1931 Copa del Rey

Republic's Cup 1931 31st Copa del Rey Spain 30 Athletic Bilbao 11 Betis 56 207 1930 1932 The Republic's Cup 1931 was the 31st staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition. With the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic on April 14, all teams with "Real" ("Royal") in their names, changed it due to anti-monarchic reasons. Real Sociedad changes to Donostia FC. Most of this changes were done between first and second legs of the first round. The competition started on April 12, 1931, and concluded on June 21, 1931, with the final, held at the Estadio Chamartín in Madrid. Athletic Bilbao won their 11th title, the second in a row. Teams Andalusia Region: Sevilla FC, Betis Balompié Aragón Region: Iberia SC, Patria Aragón Asturias Region: Oviedo FC, Sporting de Gijón Balearic Islands Region: RCD Mallorca Cantabria Region: Racing de Santander, Eclipse FC Castile and León Region: Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, Valladolid Deportivo Catalonia Region: FC Barcelona, CD Sabadell, FC Badalona Extremadura Region: Don Benito Galicia Region: Celta de Vigo, Deportivo La Coruña Gipuzkoa Region: Unión Club, Donostia FC, CD Logroño Murcia Region: Murcia FC, Lorca FC Center Region: Madrid CF, Athletic Madrid, Racing de Madrid Levante Region: Valencia CF, CD Castellón Biscay Region: Athletic Bilbao, CD Alavés, Arenas Club Round of 32 The first leg was played on April 12. The second leg was played on May 3. Racing de Madrid 3–8 Sevilla FC 2–0 1–8 2 Betis Balompié 6–5 Donostia 5–1 1–4 1 FC Barcelona 12–1 Don Benito 9–0 3–1 1 CD Alavés 4–5 CD Sabadell 2–2 2–3 2 Unión Club 4–2 Celta Vigo 3–1 1–1 1 Racing Santander 1–7 Arenas Club 0–2 1–5 2 CD Logroño 15–1 Cultural Leonesa 7–0 8–1 1 Valencia CF 5–4 Iberia SC 2–0 3–4 1 RCD Mallorca 1–3 CD Castellón 1–0 Played on April 19 0–3 2 Valladolid Deportivo 4–2 Athletic Madrid 2–1 Played on April 26 2–1 1 Madrid FC 9–2 Eclipse FC 4–0 5–2 1 Deportivo La Coruña 1-3 Murcia FC 0–1 1–2 2 FC Badalona withdrew CD Patria Aragón 1 Oviedo FC withdrew Lorca Deportiva 1 |} Athletic Bilbao and Sporting Gijón received a bye. Round of 16 The first leg was played on May 10. The second leg was played on May 17. Valencia CF 4–3 FC Barcelona 2–2 2–1 1 FC Badalona 1–2 Betis Balompié 1–0 0–2 2 Athletic Bilbao 5–3 CD Sabadell 4–0 1–3 1 Sevilla FC 4–4 CD Castellón 3–1 1–3 Oviedo FC 1–6 Arenas Club 1–2 0–4 2 Unión Club 4–1 Sporting Gijón 4–1 0–0 1 Valladolid Deportivo 0–4 CD Logroño 0–0 0-4 2 Madrid FC 3–0 Murcia 3–0 0–0 1 |} Tiebreaker Played in Madrid on May 19. CD Castellón 2–1 Sevilla FC 1 |} Quarter-finals The first leg was played on May 24. The second leg was played on May 31. Arenas Club 3–3 Valencia CF 2–2 1–1 Unión Club 2–6 Athletic Bilbao 2–2 0–4 2 Betis Balompié 3–1 Madrid FC 3–0 0–1 1 CD Castellón 2–3 CD Logroño 2–0 0–3 2 |} Tiebreaker Played in Barcelona on June 2. Arenas Club 2–1 Valencia CF 1 |} Semi-finals The first leg was played on June 7. The second leg was played on June 14. CD Logroño 3-12 Athletic Bilbao 0–6 3–6 2 Arenas Club 2–2 Betis Balompié 2–1 0–1 |} Tiebreaker Played in Madrid on June 16. Betis Balompié 2–0 Arenas Club 1 |} Final 1931 Copa del Rey Final 21 June 1931 17:30 CET Athletic Bilbao 3–1 Betis Balompié Chirri II 17Roberto 38Bata 54 57 Sanz Chamartín, Madrid 20,000 Jesús Arribas Copa del Rey 1931 winnersAthletic Bilbao11th title References External links rsssf.com es linguasport.com Association football Spain 1931 Category:1931 in domestic association football cups Copa