-76) and the Copa del Rey Juan Carlos I (1976-). Around 1910 there was a split in the administration of Spanish football and in 1910 and 1913 two separate cup competitions were contested, the Copa de la Federación Española de Fútbol and the Copa de la Unión Española de Clubs de Fútbol. Up until the creation of a Spanish football league in 1928 it acted effectively as a national championship. In 1937 the Copa de la España Libre was contested amongst a handful of clubs and in 2007 was officially included in the Copa del Rey title list.

Copa del Rey Alfonso XIII:

1902 Club Vizcaya
1903 Athletic Bilbao
1904 Athletic Bilbao
1905 Madrid FC
1906 Madrid FC
1907 Madrid FC
1908 Madrid FC
1909 Club Ciclista
1910 Athletic Bilbao (Copa de la Unión Española de Clubs de Fútbol)
1910 Barcelona (Copa de la Federación Española de Fútbol)
1911 Athletic Bilbao
1912 Barcelona
1913 Rácing de Irún (Copa de la Unión Española de Clubs de Fútbol)
1913 Barcelona (Copa de la Federación Española de Fútbol)
1914 Athletic Bilbao
1915 Athletic Bilbao
1916 Athletic Bilbao
1917 Madrid FC
1918 Real Unión
1919 Arenas Club de Getxo
1920 Barcelona
1921 Athletic Bilbao
1922 Barcelona
1923 Athletic Bilbao
1924 Real Unión
1925 Barcelona
1926 Barcelona
1927 Real Unión
1928 Barcelona
1929 Español
1930 Athletic Bilbao
1931 Athletic Bilbao
1932 Athletic Bilbao

Copa del Presidente de la República:

1933 Athletic Bilbao
1934 Madrid FC
1935 Sevilla
1936 Madrid FC

Copa de la España Libre:

1937 Levante

Copa del Generalísimo:

1939 Sevilla
1940 Español
1941 Valencia
1942 Barcelona
1943 Atlético Bilbao
1944 Atlético Bilbao
1945 Atlético Bilbao
1946 Real Madrid
1947 Real Madrid
1948 Sevilla
1949 Valencia
1950 Atlético Bilbao
1951 Barcelona
1952 Barcelona
1953 Barcelona
1954 Valencia
1955 Atlético Bilbao
1956 Atlético Bilbao
1957 Barcelona
1958 Atlético Bilbao
1959 Barcelona
1960 Atlético Madrid
1961 Atlético Madrid
1962 Real Madrid
1963 Barcelona
1964 Real Zaragoza
1965 Atlético Madrid
1966 Real Zaragoza
1967 Valencia
1968 Barcelona
1969 Atlético Bilbao
1970 Real Madrid
1971 Barcelona
1972 Atlético Madrid
1973 Atlético Bilbao
1974 Real Madrid
1975 Real Madrid
1976 Atlético Madrid

Copa del Rey Juan Carlos I:

1977 Real Betis
1978 Barcelona
1979 Valencia
1980 Real Madrid
1981 Barcelona
1982 Real Madrid
1983 Barcelona
1984 Athletic Bilbao
1985 Atlético Madrid
1986 Real Zaragoza
1987 Real Sociedad
1988 Barcelona
1989 Real Madrid
1990 Barcelona
1991 Atlético Madrid
1992 Atlético Madrid
1993 Real Madrid
1994 Real Zaragoza
1995 Deportivo La Coruña
1996 Atlético Madrid
1997 Barcelona
1998 Barcelona
1999 Valencia
2000 Espanyol
2001 Real Zaragoza
2002 Deportivo La Coruña
2003 Real Mallorca
2004 Real Zaragoza
2005 Real Betis
2006 Espanyol
2007 Sevilla
2008 Valencia
2009 Barcelona

Total Copa del Rey Titles:

25 Barcelona

23 Athletic Bilbao

17 Real Madrid

9 Atlético Madrid

7 Valencia

6 Real Zaragoza

4 Espanyol
4 Sevilla

3 Real Unión

2 Deportivo La Coruña
2 Real Betis
2 Real Sociedad

1 Arenas Club de Getxo
1 Club Vizcaya
1 Levante
1 Racing Club de Irún
1 Real Mallorca

SERIE A

SERIE A


Full Name: Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A TIM
Founded: 1929 (1898)
Level: 1
Number of Teams: 20
Record Champions: Juventus, 25
Record Italian Championship Titles: Juventus, 27
Official Website: lega-calcio.it

Description:

The top tier of Italian football is known as Serie A. The official name includes the title sponsor TIM, an Italian mobile phone company.

