1927 Copa del Rey

1926 King Alfonso XIII's Cup
27th Copa del Rey
Tournament details
Country	Spain
Defending champions	FC Barcelona
Final positions
Champions	Real Unión (4th title)
Runner-up	Real Madrid
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	13 (3.25 per match)
	← 1926 1928 →

The King Alfonso XIII's Cup 1927 was the 27th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.

Teams

Champions and runners-up of each regional championship were able to participate in the tournament. 26 teams entered the competition, making a new record of participants.

Aragon: Iberia SC, Zaragoza CD
Asturias: Sporting de Gijón, Club Fortuna
Cantabria: Racing de Santander, Gimnástica de Torrelavega
Castile and León: Real Unión Deportiva, CD Español
Catalonia: FC Barcelona, CD Europa
Extremadura: CD Extremeño, Patria FC
Galicia: Celta de Vigo, Deportivo de La Coruña
Gipuzkoa: Real Unión, Real Sociedad
Murcia: Real Murcia, Cartagena FC
Center Region: Real Madrid, Athletic Madrid
South Region: Sevilla FC, Real Betis
Valencia: Valencia CF, CD Castellón
Biscay: Athletic Bilbao, Arenas Club de Getxo

Group stage

Group 1

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	Pts
Real Madrid^[1]	4	3	1	20	9	6
Sevilla FC	4	3	1	21	6	6
CD Extremeño	4	0	4	7	33	0


February 27, 1927
CD Extremeño	2–11	Sevilla FC
March 6, 1927
Real Madrid	9–4	CD Extremeño
March 13, 1927
Sevilla FC	2–1	Real Madrid
March 20, 1927
Sevilla FC	6–0	CD Extremeño
March 27, 1927
CD Extremeño	1–7	Real Madrid
April 3, 1927
Real Madrid	3–2	Sevilla FC
Tie break: (in Badajoz)
April 10, 1927
Real Madrid	3–1	Sevilla FC

Group 2

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	Pts
CD Europa^[2]	4	2	2	8	4	4
CD Castellón	4	2	2	4	6	4
Cartagena FC	4	2	2	2	4	4

Tie-break league:

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	Pts
CD Europa	2	2	0	5	1	4
CD Castellón	2	1	1	3	3	2
Cartagena FC	2	0	2	2	6	0


February 27, 1927
CD Castellón	1–0	Cartagena FC
March 6, 1927
Cartagena FC	1–0	CD Europa
March 13, 1927
CD Europa	4–1	CD Castellón
March 20, 1927
Cartagena FC	1–0	CD Castellón
March 27, 1927
CD Europa	3–0	Cartagena FC
April 3, 1927
CD Castellón	2–1	CD Europa
Tie break: (in Madrid)
April 7, 1927
CD Europa	3–1	Cartagena FC
April 10, 1927
CD Europa	2–0	CD Castellón
April 12, 1927
CD Castellón	3–1	Cartagena FC

Group 3

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Sporting de Gijón	6	5	1	0	25	7	11
Deportivo de La Coruña	6	3	2	1	18	9	8
Racing de Santander	6	1	2	3	16	19	4
Real Unión de Valladolid	6	0	1	5	9	33	1


February 27, 1927
Sporting de Gijón	4–1	Deportivo de La Coruña
Real Unión de Valladolid	4–4	Racing de Santander
March 6, 1927
Racing de Santander	2–4	Sporting de Gijón
Deportivo de La Coruña	8–0	Real Unión de Valladolid
March 13, 1927
Deportivo de La Coruña	4–1	Racing de Santander
Real Unión de Valladolid	1–3	Sporting de Gijón
March 20, 1927
Racing de Santander	1–1	Deportivo de La Coruña
Sporting de Gijón	9–0	Real Unión de Valladolid
March 27, 1927
Deportivo de La Coruña	1–1	Sporting de Gijón
Racing de Santander	6–2	Real Unión de Valladolid
April 3, 1927
Sporting de Gijón	4–2	Racing de Santander
Real Unión de Valladolid	2–3	Deportivo de La Coruña

Group 4

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	Pts
Real Unión^[3]	4	3	1	9	7	6
Athletic de Bilbao	4	3	1	7	1	6
Zaragoza CD	4	0	4	2	10	0


February 27, 1927
Athletic de Bilbao	1–0	Zaragoza CD
March 6, 1927
Zaragoza CD	1–2	Real Unión
March 13, 1927
Real Unión	1–0	Athletic de Bilbao
March 19, 1927
Zaragoza CD	0–1	Athletic de Bilbao
March 27, 1927
Real Unión	6–1	Zaragoza CD
April 3, 1927
Athletic de Bilbao	5–0	Real Unión
Tie break: (in Zaragoza)
April 10, 1927
Real Unión	2–1	Athletic Bilbao

