2006 Copa del Rey final

The 2006 Copa del Rey final was the 104th final since its establishment. The match took place on 12 April 2006 at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid. The match was contested by Espanyol and Real Zaragoza, and it was refereed by Medina Cantalejo. Espanyol lifted the trophy for the fourth time in their history with a 4–1 victory.

2006 Copa del Rey final

Event	2005–06 Copa del Rey
Espanyol Real Zaragoza 4 1
Date	12 April 2006
Venue	Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Referee	Medina Cantalejo
Attendance	78,000
Weather	Clear 15 °C (59 °F)[1]
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Road to the final

Further information: 2005–06 Copa del Rey

Espanyol			Round	Real Zaragoza
Opponent	Result	Legs		Opponent	Result	Legs
			Round of 32	Xerez	2-2	1 legged; penalties; 7–6
Getafe	4–3	1–0 away; 3–3 home	Round of 16	Atlético Madrid	3–2	1–0 away; 2–2 home
Cádiz	4–0	2–0 away; 2–0 home	Quarter-finals	Barcelona	5–4	4–2 home; 1–2 away
Deportivo La Coruña	2–1	2–1 home; 0–0 away	Semi-finals	Real Madrid	6–5	6–1 home; 0–4 away

Match details

Espanyol	4–1	Real Zaragoza
Tamudo 2' L. García 33', 86' Coro 71'	Report	Ewerthon 28'

12 April 2006

21:30 CEST

Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid

Attendance: 78,000

Referee: Medina Cantalejo (Andalusia)

RCD Espanyol

Real Zaragoza

GK 13 Carlos Kameni DF 8 Pablo Zabaleta DF 4 Alberto Lopo DF 21 Daniel Jarque  16' DF 3 David García MF 14 Ito  18'  62' MF 6 Eduardo Costa MF 15 Fredson  62' MF 9 Iván de la Peña FW 10 Luis García FW 23 Raúl Tamudo (c)  88'  77' Substitutes: GK 1 Gorka Iraizoz DF 2 Armando Sá DF 5 Mauricio Pochettino MF 22 Moisés Hurtado  62' MF 17 Juanfran FW 20 Coro  62' FW 7 Walter Pandiani  77' Manager: Miguel Ángel Lotina

GK 1 César Sánchez  42' 74' DF 14 Leonardo Ponzio DF 5 Álvaro DF 6 Gabriel Milito  36' DF 12 Delio Toledo  75' MF 8 Cani (c) MF 21 Alberto Zapater MF 16 Albert Celades  48'  66' MF 18 Óscar  26'  51' FW 17 Ewerthon FW 22 Diego Milito Substitutes: GK 25 Raúl Valbuena  75' DF 4 Luis Cuartero MF 20 David Generelo MF 7 José María Movilla  66' MF 15 Ángel Lafita MF 10 Sávio  51' FW 9 Sergio García Manager: Víctor Muñoz

Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Seven named substitutes Maximum of three substitutions