# Copa del Rey de Baloncesto

The Copa del Rey de Baloncesto (English: Basketball King's Cup) is an annual cup competition for Spanish basketball teams organized by Spain's top professional league, the Liga ACB.

## History

Originally known as the Copa de España de Baloncesto, was first played in 1933 and contested in its first editions only by teams from the provinces of Madrid and Barcelona. It was the first nationwide basketball competition played in Spain. During the Francoism, it was referred as the Copa del Generalísimo de Baloncesto, before becoming the Copa del Rey de Baloncesto in 1977.

## Format

Until the establishment of the ACB in 1983, the Cup was played in its latest rounds with double-legged series and its final as a single game in a neutral venue. In several seasons, there was a group stage as first round.
From 1983 and 1986, a Final Four format was adopted. The two best qualified teams from the two groups of the Liga ACB at the end of the first stage qualified for the tournament.
Since 1987, the tournament was expanded to Final Eight format has been used. Since the league is played with a round-robin single group, the top seven teams at the end of the first half of the regular season from the Spanish League and the host one, if it is not between these teams, qualify for the tournament. The eight teams play a knockout tournament at one venue, over four days, eventually producing a winner.
The Copa del Rey is one of the highlights of the Spanish sporting calendar.

## Finals

| Year | Winner | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Location | Top scorer |
| Copa de España |||||||
| 1933 | Rayo Club Madrid | 21–11 | Madrid CF | Jardines del Cine Goya | Madrid | Juan Castellví |
| 1934 | Not played as a result of the boycott by Catalan teams. | Not played as a result of the boycott by Catalan teams. | Not played as a result of the boycott by Catalan teams. | Not played as a result of the boycott by Catalan teams. | Not played as a result of the boycott by Catalan teams. | Not played as a result of the boycott by Catalan teams. |
| 1935 | Societé Patrie | 23–19 | Rayo Club Madrid | Parc Municipal de Montjuïc | Barcelona | Fernando Font |
| 1936 | Rayo Club Madrid | 23–20 | Societé Patrie | Frontón de Recoletos | Madrid | Raoul Arnaud |
| Copa del Generalísimo |||||||
| 1940 | L'Hospitalet | 20–17 | Atlético Gracia | Polideportivo de Sarriá | Barcelona | Ramón Sanahuja |
| 1941 | Español | 35–20 | L'Hospitalet | Frontón Fiesta Alegre | Madrid | Ramón Sanahuja |
| 1942 | Layetano | 30–28 | FC Barcelona | Frontón Zaragozano | Zaragoza | Sebastián Navarrete |
| 1943 | FC Barcelona | 27–25 | Layetano | Frontón Balear | Palma | Eduardo Kucharski |
| 1944 | Layetano | 32–18 | Real Madrid | Club de Campo | Vigo | Eduardo Kucharski |
| 1945 | FC Barcelona | 37–34 | Layetano | Pista de Gran Vía | Barcelona | Eduardo Kucharski |
| 1946 | FC Barcelona | 44–35 | Montgat | Plaza de toros de las Arenas | Barcelona | Juan Ferrando |
| 1947 | FC Barcelona | 39–25 | Canarias de Madrid | Centro de Natación Helios | Zaragoza | Juan Ferrando |
| 1948 | Juventud Badalona | 41–32 | Real Madrid | Instituto Deportivo General Yagüe | Burgos | Andrés Oller |
| 1949 | FC Barcelona | (play-off) | Real Madrid | Palacio de Deportes del Club América | Madrid | Andrés Oller |
| 1950 | FC Barcelona | 46–39 | Juventud Badalona | Plaza de toros de las Arenas | Barcelona | Andrés Oller |
| 1951 | Real Madrid | 47–36 | FC Barcelona | Frontón Gros | San Sebastián | Guillermo Galíndez |
| 1952 | Real Madrid | 43–31 | Juventud Badalona | Plaza de toros de Alicante | Alicante | Guillermo Galíndez |
| 1953 | Juventud Badalona | 41–39 | Real Madrid | Colegio San José | Valladolid | Ignacio Pinedo |
| 1954 | Real Madrid | 56–41 | Juventud Badalona | Frontón Fiesta Alegre | Madrid | Guillermo Galíndez |
