1952–53 Copa del Generalísimo

The 1952–53 Copa del Generalísimo was the 51st staging of the Spanish Cup. The competition began on 1 October 1952 and concluded on 21 June 1953 with the final.

1952–53 Copa del Generalísimo

51st Copa del Rey
Tournament details
Country	Spain
Teams	44
Defending champions	FC Barcelona
Final positions
Champions	FC Barcelona (12th title)
Runners-up	Atlético de Bilbao
Tournament statistics
Matches played	84
Goals scored	321 (3.82 per match)
← 1952 1954 →

First round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Caudal Deportivo	1–2	Real Avilés CF	1–1	0–1
Club Ferrol	3–1	UD Salamanca	2–0	1–1
Baracaldo CF	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
Burgos CF	4–2	AD Plus Ultra	2–1	2–1
RCD Mallorca	3–2	CD Sabadell	3–1	0–1
Hércules CF	4–1	Orihuela Deportiva CF	3–1	1–0
Real Jaén CF	4–3	CD Mestalla	3–0	1–3
Real Murcia CF	8–5	CP Cacereño	3–2	5–3
RCD Córdoba	4–5	UD Las Palmas	3–2	1–3
Atlético Tetuán	4–6	UD Melilla	2–4	2–2
RB Linense	3–2	Atlético Baleares	3–0	0–2
Granada CF	7–2	CD Alcoyano	4–0	3–2

Second round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Club Ferrol	4–6	Real Avilés CF	3–1	1–5
CD Alavés	2–2	Burgos CF	1–0	1–2
Baracaldo CF	4–3	CD Logroñés	3–2	1–1
UD Lérida	0–2	CD España Industrial	0–0	0–2
UD Las Palmas	5–2	RCD Mallorca	4–1	1–1
Real Murcia CF	2–1	Hércules CF	2–0	0–1
UD Melilla	2–6	Real Jaén CF	2–1	0–5
Granada CF	7–3	Real Balompédica Linense	4–1	3–2

• Tiebreaker 1

Team 1	Score	Team 2
CD Alavés	2–2	Burgos CF

• Tiebreaker 2

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Burgos CF	2–2	CD Alavés

• Tiebreaker 3

Team 1	Score	Team 2
CD Alavés	3–0	Burgos CF

Third round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
CD Alavés	5–1	Real Avilés CF	5–1	[1]
Baracaldo CF	6–0	CD España Industrial	6–0	[2]
Real Jaén CF	3–7	Granada CF	1–3	2–4
Real Murcia CF	1–0	UD Las Palmas	1–0	0–0

Round of 16

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Real Sociedad de Fútbol	4–3	Real Valladolid Deportivo	3–1	1–2
CD Alavés	2–9	Club Atlético de Bilbao	2–4	0–5
Baracaldo CF	6–4	Real Oviedo CF	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 SD	1–1	1–6
Real Madrid CF	7–1	Real Murcia CF	4–0	3–1
Sevilla CF	3–5	Club Atlético de Madrid	1–1	2–4

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Baracaldo CF	2–7	Club Atlético de Bilbao	1–1	1–6
Real Santander SD	1–3	CF Barcelona	1–0	0–3
Real Madrid CF	5–3	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	4–0	1–3
RCD Español	5–6	Atlético de Madrid	3–1	2–5

Semi-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
CF Barcelona	9–3	Club Atlético de Madrid	8–1	1–2
Real Madrid CF	3–4	Club Atlético de Bilbao	2–2	1–2

Final

Main article: 1953 Copa del Generalísimo Final

Team 1	Score	Team 2
CF Barcelona	2–1	Club Atlético de Bilbao

21 June 1953

18:00 CET

CF Barcelona	2–1	Atlético de Bilbao
Kubala 46' Manchón 57'	Report[usurped] (in Spanish)	Venancio 61'

Estadio Chamartín, Madrid

Attendance: 67,145

Referee: Rafael García Fernández

Copa del Generalísimo winners
FC Barcelona 12th title