1985–86 Copa del Rey

1985–86 Copa del Rey
82nd Copa del Rey
Country  Spain
Dates 11 September 1985 – 26 April 1986
Teams 142
Champions Real Zaragoza
Runners-up FC Barcelona
Matches played 281
Goals scored 816 (2.9 per match)

The 1985–86 Copa del Rey was the 82nd staging of the Spanish Cup, the annual domestic cup competition in the Spanish football. The tournament was attended by 142 teams from the main categories of Spaniard football.

The tournament began on 11 September 1985 and ended on 26 April 1986 with the final, held in Vicente Calderón Stadium, in Madrid.

Real Zaragoza won their 3rd title and got reedit the title after 20 years. The match ended with a 1-0 victory over FC Barcelona with a solitary goal from Ruben Sosa.

The defending champions, Atlético de Madrid, was defeated 2-1 (on the aggregate score) by FC Barcelona in the Quarter-Finals.

Format

Schedule
Round Fixture Clubs Gain Entry
1st Round 64 142 → 78 All Clubs participating gain entry
2nd Round 32 78 → 46 Sporting de Gijón (*)
3rd Round 21 46 → 25 CA Osasuna (*)
4th Round 9 25 → 16
Round Of 16 8 16 → 8 (*)
Quarter-Finals 4 8 → 4
Semi-Finals 2 4 → 2
Final 1 2 → 1

Teams
Division No. Clubs
1ª División 18
2ª División 20
2ª División B 26
3ª División 78
Total Teams 142

  • 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 / Athletic Bilbao, Atlético de Madrid, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF started the tournament in the round of 16.

1st Round

2nd Round

3rd Round

4th Round

Bracket

  Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                         
 Racing de Santander 1 0 1  
 Atlético de Madrid 0 2 2  
   Atlético de Madrid 1 0 1  
   FC Barcelona 2 0 2  
 UE Lleida 0 0 0
 FC Barcelona 1 0 1  
   FC Barcelona 1 2 3  
   Athletic Bilbao 0 1 1  
 CD Tenerife 1 1 2  
 CE Sabadell FC 0 5 5  
   CE Sabadell FC 1 1 2
   Athletic Bilbao (3–2 p) 1 1 2  
 CD Castellón 0 0 0
 Athletic Bilbao 0 4 4  
   FC Barcelona 0
   Real Zaragoza 1
 Sevilla FC 1 0 1  
 Castilla CF 1 1 2  
   Castilla CF 2 0 2
   Real Zaragoza 1 7 8  
 Real Zaragoza 1 2 3
 Real Burgos CF 0 1 1  
   Real Zaragoza 2 2 4
   Real Madrid CF 0 3 3  
 Real Oviedo CF 1 1 2  
 Celta de Vigo (4–1 p) 1 1 2  
   Celta de Vigo 0 0 0
   Real Madrid CF 0 4 4  
 Real Madrid CF 5 1 6
 Recreativo de Huelva 0 3 3  

Round of 16

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Racing de Santander 1 – 2 (aet) Atlético de Madrid 1 - 0 2 - 0
UE Lleida 0 – 1 FC Barcelona 0 - 1 0 - 0
CD Tenerife 2 – 5 CE Sabadell FC 1 - 0 5 - 1
CD Castellón 0 – 4 Athletic Bilbao 0 - 0 4 - 0
Sevilla FC 1 – 2 Castilla CF 1 - 1 1 - 0
Real Zaragoza 3 – 1 (aet) Real Burgos CF 1 - 0 1 - 2
Real Oviedo CF 1 – 1 (p) Celta de Vigo 1 - 0 1 - 0 / 4 - 1
Real Madrid CF 6 – 3 Recreativo de Huelva 5 - 0 3 - 1

First Leg

Second Leg

Quarter-Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético de Madrid 1 – 2 FC Barcelona 1 - 2 0 - 0
CE Sabadell FC 2 – 2 (p) Athletic Bilbao 1 - 1 1 - 1 / 3 - 2
Castilla CF 2 – 8 Real Zaragoza 2 - 1 7 - 0
Celta de Vigo 0 – 4 Real Madrid CF 0 - 0 4 - 0

First Leg

Second Leg

Semi-Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FC Barcelona 3 – 1 Athletic Bilbao 1 - 0 1 - 2 [3]
Real Zaragoza 4 – 3 Real Madrid CF 2 - 0 [4] 3 - 2

First Leg

Second Leg

Final

26 April 1986
20:30 CET
FC Barcelona 0 – 1 [5] Real Zaragoza
Report
(Spanish)
Rubén Sosa  35'
Madrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderón

Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Sánchez Arminio Cantabria
Copa del Rey
1985–86 Winners
Real Zaragoza
3rd title

References

External links