The Regional Championship of Castile and León (Spanish: Campeonato Regional de Castilla y León) was a football tournament played in Spain, organized by the Royal Castile and León Football Federation. It was played annually between 1923 and 1931 by the clubs affiliated in this.
Teams of the provinces of Burgos, Palencia, Valladolid, Salamanca, Zamora and Leon played in the Championship.
The most successful club in the competition was Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa with 4 titles won in the short time of existence.https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/span-castillaleonchamp.htmlhttps://www.bdfutbol.com/en/c/temporada.html?id=549https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/c/temporada.html?id=492
Castilla and León Championship editions
Castilla and León Championship was played from 1924–25 season until 1930–31 season, only for 7 editions.
1924–25 Edition
TeamCD Español de Valladolid4301101006Cultural Leonesa53021514+16Real Unión Deportiva5203106+44UD Española200227−50 Note: UD Española disqualified because of an improper starting 11. The remaining matches are considered defeats, so CD Español scored 4 extra points and Cultural Leonesa scored only 2, breaking the tie between those teams.
1925–26 Edition TeamCultural Leonesa8521186+1212Real Unión Deportiva83502111+1011CD Español de Valladolid82331915+47UD Española82331217−57UD Ferroviaria8116728−213
1926–27 Edition TeamReal Unión Deportiva10820358+2718CD Español de Valladolid108114613+3317Cultural Leonesa10235252507UD Ferroviaria102261229−176UD Española93061839−216Stadium Luises91261133−224
Note: The match between UD Española and Stadium Luises, both teams from Salamanca, was suspended because of a fight between players and spectators.
1927–28 Edition TeamCultural Leonesa10901437+3618Real Unión Deportiva108114114+2717CD Español de Valladolid105143718+1911UD Española103162634−87UD Ferroviaria103161032−227Stadium Luises100010456−520
1928–29 Edition
Background
In 1928, Real Unión Deportiva and CD Español de Valladolid were merged into Real Valladolid.In Salamanca, UD Española became UD Salamanca, and Stadium Luises disappeared from the league. The new name, "UD Salamanca" was formalized during the Second Republic of Spain in 1932, but the team used that name for the Castilla y León Cup.
Results TeamCultural Leonesa8701484+4414Real Valladolid8701506+4414UD Ferroviaria84041223−118Burgos8107745−382UD Salamanca8107544−392
Tie-break match
1929–30 Edition
Qualifying match
Real Valladolid qualified after 11–0 victory
Results TeamCultural Leonesa4400202+188Real Valladolid420245−14UD Ferroviaria4004118−170
1930–31 Edition TeamReal Valladolid8530299+2013Cultural Leonesa84221714+310CD Palencia8017427−231
Note: played two rounds of 4 matches.
List of winners Season Winners Runners-upCampeonato Regional Leonés 1923–24 UD Salamanca Academía Infantería ValladolidCampeonato Regional Castellano-Leonés 1924–25 CD Español Valladolid Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa 1925–26 Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa Real Unión Deportiva (Valladolid) 1926–27 Real Unión Deportiva (Valladolid) CD Español Valladolid 1927–28 Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa Real Unión Deportiva (Valladolid) 1928–29 Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa Real Valladolid Deportivo 1929–30 Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa Real Valladolid Deportivo 1930–31 Real Valladolid Deportivo Cultural y Deportiva LeonesaAfter the 1930–31 the clubs were added to other championships
Notes: 1) most of them joined the Campeonato Centro 2) clubs from León organized a tournament as second level of the Campeonato de Asturias 3) Palencia played in the Campeonato de Cantabria
Valladolid in Campeonato Regional Mancomunado Centro
Valladolid continued to play in Campeonato Regional Mancomunado Centro, where qualified for Copa del Rey every season apart of 1933–34 and 1939–40.
+Key to list of winners§Team won Copa del Rey in that season‡Team finalist in Copa del Rey in that season#Team qualified for Copa del Rey in that season
Season Winners Runners-up Other team/s qualified forCopa del Rey Other team/s qualified forCopa del Rey Other team/s qualified forCopa del Rey Other team/s qualified forCopa del ReyCampeonato Regional Mancomunado1931–32 Madrid Nacional de Madrid Athletic de Madrid Valladolid1932–33 Madrid Betis Balompié Athletic de Madrid Valladolid Sevilla1933–34 Madrid Athletic Madrid Sevilla Betis1934–35 Madrid Racing de Santander Athletic de Madrid CD Nacional Zaragoza FC Valladolid1935–36 Madrid Zaragoza Athletic de Madrid Racing Santander Nacional Madrid Valladolid1936–37 Not held due to the Spanish Civil War1937–38 Not held due to the Spanish Civil War1938–39 Not held due to the Spanish Civil WarCampeonato Regional del Centro1939–40 Athletic Aviación Real Madrid Ferroviaria
Performances Performances by club
ClubWinnersRunners-upYears wonCultural y Deportiva Leonesa421925–26, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1929–30Real Valladolid Deportivo121930–31Real Unión Deportiva (Valladolid)121926–27CD Español Valladolid111924–25UD Salamanca1—1923–24
Notes: Real Valladolid Deportivo was founded from the merger of Real Unión Deportiva de Valladolid and Club Deportivo Español Valladolid, the club played its first game on 22 September 1928.
References
Martínez Calatrava, Vicente (2001). Historia y estadística del fútbol español.
External links at RFEF.es. . Spain – List of Cup Finals at the RSSSF