The Castilla y León Cup (from the Spanish expression ''Copa Castilla y León'') is a

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championship usually played on summer and autumn between the most important teams in the region of

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. It was created in 1924 as a regional championship parallel to

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, and was played between that year and 1931. The

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and the undisputed leadership of

wiped out the tournament, being forgotten. In 1985, the Football Federation of

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revived it as a summer tournament, being played in just that year. It was in 2009 when it returned to be played on an annual basis. The tournament is not expected to be played in 2014.

Tournament editions

1924–25 Edition

Note: UD Española disqualified because of an improper starting 11. The remaining matches are considered defeats, so CD Español scored 4 extra points and

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scored only 2, breaking the tie between those teams.

1925–26 Edition

1926–27 Edition

Note: The match between UD Española and Stadium Luises, both teams from

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, was suspended because of a fight between players and spectators.

1927–28 Edition

1928–29 Edition

Background

In 1928, Real Unión Deportiva and CD Español were merged into

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. In

, UD Española became

UD Salamanca Unión Deportiva Salamanca, S.A.D. () was a historical Spanish football team based in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 February 1923 and nicknamed ''Los Charros'', the club played in white shirts and black ...

, disappearing Stadium Luises. The new name, "

" was formalized during the Second Republic of Spain in 1932, but the team used that name for the Castilla y León Cup.

Results

Tie-break match

1929–30 Edition

Qualifying match

qualified after 11–0 victory''

Results

1930–31 Edition

Note: played two rounds of 4 matches.

1985 Summer Edition

Qualifying match

qualifiedAt the 1985 edition, the qualified in the previous qualifying round only plays one-leg quarterfinal match. after 3–1 victory''

Quarterfinals

'' Real Ávila won 3–2 on aggregate'' ---- ''

qualified after 4–0 victory'' ---- ''

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won 6–3 on aggregate'' ---- ''

won 3–2 on aggregate''

Semifinals

advanced to final after 3–0 victory'' ---- ''

advanced to final. Won 2–1 on aggregate''

Final

2009–13 trophy

Titles by team

Winners of the tournament:RSSSF Data about Castilla y León Cup
''RSSSF.com'', viewed on August 11, 2010

Modern trophy

References

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