Founded | 1951 |
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Region | ![]() |
Number of teams | 32 |
Current champions | Barcelona (19th title) |
Most successful club(s) | Barcelona (19 titles) |
Website | rfef.es |
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Copa del Rey Juvenil de Fútbol is an annual youthfootball tournament in Spain, which is contested by 32 teams from theDivisión de Honor Juvenil. It is organised by theRFEF.[1]
The Copa del Rey Juvenil de Fútbol was founded in 1951 with the name ofCopa del Generalísimo. Its name was changed in 1977 toCopa del Rey.[2]
In the first two decades of the 21st century, qualification for the tournament was determined by the teams' finishing positions in theDivisión de Honor Juvenil de Fútbol (a double-round robin league system), so was played at the end of the league season in May and June, with 16 participants (the two highest-placed across 6 groups (later re-organised into 7) and those 3rd-placed teams with the highest points. Following the two-year hiatus caused by theCOVID-19 pandemic in Spain, the format was altered: the División de Honor would still form the basis for qualification, but now 32 teams would take part as determined by their results in the first half of the season, with the cup played during the second half.[3] In the first two editions with this change, the opening round was limited to matches between teams from the same geographic group, but in2024 this was changed to a seeded draw on a nationwide basis.[4]
‡ The title decided by lower age of the players.
* Was scheduled to be played at theEstadio Cartagonova inCartagena
Team | Winners | Runners-up | Championship seasons |
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Barcelona | 19 | 9 | 1951, 1959, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2025 |
Real Madrid | 15 | 17 | 1953, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1993, 2013, 2017, 2022, 2023 |
Athletic Bilbao | 9 | 8 | 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1984, 1992, 2010 |
Sevilla | 5 | 3 | 1962, 1997, 2008, 2009, 2014 |
Atlético Madrid | 5 | 2 | 1952, 1956, 1958, 2016, 2018 |
Espanyol | 4 | 4 | 2001, 2003, 2004, 2012 |
Real Betis | 4 | 1 | 1983, 1990, 1998, 1999 |
Albacete | 2 | 0 | 1995, 2007 |
Real Murcia | 1 | 4 | 1957 |
Mallorca | 1 | 3 | 2024 |
Real Sociedad | 1 | 2 | 1955 |
Las Palmas | 1 | 1 | 1972 |
Valencia | 1 | 1 | 1961 |
Villarreal | 1 | 0 | 2019 |
Rayo Vallecano | 1 | 0 | 2015 |
Sevilla Atlético[7] | 1 | 0 | 1979 |
Firestone | 1 | 0 | 1960 |
Plus Ultra[8] | 1 | 0 | 1954 |
Real Zaragoza | 0 | 5 | — |
Almería | 0 | 1 | |
Málaga | 0 | 1 | — |
Sporting Gijón | 0 | 1 | — |
Osasuna | 0 | 1 | — |
Alavés | 0 | 1 | — |
Triana Balompié[9] | 0 | 1 | — |
Damm | 0 | 1 | — |
Júpiter | 0 | 1 | — |
Celta Vigo | 0 | 1 | — |
Elizondo | 0 | 1 | — |
Alicante | 0 | 1 | — |
Txorierri | 0 | 1 | — |
Sueca | 0 | 1 | — |