The 1940 Copa del Generalísimo was the 38th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.
The competition started on 12 May 1940 and concluded on 30 June 1940 with the final, held at the Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas in Madrid.
Teams
The 31 teams qualified for the competition through the regional championships. This was the last season in which the regional championships served as qualifying competitions for the Spanish Cup.
Regional championship Qualified teams EntryGuipúzcoa–Navarra–Aragón ChampionshipOsasuna, Zaragoza, Real Sociedad Donostia, AlavésFirst roundCatalan ChampionshipEspañol, Gerona, Barcelona, San AndrésFirst roundCentro ChampionshipAtlético Aviación Nacional, Real Madrid, FerroviariaFirst round / ByeVizcaya ChampionshipAthletic Bilbao, Baracaldo Oriamendi, ErandioFirst roundSur Andalucía ChampionshipSevilla, Real Betis, MalacitanoFirst roundGalician ChampionshipDeportivo La Coruña, Celta VigoFirst roundAsturian ChampionshipSporting de Gijón, Sportiva Ovetense, Racing LangreanoFirst roundCantabria ChampionshipRacing de Santander, Unión MontañesaFirst roundValencia ChampionshipValencia, UD Levante GimnásticoFirst roundMurcia ChampionshipReal Murcia, HérculesFirst roundBaleares ChampionshipAthletic PalmaFirst roundNorthern Africa ChampionshipCeuta SportFirst roundCanary Islands ChampionshipTenerifeFirst round
First round
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Tiebreaker
Bye: Athletic Aviación
Round of 16
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Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Final
Copa del Rey 1940 winners RCD Español2nd title
References
External links LFP website