1993–94 Copa del Rey
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The Copa del Rey 1993–94 is the 90th staging of the Copa del Rey
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The competition started on August 15, 1993 and concluded on April 20, 1994 with the Final, held at the Estadio Vicente Calderón in Madrid
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The month before the final, UEFA
had announced that the ban on Spanish clubs in European competitions would be lifted for the 1994–95 season, provided that Spain
fans behaved well at that summer's World Cup
. Spain fans duly behaved well at the tournament, and this gave the green light to Real Zaragoza to compete in the 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, which they ultimately won. It also proved to be the turning point in Real Zaragoza's history after a few lean seasons; over the next 20 years they collected a total of more than 20 major trophies.
Copa del Rey
The Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol ....
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The competition started on August 15, 1993 and concluded on April 20, 1994 with the Final, held at the Estadio Vicente Calderón in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
.
The month before the final, UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
had announced that the ban on Spanish clubs in European competitions would be lifted for the 1994–95 season, provided that Spain
Spain national football team
The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
fans behaved well at that summer's World Cup
1994 FIFA World Cup
The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...
. Spain fans duly behaved well at the tournament, and this gave the green light to Real Zaragoza to compete in the 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, which they ultimately won. It also proved to be the turning point in Real Zaragoza's history after a few lean seasons; over the next 20 years they collected a total of more than 20 major trophies.