The La Rioja tournament is the previous round of the
Copa RFEF
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in
La Rioja
La Rioja () is an autonomous communities in Spain, autonomous community and provinces of Spain, province in Spain, in the north of the Iberian Peninsula. Its capital is Logroño. Other List of municipalities in La Rioja, cities and towns in the ...
. Organized by the Football Federation of La Rioja, the Regional teams in
Segunda División B
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and the best teams of the
Tercera División
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(Group 3) not qualified to the
Copa del Rey
The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanis ...
play this tournament, including
farm team
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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.
Format
The Cup has been played since 2004, when the Riojan group split from
Navarre
Navarre ( ; ; ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre, is a landlocked foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Autonomous Community, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and New Aquitaine in France. ...
. Played by the teams that did not qualify to Copa del Rey, the format depends on the number of registered teams.
The winner receives a €3,000 prize. The final game is always played at Estadio Mundial 82 in
Logroño
Logroño ( , , ) is the capital of the autonomous community of La Rioja (Spain), La Rioja, Spain. Located in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, primarily in the right (South) bank of the Ebro River, Logroño has historically been a place of pa ...
.
History
Champions
References
External links
Football Federation of La Rioja
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Football in La Rioja (Spain)
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