The King Alfonso XIII's Cup 1928–29 was the 29th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.

The competition started on December 8, 1928, and concluded on February 3, 1929, with the final, held at the Estadio Mestalla in Valencia. RCD Español won the competition for the first time.

Teams

32 teams entered the competition, making a new record of participants. Navarre and the Canary Islands sent their champions for the first time. Catalonia, the Centre Region, Gipuzkoa sent three teams each. The rest of communities sent their champions and runners-up.

Results

Bracket

Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
RCD Español459
Sporting de Gijón325RCD Español639
Arenas Club235Arenas Club415
Real Unión011RCD Español527
Athletic Madrid303Athletic Madrid145
CD Extremeño000Athletic Madrid314
Gimnástica de Torrelavega527Gimnástica de Torrelavega212
CD Alfonso XIII112RCD Español213
FC Barcelona729FC Barcelona011
Racing de Santander123FC Barcelona606
Real Sociedad6410Real Sociedad000
Patria Aragón000FC Barcelona123
Sevilla FC088Sevilla FC000
Real Valladolid202Sevilla FC145
CA Osasuna214CA Osasuna022
Real Murcia402RCD Español2
Real Madrid549Real Madrid1
Real Oviedo022Real Madrid8513
CD Logroño022CD Logroño000
Real Betis101Real Madrid369
Racing de Madrid033Racing de Madrid123
Iberia SC202Racing de Madrid325
Valencia CF224Valencia FC112
CD Europa314Real Madrid347
Athletic Bilbao178Athletic Bilbao112
Celta Vigo213Athletic Bilbao314
Racing de Ferrol123Racing de Ferrol213
CD Alavés101Athletic Bilbao224
CD Castellón415CD Castellón213
Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa224CD Castellón527
Elche CFbyeElche CF000
Marino FC

Round of 32

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
CD Europa4–4Valencia FC3–21–2
Athletic de Madrid3–0CD Extremeño3–00–0
Real Madrid9–2Real Oviedo5–04–2
Real Betis1–2CD Logroño1–00–2
Iberia SD2–3Racing de Madrid2–00–3
RC Celta de Vigo3–8Athletic Bilbao2–11–7
CD Alavés1–3Racing de Ferrol1–10–2
CD Castellón5–4Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa4–21–2
Arenas de Guecho5–1Real Unión2–03–1
Sporting de Gijón5–9RCD Español3–42–5
Gimnástica de Torrelavega7–2CD Alfonso XIII5–12–1
Real Sociedad10–0CD Patria Aragón6–04–0
FC Barcelona9–3Real Racing Club7–12–2
Real Valladolid2–8Sevilla FC2–00–8
Real MurciaCA Osasuna4–20–1
Elche FCMarino FC
  • Tiebreaker
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
CD Europa3–4Valencia FC
Real Murcia2–4CA Osasuna

Round of 16

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
FC Barcelona6–0Real Sociedad6–00–0
Arenas de Guecho5–9RCD Español4–61–3
Racing de Ferrol1–5Athletic Bilbao1–10–4
Valencia FC2–5Racing de Madrid1–31–2
Gimnástica de Torrelavega3–4Athletic de Madrid2–31–1
Real Madrid13–0CD Logroño8–05–0
CA Osasuna2–5Sevilla FC0–12–4
CD Castellón7–0Elche FC5–02–0

Quarter-finals

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
RCD Español9–3Athletic de Madrid5–14–2
Sevilla FC0–3FC Barcelona0–10–2
CD Castellón3–4Athletic Bilbao2–21–2
Real Madrid9–3Racing de Madrid3–16–2

Semi-finals

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Real Madrid7–2Athletic Bilbao3–14–1
RCD Español3–1FC Barcelona2–01–1

Final

RCD Español2–1Real Madrid
Tena II 55' Bosch 70'Lazcano 75'
Copa del Rey 1928-29 winners
RCD Español 1st title

External links

  • (in Spanish)