1979 Copa del Rey final

1979 Copa del Rey final
Event1978–79 Copa del Rey
Date30 June 1979
VenueVicente Calderón, Madrid
RefereeEmilio Guruceta
Attendance70,000

The 1979 Copa del Rey final was the 77th final of the Spanish cup competition, the Copa del Rey. The final was played at Vicente Calderón in Madrid on 30 June 1979. The match was won by Valencia CF, who beat Real Madrid 2–0. Valencia won the cup for the fifth time. [1]

Road to the final

Valencia Round Madrid
Opponent Result Legs Opponent Result Legs
Girona CF 3–1 0–2 away; 1–1 home Round of 64 Atlético de Madrid 3–3 1–1 away; 2–2 home
Real Sociedad 4–2 1–0 away; 4–1 home Round of 32 UD Las Palmas 7–5 4–2 home; 1–1 away
FC Barcelona 5–4 4–1 away; 4–0 home Round of 16 Celta de Vigo 5–1 1–1 away; 4–0 home
CD Alavés 4–0 0–1 away; 3–0 home Quarterfinals Real Zaragoza 2–1 2–0 home; 0–1 away
Real Valladolid 3–2 2–0 home; 2–1 away Semifinals Sevilla FC 2–1 0–0 away; 2–1 home

Match details

Valencia CF2–0Real Madrid
Kempes 24', 90' Report
Attendance: 70,000
Valencia
Real Madrid
GK 1 José Luis Manzanedo
DF 2 José Carrete (c)
DF 5 Manuel Botubot
DF 4 Ricardo Arias
DF 3 José Cerveró  73'
MF 6 Rainer Bonhof
MF 8 Ángel Castellanos
MF 10 Daniel Solsona  86'
MF 7 Enrique Saura  65'
FW 9 Mario Kempes
FW 11 Darío Felman
Substitutes:
DF 12 Miguel Tendillo  86'
GK 13 Carlos Pereira
FW 14 Carlos Diarte
FW 15 Pere Vilarrodà
Manager:
Pasieguito
GK 1 Mariano García Remón  88'
DF 2 Isidoro San José  83'
DF 5 Gregorio Benito (c)
DF 4 Enrique Wolff
DF 3 Isidro
MF 6 Vicente del Bosque
MF 8 Uli Stielike
MF 10 Francisco García Hernández
FW 7 Roberto Martínez
FW 9 Santillana  12'
FW 11 Francisco Aguilar
Substitutes:
DF 12 José Antonio Camacho
GK 13 Javier Maté  88'
MF 14 Alberto Vitoria  12'
MF 15 Carlos Escribano
Manager:
Luis Molowny

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Four named substitutes.
  • Maximum of two substitutions.
Copa del Rey
1978–79 Winners
Valencia CF
5th title

References