List of Copa del Rey finals
The 2013–14 Copa del Rey trophy, won by Real Madrid
Founded1903; 121 years ago (1903)
RegionSpain
Number of teams126
Current championsReal Madrid
(20th title)
Most successful team(s)Barcelona
(31 titles)
2023–24 Copa del Rey

The Copa del Rey is an annual knockout football competition in Spanish football, organized by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, held annually since 1903. The competition is open to Primera and Segunda División teams, plus some qualifiers from lower levels.[1]

Since the first final between Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid, 121 single-match finals have taken place (the 1904 final was not held, whereas in 1910 and 1913 two parallel tournaments and finals were played due to disagreements between the FECF and the UECF, both considered official; in 2023, the RFEF retrospectively announced that they recognized the 1937 Copa de la España Libre as an official tournament won by Levante FC,[2][3] distinct from the Copa del Rey.[4] Four finals were replayed after the first games ended in a draw,[5] with 25 others going to extra time and six of those requiring a penalty shootout to decide a winner.

As of 2023, 36 different teams have competed in the final, with 15 of them winning the tournament at least once. On 18 occasions, the winning team also won La Liga (which began in 1929) in the same season, thus making a domestic double. Barcelona are the only team to win La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Champions League in the same year, having done so twice in 2009 and 2015.[6][7] The competition was not held in 1938 due to the impact of the Spanish Civil War.[8]

Barcelona hold the record for the most wins and most finals appearances, with 31 from 42 total appearances. Real Madrid hold the record for the most finals lost (20). Of the teams who have participated in more than one final, Español de Madrid and Celta Vigo share the worst win–loss record with three defeats and no victories each. Of the victorious teams, Arenas have the lowest percentage of success, winning one out of four finals (25%). Real Madrid are the reigning champions, having won their 20th title in 2023.[9]

Lionel Messi holds the records for most goals scored in finals (9), most finals scored in by a player (7), most assists provided in finals (6), most appearances in finals (10, along with Sergio Busquets) and most man of the match awards won in finals (3).[10] Messi and Busquets, along with Barcelona teammate Gerard Piqué and Agustín Gaínza of Athletic Bilbao, share the most Copa del Rey trophies won by a player, with 7. Telmo Zarra holds records for consecutive finals scored in (finding the net on each occasion between 1942 and 1945) and the most goals scored in a final (four, in 1950).[11]

List of finals

Updated with official data provided by the RFEF, as of 7th May 2023.[4]

