football tournament season
1926 King Alfonso XIII 's Cup Country Spain Teams 24 Defending champions Barcelona Champions Barcelona (7th title)Runners-up Atlético Madrid Matches played 62 Goals scored 300 (4.84 per match)
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 Atlético 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.
Aragon : Iberia SC , Zaragoza CD
Asturias : Sporting de Gijón ,
Cantabria : Racing de Santander , Gimnástica de Torrelavega
Castile and León : Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa ,
Catalonia : FC Barcelona , RCD Español
Galicia : Celta de Vigo , Deportivo de La Coruña
Gipuzkoa : Real Unión , Real Sociedad
Murcia : Real Murcia , Cartagena FC
Center Region : Real Madrid , Athletic Madrid
South Region : Sevilla FC , Real Betis
Valencia : Valencia CF , Levante FC
Biscay : Athletic Bilbao , Arenas Club
Group stage
Group 1
Team
RCD Espanyol
4
4
0
0
15
3
8
Valencia CF
4
1
0
3
12
9
2
Iberia SC
4
1
0
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
Team
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
Team
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
Tie-break match
Group 5
Team
Celta Vigo [2]
4
3
0
1
19
7
6
Sporting Gijón
4
3
0
1
16
7
6
Cultural Leonesa
4
0
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
Group 6
Group 7
Team
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 Union de Irun
2–1
Racing Santander
March 7, 1926
Athletic Bilbao
1–3
Real Union de Irun
March 14, 1926
Racing Santander
1–1
Athletic Bilbao
March 21, 1926
Racing Santander
4–3
Real Union de Irun
March 28, 1926
Real Union de Irun
4–2
Athletic Bilbao
April 4, 1926
Athletic Bilbao
4–1
Racing Santander
Group 8
Quarterfinals
First leg:
April 18, 1926
RCD Espanyol
6–1
Athletic Madrid
Celta Vigo
2–1
Real Sociedad
Real Madrid
1–5
FC Barcelona
Real Union 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 Union de Irun
agg:3–7
Tie break:
May 2, 1926
Athletic Madrid
3–2
RCD Espanyol
agg:6–8
Semifinals
May 9, 1926
Played in Bilbao
Athletic Madrid
3–2
Celta Vigo
Played in Zaragoza
FC Barcelona
2–1
Real Union de Irun
Final
Main article: 1926 Copa del Rey Final
Copa del Rey 1926 winners
FC Barcelona 7th title
Notes
^ Athletic Madrid qualified via a tie-break match.
^ Celta de Vigo qualified via a tie-break match.
References
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