Copa del Rey 1928

Copa del Rey 1928
Cup winners	FC Barcelona (8th title)
Beginning	January 31, 1928
final	June 29, 1928
Final stadium	Estadio El Sardinero , Santander
Teams	26th
Games	139
Gates	644  (ø 4.63 per game)
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The 1928 Copa del Rey was the 26th edition of the Spanish Football Cup.

The competition started on January 31 and ended with the second final replay on June 29, 1928 at the Estadio El Sardinero in Santander . The defending champion of the cup competition was Real Unión . FC Barcelona won the title with a 3-1 win in the final against Real Sociedad .

FC Barcelona, ​​1928

Attendees

Regional competition	society
Aragon	Iberia SD , Patria Aragón
Asturias	Real Oviedo , RC Langreano
Balearic Islands	US Mahón
Bizkaia	Athletic Bilbao , CD Alavés
Extremadura	Patria FC
Galicia	Deportivo La Coruña , Celta Vigo
Gipuzkoa	Real Unión , Real Sociedad
Cantabria	Racing Santander , Gimnástica de Torrelavega
Castile and León	Cultural Leonesa , Unión Deportiva
Campionat de Catalunya	FC Barcelona , CD Europe
Murcia	Real Murcia , Cartagena FC
Campeonato Centro	Athletic Madrid , Real Madrid
South region	Betis Sevilla , Sevilla FC
Valencia	FC Levante , Valencia

Qualifying round

The first leg was played on January 31, the second leg on February 2, 1928.

	total		First leg	Return leg
real Madrid	10: 10	Patria FC	7-0	3: 1
US Mahón	03:13	CD Europe	1: 5	2: 8

Round of 16

The round of 16 took place in four groups with home and away legs. The respective group winners and runners-up qualified for the quarter-finals. The group matches were played between February 5th and April 8th.

Group 1

First leg Return leg Deportivo La Coruña - Real Oviedo 2-0 0: 4 Cultural Leonesa - Celta Vigo 3: 2 0: 8 RC Langreano - Unión Deportiva 5: 4 1: 4 Real Oviedo - Celta Vigo 4: 2 2: 7 Deportivo La Coruña - Unión Deportiva 6-0 4: 1 Cultural Leonesa - RC Langreano 2: 1 1: 3 Celta Vigo - Deportivo La Coruña 2: 1 3: 3 Real Oviedo - RC Langreano 7-0 5: 1 Unión Deportiva - Cultural Leonesa 2: 1 1: 6 Cultural Leonesa - Real Oviedo 3: 3 3: 5 RC Langreano - Deportivo La Coruña 0: 4 0: 4 Celta Vigo - Unión Deportiva 11: 1 8: 1 RC Langreano - Celta Vigo 1: 5 1: 7 Deportivo La Coruña - Cultural Leonesa 6: 1 2: 3 Unión Deportiva - Real Oviedo 1: 3 0: 6

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points  1. Celta Vigo  10  7th  1  2 055:170 3.24 15: 50  2. Real Oviedo  10  7th  1  2 039:190 2.05 15: 50  3. Deportivo La Coruña  10  6th  1  3 032:140 2.29 13: 70  4th Cultural Leonesa  10  4th  1  5 023:330 0.70 09:11  5. RC Langreano  10  2  0  8th 013:430 0.30 04:16  6th Unión Deportiva  10  2  0  8th 015:510 0.29 04:16

Group 2

First leg Return leg real Madrid - Gimnástica de Torrelavega 6: 1 2: 2 Athletic Bilbao - Athletic Madrid 3: 1 4: 2 Racing Santander - CD Alavés 2: 2 1: 2 Athletic Madrid - CD Alavés 1: 3 1: 2 Racing Santander - real Madrid 4-0 2: 3 Athletic Bilbao - Gimnástica de Torrelavega 8-0 3: 1 Athletic Madrid - real Madrid 0: 1 0: 3 CD Alavés - Athletic Bilbao 2-0 0-0 Gimnástica de Torrelavega - Racing Santander 0: 5 0: 7 real Madrid - Athletic Bilbao 3: 2 1: 3 Racing Santander - Athletic Madrid 6: 2 4: 1 CD Alavés - Gimnástica de Torrelavega 3-0 0-0 Gimnástica de Torrelavega - Athletic Madrid 2: 1 2: 3 Athletic Bilbao - Racing Santander 3: 1 0: 2 real Madrid - CD Alavés 3: 3 1-0