Key
† Match was won during extra time
* Match was won on a penalty shoot-out
& Match was won after a replay
‡ Winning team won the Double (League title and Copa del Rey)
# Winning team won the Continental Treble (League title, Copa del Rey and European Cup/Champions League)
Copa del Rey finals[12][5]
Season Winners Score Runners-up Venue Attendance
1903 Athletic Bilbao 3–2 Madrid FC Hipódromo, Madrid —
1904 Athletic Bilbao Not played[a] Español de Madrid Tiro del Pichón, Madrid —
1905 Madrid FC 1–0 Athletic Bilbao Tiro del Pichón, Madrid —
1906 Madrid FC 4–1 Athletic Bilbao Hipódromo, Madrid —
1907 Madrid FC 1–0 Bizcaya[b] Hipódromo, Madrid 6,000
1908 Madrid FC 2–1 Real Vigo Sporting O'Donnell, Madrid 4,000
1909 Club Ciclista[c] 3–1 Español de Madrid O'Donnell, Madrid —
1910 UECF[d] Athletic Bilbao 1–0 Vasconia SC[e] Ondarreta, San Sebastián —
1910 FECF[d] Barcelona 3–2 Español de Madrid Tiro del Pichón, Madrid —
1911 Athletic Bilbao 3–1 Español Josaleta, Getxo —
1912 Barcelona 2–0 Gimnástica La Industria, Barcelona —
1913 UECF[d] Barcelona 2–1&[f] Real Sociedad La Industria, Barcelona —
1913 FECF[d] Racing de Irún[g] 1–0&[h] Athletic Bilbao O'Donnell, Madrid —
1914 Athletic Bilbao 2–1 Espanya Costorbe, Irún —
1915 Athletic Bilbao 5–0 Español Amute, Irún 5,000
1916 Athletic Bilbao 4–0 Madrid FC La Industria, Barcelona 6,000
1917 Madrid FC 2–1&[i][j] Arenas La Industria, Barcelona 2,500
1918 Real Unión 2–0 Madrid FC O'Donnell, Madrid —
1919 Arenas 5–2†[k] Barcelona Martínez Campos, Madrid —
1920 Barcelona 2–0 Athletic Bilbao El Molinón, Gijón 10,000
1921 Athletic Bilbao 4–1 Atlético Madrid San Mamés, Bilbao 15,000
1922 Barcelona 5–1 Real Unión Coia, Vigo 12,000
1923 Athletic Bilbao 1–0 Europa Les Corts, Barcelona 30,000
1924 Real Unión 1–0 Real Madrid Atotxa, San Sebastián —
1925 Barcelona 2–0 Arenas Reina Victoria, Seville 6,000
1926 Barcelona 3–2†[k] Atlético Madrid Mestalla, Valencia 17,000
1927 Real Unión 1–0†[l] Arenas Torrero, Zaragoza 16,000
1928 Barcelona 3–1&[m] Real Sociedad El Sardinero, Santander 18,000
1928–29 RCD Español 2–1 Real Madrid Mestalla, Valencia 25,000
1930 Athletic Bilbao 3–2†[k] Real Madrid Montjuïc, Barcelona 63,000
1931 Athletic Bilbao 3–1 Real Betis Chamartín, Madrid 20,000
1932 Athletic Bilbao 1–0 Barcelona Chamartín, Madrid 25,000
1933 Athletic Bilbao 2–1 Real Madrid Montjuïc, Barcelona 60,000
1934 Madrid 2–1 Valencia Montjuïc, Barcelona 46,000
1935 Sevilla 3–0 Sabadell Chamartín, Madrid 15,000
1936 Madrid 2–1 Barcelona Mestalla, Valencia 22,000
1937 Not played due to Spanish Civil War.
1938 Not played due to Spanish Civil War.
1939 Sevilla 6–2 Racing de Ferrol Montjuïc, Barcelona 60,000
1940 Español 3–2†[k] Real Madrid Campo de Vallecas, Madrid 20,000
1941 Valencia 3–1 Español Chamartín, Madrid 23,000
1942 Barcelona 4–3†[n] Atlético Bilbao Chamartín, Madrid 30,000
1943 Atlético Bilbao 1–0†[l] Real Madrid Estadio Metropolitano, Madrid 50,000
1944 Atlético Bilbao 2–0 Valencia Montjuïc, Barcelona 65,000
1944–45 Atlético Bilbao 3–2 Valencia Montjuïc, Barcelona 55,000
1946 Real Madrid 3–1 Valencia Montjuïc, Barcelona 60,000
1947 Real Madrid 2–0†[l] Español Riazor, A Coruña 30,000
1947–48 Sevilla 4–1 Celta Vigo Nuevo Chamartín, Madrid 55,000
1948–49 Valencia 1–0 Atlético Bilbao Nuevo Chamartín, Madrid 70,000
1949–50 Atlético Bilbao 4–1†[i] Valladolid Nuevo Chamartín, Madrid 80,000
1951 Barcelona 3–0 Real Sociedad Nuevo Chamartín, Madrid 75,000
1952 Barcelona 4–2†[k] Valencia Nuevo Chamartín, Madrid 80,000
1952–53 Barcelona 2–1 Atlético Bilbao Nuevo Chamartín, Madrid 67,145
1954 Valencia 3–0 Barcelona Nuevo Chamartín, Madrid 110,000
1955 Atlético Bilbao 1–0 Sevilla Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 100,000
1956 Atlético Bilbao 2–1 Atlético Madrid Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 125,000
1957 Barcelona 1–0 Español Montjuïc, Barcelona 75,000
1958 Atlético Bilbao 2–0 Real Madrid Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 100,000
1958–59 Barcelona 4–1 Granada Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 90,000
1959–60 Atlético Madrid 3–1 Real Madrid Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 100,000
1960–61 Atlético Madrid 3–2 Real Madrid Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 120,000
1961–62 Real Madrid 2–1 Sevilla Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 90,000
1962–63 Barcelona 3–1 Zaragoza Camp Nou, Barcelona 90,000
1963–64 Zaragoza 2–1 Atlético Madrid Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 75,000
