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Football tournament season

1978–79 Copa del Rey77th Copa del Rey

Tournament details
Country|  Spain
Teams| 156
Defending champions| FC Barcelona
Final positions
Champions| Valencia (5th title)
Runner-up| Real Madrid
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 307

<- 1977–78

1979–80 ->

The 1978–79 Copa del Rey was the 77th staging of the Spanish Cup. The competition began on 20 September 1978 and concluded on 30 June 1979 with the final.

## First round[edit]

Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Getxo | 2–4  | Bilbao Athletic | 1–2  | 1–2
Toledo | 3–9  | Atlético Madrid | 1–5  | 2–4
Real Sociedad | 8–1  | Tudelano | 6–1  | 2–0
Numancia | 2–4  | Burgos | 2–1  | 0–3
Celta | 4–0  | Alondras | 0–0  | 4–0
Hércules | 3–1  | Vall de Uxó | 0–1  | 3–0
Malgrat | 0–9  | Español | 0–1  | 0–8
Castilla | 8–0  | Don Benito | 6–0  | 2–0
Granada | 8–1  | Industrial Melilla | 7–1  | 1–0
Chantrea | 3–9  | Alavés | 1–4  | 2–5
Gernica | 0–4  | Osasuna | 0–1  | 0–3
Sevilla Atlético | 1–7  | Xerez | 0–2  | 1–5
Logroñés | 7–5  | Arandina | 5–1  | 2–4
Cacereño | 2–2 (3–5 p)  | Díter Zafra | 2–1  | 0–1
Torrejón | 6–0  | Arganda | 4–0  | 2–0
Acero | 3–2  | Onteniente | 3–0  | 0–2
Sant Andreu | 4–0  | Ibiza | 2–0  | 2–0
Erandio | 3–1  | Lemona | 3–1  | 0–0
Basconia | 4–3  | Peña Sport | 2–2  | 2–1
Gandía | 4–1  | Eldense | 4–0  | 0–1
Andorra | 4–2  | Badalona | 1–0  | 3–2
Manchego | 1–2  | Carabanchel | 1–0  | 0–2
Málaga | 4–1  | Linares | 3–1  | 1–0
Atlético Baleares | 5–6  | Crevillente | 4–2  | 1–4
Almería | 3–1  | Atlético Malagueño | 1–0  | 2–1
Melilla | 3–4  | Úbeda | 2–1  | 1–3
Mérida | 2–1  | Ciempozuelos | 0–1  | 2–0
Levante | 5–2  | Villena | 5–0  | 0–2
Linense | 5–6  | Jerez Industrial | 3–2  | 2–4
Alcira | 1–4  | Cartagena | 1–2  | 0–2
Betis | 2–2 (5–3 p)  | San Fernando | 2–1  | 0–1
Jaén | 2–1  | Calvo Sotelo | 0–1  | 2–0
Deportivo Gijón | 0–2  | Oviedo | 0–0  | 0–2
Compostela | 2–4  | Lugo | 1–3  | 1–1
Orense | 5–1  | Gran Peña | 4–1  | 1–0
Extremadura | 1–2  | Pegaso | 1–1  | 0–1
Sestao | 3–0  | Tolosa | 0–0  | 3–0
Langreo | 3–4  | Santoña | 3–2  | 0–2
La Cava | 0–8  | Girona | 0–3  | 0–5
Sabadell | 1–4  | Lleida | 0–0  | 1–4
Ceuta | 3–2  | Algeciras | 1–1  | 2–1
Villarreal | 4–4 (3–2 p)  | Castellón | 1–1  | 3–3
Español Raspeig | 6–2  | Paterna | 3–0  | 3–2
Talavera | 4–3  | Badajoz | 3–1  | 1–2
Monzón | 2–4  | Huesca | 2–2  | 0–2
Córdoba | 6–2  | Valdepeñas | 5–1  | 1–1
Naval | 1–3  | Turón | 0–1  | 1–2
Rota | 3–10  | Sevilla | 2–5  | 1–5
Racing de Santander | 3–1  | Ensidesa | 2–1  | 1–0
Toscal | 0–7  | Las Palmas | 0–5  | 0–2
Portuense | 1–2  | Cádiz | 1–1  | 0–1
Balmaseda | 4–2  | Real Unión | 2–0  | 2–2
Puerto Real | 1–2  | Recreativo de Huelva | 1–1  | 0–1
Almansa | 3–4  | Albacete | 3–1  | 0–3
Las Palmas Atlético | 2–3  | Tenerife | 1–0  | 1–3
Leganés | 2–3  | Rayo Vallecano | 2–0  | 0–3
Sabiñánigo | 0–6  | Zaragoza | 0–0  | 0–6
Almazán | 1–7  | Salamanca | 0–4  | 1–3
Arosa | 3–4  | Racing de Ferrol | 2–1  | 1–3
Deportivo de La Coruña | 4–3  | Pontevedra | 3–1  | 1–2
Arenas Guecho | 0–8  | Baracaldo | 0–3  | 0–5
Masnou | 2–5  | Terrassa | 2–2  | 0–3
Torrevieja | 1–2  | Elche | 1–0  | 0–2
Murcia | 2–1  | Vinaroz | 2–0  | 0–1
Villanovense | 2–8  | Getafe | 2–3  | 0–5
Valladolid | 5–0  | Palencia | 4–0  | 1–0
Cultural Leonesa | 3–1  | Gijón Industrial | 2–0  | 1–1
Caudal | 3–3 (2–4 p)  | Fabril | 3–1  | 0–2
Moscardó | 1–3  | San Fernando Henares | 1–0  | 0–3
Júpiter | 1–2  | Nàstic Tarragona | 1–2  | 0–0
Zamora | 3–3 (7–6 p)  | Calahorra | 2–0  | 1–3
Celanova | 1–8  | Celta Turista | 1–3  | 0–5
Reus | 3–4  | Poblense | 2–0  | 1–4
Hospitalet | 4–7  | Olot | 1–1  | 3–6
Burgos Promesas | 0–4  | Venta de Baños | 0–0  | 0–4

