The Copa del Rey is an annual knockout football competition in Spanish football, organised by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, held annually since 1903. The competition is open to all Primera and Segunda División teams as well as all Primera, Segunda and Tercera División sides plus the four semifinalists of the Copa Federación and the ten teams from Divisiones Regionales after passing a preliminary round. The total, adding up to 116 clubs, excludes Spanish reserve teams.

Since the first final between Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid, 122 single-match finals have taken place. The 1904 final was not held because of a dispute over who should have faced Athletic Bilbao; the latter, having gone to Madrid to play the final nevertheless, were assigned the title. In 1910 and 1913 two parallel tournaments, both eventually recognised, and finals were played due to the conflict between Federación Española de Clubs de Football (the forerunner of the Royal Spanish Football Federation) and the Unión Española de Clubs de Foot-bal. The finals did not take place in 1937 and in 1938 due to the impact of the Spanish Civil War. The 2020 final—due to have taken place in the April of that year between Basque clubs Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad—was rescheduled to April 2021 in the hope the match could have been played with spectators in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. The match was held behind closed doors as Real Sociedad won 1–0.

Four finals were replayed after the first games ended in a draw, with 26 others going to extra time and eight of those requiring a penalty shoot-out to decide a winner.

As of 2026, 36 clubs have competed in the final, of whom 15 have won the tournament at least once. The winning team has also won La Liga (the Spanish top-flight league which began in 1929) in the same season on 18 occasions to complete a domestic double. Barcelona are the only team to win La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Champions League in the same year, having done so twice in 2009 and 2015.

Barcelona hold the record for the most wins and most final appearances, with 32 wins from 43 total appearances. Real Madrid hold the record for the most finals lost (21). Of the teams who have participated in more than one final, Español de Madrid and Celta Vigo share the worst win–loss record with three defeats and no victories each. Of the victorious teams, Arenas have the lowest percentage of success, winning one out of four finals (25%). Real Sociedad are the reigning champions, having won their fourth title in 2026.

