Copa del Generalísimo 1942

Copa del Generalísimo 1942

Cup winners	CF Barcelona (9th title)
Beginning	April 26, 1942
final	June 21, 1942
Final stadium	Estadio Chamartín , Madrid
Teams	32
Games	68
Gates	252 (ø 3.71 per game)
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The Copa del Generalísimo 1942 was the 38th edition of the Spanish soccer cup competition , which takes place today under the name Copa del Rey .

The competition started on April 26th and ended with the final on June 21st, 1942 at the Estadio Chamartín in Madrid . Defender of the Cup competition was FC Valencia . CF Barcelona won the title with a 4-3 win after extra time in the final against Atlético Bilbao .

First round

The first leg was played on April 26, the second leg on May 3, 1942.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Real Valladolid	4: 3	Celta Vigo	4-0	0: 3
Real Gijón	4: 4	Real Oviedo	3: 1	1: 3
Cultural Leonesa	0: 1	Deportivo La Coruña	0: 1	0-0
Arenas Club	2: 2	Real Sociedad	2: 1	0: 1
CD Logroñés	2: 8	Atlético Bilbao	1-0	1: 8
CA Osasuna	1: 1	Real Zaragoza	1: 1	0-0
Tarrasa CF	2: 5	CF Barcelona	2: 1	0: 4
RCD Español	5: 3	CD Sabadell	3: 1	2: 2
Levant UD	2: 6	CD Castellón	2: 1	0: 5
FC Elche	2: 6	Valencia CF	1: 4	1: 2
Real Murcia	3: 2	Hércules Alicante	1: 1	2: 1
AD Ferroviaria	2: 7	real Madrid	1: 3	1: 4
UD Salamanca	2: 6	Atlético Aviación	1-0	1: 6
Betis Seville	3: 5	Jerez FC	2: 2	1: 3
CD Málaga	3: 6	Granada CF.	2: 4	1: 2
SD Ceuta	4: 6	Sevilla FC	3: 2	1: 4

Playoffs

The games were played on May 5th, 6th and 7th in Oviedo , Saragossa and Bilbao .

	Result
Real Gijón	1: 2	Real Oviedo
Arenas Club	1: 1	Real Sociedad
Arenas Club	1: 7	Real Sociedad
CA Osasuna	2: 4	Real Zaragoza

Round of 16

The first leg was played on May 10, the second leg on May 17, 1942.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Atlético Aviación	2-0	Deportivo La Coruña	2-0	0-0
CD Castellón	2: 2	real Madrid	1-0	1: 2
RCD Español	4: 3	Real Zaragoza	2-0	2: 3
Valencia CF	11: 30	Real Sociedad	6: 1	5: 2
Sevilla FC	1: 5	CF Barcelona	1: 2	0: 3
Atlético Bilbao	8: 2	Jerez FC	6-0	2: 2
Real Oviedo	1: 5	Granada CF.	1: 1	0: 4
Real Murcia	4: 4	Real Valladolid	3-0	1: 4

Playoffs

The games were played in Zaragoza and Madrid on May 19th .

	Result
CD Castellón	0: 1	real Madrid
Real Murcia	1: 3	Real Valladolid

Quarter finals

The first leg was played on May 24, the second leg on May 31, 1942.

	total		First leg	Return leg
real Madrid	3: 3	Atlético Bilbao	2: 1	1: 2
Real Valladolid	6: 5	Atlético Aviación	3: 3	3: 2
RCD Español	4: 6	CF Barcelona	2: 3	2: 3
Granada CF.	3: 6	Valencia CF	3: 1	0: 5

Playoffs

The game was played in Barcelona on June 4th .

	Result
real Madrid	1: 2	Atlético Bilbao

Semifinals

The first legs were played on June 7, the second legs on June 14, 1942.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Valencia CF	3: 5	CF Barcelona	1: 2	2: 3
Atlético Bilbao	6: 4	Real Valladolid	6: 1	0: 3

final

After Generalissimo Francisco Franco arrived in the main stand ten minutes after the start of the game, referee Manuel Ocaña interrupted the game. Thereupon the players of both teams turned to the dictator and greeted him with raised arms amid frenetic "Franco, Franco, Franco" chants of the audience.

CF Barcelona

Atlético Bilbao