1926 Copa del Rey

yes March 2020 King Alfonso XIII's Cup 1926 26th Copa del Rey Spain 24 Barcelona 7 Athletic Madrid 62 300 1925 1927 The King Alfonso XIII's Cup 1926 was the 26th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition. The competition began on 28 February 1926, and concluded on 16 May 1926 with the final, held at the Mestalla in Valencia, in which Barcelona lifted the trophy for the seventh time following a 3–2 victory over Athletic Madrid. Teams For the first time ever, runners-up of each regional championship were able to participate in the tournament. So the tournament was expanded to 24 teams. Aragón Region: Iberia SC, Zaragoza CD Asturias Region: Sporting de Gijón, Fortuna de Gijón Cantabria Region: Racing de Santander, Gimnástica de Torrelavega Castile and León Region: Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, Real Unión Deportiva Catalonia Region: FC Barcelona, RCD Español Galicia Region: Celta de Vigo, Deportivo de La Coruña Gipuzkoa Region: Real Unión, Real Sociedad Murcia Region: Real Murcia, Cartagena FC Centre Region: Real Madrid, Athletic Madrid South Region: Sevilla FC, Real Betis Levante Region: Valencia CF, Levante FC Biscay Region: Athletic Bilbao, Arenas Club Group stage Group 1 TeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstPts PointsRCD Espanyol44001538Valencia CF41031292Iberia SC41035202 February 28, 1926Valencia CF1–4RCD EspanyolMarch 7, 1926Iberia SC3–1Valencia CFMarch 14, 1926RCD Espanyol6–1Iberia SCMarch 21, 1926RCD Espanyol2–0Valencia CFMarch 28, 1926Valencia CF10–0Iberia SCApril 4, 1926Iberia SC1–3RCD Espanyol Group 2 TeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstPts PointsFC Barcelona44001918Zaragoza CD41127133Levante FC40134161 February 28, 1926FC Barcelona5–0Levante FCMarch 7, 1926Levante FC2–2Zaragoza CDMarch 14, 1926Zaragoza CD0–7FC BarcelonaMarch 21, 1926Levante FC1–4FC BarcelonaMarch 28, 1926Zaragoza CD5–1Levante FCApril 4, 1926FC Barcelona3–0Zaragoza CD Group 3 TeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstPts PointsReal Madrid43011166Sevilla FC4211855Real Murcia40135131 February 28, 1926Real Murcia2–2Sevilla FCMarch 7, 1926Real Madrid6–2Real MurciaMarch 14, 1926Sevilla FC0–1Real MadridMarch 21, 1926Sevilla FC3–0Real MurciaMarch 28, 1926Real Murcia1–2Real MadridApril 4, 1926Real Madrid2–3Sevilla FC Group 4 TeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstPts PointsAthletic MadridAthletic Madrid qualified via a tie-break match.43011166Real Betis43011056Cartagena FC40042120 February 28, 1926Real Betis3–0Cartagena FCMarch 7, 1926Cartagena FC1–2Athletic MadridMarch 14, 1926Athletic Madrid3–1Real BetisMarch 21, 1926Cartagena FC0–3Real BetisMarch 28, 1926Athletic Madrid4–1Cartagena FCApril 4, 1926Real Betis3–2Athletic Madrid Tie-break match April 15, 1926 Athletic Madrid 4–2 Real Betis Madrid Group 5 TeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstPts PointsCelta VigoCelta de Vigo qualified via a tie-break match.43011976Sporting Gijón43011676Cultural Leonesa40043240 February 28, 1926Celta Vigo9–0Cultural LeonesaMarch 7, 1926Sporting Gijón3–1Celta VigoMarch 14, 1926Cultural Leonesa2–6Sporting GijónMarch 21, 1926Cultural Leonesa1–5Celta VigoMarch 28, 1926Celta Vigo4–3Sporting GijónApril 4, 1926Sporting Gijón4–0Cultural Leonesa Tie-break match April 10, 1926 Celta de Vigo 5–0 Sporting de Gijón Madrid Group 6 TeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstPts PointsDeportivo la Coruna43011976Real Unión Deportiva41127113Fortuna de Gijón41124123 February 28, 1926Real Unión Deportiva4–2Deportivo la CorunaMarch 7, 1926Deportivo la Coruna9–0Fortuna de GijónMarch 14, 1926Fortuna de Gijón2–0Real Unión DeportivaMarch 21, 1926Deportivo la Coruna6–2Real Unión DeportivaMarch 28, 1926Fortuna de Gijón1–2Deportivo la CorunaApril 4, 1926Real Unión Deportiva1–1Fortuna de Gijón Group 7 TeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstPts PointsReal Unión43011286Athletic Bilbao4112893Racing Santander41127103 February 28, 1926Real Unión de Irun2–1Racing SantanderMarch 7, 1926Athletic Bilbao1–3Real Unión de IrunMarch 14, 1926Racing Santander1–1Athletic BilbaoMarch 21, 1926Racing Santander4–3Real Unión de IrunMarch 28, 1926Real Unión de Irun4–2Athletic BilbaoApril 4, 1926Athletic Bilbao4–1Racing Santander Group 8 TeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstPts PointsReal Sociedad44001858Arenas Club de Getxo420211114Gimnástica Torrelavega40043160 February 28, 1926Gimnástica Torrelavega0–5Real SociedadMarch 7, 1926Real Sociedad5–3Arenas Club de GetxoMarch 14, 1926Arenas Club de Getxo4–1Gimnástica TorrelavegaMarch 21, 1926Real Sociedad4–1Gimnástica TorrelavegaMarch 28, 1926Arenas Club de Getxo1–4Real SociedadApril 4, 1926Gimnástica Torrelavega1–3Arenas Club de Getxo Quarterfinals First leg: April 18, 1926RCD Espanyol6–1Athletic MadridCelta Vigo2–1Real SociedadReal Madrid1–5FC BarcelonaReal Unión de Irun3–0Deportivo la CorunaSecond leg:April 26, 1926Athletic Madrid2–0RCD EspanyolReal Sociedad2–2Celta Vigoagg:4–5FC Barcelona3–0Real Madridagg:8–1Deportivo la Coruna3–4Real Unión de Irunagg:3–7Tie break:May 2, 1926Athletic Madrid3–2RCD Espanyolagg:6–8 Semifinals May 9, 1926 Played in BilbaoAthletic Madrid3–2Celta VigoPlayed in ZaragozaFC Barcelona2–1Real Unión de Irun Final 1926 Copa del Rey Final 16 May 1926 17:30 CET FC Barcelona 3–2(a.e.t.) Athletic Madrid Samitier 62Just 63Alcántara 112 16 Palacios58 pen. Cosme Mestalla, Valencia 17,000 Pablo Saracho Copa del Rey 1926 winners FC Barcelona7th title Notes References Linguasport.com RSSSF.com Association football Spain 1926 Category:1926 in domestic association football cups Category:1925–26 in Spanish football