1980–81 Copa del Rey


The 1980–81 Copa del Rey was the 79th staging of the Spanish Cup, the annual domestic cup competition in the Spanish football. The tournament was attended by 138 teams from the main categories of Spanish football.
The tournament began on 10 September 1980 and ended on 18 June 1981 with the final, held in Vicente Calderón Stadium in Madrid, in which the FC Barcelona was crowned for the nineteenth time in their history, after beating Sporting de Gijón 3–1.
The defending champions, Real Madrid CF, were defeated 4–3 by Sporting de Gijón on their way to reach their first final.

Format

RoundFixtureClubsGain entry
1st round66138 → 72All Clubs participating gain entry
2nd round3572 → 37FC Barcelona, Castilla CF, Sporting de Gijón, Valencia CF
3rd round1837 → 19Real Sociedad
4th round319 → 16-
Round of 16816 → 8Real Madrid CF
Quarter-finals48 → 4-
Semi-finals24 → 2-
Final12 → 1-

DivisionNo. clubs
1ª División18
2ª División20
2ª División B28
3ª División72
Total teams138

2nd round

3rd round

4th round

Bracket

Round of 16

First leg

Second leg

Quarter-finals

First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Final

Copa del Rey
1980–81 winners
FC Barcelona
19th title