1956 Copa del Generalísimo

The 1956 Copa del Generalísimo was the 54th staging of the Spanish Cup. The competition began on 6 May 1956 and concluded on 24 June 1956 with the final.

1956 Copa del Generalísimo

54th Copa del Rey
Tournament details
Country	Spain
Teams	16
Defending champions	Club Atlético de Bilbao
Final positions
Champions	Club Atlético de Bilbao (19th title)
Runners-up	Atlético de Madrid
Tournament statistics
Matches played	30
Goals scored	118 (3.93 per match)
← 1955 1957 →

Round of 16

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
RC Deportivo de La Coruña	3–6	CA Osasuna	1–2	2–4
Club Atlético de Bilbao	6–2	Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa	3–0	3–2
Real Valladolid Deportivo	7–2	RC Celta de Vigo	6–0	1–2
Real Madrid CF	7–1	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	5–0	2–1
Hércules CF	2–3	CF Barcelona	1–2	1–1
RCD Español	3–2	Sevilla CF	3–2	0–0
Real Jaén CF	2–1	Valencia CF	1–0	1–1
UD Las Palmas	1–10	Club Atlético de Madrid	1–4	0–6

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Club Atlético de Bilbao	6–3	CA Osasuna	4–1	2–2
RCD Español	7–5	CF Barcelona	3–1	4–4
Real Jaén CF	2–7	Club Atlético de Madrid	2–2	0–5
Real Madrid CF	8–3	Real Valladolid Deportivo	4–1	4–2

Semi-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Real Madrid CF	4–5	Club Atlético de Bilbao	2–2	2–3
RCD Español	2–2	Club Atlético de Madrid	1–2	1–0

• Tiebreaker

Team 1	Score	Team 2
RCD Español	0–3	Club Atlético de Madrid

Final

Main article: 1956 Copa del Generalísimo Final

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Club Atlético de Bilbao	2–1	Club Atlético de Madrid

Copa del Generalísimo winners
Club Atlético de Bilbao 19th title

External links

• (in English) rsssf.com
• (in Spanish) linguasport.com