2009 Copa del Rey Final
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The 2009 Copa del Rey Final was the 105th final of the Spanish cup competition, the Copa del Rey
. The final was played at Mestalla
in Valencia on 13 May 2009. The match was won by FC Barcelona
, who beat Athletic Bilbao
4 – 1. This was the first title of Barcelona that year, before winning la Liga and the UEFA Champions League to earn their first treble.
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BARCELONA:
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GK
13
José Manuel Pinto
RB
20
Daniel Alves
CB
24
Yaya Touré
CB
3
Gerard Piqué
LB
5
Carles Puyol
(c)
DM
28
Sergio Busquets
CM
6
Xavi
CM
15
Seydou Keita
RW
10
Lionel Messi
LW
11
Bojan Krkić
CF
9
Samuel Eto'o
Substitutes:
GK
1
Víctor Valdés
MF
7
Eiður Guðjohnsen
DF
16
Sylvinho
FW
21
Alexander Hleb
FW
27
Pedro
Manager:
Josep Guardiola
prompted widespread booing from Catalan nationalist
fans of FC Barcelona and Basque nationalist
fans of Athletic Bilbao. Televisión Española
(TVE) cut away from its coverage as soon as this started and consequently did not show the playing of the anthem live, instead showing it at half time with the booing edited out. Afterwards, its director Javier Pons apologised for the "mistake", and Julian Reyes, the head of sports news, was fired as a result of the censorship.
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 ....
. The final was played at Mestalla
Mestalla
Estadio Mestalla is a football stadium in Valencia, Spain. The stadium is the home ground of Valencia Club de Fútbol. With a capacity of 55,000 seats, it ranks as the fifth-largest stadium in Spain...
in Valencia on 13 May 2009. The match was won by FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
, who beat Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Club, also known as Athletic Bilbao, is an association football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Spain. The club has played in the Primera División of La Liga since its start in 1928. They have won La Liga on eight occasions...
4 – 1. This was the first title of Barcelona that year, before winning la Liga and the UEFA Champions League to earn their first treble.
Road to the final
| Barcelona | Round | Athletic Bilbao | ||||
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| Opponent | Result | Legs | Opponent | Result | Legs | |
| Benidorm CD Benidorm CD Benidorm Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football team based in Benidorm, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1964, it was dissolved after the 2010–11 season when the team was relegated to Regional Preferente... |
2–0 | 0–1 away; 1–0 home | Round of 32 | Recreativo de Huelva Recreativo de Huelva Real Club Recreativo de Huelva, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Huelva, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 23 December 1889, it is the oldest football team in Spain, and currently plays in the second division, holding home games at Estadio Nuevo Colombino, which has a... |
3–2 | 2–0 home; 2–1 away |
| Atlético Madrid | 5–2 | 1–3 away; 2–1 home | Round of 16 | CA Osasuna CA Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna, known as Osasuna, is a Spanish football team based in Iruñea-Pamplona, in the autonomous community of Navarre.Founded in 1920, it currently plays in the Spanish first division, holding home games at the 19,553-capacity Estadio Reyno de Navarra... |
3–1 | 1–1 away; 2–0 home |
| RCD Espanyol RCD Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a sports club based in Barcelona, Spain. It is best known for its football team. Espanyol currently play in the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat with seats for 40,500 spectators. It was inaugurated on 2 August 2009... |
3–2 | 0–0 away; 3–2 home | Quarterfinals | Sporting de Gijón Sporting de Gijón Real Sporting de Gijón, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club from Gijón, Asturias. Founded in 1 June 1905, it currently plays in Spanish first division.... |
2–1 | 0–0 home; 1–2 away |
| RCD Mallorca RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca is a Spanish football team based on Palma, Majorca, in the Balearic Islands. Founded on 5 March 1916, the team currently plays in the Spanish first division, holding home games at Son Moix.... |
3–1 | 2–0 home; 1–1 away | Semifinals | Sevilla FC Sevilla FC Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA... |
4–2 | 2–1 away; 3–0 home |
Match details
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | ATHLETIC BILBAO: | |||
| GK | 1 | Gorka Iraizoz Gorka Iraizoz Gorka Iraizoz Moreno is a Spanish footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish first division, as a goalkeeper.-Football career:Iraizoz was born in Pamplona, Navarre... |
