1931_Copa_del_Rey Knowpia

1931 Republic's Cup
31st Copa del Rey
Tournament details
Country	Spain
Teams	30
Defending champions	Athletic Bilbao
Final positions
Champions	Athletic Bilbao (11th title)
Runner-up	Betis
Tournament statistics
Matches played	56
Goals scored	207 (3.7 per match)
	← 1930 1932 →

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

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 edit

Andalusia: Sevilla FC, Betis Balompié
Aragon: Iberia SC, Patria Aragón
Asturias: Oviedo FC, Sporting de Gijón
Balearic Islands: RCD Mallorca
Cantabria: Racing de Santander, Eclipse FC
Castile and León: Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, Valladolid Deportivo
Catalonia: FC Barcelona, CD Sabadell, FC Badalona
Extremadura: Don Benito FC
Galicia: Celta de Vigo, Deportivo La Coruña
Gipuzkoa: Unión Club, Donostia FC, CD Logroño
Murcia: Murcia FC, Lorca FC
Center Region: Madrid CF, Athletic Madrid, Racing de Madrid
Valencia: Valencia CF, CD Castellón
Biscay: Athletic Bilbao, CD Alavés, Arenas Club

Round of 32 edit

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

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	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 edit

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

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	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 edit

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

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	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