The 2008 Copa del Rey final was the 106th final of the Spanish cup competition, the
Copa del Rey
The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanis ...
. The final was played at
Vicente Calderón in
Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...
, on 16 April 2008.
The match was won by
Valencia
Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...
, who beat
Getafe
Getafe () is a municipalities in Spain, municipality and a city in Spain belonging to the Community of Madrid. , it has a population of 180,747, the region's sixth most populated municipality.
Getafe is located 13 km south of Madrid's city c ...
3–1, winning the tournament for the seventh time. It was a second defeat in the final in succession for Getafe, who also lost to
Sevilla
Seville ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula.
Seville ...
in 2007. These had been their only appearances in the event; by contrast it was Valencia's 16th final.
Road to the final
Match details
References
External links
RSSSF.com
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2008
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Valencia CF matches
Getafe CF matches
April 2008 sports events in Spain
2008 in Madrid
Football competitions in Madrid