The 1979 Copa del Rey final was the 77th final of the Spanish cup competition, the Copa del Rey. The final was played at Vicente Calderón in Madrid on 30 June 1979. The match was won by Valencia CF, who beat Real Madrid 2–0. Valencia won the cup for the fifth time.
Road to the final ValenciaRoundMadridOpponentResultLegsOpponentResultLegsGirona CF3–10–2 away; 1–1 homeRound of 64Atlético de Madrid3–31–1 away; 2–2 homeReal Sociedad4–21–0 away; 4–1 homeRound of 32UD Las Palmas7–54–2 home; 1–1 awayFC Barcelona5–44–1 away; 4–0 homeRound of 16Celta de Vigo5–11–1 away; 4–0 homeCD Alavés4–00–1 away; 3–0 homeQuarterfinalsReal Zaragoza2–12–0 home; 0–1 awayReal Valladolid3–22–0 home; 2–1 awaySemifinalsSevilla FC2–10–0 away; 2–1 home
Match details
GK 1 José Luis ManzanedoDF 2 José Carrete (c)DF 5 Manuel Botubot DF 4 Ricardo Arias DF 3 José Cerveró MF 6 Rainer Bonhof MF 8 Ángel Castellanos MF10 Daniel Solsona MF 7 Enrique Saura FW 9 Mario Kempes FW 11 Darío Felman Substitutes:DF 12 Miguel Tendillo GK 13 Carlos Pereira FW 14 Carlos Diarte FW 15 Pere Vilarrodà Manager: Pasieguito GK 1 Mariano García Remón DF 2 Isidoro San José DF 5 Gregorio Benito (c)DF 4 Enrique Wolff DF 3 Isidro MF 6 Vicente del Bosque MF 8 Uli StielikeMF 10 Francisco García HernándezFW 7 Roberto Martínez FW 9 Santillana FW 11 Francisco Aguilar Substitutes:DF 12 José Antonio CamachoGK 13 Javier Maté MF 14 Alberto Vitoria MF 15 Carlos EscribanoManager: Luis Molowny MATCH RULES 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Four named substitutes. Maximum of two substitutions. Copa del Rey1978–79 WinnersValencia CF5th title
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