| 1955 | Juventud Badalona | 59–44 | Real Madrid | Pabellón del Deporte | Barcelona | José Brunet |
| 1956 | Real Madrid | 59–55 | Aismalíbar | Frontón Fiesta Alegre | Madrid | Alfonso Martínez |
| 1957 | Real Madrid | 54–50 | Aismalíbar | Pista de Vista Alegre | Vigo | Alfonso Martínez |
| 1958 | Juventud Badalona | 74–69 | Real Madrid | Centro de Natación Helios | Zaragoza | José Brunet |
| 1959 | FC Barcelona | 50–36 | Aismalíbar | Palacio de los Deportes | Barcelona | Jorge Bonareu |
| 1960 | Real Madrid | 76–64 | Hesperia | Frontón Fiesta Alegre | Madrid | Travis Montgomery |
| 1961 | Real Madrid | 76–51 | FC Barcelona | Frontón Deportivo | Bilbao | Emiliano Rodríguez |
| 1962 | Real Madrid | 80–66 | Estudiantes | Palacio de los Deportes | Barcelona | José Ramón Ramos |
| 1963 | Estudiantes | 94–90 | Real Madrid | Frontón Urumea | San Sebastián | José Ramón Ramos |
| 1964 | Picadero | 63–51 | Aismalíbar | Palacio dos Deportes | Lugo | Miguel Albanell |
| 1965 | Real Madrid | 102–82 | Náutico Tenerife | Pabellón de Deportes | Salamanca | Alejandro Plasencia Lolo Sainz |
| 1966 | Real Madrid | 62–61 | Juventud Kalso | Pabellón del Casal Sagrada Familia | Terrassa | Clifford Luyk |
| 1967 | Real Madrid | 82–80 | Kas Vitoria | Frontón Vitoriano | Vitoria-Gasteiz | Clifford Luyk |
| 1968 | Picadero | 58–55 | Juventud Kalso | Pabellón de Deportes de La Arena | Gijón | Enrique Margall |
| 1969 | Juventud Nerva | 82–81 | Real Madrid | Pabellón de Deportes | Ourense | Clifford Luyk |
| 1970 | Real Madrid | 102–90 | Juventud Nerva | Palacio de los Deportes | León | Clifford Luyk |
| 1971 | Real Madrid | 72–63 | Juventud Nerva | Pabellón de Deportes de Mendizorroza | Vitoria-Gasteiz | Clifford Luyk Luis Miguel Santillana |
| 1972 | Real Madrid | 92–77 | Juventud Schweppes | Palacio de Deportes de Riazor | A Coruña | Emiliano Rodríguez |
| 1973 | Real Madrid | 123–79 | Estudiantes Monteverde | Pabellón Polideportivo de La Salle | Paterna | Clifford Luyk |
| 1974 | Real Madrid | 87–85 | Juventud Schweppes | Pabellón de Deportes | Alicante | Miguel Ángel Estrada |
| 1975 | Real Madrid | 114–85 | Estudiantes Monteverde | Pabellón Polideportivo | Jaén | Gonzalo Sagi-Vela |
| 1976 | Juventud Schweppes | 99–88 | Real Madrid | Pabellón Municipal | Cartagena | Wayne Brabender |
| Copa del Rey |||||||
| 1977 | Real Madrid | 97–71 | FC Barcelona | Nuevo Palacio de Deportes | Palma | Wayne Brabender |
| 1978 | FC Barcelona | 103–96 | Real Madrid | Pabellón Municipal | Zaragoza | Bob Guyette |
| 1979 | FC Barcelona | 130–113 | Tempus | Polideportivo Anaitasuna | Pamplona | Chicho Sibilio |
| 1980 | FC Barcelona | 92–83 | Manresa EB | Pavillón Municipal de Punta Arnela | Ferrol | Bob Fullarton |
| 1981 | FC Barcelona | 106–90 | Real Madrid | Pabellón Municipal | Almería | Epi |
| 1982 | FC Barcelona | 110–108 | Real Madrid | Polideportivo Entrepuentes | Badajoz | Chicho Sibilio |
| 1983 | FC Barcelona | 125–93 | Inmobanco | Pabellón Municipal de Deportes | Palencia | Epi |
| 1984 | CAI Zaragoza | 81–78 | FC Barcelona | Pabellón Municipal | Zaragoza | Epi |
| 1985 | Real Madrid | 90–76 | Ron Negrita Joventut | Pavelló Club Joventut Badalona | Badalona | Fernando Martín |
| 1986 | Real Madrid | 87–79 | Ron Negrita Joventut | Palau Blaugrana | Barcelona | Jordi Villacampa |
| 1987 | FC Barcelona | 110–102 | Ron Negrita Joventut | Palacio Municipal de Deportes | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Wallace Bryant |
| 1988 | FC Barcelona | 84–83 | Real Madrid | Pabellón Polideportivo Pisuerga | Valladolid | Wendell Alexis |
| 1989 | Real Madrid | 85–81 | FC Barcelona | Pazo dos Deportes de Riazor | A Coruña | Dražen Petrović |
| Year | Winner | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Location | MVP |
| 1990 | CAI Zaragoza | 76–69 | Ram Joventut | Centro Insular de Deportes | Las Palmas | Mark Davis |