List of finals Key

+ Copa del Rey finals Season Winners Score Runners-up Venue Attendance 1903Athletic Bilbao 3–2 Madrid FC Hipódromo, Madrid — 1904Athletic Bilbao N/A Español de Madrid Tiro del Pichón, Madrid — 1905Madrid FC 1–0 Athletic Bilbao Tiro del Pichón, Madrid — 1906Madrid FC 4–1 Athletic Bilbao Hipódromo, Madrid — 1907Madrid FC 1–0 Bizcaya Hipódromo, Madrid 6,000 1908Madrid FC 2–1 Real Vigo Sporting O'Donnell, Madrid 4,000 1909Club Ciclista 3–1 Español de Madrid O'Donnell, Madrid — 1910 UECFAthletic Bilbao 1–0 Vasconia SC Ondarreta, San Sebastián — 1910 FECFBarcelona 3–2 Español de Madrid Tiro del Pichón, Madrid — 1911Athletic Bilbao 3–1 Español Josaleta, Getxo — 1912Barcelona 2–0 Gimnástica La Industria, Barcelona — 1913 UECFBarcelona 2–1& Real Sociedad La Industria, Barcelona — 1913 FECFRacing de Irún 1–0& Athletic Bilbao O'Donnell, Madrid — 1914Athletic Bilbao 2–1 Espanya Costorbe, Irún — 1915Athletic Bilbao 5–0 Español Amute, Irún 5,000 1916Athletic Bilbao 4–0 Madrid FC La Industria, Barcelona 6,000 1917Madrid FC 2–1& Arenas La Industria, Barcelona 2,500 1918Real Unión 2–0 Madrid FC O'Donnell, Madrid — 1919Arenas 5–2 Barcelona Martínez Campos, Madrid — 1920Barcelona 2–0 Athletic Bilbao El Molinón, Gijón 10,000 1921Athletic Bilbao 4–1 Atlético Madrid San Mamés, Bilbao 15,000 1922Barcelona 5–1 Real Unión Coia, Vigo 12,000 1923Athletic Bilbao 1–0 Europa Les Corts, Barcelona 30,000 1924Real Unión 1–0 Real Madrid Atotxa, San Sebastián — 1925Barcelona 2–0 Arenas Reina Victoria, Seville 6,000 1926Barcelona 3–2 Atlético Madrid Mestalla, Valencia 17,000 1927Real Unión 1–0 Arenas Torrero, Zaragoza 16,000 1928Barcelona 3–1& Real Sociedad El Sardinero, Santander 18,000 1928–29RCD Español 2–1 Real Madrid Mestalla, Valencia 25,000 1930Athletic Bilbao 3–2 Real Madrid Montjuïc, Barcelona 63,000 1931Athletic Bilbao 3–1 Real Betis Chamartín, Madrid 20,000 1932Athletic Bilbao 1–0 Barcelona Chamartín, Madrid 25,000 1933Athletic Bilbao 2–1 Real Madrid Montjuïc, Barcelona 60,000 1934Madrid 2–1 Valencia Montjuïc, Barcelona 46,000 1935Sevilla 3–0 Sabadell Chamartín, Madrid 15,000 1936Madrid 2–1 Barcelona Mestalla, Valencia 22,000 1937–1938 Not played due to Spanish Civil War. 1939Sevilla 6–2 Racing de Ferrol Montjuïc, Barcelona 60,000 1940Español 3–2 Real Madrid Campo de Vallecas, Madrid 20,000 1941Valencia 3–1 Español Chamartín, Madrid 23,000 1942Barcelona 4–3 Atlético Bilbao Chamartín, Madrid 30,000 1943Atlético Bilbao 1–0 Real Madrid Estadio Metropolitano, Madrid 50,000 1944Atlético Bilbao 2–0 Valencia Montjuïc, Barcelona 65,000 1944–45Atlético Bilbao 3–2 Valencia Montjuïc, Barcelona 55,000 1946Real Madrid 3–1 Valencia Montjuïc, Barcelona 60,000 1947Real Madrid 2–0 Español Riazor, A Coruña 30,000 1947–48Sevilla 4–1 Celta Vigo Nuevo Chamartín, Madrid 55,000 1948–49Valencia 1–0 Atlético Bilbao Nuevo Chamartín, Madrid 70,000 1949–50Atlético Bilbao 4–1 Valladolid Nuevo Chamartín, Madrid 80,000 1951Barcelona 3–0 Real Sociedad Nuevo Chamartín, Madrid 75,000 1952Barcelona 4–2 Valencia Nuevo Chamartín, Madrid 80,000 1952–53Barcelona 2–1 Atlético Bilbao Nuevo Chamartín, Madrid 67,145 1954Valencia 3–0 Barcelona Nuevo Chamartín, Madrid 110,000 1955Atlético Bilbao 1–0 Sevilla Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 100,000 1956Atlético Bilbao 2–1 Atlético Madrid Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 125,000 1957Barcelona 1–0 Español Montjuïc, Barcelona 75,000 1958Atlético Bilbao 2–0 Real Madrid Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 100,000 1958–59Barcelona 4–1 Granada Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 90,000 1959–60Atlético Madrid 3–1 Real Madrid Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 100,000 1960–61Atlético Madrid 3–2 Real Madrid Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 120,000 1961–62Real Madrid 2–1 Sevilla Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 90,000 1962–63Barcelona 3–1 Zaragoza Camp Nou, Barcelona 90,000 1963–64Zaragoza 2–1 Atlético Madrid Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 75,000 1964–65Atlético Madrid 1–0 Zaragoza Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 90,000 1965–66Zaragoza 2–0 Atlético Bilbao Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 95,000 1966–67Valencia 2–1 Atlético Bilbao Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 100,000 1967–68Barcelona 1–0 Real Madrid Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 100,000 1969Atlético Bilbao 1–0 Elche Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 120,000 1969–70Real Madrid 3–1 Valencia Camp Nou, Barcelona 80,000 1970–71Barcelona 4–3 Valencia Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 100,000 1971–72Atlético Madrid 2–1 Valencia Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 100,000 1972–73Athletic Bilbao 2–0 Castellón Vicente Calderón, Madrid 64,200 1973–74Real Madrid 4–0 Barcelona Vicente