The Copa de la Liga was a Spanish

Spain

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 football tournament created in 1982.

Due to time constraints, saturation and club pressure, the competition only lasted four years, being cancelled in 1986. Although now largely forgotten, and with very little prospect of being reinstated; winning the trophy helped enable two clubs to complete unique Cup Doubles

The Double

The Double is a term in association football which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season...

: Barcelona

FC Barcelona

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 with the Copa del Rey

Copa del Rey

The Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol ....

 (1983), and Real Madrid

Real Madrid C.F.

Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...

 with the UEFA Cup (1985).

Format

A straight knock-out competition. All ties were played over two legs, home and away, with the team with the largest aggregate score progressing. The final was also two legged. If the aggregate score was tied after two legs of ninety minutes play, extra-time would be played. If that failed to separate the teams, a penalty shoot out would determine the winner. Unlike the Copa del Rey

Copa del Rey

The Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol ....

, the away goal rule was not applied.

Champions

Season	Winner	Runner-up	Result (agg.)
1982–83	Barcelona FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....	Real Madrid Real Madrid C.F. Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...	4-3
1983–84	Valladolid Real Valladolid Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Valladolid, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, from where the nickname Pucela is derived....	Atlético Madrid	3-0
1984–85	Real Madrid Real Madrid C.F. Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...	Atlético Madrid	4-3
1985–86	Barcelona FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....	Betis Real Betis Real Betis Balompié S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 12 September 1907, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio Benito Villamarín....	2-1

External links

• Spain - List of League Cup Finals; at RSSSF
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