1937 Copa de la España Libre

Copa de la España Libre 1937 Levante fc equipo vs valencia 1937.jpg Levante FC, champions Spanish Republic 4 Levante FC (1st title) Valencia FC 12 1936 1939 The Copa de la España Libre 1937 (Free Spain Cup), also referred to as the Copa de la España Libre – Trofeo Presidente de la República 1937, was a football competition played in the Republican area of Spain during the Spanish Civil War. The competition, played out in June and July 1937, was won by Levante FC. History It was originally intended that the top four teams from the Mediterranean League would enter the competition, but FC Barcelona opted instead to tour Mexico and the United States. As a result, Levante FC, who had finished fifth in the league, took their place. The other three teams to enter were Valencia CF, CE Espanyol and Girona FC. The first stage of the competition was played as a mini-league with the top two teams, Levante and Valencia, then qualifying for the final.Spain - Copa de España Libre 1937, RSSSF For seventy years Levante unsuccessfully claimed this competition was the equivalent the Copa del Rey.Ball, Phil (2003). Morbo: The Story of Spanish Football From 2007, the Congress of Deputies urged the Royal Spanish Football Federation to recognise it;www.elpais.comhttp://www.levante-emv.com/secciones/noticia.jsp?pRef=3833_11_415089__Deportes-Villar-demora-Copa-Levante Villar demora la Copa del Levante 2009-06-19 2012-03-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20120318125755/http://www.levante-emv.com/secciones/noticia.jsp?pRef=3833_11_415089__Deportes-Villar-demora-Copa-Levante dead La FEF no reconocerá al Barça la Liga del año 37 on 25 March 2023, the RFEF recognised it,Rodilla Noel La Federación reconoce la Copa del Levante de 1937 y la del Deportivo de 1912 https://www.marca.com/futbol/copa-rey/2023/03/25/641ef935ca47410a6f8b4572.html The Federation recognizes Levante's 1937 Cup and Deportivo's 1912 Cup 24 August 2023 Marca 25 March 2023 es but not as a Copa del Rey.https://rfef.es/en/noticias/track-record-the-team-in-white-win-their-20th-copa-trophy TRACK RECORD - The team in white win their 20th Copa trophy. - LIST OF WINNERS OF THE SPANISH CHAMPIONSHIP - COPA DE SM EL REY RFEF.es Royal Spanish Football Federation 7 May 2023 10 May 2023 live https://web.archive.org/web/20230507224626/https://rfef.es/en/noticias/track-record-the-team-in-white-win-their-20th-copa-trophy 7 May 2023 Group Stage Table Teams Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA PtsLevante FC63211898Valencia FC622212136CE Espanyol630312166Girona FC604211154 Final 18 July 1937 17:00 Levante 1–0 Report Valencia Nieto 78 Sarrià, Barcelona _whitelower _thickwhitestripes _whitelower _whitestripe 000099 000099 000099 000000 000000 Levante _whitestripe ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff 000000 Valencia GK SPA 1931 José Valero DF SPA 1931 Vicente Olivares DF SPA 1931 Ernesto Calpe MF SPA 1931 Agustín Santateresa Dolz MF SPA 1931 Andrés Calero MF SPA 1931 José Rubio FW SPA 1931 Puig II FW SPA 1931 José García-Nieto FW SPA 1931 Vicente Martínez 55' FW SPA 1931 Gaspar Rubio FW SPA 1931 FraisónManager: SPA 1931 Puig I GK SPA 1931 Antolín DF SPA 1931 Manuel Alepuz DF SPA 1931 Juan Ramón 55' MF SPA 1931 Inocencio Bertolín MF SPA 1931 Carlos Iturraspe MF SPA 1931 Arín Maguregui FW SPA 1931 Jaime Doménech FW SPA 1931 Severiano Goiburu FW SPA 1931 José Vilanova FW SPA 1931 Amadeo Ibáñez FW SPA 1931 José RichartManager: SPA 1931 Andrés Balsa Copa de la España Libre 1937 WinnersLevante FC1st Title References Copa Category:Football competitions in Valencia Category:Defunct football competitions in Spain Category:Football club competitions in Spain Category:Football competitions in Catalonia Category:Wartime association football Category:Spanish Civil War Category:History of football in Spain 1937 Category:1930s in Catalonia Category:20th century in Valencia