Calderón, Madrid 48,000 1974–75Real Madrid 0–0* Atlético Madrid Vicente Calderón, Madrid 60,000 1975–76Atlético Madrid 1–0 Zaragoza Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 80,000 1976–77Real Betis 2–2* Athletic Bilbao Vicente Calderón, Madrid 70,000 1977–78Barcelona 3–1 Las Palmas Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 60,000 1978–79Valencia 2–0 Real Madrid Vicente Calderón, Madrid 70,000 1979–80Real Madrid 6–1 Castilla Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 65,000 1980–81Barcelona 3–1 Sporting Gijón Vicente Calderón, Madrid 50,000 1981–82Real Madrid 2–1 Sporting Gijón José Zorrilla, Valladolid 30,000 1982–83Barcelona 2–1 Real Madrid La Romareda, Zaragoza 35,000 1983–84Athletic Bilbao 1–0 Barcelona Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 100,000 1984–85Atlético Madrid 2–1 Athletic Bilbao Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 85,000 1985–86Zaragoza 1–0 Barcelona Vicente Calderón, Madrid 45,000 1986–87Real Sociedad 2–2* Atlético Madrid La Romareda, Zaragoza 37,000 1987–88Barcelona 1–0 Real Sociedad Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 70,000 1988–89Real Madrid 1–0 Valladolid Vicente Calderón, Madrid 30,000 1989–90Barcelona 2–0 Real Madrid Luis Casanova, Valencia 44,240 1990–91Atlético Madrid 1–0 Mallorca Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 60,000 1991–92Atlético Madrid 2–0 Real Madrid Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 70,000 1992–93Real Madrid 2–0 Zaragoza Luis Casanova, Valencia 42,000 1993–94Zaragoza 0–0* Celta Vigo Vicente Calderón, Madrid 60,000 1994–95Deportivo La Coruña 2–1 Valencia Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 95,000 1995–96Atlético Madrid 1–0 Barcelona La Romareda, Zaragoza 37,000 1996–97Barcelona 3–2 Real Betis Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 82,498 1997–98Barcelona 1–1* Mallorca Mestalla, Valencia 54,000 1998–99Valencia 3–0 Atlético Madrid Estadio Olímpico, Seville 45,000 1999–2000Espanyol 2–1 Atlético Madrid Mestalla, Valencia 55,000 2000–01Zaragoza 3–1 Celta Vigo Estadio Olímpico, Seville 38,000 2001–02Deportivo La Coruña 2–1 Real Madrid Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 75,000 2002–03Mallorca 3–0 Recreativo Martínez Valero, Elche 35,000 2003–04Zaragoza 3–2 Real Madrid Lluís Companys, Barcelona 54,000 2004–05Real Betis 2–1 Osasuna Vicente Calderón, Madrid 55,000 2005–06Espanyol 4–1 Zaragoza Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 78,000 2006–07Sevilla 1–0 Getafe Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 80,000 2007–08Valencia 3–1 Getafe Vicente Calderón, Madrid 54,000 2008–09Barcelona # 4–1 Athletic Bilbao Mestalla, Valencia 50,000 2009–10Sevilla 2–0 Atlético Madrid Camp Nou, Barcelona 93,000 2010–11Real Madrid 1–0 Barcelona Mestalla, Valencia 55,000 2011–12Barcelona 3–0 Athletic Bilbao Vicente Calderón, Madrid 54,850 2012–13Atlético Madrid 2–1 Real Madrid Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid 80,000 2013–14Real Madrid § 2–1 Barcelona Mestalla, Valencia 52,953 2014–15Barcelona # 3–1 Athletic Bilbao Camp Nou, Barcelona 99,354 2015–16Barcelona 2–0 Sevilla Vicente Calderón, Madrid 54,907 2016–17Barcelona 3–1 Alavés Vicente Calderón, Madrid 45,000 2017–18Barcelona 5–0 Sevilla Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid 62,623 2018–19Valencia 2–1 Barcelona Benito Villamarín, Seville 53,698 2019–20Real Sociedad 1–0 Athletic Bilbao La Cartuja, Seville 0 2020–21Barcelona 4–0 Athletic Bilbao La Cartuja, Seville 0 2021–22Real Betis 1–1* Valencia La Cartuja, Seville 53,387 2022–23Real Madrid 2–1 Osasuna La Cartuja, Seville 55,579 2023–24Athletic Bilbao 1–1* MallorcaLa Cartuja, Seville 57,619 2024–25Barcelona 3–2 Real Madrid La Cartuja, Seville 55,579 2025–26Real Sociedad 2–2* Atlético Madrid La Cartuja, Seville 70,000

Performances +Results by teamClubWinsFirst final wonLast final wonRunners-upLast final lostTotal finalappearancesBarcelona321910202511201943Athletic Bilbao241903202416202140Real Madrid201905202321202541Atlético Madrid101960201310202620Valencia81941201910202218Zaragoza6196420045200611Sevilla519352010420189Espanyol419292006519579Real Sociedad319872026419887Real Betis319772022219975Real Unión319181927119224Deportivo La Coruña2199520020—2Arenas11919319274Mallorca12003320244Club Ciclista de San Sebastián119090—1Racing Club de Irún119130—1Español de Madrid0—319103Celta Vigo0—320013Sporting Gijón0—219822Real Valladolid0—219892Getafe0—220082Osasuna0—220232Bizcaya0—119071Real Vigo Sporting0—119081Vasconia Sporting Club0—119101Gimnástica0—119121Espanya de Barcelona0—119141CE Europa0—119231Sabadell0—119351Racing de Ferrol0—119391Granada0—119591Elche0—119691Castellón0—119731Las Palmas0—119781Real Madrid Castilla0—119801Recreativo0—120031Alavés0—120171

Notes

See also Football records and statistics in Spain#Copa del Rey

References

External links Official website at RFEF.es