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points  1. CD Alavés  10  5  4th  1 017: 900 1.89 14: 60  2. real Madrid  10  6th  2  2 023:170 1.35 14: 60  3. Racing Santander  10  6th  1  3 034:130 2.62 13: 70  4th Athletic Bilbao  10  6th  1  3 026:130 2.00 13: 70  5. Gimnástica de Torrelavega  10  1  2  7th 008:380 0.21 04:16  6th Athletic Madrid  10  1  0  9 012:300 0.40 02:18

Group 3

First leg Return leg FC Barcelona - Iberia SD 4: 1 1-0 Real Unión - CD Europe 2: 1 3-0 Patria Aragón - Real Sociedad 0: 3 1: 4 FC Barcelona - Real Sociedad 4: 1 4: 5 Real Unión - Patria Aragón 8-0 7-0 Iberia SD - CD Europe 2: 1 0: 7 Iberia SD - Patria Aragón 4: 1 3-0 CD Europe - FC Barcelona 2: 3 2: 2 Real Sociedad - Real Unión 4: 1 1: 3 Patria Aragón - FC Barcelona 1: 3 0: 7 Real Unión - Iberia SD 2: 1 4: 3 CD Europe - Real Sociedad 0: 1 2: 4 Real Sociedad - Iberia SD 5: 1 3: 1 FC Barcelona - Real Unión 4: 4 3: 2 Patria Aragón - CD Europe 2: 3 2: 4

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points  1. FC Barcelona  10  7th  2  1 035:180 1.94 16: 40  2. Real Sociedad  10  8th  0  2 031:170 1.82 16: 40  3. Real Unión  10  7th  1  2 036:170 2.12 15: 50  4th CD Europe  10  3  1  6th 022:210 1.05 07:13  5. Iberia SD  10  3  0  7th 016:280 0.57 06:14  6th Patria Aragón  10  0  0  10 007:460 0.15 00:20

Group 4

First leg Return leg Betis Seville - FC Levante 4: 2 1-0 Valencia CF - Cartagena FC 4-0 0: 4 Real Murcia - Sevilla FC 1: 2 2: 1 FC Levante - Sevilla FC 2-0 1-0 Real Murcia - Valencia CF 1-0 1: 3 Betis Seville - Cartagena FC 3-0 2: 4 Sevilla FC - Betis Seville 3: 3 1: 1 Cartagena FC - Real Murcia 2: 2 1: 2 FC Levante - Valencia CF 1: 3 2: 4 Real Murcia - FC Levante 5: 1 3: 1 Sevilla FC - Cartagena FC 1-0 0: 1 Valencia CF - Betis Seville 3: 3 1-0 Betis Seville - Real Murcia 1: 3 2: 3 Cartagena FC - FC Levante 4: 1 2: 2 Valencia CF - Sevilla FC 1: 1 2: 7

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points  1. Real Murcia  10  7th  1  2 023:140 1.64 15: 50  2. Valencia CF  10  5  2  3 021:200 1.05 12: 80  3. Cartagena FC  10  4th  2  4th 018:170 1.06 10:10  4th Sevilla FC  10  3  3  4th 016:140 1.14 09:11  5. Betis Seville  10  3  3  4th 020:200 1.00 09:11  6th FC Levante  10  2  1  7th 013:260 0.50 05:15

Quarter finals

The first legs were played on April 15, the second legs on April 29, 1928.

