Catalan football championship
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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.
Quick Facts Founded, Folded ...
Founded | 1901 |
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Folded | 1940 |
Country | Spain |
Last champions | RCD Espanyol (9th title) |
Most championships | Barcelona (23 titles) |
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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.