The 2008 Copa del Rey final was the 106th final of the Spanish cup competition, the Copa del Rey. The final was played at Vicente Calderón in Madrid, on 16 April 2008.
The match was won by Valencia, who beat Getafe 3–1, winning the tournament for the seventh time. It was a second defeat in the final in succession for Getafe, who also lost to Sevilla in 2007. These had been their only appearances in the event; by contrast it was Valencia's 16th final.
Road to the final
GetafeRoundValenciaOpponentResultLegsOpponentResultLegsBurgos5–10–1 away; 4–1 homeRound of 32Real Unión5–11–2 away; 3–0 homeLevante4–03–0 home; 0–1 awayRound of 16Real Betis4–21–2 away; 2–1 homeMallorca2–21–0 home; 1–2 awayQuarterfinalsAtlético Madrid3–31–0 home; 2–3 awayRacing Santander4–23–1 home; 1–1 awaySemifinalsBarcelona4–31–1 away; 3–2 home
Match details
GK 1 Óscar UstariRB 21 David CortésCB 3 Cata Díaz CB 23 Manuel Tena (c) LB 12 Lucas Licht RW2 Cosmin Contra MF 10 Rubén de la RedMF22 Javier Casquero LW 25 Esteban Granero FW 14 ManuFW 16 Juan AlbínSubstitutes:GK 13 Roberto AbbondanzieriCB 4 David BelenguerMF 6 Fabio Celestini RW 7 Mario CoteloMF 11 David SousaMF 24 Pablo Hernández FW 9 Braulio Manager: Michael Laudrup GK 13 Timo HildebrandRB 23 Miguel CB 4 Raúl Albiol CB 20 AlexisLB 24 Emiliano Moretti DM 5 Carlos Marchena CM 8 Rubén Baraja (c)RW 19 Javier ArizmendiAM 21 David SilvaLW 16 Juan Mata FW 7 David Villa Substitutes:GK 25 Juan MoraCB 12 Marco Caneira MF 22 Edu MF 11 Éver BanegaRW 17 JoaquínFW 9 Fernando Morientes FW 18 Nikola ŽigićManager: Ronald Koeman
References
External links RSSSF.com