1977 Copa del Rey Final
# 1977 Copa del Rey Final

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 Betis | Real Betis | Real Betis | Round | Athletic Bilbao | Athletic Bilbao | Athletic Bilbao |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | Legs | | Opponent | Result | Legs |
| Barakaldo | 5–2 | 1–0 away; 5–1 home | First Round | | | |
| Sestao | 7–2 | 5–1 home; 1–2 away | Second Round | | | |
| Deportivo | 6–1 | 1–2 away; 4–0 home | Third Round | | | |
| Valladolid | 3–2 | 1–2 away; 1–1 home | Round of 16 | Elche | 4–1 | 1–0 away; 4–0 home |
| Hércules | 3–3 | 2–1 home; 2–1 away | Quarter-finals | Sevilla | 6–3 | 5–0 home; 3–1 away |
| Espanyol | 2–1 | 1–0 away; 2–0 home | Semi-finals | Salamanca | 8–1 | 6–0 home; 1–2 away |

## Match

| Real Betis | Athletic Bilbao |
| - | - |

Real Betis: :

| GK | 1 | José Ramón Esnaola |
| - | - | - |
| DF | 2 | Francisco Bizcocho | 50' |
| DF | 5 | Antonio Biosca |
| DF | 4 | Jaume Sabaté |
| DF | 3 | Juan Manuel Cobo (c) | | 55' |
| MF | 6 | Francisco López | 81' |
| MF | 8 | Sebastián Alabanda |
| MF | 10 | Julio Cardeñosa |
| FW | 7 | Juan Antonio García Soriano |
| FW | 9 | Alfredo Megido | | 106' |
| FW | 11 | Antonio Benítez |
| Substitutes: ||||
| FW | 14 | José Antonio Eulate | | 106' |
| FW | 15 | Rafael del Pozo | | 55' |
| Manager: ||||
| Rafael Iriondo ||||

Athletic Bilbao: :

| GK | 1 | José Ángel Iribar (c) |
| - | - | - |
| DF | 2 | José Lasa | | 38' |
| DF | 5 | Agustín Guisasola |
| DF | 6 | José Ramón Alexanko |
| DF | 3 | Javier Escalza |
| MF | 4 | Ángel Villar |
| MF | 8 | Javier Irureta |
| MF | 10 | José Ignacio Churruca |
| FW | 7 | Dani | 77' |
| FW | 9 | Carlos | | 80' |
| FW | 11 | Txetxu Rojo | 45' |
| Substitutes: ||||
| DF | 13 | Daniel Astrain | | 38' |
| FW | 15 | José María Amorrortu | | 80' |
| 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.
