The 1977 Copa del Rey final was the 75th final of the Copa del Rey. It was played at the Vicente Calderón Stadium in Madrid on 25 June 1977, with Real Betis defeating Athletic Bilbao in a penalty shoot-out after a 2–2 draw.
Road to the final Real BetisRoundAthletic BilbaoOpponentResultLegsOpponentResultLegsBarakaldo5–21–0 away; 5–1 homeFirst Round Sestao7–25–1 home; 1–2 awaySecond Round Deportivo6–11–2 away; 4–0 homeThird Round Valladolid3–21–2 away; 1–1 homeRound of 16Elche4–11–0 away; 4–0 homeHércules3–32–1 home; 2–1 awayQuarter-finalsSevilla6–35–0 home; 3–1 awayEspanyol2–11–0 away; 2–0 homeSemi-finalsSalamanca8–16–0 home; 1–2 away
Match
Real Betis: GK 1 José Ramón EsnaolaDF 2 Francisco Bizcocho DF 5 Antonio BioscaDF 4 Jaume Sabaté DF 3 Juan Manuel Cobo (c) MF 6 Francisco López MF 8 Sebastián AlabandaMF 10 Julio Cardeñosa FW 7 Juan Antonio García SorianoFW9 Alfredo Megido FW11 Antonio BenítezSubstitutes:FW 14 José Antonio Eulate FW 15 Rafael del Pozo Manager: Rafael IriondoAthletic Bilbao: GK 1 José Ángel Iribar (c)DF 2 José Lasa DF 5 Agustín GuisasolaDF 6 José Ramón Alexanko DF 3 Javier EscalzaMF 4 Ángel Villar MF 8 Javier IruretaMF 10 José Ignacio ChurrucaFW 7 Dani FW 9 Carlos FW 11 Txetxu Rojo Substitutes:DF 13 Daniel Astrain FW 15 José María Amorrortu Manager: Koldo Aguirre MATCH RULES 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Four named substitutes. Maximum of two substitutions.
References
External links RSSSF.com