List of Copa del Rey finals explained

List of Copa del Rey finals
Region:Spain
Champion:Athletic Bilbao
(24th title)
Most Successful Team:Barcelona
(31 titles)
Number Of Teams:126
Current Season: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, 122 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. Four finals were replayed after the first games ended in a draw, with 26 others going to extra time and seven of those requiring a penalty shoot-out to decide a winner.

As of 2024, 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.[4] [5] The competition was not held in 1938 due to the impact of the Spanish Civil War.[6]

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%). Athletic Bilbao are the reigning champions, having won their 24th title in 2024.

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).[7] 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).[8]

List of finals

Updated with official data provided by the RFEF, as of 6 April 2024.

Key
Match was won during extra time
Match was won on a penalty shoot-out
&Match was won after a replay
align=center style="background-color:#fff4a7"Winning team won the Double (League title and Copa del Rey)
align=center style="background-color:#fa9f80"Winning team won the Continental Treble (League title, Copa del Rey and European Cup/Champions League)
Copa del Rey finals[9] [10] !Season!Winners!Score!Runners-up!Venue!Attendance
1903Athletic Bilbao3–2Madrid FCHipódromo, Madrid—
1904Athletic BilbaoNot playedEspañol de MadridTiro del Pichón, Madrid—
1905Madrid FC1–0Athletic BilbaoTiro del Pichón, Madrid—
1906Madrid FC4–1Athletic BilbaoHipódromo, Madrid—
1907Madrid FC1–0BizcayaHipódromo, Madrid6,000
1908Madrid FC2–1Real Vigo SportingO'Donnell, Madrid4,000
1909Club Ciclista3–1Español de MadridO'Donnell, Madrid—
1910 UECFAthletic Bilbao1–0Vasconia SCOndarreta, San Sebastián—
1910 FECFBarcelona3–2Español de MadridTiro del Pichón, Madrid—
1911Athletic Bilbao3–1EspañolJosaleta, Getxo—
1912Barcelona2–0GimnásticaLa Industria, Barcelona—
1913 UECFBarcelonaalign=center bgcolor=eeee002–1&</sup>Real SociedadLa Industria, Barcelona—
1913 FECFRacing de Irúnalign=center bgcolor=eeee001–0&</sup>Athletic BilbaoO'Donnell, Madrid—
1914Athletic Bilbao2–1EspanyaCostorbe, Irún—
1915Athletic Bilbao5–0EspañolAmute, Irún5,000
1916Athletic Bilbao4–0Madrid FCLa Industria, Barcelona6,000
1917Madrid FCalign=center bgcolor=eeee002–1&</sup>ArenasLa Industria, Barcelona2,500
1918Real Unión2–0Madrid FCO'Donnell, Madrid—
1919Arenasalign=center bgcolor=FBCEB15–2BarcelonaMartínez Campos, Madrid—
1920Barcelona2–0Athletic BilbaoEl Molinón, Gijón10,000
1921Athletic Bilbao4–1Atlético MadridSan Mamés, Bilbao15,000
1922Barcelona5–1Real UniónCoia, Vigo12,000
1923Athletic Bilbao1–0EuropaLes Corts, Barcelona30,000
1924Real Unión1–0Real MadridAtotxa, San Sebastián—
1925Barcelona2–0ArenasReina Victoria, Seville6,000
1926Barcelonaalign=center bgcolor=FBCEB13–2Atlético MadridMestalla, Valencia17,000
1927Real Uniónalign=center bgcolor=FBCEB11–0ArenasTorrero, Zaragoza16,000
1928Barcelonaalign=center bgcolor=eeee003–1&</sup>Real SociedadEl Sardinero, Santander18,000
1928–29RCD Español2–1Real MadridMestalla, Valencia25,000
1930Athletic Bilbaoalign=center bgcolor=FBCEB13–2Real MadridMontjuïc, Barcelona63,000
1931Athletic Bilbao3–1Real BetisChamartín, Madrid20,000
1932Athletic Bilbao1–0BarcelonaChamartín, Madrid25,000
1933Athletic Bilbao2–1Real MadridMontjuïc, Barcelona60,000