Group 5

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	Pts
FC Barcelona	4	3	1	10	3	6
Valencia CF	4	2	2	10	6	4
Real Murcia	4	1	3	4	15	2


February 27, 1927
Real Murcia	2–1	Valencia CF
March 6, 1927
FC Barcelona	5–0	Real Murcia
March 13, 1927
Valencia CF	2–0	FC Barcelona
March 20, 1927
Valencia CF	7–1	Real Murcia
March 27, 1927
Real Murcia	1–2	FC Barcelona
April 3, 1927
FC Barcelona	3–0	Valencia CF

Group 6

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Real Betis	4	3	1	0	14	2	7
Athletic Madrid	4	2	1	1	11	8	5
Patria FC	4	0	0	4	5	20	0


February 27, 1927
Real Betis	6–0	Patria FC
March 6, 1927
Patria FC	4–6	Athletic Madrid
March 13, 1927
Athletic Madrid	1–1	Real Betis
March 20, 1927
Patria FC	0–5	Real Betis
March 27, 1927
Athletic Madrid	3–1	Patria FC
April 3, 1927
Real Betis	2–1	Athletic Madrid

Group 7

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	Pts
Arenas Club de Getxo^[4]	4	3	1	12	6	6
Real Sociedad	4	3	1	15	7	6
Iberia SC	4	0	4	2	16	0


February 27, 1927
Iberia SC	0–1	Arenas Club de Getxo
March 6, 1927
Real Sociedad	5–0	Iberia SC
March 13, 1927
Arenas Club de Getxo	4–2	Real Sociedad
March 20, 1927
Arenas Club de Getxo	6–0	Iberia SC
March 27, 1927
Iberia SC	2–4	Real Sociedad
April 3, 1927
Real Sociedad	4–1	Arenas Club de Getxo
Tie break: (in Madrid)
April 10, 1927
Arenas Club de Getxo	2–1	Real Sociedad

Group 8

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Celta Vigo	6	6	0	0	34	8	12
Gimnástica Torrelavega	6	2	1	3	13	16	5
Fortuna de Gijón	6	2	0	4	14	22	4
Español de Valladolid	6	1	1	4	6	21	3


February 27, 1927
Gimnástica Torrelavega	4–0	Espanol de Valladolid
Celta Vigo	8–2	Fortuna de Gijón
March 6, 1927
Fortuna de Gijón	2–1	Gimnástica Torrelavega
Espanol de Valladolid	0–3	Celta Vigo
March 13, 1927
Gimnástica Torrelavega	1–6	Celta Vigo
Fortuna de Gijón	4–3	Espanol de Valladolid
March 20, 1927
Celta Vigo	5–2	Gimnástica Torrelavega
Espanol de Valladolid	2–1	Fortuna de Gijón
March 27, 1927
Espanol de Valladolid	1–1	Gimnástica Torrelavega
Fortuna de Gijón	3–4	Celta Vigo
April 3, 1927
Gimnástica Torrelavega	4–2	Fortuna de Gijón
Celta Vigo	8–0	Espanol de Valladolid

Knockout phase

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Quarterfinals

First leg:


April 17, 1927
Sporting Gijón	3–2	Real Unión
Real Madrid	2–0	CE Europa
Arenas Club de Getxo	3–1	Celta Vigo
FC Barcelona	4–1	Real Betis
Second leg:
April 24, 1927
Real Unión	4–1	Sporting Gijón
CE Europa	4–1	Real Madrid
Celta Vigo	3–1	Arenas Club de Getxo
Real Betis	1–0	FC Barcelona
Tie break:
May 1, 1927
Real Unión	3–1	Sporting Gijón
Real Madrid	8–1	CE Europa
Arenas Club de Getxo	3–2	Celta Vigo
FC Barcelona	1–0	Real Betis

Semifinals

May 8, 1927


Played in Zaragoza :
Real Unión	2–0	Real Madrid
Arenas Club de Getxo	4–3	FC Barcelona

Final

May 15, 1927

17:15 CET

Real Unión	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Arenas Club de Getxo
Echeveste 117'

Estadio Torrero, Zaragoza

Attendance: 16,000

Referee: Pedro Escartín

Copa del Rey 1927 winners
Real Union de Irun 4th title

Notes

^ Real Madrid qualified on a tie-break match.
^ CD Europa qualified on a tie-break league.
^ Real Unión qualified on a tie-break match.
^ Arenas Club qualified on a tie-break match.

References

[1] Real Madrid qualified on a tie-break match.

[2] CD Europa qualified on a tie-break league.

[3] Real Unión qualified on a tie-break match.

[4] Arenas Club qualified on a tie-break match.

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