1980–81 Copa del Rey
| 77th Copa del Rey | |||
| Country | Spain | ||
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| Dates | 10 September 1980 – 18 June 1981 | ||
| Teams | 138 | ||
| Champions | FC Barcelona | ||
| Runners-up | Sporting de Gijón | ||
| Matches played | 273 | ||
| Goals scored | 781 (2.86 per match) | ||
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The 1980–81 Copa del Rey was the 79th staging of the Spanish Cup, the annual domestic cup competition in the Spanish football. The tournament was attended by 138 teams from the main categories of Spaniard football.
The tournament began on 10 September 1980 and ended on 18 June 1981 with the final, held in Vicente Calderón Stadium, in Madrid, in which the FC Barcelona was crowned for the nineteenth time in their history, after beating Sporting de Gijón by a score of 1-3.
The defending champions, Real Madrid CF, was defeated 4-3 (on the aggregate score) by Sporting de Gijón on their way to reach their first final.
(*) Teams playing European competition.
Bye by draw: FC Barcelona, Castilla CF, Real Madrid CF, Real Sociedad, Sporting de Gijón, Valencia CF.
Results of matches played: September 17 / September 18 / September 24 / September 25 / October 1 / October 2 / October 8 / October 15
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