How many times has Real Madrid been eliminated in the first rounds of the Copa del Rey?

From Alcorconazo to Alcoyanazo. Eleven years later, Real Madrid was eliminated again in the Cup (in its different names) and on the pitch at the first exchange. Since after the Civil War the classification format was abolished through the regional championships, it is the 15th time that the white team has said goodbye to the KO tournament as soon as its participation begins. Eight teams from First, two from Second and five from Second B are among his premature executioners.

He Celtic He did it in 1941. 2-2 in the capital and 2-3 in Galician lands. It took 28 years (1969) until Real Madrid said goodbye to the Cup so early again. He was executed by Athletic, which also did it in 1991. Between one and another, six other premature eliminations. The 1971 one at the hands of a Sports then in Second Division. Sporting (1973), Hercules (1977) and Athletic (1985) also gave an account of the whites in their cupbearer premiere.

Valencia and Espanyol accounted for Madrid for two consecutive seasons: 1994-1995 and 1995-1996. Two years later (1997-1998) Alavés began to write the most glorious pages of its history. The feat of the slime foxes was the prelude to their promotion to First and the final of the UEFA Cup, which they reached in 2001. That same 2000-2001 season, the Cup launched its format with the first two rounds as a single match. Toledo, from Segunda B, surprised (2-1) the first galactic Madrid (without many of its stars) in the Salto del Caballo.

The Cup recovered the two-legged qualifiers, but did not lose the surprises in charge of Second B teams. In 2008-2009 the Royal Union they won 3-2 in the first leg at the Stadium Gal and in the second leg at the Bernabéu they achieved a creditable 4-3 with a decisive goal from Eneko Romo in the 89th minute. Far from learning the lesson the following season Madrid suffered one of the greatest humiliations in its history in Alcorcón (4-0) and was powerless in the return (1-0).

Between the Alcorconazo and the Alcoyanazo, just a blur. The one from the 2015-2016 season, when Cheryshev's improper alignment made Carranza's 1-3 win to no avail. The second leg was not even played. Five seasons later, the one-game format resurrected, Madrid's career in the Cup ends again at the first corner.