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 name of Copa de Campeones. It was not repeated until December 1945 when, due to the good relations with the Spanish military government, the ambassador of Argentina offered a trophy called Copa de Oro Argentina.[https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spansupcuphist.html Spanish Supercup history] RSSSF Both these trophies were unofficial and were only played once.{{cite web|url=https://www.cuadernosdefutbol.com/2015/05/precedentes-no-oficiales-de-la-supercopa-de-espana/ |title=Precedentes no oficiales de la Supercopa de España - Cuadernos de Fútbol|website=cuadernosdefutbol.com|publisher=CIHEFE|language=es|date=1 May 2015|accessdate=17 March 2024}}{{cite web|author=Ricardo Uribarri|url=http://ctxt.es/es/20150319/deportes/616/F%C3%BAtbol-Atl%C3%A9tico-de-Madrid-Atleti-t%C3%ADtulos-colchoneros-historia-del-Atleti.htm|title=Los títulos olvidados del Atleti|website=ctxt.es|language=es|date=27 July 2018|accessdate=17 March 2024}}

In 1941 the Copa Presidente FEF was established as an official tournament founded and organized by the RFEF; however, it was also only contested once, and though 11 of the 12 matches in its mini-league format were played between April and May 1941, its last, decisive fixture was delayed until eventually taking place in September 1947.[http://www.cihefe.es/cuadernosdefutbol/2018/04/el-torneo-mas-largo-de-la-historia-del-futbol-espanol-la-copa-del-presidente-de-la-rfef-1941-47/ El Torneo más largo de la historia del fútbol español. La Copa del presidente de la RFEF (1941-47) [The longest tournament in Spanish football history: The RFEF President's Cup (1941-47)], in Spanish, CIHEFE, 1 April 2018, {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410024004/http://www.cihefe.es/cuadernosdefutbol/2018/04/el-torneo-mas-largo-de-la-historia-del-futbol-espanol-la-copa-del-presidente-de-la-rfef-1941-47/ |date=10 April 2018 }}

Also in 1947, the "Copa Eva Duarte de Perón" was established as an annual and official tournament founded and organized by the RFEF, as a tribute to Argentine president Juan Perón and his wife Eva Perón. It was played between September and December, usually as one-match finals. The trophy was the predecessor of the current Supercopa de España, first held in 1982.

Champions by year

class="wikitable"

! Year

! Winners

! Winners of

! Runners-up

! Winners of

! Score

1947

| Real Madrid

| 1947 Copa del Generalísimo

| Valencia

| 1946–47 La Liga

| align="center"| 3–1

1948

| Barcelona

| 1947–48 La Liga

| Sevilla

| 1947–48 Copa del Generalísimo

| align="center"| 1–0

1949

| Valencia

| 1948–49 Copa del Generalísimo

| Barcelona

| 1948–49 La Liga

| align="center"| 7–4 (AET)

1950

| Athletic Bilbao

| 1949–50 Copa del Generalísimo

| Atlético Madrid

| 1949–50 La Liga

| align="center"| 5–5 (AET)
2–0 (Replay)

1951

| Atlético Madrid

| 1950–51 La Liga

| Barcelona

| 1951 Copa del Generalísimo

| align="center"| 2–0

1952

| rowspan="2" | Barcelona

| 1951–52 Liga and Copa

| colspan="3" rowspan="2" |Awarded automatically for winning the Double.

1953{{cite web |url=http://www.cihefe.es/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/revistabar%C3%A7a.jpg |title=El Barça suma un nou títol al seu palmarès històric |format=JPG |website=cihefe.es |language=Spanish |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402103056/http://www.cihefe.es/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/revistabar%C3%A7a.jpg |archive-format=JPG |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}

| 1952–53 Liga and Copa

* The 1947 match was not actually played until June 1948.

** In 1952 and 1953 the cup was awarded to Barcelona, as they had won the La Liga / Copa del Generalísimo double.

Titles by team

class="wikitable" align="center"
Team ! Champion ! Runner-up ! Years won ! Years lost
Barcelona \| align="center"\|3 \| align="center"\|2 \| 1948, 1952, 1953 \| 1949, 1951
Valencia \| align="center"\|1 \| align="center"\|1 \| align="center"\|1949 \| align="center"\|1947
Atlético Madrid \| align="center"\|1 \| align="center"\|1 \| align="center"\|1951 \| align="center"\|1950
Real Madrid \| align="center"\|1 \| align="center"\|– \| align="center"\|1947 \| align="center"\|–
Athletic Bilbao \| align="center"\|1 \| align="center"\|– \| align="center"\|1950 \| align="center"\|–
Sevilla \| align="center"\|– \| align="center"\|1 \| align="center"\|– \| align="center"\|1948

class="wikitable" align="center"

Team

! Champion

! Runner-up

! Years won

! Years lost

Barcelona

| align="center"|3

| align="center"|2

| 1948, 1952, 1953

| 1949, 1951

Valencia

| align="center"|1

| align="center"|1949

| align="center"|1947

Atlético Madrid

| align="center"|1

| align="center"|1951

| align="center"|1950

Real Madrid

| align="center"|1

| align="center"|–

| align="center"|1947

| align="center"|–

Athletic Bilbao

| align="center"|1

| align="center"|–

| align="center"|1950

| align="center"|–

Sevilla

| align="center"|–

| align="center"|1

| align="center"|–

| align="center"|1948

Top goalscorers

Source: {{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/trcompEVA.html?p=players |title=Eva Duarte's Cup |publisher=Bdfutbol.com }}

class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center;
No. !Nat. !Player !Pos. !Club !Total
rowspan="4"\|1 \|{{flagicon\|ESP\|1945}} \|align="left"\|Silvestre Igoa \|FW \|align="left"\|Valencia \|rowspan="4"\|3
{{flagicon\|ESP\|1945}} \|align="left"\|Josep Seguer \|DF \|align="left"\|Barcelona
{{flagicon\|ESP\|1945}} \|align="left"\|José Luis Pérez-Payá \|FW \|align="left"\|Atlético Madrid
{{flagicon\|ESP\|1945}} \|align="left"\|Telmo Zarra \|FW \|align="left"\|Athletic Bilbao
2 \|{{flagicon\|ESP\|1945}} \|align="left"\|Venancio Pérez \|FW \|align="left"\|Athletic Bilbao \|2
3 \|colspan="4" \|16 players \|1

class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center;

No.

!Nat.

!Player

!Pos.

!Club

!Total

rowspan="4"|1

|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}}

|align="left"|Silvestre Igoa

|FW

|align="left"|Valencia