1964–65 Atlético Madrid 1–0 Zaragoza Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 90,000
1965–66 Zaragoza 2–0 Atlético Bilbao Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 95,000
1966–67 Valencia 2–1 Atlético Bilbao Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 100,000
1967–68 Barcelona 1–0 Real Madrid Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 100,000
1969 Atlético Bilbao 1–0 Elche Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 120,000
1969–70 Real Madrid 3–1 Valencia Camp Nou, Barcelona 80,000
1970–71 Barcelona 4–3†[k] Valencia Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 100,000
1971–72 Atlético Madrid 2–1 Valencia Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 100,000
1972–73 Athletic Bilbao 2–0 Castellón Vicente Calderón, Madrid 64,200
1973–74 Real Madrid 4–0 Barcelona Vicente Calderón, Madrid 48,000
1974–75 Real Madrid 0–0*[o] Atlético Madrid Vicente Calderón, Madrid 60,000
1975–76 Atlético Madrid 1–0 Zaragoza Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 80,000
1976–77 Real Betis 2–2*[i][p] Athletic Bilbao Vicente Calderón, Madrid 70,000
1977–78 Barcelona 3–1 Las Palmas Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 60,000
1978–79 Valencia 2–0 Real Madrid Vicente Calderón, Madrid 70,000
1979–80 Real Madrid 6–1 Castilla[q] Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 65,000
1980–81 Barcelona 3–1 Sporting Gijón Vicente Calderón, Madrid 50,000
1981–82 Real Madrid 2–1 Sporting Gijón José Zorrilla, Valladolid 30,000
1982–83 Barcelona 2–1 Real Madrid La Romareda, Zaragoza 35,000
1983–84 Athletic Bilbao 1–0 Barcelona Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 100,000
1984–85 Atlético Madrid 2–1 Athletic Bilbao Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 85,000
1985–86 Zaragoza 1–0 Barcelona Vicente Calderón, Madrid 45,000
1986–87 Real Sociedad 2–2*[r] Atlético Madrid La Romareda, Zaragoza 37,000
1987–88 Barcelona 1–0 Real Sociedad Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 70,000
1988–89 Real Madrid 1–0 Valladolid Vicente Calderón, Madrid 30,000
1989–90 Barcelona 2–0 Real Madrid Luis Casanova, Valencia 44,240
1990–91 Atlético Madrid 1–0†[l] Mallorca Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 60,000
1991–92 Atlético Madrid 2–0 Real Madrid Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 70,000
1992–93 Real Madrid 2–0 Zaragoza Luis Casanova, Valencia 42,000
1993–94 Zaragoza 0–0*[s] Celta Vigo Vicente Calderón, Madrid 60,000
1994–95 Deportivo La Coruña 2–1[t] Valencia Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 95,000
1995–96 Atlético Madrid 1–0†[l] Barcelona La Romareda, Zaragoza 37,000
1996–97 Barcelona 3–2†[k] Real Betis Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 82,498
1997–98 Barcelona 1–1*[s] Mallorca Mestalla, Valencia 54,000
1998–99 Valencia 3–0 Atlético Madrid Estadio Olímpico, Seville 45,000
1999–2000 Espanyol 2–1 Atlético Madrid Mestalla, Valencia 55,000
2000–01 Zaragoza 3–1 Celta Vigo Estadio Olímpico, Seville 38,000
2001–02 Deportivo La Coruña 2–1 Real Madrid Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 75,000
2002–03 Mallorca 3–0 Recreativo Martínez Valero, Elche 35,000
2003–04 Zaragoza 3–2†[k] Real Madrid Lluís Companys, Barcelona 54,000
2004–05 Real Betis 2–1†[i] Osasuna Vicente Calderón, Madrid 55,000
2005–06 Espanyol 4–1 Zaragoza Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 78,000
2006–07 Sevilla 1–0 Getafe Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 80,000
2007–08 Valencia 3–1 Getafe Vicente Calderón, Madrid 54,000
2008–09 Barcelona 4–1 Athletic Bilbao Mestalla, Valencia 50,000
2009–10 Sevilla 2–0 Atlético Madrid Camp Nou, Barcelona 93,000
2010–11 Real Madrid 1–0†[l] Barcelona Mestalla, Valencia 55,000
2011–12 Barcelona 3–0 Athletic Bilbao Vicente Calderón, Madrid 54,850
2012–13 Atlético Madrid 2–1†[i] Real Madrid Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 80,000
2013–14 Real Madrid 2–1 Barcelona Mestalla, Valencia 52,953
2014–15 Barcelona 3–1 Athletic Bilbao Camp Nou, Barcelona 99,354
2015–16 Barcelona 2–0†[l] Sevilla Vicente Calderón, Madrid 54,907
2016–17 Barcelona 3–1 Alavés Vicente Calderón, Madrid 45,000
2017–18 Barcelona 5–0 Sevilla Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid 62,623
2018–19 Valencia 2–1 Barcelona Benito Villamarín, Seville 53,698
2019–20[u] Real Sociedad 1–0 Athletic Bilbao La Cartuja, Seville 0[v]
2020–21 Barcelona 4–0 Athletic Bilbao La Cartuja, Seville 0[v]
2021–22 Real Betis 1–1*[s] Valencia La Cartuja, Seville 53,387
2022–23 Real Madrid 2–1 Osasuna La Cartuja, Seville 55,579

