2012 Copa del Rey Final

Event

2011–12 Copa del Rey

Barcelona	Athletic Bilbao

3	0

Date

25 May 2012

Venue

Vicente Calderón, Madrid

Referee

David Fernández Borbalán

Attendance

54,850

Weather

Clear
27 °C (81 °F)^[1]

The 2012 Copa del Rey final was the 109th final since its establishment. The match was contested by Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona on 25 May 2012 at the Vicente Calderón in Madrid. This was the clubs' first meeting in the final since the 2009 final where Barcelona won the trophy with a 4–1 victory. The same teams, which are the two with the most cup wins in the history of the competition, also met in the Round of 16 of the 2010–11 edition, in which Barça prevailed on away goals after two draws. Barcelona lifted the trophy for the 26th time in their history.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Road to the final

For more details on this topic, see 2011–12 Copa del Rey.

Athletic Bilbao			Round	Barcelona
Opponent	Result	Legs		Opponent	Result	Legs
Real Oviedo	2–0	0–1 away; 1–0 home	Round of 32	L'Hospitalet	10–0	0–1 away; 9–0 home
Albacete	4–0	0–0 away; 4–0 home	Round of 16	Osasuna	6–1	4–0 home; 1–2 away
Mallorca	3–0	2–0 home; 0–1 away	Quarter-finals	Real Madrid	4–3	1–2 away; 2–2 home
Mirandés	8–3	1–2 away; 6–2 home	Semi-finals	Valencia	3–1	1–1 away; 2–0 home

Match

Athletic Bilbao v Barcelona

25 May 2012
22:00 CEST

Athletic Bilbao	0–3	Barcelona
	Report	Pedro 3', 25' Messi 20'

Vicente Calderón, Madrid
Attendance: 54,850
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia)

Athletic Bilbao

Barcelona



GK	1	Gorka Iraizoz
RB	15	Andoni Iraola (c)	43'
CB	23	Borja Ekiza
CB	5	Fernando Amorebieta
LB	3	Jon Aurtenetxe
CM	24	Javi Martínez
CM	10	Óscar de Marcos		47'
RW	28	Ibai Gómez
AM	19	Iker Muniain
LW	14	Markel Susaeta	40'	46'
CF	9	Fernando Llorente		73'
Substitutions:
GK	13	Raúl Fernández
DF	6	Mikel San José
MF	11	Igor Gabilondo
MF	17	Iñigo Pérez		47'
MF	18	Carlos Gurpegui
MF	21	Ander Herrera		46'
FW	2	Gaizka Toquero		73'
Manager:
Marcelo Bielsa



GK	13	José Manuel Pinto
RB	35	Martín Montoya
CB	3	Gerard Piqué
CB	14	Javier Mascherano
LB	21	Adriano
DM	16	Sergio Busquets
CM	6	Xavi (c)	66'	81'
CM	8	Andrés Iniesta	71'
RF	17	Pedro Rodríguez		87'
CF	10	Lionel Messi
LF	9	Alexis Sánchez		72'
Substitutions:
GK	1	Víctor Valdés
DF	32	Marc Bartra
MF	4	Cesc Fàbregas		81'
MF	11	Thiago Alcântara		87'
MF	15	Seydou Keita		72'
MF	20	Ibrahim Afellay
FW	37	Cristian Tello
Manager:
Pep Guardiola

Man of the Match

Assistant referees:
Raúl Cabañero Martinez (Murcia)
Jesús Calvo Guadamuro (Andalusia)
Fourth official:
Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz (Valencian Community)
Fifth official:
Roberto Alonso Fernández (Community of Madrid)

References

External links

Copa del Rey

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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

FC Barcelona matches

Copa del Rey Finals	1902 1912 1913 (UECF) 1919 1920 1922 1925 1926 1928 1932 1936 1942 1951 1952 1953 1954 1957 1959 1963 1968 1971 1974 1978 1981 1983 1984 1986 1988 1990 1996 1997 1998 2009 2011 2012 2014 2015

Supercopa de España	1983 1985 1988 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1996 1997 1998 1999 2005 2006 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Copa de la Liga Finals	1983 1986

UEFA Champions League Finals	1961 1986 1992 1994 2006 2009 2011

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Finals	1969 1979 1982 1989 1991 1997

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Finals	1958 1960 1962 1966 Trophy Play-Off

UEFA Super Cups	1979 1982 1989 1992 1997 2006 2009 2011

Intercontinental Cup	1992

FIFA Club World Cup Finals	2006 2009 2011

Athletic Bilbao matches

Copa del Rey Finals	1903 ~~1904~~ 1911 1913 (FEF) 1914 1915 1916 1920 1921 1923 1930 1931 1932 1933 1942 1943 1944 1945 1949 1950 1953 1955 1956 1958 1966 1967 1969 1973 1977 1984 1985 2009 2012 2015

Supercopa de España	1983 ~~1984~~ 2009

UEFA Europa League Finals	1977 2012