1977 Copa del Rey final

The 1977 Copa del Rey final was the 75th final of the Copa del Rey. It was played at the Vicente Calderón Stadium in Madrid on 25 June 1977, with Real Betis defeating Athletic Bilbao in a penalty shoot-out after a 2–2 draw.

Copa del Rey 1977 final

Copy of the trophy
Event	1976–77 Copa del Rey
Real Betis Athletic Bilbao 2 2
Date	25 June 1977
Venue	Vicente Calderón, Madrid
Referee	José Luis García Carrión
Attendance	70,000[1]
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Main article: 1976–77 Copa del Rey

Road to the final

Real Betis			Round	Athletic Bilbao
Opponent	Result	Legs		Opponent	Result	Legs
Barakaldo	5–2	1–0 away; 5–1 home	First Round
Sestao	7–2	5–1 home; 1–2 away	Second Round
Deportivo	6–1	1–2 away; 4–0 home	Third Round
Valladolid	3–2	1–2 away; 1–1 home	Round of 16	Elche	4–1	1–0 away; 4–0 home
Hércules	3–3	2–1 home; 2–1 away	Quarter-finals	Sevilla	6–3	5–0 home; 3–1 away
Espanyol	2–1	1–0 away; 2–0 home	Semi-finals	Salamanca	8–1	6–0 home; 1–2 away

Match

25 June 1977

21:00 CET

Real Betis	2–2	Athletic Bilbao
López 45', 116'	Report[usurped] (in Spanish)	Carlos 14' Dani 97'
Penalties
García Soriano Del Pozo López Biosca Cardeñosa Sabaté Alabanda Esnaola Eulate Bizcocho	8–7	Guisasola Churruca Escalza Irureta Dani Amorrortu Villar Alexanko Rojo Iribar

Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid

Attendance: 70,000

Referee: José Luis García Carrión

Real Betis

Athletic Bilbao

Real Betis: GK 1 José Ramón Esnaola DF 2 Francisco Bizcocho  50' DF 5 Antonio Biosca DF 4 Jaume Sabaté DF 3 Juan Manuel Cobo (c)  55' MF 6 Francisco López  81' MF 8 Sebastián Alabanda MF 10 Julio Cardeñosa FW 7 Juan Antonio García Soriano FW 9 Alfredo Megido  106' FW 11 Antonio Benítez Substitutes: FW 14 José Antonio Eulate  106' FW 15 Rafael del Pozo  55' Manager: Rafael Iriondo

Athletic Bilbao: GK 1 José Ángel Iribar (c) DF 2 José Lasa  38' DF 5 Agustín Guisasola DF 6 José Ramón Alexanko DF 3 Javier Escalza MF 4 Ángel Villar MF 8 Javier Irureta MF 10 José Ignacio Churruca FW 7 Dani  77' FW 9 Carlos  80' FW 11 Txetxu Rojo  45' Substitutes: DF 13 Daniel Astrain  38' FW 15 José María Amorrortu  80' Manager: Koldo Aguirre

MATCH RULES 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Four named substitutes. Maximum of two substitutions.