Bye: Valladolid Promesas

## Second round[edit]

Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Almería | 3–1  | San Fernando | 1–0  | 2–1
Real Murcia | 2–1  | Levante | 1–0  | 1–1
Cultural Leonesa | 1–3  | Racing Santander | 1–0  | 0–3
Jaén | 2–1  | Úbeda | 1–0  | 1–1
Málaga | 5–0  | Mérida | 3–0  | 2–0
Real Sociedad | 5–1  | Sestao | 4–1  | 1–0
Pegaso | 2–3  | Atlético Madrid | 0–1  | 2–2
Terrassa | 1–1 (2–3 p)  | Poblense | 0–1  | 1–0
Elche | 3–1  | Villarreal | 3–1  | 0–0
Andorra | 3–8  | Español | 2–5  | 1–3
Zaragoza | 2–1  | Huesca | 1–1  | 1–0
Albacete | 1–2  | Hércules | 1–0  | 0–2
Acero | 2–4  | Crevillente | 1–2  | 1–2
Tenerife | 1–2  | Las Palmas | 1–0  | 0–2
Rayo Vallecano | 6–2  | Talavera | 4–0  | 2–2
Sevilla | 5–1  | Díter Zafra | 4–1  | 1–0
Celta Turista | 0–3  | Celta | 0–0  | 0–3
Lleida | 1–0  | Olot | 0–0  | 1–0
Cádiz | 5–1  | Jerez Industrial | 5–0  | 0–1
Recreativo de Huelva | 2–4  | Ceuta | 2–1  | 0–3
Xerez | 1–5  | Betis | 1–1  | 0–4
Granada | 0–1  | Córdoba | 0–1  | 0–0
Gandía | 3–5  | Nàstic Tarragona | 3–2  | 0–3
Castilla | 7–0  | Carabanchel | 1–0  | 6–0
Venta de Baños | 2–10  | Salamanca | 0–3  | 2–7
Santoña | 2–4  | Oviedo | 2–1  | 0–3
Lugo | 2–2 (2–5 p)  | Deportivo de La Coruña | 1–0  | 1–2
Basconia | 2–5  | Osasuna | 0–1  | 2–4
Turón | 0–8  | Fabril | 0–2  | 0–6
Alavés | 4–1  | Erandio | 4–0  | 0–1
Sant Andreu | 3–5  | Girona | 1–4  | 2–1
Balmaseda | 1–11  | Athletic Bilbao | 0–3  | 1–8
Orense | 2–4  | Racing Ferrol | 2–2  | 0–2
Español Raspeig | 0–8  | Cartagena | 0–1  | 0–7
Getafe | 4–2  | Torrejón | 3–0  | 1–2
Baracaldo | 2–1  | Bilbao Athletic | 1–0  | 1–1
Zamora | 4–2  | Logroñés | 2–0  | 2–2
Burgos | 5–0  | Valladolid Promesas | 4–0  | 1–0

