# Copa Federación Centro

The Copa Federación Centro (English: Center Federation Cup), or the Castilian Federation Cup, was a football competition contested by the best clubs from Central Spain (which encompassed Madrid and the wider Castile region). It was the second-tier competition for the said region after the Campeonato Regional Centro. The competition was formed and reformed numerous times in its 20-year-history between 1923 and 1943, going from a knock-out format to a league mode of all against all. Throughout the editions, the Castilian Cup took different names. Its first version was known as the Copa Madrid (1923–1928), then it developed into the Copa Castilla (1933–1934), and Copa Presidente de la Federación Castellana (1940–1944). Its first edition was organized in 1923 by the Castilian Federation [es] and the last was in 1953 under the same name. The Castilian Federation Cup had five known editions, although it is probable that there are others, such as Copa Primavera (1941–1943) and Copa José Luis del Valle (1943–1945).
Great figures played at this tournament, such as Santiago Bernabéu, Monchín Triana, René Petit, and José María Peña.

## 1922–23 Copa Federación Centro

The first edition of this competition was held between 6 May and 17 June 1923 in Madrid and was contested by all the Madrid teams in a single-match knock-out tournament under the denomination of Copa Federación Centro (also known at the time as the Copa Madrid). After the first two knockout rounds, Athletic de Madrid and Real Madrid reached the final that took place on 17 June at the newly-opened Estadio Metropolitano.
In the first half, Madrid scored twice through crosses from Gerónimo del Campo and strikes from Santiago Bernabéu, helped in the second by a mistake by Pololo, but the hosts fought back and equalized shortly after courtesy with two quick goals, a header from Monchín Triana and a free kick launched by Luis Olaso. This served as a wake-up call for the Madrid team, who responded with a relentless wave of attacks on Athletic's goal, who failed to resist, conceding four more goals: A superb shot by Posada broke the tie, and after this, Antonio de Miguel, Bernabéu and Posada sealed the game. Thus Real Madrid won the cup.

### Results

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 6 May 1923 | 6 May 1923 | | | |
| Sociedad Gimnástica | 1 | | | |
| Sociedad Gimnástica | 1 | 31 May 1924 | 31 May 1924 | | |
| Real Madrid | 3 | 31 May 1924 | 31 May 1924 | |
| Real Madrid | 3 | Real Madrid | 3 | |
| 13 May 1923 | 13 May 1923 | | Real Madrid | 3 | |
| 13 May 1923 | 13 May 1923 | Racing de Madrid | 1 | |
| Racing de Madrid | 6 | Racing de Madrid | 1 | |
| Racing de Madrid | 6 | | | | 17 June 1923 | 17 June 1923 |
| Unión Sporting Club (Madrid) [es] | 0 | | | | 17 June 1923 | 17 June 1923 |
| Unión Sporting Club (Madrid) [es] | 0 | | | | Real Madrid | 6 |
| 13 May 1923 | 13 May 1923 | | | | | Real Madrid | 6 |
| 13 May 1923 | 13 May 1923 | | | | Athletic de Madrid | 2 |
| Athletic de Madrid | 9 | | | | Athletic de Madrid | 2 |
| Athletic de Madrid | 9 | 31 May 1924 | 31 May 1924 | | | |
| Sociedad Primitiva Amistad | 0 | 31 May 1924 | 31 May 1924 | | | |
| Sociedad Primitiva Amistad | 0 | Athletic de Madrid | 7 | | | |
| 20 May 1923 | 20 May 1923 | | Athletic de Madrid | 7 | | | |
| 20 May 1923 | 20 May 1923 | AD Ferroviaria | 0 | |
| AD Ferroviaria | ? | AD Ferroviaria | 0 | |
| GC Ciudad Lineal | ? | | | |

### Final

Real Madrid line-up: Martínez; Escobal, Quesada; Sicilia, Mengotti, Mejía; De Miguel, Posada, Bernabéu, Pérez, Del Campo.
Athletic line-up: Ortueta; Olalquiaga, Pololo; Fajardo, Burdiel, Marín; Bustillo, Ortiz de la Torre, Triana, Dunwater, Olaso.

