The Spanish Second Category Championship, also known as the Spanish First Category B Championship or Spanish Group B Championship, was a Spanish football competition organized by the Spanish Football Federation that was contested between 1913 and 1926.
The competition was played in knockout rounds and it was contested by the regional champions of the Second Category, while the champions of the first played in the Copa del Rey.
The first known edition was in 1913, a free-entry competition open to second-tier teams or second teams of first-tier clubs. This edition was won by Sabadell FC. In 1920, the tournament organized by the Spanish Football Federation returned, won by the Stadium of Avilés by beating the Martinenc and the Stadium of Madrid.
Years later, between 1923 and 1926, four more editions were held, but the lack of support from the RFEF, and the cost and difficulty of travel, ended up causing the clubs to lose interest in the competition, thus disappearing.
A few years later, in 1930, Spanish Amateur Championship was created, a competition contested by non-professional clubs and which is considered by some as the natural successor of the Spanish Second Category Championship.
In this edition, the Catalan champion of the second-tier, FC Internacional, decided not to participate along with the runner-up Sabadell FC, Stadium FC, and New-Catalònia FC. The Madrid semi-final phase, on the other hand, was contested by RS Gimnástica, Madrid FC, Fortuna FC, Regional FC, Cardenal Cisneros FC, Union Sporting Club, and Sociedad Deportiva del Centro de Instrucción Comercial. The champion took home a silver cup offered by King Alfonso XIII.
This edition was contested by the champions of Biscay (Acero Club de Bilbao), Gipuzkoa (CD Esperanza de San Sebastián), GalÃÂcia (Eiriña CF), Asturias (Racing de Sama), Catalonia (Martinenc), Levante (Burjassot), Andalusia (Real Balompédica Linense), and Madrid (USC de Madrid).
This edition was contested by the champions of Biscay (Acero Club de Bilbao), Gipuzkoa/Navarra (Osasuna), Galicia (Alfonso XIII CF), Asturias (Club Fortuna Gijonés), Catalonia (Terrassa), Levante (FC Stadium de València), Aragon (Huesca FC), Cantàbria (Eclipse FC de Santander), Andalusia (Club Athletic de Sevilla), and Madrid (AD Ferroviaria).
This edition was contested by the champions of Biscay (Acero Club de Bilbao), Gipuzkoa/Navarra (CD Euskalduna d'Errenteria), Galicia (Alfonso XIII), Asturias (Real Athletic Club de Gijón), Catalonia (Júpiter), Levante (Burjassot CF), Aragon (CD Patria), Cantabria (Racing Club de Reinosa), Andalusia (Málaga), and Madrid (AD Ferroviaria).
This edition was contested by the champions of Biscay (Cultural de Durango), Gipuzkoa/Navarra (Pasayako), GalÃÂcia (Club Español de Vigo), Asturias (Cimadevilla FC de Gijón), Catalonia (CF Badalona), Valencia (Elche CF), Murcia (Lorca FC), Aragon (ÃÂguila FC de Zaragoza), Castile and León (Stadium Salmantino Luises), Cantabria (Barreda SC de Torrelavega), Andalusia (San Román FC de Sevilla), and Madrid (AD Ferroviaria de Madrid).
Elche and ÃÂguila withdrew and did not compete in the second round.
Ferroviaria and Lorca withdrew and did not contest the second round.
Barreda SC withdrew and did not compete in the tiebreaker round.
Stadium Salmantino withdraws from the competition.