The Copa del Rey received by the winning team of the final ‘returns’ after a time at the hands of the Spanish Federation so that they put it back into play the following season. However, if certain conditions are met, the trophy becomes property of the winning club. Conditions that do not meet or Betis in Valenciaprotagonists of today’s final.
To do this, the champion must add three consecutive triumphs or five alternates. As soon as one of these requirements is met, the award becomes the property of the champion team and a new cycle begins, also with a new trophy, made for the occasion.
The FC Barcelona, which with 31 wounds leads the ranking of champions ahead of Athletic (23) and Real Madrid (19), is also the club that has owned the most Cups. Specifically, six, which he achieved in 1928, in 1953, in 1971, in 1990, in 2015 and in 2018.
He is followed in the record by Athletic with 3 Cups owned (1916, 1932 and 1945), Real Madrid (1907 and 1936) and Sevilla (1939 and 2010) with two and Atlético (1976) with one.
In the latter case the mattress box did not meet the condition of adding three wins in a row or five alternate, but he was awarded the tournament in property as it was the last one that was played under the name of Generalissimo Cup.
For its part, Sevilla, who won the 2010 Cup, did so as an extraordinary measure for the victory of the Spanish team in the World Cup in South Africa.
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Regardless of the outcome of tonight’s final, neither Betis, with two Cups to its credit, nor Valencia, with eight, may keep the Cup in property: It will not be the third in a row or the alternate fifth that either wins.