The Copa de los Campeones de España was a Spanish
football
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competition, held once in September 1940 as a two-legged game between
Club Atlético-Aviación (
1939–40 La Liga
The 1939–40 La Liga was the ninth season since its establishment and the first one after the Spanish Civil War, that forced to suspend the competition during three years. The season started on December 3, 1939, and finished on April 28, 1940.
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winners) and
RCD Español de Barcelona (
1940 Copa del Generalísimo
The 1940 Copa del Generalísimo was the 38th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.
The competition started on 12 May 1940 and concluded on 30 June 1940 with the final, held at the Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas in Madri ...
winners).
The first leg on 1 September was a 3–3 draw at the
Sarrià Stadium
Sarrià Stadium (in Catalan: Estadi de Sarrià ; in Spanish: Estadio de Sarrià) was a football stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The stadium was the home of RCD Espanyol from 1923 to 1997, and was located in the district of Sarrià.
Begi ...
in
Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...
, while the second two weeks later at the
Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas (originally Nuevo Estadio de Vallecas and previously Estadio Teresa Rivero) is a football stadium in the Madrid district of Puente de Vallecas, Spain. It currently hosts football matches and is the home of Primera ...
was a 7–1 victory for Atlético, who were tenants at the ground following the destruction of their
stadium
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in the
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebelión, lin ...
.
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It was the first ]super cup
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in Spanish football. The tournament was not repeated, but the format resumed in 1945 with the Copa de Oro Argentina, and two years later there was the first official version, the Copa Eva Duarte. This ended in 1953 and the current Supercopa de España
The Supercopa de España or the ''Spanish Super Cup'' is a super cup tournament in Spanish football. Founded in 1982 as a two-team competition, the current version has been contested since 2019–20 by four teams: the winners and runners-up of ...
began in 1982.[
]
Matches
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References
{{Supercopa de España Finals
Defunct football cup competitions in Spain
Defunct national association football supercups
1940–41 in Spanish football
Atlético Madrid matches
RCD Espanyol matches
History of football in Spain