The FEF President Cup () was the name of two
football
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competitions held in Spain in the 1940s, both officially recognized by the
Royal Spanish Football Federation
The Royal Spanish Football Federation (; RFEF) is the governing body of football in Spain. Founded on 29 September 1913, it is based in La Ciudad del Fútbol of Las Rozas de Madrid, Las Rozas, a municipality near Madrid.
RFEF organizes the natio ...
(RFEF), who even donated a trophy for the second tournament.
There are two different tournaments,
the first was held in 1940, as a consolation tournament for clubs from the
Segunda División
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, which was won by Club Deportivo Malacitano (currently known as
Málaga CF
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), while
the second was created as a replacement for the so-called
Iberian Cup, and which was contested by
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Military
Airborne divisions
*1st Parachute Division (Germany)
*1st Airborne Division (United Kingdom)
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* 1st Guards Airborne Division
Armoured divisions
*1st Armoure ...
teams and won by
Atlético de Madrid
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*Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy
*Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Cl ...
.
[ The latter started in 1941, but for various reasons it only ended six years later in 1947, thus making it the longest tournament in the history of football.][
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1940 FEF President Cup (Second Division)
1941–47 FEF President Cup (First Division)
Final
Other tournaments
There are other tournaments, which were held between the 1930s and 1940s, with a similar name, ''Copa Presidente'', but from the federations of the regional areas to which they belonged, such as the ''Copa Presidente Federación Castellana'' (1940–41 and 1943–44), or the ''Copa Presidente Federación Vasca'', but they have nothing to do with this tournament and are competitions with a different format and of a regional character.
See also
* Copa Federación Centro
* Copa de los Campeones de España
*Copa Eva Duarte
The Copa Eva Duarte was a Spanish football tournament organized by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and contested by the winners of La Liga and the Copa del Generalísimo.
History
In September 1940, a match with this format had the n ...
References
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Defunct football competitions in Spain
Recurring sporting events established in 1940
1940 establishments in Spain
History of football in Spain
1947 disestablishments in Spain
Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1947