Performances

Official winners list provided by the RFEF, as of 7 May 2023.[4]

List of football clubs ranked by wins, together with runners-up, total finalists and seasons of finals.
Rank Club Winners Runners-up Finalists Seasons
1 Barcelona 31 11 42 1909–10,[d] 1911–12, 1912–13,[d] 1918–19, 1919–20, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1931–32, 1935–36, 1942, 1951, 1952, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1957, 1958–59, 1962–63, 1967–68, 1970–71, 1973–74, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21
2 Athletic Bilbao[b] 23 16 39 1903, 1904,[a] 1905, 1906, 1910,[d] 1911, 1913,[d] 1914, 1915, 1916, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1944–45, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1952–53, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1969, 1972–73, 1976–77, 1983–84, 1984–85, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2019–20,[u] 2020–21
3 Real Madrid 20 20 40 1903, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1924, 1928–29, 1930, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1958, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1992–93, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2022–23
4 Atlético Madrid 10 9 19 1920–21, 1925–26, 1955–1956, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1975–76. 1984–85, 1986–87, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1995–96, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2009–10, 2012–13
5 Valencia 8 11 19 1934, 1937, 1941, 1944, 1944–45, 1946, 1948-49, 1952, 1954, 1966–67, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1978–79, 1994–95, 1998–99, 2007–08, 2018–19, 2021–22
6 Zaragoza 6 5 11 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1975–76, 1985–86, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2005–06
7 Sevilla 5 4 9 1935, 1939, 1947–48, 1955, 1961–62, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2015–16, 2017–18
8 Espanyol 4 5 9 1911, 1915, 1929, 1940, 1941, 1947, 1957, 1999–2000, 2005–06
9 Real Betis 3 2 5 1931, 1976–77, 1996–97, 2004–05, 2021–22
Real Unión 3 1 4 1918, 1922, 1924, 1927
11 Real Sociedad 2 4 6 1913,[d] 1928, 1951, 1986–87, 1987–88, 2019–20[u]
Deportivo La Coruña 2 – 2 1994–95, 2001–02
13 Arenas 1 3 4 1917, 1919, 1925, 1927
Mallorca 1 2 3 1990–91, 1997–1998, 2002–03
Club Ciclista de San Sebastián[c] 1 – 1 1909
Racing Club de Irún[g] 1 – 1 1913[d]
17 Español de Madrid – 3 3 1904,[a] 1909, 1910[d]
Celta Vigo – 3 3 1947–48, 1993–94, 2000–01
Sporting Gijón – 2 2 1981, 1982
Real Valladolid – 2 2 1949–50, 1988–89
Getafe – 2 2 2006–07, 2007–08
Osasuna – 2 2 2004–05, 2022–23
Bizcaya[b] – 1 1 1907
Real Vigo Sporting – 1 1 1908
Vasconia Sporting Club[e] – 1 1 1910[d]
Gimnástica – 1 1 1912
Espanya de Barcelona – 1 1 1914
CE Europa – 1 1 1923
Sabadell – 1 1 1935
Racing de Ferrol – 1 1 1938–39
Granada – 1 1 1958–59
Elche – 1 1 1969
Castellón – 1 1 1972–73
Las Palmas – 1 1 1977–78
Real Madrid Castilla[q] – 1 1 1979–80
Recreativo – 1 1 2002–03
Alavés – 1 1 2016–17

