Catalan football championship
Founded | 1901 |
---|---|
Folded | 1940 |
Country | Spain |
Last champions | RCD Espanyol (9th title) |
Most championships | Barcelona (23 titles) |
The Catalan football championship (Campionat de Catalunya) was a football competition in Catalonia and the first football league in Spain before La Liga was established in 1929.
In December 1900, Alfons Macaya, the president of Hispania AC, offered a trophy (the Copa Macaya) to be contested by several football teams from Spain. The league was played between 1901 and 1940 and was cancelled in Francoist Spain after the Spanish Civil War.
History
Early history
In 1901,
First dynasty
The first edition of the Campionat de Catalunya in 1903–04 was won by Club Espanyol (now
Barcelona dominance
In the 1910s, FC Espanya, propelled by their infamous back line of Hermenegild Casellas and Eduardo Reguera, began to disrupt the monopoly of Barcelona and RCD Espanyol, winning the championship three times in 1912–13, 1913–14 and 1916–17. However, RCD Espanyol managed to form an even better defense whose solo architect was Ricardo Zamora, thus claiming the title in 1914–15 and 1917–18, winning the former after beating Barça 4–0 in the title-deciding play-off, with braces from Juan López and José Maria Tormo. The Catalan Championship then witnessed their third dynasty, which was with no doubt the greatest. At the turn of the second decade, Barça was enjoying its second golden age, which was the legendary team coached by Jack Greenwell, that also included Paulino Alcántara, Sagibarba, Félix Sesúmaga, Ricardo Zamora and Josep Samitier, and this side won 9 out of 10 titles between 1919 and 1928. The only team that managed to break their supremacy was CE Europa in the 1922–23 season, largely thanks to Estebán Pelaó, Manuel Cros and Antonio Alcázar, with the latter netting the only goal of the title-deciding play-off (they had finished tied on points) that gave CE Europa the trophy.[6]
Decline and Collapse
In 1928 three Catalan clubs: FC Barcelona, RCD Espanyol and CE Europa, became founding members of La Liga and the Campionat de Catalunya gradually began to decline in importance during the Spanish Civil War. In the 1930s, the championship was won by either Barcelona or Espanyol, except in 1933-34 when CE Sabadell FC, surprised everyone by winning it against all odds. The last competition was held on 1939-40, and the Campionat de Catalunya ended in the same way it began, with an RCD Espanyol triumph.
Historical classification
The historical classification of Catalonia Football Championship is a classification that compiles all the matches, results, points and goals of all the teams that participated in the Championship of Catalonia football since its inception in 1900 until its disappearance in 1940.[1] The classification includes the results of the Copa Macaya, the Barcelona Cup and the championship of the Football Association of Catalonia, also considered official. The 1902–03 and 1912–13 seasons were contested with two clubs claiming championships. This classification has been done with the data collected through the archives of Los Deportes, Mundo Deportivo, La Vanguardia. Classification may contain errors due to the inaccuracy of the data published in those years,
Pos | Team | Seasons | Points | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Debut | Last Appearance | BR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FC Barcelona | 39 | 644 | 402 | 301 | 42 | 59 | 1356 | 386 | 970 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 1900–1901 | 1939–1940 | 1 |
2 | RCD Espanyol | 37 | 513 | 398 | 231 | 51 | 117 | 922 | 520 | 402 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1900–1901 | 1939–1940 | 1 |
3 | CE Sabadell FC | 24 | 241 | 272 | 98 | 45 | 129 | 442 | 530 | -88 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1914–1915 | 1939–1940 | 1 |
4 | FC Espanya |
18 | 203 | 190 | 89 | 25 | 76 | 323 | 295 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1907–1908 | 1927–1928 | 1 |
5 | CE Europa | 14 | 195 | 164 | 81 | 33 | 50 | 362 | 260 | 102 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1919–1920 | 1937–1938 | 1 |
6 | CF Badalona | 16 | 122 | 175 | 50 | 22 | 103 | 255 | 431 | -176 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1912–1913 (2) | 1939–1940 | 2 |
7 | FC Internacional | 14 | 121 | 136 | 51 | 19 | 66 | 212 | 235 | -23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1902–1903 (1) | 1921–1922 | 2 |
8 | UE Sants | 9 | 91 | 110 | 36 | 19 | 55 | 182 | 224 | -42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1922–1923 | 1932–1933 | 2 |
9 | University SC | 10 | 85 | 95 | 36 | 13 | 46 | 167 | 191 | -24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1901–1902 | 1916–1917 | 3 |
10 | CE Júpiter | 8 | 85 | 96 | 38 | 10 | 48 | 174 | 219 | -45 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1929–1930 | 1937–1938 | 2 |
11 | FC Català |
14 | 80 | 119 | 35 | 10 | 74 | 179 | 385 | -206 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1901–1902 | 1914–1915 | 2 |
12 | Girona FC | 6 | 61 | 68 | 25 | 12 | 31 | 106 | 107 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1933–1934 | 1939–1940 | 2 |
