1940 Copa del Generalísimo

The 1940 Copa del Generalísimo was the 38th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.

1940 Copa del Generalísimo
38th Copa del Rey
Country Spain
Teams31
Defending championsSevilla FC
ChampionsRCD Español (2nd title)
Runners-upReal Madrid
Matches played61
1939
1941

The competition started on 12 May 1940 and concluded on 30 June 1940 with the final, held at the Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas in Madrid.

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
AD Ferroviaria 3–6 Deportivo La Coruña 1–1 2–5
Sportiva Ovetense 3–9 Club Celta 2–2 1–7
Unión Montañesa 1–10 Sporting Gijón 0–6 1–4
SD Erandio Club 1–3 Racing Santander 1–1 0–2
Real Sociedad 3–0 Racing Langreano 3–0 0–0
CD Alavés 0–10 Athletic Bilbao 0–6 0–4
Baracaldo FC 0–7 Real Zaragoza 0–4 0–3
Gerona FC 4–4 CA Osasuna 1–2 3–2
Athletic FC 2–9 FC Barcelona 2–2 0–7
Valencia CF 11–3 CD San Andrés 8–2 3–1
CD Español 10–2 Levante Gimnástico 6–2 4–0
CD Malacitano 2–3 Hércules CF 2–1 0–2
Real Murcia 0–6 Real Madrid 0–4 0–2
Ceuta Sport 1–5 Real Betis 0–1 1–4
Sevilla FC 6–2 CD Tenerife 6–1 0–1
  • Tiebreaker
Team 1  Score  Team 2
CA Osasuna 2–0 Gerona FC

Round of 16

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FC Barcelona 5–0 La Coruña 4–0 1–0
Athletic Aviación 2–2 Real Zaragoza 0–0 2–2
CA Osasuna 2–7 Real Madrid 1–4 1–3
Hércules CF 5–2 Ath. Bilbao 5–2 0–0
Racing Santander 4–1 Sporting Gijón 3–0 1–1
Celta Vigo 3–8 RCD Español 1–3 2–5
Valencia CF 7–5 Real Sociedad 3–1 4–4
Sevilla FC 5–3 Real Betis 3–0 2–3
  • Tiebreaker
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Real Zaragoza 4–2 Athletic Aviación

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FC Barcelona 1–3 RCD Español 0–2 1–1
Real Madrid 5–1 Racing Santander 3–1 2–0
Hércules CF 4–5 Valencia 2–1 2–4
Sevilla FC 3–4 Real Zaragoza 1–0 2–4

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
RCD Español 5–2 Valencia CF 3–1 2–1
Real Madrid 2–1 Real Zaragoza 1–0 1–1

Final

Team 1  Score  Team 2
RCD Español 3–2 Real Madrid
Copa del Rey 1940 winners
RCD Español
2nd title
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