1936 Copa del Presidente de la República final

1936 Copa del Presidente de la República Final
Starting line-up of Real Madrid, champions
Event1936 Copa del Presidente de la República
Date21 June 1936 (1936-06-21)
VenueMestalla, Valencia
RefereeJulio Ostalé
Attendance22,000
1935
1937

The 1936 Copa del Presidente de la República Final decided the winner of the 1936 Copa del Presidente de la República, the 36th staging of Spain's premier football cup, now known as the Copa del Rey. The final was the last one before the tournament was cancelled due to the Spanish Civil War until 1939, and therefore the last one under the "Copa del Predidente de la República" name.

In the match, held on 21 June at the Mestalla in Valencia, Real Madrid (then known as "Madrid FC" for political reasons) defeated Barcelona 2-1 in the first El Clásico final. It was Real Madrid's 7th title in their 15th final, while Barcelona appeared for the 16th time and were denied their 13th title.[1]

The match is remembered for the "impossible save" by Madrid goalkeeper Ricardo Zamora, which denied Barcelona's Josep Escolà from scoring a last-minute equaliser. This is the most remembered save in the history of Spanish football.[2]

Road to the final

Real Madrid Round Barcelona
Opponent Result Legs Opponent Result Legs
Arenas Getxo 3–3 2–1 home; 1–2 away; 6–1 replay Round of 16 Sporting Gijón 4–0 0–0 away; 4–0 home
Athletic Bilbao 3–1 2–1 home; 1–0 away Quarter-finals Español 5–2 1–2 away; 4–0 home
Hércules 8–2 7–0 home; 1–2 away Semi-finals Osasuna 9–5 2–4 away; 7–1 home

Match details

Madrid FC2–1FC Barcelona
Eugenio 6'
Lecue 12'
Report (in Spanish) Escolà 29'
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Julio Ostalé
GK 1 Spain Ricardo Zamora (c)
DF 2 Spain Ciriaco Errasti
DF 3 Spain Jacinto Quincoces
MF 4 Spain Pedro Regueiro
MF 5 Spain Antonio Bonet
MF 6 Mexico José Ramón Sauto
FW 7 Spain Eugenio
FW 8 Spain Luis Regueiro
FW 9 Spain Ildefonso Sañudo
FW 10 Spain Simón Lecue
FW 11 Spain Emilín
Manager:
Spain Francisco Bru
GK 1 Spain José Iborra
DF 2 Spain Pedro Areso
DF 3 Spain José Bayo
MF 4 Spain José Argemí
MF 5 Spain Antonio Franco
MF 6 Spain Domènec Balmanya
FW 7 Spain Martí Ventolrà (c)
FW 8 Spain Josep Raich
FW 9 Spain Josep Escolà
FW 10 Uruguay Enrique Fernández
FW 11 Spain Julio Munlloch
Manager:
Republic of Ireland Patrick O'Connell

See also

References

  1. ^ "Spain - List of Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Spain - Cup 1936". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 April 2014.