82nd Copa del Rey | |||
Country | Spain | ||
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Dates | 11 September 1985 – 26 April 1986 | ||
Teams | 142 | ||
Champions | Real Zaragoza | ||
Runners-up | FC Barcelona | ||
Matches played | 281 | ||
Goals scored | 816 (2.9 per match) | ||
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The 1985–86 Copa del Rey was the 84th staging of the Spanish Cup, the annual domestic cup competition in the Spanish football. The tournament was attended by 142 teams from the main categories of Spaniard football.
The tournament began on 11 September 1985 and ended on 26 April 1986 with the final, held in Vicente Calderón Stadium, in Madrid.
Real Zaragoza won their 3rd title and got reedit the title after 20 years. The match ended with a 1-0 victory over FC Barcelona with a solitary goal from Ruben Sosa.
The defending champions, Atlético de Madrid, was defeated 2-1 (on the aggregate score) by FC Barcelona in the Quarter-Finals.
(*) Teams playing European competition / Athletic Bilbao, Atlético de Madrid, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF started the tournament in the round of 16.
Bye: Mallorca Atlético, CD Lugo, Club Siero, CD Alcoyano, CD Maspalomas, Orihuela Deportiva CF, UD Güímar, AD Sabiñánigo, Athletic Bilbao, Atlético de Madrid, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, CA Osasuna, Sporting de Gijón.