The Copa Catalunya () is a knockout competition organised by the Catalan Football Federation for football clubs in the Catalonia autonomous community of Spain.

History Between 1903 and 1940, it was known as the Championship of Catalonia, and enjoyed great prestige and interest at a time where La Liga did not exist. The club that won the title participated with other regional champions in the Spanish Cup, which until the beginning of La Liga in 1929 was the most important tournament in Spanish football.

The Championship of Catalonia football was prohibited from taking place after 1940 by Francoist Spain. Catalan clubs were forced to compete only in competitions organised by the Spanish Football Federation, which included La Liga and the Copa del Generalísimo.

Once democracy was restored in Spain, it was again held in 1984 under the name Copa Generalitat, although during the first five editions, it had no recognition from the Spanish Football Federation. It was held in the pre-season of August, and only non-professional third-division teams were allowed to participate.

The 1989–90 season was recognized as an official competition by the Catalan Football Federation. In 1991, First and Second Division teams such as FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol were allowed to join the competition; since then, these teams have been able to win most of the tournaments. In 1993, the competition was renamed to Copa Catalunya.

In recent years, the competition has acquired a certain prestige thanks to the Catalan media because of the involvement of the big clubs like Barcelona and Espanyol and the fielding of their biggest stars to compete. However, the prestige of the cup is still far from the splendor it enjoyed before the 1940s.

In 2012 the format of the Copa Catalunya was changed. Henceforth, there will be two competitions, one for the Copa Catalunya and one for the Supercopa de Catalunya. The latter will be held between the two biggest teams of the region.

On 31 July 2012, Catalan Football Federation announced the permanent suspension of the Supercopa competition due to previous disagreements between Catalonia's top football clubs FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol.

For the 2014–15 edition, both teams agreed to play the Supercopa on 29 October at Estadi Montilivi, Girona,La Supercopa de Catalunya, el 29 d'octubre a Montilivi ; Catalan Football Federation, 15 September 2014 while the reserve teams of both clubs joined the 2014–15 Copa Catalunya.

In July 2016, the Catalan Football Federation, Barcelona and Espanyol agreed to play again the Supercopa de Catalunya, two years after its first edition.

Copa Generalitat (unofficial) Season Winner Runner up Result 1984–85 FC Barcelona C CE Manresa 3–3 p. 1985–86 CE Manresa Terrassa FC 0–0 p. 1986–87 CE Manresa Terrassa FC 5–2 1987–88 CF Lloret CP San Cristóbal 3–0 1988–89 CF Lloret UE Sant Andreu 1–1 p.

Copa Generalitat (official) Season Date Sede Winner Runner up Result 1989–902 June 1990 Municipal, Palamós CD Blanes UDA Gramenet 2–0 1990–914 June 1991 Camp d'Esports, Lleida FC Barcelona CE Sabadell FC 6–3 1991–929 June 1992 Camp d'Esports, Lleida Palamós CF UE Lleida 3–1 1992–9320 May 1993 Nou Estadi, Tarragona FC Barcelona RCD Espanyol 4–3

