Football tournament season
1928–29 KingAlfonso XIII 's Cup 29th Copa del Rey Tournament details Country Spain Teams 32 Final positions Champions RCD Español (1st title) Runners-up Real Madrid Tournament statistics Matches played 59 Goals scored 252 (4.27 per match)
TheKingAlfonso XIII 's Cup 1928–29 was the 29th staging of theCopa del Rey , theSpanish football cup competition.
The competition started on December 8, 1928, and concluded on February 3, 1929, with the final, held at theEstadio Mestalla inValencia .RCD Español won the competition for the first time.
32 teams entered the competition, making a new record of participants.Navarre and theCanary Islands sent their champions for the first time. Catalonia, the Centre Region, Gipuzkoa sent three teams each. The rest of communities sent their champions and runners-up.
Aragón :Iberia SC ,Patria Aragón Asturias :Real Oviedo ,Sporting de Gijón Balearic Islands :CD Alfonso XIII Canary Islands :Marino FC Cantabria :Racing de Santander ,Gimnástica de Torrelavega Castile and León :Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa ,Real Valladolid Catalonia :FC Barcelona ,CD Europa ,RCD Español Extremadura :CD Extremeño Galicia :Celta de Vigo ,Racing de Ferrol Gipuzkoa :Real Unión ,Real Sociedad ,CD Logroño Murcia :Real Murcia ,Elche CF Navarre :CA Osasuna Centre Region :Real Madrid ,Athletic Madrid ,Racing de Madrid South Region :Sevilla FC ,Real Betis Valencia :Valencia CF ,CD Castellón Biscay :Athletic Bilbao ,Arenas Club de Getxo Álava :CD Alavés Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Pelayo Serrano
^a b Games canceled because of irregularities. Decided in a qualifying match in Madrid. ^ Valencia CF won 4-3 in a replay match played in Zaragoza on December 19 ^ Marino FC withdrew before the beginning of the tournament ^ Marino retired before the match.
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