Spain - Cup 1978


COPA DEL REY 1978

Played by 174 teams:
 - all 18 teams of First Division. 
 - all 20 teams of Second Division.
 - 39 (out of 40) teams of Second Division B.
 - 97 (out of 120) of Third Division. 
All teams starting at the First Round, except those playing European competition, which get a bye until 
they are eliminated of the European Cups, or the Round of 16.

FIRST  ROUND

Played by 13 of First Division, 20 teams of Second Division, 39 of Second Division B and 97 teams of 
Third Division in order to qualify 85 teams.
Only 1 team of First Division was eliminated:  Atlético Baleares - Salamanca   1-1, 1-0
Bye:  Atlético Madrid (E1), Betis (E2), Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao and Las Palmas (E3)

SECOND ROUND

Played by the 85 winners of the First Round in order to qualify 43 teams.
None of the 12 teams of First Division was eliminated
Bye:  Atlético Madrid (E1), Betis (E2), Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao and Las Palmas (E3)


THIRD ROUND
December 13-15 and 21-28  1977

Burgos CF - Talavera                    6-0, 3-3
Castellón - Mestalla (Valencia)         2-1, 1-5
Celta (Vigo) - Alavés (Vitoria)         2-2, 0-1
Ciempozuelos - Sabadell                 1-2, 0-0
Córdoba CF - Rayo Cantabria (Santander) 4-0, 4-1
Deportivo Coruña - Español (Barcelona)* 1-1, 0-0 pp
Eldense (Elda) - Tenerife               1-0, 1-3
CD Getafe - Carabanchel (Madrid)        1-1, 1-0
Sporting Gijón - R Valladolid           4-1, 1-1
Hércules (Alicante) - Gerona            8-0, 1-2
Levante UD - Real Murcia                1-0, 1-3
Linares CF - Cádiz                      1-2, 0-2
Atlético Marbella - R Zaragoza          1-2, 0-4
CD Málaga - Las Palmas                  1-1, 1-4
Osasuna (Pamplona) - San Fernando       0-0, 0-1
Onteniente - Real Oviedo                0-1, 1-7
Rayo Vallecano - Recreativo Huelva      0-0, 1-3
Racing Santander - Real Madrid          0-0, 0-5
Sevilla - Elche                         1-0, 2-1
Toledo - Real Sociedad                  1-3, 0-6
R Unión Irún - Granada                  1-0, 1-5
Valencia - Mirandés (Miranda de Ebro)   2-0, 4-2    
Bye:  Atlético Madrid (E1), Betis (E2), Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao (E3)

FOURTH ROUND
January 4 and 11

Alavés (Vitoria) - R Oviedo             2-0, 1-2
Cádiz - Córdoba CF                      2-0, 0-0
CD Getafe* - Sabadell                   3-1, 1-3 pp
Sporting Gijón - Hércules (Alicante)    1-0, 1-1
Granada - Sevilla                       1-2, 0-0
Recreativo Huelva - Burgos CF           3-2, 0-2
Las Palmas - Español (Barcelona)        1-0, 1-1
Mestalla (Valencia) - Tenerife          1-2, 2-2
R Murcia - R Zaragoza                   2-0, 1-4
San Fernando - Valencia                 1-0, 1-4
Bye:  Atlético Madrid (E1), Betis (E2), Barcelona (E3), plus Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao
and Real Sociedad 

ROUND OF 16
January 18th and February 8th

Alavés (Vitoria) - R Zaragoza           2-0, 1-2   (1)
Atlético Madrid - Athletic Bilbao       1-2, 4-3 pp
Burgos CF - R Betis (Sevilla)           3-2, 2-5
Cádiz - Las Palmas                      1-0, 0-3
Getafe CD - Barcelona                   3-3, 0-8
Real Sociedad - Real Madrid             2-0, 1-2
Sevilla - Sporting Gijón                0-1, 1-3
Valencia - Tenerife                     3-0, 0-0   (2)
(1)  First leg, January 25th
(2)  First leg, February 1st

QUARTER FINALS
February 15th and 22th

D. Alavés (Vitoria) - Barcelona         1-0, 0-2
Atlético Madrid - Las Palmas            3-2, 0-2
R Betis (Sevilla) - Sporting Gijón      3-1, 0-3
Valencia - Real Sociedad (S.Sebastián)  1-1, 1-4

SEMIFINALS
March 8th and 22nd

Las Palmas - Sporting Gijón             3-0, 2-3
Real Sociedad (SS) - Barcelona          0-0, 1-2

FINAL
Played at Santiago Bernabéu (Madrid), April 19th

FC BARCELONA - UD LAS PALMAS                 3-1
Goals: 1-0 Rexach (penalty), 2-0 Asensi, 2-1 Brindisi, 3-1 Rexach
Barcelona: Mora, De la Cruz, Migueli, Zuviría, Olmo (Sánchez), Neeskens (Macizo), Fortes, Rexach, Cruyff, Asensi, Esteban
Las Palmas: Carnevali, Gerardo, Felipe, Hernández, Félix (Rivero), Roque, Maciel, Brindisi, Morete, Jorge, Noly
Referee: Franco Martínez


Overview of Finals

1977

1979


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Prepared and maintained by Carles Lozano Ferrer for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Carles Lozano Ferrer (ferrer@economistes.com)
Last updated: 9 Sep 2002

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