Josep Samitier Vilalta, also known as José Samitier, was a Spanish football player, manager and scout who played as a midfielder for FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, OGC Nice, the Catalan XI, and Spain. He later coached Atlético Madrid, Nice and Barcelona and worked as a scout for both Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Ferenc Plattkó, also known as Ferenc Platko or Francisco Platko was a Hungarian footballer and manager of Austrian origin. During the 1910s and 1920s he played as a goalkeeper for Vasas SC, WAC Vienna, KAFK Kula, MTK Hungária FC, FC Barcelona, and Recreativo de Huelva.
The 2007–08 Copa del Rey was the 106th staging of the Copa del Rey.
The 2008–09 Copa del Rey was the 107th staging of the Copa del Rey. The competition started on 23 August 2008 and concluded on 13 May 2009 with the final, held at the Mestalla Stadium in Valencia, in which Barcelona lifted the trophy for the 25th time in their history with a 4–1 victory over Athletic Bilbao, who qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League. The defending cup holders were Valencia, but they were eliminated in the quarter-finals.
The Estadio El Sardinero was a multi-use stadium in Santander, Spain. It was initially used as the stadium of Racing de Santander matches. It was replaced by the current Estadio El Sardinero in 1988. The capacity of the stadium was 20,000 spectators. In 1928, the stadium hosted the infamous Copa del Rey final between Barcelona and Real Sociedad, which needed 3 matches to decide the winners as the first two ended in 1–1 draws. Barcelona won 3–1 in the third match and the entire competition.
The Copa del Rey 1917 was the 17th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.
The Copa del Rey 1919 was the 19th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.
The King Alfonso XIII's Cup 1922 was the 22nd staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.
The King Alfonso XIII's Cup 1925 was the 25th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.
The King Alfonso XIII's Cup 1927 was the 27th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.
The 2000–01 Copa del Rey was the 99th staging of the Copa del Rey.
The King Alfonso XIII's Cup 1928–29 was the 29th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.
The King Alfonso XIII's Cup 1928 was the 28th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.
The 2010–11 Copa del Rey was the 109th staging of the Copa del Rey. The competition began on 21 August 2010 and ended on 20 April 2011 with the final, held at the Estadio Mestalla in Valencia, in which Real Madrid lifted the trophy for the eighteenth time in their history with a 1–0 victory over Barcelona in extra time. Sevilla were the defending champions, but they were defeated by Real Madrid in the semi-finals.
The 1917 Copa del Rey Final was the 17th final of the Spanish cup competition, the Copa del Rey. The final was played at Camp de la Indústria in Barcelona on 13 May 1917. The match ended without goals after twenty minutes of extra-time. The replay match was played two days later, in the same venue with the same referee. The match ended 1–1, and the teams decided to play twenty minutes of extra time. Neither team scored a goal in that time, so they decided to play another twenty minutes of extra time. Three minutes in the second period of extra time, Ricardo Álvarez scored for Madrid FC, thus sealing the fifth title for Madrid.
The 1922 Copa del Rey Final was the 22nd final of the Spanish cup competition, the Copa del Rey. The final was played at Campo de Coia, in Vigo, on 14 May 1922. Barcelona easily defeated Real Unión 5–1 and won their fifth title. The Catalan goals were scored by Ramón Torralba, Josep Samitier, Paulino Alcántara (2) and Clemente Gràcia.
The 1987–88 Copa del Rey was the 86th staging of the Copa del Rey. The trophy was won by FC Barcelona after beating defending champions Real Sociedad 1–0 in the final.
The 1951 Copa del Generalísimo was the 49th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.
The 2016–17 Copa del Rey was the 115th staging of the Copa del Rey.
The 2022–23 Copa del Rey was the 121st staging of the Copa del Rey, the oldest official football competition in Spain. The winners of the competition would have automatically qualified for the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League group stage; however, as Real Madrid had already qualified for European competition via league standings, their place was passed down to the sixth-placed team in La Liga and the UEFA Europa Conference League spot reserved for the sixth-placed team was awarded to the team who finished seventh in the league. Both the winners and runners-up qualified for the four-team 2023–24 Supercopa de España.
