Campeonato Regional Centro

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Campeonato Centro (also known as Trofeos Mancomunados from 1932 to 1936) was the most important regional football competition for clubs based in the community of Madrid in the first half of the 20th century.

History

The competition was originally founded in 1903 and ran by the local Madrid Football Federation (Spanish: Federación Madrileña de Foot-Ball or FMF). From 1903 to 1913 it was referred to as "Campeonato de Madrid" and was open to clubs based in the community of Madrid.

In 1913 the Royal Spanish Football Federation (Spanish: Real Federación Española de Fútbol or RFEF) was established to govern competitions at the national level and the FMF was re-established as one of its regional branches, named Federación Castellana de Fútbol (FCF). As part of the country-wide reorganisation the competition was also re-established as "Campeonato Regional de Madrid". In the following years it was one of the four regional competitions used as a qualifying phase for the Spanish Cup (which acted as the national championship of Spain until the foundation of La Liga in 1929). The four regional competitions were territorially organized as follows:

  • Región Norte (Álava, Vizcaya, Guipúzcoa, Navarra and Rioja).
  • Region Centro (Castilla and Andalucia).
  • Región Este (Cataluña, Valencia, Alicante and Murcia).
  • Región Oeste (Santander, Asturias and Galicia)

With minor changes in territorial organization and several renamings (see below), these four regional competitions were contested until 1940 when it was disbanded during Franco's dictatorship.

Format changes

From 1903 to 1913 the competition was contested by clubs from Madrid. From the 1913–14 season onwards it expanded to include teams from six neighboring provinces (Ávila, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara, Segovia and Toledo). The territorial format remained largely unchanged until the last season in 1939–1940, with minor changes listed below.

Seasons Name Notes
1903–13 Campeonato de Madrid
1913–31 Campeonato Regional de Madrid
1931–32 Campeonato Regional Mancomunado Centro-Aragón Included teams from Aragon and Castile and Lion
1932–34 Campeonato Regional Mancomunado Centro-Sur Included teams from Andalusia and Castile and Lion
1934–36 Campeonato Regional Mancomunado Castilla-Aragón Included teams from Aragon, Cantabria and Castile and Lion
1936–39 Competition suspended due to Spanish Civil War
1939–40 Campeonato Regional del Centro Included teams from Castile and Lion

Champions

List of winners

1935–36

  • Champion:Madrid FC
Pos Team Pts P W D L GF GA
1. Madrid FC 15 10 6 3 1 23 8
2 Zaragoza CF 14 10 7 0 3 21 8
3 Athletic de Madrid 10 10 5 0 5 22 21
4 Racing de Santander 9 10 4 1 5 19 26
5 CD Nacional 7 10 3 1 6 17 27
6 Valladolid CD 5 10 2 1 7 17 29

1936 to 1939

  • 1936–1939 Spanish Civil War

1939–40

Pos Team Pts P W D L GF GA
1. Athletic Aviación 15 10 7 1 2 30 8
2 Real Madrid 15 10 7 1 2 21 12
3 AD Ferroviaria 13 10 5 3 2 19 15
4 UD Salamanca 8 10 3 2 5 13 20
5 Imperio FC 5 10 1 3 6 9 19
6 Valladolid CD 4 10 1 2 7 6 24

References

  1. Included 1902-03 championship won by Moderno FC and included in Real Madrid's trophies as per their fusion in 1904.

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