Copa del Generalísimo 1952/53

Copa del Generalísimo 1952/53

Cup winners	CF Barcelona (12th title)
Beginning	October 1, 1952
final	June 21, 1953
Final stadium	Nuevo Estadio Chamartín , Madrid
Teams	44
Games	84
Gates	321 (ø 3.82 per game)
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The Copa del Generalísimo 1952/53 was the 49th edition of the Spanish soccer cup competition , which takes place today under the name Copa del Rey .

The competition started on October 1, 1952 and ended with the final on June 21, 1953 in the Nuevo Estadio Chamartín in Madrid . The defending champion of the cup competition was CF Barcelona . CF Barcelona won the title for the third time in a row with a 2-1 win in the final against Atlético Bilbao .

First round

The first legs were played on October 1, the second legs on December 7, 1952.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Caudal Deportivo	1: 2	Real Avilés	1: 1	0: 1
Club Ferrol	3: 1	UD Salamanca	2-0	1: 1
FC Barakaldo	8: 3	Gimnástica de Torrelavega	5: 3	3-0
CA Osasuna	5: 9	CD Alavés	5: 4	0: 5
UD Lérida	3: 2	Gimnástico de Tarragona	3: 1	0: 1
SD España Industrial	8: 3	CD San Andrés	3-0	5: 3
FC Burgos	4: 2	AD Plus Ultra	2: 1	2: 1
RCD Mallorca	3: 2	CD Sabadell	3: 1	0: 1
Hércules Alicante	4: 1	Orihuela Deportiva CF	3: 1	1-0
Real Jaén	4: 3	CD Mestalla	3-0	1: 3
Real Murcia	8: 5	CP Cacereño	3: 2	5: 3
RCD Cordoba	4: 5	UD Las Palmas	3: 2	1: 3
Atlético Tetuán	4: 6	UD Melilla	2: 4	2: 2
Real Linense	3: 2	CD Atlético Baleares	3-0	0: 2
Granada CF.	7: 2	CD Alcoyano	4-0	3: 2

Second round

The first legs were played on December 28, 1952, the second legs on March 19, 1953.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Club Ferrol	4: 6	Real Avilés	3: 1	1: 5
CD Alavés	2: 2	FC Burgos	1-0	1: 2
FC Barakaldo	4: 3	CD Logroñés	3: 2	1: 1
UD Lérida	0: 2	SD España Industrial	0-0	0: 2
UD Las Palmas	5: 2	RCD Mallorca	4: 1	1: 1
SD España Industrial	8: 3	CD San Andrés	3-0	5: 3
Real Murcia	2: 1	Hércules Alicante	2-0	0: 1
RCD Mallorca	3: 2	CD Sabadell	3: 1	0: 1
UD Melilla	2: 6	Real Jaén	2: 1	0: 5
Granada CF.	7: 3	Real Linense	4: 1	3: 2

Playoffs

The games were played on March 26th, 27th and April 9th in San Sebastián .

	Result
CD Alavés	2: 2	FC Burgos
CD Alavés	2: 2	FC Burgos
CD Alavés	3-0	FC Burgos

Third round

The first legs were played on April 1 and 28, the second legs on May 10, 1953. Real Avilés and SD España Industrial did not play for the second leg, as the two second division clubs were fighting for promotion to the Primera División at the time in the relegation round .

	total		First leg	Return leg
CD Alavés	5: 1	Real Avilés
FC Barakaldo	6-0	SD España Industrial
Real Jaén	3: 7	Granada CF.	1: 3	2: 4
Real Murcia	1-0	UD Las Palmas	1-0	0-0

Round of 16

The first leg was played on May 17, the second leg on May 24, 1953.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Real Sociedad	4: 3	Real Valladolid	3: 1	1: 2
CD Alavés	2: 9	Atlético Bilbao	2: 4	0: 5
FC Barakaldo	6: 4	Real Oviedo	4: 2	2: 2
Real Gijón	2: 4	RCD Español	1-0	1: 4
CF Barcelona	6: 1	Valencia CF	5-0	1: 1
Granada CF.	2: 7	Real Santander	1: 1	1: 6
real Madrid	7: 1	Real Murcia	4-0	3: 1
Sevilla FC	3: 5	Atlético Madrid	1: 1	2: 4

Quarter finals

The first leg was played on May 31, 1953, the second leg on June 4, 1953.

	total		First leg	Return leg
FC Barakaldo	2: 7	Atlético Bilbao	1: 1	1: 6
Real Santander	1: 3	CF Barcelona	1-0	0: 3
real Madrid	5: 3	Real Sociedad	4-0	1: 3
RCD Español	5: 6	Atlético Madrid	3: 1	2: 5