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| RB | 15 | Andoni Iraola Andoni Iraola Andoni Iraola Sagarna is a Spanish footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao in La Liga, as a defender or midfielder.... |
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| CB | 20 | Aitor Ocio Aitor Ocio Aitor Ocio Carrión is a Spanish footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao in La Liga, as a central defender.-Club career:... |
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| CB | 5 | Fernando Amorebieta Fernando Amorebieta Fernando Gabriel Amorebieta Mardaras is a Venezuelan footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao as a central defender.... |
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| LB | 3 | Koikili Lertxundi Koikili Lertxundi Koikili Lertxundi del Campo, simply Koikili , or Koi for short, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao as a left defender.-Football career:... |
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| CM | 16 | Pablo Orbaiz Pablo Orbaiz Pablo Orbaiz Lesaka is a Spanish footballer who plays for Olympiacos F.C. on loan from Athletic Bilbao, as a defensive midfielder.-Club career:... |
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| CM | 24 | Javi Martínez Javi Martínez Javier "Javi" Martínez Aguinaga is a Spanish footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao in La Liga, as a central midfielder.Martínez also played for the Spanish national team and was a member of the squad that won the 2010 World Cup.-Club career:... |
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| RW | 10 | Francisco Yeste Francisco Yeste Francisco "Fran" Javier Yeste Navarro is a Spanish footballer who plays for Olympiacos F.C. in Greece.Usually an attacking midfielder , he played 11 years of his professional career with Athletic Bilbao , appearing in 353 official games and scoring 59 goals.-Athletic Bilbao:Born in... (c) |
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| LW | 7 | David López David López Moreno David López Moreno is a Spanish footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao in La Liga, as a midfielder.-Football career:... |
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| CF | 9 | Fernando Llorente |
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| CF | 2 | Gaizka Toquero |
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| Substitutes: | ||||
| GK | 13 | Armando Riveiro Armando Riveiro Armando Riveiro de Aguilar Malda, simply Armando , is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.-Football career:... |
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| MF | 14 | Markel Susaeta Markel Susaeta Markel Susaeta Laskurain is a Spanish footballer who plays for Athletic de Bilbao as a right winger.-Football career:... |
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| MF | 11 | Igor Gabilondo |
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| MF | 17 | Joseba Etxeberria Joseba Etxeberría Joseba Andoni Etxeberria Lizardi is a retired Spanish footballer who played mostly as a winger.After starting his professional career at only 17, with Real Sociedad, he quickly switched to Basque neighbours Athletic de Bilbao, going on to spend the rest of his extensive career there.Exteberria... |
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| FW | 18 | Ion Vélez Ion Vélez Ion Vélez Martínez is a Spanish footballer who plays for Girona FC as a forward.-Football career:... |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Joaquín Caparrós Joaquín Caparrós Joaquín de Jesús Caparrós Camino is a Spanish football coach, currently in charge of RCD Mallorca.-Football career:Caparrós was born in Utrera, Province of Seville, Andalusia. After an obscure career as a player, he started coaching in his mid-20's, his first club being amateurs San José Obrero CF... |
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José Manuel PintoJosé Manuel Pinto
José Manuel Pinto Colorado is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Barcelona as a goalkeeper.-Betis / Celta:Born in El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, Andalusia, Pinto, a product of Real Betis' youth system, moved up to the first team and made his La Liga debut for the club during the 1997–98...
Daniel AlvesDaniel Alves
Daniel Alves da Silva , commonly known as Dani Alves, is a Brazilian footballer. He plays as an attacking right defender for FC Barcelona and the Brazilian national team. Before joining Barcelona, Alves spent a successful six year spell with Sevilla FC, winning two UEFA Cups and the Copa del Rey...