## 1927–28 Copa Federación Centro

It was a single match disputed by the Regional Championship champion Athletic de Madrid and the runner-up Real Madrid on 7 June 1928 at the Chamartín stadium. The local team won by three goals to nil. The game was organized by the Castilian Football Federation, which also donated the trophy.

### Results

Real Madrid line-up: Cabo; Quesada, Urquizu, Prats, Esparza, Peña, Cominges, Pérez, Rubio, López, Benegas.
Athletic line-up: Vidal; Lafuente, A. Olaso, Santos, Ordóñez, Joaquín, De Miguel, Luís Marín, Palacios, Galatas, L. Olaso.

## 1933–34 Copa Castilla

The Castillian Cup was organized again for the 1933–34 season under the denomination of Copa de Castilla, as a means to fill a calendar lacking in matches, especially due to the participation of the Spanish national team in the 1934 World Cup held in Italy. It was developed with a phase prior to a single match in which several teams had to be eliminated to reach the final phase in which five teams were automatically classified (Madrid FC, AD Ferroviaria, Athletic de Madrid, CD Nacional de Madrid and the guest Racing de Santander). The final phase consisted of elimination rounds between eight teams, for which the quarterfinals, semifinals and final were played.
It was disputed by clubs from the Castilian Federation (preliminary phase) of the First Category (with the exception of Club Valladolid Deportivo), plus the first three of the Second Category of Madrid and the first two of the North and South sections. The final was played by Athletic Club de Madrid and Club Deportivo Nacional de Madrid, the latter winning by four goals to three.

### Results
#### Previous phase

| First qualifying round in Madrid: SR El Ancora 3–4 RCD Carabanchel Imperio CF 1–2 Alcántara Deportiva Sporting Vallecano 3–0 AD Tranviaria Peña Álvarez - Agrupación Olímpica (Olímpica withdrew) Second qualifying round in Madrid: Alcántara Deportiva 1–0 Sporting Vallecano RCD Carabanchel 4–0 Peña Álvarez | First round of Castilla: UD Salamanca 2–0 CD Zamora SD Española FC - Patria FC (Patria withdrew) Second round of Castilla: UD Salamanca 5–1 SD Española FC |
Qualified for the quarterfinals: Sociedad Alcántara, RCD Carabanchel and UD Salamanca.

#### Final phase

| Quarterfinals 27 May–3 June | Quarterfinals 27 May–3 June | Quarterfinals 27 May–3 June | Quarterfinals 27 May–3 June | Semifinals 10–17 June | Semifinals 10–17 June | Semifinals 10–17 June | Semifinals 10–17 June | Final 24 June | Final 24 June | Final 24 June |
| Real Madrid | Real Madrid | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| AD Ferroviaria | AD Ferroviaria | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| AD Ferroviaria | AD Ferroviaria | 1 | 7 | AD Ferroviaria | AD Ferroviaria | 1 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | Athletic de Madrid | Athletic de Madrid | 4 | 1 | | | |
| Athletic de Madrid | Athletic de Madrid | 2 | 7 | Athletic de Madrid | Athletic de Madrid | 4 | 1 | | | |
| Alcántara Deportiva | Alcántara Deportiva | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Alcántara Deportiva | Alcántara Deportiva | 1 | 0 | | | | | Athletic de Madrid | Athletic de Madrid | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | CD Nacional | CD Nacional | 4 |
| CD Nacional | CD Nacional | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | CD Nacional | CD Nacional | 4 |
| RCD Carabanchel | RCD Carabanchel | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| RCD Carabanchel | RCD Carabanchel | 4 | 1 | CD Nacional | CD Nacional | 3 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | Racing de Santander | Racing de Santander | 0 | 3 | | | |
| Racing de Santander | Racing de Santander | 6 | 3 | Racing de Santander | Racing de Santander | 0 | 3 | | | |
| UD Salamanca | UD Salamanca | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |

### Final

CD Nacional line-up: Joven; Muñoz, Suárez; Sánchez, Otero, Zulueta; Sanz, Moriones, López Herranz, San Emeterio, Aja.
Athletic line-up: Pacheco; Corral, Mandaro; Peña, Basterrechea, Losada; Liz, Guijarro, Arocha, Amunárriz, Buiría.

