1928–29 Copa del Rey

1928–29 Copa del Rey
Country Spain
Teams 32
Champions RCD Español
Runner-up Real Madrid
Matches played 59
Goals scored 252 (4.27 per match)
← 1928 1930 →

The Copa del Rey 1928–29 (known at that time as King Alfonso XIII's Cup) was the 29th edition of the Copa del Rey. The competition started on December 8, 1928 and concluded on February 3, 1929 with the final, held at the Estadio Mestalla in Valencia.

RCD Español won the competition for the first time.

Contents

Teams

32 teams entered the competition, making a new record of participants. Navarre and the Canary Islands sent their champions for the first time. Catalonia, the Center Region, Gipuzkoa and Biscay sent three teams each. The rest of communities sent their champions and runners-up.

Results

Bracket

Round of 32   Round of 16   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Final
 RCD Español 4 5 9  
 Sporting de Gijón 3 2 5      RCD Español 6 3 9  
 Arenas Club 2 3 5    Arenas Club 4 1 5  
 Real Unión 0 1 1        RCD Español 5 2 7  
 Athletic Madrid 3 0 3        Athletic Madrid 1 4 5  
 CF Extremeño 0 0 0      Athletic Madrid 3 1 4
 Gimnástica de Torrelavega 5 2 7    Gimnástica de Torrelavega 2 1 2  
 CD Alfonso XIII 1 1 2        RCD Español 2 1 3  
 FC Barcelona 7 2 9        FC Barcelona 0 1 1  
 Racing de Santander 1 2 3      FC Barcelona 6 0 6  
 Real Sociedad 6 4 10    Real Sociedad 0 0 0  
 Patria Aragón 0 0 0        FC Barcelona 2 1 3
 Sevilla FC 0 8 8        Sevilla FC 0 0 0  
 Real Valladolid 2 0 2      Sevilla FC 1 4 5
 CA Osasuna 2 1 4[1]    CA Osasuna 0 2 2  
 Real Murcia 4 0 2        RCD Español 2
 Real Madrid 5 4 9        Real Madrid 1
 Real Oviedo 0 2 2      Real Madrid 8 5 13  
 CD Logroño 0 2 2    CD Logroño 0 0 0  
 Real Betis 1 0 1        Real Madrid 3 6 9  
 Racing de Madrid 0 3 3        Racing de Madrid 1 2 3  
 Iberia SC 2 0 2      Racing de Madrid 3 2 5
 Valencia CF 2 2 4[2]    Valencia FC 1 1 2  
 CD Europa 3 1 4        Real Madrid 3 4 7
 Athletic Bilbao 1 7 8        Athletic Bilbao 1 1 2  
 Celta Vigo 2 1 3      Athletic Bilbao 3 1 4  
 Racing de Ferrol 1 2 3    Racing de Ferrol 2 1 3  
 CD Alavés 1 0 1        Athletic Bilbao 2 2 4
 CD Castellón 4 1 5        CD Castellón 2 1 3  
 Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa 2 2 4      CD Castellón 5 2 7
 Elche CF bye[3]    Elche CF 0 0 0  
 Marino FC  

Round of 32

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
CD Europa 4 – 4 Valencia FC 3–2 1–2
Athletic de Madrid 3 – 0 CD Extremeño 3–0 0–0
Real Madrid 9 – 2 Real Oviedo 5–0 4–2
Real Betis 1 – 2 CD Logroño 1–0 0–2
Iberia SD 2 – 3 Racing de Madrid 2–0 0–3
RC Celta de Vigo 3 – 8 Athletic Bilbao 2–1 1–7
CD Alavés 1 – 3 Racing de Ferrol 1–1 0–2
CD Castellón 5 – 4 Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa 4–2 1–2
Arenas de Guecho 5 – 1 Real Unión 2–0 3–1
Sporting de Gijón 5 – 9 RCD Español 3–4 2–5
Gimnástica de Torrelavega 7 – 2 CD Alfonso XIII 5–1 2–1
Real Sociedad 10 – 0 CD Patria Aragón 6–0 4–0
FC Barcelona 9 – 3 Real Racing Club 7–1 2–2
Real Valladolid 2 – 8 Sevilla FC 2–0 0–8
Real Murcia -[1] CA Osasuna 4–2 0–1
Elche FC – Marino FC (R)
Team 1  Score  Team 2
CD Europa 3–4 Valencia FC
Real Murcia 2–4 CA Osasuna

