Copa del Rey Winners by Year (1903 – 2022)

Spanish soccer teams love to compete in the Copa del Rey.

The knockout tournament has been around ever since 1903, and players relish the opportunity to progress to the next stage of the competition.

In fact, the Copa del Rey can be likened to England’s FA Cup, as both of these domestic competitions hold a lot of prestige and good history.

Over the years there have been numerous winners of the Copa del Rey, so this article has been written to give a thorough breakdown of the clubs that have managed to lift the trophy across all the seasons that the competition has been played.

So, without further ado, let’s get started with a tabulated analysis of past Copa del Rey winners:

You’ll see that Athletic Bilbao were the first team to win the trophy back when the tournament was founded in 1903.

And since then there’ve been so many different clubs winning it in dramatic fashion.

Who has won the most Copa del Rey titles?

For those of you that have been following soccer for some time, the answer to this question won’t really come as much of a surprise to you.

And that’s because…

FC Barcelona hold the record for the most Copa del Rey title wins, having successfully won the competition 31 times out of 42 appearances in the finals.

And before Real Betis won this year’s edition of the competition, Barcelona had claimed the Copa del Rey title for the 2021 season.

How many teams have won the Copa del Rey trophy?

Now here’s another good question to ask!

So, let’s get straight to the point with this one…

The Copa del Rey has been won by a total of 13 different soccer teams over the competition’s 119-year lifespan.

Check out the table below, which breaks down this list of winners and also highlights how many trophies each team has won.

How many Copa Del Rey trophies have Real Madrid won?

All you have to do is look at the data above to get your answer here.

Real Madrid have won the Copa del Rey tournament 19 times, and they have placed as runners-up on 20 separate occasions.

Quite surprisingly, Athletic Bilbao has more wins in this competition than them.

And this isn’t something a casual fan would expect to see, particularly because Real Madrid have been so dominant in other competitions like the UEFA Champions League and La Liga.

How many Copa del Rey trophies has Messi won?

Sometimes people run out of superlatives to describe just how good of a player Lionel Messi is.

The Argentinian is arguably the greatest professional soccer player of all time, having performed at the highest levels of the sport for so many years.

Messi’s trophy cabinet is undoubtedly stacked, but just how many Copa del Rey trophies does he have to his name?

Here’s the answer…

Lionel Messi has won seven Copa del Rey titles, which are all included in his club-record tally of 35 trophies.

So, there you have it.

Lionel Messi has won more Copa del Rey trophies than a number of clubs have managed to pick up in their entire history!

Closing thoughts

The Copa del Rey is a fantastic competition with a lot of history behind it.

You should now be much more informed about the previous winners of this competition, as the article has detailed precisely which teams won throughout the past century and a bit.

If you’re looking for more tournament history, then you might want to check out this article on the past MLS Cup winners which goes through the victors from 1996 to 2021.

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