From 1950 to 1986 there was no Spanish youth league. Teams played in regional and multi-regional leagues (six in the last seasons), and the top teams in each qualified to play the Copa del Rey de Juveniles.
The Spanish League under-19, named Superliga Juvenil, was created in 1986, with 16 teams; in 1990 it was renamed the Liga de Honor Sub-19, allowing clubs to line up footballers up to this age; in 1995 it was disbanded due to economical problems.
In the 1995-96 season, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) undertook a major restructuring: the U19 League was eliminated, so that the División de Honor, which until then was the second level, became the highest category. As the División de Honor was divided into six territorial groups, it was established that the champions of each league would dispute a final phase in neutral territory, baptized Copa de Campeones, to determine the national champions. Originally, the Copa de Campeones was played in two phases: a league, with two groups of three teams each, and a final between the top two in each group.See also the youth cup history.
Season Champions Runners-Up Venue final
Superliga
1986/87 Real Madrid CF FC Barcelona
1987/88 Real Madrid CF FC Barcelona
1988/89 Athletic Club de Bilbao CA Osasuna
1989/90 Real Madrid CF Real Betis Balompié
Liga de Honor Sub-19
1990/91 Sevilla FC FC Barcelona
1991/92 Athletic Club de Bilbao Real Madrid CF
1992/93 Real Madrid CF Real Valladolid
1993/94 FC Barcelona Valencia CF
1994/95 Sevilla FC FC Barcelona
Copa de Campeones División de Honor
1995/96 RC Deportivo La Coruña 2-1 Real Madrid CF
1996/97 Real Madrid CF 2-0 Sevilla FC
1997/98 Real Sociedad 2-1 Valencia CF
1998/99 Real Sociedad 0-0 Sevilla FC [4-3 pen]
1999/00 Real Madrid CF 4-2 FC Barcelona
2000/01 CA Osasuna 1-0 Atlético de Madrid
2001/02 Atlético de Madrid 3-0 Real Zaragoza
2002/03 Málaga CF 2-0 RCD Espanyol
2003/04 Real Sporting de Gijón 0-0 RCD Espanyol [4-1 pen]
2004/05 FC Barcelona 3-1 Real Sporting de Gijón
2005/06 Real Madrid CF 1-0 Real Valladolid
2006/07 Valencia CF 3-1 Real Madrid CF
2007/08 RCD Espanyol 2-1 Villarreal CF
2008/09 FC Barcelona 2-0 RC Celta de Vigo
2009/10 Real Madrid CF 3-1 Valencia CF
2010/11 FC Barcelona 3-1 Real Madrid CF
2011/12 Sevilla FC 1-0 RCD Espanyol Estadio Ciudad de Lepe, Lepe
2012/13 Sevilla FC 3-2 RC Celta de Vigo Estadio de Balaídos, Vigo
2013/14 Real Madrid CF 1-1 Real Sociedad [7-6 pen] Estadio Municipal de Las Viñas, Vera
2014/15 Villarreal CF 3-2 RCD Espanyol Estadio Municipal Francisco Bonet, Almuñecar
2015/16 Málaga CF 1-1 Sevilla FC [3-0 pen] Estadio Municipal de Las Viñas, Vera
2016/17 Real Madrid CF 1-0 Málaga CF Estadio de O´Couto (Ourense)
2017/18 Atlético de Madrid 3-1 Real Sporting de Gijón Estadio Rey Juan Carlos I (Ciudad Real)
2018/19 Real Zaragoza 0-0 Villarreal CF [7-6 pen] Estadio Abanca Balaídos (Vigo)
2019/20 not disputed [*]
2020/21 RC Deportivo La Coruña 3-1 FC Barcelona Estadio Football Center (Marbella)
2021/22 FC Barcelona 2-0 Athletic club Ciudad del fútbol, Las Rozas (Madrid)
2022/23 Real Madrid CF 3-1 Real Betis Balompié
2023/24 Atlético de Madrid 1-0 Real Betis Balompié
[*] On 6 May 2020, the Royal Spanish Football Federation announced the cancellation of the
Copa de Campeones Juvenil for the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
Number of Wins (36; runners-up finishes in square brackets) 11 [ 4] Real Madrid CF 5 [ 6] FC Barcelona 4 [ 3] Sevilla FC 3 [ 1] Atlético de Madrid 2 [ 1] Málaga CF 2 [ 1] Real Sociedad (San Sebastián) 2 RC Deportivo de La Coruña 2 Athletic Club de Bilbao 1 [ 4] RCD Espanyol (Barcelona) 1 [ 3] Valencia CF 1 [ 2] Real Sporting de Gijón 1 [ 2] Villarreal CF 1 [ 1] RC Deportivo de La Coruña 1 [ 1] CA Osasuna (Pamplona) 1 [ 1] Real Zaragoza [ 2] RC Celta de Vigo [ 2] Real Valladolid [ 2] Real Betis Balompié (Sevilla)
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