Round of 16

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
FC Barcelona 6 – 0 Real Sociedad 6–0 0–0
Arenas de Guecho 5 – 9 RCD Español 4–6 1–3
Racing de Ferrol 1 – 5 Athletic Bilbao 1–1 0–4
Valencia FC 2 – 5 Racing de Madrid 1–3 1–2
Gimnástica de Torrelavega 3 – 4 Athletic de Madrid 2–3 1–1
Real Madrid 13 – 0 CD Logroño 8–0 5–0
CA Osasuna 2 – 5 Sevilla FC 0–1 2–4
CD Castellón 7 – 0 Elche FC 5–0 2–0

Quarterfinals

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
RCD Español 9 – 3 Athletic de Madrid 5–1 4–2
Sevilla FC 0 – 3 FC Barcelona 0–1 0–2
CD Castellón 3 – 4 Athletic Bilbao 2–2 1–2
Real Madrid 9 – 3 Racing de Madrid 3–1 6–2

Semifinals

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Real Madrid 7 – 2 Athletic Bilbao 3–1 4–1
RCD Español 3 – 1 FC Barcelona 2–0 1–1

Final

Main article: 1929 Copa del Rey Final
3 February 1929
15:00 CET
 RCD Español 2–1 Real Madrid Mestalla, Valencia
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Pelayo Serrano
Tena II  55'
Bosch  70'		 Lazcano  75'
Copa del Rey 1928-29 winners
RCD Español
1st title

References

  1. ^ a b Games canceled because of irregularities. Decided in a qualifying match in Madrid.
  2. ^ Valencia CF won 4-3 in a replay match played in Zaragoza on December 19
  3. ^ Marino FC withdrew before the beginning of the tournament

External links

Seasons
1903 · 1904 · 1905 · 1906 · 1907 · 1908 · 1909 · 1910 · 1911 · 1912 · 1913 · 1914 · 1915 · 1916 · 1917 · 1918 · 1919 · 1920 · 1921 · 1922 · 1923 · 1924 · 1925 · 1926 · 1927 · 1928 · 1928–29 · 1930 · 1931 · 1932 · 1933 · 1934 · 1935 · 1936 · 1937 · 1938 · 1939 · 1940 · 1941 · 1942 · 1943 · 1944 · 1944–45 · 1946 · 1947 · 1947–48 · 1948–49 · 1949–50 · 1951 · 1952 · 1952–53 · 1954 · 1955 · 1956 · 1957 · 1958 · 1958–59 · 1959–60 · 1960–61 · 1961–62 · 1962–63 · 1963–64 · 1964–65 · 1965–66 · 1966–67 · 1967–68 · 1969 · 1969–70 · 1970–71 · 1971–72 · 1972–73 · 1973–74 · 1974–75 · 1975–76 · 1976–77 · 1977–78 · 1978–79 · 1979–80 · 1980–81 · 1981–82 · 1982–83 · 1983–84 · 1984–85 · 1985–86 · 1986–87 · 1987–88 · 1988–89 · 1989–90 · 1990–91 · 1991–92 · 1992–93 · 1993–94 · 1994–95 · 1995–96 · 1996–97 · 1997–98 · 1998–99 · 1999–2000 · 2000–01 · 2001–02 · 2002–03 · 2003–04 · 2004–05 · 2005–06 · 2006–07 · 2007–08 · 2008–09 · 2009–10 · 2010–11 · 2011–12
Finals
1903 · 1904 · 1905 · 1906 · 1907 · 1908 · 1909 · 1910 · 1911 · 1912 · 1913 (FEF, UECF) · 1914 · 1915 · 1916 · 1917 · 1918 · 1919 · 1920 · 1921 · 1922 · 1923 · 1924 · 1925 · 1926 · 1927 · 1928 · 1929 · 1930 · 1931 · 1932 · 1933 · 1934 · 1935 · 1936 · 1937 · 1938 · 1939 · 1946 · 1947 · 1948 · 1949 · 1950 · 1951 · 1952 · 1953 · 1954 · 1955 · 1956 · 1957 · 1958 · 1959 · 1960 · 1961 · 1962 · 1963 · 1964 · 1965 · 1966 · 1967 · 1968 · 1969 · 1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979 · 1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012
Related
Copa de la Coronación (final) · Copa de la España Libre  · Regional Championship: (Aragón · Asturias · Baleares · Canary Islands · Cantabria · Castilla-León · Centro · Catalonia · Extremadura · Galicia · Levante · Norte/Vizcaya · Norte de África · Sur)
History
1928–29 in Spanish football
1929–30 » 
Domestic leagues
Domestic cups
Copa del Rey
Regional leagues
Aragón · Asturias · Baleares · Canarias · Cantabria · Castilla y León · Cataluña · Extremadura · Galicia · Guipúzcoa · Madrid · Murcia · Navarra · Sur · Valencia · Vizcaya
Club seasons
Primera
Arenas · Athletic · Barcelona · Athletic Madrid · Español · Europa · Real Madrid · R. Santander · Real Sociedad · Real Unión