Copa del Generalísimo 1946
| Copa del Generalísimo 1946 | |
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| Cup winners | Real Madrid (8th title) |
| Beginning | April 7, 1946 |
| final | June 9, 1946 |
| Final stadium | Estadi Montjuïc , Barcelona |
| Teams | 28 |
| Games | 56 |
| Gates | 218 (ø 3.89 per game) |
| ← Copa del Generalísimo 1944/45 | |
The Copa del Generalísimo 1946 was the 42nd edition of the Spanish soccer cup competition , which takes place today under the name Copa del Rey .
The competition started on April 7th and ended with the final on June 9th, 1946 in the Estadi Montjuïc in Barcelona . The defending champion of the cup competition was Atlético Bilbao . Real Madrid won the title by beating Valencia CF 3-1 in the final .
Preliminary round
The first leg was played on April 7, the second leg on April 14, 1946.
| total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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| Deportivo La Coruña | 3: 7 | RCD Español | 1: 2 | 2: 5 |
| real Madrid | 7: 2 | Club Ferrol | 4: 1 | 3: 1 |
| Real Gijón | 8: 3 | Real Santander | 8: 1 | 0: 2 |
| CD Sabadell | 3: 6 | Atlético Bilbao | 2: 4 | 1: 2 |
| Real Sociedad | 5: 7 | Atlético Aviación | 3: 3 | 2: 4 |
| Valencia CF | 8: 1 | Betis Seville | 5-0 | 3: 1 |
| Real Zaragoza | 2: 4 | Real Murcia | 2: 1 | 0: 3 |
| Jerez CF | 2: 7 | Celta Vigo | 2: 1 | 0: 6 |
| Hércules Alicante | 3: 5 | Gimnástico de Tarragona | 1: 1 | 2: 4 |
| RCD Mallorca | 1: 3 | Real Oviedo | 1: 1 | 0: 2 |
| RCD Cordoba | 4: 4 | CD Castellón | 3: 1 | 1: 3 |
| UD Salamanca | 3: 8 | CD Alcoyano | 2: 3 | 1: 5 |
- Sevilla FC , Barcelona CF , Granada CF and SD Ceuta received a bye.
Playoffs
The game was played in Madrid on April 16 .
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| RCD Cordoba | 2: 1 | CD Castellón |
Round of 16
The first leg was played on April 21, the second leg on April 28, 1946.
| total | First leg | Return leg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celta Vigo | 0: 9 | Valencia CF | 0: 2 | 0: 7 |
| Sevilla FC | 8: 1 | CF Barcelona | 8-0 | 0: 1 |
| RCD Español | 3: 3 | Real Oviedo | 2-0 | 1: 3 |
| Real Gijón | 4:11 | Atlético Aviación | 3: 4 | 1: 7 |
| Gimnástico de Tarragona | 1: 2 | Granada CF. | 1-0 | 0: 2 |
| real Madrid | 6: 1 | SC Ceuta | 6-0 | 0: 1 |
| Atlético Bilbao | 3: 5 | CD Alcoyano | 3: 3 | 0: 2 |
| RCD Cordoba | 2: 2 | Real Murcia | 1-0 | 1: 2 |
Playoffs
The games were played in Madrid on April 28th and May 2nd .
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| RCD Español | 1: 2 | Real Oviedo |
| RCD Cordoba | 2-0 | Real Murcia |
Quarter finals
The first leg was played on May 5, the second leg on May 12, 1946.
| total | First leg | Return leg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Aviación | 4: 6 | Sevilla FC | 1-0 | 3: 6 |
| Real Oviedo | 3: 1 | RCD Cordoba | 1-0 | 2: 1 |
| CD Alcoyano | 2: 4 | real Madrid | 2: 2 | 0: 2 |
| Valencia CF | 4: 2 | Granada CF. | 4: 1 | 0: 1 |
Semifinals
The first leg was played on May 19, the second leg on May 16, 1946.
| total | First leg | Return leg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Oviedo | 1: 4 | real Madrid | 0: 1 | 1: 3 |
| Valencia CF | 7: 1 | Sevilla FC | 7-0 | 0: 1 |
final
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José Bañón - Clemente Fernández , José Corona - Moleiro , Juan Antonio Ipiña , Félix Huete - Antonio Alsúa , Sabino Barinaga , Pruden , Nazario Belmar , Hermenegildo Elices Trainers: Jacinto Quincoces |
Enrique Esquiva - Álvaro Pérez , Juan Ramón - Higinio Ortúzar , Carlos Iturraspe , Simón Lecue - Epi , Vicente Asensi , Mundo , Silvestre Igoa , Guillermo Gorostiza Trainers: Eduardo Cubells |
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 1: 0 Sabino Barinaga (2nd) 2: 0 Pruden (40th) 3: 0 Pruden (52nd)
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3: 1 Guillermo Gorostiza (81st, Penalty )
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