The 1937–38 Catalan Football League () was the regional football league played in Catalonia during the 1937–38 season, in the midst of the Spanish Civil War, when neither La Liga, the Catalan championship, or the Mediterranean League was contested. The competition was never completed because of the War, but the title was subsequently awarded to FC Barcelona, which had returned from its tour of Mexico and the United States with only four players and the coach Patrick O'Connell.

Background The Spanish Civil War, which broke out in July 1936, had divided Spain into areas under the control of the nationalists and those controlled by the Republicans, thus forcing the suspension of La Liga, so the Republican authorities decided to replace it with the Mediterranean League, which was won by Barcelona, but by 1938, the Republican area was divided, thus forcing the suspension of the Mediterranean League, so the Republican authorities decided to replace it with the Catalan Football League, which was also won by Barcelona.

Participants Following a preliminary phase, 10 clubs were classified for the tournament, including five from the Catalan top-flight (Barça, Júpiter, Badalona, Europa, Espanyol), four from the second (Sants, Manresa, Avenç, Martinenc), and Iluro SC from the third category. However, Manresa withdrew after playing only two matches, for financial reasons.

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Results This league was one of the most prolific in terms of goalscoring records, with a total of 421 goals scored in just 73 matches, which results in an average of almost 6 goals per match. Source:

First roundMatchday Date Local - Visitant Result 1 27 March 1938 Barcelona – Manresa 10–1 27 March 1938 Espanyol – Badalona 3–0 27 March 1938 Iluro – Europa 3–4 27 March 1938 Sants – Martinenc 2–3 27 March 1938 Júpiter – Avenç 2–1 2 3 April 1938 Manresa – Júpiter 3–4 3 April 1938 Badalona – Barcelona 1–2 29 May 1938 Europa – Espanyol 4–0 3 April 1938 Martinenc – Iluro 4–1 3 April 1938 Avenç – Sants 1–3 3 10 April 1938 Manresa – Badalona Not played 10 April 1938 Barcelona – Europa 3–3 10 April 1938 Espanyol – Martinenc 4–3 10 April 1938 Iluro – Avenç 2–3 10 April 1938 Júpiter – Sants 0–2 4 17 April 1938 Badalona – Júpiter 7–3 17 April 1938 Europa – Manresa Not played 17 April 1938 Martinenc – Barcelona 5–2 17 April 1938 Avenç – Espanyol 1–1 17 April 1938 Sants – Iluro 4–1 5 24 April 1938 Badalona – Europa 4–1 24 April 1938 Manresa – Martinenc Not played 24 April 1938 Barcelona – Avenç 8–0 24 April 1938 Espanyol – Sants 3–3 24 April 1938 Júpiter – Iluro 2–1 6 1 May 1938 Europa – Júpiter 2–1 1 May 1938 Martinenc – Badalona 4–2 1 May 1938 Avenç – Manresa Not played 1 May 1938 Sants – Barcelona 1–7 1 May 1938 Iluro – Espanyol 3–3 7 8 May 1938 Europa – Martinenc 1–0 8 May 1938 Badalona – Avenç 3–0 8 May 1938 Manresa – Sants Not played 8 May 1938 Barcelona – Iluro 8–0 8 May 1938 Júpiter – Espanyol 2–1 8 15 May 1938 Júpiter – Martinenc 0–2 15 May 1938 Avenç – Europa 3–0 15 May 1938 Sants – Badalona 6–0 15 May 1938 Iluro – Manresa Not played 15 May 1938 Espanyol – Barcelona 0–4 9 22 May 1938 Martinenc – Avenç 1–2 22 May 1938 Europa – Sants 5–8 22 May 1938 Badalona – Iluro 4–0 22 May 1938 Manresa – Espanyol (Not played) 22 May 1938 Barcelona – Júpiter 8–0

Second roundMatchday Date Local - Visitant Result 10 5 June 1938 Manresa – Barcelona Not played 5 June 1938 Badalona – Espanyol 3–5 5 June 1938 Europa – Iluro 5–0 5 June 1938 Martinenc – Sants 2–8 5 June 1938 Avenç – Júpiter 9–3 11 12 June 1938 Júpiter – Manresa Not played 12 June 1938 Barcelona – Badalona 4–1 12 June 1938 Espanyol – Europa 1–4 12 June 1938 Iluro – Martinenc 6–1 12 June 1938 Sants – Avenç 1–1 12 25 June 1938 Badalona – Manresa Not played 31 July 1938 Europa – Barcelona 2–3 25 June 1938 Martinenc – Espanyol 2–2 25 June 1938 Avenç – Iluro 5–1 25 June 1938 Sants – Júpiter 11–2 13 3 July 1938 Júpiter – Badalona 1–1 3 July 1938 Manresa – Europa Not played 3 July 1938 Barcelona – Martinenc 6–2 3 July 1938 Espanyol – Avenç 5–1 3 July 1938 Iluro – Sants 3–3 14 10 July 1938 Europa – Badalona 5–1 10 July 1938 Martinenc – Manresa Not played 10 July 1938 Avenç – Barcelona 5–1 10 July 1938 Sants – Espanyol 5–1 10 July 1938 Iluro – Júpiter 7–0 15 17 July 1938 Júpiter – Europa 4–4 17 July 1938 Badalona – Martinenc 2–3 17 July 1938 Manresa – Avenç Not played 17 July 1938 Barcelona – Sants 5–2 17 July 1938 Espanyol – Iluro 3–2 16 7 August 1938 Martinenc – Europa 2–2 7 August 1938 Avenç – Badalona 10–3 7 August 1938 Sants – Manresa Not played 28 August 1938 Iluro – Barcelona 1–6 28 August 1938 Espanyol – Júpiter 11–1 17 14 August 1938 Martinenc – Júpiter 4–3 14 August 1938 Europa – Avenç 1–2 14 August 1938 Badalona – Sants 0–3 14 August 1938 Manresa – Iluro Not played 14 August 1938 Barcelona – Espanyol 6–2 18 28 August 1938 Avenç – Martinenc 1–1 21 August 1938 Sants – Europa 4–3 4 September 1938 Iluro – Badalona Not played 21 August 1938 Espanyol – Manresa Not played 21 August 1938 Júpiter – Barcelona 0–2

Statistics

Top Scorers Rank Player Team Goals 1 Francisco Mateo Barcelona 38 2 Gerardo Bilbao 25 3 Vicente Martínez Espanyol 18 4 Folch Sants 15 5 Rosemary Europa 13 6 Climent Judici Sants (10) and Espanyol (2) 12 5 Garcia Sants 10 5 Satur Grech 9 6 Francisco Amorós Badalona

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