The 2022 Copa del Rey Final was a football match that decided the winner of the
2021–22 Copa del Rey
The 2021–22 Copa del Rey is the 120th staging of the Copa del Rey (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The winners are assured a place in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League group stage. Both the winners and the runners-up ...
, the 120th edition of Spain's
primary football cup. The match was played on 23 April 2022 at the
Estadio de La Cartuja
Estadio La Cartuja (), officially known as Estadio La Cartuja de Sevilla, is a multi-purpose stadium situated in the Isla de la Cartuja in Seville, Spain. It is used mostly for football and it is commonly referred to as simply 'La Cartuja'. It ...
in
Seville
Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) 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 Peninsul ...
between
Real Betis
Real Betis Balompié, known as Real Betis () or just Betis, is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1907, it plays in La Liga. It holds home games at the Estadio Benito Vi ...
and
Valencia
Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area al ...
.
Real Betis won 5–4 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after
extra time
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for their third Copa del Rey title.
Background
Alaska
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and
Mario Vaquerizo
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delivered a musical performance before the game.
Route to the final
Key: (H) = Home; (A) = Away
Match
Summary
The match went to
extra time
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after a 1–1 draw. After a scoreless extra time period, the match went to penalties. Real Betis
left-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
,
Juan Miranda, scored the winning penalty. He was among the fans when Real Betis last won the competition in
2005
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.
Details
Notes
References
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2022
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Sport in Seville
21st century in Seville
2021–22 in Spanish football
2021–22 in Spanish football cups
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 ...
Real Betis matches
Valencia CF matches
2020s in Andalusia
Association football penalty shoot-outs