The 1980–81 Copa del Rey was the 79th staging of the

Spanish Cup The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footb ...

, 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

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, in which the

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was crowned for the nineteenth time in their history, after beating

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3–1. The defending champions,

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, were defeated 4–3 (on

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) by

on their way to reach their first final.

Format

* All rounds are played over two legs except the final which is played a single match in a neutral venue. The team that has the higher aggregate score over the two legs progresses to the next round. * In case of a tie on aggregate, will play an extra time of 30 minutes, and if still tied, will be decided with a penalty shoot-outs. * The teams that play European competitions are exempt until the

round of 16 A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final matc ...

or when they are removed from the tournament. * The winners of the competition will earn a place in the group stage of next season's

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, if they have not already qualified for European competition, if so then the runners-up will instead take this berth.

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

Bracket

Round of 16

First leg

Second leg

Quarter-finals

First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Final

References

External links

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Copa del Rey The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footbal ...