The first soccer competition tobeplayed in Spain, the Copa del Rey is a knockout tournamentwith more than 100 years of history andthat beganeven before La Liga. Every season, each team fromall tiers isallowed to take part in the most traditional Spanish contest.
It is one of the most prestigious national cups in the world, unlikethe ones from other countries that don’t receive such praise. Despitewinningthe league usually is considered a betterachievement, the Copa del Rey remains a well-recognized competition and it isn’t underrated at all.
From its very first edition in 1903 to date, only a handful of teams were luckyenough to claim this prize. Thelatest ones to be crowned were Barcelona, who defeatedAthletic Bilbaoin the 2021final. Take a look at all the teams thatwon this tournamentat least once.
Every teamthatwon the Copa del Rey
Fourteen teams have lifted this tournament through history. The teams who lifted the Copa del Rey were Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao, Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid, Valencia, Zaragoza, Sevilla, Espanyol, Real Unión Club, Real Sociedad, Betis, Deportivo La Coruña, Arenas de Getxo, andMallorca.
| Team | Titles | Year |
| Barcelona | 31 | 1910* – 1912 – 1913* – 1920 -1922 -1925 – 1926 – 1928 – 1942 – 1951 – 1952 – 1953 – 1957 – 1959 – 1963 – 1968 – 1971 – 1978 – 1981 – 1983 – 1988 – 1990 – 1997 – 1998 – 2009 – 2012 – 2015 – 2016 – 2017 – 2018 – 2021 |
| Athletic Bilbao | 23 | 1903 – 1904 – 1910* – 1911 – 1914 – 1915 – 1916 – 1921 – 1923 – 1930 – 1931 – 1932 – 1933 – 1943 – 1944 – 1945 – 1950 – 1955 – 1956 – 1958 – 1969 – 1973 – 1984 |
| Real Madrid | 19 | 1905 – 1906 – 1907 – 1908 – 1917 – 1934 – 1937 – 1946 – 1947 – 1962 – 1970 – 1974 – 1975 – 1980 – 1982 – 1989 – 1993 – 2011 – 2014 |
| Atlético Madrid | 10 | 1960 – 1961 – 1965 – 1972 – 1976 – 1985 – 1991 – 1992 – 1996 – 2013 |
| Valencia | 8 | 1941 – 1949 – 1954 – 1967 – 1979 – 1999 – 2008 – 2019 |
| Zaragoza | 6 | 1964 – 1966 – 1986 – 1994 – 2001 – 2004 |
| Sevilla | 5 | 1935 – 1939 – 1948 – 2007 – 2010 |
| Espanyol | 4 | 1929 – 1940 – 2000 – 2006 |
| Real Unión Club | 4 | 1913* – 1918 – 1924 – 1927 |
| Real Sociedad | 3 | 1909 – 1987 – 2020 |
| Betis | 2 | 1977 – 2005 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 2 | 1995 – 2002 |
| Arenas de Getxo | 1 | 1919 |
| Mallorca | 1 | 2003 |
The Cules are the winningest team in the competition with 31trophies, an impressive mark by which they surpassed Athletic Bilbao, who held the record for a long time. The Basque teamclaimed the title 23 times but struggled to win itsince 1984, a 37-year drought in which Barca took the first place away from them.The two most successful sides in the tournament clashed in the last finalplayed at La Cartuja stadium in Seville, where the Blaugranas defeated Athletic Club 4-0.
* In 1910 and1913 there were played two different tournaments simultaneously due to conflictsbetween Spanish teams.