Yaya TouréYaya Touré
Gnégnéri Yaya Touré , commonly known as Yaya Touré, is an Ivorian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Côte d'Ivoire national side...
Gerard PiquéGerard Piqué
Gerard Piqué i Bernabeu is a Spanish footballer, currently playing as a central defender for FC Barcelona.A product of Barça's cantera, he initially left the club for Manchester United in 2004, where he remained for four years, before returning to Barça under Josep Guardiola's leadership, helping...
Carles PuyolCarles Puyol
Carles Puyol i Saforcada is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Barcelona and the Spanish national team.Mainly a central defender, he can also play on either flank, especially as a right back...
(c)
Sergio Busquets XaviXavi
Xavier Hernández i Creus , commonly known as Xavi Hernández or simply Xavi , is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club FC Barcelona, where he has spent his entire 14-year career....
Seydou KeitaSeydou Keita (footballer)
Seydou Keita is a Malian footballer who plays for FC Barcelona in Spain and the Malian national team. He also holds a French passport.A versatile midfielder, he can operate as both a central or defensive midfielder.-Marseille:...
Lionel MessiLionel Messi
Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi is an Argentine footballer who plays for FC Barcelona and captains the Argentina national team, mainly as a striker. Messi received several Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations by the age of 21, and won in 2009 and 2010...
Bojan KrkićBojan Krkic
Bojan Krkić Pérez known as just Bojan, is a Spanish footballer who currently plays as a forward or winger for Italian Serie A club Roma.- Early years :...
Samuel Eto'oSamuel Eto'o
Samuel Eto'o Fils is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Russian team Anzhi Makhachkala. He is also the current captain of the Cameroon national team.Eto'o trained at Kadji Sports Academy...
Víctor ValdésVíctor Valdés
Víctor Valdés i Arribas is a Spanish football goalkeeper who currently plays for FC Barcelona in the Spanish La Liga.He is the most successful goalkeeper in Barcelona's history and is widely considered to be one of the best goalkeepers in the world, having won a total of 17 titles including five...
Eiður GuðjohnsenEiður Guðjohnsen
Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen is an Icelandic footballer who currently plays for AEK Athens F.C. in the Superleague Greece. He has previously played for Premier League club Chelsea and FC Barcelona of Spain, having made his name with Bolton Wanderers. He was the captain of the Iceland national team until...
SylvinhoSylvinho
Sylvio Mendes Campos Junior , commonly known as Sylvinho is a retired Brazilian footballer, who played for Corinthians, Arsenal, Celta Vigo, FC Barcelona and Manchester City...
Alexander Hleb PedroPedro Rodríguez Ledesma
Pedro Eliezer Rodríguez Ledesma , commonly known as Pedro or Pedrito, is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Barcelona and the Spanish national team, as a forward or winger....
Josep GuardiolaJosep Guardiola
Josep "Pep" Guardiola i Sala , is a Spanish football manager and former player. Guardiola played as a defensive midfielder and spent the majority of his playing career with FC Barcelona, whom he currently manages. He was part of Johan Cruyff's dream team that won Barcelona's first European Cup....
Anthem controversy
The pre-match playing of the Spanish national anthemMarcha Real
is the national anthem of Spain. It is one of the few national anthems in the world to have no official lyrics ....
prompted widespread booing from Catalan nationalist
Catalan nationalism
Catalan nationalism or Catalanism , is a political movement advocating for either further political autonomy or full independence of Catalonia....
fans of FC Barcelona and Basque nationalist
Basque nationalism
Basque nationalism is a political movement advocating for either further political autonomy or, chiefly, full independence of the Basque Country in the wider sense...
fans of Athletic Bilbao. Televisión Española
Televisión Española
Televisión Española is the national state-owned public-service television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities were previously financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government, but since it's been supported by subsidies only.TVE belongs to the RTVE...
(TVE) cut away from its coverage as soon as this started and consequently did not show the playing of the anthem live, instead showing it at half time with the booing edited out. Afterwards, its director Javier Pons apologised for the "mistake", and Julian Reyes, the head of sports news, was fired as a result of the censorship.