The King

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's Cup 1924 was the 24th staging of the

Copa del Rey The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footb ...

, the Spanish football cup competition. The competition started on 23 March 1924, and concluded on May 4, 1924, with the

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, held at the

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in San Sebastián, in which

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lifted the trophy for the second time (third time counting the trophy won by Racing de Irun in 1913) with a 1–0 victory over

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with

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netting the only goal of the match.

Teams

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* Centre Region:

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*Galicia:

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: Sporting de Gijón *Cantabria:

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*Aragon:

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*Levante: Natación de Alicante

Preliminary round

First leg

Second leg

''Barcelona qualified for the quarter-finals 1–17 on agg.'' ''Sporting Gijón qualified for the quarter-finals 2–10 on agg.''

Quarterfinals

First leg

Second leg

''Real Madrid qualified for the semifinals 7–2 on agg.'' ''Real Unión qualified for the semifinals 3–1 on agg.'' ''Athletic Bilbao qualified for the semifinals 7–2 on agg.''

Tie break

''Barcelona qualified for the semifinals 5–3 on agg.''

Semifinals

First leg

Second leg

Tie Break

''Madrid qualified for the final 5–3 on agg.'' ''Unión qualified for the final 7–3 on agg.''

Final

References

External links

Linguasport.com

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