1934Madrid2–1ValenciaMontjuïc, Barcelona46,000
1935Sevilla3–0SabadellChamartín, Madrid15,000
1936Madrid2–1BarcelonaMestalla, Valencia22,000
1937Not played due to Spanish Civil War.
1938Not played due to Spanish Civil War.
1939Sevilla6–2Racing de FerrolMontjuïc, Barcelona60,000
1940Españolalign=center bgcolor=FBCEB13–2Real MadridCampo de Vallecas, Madrid20,000
1941Valencia3–1EspañolChamartín, Madrid23,000
1942Barcelonaalign=center bgcolor=FBCEB14–3Atlético BilbaoChamartín, Madrid30,000
1943Atlético Bilbaoalign=center bgcolor=FBCEB11–0Real MadridEstadio Metropolitano, Madrid50,000
1944Atlético Bilbao2–0ValenciaMontjuïc, Barcelona65,000
1944–45Atlético Bilbao3–2ValenciaMontjuïc, Barcelona55,000
1946Real Madrid3–1ValenciaMontjuïc, Barcelona60,000
1947Real Madridalign=center bgcolor=FBCEB12–0EspañolRiazor, A Coruña30,000
1947–48Sevilla4–1Celta VigoNuevo Chamartín, Madrid55,000
1948–49Valencia1–0Atlético BilbaoNuevo Chamartín, Madrid70,000
1949–50Atlético Bilbaoalign=center bgcolor=FBCEB14–1ValladolidNuevo Chamartín, Madrid80,000
1951Barcelona3–0Real SociedadNuevo Chamartín, Madrid75,000
1952Barcelonaalign=center bgcolor=FBCEB14–2ValenciaNuevo Chamartín, Madrid80,000
1952–53Barcelona2–1Atlético BilbaoNuevo Chamartín, Madrid67,145
1954Valencia3–0BarcelonaNuevo Chamartín, Madrid110,000
1955Atlético Bilbao1–0SevillaSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid100,000
1956Atlético Bilbao2–1Atlético MadridSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid125,000
1957Barcelona1–0EspañolMontjuïc, Barcelona75,000
1958Atlético Bilbao2–0Real MadridSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid100,000
1958–59Barcelona4–1GranadaSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid90,000
1959–60Atlético Madrid3–1Real MadridSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid100,000
1960–61Atlético Madrid3–2Real MadridSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid120,000
1961–62Real Madrid2–1SevillaSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid90,000
1962–63Barcelona3–1ZaragozaCamp Nou, Barcelona90,000
1963–64Zaragoza2–1Atlético MadridSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid75,000
1964–65Atlético Madrid1–0ZaragozaSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid90,000
1965–66Zaragoza2–0Atlético BilbaoSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid95,000
1966–67Valencia2–1Atlético BilbaoSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid100,000
1967–68Barcelona1–0Real MadridSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid100,000
1969Atlético Bilbao1–0ElcheSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid120,000
1969–70Real Madrid3–1ValenciaCamp Nou, Barcelona80,000
1970–71Barcelonaalign=center bgcolor=FBCEB14–3ValenciaSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid100,000
1971–72Atlético Madrid2–1ValenciaSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid100,000
1972–73Athletic Bilbao2–0CastellónVicente Calderón, Madrid64,200
1973–74Real Madrid4–0BarcelonaVicente Calderón, Madrid48,000
1974–75Real Madridalign=center bgcolor=cedff20–0Atlético MadridVicente Calderón, Madrid60,000
1975–76Atlético Madrid1–0ZaragozaSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid80,000
1976–77Real Betisalign=center bgcolor=cedff22–2Athletic BilbaoVicente Calderón, Madrid70,000
1977–78Barcelona3–1Las PalmasSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid60,000
