1931 Copa del Rey

The Republic's Cup 1931 was the 31st staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.

1931 Republic's Cup
31st Copa del Rey
Country Spain
Teams30
Defending championsAthletic Bilbao
ChampionsAthletic Bilbao (11th title)
Runners-upBetis
Matches played56
Goals scored207 (3.7 per match)
← 1930
1932 →

With the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic on April 14, all teams with "Real" ("Royal") in their names, changed it due to anti-monarchic reasons. Real Sociedad changes to Donostia FC. Most of this changes were done between first and second legs of the first round.

The competition started on April 12, 1931, and concluded on June 21, 1931, with the final, held at the Estadio Chamartín in Madrid. Athletic Bilbao won their 11th title, the second in a row.

Teams

Round of 32

The first leg was played on April 12. The second leg was played on May 3.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Racing de Madrid 3–8 Sevilla FC 2–0 1–8
Betis Balompié 6–5 Donostia 5–1 1–4
FC Barcelona 12–1 Don Benito 9–0 3–1
CD Alavés 4–5 CD Sabadell 2–2 2–3
Unión Club 4–2 Celta Vigo 3–1 1–1
Racing Santander 1–7 Arenas Club 0–2 1–5 [1]
CD Logroño 15–1 Cultural Leonesa 7–0 8–1 [1]
Valencia CF 5–4 Iberia SC 2–0 3–4
RCD Mallorca 1–3 CD Castellón 1–0 [2] 0–3 [1]
Valladolid Deportivo 4–2 Athletic Madrid 2–1 [1] 2–1
Madrid FC 9–2 Eclipse FC 4–0 [1] 5–2
Deportivo La Coruña 1-3 Murcia FC 0–1 1–2
FC Badalona withdrew CD Patria Aragón
Oviedo FC withdrew Lorca Deportiva

Athletic Bilbao and Sporting Gijón received a bye.

Round of 16

The first leg was played on May 10. The second leg was played on May 17.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Valencia CF 4–3 FC Barcelona 2–2 2–1
FC Badalona 1–2 Betis Balompié 1–0 0–2
Athletic Bilbao 5–3 CD Sabadell 4–0 1–3
Sevilla FC 4–4 CD Castellón 3–1 1–3
Oviedo FC 1–6 Arenas Club 1–2 0–4
Unión Club 4–1 Sporting Gijón 4–1 0–0
Valladolid Deportivo 0–4 CD Logroño 0–0 0-4
Madrid FC 3–0 Murcia 3–0 0–0
  • Tiebreaker

Played in Madrid on May 19.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
CD Castellón 2–1 Sevilla FC

Quarter-finals

The first leg was played on May 24. The second leg was played on May 31.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Arenas Club 3–3 Valencia CF 2–2 1–1
Unión Club 2–6 Athletic Bilbao 2–2 0–4
Betis Balompié 3–1 Madrid FC 3–0 0–1
CD Castellón 2–3 CD Logroño 2–0 0–3
  • Tiebreaker

Played in Barcelona on June 2.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Arenas Club 2–1 Valencia CF

Semi-finals

The first leg was played on June 7. The second leg was played on June 14.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CD Logroño 3-12 Athletic Bilbao 0–6 3–6
Arenas Club 2–2 Betis Balompié 2–1 0–1
  • Tiebreaker

Played in Madrid on June 16.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Betis Balompié 2–0 Arenas Club

Final
Main article: 1931 Copa del Rey Final
Athletic Bilbao3–1Betis Balompié
Chirri II  17'
Roberto  38'
Bata  54'		  57' Sanz
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jesús Arribas
Copa del Rey 1931 winners
Athletic Bilbao
11th title

References
  1. Played on April 26
  2. Played on April 19
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