1940 FEF President Cup

FEF President Cup 1940 17 March – 5 May 1940 Subchampions Tournament Spain 5 CD Malacitano 1 Atletico Osasuna 20 90 César (10 goals) 1941–47 The 1940 FEF President Cup (es Copa Presidente FEF de 1940), also called Second Division Consolation Tournament or Subchampions Tournament, was a football competition held from 17 March to 5 May 1940.https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/c/temporada.html?id=3302 Classification Copa Presidente Federación Española de Fútbol 1939-40 Classification President's Cup of the Spanish Football Federation 1939-40 es www.bdfutbol.com 21 December 2024 Organized by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), it was conceived to be played by the second-placed teams of each of the five groups that made up the 1939–40 Segunda División, while the champions of each group qualified for the final phase that awarded the title of champion and the right to direct promotion.https://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1940/03/13/pagina-2/663323/pdf.html El calendario - Una Copa del Presidente de la Federación The calendar - A Cup of the President of the Federation es hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com Mundo Deportivo 2 13 March 1940 21 December 2024 The competition was played in the form of a league with each team facing their opponents twice, with a total of 20 matches played, and the winner of the tournament was CD Malacitano (currently known as Málaga CF) with 14 points, one more than runner-up Atletico Osasuna. Participants 1940 FEF President Cup was initially intended to be contested by the second-placed teams of each of the five groups that made up that year's second division; however, Racing de Ferrol, second in Group I and therefore the represent of Galician Federation, did not participate in the competition, giving up its place to the third best-ranked team in the five groups, which turned out to be CD Malacitano of Group V, the eventual champions. Clubs Town Federation Navarre Atletico Osasuna Pamplona Navarre Football Federation Catalonia CD Sabadell Sabadell Catalan Football Federation Madrid AD Ferroviaria Madrid Royal Madrid Football Federation Andalusia Recreativo de Granada Granada Royal Andalusian Football Federation Andalusia CD Malacitano Málaga Royal Andalusian Football Federation Final classification On the 10th and final matchday on 5 May 1940, both Osasuna and Malacitano walked into their home stadium with the chance of winning their first-ever piece of silverware; Malacitano only needed to do better than the opponent. In the end, both teams won their respective match, with Osasuna beating Granada 3–0, while Malacitano defeated Ferroviaria 5–2, courtesy of a first-half brace from Juan Mesa and a second-half hat-trick from Tavilo.https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/c/partido.html?id=3302&l=Malacitano&v=Ferroviaria&d=05%2F05%2F1940 Malacitano - Ferroviaria (5 - 2) 05/05/1940 www.bdfutbol.com 21 December 2024 main WDL 2 CA Osasuna CD Sabadell AD Ferroviaria Recreativo de Granada Club Deportivo Malacitano MCF 5 2 1 27 13 CAO 5 1 2 18 12 CDS 2 2 4 18 21 ADF 3 0 5 16 21 GCF 2 1 5 11 23 complete bdfutbol QR yellow1 Champion C 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair-play points; 7) playoff match Statistics The top scorer of the tournament was Sabadell's César, who would later become the all-time top scorer of FC Barcelona (since been broken by Lionel Messi).https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/c/temporada.html?id=3302&tab=top Maximo goleadores del Copa Presidente Federación Española de Fútbol 1939-40 Top goalscorers of the President's Cup of the Spanish Football Federation 1939-40 es www.bdfutbol.com 21 December 2024 Top goalscorers RankNameTeamGoals1ESP CésarCD Sabadell102ESP Julián VergaraCA Osasuna93ESP Tomás DíezCD Malacitano4ESP MoleiroAD FerroviariaESP Juan MesaCD Malacitano Post match Club Deportivo Malacitano, which became known as Club Deportivo Málaga in 1941, went on to achieve promotion to La Liga in 1949 under the presidency of Manuel Navarro Nogueroles, and then win a Second Division title in 1951–52.http://lafutbolteca.com/tag/cd-malacitano/ Historial del Club Deportivo Málaga History of the Málaga Sports Club es lafutbolteca.com 21 December 2024 See also Copa Federación Centro Copa de los Campeones de España Copa Eva Duarte References Category:1939–40 in European football Category:1939–40 in Spanish football Category:1940 in Spanish sport