1978–79Valencia2–0Real MadridVicente Calderón, Madrid70,000
1979–80Real Madrid6–1CastillaSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid65,000
1980–81Barcelona3–1Sporting GijónVicente Calderón, Madrid50,000
1981–82Real Madrid2–1Sporting GijónJosé Zorrilla, Valladolid30,000
1982–83Barcelona2–1Real MadridLa Romareda, Zaragoza35,000
1983–84Athletic Bilbao1–0BarcelonaSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid100,000
1984–85Atlético Madrid2–1Athletic BilbaoSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid85,000
1985–86Zaragoza1–0BarcelonaVicente Calderón, Madrid45,000
1986–87Real Sociedadalign=center bgcolor=cedff22–2Atlético MadridLa Romareda, Zaragoza37,000
1987–88Barcelona1–0Real SociedadSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid70,000
1988–89Real Madrid1–0ValladolidVicente Calderón, Madrid30,000
1989–90Barcelona2–0Real MadridLuis Casanova, Valencia44,240
1990–91Atlético Madridalign=center bgcolor=FBCEB11–0MallorcaSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid60,000
1991–92Atlético Madrid2–0Real MadridSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid70,000
1992–93Real Madrid2–0ZaragozaLuis Casanova, Valencia42,000
1993–94Zaragozaalign=center bgcolor=cedff20–0Celta VigoVicente Calderón, Madrid60,000
1994–95Deportivo La Coruña2–1ValenciaSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid95,000
1995–96Atlético Madridalign=center bgcolor=FBCEB11–0BarcelonaLa Romareda, Zaragoza37,000
1996–97Barcelonaalign=center bgcolor=FBCEB13–2Real BetisSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid82,498
1997–98Barcelonaalign=center bgcolor=cedff21–1MallorcaMestalla, Valencia54,000
1998–99Valencia3–0Atlético MadridEstadio Olímpico, Seville45,000
1999–2000Espanyol2–1Atlético MadridMestalla, Valencia55,000
2000–01Zaragoza3–1Celta VigoEstadio Olímpico, Seville38,000
2001–02Deportivo La Coruña2–1Real MadridSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid75,000
2002–03Mallorca3–0RecreativoMartínez Valero, Elche35,000
2003–04Zaragozaalign=center bgcolor=FBCEB13–2Real MadridLluís Companys, Barcelona54,000
2004–05Real Betisalign=center bgcolor=FBCEB12–1OsasunaVicente Calderón, Madrid55,000
2005–06Espanyol4–1ZaragozaSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid78,000
2006–07Sevilla1–0GetafeSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid80,000
2007–08Valencia3–1GetafeVicente Calderón, Madrid54,000
2008–09Barcelona4–1Athletic BilbaoMestalla, Valencia50,000
2009–10Sevilla2–0Atlético MadridCamp Nou, Barcelona93,000
2010–11Real Madridalign=center bgcolor=FBCEB11–0BarcelonaMestalla, Valencia55,000
2011–12Barcelona3–0Athletic BilbaoVicente Calderón, Madrid54,850
2012–13Atlético Madridalign=center bgcolor=FBCEB12–1Real MadridSantiago Bernabéu, Madrid80,000
2013–14Real Madrid2–1BarcelonaMestalla, Valencia52,953
2014–15Barcelona3–1Athletic BilbaoCamp Nou, Barcelona99,354
2015–16Barcelonaalign=center bgcolor=FBCEB12–0SevillaVicente Calderón, Madrid54,907
2016–17Barcelona3–1AlavésVicente Calderón, Madrid45,000
2017–18Barcelona5–0SevillaMetropolitano Stadium, Madrid62,623
2018–19Valencia2–1Barcelona53,698
2019–20Real Sociedad1–0Athletic BilbaoLa Cartuja, Seville0
2020–21Barcelona4–0Athletic BilbaoLa Cartuja, Seville0
2021–22Real Betisalign=center bgcolor=cedff21–1ValenciaLa Cartuja, Seville53,387
2022–23Real Madrid2–1OsasunaLa Cartuja, Seville55,579
2023–24Athletic Bilbaoalign=center bgcolor=cedff21–1MallorcaLa Cartuja, Seville57,619

