Copa de los Campeones de España

Copa de los Campeones de España

Atlético Aviación Español La Liga Copa del Generalísimo 10 4
on aggregate
First leg
Atlético Aviación Español 3 3
Date	1 September 1940
Venue	Estadio de Sarriá, Barcelona
Second leg
Español Atlético Aviación 1 7
Date	15 September 1940
Venue	Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas, Madrid

The Copa de los Campeones de España was a Spanish football competition, held once in September 1940 as a two-legged game between Atlético Aviación (now Atlético Madrid; winner of the 1939–40 La Liga) and RCD Español (now RCD Espanyol; winner of the 1940 Copa del Generalísimo).^[1]

The first leg on 1 September was a 3–3 draw at the Estadio de Sarriá in Barcelona, while the second two weeks later at the Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas was a 7–1 victory for Atlético, who were tenants at the ground following the destruction of their Estadio Metropolitano in the Spanish Civil War.^[1]

It was the first super cup in Spanish football. The tournament was not repeated, but the format resumed in 1945 with the Copa de Oro Argentina, and two years later there was the first official version, the Copa Eva Duarte. This ended in 1953 and the current Supercopa de España began in 1982.^[1]

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