1937 Copa de la España Libre

1937 Copa de la España Libre
	Levante FC, champions
Tournament details
Country	Spanish Republic
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Levante FC (1st title)
Runner-up	Valencia FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played	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.^[1]

For seventy years Levante unsuccessfully claimed this competition was the equivalent the Copa del Rey.^[2] From 2007, the Congress of Deputies urged the Royal Spanish Football Federation to recognise it;^[3]^[4]^[5] on 25 March 2023, the RFEF recognised it,^[6] but not as a Copa del Rey.^[7]

Group Stage Table

Teams	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	Pts
Levante FC	6	3	2	1	18	9	8
Valencia FC	6	2	2	2	12	13	6
CE Espanyol	6	3	0	3	12	16	6
Girona FC	6	0	4	2	11	15	4

Final

18 July 1937

17:00

Levante	1–0	Valencia
Nieto 78'	Report

Sarrià, Barcelona

Levante

Valencia


GK	José Valero
DF	Vicente Olivares
DF	Ernesto Calpe
MF	Agustín Santateresa Dolz
MF	Andrés Calero
MF	José Rubio
FW	Puig II
FW	José García-Nieto
FW	Vicente Martínez	55'
FW	Gaspar Rubio
FW	Fraisón
Manager:
Puig I


GK	Antolín
DF	Manuel Alepuz
DF	Juan Ramón	55'
MF	Inocencio Bertolín
MF	Carlos Iturraspe
MF	Arín Maguregui
FW	Jaime Doménech
FW	Severiano Goiburu
FW	José Vilanova
FW	Amadeo Ibáñez
FW	José Richart
Manager:
Andrés Balsa

Copa de la España Libre 1937 Winners
Levante FC 1st Title

References

^ Spain - Copa de España Libre 1937, RSSSF
^ Ball, Phil (2003). Morbo: The Story of Spanish Football
^ www.elpais.com
^ "Villar demora la Copa del Levante". Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
^ La FEF no reconocerá al Barça la Liga del año 37
^ Rodilla, Noel (25 March 2023). "La Federación reconoce la Copa del Levante de 1937 y la del Deportivo de 1912" [The Federation recognizes Levante's 1937 Cup and Deportivo's 1912 Cup]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^ "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. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

[1] Spain - Copa de España Libre 1937, RSSSF

[2] Ball, Phil (2003). Morbo: The Story of Spanish Football

[3] www.elpais.com

[4] "Villar demora la Copa del Levante". Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2009-06-19.

[5] La FEF no reconocerá al Barça la Liga del año 37

[6] Rodilla, Noel (25 March 2023). "La Federación reconoce la Copa del Levante de 1937 y la del Deportivo de 1912" [The Federation recognizes Levante's 1937 Cup and Deportivo's 1912 Cup]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 August 2023.

[winners-rfef-7] "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. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

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