| 1991 | FC Barcelona Banca Catalana | 67–65 | Estudiantes Caja Postal | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe | Zaragoza | Juan Antonio Orenga |
| 1992 | Estudiantes Caja Postal | 61–56 | CAI Zaragoza | Palacio de Deportes | Granada | John Pinone |
| 1993 | Real Madrid Teka | 74–71 | Marbella Joventut | Coliseum da Coruña | A Coruña (2) | Joe Arlauckas |
| 1994 | FC Barcelona Banca Catalana | 86–75 | Taugrés | Palacio San Pablo | Sevilla | Velimir Perasović |
| 1995 | Taugrés | 88–80 | Amway Zaragoza | Palacio de Deportes (2) | Granada (2) | Pablo Laso |
| 1996 | TDK Manresa | 94–92 | FC Barcelona Banca Catalana | Palacio de Deportes | Murcia | Joan Creus |
| 1997 | Festina Joventut | 79–71 | Cáceres | Palacio de los Deportes | León | Andre Turner |
| 1998 | Pamesa Valencia | 87–75 | Pinturas Bruguer Badalona | Pabellón Polideportivo Pisuerga (2) | Valladolid (2) | Nacho Rodilla |
| 1999 | Tau Cerámica | 70–61 | Caja San Fernando | Pabellón Fuente de San Luis | Valencia | Elmer Bennett |
| 2000 | Adecco Estudiantes | 73–63 | Pamesa Valencia | Fernando Buesa Arena | Vitoria-Gasteiz | Alfonso Reyes |
| 2001 | FC Barcelona | 80–77 | Real Madrid Teka | Palacio Martín Carpena | Málaga | Pau Gasol |
| 2002 | Tau Cerámica | 85–83 | FC Barcelona | Fernando Buesa Arena (2) | Vitoria-Gasteiz (2) | Dejan Tomašević |
| 2003 | FC Barcelona | 84–78 | Tau Cerámica | Pabellón Fuente de San Luis (2) | Valencia (2) | Dejan Bodiroga |
| 2004 | Tau Cerámica | 81–77 | DKV Joventut | Palacio San Pablo (2) | Sevilla (2) | Rudy Fernández |
| 2005 | Unicaja | 80–76 | Real Madrid | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe (2) | Zaragoza (2) | Jorge Garbajosa |
| 2006 | Tau Cerámica | 85–80 | Pamesa Valencia | Palacio de los Deportes | Madrid | Pablo Prigioni |
| 2007 | Winterthur FC Barcelona | 69–53 | Real Madrid | Palacio Martín Carpena (2) | Málaga (2) | Jordi Trias |
| 2008 | DKV Joventut | 82–80 | Tau Cerámica | Fernando Buesa Arena (3) | Vitoria-Gasteiz (3) | Rudy Fernández (2) |
| 2009 | Tau Cerámica | 100–98 | Unicaja | Palacio de los Deportes (2) | Madrid (2) | Mirza Teletović |
| 2010 | Regal FC Barcelona | 80–61 | Real Madrid | Bizkaia Arena | Bilbao | Fran Vázquez |
| 2011 | Regal FC Barcelona | 68–60 | Real Madrid | Palacio de los Deportes (3) | Madrid (3) | Alan Anderson |
| 2012 | Real Madrid | 91–74 | FC Barcelona Regal | Palau Sant Jordi | Barcelona | Sergio Llull |
| 2013 | FC Barcelona Regal | 85–69 | Valencia Basket | Fernando Buesa Arena (4) | Vitoria-Gasteiz (4) | Pete Mickeal |
| 2014 | Real Madrid | 77–76 | FC Barcelona | Palacio Martín Carpena (3) | Málaga (3) | Nikola Mirotić |
| 2015 | Real Madrid | 77–71 | FC Barcelona | Gran Canaria Arena | Las Palmas (2) | Rudy Fernández (3) |
| 2016 | Real Madrid | 85–81 | Herbalife Gran Canaria | Coliseum da Coruña (2) | A Coruña (3) | Gustavo Ayón |
| 2017 | Real Madrid | 97–95 | Valencia Basket | Fernando Buesa Arena (5) | Vitoria-Gasteiz (5) | Sergio Llull (2) |
| 2018 | FC Barcelona Lassa | 92–90 | Real Madrid | Gran Canaria Arena (2) | Las Palmas (3) | Thomas Heurtel |
| 2019 | Barça Lassa | 94–93 | Real Madrid | Palacio de los Deportes (4) | Madrid (4) | Thomas Heurtel (2) |
| 2020 | Real Madrid | 95–68 | Unicaja | Palacio Martín Carpena (4) | Málaga (4) | Facundo Campazzo |
| 2021 | Barça | 88–73 | Real Madrid | Palacio de los Deportes (5) | Madrid (5) | Cory Higgins |
| 2022 | Barça | 64–59 | Real Madrid | Palacio de Deportes (2) | Granada (2) | Nikola Mirotić (2) |
| 2023 | Unicaja | 83–80 | Lenovo Tenerife | Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona | Badalona (2) | Tyson Carter |
| 2024 | Real Madrid | 96–85 | Barça | Palacio Martín Carpena (5) | Málaga (5) | Facundo Campazzo (2) |
| 2025 | Unicaja | 93–79 | Real Madrid | Gran Canaria Arena (3) | Las Palmas (4) | Kendrick Perry |
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## Titles by team

| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years |
| Real Madrid | 29 | 24 | 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1993, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2024 |
| Barcelona | 27 | 12 | 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1959, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1994, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 |
| Joventut | 8 | 16 | 1948, 1953, 1955, 1958, 1969, 1976, 1997, 2008 |
| Baskonia | 6 | 3 | 1995, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009 |
| Estudiantes | 3 | 4 | 1963, 1992, 2000 |
| Málaga | 3 | 2 | 2005, 2023, 2025 |
| Laietà | 2 | 2 | 1942, 1944 |
| Zaragoza | 2 | 2 | 1984, 1990 |
| Rayo Club Madrid | 2 | 1 | 1933, 1936 |
| Picadero | 2 | 0 | 1964, 1968 |
| Valencia Basket | 1 | 4 | 1998 |
| Societé Patrie | 1 | 2 | 1935 |
| L'Hospitalet | 1 | 1 | 1940 |
| Manresa | 1 | 1 | 1996 |
| Espanyol | 1 | 0 | 1941 |
| Aismalíbar | 0 | 4 | |
| Inmobanco | 0 | 2 | |
| Montgat | 0 | 1 | |
| Canarias de Madrid | 0 | 1 | |
| Hesperia | 0 | 1 | |
| Náutico Tenerife | 0 | 1 | |
| Kas Vitoria | 0 | 1 | |
| Cáceres | 0 | 1 | |
| Sevilla | 0 | 1 | |
| Gran Canaria | 0 | 1 | |
| Canarias | 0 | 1 | |