1925 Copa del Rey

The King Alfonso XIII's Cup 1925 was the 25th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.

1925 King Alfonso XIII's Cup

25th Copa del Rey
Tournament details
Country	Spain
Defending champions	Real Unión
Final positions
Champions	Barcelona (6th title)
Runners-up	Arenas
Tournament statistics
Matches played	27
Goals scored	109 (4.04 per match)
← 1924 1926 →

Teams

A record twelve teams were invited to play the tournament, as the champion of Castile and León was also invited, while the Levante Championship was split into two tournaments: the Valencian Championship and the Murcian Championship.

The following eleven teams competed (the entry of Real Murcia, winners of the newly formed Championship of Murcia, was rejected):

• Biscay: Arenas Club
• Gipuzkoa: Real Sociedad
• Centre Region: Athletic Madrid
• South Region: Sevilla FC
• Galicia: Celta de Vigo
• Asturias: Stadium Ovetense
• Cantabria: Racing de Santander
• Catalonia: FC Barcelona
• Aragón: Stadium de Zaragoza
• Levante: Valencia CF
• Castile and León: CD Español

Group stage

The winner of each group advanced to the semifinals.

Group I

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
FC Barcelona	4	3	1	0	21	5	+16	7
Valencia CF	4	2	1	1	13	8	+5	5
Stadium de Zaragoza	4	0	0	4	1	22	-21	0

March 1, 1925

FC Barcelona	7–3	Valencia CF

Les Corts, Barcelona

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March 8, 1925

Valencia CF	8–0	Stadium de Zaragoza

Mestalla, Valencia

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March 15, 1925

Stadium de Zaragoza	1–5	FC Barcelona

Campo del Arrabal, Zaragoza

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March 22, 1925

Valencia CF	1–1	FC Barcelona

Mestalla, Valencia

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March 29, 1925

Stadium de Zaragoza	0–1	Valencia CF

Campo del Arrabal, Zaragoza

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April 5, 1925

FC Barcelona	8–0	Stadium de Zaragoza

Les Corts, Barcelona

Group II

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Athletic Madrid[1]	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	2
Sevilla FC	2	1	0	1	2	3	-1	2

March 15, 1925

Athletic Madrid	3–1	Sevilla FC

Metropolitano, Madrid

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April 5, 1925

Sevilla FC	1–0	Athletic Madrid

Reina Victoria, Seville

Tie-break match

April 12, 1925

Athletic Madrid	3–2	Sevilla FC

Mestalla, Valencia

Group III

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Arenas Club de Getxo	4	1	3	0	7	5	+2	5
Real Sociedad	4	1	2	1	7	5	+2	4
Racing de Santander	4	0	3	1	4	8	-4	3

March 8, 1925

Racing de Santander	1–1	Real Sociedad

El Sardinero, Santander

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March 15, 1925

Real Sociedad	1–1	Arenas Club de Getxo

Atotxa, San Sebastián

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March 19, 1925

Arenas Club de Getxo	2–2	Racing de Santander

Josaleta, Getxo

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March 22, 1925

Real Sociedad	4–0	Racing de Santander

Atotxa, San Sebastián

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March 29, 1925

Arenas Club de Getxo	3–1	Real Sociedad

Josaleta, Getxo

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April 5, 1925

Racing de Santander	1–1	Arenas Club de Getxo

El Sardinero, Santander

Group IV

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Celta de Vigo	4	4	0	0	19	6	+13	8
RSC Ovetense	4	1	1	2	6	8	-2	3
CD Español	4	0	1	3	5	16	-11	1

March 1, 1925

CD Español	1–6	Celta de Vigo

La Victoria, Valladolid

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March 8, 1925

RSC Ovetense	1–0	CD Español

Vetusta, Oviedo

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March 15, 1925

Celta de Vigo	2–0	RSC Ovetense

Coia, Vigo

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March 22, 1925

Celta de Vigo	7–2	CD Español

Coia, Vigo

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March 29, 1925

CD Español	2–2	RSC Ovetense

La Victoria, Valladolid

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April 12, 1925

RSC Ovetense	3–4	Celta de Vigo

Vetusta, Oviedo

Semifinals

First leg:

April 19, 1925
FC Barcelona	3–2	Athletic Madrid
Arenas Club de Getxo	1–0	Celta Vigo
Second leg:
April 26, 1925
Athletic Madrid	2-1	FC Barcelona
Celta Vigo	1–1	Arenas Club de Getxo	agg:1–2
Tie break:
May 3, 1925
FC Barcelona	2–1	Athletic Madrid	agg:6–5

Final

Main article: 1925 Copa del Rey Final

10 May 1925

16:45 CET

Barcelona	2–0	Arenas
Samitier 9' Sancho 34'

Reina Victoria, Seville

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Tomás Balaguer

1925 Copa del Rey winners
Barcelona 6th title