1979–80 Copa del Rey

1979–80 Copa del Rey
78th Copa del Rey
Country Spain Spain
Dates 11 September 1979 – 4 June 1980
Teams 226
Defending champions Valencia
Champions Real Madrid CF (14th title)
Runners-up Castilla CF
Matches played 449
Goals scored 1319 (2.94 per match)

The 1979–80 Copa del Rey was the 78th staging of the Spanish Cup, the annual domestic cup competition in the Spanish football. The tournament was attended by 226 teams from the main categories of Spanish football.

The tournament began on 11 September 1979 and ended on 4 June 1980 with the final, held in Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid.

The final was an unusual event as they faced Real Madrid CF and their reserve team Castilla CF. The final score was 6–1 with Real Madrid getting their fourteenth title and avenging their loss in the final last year. This win added to the league title gave the doublet (third in their history) and Castilla CF qualified directly for the next edition of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

The revelation of the tournament Castilla CF, became the third team from the second division to reach the final.

The defending champions, Valencia CF, were defeated 3–2 (on aggregate score) by Sporting de Gijón in the round of 16.

Format

  • All rounds are played over two legs except the final which is played a single match in a neutral venue. The team that has the higher aggregate score over the two legs progresses to the next round.
  • In case of a tie on aggregate, will play an extra time of 30 minutes, and if still tied, will be decided with a penalty shoot-outs.
  • The teams that play European competitions are exempt until the round of 16 or when they are removed from the tournament.
  • The winners of the competition will earn a place in the group stage of next season's UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, if they have not already qualified for European competition, if so then the runners-up will instead take this berth.

(*) Teams playing European competition.

1st round

2nd round

3rd round

4th round

5th round

Bracket

  Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                         
 Real Valladolid Dptvo. (1–3 p) 1 1 2  
 Deportivo Alavés 0 2 2  
   Real Valladolid Deportivo 1 1 2  
   Atlético de Madrid 1 2 3  
 Celta de Vigo 0 1 1
 Atlético de Madrid 2 2 4  
   Atlético de Madrid 0 1 1  
   Real Madrid CF (4–3 p) 0 1 1  
 CD Logroñés 2 0 2  
 Real Madrid CF 3 2 5  
   Real Madrid CF 2 1 3
   Real Betis 1 1 2  
 Real Betis 2 3 5
 AD Almería 1 1 2  
   Real Madrid CF 6
   Castilla CF 1
 CA Osasuna 1 0 1  
 Rayo Vallecano 2 1 3  
   Rayo Vallecano 2 0 2
   Sporting de Gijón 3 2 5  
 Valencia CF 1 1 2
 Sporting de Gijón 1 2 3  
   Sporting de Gijón 2 1 3
   Castilla CF 0 4 4  
 FC Barcelona 2 0 2  
 Real Sociedad 1 3 4  
   Real Sociedad 2 0 2
   Castilla CF 1 2 3  
 Castilla CF 0 2 2
 Athletic Bilbao 0 1 1  

Round of 16

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Valladolid 2–2 (3-1 p) Alavés 1-0 1-2
Celta 1–3 Atlético de Madrid 0-1 1-2
CD Logroñés 2–5 Real Madrid CF 2-3 0-2
Betis 5–2 Almería 2-1 3-1
CA Osasuna 1–3 Rayo Vallecano 1-2 0-1
Valencia 2–3 Sporting de Gijón 1-0 1-3
Barcelona 2–4 Real Sociedad 2-1 0-3
Castilla 2–1 Athletic Bilbao 0-0 2-1

First leg

Second leg

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Valladolid 2–3 Atlético de Madrid 1-1 1-2
Real Madrid 3–2 Betis 2-1 1-1
Rayo Vallecano 2–5 Sporting de Gijón 2-3 0-2
Real Sociedad 2–3 Castilla 2-1 0-2

First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético de Madrid 1–1 (3-4 p) Real Madrid 0-0 1-1
Sporting de Gijón 3–4 Castilla 2-0 1-4

First leg

Second leg

Final

Real Madrid C.F. 6–1 Castilla CF
Juanito  19', 88' (pen.)
Santillana  42'
Sabido  59'
Del Bosque  62'
García Hernández  82'
Report
(in Spanish)
Álvarez  80'
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Franco Martínez Region of Murcia
Copa del Rey
1979–80 winners
Real Madrid C.F.
14th title

References

  1. "2nd Round: Barakaldo CF vs Burgos CF (2nd Leg)" (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo.
  2. "2nd Round: Deportivo Alavés vs CD Aurrerá (2nd Leg)" (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo.
  3. "2nd Round: CA Osasuna vs UDC Chantrea (2nd Leg)" (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo.
  4. "3rd Round: Algeciras CF vs Getafe Deportivo (1st Leg)" (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo.
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