won La Liga four consecutive times as manager. During the first 29 years of Barcelona's existence, from 1899 to 1928, Spain did not have a just football league. So Barcelona competed in the championship of the
Catalonia region, the winners of which qualified for the
Copa del Rey along with the other regional champions. In February 1929, Spain's first national football league was formed, with Barcelona among the founding members. The club also competed in the
Campionat de Catalunya (Catalan Championship) until it was abandoned in 1940. Clubs continued to qualify for it based on their placings in the regional championships until 1940, when it became open to all teams in the top two divisions of La Liga and selected other teams. == References ==