Bye: Valladolid

## Third round[edit]

Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Atlético Madrid | 3–3 (1–4 p)  | Real Madrid | 1–1  | 2–2
Baracaldo | 1–2  | Ceuta | 1–0  | 0–2
Almería | 4–3  | Cartagena | 1–1  | 3–2
Betis | 1–2  | Las Palmas | 0–0  | 1–2
Cádiz | 3–2  | Sporting Gijón | 1–0  | 2–2
Castilla | 4–6  | Murcia | 4–2  | 0–4
Celta | 4–3  | Hércules | 2–0  | 2–3
Córdoba | 3–7  | Sevilla | 1–2  | 2–5
Crevillente | 1–2  | Rayo Vallecano | 0–0  | 1–2
Deportivo de La Coruña | 2–2 (1–4 p)  | Athletic Bilbao | 2–2  | 0–0
Girona | 1–3  | Valencia | 0–2  | 1–1
Elche | 2–2 (5–4 p)  | Poblense | 1–0  | 1–2
Fabril | 1–7  | Salamanca | 1–3  | 0–4
Jaén | 2–3  | Osasuna | 1–1  | 1–2
Lleida | 1–4  | Real Sociedad | 0–1  | 1–3
Málaga | 1–0  | Racing Ferrol | 0–0  | 1–0
Oviedo | 0–1  | Alavés | 0–0  | 0–1
Racing Santander | 4–2  | Zamora | 3–0  | 1–2
Nàstic Tarragona | 0–2  | Burgos | 0–1  | 0–1
Valladolid | 3–2  | Español | 1–1  | 2–1
Zaragoza | 5–1  | Getafe | 4–1  | 1–0

## Fourth round[edit]

Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Real Madrid | 5–3  | Las Palmas | 4–2  | 1–1
Málaga | 3–5  | Valladolid | 2–1  | 1–4
Osasuna | 2–2 (3–2 p)  | Almería | 2–1  | 0–1
Real Sociedad | 2–4  | Valencia | 1–0  | 1–4
Racing Santander | 2–1  | Ceuta | 0–1  | 2–0
Zaragoza | 6–5  | Cádiz | 5–2  | 1–3

Bye: Murcia, Celta, Sevilla, Rayo Vallecano, Athletic Bilbao, Elche, Salamanca, Alavés and Burgos.

## Round of 16[edit]

Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Athletic Bilbao | 2–3  | Zaragoza | 2–2  | 0–1
Barcelona | 4–5  | Valencia | 4–1  | 0–4
Celta | 1–5  | Real Madrid | 1–1  | 0–4
Murcia | 1–2  | Alavés | 1–0  | 0–2
Osasuna | 3–1  | Elche | 3–0  | 0–1
Rayo Vallecano | 0–2  | Racing de Santander | 0–0  | 0–2
Salamanca | 1–2  | Sevilla | 1–0  | 0–2
Valladolid | 4–4 (4–1 p)  | Burgos | 2–2  | 2–2

## Quarter-finals[edit]

Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Alavés | 0–4  | Valencia | 0–1  | 0–3
Real Madrid | 2–1  | Zaragoza | 2–0  | 0–1
Sevilla | 4–1  | Racing Santander | 2–1  | 2–0
Valladolid | 4–2  | Osasuna | 2–0  | 2–2

## Semi-finals[edit]

Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Sevilla | 1–2  | Real Madrid | 0–0  | 1–2
Valencia | 3–2  | Valladolid | 2–0  | 1–2

## Final[edit]

Main article: 1979 Copa del Rey Final

Team 1  |  Score | Team 2

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Valencia | 2–0  | Real Madrid
Copa del Rey
winners

Valencia
5th title

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