	total		First leg	Return leg
FC Barcelona	9: 5	Real Oviedo	7: 3	2: 2
Real Murcia	2: 5	CD Alavés	1: 2	1: 3
Celta Vigo	2: 4	Real Sociedad	2: 1	0: 3
real Madrid	3: 4	Valencia CF	2: 2	1: 2

Semifinals

The first leg was played on May 6, the second leg on May 13, 1928.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Real Sociedad	9: 3	Valencia CF	7-0	2: 3
FC Barcelona	8-0	CD Alavés	3-0	5-0

final

Plattkó suffered a head wound in the first final game in the 38th minute as a result of a collision with Cholín and could not continue playing. The trained striker Arocha then took his place in goal. After the wound had been sewn with six stitches, Plattkó returned in the 49th minute with a heavily bandaged head. The Spanish poet Rafael Alberti , who followed the game in the stadium, wrote the poem "Oda a Platko" in honor of the goalkeeper.

FC Barcelona		Real Sociedad
	May 20, 1928 in Santander ( Campos de Sport de El Sardinero ) Result: 1: 1 n.v. (1: 1, 0: 0) Spectators: 18,000 Referee: Pedro Vallana
	Ferenc Plattkó - Emil Walter , Enrique Mas - Ramón Guzmán , José Castillo , Domingo Carulla - Vicenç Piera , José Sastre , Josep Samitier , Ángel Arocha , Manuel Parera Trainer: Romà Forns	Jesús Izaguirre - Antonio Arrillaga , Domingo Zaldúa - Amadeo Labarta , Martín Marculeta , Trino Arizcorreta - Paco Bienzobas , Ángel Mariscal , Cholín , Kiriki , Mariano Yurrita Trainer: Benito Díaz
	1-0 Josep Samitier (53rd)	1: 1 Ángel Mariscal (83.)

1. Replay

FC Barcelona		Real Sociedad
	May 22, 1928 in Santander ( Campos de Sport de El Sardinero ) Result: 1: 1 n.V. (1: 1, 0: 1) Spectators: 15,000 Referee: Pedro Escartín
	Ramon Llorens - Emil Walter , Enrique Mas - Ramón Guzmán , Domingo Carulla , Andrés Bosch - Vicenç Piera , José Sastre , Josep Samitier , Ángel Arocha , Sagi-Barba Trainers: Romà Forns	Jesús Izaguirre - Antonio Arrillaga , Domingo Zaldúa - Amadeo Labarta , Martín Marculeta , Trino Arizcorreta - Paco Bienzobas , Ángel Mariscal , Cholín , Kiriki , Mariano Yurrita Trainer: Benito Díaz
	1: 1 Vicenç Piera (69th)	0: 1 Kiriki (32nd)
	Expulsion: Ramón Guzmán (70.)	Expelled: Cholín (80.)

2. Replay

FC Barcelona		Real Sociedad
	June 29, 1928 in Santander ( Campos de Sport de El Sardinero ) Result: 3: 1 (3: 1) Spectators: 17,000 Referee: Pablo Saracho
	Ramon Llorens - Emil Walter , Enrique Mas - Ramón Guzmán , José Castillo , Domingo Carulla - Vicenç Piera , José Sastre , Josep Samitier , Ángel Arocha , Sagi-Barba Trainers: Romà Forns	Jesús Izaguirre - Antonio Arrillaga , Domingo Zaldúa - Amadeo Labarta , Martín Marculeta , Trino Arizcorreta - Paco Bienzobas , Ángel Mariscal , Cholín , Félix Ilundáin , Mariano Yurrita Trainer: Benito Díaz
	1-0 Josep Samitier (8th) 2-1 Ángel Arocha (21st) 3-1 José Sastre (25th)	1: 1 Domingo Zaldúa (16th, Penalty )
	Expulsion: Domingo Carulla (65.)	Expulsion: Ángel Mariscal (65.)

Web links

• Schedule and results (linguasport.com)