2008 Copa del Rey final

See also: 2007–08 Copa del Rey

The 2008 Copa del Rey final was the 106th final of the Spanish cup competition, the Copa del Rey. The final was played at Vicente Calderón in Madrid, on 16 April 2008.

2008 Copa del Rey final

Event	2007–08 Copa del Rey
Getafe Valencia 1 3
Date	16 April 2008
Venue	Vicente Calderón, Madrid
Referee	Alberto Undiano Mallenco
Attendance	54,000
Weather	Mostly cloudy 14 °C (57 °F)[1]
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The match was won by Valencia, who beat Getafe 3–1, winning the tournament for the seventh time. It was a second defeat in the final in succession for Getafe, who also lost to Sevilla in 2007. These had been their only appearances in the event; by contrast it was Valencia's 16th final.

Road to the final

Further information: 2007–08 Copa del Rey

Getafe			Round	Valencia
Opponent	Result	Legs		Opponent	Result	Legs
Burgos	5–1	0–1 away; 4–1 home	Round of 32	Real Unión	5–1	1–2 away; 3–0 home
Levante	4–0	3–0 home; 0–1 away	Round of 16	Real Betis	4–2	1–2 away; 2–1 home
Mallorca	2–2	1–0 home; 1–2 away	Quarterfinals	Atlético Madrid	3–3	1–0 home; 2–3 away
Racing Santander	4–2	3–1 home; 1–1 away	Semifinals	Barcelona	4–3	1–1 away; 3–2 home

Match details

Getafe	1–3	Valencia
Granero 45' (pen.)		Mata 4' Alexis 11' Morientes 84'

16 April 2008

22:00 CEST

Vicente Calderón, Madrid

Attendance: 54,000

Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

Getafe

GK 1 Óscar Ustari RB 21 David Cortés CB 3 Cata Díaz  82' CB 23 Manuel Tena (c)  78' LB 12 Lucas Licht  31' RW 2 Cosmin Contra  55' MF 10 Rubén de la Red MF 22 Javier Casquero  42'  64' LW 25 Esteban Granero  32' FW 14 Manu FW 16 Juan Albín Substitutes: GK 13 Roberto Abbondanzieri CB 4 David Belenguer MF 6 Fabio Celestini  89'  64' RW 7 Mario Cotelo MF 11 David Sousa MF 24 Pablo Hernández  55' FW 9 Braulio  78' Manager: Michael Laudrup

GK 13 Timo Hildebrand RB 23 Miguel  22' CB 4 Raúl Albiol  57' CB 20 Alexis  38' LB 24 Emiliano Moretti  66' DM 5 Carlos Marchena  67' CM 8 Rubén Baraja (c) RW 19 Javier Arizmendi AM 21 David Silva LW 16 Juan Mata  45' FW 7 David Villa  75' Substitutes: GK 25 Juan Mora CB 12 Marco Caneira  57' MF 22 Edu  66' MF 11 Éver Banega RW 17 Joaquín FW 9 Fernando Morientes  75' FW 18 Nikola Žigić Manager: Ronald Koeman