The Cantabria tournament is the previous round of the

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. Organized by the Cantabrian Football Federation, the Cantabrian teams in

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and the best teams of the

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(Group 3) not qualified to the

Copa del Rey The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footbal ...

play this tournament, including

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s. It is usually played between July and October, and the champion of the tournament qualifies to the National tournament of the Copa RFEF.

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is the team with most titles.

Format

Since 2014, the tournament is played by the eight best teams that did not qualify to Copa del Rey. It is played by a knockout system with single-game series, and the final is played at

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, in

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. The winner receives a €3,000 prize and every team earns €500 per game played.

History

Champions

References

External links

Cantabrian Football Federation
{{DEFAULTSORT:Copa Federacion de Espana (Cantabria tournament) Football in Cantabria