13 | Hispània AC | 4 | 52 | 34 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 109 | 30 | 79 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1900–1901 | 1902–1903 (2) | 1 |
14 | Terrassa FC | 5 | 50 | 66 | 20 | 10 | 36 | 98 | 165 | -67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1924–1925 | 1928–1929 | 4 |
15 | FC Palafrugell | 3 | 33 | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 54 | 100 | -46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1931–1932 | 1933–1934 | 3 |
16 | EC Granollers | 4 | 32 | 48 | 13 | 6 | 29 | 72 | 128 | -56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1933–1934 | 1939–1940 | 4 |
17 | X Sporting Club | 5 | 31 | 40 | 15 | 1 | 24 | 39 | 65 | -26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1903–1904 | 1907–1908 | 1 |
18 | FC Martinenc | 5 | 28 | 66 | 10 | 8 | 48 | 83 | 217 | -134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1923–1924 | 1932–1933 | 6 |
19 | FC Atlètic de Sabadell | 4 | 27 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 27 | 38 | 93 | -55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1915–1916 | 1918–1919 | 4 |
20 | L'Avenç de l'Sport | 6 | 26 | 50 | 10 | 6 | 34 | 60 | 107 | -47 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1912–1913 (2) | 1922–1923 | 2 |
21 | Salut SC | 2 | 17 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 46 | 98 | -52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1902–1903 (2) | 1903–1904 | 5 |
22 | Joventut FC | 1 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 57 | -35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1903–1904 | 1903–1904 | 6 |
23 | Irish FC | 1 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1902–1903 (2) | 1902–1903 (2) | 5 |
24 | FC Sant Gervasi | 1 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 95 | -83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1903–1904 | 1903–1904 | 7 |
25 | Real Club de Polo de Barcelona | 1 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 23 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1912–1913 (1) | 1912–1913 (1) | 4 |
26 | Ibèria SC | 1 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 25 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1902–1903 (2) | 1902–1903 (2) | 7 |
27 | Club T.B.H. | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1914–1915 | 1914–1915 | 7 |
28 | Casual SC | 1 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1912–1913 (1) | 1912–1913 (1) | 5 |
29 | FC Barcelona C | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1912–1913 (2) | 1912–1913 (2) | 3 |
30 | FC Numància | 3 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 100 | -83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1911–1912 | 1913–1914 | 5 |
31 | FC Barcelona B | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1912–1913 (2) | 1912–1913 (2) | 4 |
32 | Star FC | 1 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 30 | -29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1909–1910 | 1909–1910 | 6 |
33 | AUF Tarragona | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | -30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1900–1901 | 1900–1901 | 4 |
34 | FC Central | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 40 | -35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1909–1910 | 1909–1910 | 7 |
35 | Club Franco-Espanyol | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 54 | -54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1900–1901 | 1900–1901 | 5 |
36 | Ibèric FC | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 70 | -66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1903–1904 | 1903–1904 | 9 |
Active Club | |
Club deceased |
Champions
Source[1]
- ^ Espanyol withdrew after the fourth game.
Titles by Team
Team | Winners | Runner-up | Winning Years |
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FC Barcelona | 23
|
7
|
1901–02, 1902–03, 1904–05, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1912–13, 1915–16, 1918–19, 1919–20, 1920–21, 1921–22, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1933–34, 1935–36, 1937–38 |
Club Espanyol / RCD Espanyol / CD Espanyol | 9
|
9
|
1902–03, 1903–04, 1911–12, 1914–15, 1917–18, 1928–29, 1932–33, 1936–37, 1939–40 |
FC Espanya de Barcelona | 3
|
4
|
1912–13, 1913–14, 1916–17 |
X Sporting Club | 3
|
–
|
1905–06, 1906–07, 1907–08 |
CE Europa | 1
|
6
|
1922–23 |
CE Sabadell FC | 1
|
3
|
1933–34 |
Hispania AC | 1
|
2
|
1900–01 |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Spain - Final Tables Catalonia". RSSSF. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Barça Rewind: The first ever title". www.fcbarcelona.com. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "La identidad de Gustavo Green desvelada después de 120 años" [Gustavo Green's identity revealed after 120 years] (in Spanish). CIHEFE. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Squad of X 1906-07 Campionat de Catalunya". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Squad of Español 1911-12 Campionat de Catalunya". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Manuel Cros, the killer of Europe". www.live-feeds.com. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.