Copa Catalunya Season Date of the final Venue Winner Runner up Result1993–947 June 1994 Municipal, Vilassar de Mar FC Andorra RCD Espanyol 0–0 (4–2 p.)1994–9520 June 1995 Estadi Olímpic, Terrassa RCD Espanyol Palamós CF 3–11995–9613 March 1996 Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona RCD Espanyol FC Barcelona 5–11996–9710 June 1997 Municipal, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat CE Europa FC Barcelona 3–11997–985 May 1998 Mini Estadi, Barcelona CE Europa FC Barcelona 1–1 (4–3 p.)1998–9911 May 1999 Camp d'Esports, Lleida RCD Espanyol UE Lleida 2–11999–0016 May 2000 Estadi Olímpic, Terrassa FC Barcelona CE Mataró 3–02000–0113 June 2001 Camp d'Esports, Lleida CF Balaguer FC Barcelona 2–2 (4–3 p.)2001–027 May 2002 Estadi Olímpic, Terrassa Terrassa FC FC Barcelona 1–1 (4–1 p.)2002–0318 June 2003 Nova Creu Alta, Sabadell Terrassa FC CF Gavà 3–02003–0426 August 2003 Montilivi, Girona FC Barcelona RCD Espanyol 1–02004–0522 August 2004 Nou Estadi, Tarragona FC Barcelona RCD Espanyol 2–0 2005–065 September 2006 Montilivi, Girona RCD Espanyol FC Barcelona 1–02006–075 June 2007 Nova Creu Alta, Sabadell FC Barcelona RCD Espanyol 1–1 (5–4 p.) 2007–0811 September 2007 Nou Municipal, Palamós Gimnàstic de Tarragona FC Barcelona 2–1 2008–098 October 2008 La Devesa, Sant Carles de la Ràpita UE Sant Andreu RCD Espanyol 2–12009–101 December 2010The three-way final for the 2009–10 season was postponed and played during the 2010–11 season due to a lack of free dates. Nova Creu Alta, SabadellRCD Espanyol(6 points)FC Barcelona(3 points)ESP 1–0 L'HFCB 1–2 ESPL'H 0–2 FCB2010–11 8/9 August 2011 Nou Estadi, Tarragona RCD Espanyol FC Barcelona 3–02011–12 12 September 2012FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol withdrew of the competition Camp Municipal, Manlleu Gimnàstic de Tarragona AEC Manlleu 1–02012–13 29 May 2013 Camp d'Esports, Lleida FC Barcelona RCD Espanyol 1–1 (4–2 p.)2013–14 21 May 2014 Estadi Montilivi, Girona FC Barcelona RCD Espanyol 0–0 (3–2 p.)2014–15 25 March 2015 Nou Sardenya, Barcelona CE Europa Girona FC 2–12015–16 30 March 2016 Nova Creu Alta, Sabadell CE Sabadell FC Barcelona Atlètic 2–02016–17 28 March 2017 Estadi Municipal, Olot Gimnàstic de Tarragona Girona FC 0–0 (4–3 p.)2017–18 2 June 2018 Estadi Municipal La Bòbila, Gavà UE Cornellà UA Horta 3–22018–19 1 May 2019 Estadi la Feixa Llarga, L'Hospitalet de LlobregatUE Sant Andreu FC Vilafranca 2–02019–20 9 October 2020 Olímpic, TerrassaCE L'Hospitalet UE Llagostera 0–0 (4–3 p.) 2020–2022 Not disputed due to the COVID-19 pandemic2022–23 15 February 2023 Estadi Municipal, Badalona FC Andorra CF Badalona Futur 1–02023–24 20 March 2024 Estadi Municipal, Olot FC Andorra UE Olot 1–1 (4–2 p.)2024–25 23 July 2025 Nova Creu Alta, Sabadell Girona FC RCD Espanyol 0–0 (5–4 p.)2025–262 September 2026Nova Creu Alta, SabadellCE Sabadell FCBarcelona Atlètic2–1

Performance by club Club Winners Runners-up Winning years Runner-up years FC Barcelona89 1990–91, 1992–93, 1999–00, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2012–13, 2013–14 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11 RCD Espanyol69 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2010–11 1992–93, 1993–94, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2024–25 FC Andorra30 1993–94, 2022–23, 2023–24 - CE Europa30 1996–97, 1997–98, 2014–15 - Gimnàstic de Tarragona30 2007–08, 2011–12, 2016–17 - Terrassa FC22 2001–02, 2002–03 1985–86, 1986–87 CE Manresa21 1985–86, 1986–87 1984–85 UE Sant Andreu21 2008–09, 2018–19 1988–89 CE Sabadell FC21 2015–16, 2025–26 1990–91 CF Lloret20 1987–88, 1988–89 - Girona FC12 2024–25 2014–15, 2016–17 Palamós CF11 1991–92 1994–95 FC Barcelona C10 1984–85 CD Blanes10 1989–90 - CF Balaguer10 2000–01 - UE Cornellà10 2017–18 - CE L'Hospitalet10 2019–20 - UE Lleida02 - 1991–92, 1998–99FC Barcelona B02 - 2015–16, 2025–26 CP San Cristóbal01 - 1987–88 UDA Gramenet01 - 1989–90 CE Mataró01 - 1999–00 CF Gavà01 - 2002–03 AEC Manlleu01 - 2011–12 UA Horta01 - 2017–18 FC Vilafranca01 - 2018–19 UE Llagostera01 - 2019–20 CF Badalona Futur01 - 2022–23UE Olot01 -2023–24

Supercopa de Catalunya

Year Venue Winner Runner-up Score 2014 Estadi Montilivi, Girona FC Barcelona RCD Espanyol 1–1 2016 Nou Estadi, Tarragona RCD Espanyol FC Barcelona 1–0 2018 Camp d'Esports, Lleida FC Barcelona RCD Espanyol 0–0 2019 Nova Creu Alta, Sabadell Girona FC Barcelona 1–0

See also Copa Catalunya (women's football), female counterpart.

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