## 1940–41 Copa Presidente Federación Castellana

The competition was resumed in 1941, as a means to resume the regional championships in central Spain that had been suppressed after the restructuring of the Royal Spanish Football Federation following the Spanish Civil War. The main reason, however, was the complete consolidation and success of the competitions at the national level. For this reason, it was renamed the Copa Presidente Federación Castellana, having its renewed dispute in the 1940–41 season. The title was disputed by the champion and runner-up of the last Central Regional Championship, the 1939 Mancomunado [es], who were Athletic-Aviation Club and Real Madrid CF.
The contest was played over two legs; the first on 15 June at the Chamartín Stadium, the second on 22 June at the Vallecas Stadium, where Atlético temporarily played until the reconstruction work of the Metropolitan Stadium was completed (it had been destroyed in the Civil War). Atlético-Aviación was champion of the competition for the first time after a 3–1 aggregate win against its neighbors and historical rivals, Real Madrid, the absolute dominators of the regional tournaments of Castile.

### Results
## 1943–44 Copa Presidente Federación Castellana

This edition was disputed again by the same contenders from the previous edition, as representatives in the First Division of Castilian football, due to the fact that the Central Regional Championship was no longer disputed. A single match final was played, with Real Madrid winning.

### Results

Real Madrid line-up: Bañón; Querejeta, Corona, Sauto, Tamargo; Huete, Alonso II, Moleiro; Barinaga (Elías 70´), Belmar (Pruden 45´), Cuca.
Athletic line-up: Abel (Caballero 45´); Jimeno, Cobo, Ameztoy, Germán; Machín (García 85´), Domingo, Casaus; Martín, Calixto, Vázquez (Alcalde 45´).

## Champions
### List of winners

| Season | Champion | Result | Runner-up | Notes |
| Copa Federación Centro (Copa Madrid, 'Copa Castilla, Copa Presidente de la Federación Castellana, Copa Primavera and Copa José Luis del Valle) |||||
| 1922–23 | Real Madrid | 6–2 | Athletic de Madrid | Copa Federación Centro |
| 1927–28 | Real Madrid | 3–0 | Athletic de Madrid | Copa Federación Centro |
| 1933–34 | CD Nacional de Madrid | 4–3 | Athletic de Madrid | Copa Castilla |
| 1939–40 | CD Toledo | - | - | Copa Primavera |
| 1940–41 | Club Atlético-Aviación | 0–1 and 3–0 | Real Madrid | Copa Presidente Federación Castellana |
| 1941–42 | CD Toledo | 4–4 and 1–0 | UD Girod | Copa Primavera |
| 1942–43 | CD Toledo | 2–0 | Rayo Vallecano | Copa Primavera |
| 1943–44 | Real Madrid | 5–0 | Club Atlético-Aviación | Copa Presidente Federación Castellana |
| 1943–44 | CD Toledo | 2–2 and 5–2 | AD Ferroviaria | Copa José Luis del Valle |
| 1944–45 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Club Atlético-Aviación | Copa José Luis del Valle |
| 1947–48 | Real Madrid Amateur | ?? | Real Ávila CF | Copa Castilla |
| 1948–49 | Getafe Deportivo | 3–1 | Villaverde San Andrés | Copa Federación Castellana |
| 1949–50 | CD Guadalajara | 3–1 (tie-breaker) | RSD Alcalá | Copa Castilla |
| 1952–53 | UD San Lorenzo | 4–0 and 0–1 | CD Guadalajara | Copa Federación Castellana |

### Most successful teams

Including the Copa Primavera and Copa José Luis del Valle, Real Madrid CF is the most successful team with five titles, followed by CD Toledo with four titles, and with only one title is CD Nacional de Madrid, Club Atlético-Aviación (now Atlético de Madrid), Getafe Deportivo (now Getafe CF), CD Guadalajara and UD San Lorenzo.
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Year |
| Real Madrid CF | 4 | 1 | 1922–23, 1927–28, 1942–43, 1944–45 |
| CD Toledo | 4 | - | 1939–40, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1943–44 |
| Atlético Madrid | 1 | 4 | 1940–41 |
| CD Nacional de Madrid | 1 | - | 1933–34 |
| Real Madrid amateur | 1 | - | 1947–48 |
| Getafe Deportivo | 1 | - | 1948–49 |
| CD Guadalajara | 1 | 1 | 1949–50 |
| UD San Lorenzo | 1 | - | 1952–53 |