1928 Copa del Rey

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The King Alfonso XIII's Cup 1928 was the 28th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.

1928 King Alfonso XIII's Cup
28th Copa del Rey
Tournament details
CountrySpain
Teams26
Defending championsReal Unión
Final positions
ChampionsFC Barcelona (8th title)
Runner-upReal Sociedad
Tournament statistics
Matches played139
Goals scored644 (4.63 per match)
← 1927

The competition started on 31 January 1928, and concluded on 29 June 1928, with the second final tiebreaker, held at the Estadio El Sardinero in Santander. FC Barcelona won the competition for the eighth time.[1][2]

Calendar

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Phase Round First leg Second leg
Qualifying Qualifying round 31 January 1928 2 February 1928
Group stage Matchday 1 5 February 1928
Matchday 2 12 February 1928
Matchday 3 19 February 1928
Matchday 4 26 February 1928
Matchday 5 4 March 1928
Matchday 6 11 March 1928
Matchday 7 18 March 1928
Matchday 8 25 March 1928
Matchday 9 1 April 1928
Matchday 10 8 April 1928
Knockout phase Quarter-finals 15 April 1928 29 April 1928
Semi-finals 6 May 1928 13 May 1928
Final 20 May 1928
Tiebreaker 1 22 May 1928
Tiebreaker 2 29 June 1928

Teams

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As in the previous tournament, 26 teams entered the competition.

Qualifying round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Madrid 10–1 Patria FC 7–0 3–1
US Mahón 3–13 CD Europa 1–5 2–8

Group stage

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Group I

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Group II

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Group III

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Group IV

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Knockout stage

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Quarterfinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FC Barcelona 9–5 Real Oviedo 7–3 2–2
Real Murcia 2–5 CD Alavés 1–2 1–3
RC Celta de Vigo 2–4 Real Sociedad 2–1 0–3
Real Madrid 3–4 Valencia FC 2–2 1–2

Semifinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Sociedad 9–3 Valencia FC 7–0 2–3
FC Barcelona 8–0 CD Alavés 3–0 5–0

Final

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FC Barcelona1–1
(a.e.t.)
Real Sociedad
Samitier   53' Mariscal   83'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Pedro Vallana
Replay
FC Barcelona1–1
(a.e.t.)
Real Sociedad
Piera   69' Kiriki   32'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Pedro Escartín
Second replay
FC Barcelona3–1Real Sociedad
Samitier   8'
Arocha   21'
Josep Sastre   25'
Zaldúa   16' (pen.)
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Pablo Saracho
Copa del Rey 1928 Winners
FC Barcelona
8th title

References

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  1. ^ "Copa del Rey / Spanish Cup 1928". linguasport.com. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Spain – Cup 1928". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 March 2023.