2000 Copa del Rey Final
# 2000 Copa del Rey Final

The 2000 Copa del Rey Final was a football match between Atlético Madrid and Espanyol that took place on 27 May 2000 to decide the winner of the 1999–2000 Copa del Rey, the 98th staging of Spain's primary football cup.

The match was played at the Estadio Mestalla, Valencia CF's home stadium, with Espanyol beating Atlético Madrid 2–1 and earning their third ever Copa del Rey title.

## Route to the final

| Atlético Madrid | Atlético Madrid | Atlético Madrid | Round | RCD Espanyol | RCD Espanyol | RCD Espanyol |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | Legs | | Opponent | Result | Legs |
| | | | 1st round | Córdoba | 1–3 | 1–1 away; 0–2 away |
| Las Palmas | 2–3 | 2–2 away; 0–1 home | 2nd round | Albacete | 0–2 | 0–0 away; 0–2 home |
| Real Unión | 0–5 | 0–3 away; 0–2 home | Round of 16 | Celta Vigo | 3–1 | 2–1 home; 1–0 away |
| Rayo Vallecano | 2–2 (a) | 0–0 home; 2–2 away | Quarter-finals | Compostela | 5–2 | 5–1 home; 0–1 away |
| Barcelona | 6–0 | 3–0 home; 3–0 away | Semi-finals | Real Madrid | 0–1 | 0–0 away; 1–0 home |

## Match

### Details

| Atletico Madrid | Espanyol |
| - | - |

ATLÉTICO MADRID: :

| GK | 13 | Toni |
| - | - | - |
| DF | 15 | Carlos Aguilera | | 75' |
| DF | 6 | Santi | 84' |
| DF | 26 | Gaspar | 30' |
| DF | 4 | Carlos Gamarra | | 50' |
| DF | 22 | Joan Capdevila |
| MF | 8 | Rubén Baraja | 80' |
| MF | 16 | Juan Carlos Valerón |
| MF | 12 | Hugo Leal |
| FW | 19 | Kiko (c) |
| FW | 17 | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 17' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 1 | José Molina |
| DF | 3 | Toni |
| MF | 9 | Santiago Solari | | 75' |
| MF | 14 | Óscar Mena |
| MF | 30 | José Juan Luque | | 50' |
| Manager: |||
| Fernando Zambrano ||||

ESPANYOL: :

| GK | 25 | Pablo Cavallero |
| - | - | - |
| DF | 2 | Cristóbal |
| DF | 4 | Nando | 60' 76' |
| DF | 5 | Mauricio Pochettino |
| DF | 24 | Roger |
| MF | 7 | Toni Velamazán |
| MF | 8 | Sergio |
| MF | 15 | Constantin Gâlcă |
| MF | 19 | Arteaga (c) | 70' |
| FW | 11 | Martín Posse | | 78' |
| FW | 23 | Raúl Tamudo | | 71' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 1 | Juan Luis Mora |
| DF | 3 | Pablo Rotchen | | 78' |
| DF | 18 | Mauro Navas |
| MF | 14 | Enrique de Lucas |
| FW | 9 | Manuel Serrano | | 71' |
| Manager: |||
| Paco Flores ||||

* Copa del Rey 1999–2000 Winners
* RCD Espanyol Third title
