Spain - Cup 1972


COPA DEL GENERALISIMO 1972

Played by 109 teams:
 - all 18 teams of First Division. Starting at the sixth round (top eight previous season)
       or fourth round (the rest)
 - all 20 teams of Second Division. Starting at the third round
 - 71 (out of 80) of Third Division. Starting at the First Round

FIRST and SECOND ROUND

71 teams of Third Division are reduced to 18 qualified teams
Bye: All First and Second Division teams

THIRD ROUND
January 19 and February 2

Alcoyano - Castellón                  1-0, 2-4
R Avilés - Pontevedra                 0-0, 0-4
Calella - Logroñés                    0-1, 1-3
Cartagena - Mestalla (Valencia)       2-1, 0-0
Eibar - Langreo                       1-1, 1-2
Getafe Dep. - Jerez Dep.              1-0, 1-3
Hércules (Alicante) - Calvo Sotelo    4-0, 0-1
SD Ibiza - R Valladolid               3-3, 2-5
Cultural Leonesa (León) - Orense      1-0, 2-3
Atlético Malagueño - Rayo Vallecano   1-1, 1-5
Mallorca - Europa (Barcelona)         1-1, 2-1
Real Oviedo - Huesca                  4-0, 2-4
Racing Santander - Palencia CF        0-0, 0-1
Sestao SC - Racing Ferrol             2-0, 2-2
Tarrasa - R Zaragoza                  0-0, 0-1
Tenerife - Atlético Madrileño         5-2, 0-2
Triana (Sevilla) - Elche              0-1, 1-1
Villarreal - Aragón (Zaragoza)        1-0, 1-1
Bye: All First Division teams plus Cádiz and San Andrés (Barcelona)

FOURTH ROUND
February 15-24 and March 1-2

R Betis - Hércules (Alicante)         0-0, 0-2
Cartagena - Jerez Dep.                1-0, 0-0
Castellón - Langreo                 Langreo withdrew
Córdoba CF - Real Valladolid          0-0, 0-2
Elche - Burgos CF                     1-1, 0-1
Granada - Tenerife                    4-0, 2-4
Logroñés - Deportivo Coruña           1-0, 1-1
R Mallorca - Cultural Leonesa         0-2, 0-1
Real Oviedo - Español (Barcelona)     0-1, 0-1
Palencia CF - Cádiz                   1-0, 1-2
Pontevedra - Sabadell                 0-1, 2-0
Rayo Vallecano - Sporting Gijón       1-0, 0-5
San Andrés (Barcelona) - Villarreal   2-1, 2-2
Sestao SC - Las Palmas                2-0, 2-6
Real Zaragoza - CD Málaga             1-1, 0-1
Bye: Valencia, Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, Real Madrid, Atlético Bilbao, 
     Celta, Sevilla and Real Sociedad

FIFTH ROUND
March 29 and May 27-28

Burgos - Español (Barcelona)          0-2, 0-5    (1)
Cartagena - Cultural Leonesa          3-1, 2-4
Granada - Palencia CF                 4-0, 1-1
Hércules (Alicante) - Castellón       1-0, 0-2
San Andrés (Barcelona) - Logroñes     2-1, 0-0
Sporting Gijón - CD Málaga            3-0, 2-3
R Valladolid - Pontevedra             3-1, 0-2     (2)
(1) First leg, May 21st
(2) First leg, May 24th
Bye: Valencia, Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, Real Madrid, Atlético Bilbao,
     Celta, Sevilla, Real Sociedad and (by lot) Las Palmas.

ROUND OF 16
June 3-4 and 10-11

Atlético Bilbao - Cartagena           5-2, 1-0
Atlético Madrid - Las Palmas          1-0, 0-0
Castellón - Barcelona                 0-0, 1-2
Celta (Vigo) - Pontevedra             3-1, 0-0
Español (Barcelona) - Sevilla         3-1, 3-3
Granada - Valencia                    0-1, 2-2
San Andrés (Barcelona) - Real Madrid  1-1, 1-5
Sporting Gijón - Real Sociedad        0-0, 1-3

QUARTER FINALS
June 17-18 and 24-25

Barcelona - Atlético Madrid           0-2, 0-1
Real Madrid - Español (Barcelona)     3-0, 1-3
Real Sociedad - Atlético Bilbao       1-1, 0-2
Valencia - Celta (Vigo)               1-0, 1-0

SEMIFINALS
June 29th and July 2nd

Atlético Madrid - Atlético Bilbao     4-1, 1-3
Valencia - Real Madrid                1-0, 0-0

FINAL
Played at Santiago Bernabéu (Madrid), July 8th

ATLETICO MADRID - VALENCIA                 2-1
Goals: Salcedo, Gárate; Valdez
Atlético Madrid: Rodri, Jayo, Ovejero, Calleja, Adelardo, Iglesias, Ufarte, Luis Aragonés,
        Gárate (Orozco), Irureta, Salcedo
Valencia: Meléndez, Vidagany, Barrachina, Antón, Martínez, Sol, Sergio (Claramunt I), Lico,
        Quino, Adorno, Valdez
Referee: Ortiz de Mendíbil


Overview of Finals

1971

1973


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Prepared and maintained by Carles Lozano Ferrer for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Carles Lozano Ferrer (ferrer@economistes.com)
Last updated: 10 Nov 2001

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