The 1984–85 Copa del Rey was the 83rd 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 footbal ...
, the annual domestic
football
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cup competition in Spain. The tournament was attended by 142 teams from the higher echelons of Spanish football.
The tournament began on 12 September 1984 and ended on 30 June 1985 with the final, held at the
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in
Madrid.
The final was played between
Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Club ( eu, Bilboko Athletic Kluba; es, Athletic Club de Bilbao), commonly known as Athletic Bilbao or just Athletic, is a professional Association football, football club based in the city of Bilbao in the Basque Country (autonomous com ...
(the defending champions of the tournament), and
Atlético Madrid
Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish profess ...
. The match ended with a 2–1 victory for the team from the capital, with
Hugo Sánchez as the star, scoring two goals.
With this victory Atlético secured their sixth cup, making them the team with the fourth-most titles in the competition.
Format
* All rounds are played over
two legs
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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 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
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, 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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RSSSF*
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Copa del Rey seasons
1984–85 in Spanish football cups