Format:

The 20 teams of the Italian Serie A play each other twice (home and away) for a total of 38 games. The season runs from August/September to May with a short break for the holidays. The bottom three clubs are relegated to the second-tier Serie B. Serie A clubs also compete in the Coppa Italia, entering in the second or third round although the format seems to change from year to year. The league champion wins the right to wear a small shield (a scudetto in Italian) in the red, white and green colors of Italy on their jerseys the following season and therefore the league title is often referred to as the scudetto. The league champion and the Coppa Italia winner contest the Supercoppa Italiana, the traditional opener of the Italian football season.
International Tournament Qualification:

* UEFA Champions League - the top three league finishers qualify directly to the group stage of the Champions League. The fourth place team enters at the fourth qualifying round.
* UEFA Europa League - The Coppa Italia winner and the next two league finishers qualify for the Europa League. If the Coppa Italia winner qualifies for the Champions League, the Coppa Italia spot goes to the losing finalist. If both Coppa Italia finalists qualify for the Champions League then that spot goes to the next highest league finisher.

Italian National Champions:

1898 Genoa
1899 Genoa
1900 Genoa
1901 Milan
1902 Genoa
1903 Genoa
1904 Genoa
1905 Juventus
1906 Milan
1907 Milan
1908 Pro Vercelli
1909 Pro Vercelli
1910 Inter Milan
1911 Pro Vercelli
1912 Pro Vercelli
1913 Pro Vercelli
1914 Casale
1915 Genoa

1920 Inter Milan
1921 Pro Vercelli
1922 Pro Vercelli (CCI)
1922 Novese (FIGC)
1923 Genoa
1924 Genoa
1925 Bologna
1926 Juventus
1927 No title awarded - Torino had title revoked
1928 Torino
1929 Bologna
Serie A Champions:

1930 Ambrosiana-Inter
1931 Juventus
1932 Juventus
1933 Juventus
1934 Juventus
1935 Juventus
1936 Bologna
1937 Bologna
1938 Ambrosiana-Inter
1939 Bologna
1940 Ambrosiana-Inter
1941 Bologna
1942 Roma
1943 Torino

1946 Torino
1947 Torino
1948 Torino
1949 Torino
1950 Juventus
1951 Milan
1952 Juventus
1953 Inter Milan
1954 Inter Milan
1955 Milan
1956 Fiorentina
1957 Milan
1958 Juventus
1959 Milan
1960 Juventus
1961 Juventus
1962 Milan
1963 Inter Milan
1964 Bologna
1966 Inter Milan
1966 Inter Milan
1967 Juventus
1968 Milan
1969 Fiorentina
1970 Cagliari
1971 Inter Milan
1972 Juventus
1973 Juventus
1974 Lazio
1975 Juventus
1976 Torino
1977 Juventus
1978 Juventus
1979 Milan
1980 Inter Milan
1981 Juventus
1982 Juventus
1983 Roma
1984 Juventus
1985 Verona
1986 Juventus
1987 Napoli
1988 Milan
1989 Inter Milan
1990 Napoli
1991 Sampdoria
1992 Milan
1993 Milan
1994 Milan
1995 Juventus
1996 Milan
1997 Juventus
1998 Juventus
1999 Milan
2000 Lazio
2001 Roma
2002 Juventus
2003 Juventus
2004 Milan
2005 Not awarded (Juventus had title revoked)
2006 Inter Milan (Juventus had title revoked)
2007 Inter Milan
2008 Inter Milan
2009 Inter Milan

Total Serie A Titles:

25 Juventus
15 Inter Milan
14 Milan
6 Torino
5 Bologna
3 Roma
2 Fiorentina, Lazio, Napoli
1 Cagliari, Sampdoria, Verona


Total Italian Championship Titles:

27 Juventus
17 Inter Milan, Milan
9 Genoa
7 Bologna, Pro Vercelli, Torino
3 Roma
2 Fiorentina, Lazio, Napoli
1 Cagliari, Casale, Novese, Sampdoria, Verona


Total Serie A Seasons (out of 77):

77 Inter
76 Juventus, Roma
75 Milan
71 Fiorentina
68 Torino
66 Lazio
63 Bologna, Napoli
53 Sampdoria
49 Atalanta
41 Genoa
36 Udinese
30 Cagliari, Vicenza
28 Bari
26 Triestina
24 Verona
22 Palermo
21 Brescia
18 Parma
16 Ascoli, Livorno, Padova, Spal
13 Alessandria, Como, Lecce, Modena, Perugia
12 Catania, Novara, Pro Patria, Venezia
11 Foggia
10 Avellino, Cesena
9 Empoli
8 Lucchese, Piacenza, Reggina
7 Catanzaro, Chievo, Cremonese, Mantova, Pisa, Varese
6 Pro Vercelli, Siena
5 Liguria, Messina, Pescara
4 Casale, Reggiana, Sampierdarenese
3 Lecco, Legnano
2 Ancona, Salernitana, Ternana
1 Pistoise, Treviso

THE LALIGA

THE LALIGA






Full Name: Liga de Fútbol Profesional Primera División
Founded: 1928
Level: 1
Number of Teams: 20
Record Champions: Real Madrid, 31

Official Website: lfp.es

Description:

The top tier of Spanish football is officially known as the Liga BBVA for its title sponsor BBVA, a Spanish banking firm. It's also called Liga de Fútbol Profesional Primera División - Professional Football League Premier Division or more often simply La Liga - The League. The Liga de Fútbol Profesional (LFP) is an umbrella group that administers the top two tiers of Spanish football, the Primera and the Segunda. La Liga contains two of the most successful clubs in world football - Real Madrid and Barcelona and is likely the second most popular league in the world after the English Premier League.

