2006 Copa del Rey Final
# 2006 Copa del Rey Final

The 2006 Copa del Rey Final was the 104th final since its establishment. The match took place on 12 April 2006 at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid. The match was contested by Espanyol and Real Zaragoza, and it was refereed by Medina Cantalejo. Espanyol lifted the trophy for the fourth time in their history with a 4–1 victory.

## Road to the final

| Espanyol | Espanyol | Espanyol | Round | Real Zaragoza | Real Zaragoza | Real Zaragoza |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | Legs | | Opponent | Result | Legs |
| | | | Round of 32 | Xerez | 2-2 | 1 legged; penalties; 7–6 |
| Getafe | 4–3 | 1–0 away; 3–3 home | Round of 16 | Atlético Madrid | 3–2 | 1–0 away; 2–2 home |
| Cádiz | 4–0 | 2–0 away; 2–0 home | Quarter-finals | Barcelona | 5–4 | 4–2 home; 1–2 away |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 2–1 | 2–1 home; 0–0 away | Semi-finals | Real Madrid | 6–5 | 6–1 home; 0–4 away |

## Match details

| RCD Espanyol | Real Zaragoza |
| - | - |
| GK | 13 | Carlos Kameni |
| DF | 8 | Pablo Zabaleta |
| DF | 4 | Alberto Lopo |
| DF | 21 | Daniel Jarque | 16' |
| DF | 3 | David García |
| MF | 14 | Ito | 18' | 62' |
| MF | 6 | Eduardo Costa |
| MF | 15 | Fredson | | 62' |
| MF | 9 | Iván de la Peña |
| FW | 10 | Luis García |
| FW | 23 | Raúl Tamudo (c) | 88' | 77' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Gorka Iraizoz |
| DF | 2 | Armando Sá |
| DF | 5 | Mauricio Pochettino |
| MF | 22 | Moisés Hurtado | | 62' |
| MF | 17 | Juanfran |
| FW | 20 | Coro | | 62' |
| FW | 7 | Walter Pandiani | | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Miguel Ángel Lotina ||
| GK | 1 | César Sánchez | 42' 74' |
| DF | 14 | Leonardo Ponzio |
| DF | 5 | Álvaro |
| DF | 6 | Gabriel Milito | 36' |
| DF | 12 | Delio Toledo | | 75' |
| MF | 8 | Cani (c) |
| MF | 21 | Alberto Zapater |
| MF | 16 | Albert Celades | 48' | 66' |
| MF | 18 | Óscar | 26' | 51' |
| FW | 17 | Ewerthon |
| FW | 22 | Diego Milito |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 25 | Raúl Valbuena | | 75' |
| DF | 4 | Luis Cuartero |
| MF | 20 | David Generelo |
| MF | 7 | José María Movilla | | 66' |
| MF | 15 | Ángel Lafita |
| MF | 10 | Sávio | | 51' |
| FW | 9 | Sergio García |
| Manager: ||
| Víctor Muñoz ||

* Match rules
* 90 minutes
* 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
* Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
* Seven named substitutes
* Maximum of three substitutions
