2012 Copa del Rey Final
# 2012 Copa del Rey Final

The 2012 Copa del Rey Final was the 110th final since the tournament's establishment (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The match was contested by Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona on 25 May 2012 at the Vicente Calderón in Madrid. This was the clubs' first meeting in the final since 2009 where Barcelona won the trophy with a 4–1 victory. The same teams, the two with the most cup wins in the history of the competition, also met in the Round of 16 of the 2010–11 edition, in which Barça prevailed on away goals after two draws.

Barcelona lifted the trophy for the 26th time in their history with a 3–0 victory.

## Road to the final

| Athletic Bilbao | Athletic Bilbao | Athletic Bilbao | Round | Barcelona | Barcelona | Barcelona |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | Legs | | Opponent | Result | Legs |
| Real Oviedo | 2–0 | 0–1 away; 1–0 home | Round of 32 | L'Hospitalet | 10–0 | 0–1 away; 9–0 home |
| Albacete | 4–0 | 0–0 away; 4–0 home | Round of 16 | Osasuna | 6–1 | 4–0 home; 1–2 away |
| Mallorca | 3–0 | 2–0 home; 0–1 away | Quarter-finals | Real Madrid | 4–3 | 1–2 away; 2–2 home |
| Mirandés | 8–3 | 1–2 away; 6–2 home | Semi-finals | Valencia | 3–1 | 1–1 away; 2–0 home |

## Match

| Athletic Bilbao | Barcelona |
| - | - |

Gorka Iraizoz :

| RB | 15 | Andoni Iraola (c) | 43' |
| - | - | - | - |
| CB | 23 | Borja Ekiza |
| CB | 5 | Fernando Amorebieta |
| LB | 3 | Jon Aurtenetxe |
| CM | 24 | Javi Martínez |
| CM | 10 | Óscar de Marcos | | 47' |
| RW | 28 | Ibai Gómez |
| AM | 19 | Iker Muniain |
| LW | 14 | Markel Susaeta | 40' | 46' |
| CF | 9 | Fernando Llorente | | 73' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 13 | Raúl Fernández |
| DF | 6 | Mikel San José |
| MF | 11 | Igor Gabilondo |
| MF | 17 | Iñigo Pérez | | 47' |
| MF | 18 | Carlos Gurpegui |
| MF | 21 | Ander Herrera | | 46' |
| FW | 2 | Gaizka Toquero | | 73' |
| Manager: |||
| Marcelo Bielsa ||||

José Manuel Pinto :

| RB | 35 | Martín Montoya |
| - | - | - |
| CB | 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| CB | 14 | Javier Mascherano |
| LB | 21 | Adriano |
| DM | 16 | Sergio Busquets |
| CM | 6 | Xavi (c) | 66' | 81' |
| CM | 8 | Andrés Iniesta | 71' |
| RF | 17 | Pedro | | 87' |
| CF | 10 | Lionel Messi |
| LF | 9 | Alexis Sánchez | | 72' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 1 | Víctor Valdés |
| DF | 32 | Marc Bartra |
| MF | 4 | Cesc Fàbregas | | 81' |
| MF | 11 | Thiago | | 87' |
| MF | 15 | Seydou Keita | | 72' |
| MF | 20 | Ibrahim Afellay |
| FW | 37 | Cristian Tello |
| Manager: |||
| Pep Guardiola ||||

* Assistant referees:
* Raúl Cabañero Martinez (Murcia)
* Jesús Calvo Guadamuro (Andalusia)
* Fourth official:
* Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz (Valencian Community)
* Fifth official:
* Roberto Alonso Fernández (Community of Madrid)
