1928–29 Copa del Rey

1928–29 King Alfonso XIII's Cup
29th Copa del Rey
Tournament details
CountrySpain
Teams32
Defending championsFC Barcelona
Final positions
ChampionsRCD Español (1st title)
Runner-upReal Madrid
Tournament statistics
Matches played59
Goals scored252 (4.27 per match)
← 1928
1930 →

The King Alfonso XIII's Cup 1928–29 was the 29th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.

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.

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 Centre Region, Gipuzkoa 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
CD 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 1 2 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.Tooltip Aggregate score 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 [4] Marino FC
  • Tiebreaker
Team 1  Score  Team 2
CD Europa 3–4 Valencia FC
Real Murcia 2–4 CA Osasuna

Round of 16

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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
RCD Español2–1Real Madrid
Tena II 55'
Bosch 70'		 Lazcano 75'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Pelayo Serrano
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
  4. ^ Marino retired before the match.