1926_Copa_del_Rey Knowpia

1926 King Alfonso XIII's Cup
26th Copa del Rey
Tournament details
Country	Spain
Teams	24
Defending champions	Barcelona
Final positions
Champions	Barcelona (7th title)
Runner-up	Athletic Madrid
Tournament statistics
Matches played	62
Goals scored	300 (4.84 per match)
	← 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 edit

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.

Aragon: Iberia SC, Zaragoza CD
Asturias: Sporting de Gijón, Fortuna de Gijón
Cantabria: Racing de Santander, Gimnástica de Torrelavega
Castile and León: Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, Real Unión Deportiva
Catalonia: FC Barcelona, RCD Español
Galicia: Celta de Vigo, Deportivo de La Coruña
Gipuzkoa: Real Unión, Real Sociedad
Murcia: Real Murcia, Cartagena FC
Centre Region: Real Madrid, Athletic Madrid
South Region: Sevilla FC, Real Betis
Valencia: Valencia CF, Levante FC
Biscay: Athletic Bilbao, Arenas Club

Group stage edit

Group 1 edit

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	Pts
RCD Espanyol	4	4	0	15	3	8
Valencia CF	4	1	3	12	9	2
Iberia SC	4	1	3	5	20	2


February 28, 1926
Valencia CF	1–4	RCD Espanyol
March 7, 1926
Iberia SC	3–1	Valencia CF
March 14, 1926
RCD Espanyol	6–1	Iberia SC
March 21, 1926
RCD Espanyol	2–0	Valencia CF
March 28, 1926
Valencia CF	10–0	Iberia SC
April 4, 1926
Iberia SC	1–3	RCD Espanyol

Group 2 edit

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
FC Barcelona	4	4	0	0	19	1	8
Zaragoza CD	4	1	1	2	7	13	3
Levante FC	4	0	1	3	4	16	1


February 28, 1926
FC Barcelona	5–0	Levante FC
March 7, 1926
Levante FC	2–2	Zaragoza CD
March 14, 1926
Zaragoza CD	0–7	FC Barcelona
March 21, 1926
Levante FC	1–4	FC Barcelona
March 28, 1926
Zaragoza CD	5–1	Levante FC
April 4, 1926
FC Barcelona	3–0	Zaragoza CD

Group 3 edit

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Real Madrid	4	3	0	1	11	6	6
Sevilla FC	4	2	1	1	8	5	5
Real Murcia	4	0	1	3	5	13	1


February 28, 1926
Real Murcia	2–2	Sevilla FC
March 7, 1926
Real Madrid	6–2	Real Murcia
March 14, 1926
Sevilla FC	0–1	Real Madrid
March 21, 1926
Sevilla FC	3–0	Real Murcia
March 28, 1926
Real Murcia	1–2	Real Madrid
April 4, 1926
Real Madrid	2–3	Sevilla FC

Group 4 edit

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	Pts
Athletic Madrid^[1]	4	3	1	11	6	6
Real Betis	4	3	1	10	5	6
Cartagena FC	4	0	4	2	12	0


February 28, 1926
Real Betis	3–0	Cartagena FC
March 7, 1926
Cartagena FC	1–2	Athletic Madrid
March 14, 1926
Athletic Madrid	3–1	Real Betis
March 21, 1926
Cartagena FC	0–3	Real Betis
March 28, 1926
Athletic Madrid	4–1	Cartagena FC
April 4, 1926
Real Betis	3–2	Athletic Madrid

Tie-break match edit

April 15, 1926

Athletic Madrid	4–2	Real Betis

Madrid

Group 5 edit

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	Pts
Celta Vigo^[2]	4	3	1	19	7	6
Sporting Gijón	4	3	1	16	7	6
Cultural Leonesa	4	0	4	3	24	0


February 28, 1926
Celta Vigo	9–0	Cultural Leonesa
March 7, 1926
Sporting Gijón	3–1	Celta Vigo
March 14, 1926
Cultural Leonesa	2–6	Sporting Gijón
March 21, 1926
Cultural Leonesa	1–5	Celta Vigo
March 28, 1926
Celta Vigo	4–3	Sporting Gijón
April 4, 1926
Sporting Gijón	4–0	Cultural Leonesa

Tie-break match edit

April 10, 1926

Celta de Vigo	5–0	Sporting de Gijón

Madrid

Group 6 edit

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Deportivo la Coruna	4	3	0	1	19	7	6
Real Unión de Valladolid	4	1	1	2	7	11	3
Fortuna de Gijón	4	1	1	2	4	12	3


February 28, 1926
Real Unión de Valladolid	4–2	Deportivo la Coruna
March 7, 1926
Deportivo la Coruna	9–0	Fortuna de Gijón
March 14, 1926
Fortuna de Gijón	2–0	Real Unión de Valladolid
March 21, 1926
Deportivo la Coruna	6–2	Real Unión de Valladolid
March 28, 1926
Fortuna de Gijón	1–2	Deportivo la Coruna
April 4, 1926
Real Unión de Valladolid	1–1	Fortuna de Gijón

Group 7 edit

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Real Unión	4	3	0	1	12	8	6
Athletic Bilbao	4	1	1	2	8	9	3
Racing Santander	4	1	1	2	7	10	3


February 28, 1926
Real Unión de Irun	2–1	Racing Santander
March 7, 1926
Athletic Bilbao	1–3	Real Unión de Irun
March 14, 1926
Racing Santander	1–1	Athletic Bilbao
March 21, 1926
Racing Santander	4–3	Real Unión de Irun
March 28, 1926
Real Unión de Irun	4–2	Athletic Bilbao
April 4, 1926
Athletic Bilbao	4–1	Racing Santander

Group 8 edit

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	Pts
Real Sociedad	4	4	0	18	5	8
Arenas Club de Getxo	4	2	2	11	11	4
Gimnástica Torrelavega	4	0	4	3	16	0


February 28, 1926
Gimnástica Torrelavega	0–5	Real Sociedad
March 7, 1926
Real Sociedad	5–3	Arenas Club de Getxo
March 14, 1926
Arenas Club de Getxo	4–1	Gimnástica Torrelavega
March 21, 1926
Real Sociedad	4–1	Gimnástica Torrelavega
March 28, 1926
Arenas Club de Getxo	1–4	Real Sociedad
April 4, 1926
Gimnástica Torrelavega	1–3	Arenas Club de Getxo

Quarterfinals edit

First leg:


April 18, 1926
RCD Espanyol	6–1	Athletic Madrid
Celta Vigo	2–1	Real Sociedad
Real Madrid	1–5	FC Barcelona
Real Unión de Irun	3–0	Deportivo la Coruna
Second leg:
April 26, 1926
Athletic Madrid	2–0	RCD Espanyol
Real Sociedad	2–2	Celta Vigo	agg:4–5
FC Barcelona	3–0	Real Madrid	agg:8–1
Deportivo la Coruna	3–4	Real Unión de Irun	agg:3–7
Tie break:
May 2, 1926
Athletic Madrid	3–2	RCD Espanyol	agg:6–8