1956 Copa del Generalísimo

The 1956 Copa del Generalísimo was the 54th staging of the Spanish Cup. The competition began on 6 May 1956 and concluded on 24 June 1956 with the final.

1956 Copa del Generalísimo
54th Copa del Rey
Tournament details
CountrySpain Spain
Teams16
Defending championsClub Atlético de Bilbao
Final positions
ChampionsClub Atlético de Bilbao (19th title)
Runner-upAtlético de Madrid
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored118 (3.93 per match)
← 1955
1957 →

Round of 16

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
RC Deportivo de La Coruña 3–6 CA Osasuna 1–2 2–4
Club Atlético de Bilbao 6–2 Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa 3–0 3–2
Real Valladolid Deportivo 7–2 RC Celta de Vigo 6–0 1–2
Real Madrid CF 7–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 5–0 2–1
Hércules CF 2–3 CF Barcelona 1–2 1–1
RCD Español 3–2 Sevilla CF 3–2 0–0
Real Jaén CF 2–1 Valencia CF 1–0 1–1
UD Las Palmas 1–10 Club Atlético de Madrid 1–4 0–6

Quarter-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Club Atlético de Bilbao 6–3 CA Osasuna 4–1 2–2
RCD Español 7–5 CF Barcelona 3–1 4–4
Real Jaén CF 2–7 Club Atlético de Madrid 2–2 0–5
Real Madrid CF 8–3 Real Valladolid Deportivo 4–1 4–2

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Madrid CF 4–5 Club Atlético de Bilbao 2–2 2–3
RCD Español 2–2 Club Atlético de Madrid 1–2 1–0
  • Tiebreaker
Team 1  Score  Team 2
RCD Español 0–3 Club Atlético de Madrid

Final

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Club Atlético de Bilbao 2–1 Club Atlético de Madrid
Copa del Generalísimo
winners
Club Atlético de Bilbao
19th title
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