Performances

Official winners list provided by the RFEF, as of 6 April 2023.[11]

Club!Winners!!Finalists!Win %!Seasons
1Barcelona31114273.811909–10, 1911–12, 1912–13, 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
2Athletic Bilbao24164060.001903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1910, 1911, 1913, 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, 2020–21, 2023–24
3Real Madrid20204050.001903, 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
4Atlético Madrid1091952.631920–21, 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
5Valencia8111942.111934, 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
6Zaragoza651154.551962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1975–76, 1985–86, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2005–06
7Sevilla54955.561935, 1939, 1947–48, 1955, 1961–62, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2015–16, 2017–18
8Espanyol45944.441911, 1915, 1929, 1940, 1941, 1947, 1957, 1999–2000, 2005–06
9Real Betis32560.001931, 1976–77, 1996–97, 2004–05, 2021–22
Real Unión31475.001918, 1922, 1924, 1927
11Real Sociedad24633.331913, 1928, 1951, 1986–87, 1987–88, 2019–20
Deportivo La Coruña2–2100.001994–95, 2001–02
13Arenas13425.001917, 1919, 1925, 1927
Mallorca13425.001990–91, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2023–24
Club Ciclista de San Sebastián1–1100.001909
Racing Club de Irún1–1100.001913
17Español de Madrid–330.001904, 1909, 1910
Celta Vigo–330.001947–48, 1993–94, 2000–01
Sporting Gijón–220.001981, 1982
Real Valladolid–220.001949–50, 1988–89
Getafe–220.002006–07, 2007–08
Osasuna–220.002004–05, 2022–23
Bizcaya–110.001907
Real Vigo Sporting–110.001908
Vasconia Sporting Club–110.001910
Gimnástica–110.001912
–110.001914
CE Europa–110.001923
Sabadell–110.001935
Racing de Ferrol–110.001938–39
Granada–110.001958–59
Elche–110.001969
Castellón–110.001972–73
Las Palmas–110.001977–78
–110.001979–80
Recreativo–110.002002–03
Alavés–110.002016–17

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

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 11 April 2019. Copa Del Rey History, Record, Players and Teams . 22 September 2022 . Sportzcraazy.
  2. Web site: 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. 25 March 2023 . rfef.es . es .
  3. https://www.marca.com/futbol/copa-rey/2023/03/25/641ef935ca47410a6f8b4572.html La Federación reconoce la Copa del Levante de 1937 y la del Deportivo de 1912
  4. Web site: Cash . Meredith . Where are they now? The starters from Lionel Messi's 2009 FC Barcelona squad that dominated Europe en route to 6 trophies . 21 September 2022 . Insider.
  5. Web site: Gatorade . 5 reasons why Barcelona won the treble in 2015 . 21 September 2022 . Sportskeeda.
  6. Web site: Gone but not forgotten: football in the Spanish Civil War .
  7. News: Messi breaks Copa del Rey final scoring record with brace vs Athletic . 21 September 2022 . Goal.com.
  8. Web site: Telmo Zarraonandia Player: Striker . 21 September 2022 . Athletic Bilbao.
  9. Web site: Historial. 10 May 2023. Real Federación Española de Fútbol. March 2011. Revista Oficial de la R.F.E.F.. 70. pdf. https://web.archive.org/web/20120718164817/http://www.rfef.es/FCKeditor/UserFiles/File/conferencia/REVISTA%20RFEF%20141%20OK.pdf. 18 July 2012. dead.
  10. Web site: Spain - List of Cup Finals. 19 April 2021. RSSSF.
  11. Web site: 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 . 10 May 2023 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230507224626/https://rfef.es/en/noticias/track-record-the-team-in-white-win-their-20th-copa-trophy . 7 May 2023 .

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