Copa de la Liga 1986

The Copa de la Liga 1986 was the fourth and final edition of the Spanish soccer league Cup Copa de la Liga . The competition began on May 1 and ended on June 14, 1986. Participants were the 18 first division clubs of the 1985/86 season and last year's winners of the lower-class Copa de la Liga events : Real Oviedo from the Segunda División , Sestao SC and Albacete Balompié from the Segunda División B and UB Conquense from the fourth-class Tercera División . FC Barcelona won the title for the second time . This qualified the club from Catalonia for the 1986/87 UEFA Cup and became the record winners of the League Cup.

Since the finals of the European Cup competitions and the 1986 World Cup were held in Mexico during the same period , there was little interest in the league cup games. Thereupon it was decided to abolish the competition after four years.

First round

The first legs were played on May 1, the second legs on May 4 and 8, 1986.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Real Oviedo	3: 3 (?:? IE)	Racing Santander	3-0	0: 3 a.d.
UB Conquense	3: 5	Valencia CF	2: 2	1: 3
Real Valladolid	8: 5	Albacete Balompié	5: 1	3: 4
Sestao SC	3: 2	UD Las Palmas	2-0	1: 2
Celta Vigo	3: 4	Espanyol Barcelona	3: 2	0: 2
CA Osasuna	4: 5	Betis Seville	2: 2	2: 3
Cádiz FC	0: 1	Sporting Gijón	0: 1	0-0
Real Zaragoza	4: 1	Hércules Alicante	2: 1	2-0
Real Sociedad	4: 3	Athletic Bilbao	2: 1	2: 2

Real Madrid , Atletico Madrid and FC Barcelona were given a bye, because the said teams at the same time the finals at the UEFA Cup in 1985/86 , the 1985-86 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 1985-86 European Cup contested. Since the latter final was played in the stadium of FC Sevilla , this club also received a bye.

Second round

The first legs were played on May 11 and 14, and the second legs on May 18 and 21, 1986.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Real Oviedo	2: 5	Real Sociedad	2: 1	0: 4
Valencia CF	6: 3	Espanyol Barcelona	5: 2	1: 1
Sevilla FC	0: 1	Sestao SC	0-0	0: 1
Atlético Madrid	3: 4	Real Valladolid	3: 3	0: 1
FC Barcelona	6: 2	real Madrid	2: 2	4-0

Betis Sevilla , Real Saragossa and Sporting Gijón received a bye.

Quarter finals

The first legs were played on May 11 and 25, the second legs on May 29, 1986.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Real Sociedad	2: 3	Real Zaragoza	1-0	1: 3
Valencia CF	2: 4	Betis Seville	1: 2	1: 2
Sestao SC	3: 4	Atlético Madrid	3: 2	0: 2
FC Barcelona	3: 2	Sporting Gijón	1-0	2: 2 a.d.