Clubs in italic no longer exist. Seasons in bold indicate winners, whilst season in italic are losing finalists.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c The 1904 final between Athletic Bilbao and Español de Madrid was not played due to a dispute; Athletic was awarded the trophy.
  2. ^ a b c The number of wins Athletic Bilbao have been credited with is disputed. The 1902 version was won by Bizcaya, a team made up of players from Athletic Bilbao and Bilbao FC. In 1903 these two clubs merged as the current Athletic Bilbao. The 1902 cup is on display in the Athletic museum and the club includes it in its own honors list.[14] However, that edition is not recognized as official by the RFEF.[4] Another version of Bizcaya was formed for the 1907 tournament and reached the final.
  3. ^ a b The 1909 final was won by Club Ciclista de San Sebastián, using players from the newly-formed team Real Sociedad which was not officially founded until later that year.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Two finals and winners are recognised for 1910 and 1913.
  5. ^ a b The 1910 tournament was played by Real Sociedad under the umbrella of Vasconia, due to registration issues in respect of it being so recently incorporated.
  6. ^ Replay after two-legged tie finished 2–2 and 0–0.
  7. ^ a b Racing de Irún merged with Irún Sporting Club in 1915 to form Real Unión.
  8. ^ Replay after first match ended 2–2.
  9. ^ a b c d e After extra time; 1–1 after 90 minutes.
  10. ^ Replay after first match ended 0–0 after extra time.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h After extra time; 2–2 after 90 minutes.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g After extra time; 0–0 after 90 minutes.
  13. ^ Second replay after first matches both ended 1–1 after extra time.
  14. ^ After extra time; 3–3 after 90 minutes.
  15. ^ 4–3 in penalty shootout.
  16. ^ 8–7 in penalty shootout.
  17. ^ a b Real Madrid's reserve team. Reserve teams have been banned from this competition from 1990–91 onward.
  18. ^ 4–2 in penalty shootout.
  19. ^ a b c 5–4 in penalty shootout.
  20. ^ Match suspended on 79 minutes due to heavy rainfall with score 1–1. Played to a conclusion three days later.[13]
  21. ^ a b c The 2020 final was delayed until April 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.
  22. ^ a b The game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.

See also

References

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  2. ^ "La RFEF reconoce al Levante como campeón de la Copa de la República de 1937; y al Deportivo, del Concurso de España 1912" [The RFEF recognizes Levante as the 1937 Republic Cup champion; and Deportivo, from the 1912 Spanish Contest]. rfef.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  3. ^ La Federación reconoce la Copa del Levante de 1937 y la del Deportivo de 1912, [The Federation recognizes Levante's 1937 Cup and Deportivo's 1912 Cup], Noel Rodilla, Marca, 25 March 2023 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ a b c d "TRACK RECORD - The team in white win their 20th Copa trophy. - LIST OF WINNERS OF THE SPANISH CHAMPIONSHIP - COPA DE SM EL REY". RFEF.es (RFEF official website). 7 May 2023. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Spain - List of Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  6. ^ Cash, Meredith. "Where are they now? The starters from Lionel Messi's 2009 FC Barcelona squad that dominated Europe en route to 6 trophies". Insider. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  7. ^ Gatorade. "5 reasons why Barcelona won the treble in 2015". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  8. ^ "Gone but not forgotten: football in the Spanish Civil War".
  9. ^ Barlow, Ruairidh (2022-05-21). "Inside Real Betis' Copa del Rey win: Sick with penalties and Manuel Pellegrini's touch". Football España. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  10. ^ "Messi breaks Copa del Rey final scoring record with brace vs Athletic | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  11. ^ "Telmo Zarraonandia | Player: Striker | Athletic Club's Official Website". www.athletic-club.eus. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  12. ^ Real Federación Española de Fútbol (March 2011). "Historial" (PDF). Revista Oficial de la R.F.E.F. p. 70. Archived from the original (pdf) on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  13. ^ Copa del Rey 1995, Lingua Sport (in Spanish)
  14. ^ "Spain - Cup 1902". Archived from the original on 17 September 2006. Retrieved 5 September 2006.

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