1931 Copa del Rey

The Republic's Cup 1931 was the 31st staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.

1931 Republic's Cup
31st Copa del Rey
Tournament details
CountrySpain
Teams30
Defending championsAthletic Bilbao
Final positions
ChampionsAthletic Bilbao (11th title)
Runner-upBetis
Tournament statistics
Matches played56
Goals scored207 (3.7 per match)
← 1930
1932 →

With the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic on April 14, all teams with "Real" ("Royal") in their names, changed it due to anti-monarchic reasons. Real Sociedad changes to Donostia FC. Most of this changes were done between first and second legs of the first round.

The competition started on April 12, 1931, and concluded on June 21, 1931, with the final, held at the Estadio Chamartín in Madrid. Athletic Bilbao won their 11th title, the second in a row.

Teams edit

Round of 32 edit

The first leg was played on April 12. The second leg was played on May 3.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Racing de Madrid3–8Sevilla FC2–01–8
Betis Balompié6–5Donostia5–11–4
FC Barcelona12–1Don Benito9–03–1
CD Alavés4–5CD Sabadell2–22–3
Unión Club4–2Celta Vigo3–11–1
Racing Santander1–7Arenas Club0–21–5 [1]
CD Logroño15–1Cultural Leonesa7–08–1 [1]
Valencia CF5–4Iberia SC2–03–4
RCD Mallorca1–3CD Castellón1–0 [2]0–3 [1]
Valladolid Deportivo4–2Athletic Madrid2–1 [1]2–1
Madrid FC9–2Eclipse FC4–0 [1]5–2
Deportivo La Coruña1-3Murcia FC0–11–2
FC BadalonawithdrewCD Patria Aragón
Oviedo FCwithdrewLorca Deportiva

Athletic Bilbao and Sporting Gijón received a bye.

Round of 16 edit

The first leg was played on May 10. The second leg was played on May 17.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Valencia CF4–3FC Barcelona2–22–1
FC Badalona1–2Betis Balompié1–00–2
Athletic Bilbao5–3CD Sabadell4–01–3
Sevilla FC4–4CD Castellón3–11–3
Oviedo FC1–6Arenas Club1–20–4
Unión Club4–1Sporting Gijón4–10–0
Valladolid Deportivo0–4CD Logroño0–00-4
Madrid FC3–0Murcia3–00–0
  • Tiebreaker

Played in Madrid on May 19.

Team 1 Score Team 2
CD Castellón2–1Sevilla FC

Quarter-finals edit

The first leg was played on May 24. The second leg was played on May 31.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Arenas Club3–3Valencia CF2–21–1
Unión Club2–6Athletic Bilbao2–20–4
Betis Balompié3–1Madrid FC3–00–1
CD Castellón2–3CD Logroño2–00–3
  • Tiebreaker

Played in Barcelona on June 2.

Team 1 Score Team 2
Arenas Club2–1Valencia CF

Semi-finals edit

The first leg was played on June 7. The second leg was played on June 14.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
CD Logroño3-12Athletic Bilbao0–63–6
Arenas Club2–2Betis Balompié2–10–1
  • Tiebreaker

Played in Madrid on June 16.

Team 1 Score Team 2
Betis Balompié2–0Arenas Club

Final edit

Athletic Bilbao3–1Betis Balompié
Chirri II 17'
Roberto 38'
Bata 54'
57' Sanz
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jesús Arribas
Copa del Rey 1931 winners
Athletic Bilbao
11th title

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e Played on April 26
  2. ^ Played on April 19

External links edit