The Spanish Primera División got its start in the 1928-29 season with 10 teams - two from Madrid, three from Barcelona, five from the northern regions of Cantabria and the Basque country. The first title was won by Barcelona, who overtook Real Madrid on the final day of the season. The league broke apart for several years during the 1930s, one of so many victims of the Spanish Civil War. The league was restarted in 1939 with the bitterness of the Civil War finding new life in Spanish football stadiums and matches are played out to this day to the backdrop of complex historical overtones.


Format:

The 20 teams of La Liga play each other twice (home and away) for a total of 38 games. The season runs from August to May/June with a brief winter break for the Christmas holidays. The bottom three clubs are relegated to the second-tier Segunda División. The Primera clubs all contest the Copa del Rey (the King's Cup) along with teams from the second, third and fourth divisions. Additionally the league champions and the Copa del Rey winners compete in the Supercopa de España which traditionally opens the Spanish football season.
International Tournament Qualification:

* UEFA Champions League - The top three finishers in the Spanish Primera División qualify for the Champions League, entering at the group stage. The fourth place team enters at the fourth qualifying round.
* Europa League - The Copa del Rey winners and the next two league finishers in the league qualify for the Europa League. If the Copa del Rey winners qualify for the Champions League then the runners-up take that spot If both Copa del Rey finalists qualify for the Champions League that spots goes to the next highest league finisher.


Spanish Primera División Champions:

1929 Barcelona
1930 Athletic Bilbao
1931 Athletic Bilbao
1932 Madrid CF
1933 Madrid CF
1934 Athletic Bilbao
1935 Betis Balompié
1936 Athletic Bilbao

1940 Atlético Aviación
1941 Atlético Aviación
1942 Valencia
1943 Athletic Bilbao
1944 Valencia
1945 Barcelona
1946 Sevilla
1947 Valencia
1948 Barcelona
1949 Barcelona
1950 Atlético Madrid
1951 Atlético Madrid
1952 Barcelona
1953 Barcelona
1954 Real Madrid
1955 Real Madrid
1956 Athletic Bilbao
1957 Real Madrid
1958 Real Madrid
1959 Barcelona
1960 Barcelona
1961 Real Madrid
1962 Real Madrid
1963 Real Madrid
1964 Real Madrid
1965 Real Madrid
1966 Atlético Madrid
1967 Real Madrid
1968 Real Madrid
1969 Real Madrid
1970 Atlético Madrid
1971 Valencia
1972 Real Madrid
1973 Atlético Madrid
1974 Barcelona
1975 Real Madrid
1976 Real Madrid
1977 Atlético Madrid
1978 Real Madrid
1979 Real Madrid
1980 Real Madrid
1981 Real Sociedad
1982 Real Sociedad
1983 Athletic Bilbao
1984 Athletic Bilbao
1985 Barcelona
1986 Real Madrid
1987 Real Madrid
1988 Real Madrid
1989 Real Madrid
1990 Real Madrid
1991 Barcelona
1992 Barcelona
1993 Barcelona
1994 Barcelona
1995 Real Madrid
1996 Atlético Madrid
1997 Real Madrid
1998 Barcelona
1999 Barcelona
2000 Deportivo La Coruña
2001 Real Madrid
2002 Valencia
2003 Real Madrid
2004 Valencia
2005 Barcelona
2006 Barcelona
2007 Real Madrid
2008 Real Madrid
2009 Barcelona
Total Spanish Primera División Titles:

31 - Real Madrid
19 - Barcelona
9 - Atlético Madrid
8 - Athletic Bilbao
6 - Valencia
2 - Real Sociedad
1 - Real Betis, Deportivo La Coruña, Sevilla


Total Spanish Primera División Seasons (out of 78):

78 Athletic Bilbao, Barcelona, Real Madrid
74 Espanyol, Valencia
72 Atlético Madrid
65 Sevilla
63 Real Sociedad
54 Real Zaragoza
46 Celta Vigo, Real Betis
41 Racing Santander
39 Deportivo La Coruña, Real Valladolid
38 Real Oviedo
37 Sporting Gijon
31 Las Palmas, Osasuna
28 Málaga
23 Real Mallorca
19 Elche, Hercules
18 Real Murcia
17 Granada
14 Sabadell
12 Cádiz, Rayo Vallecano, Salamanca, Tenerife
11 Alavés, Castellon
10 Villareal
9 Burgos, Logroñes
8 Córdoba
7 Albacete, Arenas Club de Getxo
6 Pontevedra
5 Getafe, Levante, Recreativo Huelva
4 Alcoyano, Almería, Compostela, Gimnastic Tarragona, Numancia, Real Unión
3 Europa, Real Jaen
2 Extremadura, Lleida, Mérida
1 Atlético Tetuan, Condal, Cultural Leonesa

* Real Madrid was at one time known as Madrid CF. Similarly Real Betis were Betis Balompié and Atlético Madrid were Atlético Aviación.