# 1928–29 Copa del Rey

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.
* Aragón: Iberia SC, Patria Aragón
* Asturias: Real Oviedo, Sporting de Gijón
* Balearic Islands: CD Alfonso XIII
* Canary Islands: Marino FC
* Cantabria: Racing de Santander, Gimnástica de Torrelavega
* Castile and León: Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, Real Valladolid
* Catalonia: FC Barcelona, CD Europa, RCD Español
* Extremadura: CD Extremeño
* Galicia: Celta de Vigo, Racing de Ferrol
* Gipuzkoa: Real Unión, Real Sociedad, CD Logroño
* Murcia: Real Murcia, Elche CF
* Navarre: CA Osasuna
* Centre Region: Real Madrid, Athletic Madrid, Racing de Madrid
* South Region: Sevilla FC, Real Betis
* Valencia: Valencia CF, CD Castellón
* Biscay: Athletic Bilbao, Arenas Club de Getxo
* Álava: CD Alavés

## Results
### Bracket

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| RCD Español | 4 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sporting de Gijón | 3 | 2 | 5 | RCD Español | 6 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arenas Club | 2 | 3 | 5 | Arenas Club | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Real Unión | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | RCD Español | 5 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | |
| Athletic Madrid | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | Athletic Madrid | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | |
| CD Extremeño | 0 | 0 | 0 | Athletic Madrid | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gimnástica de Torrelavega | 5 | 2 | 7 | Gimnástica de Torrelavega | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| CD Alfonso XIII | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | RCD Español | 2 | 1 | 3 | | |
| FC Barcelona | 7 | 2 | 9 | | | | | | | | | FC Barcelona | 0 | 1 | 1 | | |
| Racing de Santander | 1 | 2 | 3 | FC Barcelona | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Real Sociedad | 6 | 4 | 10 | Real Sociedad | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Patria Aragón | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | FC Barcelona | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Sevilla FC | 0 | 8 | 8 | | | | | Sevilla FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Real Valladolid | 2 | 0 | 2 | Sevilla FC | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| CA Osasuna | 2 | 1 | 4 | CA Osasuna | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Real Murcia | 4 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | RCD Español | 2 |
| Real Madrid | 5 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Real Madrid | 1 |
| Real Oviedo | 0 | 2 | 2 | Real Madrid | 8 | 5 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | |
| CD Logroño | 0 | 2 | 2 | CD Logroño | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Real Betis | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | Real Madrid | 3 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | |
| Racing de Madrid | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | Racing de Madrid | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Iberia SC | 2 | 0 | 2 | Racing de Madrid | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Valencia CF | 2 | 2 | 4 | Valencia FC | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| CD Europa | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | Real Madrid | 3 | 4 | 7 | | |
| Athletic Bilbao | 1 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | Athletic Bilbao | 1 | 1 | 2 | | |
| Celta Vigo | 2 | 1 | 3 | Athletic Bilbao | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Racing de Ferrol | 1 | 2 | 3 | Racing de Ferrol | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| CD Alavés | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | Athletic Bilbao | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| CD Castellón | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | CD Castellón | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa | 2 | 2 | 4 | CD Castellón | 5 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Elche CF | | | bye | Elche CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marino FC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Round of 32

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| CD Europa | 4–4 | Valencia FC | 3–2 | 1–2 |
| Athletic de Madrid | 3–0 | CD Extremeño | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| Real Madrid | 9–2 | Real Oviedo | 5–0 | 4–2 |
| Real Betis | 1–2 | CD Logroño | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Iberia SD | 2–3 | Racing de Madrid | 2–0 | 0–3 |
| RC Celta de Vigo | 3–8 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–1 | 1–7 |
| CD Alavés | 1–3 | Racing de Ferrol | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| CD Castellón | 5–4 | Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa | 4–2 | 1–2 |
| Arenas de Guecho | 5–1 | Real Unión | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Sporting de Gijón | 5–9 | RCD Español | 3–4 | 2–5 |
| Gimnástica de Torrelavega | 7–2 | CD Alfonso XIII | 5–1 | 2–1 |
| Real Sociedad | 10–0 | CD Patria Aragón | 6–0 | 4–0 |
| FC Barcelona | 9–3 | Real Racing Club | 7–1 | 2–2 |
| Real Valladolid | 2–8 | Sevilla FC | 2–0 | 0–8 |
| Real Murcia | | CA Osasuna | 4–2 | 0–1 |
| Elche FC | | Marino FC | | |
* Tiebreaker
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| CD Europa | 3–4 | Valencia FC |
| Real Murcia | 2–4 | CA Osasuna |

## Round of 16

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| FC Barcelona | 6–0 | Real Sociedad | 6–0 | 0–0 |
| Arenas de Guecho | 5–9 | RCD Español | 4–6 | 1–3 |
| Racing de Ferrol | 1–5 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | 0–4 |
| Valencia FC | 2–5 | Racing de Madrid | 1–3 | 1–2 |
| Gimnástica de Torrelavega | 3–4 | Athletic de Madrid | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| Real Madrid | 13–0 | CD Logroño | 8–0 | 5–0 |
| CA Osasuna | 2–5 | Sevilla FC | 0–1 | 2–4 |
| CD Castellón | 7–0 | Elche FC | 5–0 | 2–0 |

## Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| RCD Español | 9–3 | Athletic de Madrid | 5–1 | 4–2 |
| Sevilla FC | 0–3 | FC Barcelona | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| CD Castellón | 3–4 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Real Madrid | 9–3 | Racing de Madrid | 3–1 | 6–2 |

## Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Real Madrid | 7–2 | Athletic Bilbao | 3–1 | 4–1 |
| RCD Español | 3–1 | FC Barcelona | 2–0 | 1–1 |

## Final

* Copa del Rey 1928-29 winners
* RCD Español 1st title