Copa del Rey(King's Cup) - Spain's Football National Championship

The Copa del Rey is an annual Football Cup Competition for Spanish Football Teams which was founded in 1903, thus making it the oldest Spanish football competition.

• Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey (Championship of Spain – His Majesty the King's Football Cup).

• Copa del Rey was Spain's Football National Championship from 1903.

• Before the formation of La Liga  in 1929, the competition was effectively a national championship. Teams qualified to enter via their regional leagues.

• Only teams from the Primera Division,Segunda A, about 23 teams from the Segunda B and the Tercera Division Champions (or runners-up if the champion is a reserve team ) are invited to enter.

• The early rounds are one-off games with teams from the lower divisions given home advantage. The round of 32, the round of 16, the quarter-finals, and semi-finals are played over two legs.

• The final is a one-off game played at a neutral venue

Most Wins

• FC Barcelona has won the cup on the most occasions, with 26 wins
• Athletic Bilbao has won the cup 23 Times and
• Real Madrid has won the cup 18 Times

2011-12 Champions
The 2011–12 Copa del Rey is the 109th staging of the competition which  began on August 31, 2011 and ended on May 25, 2012

2011-12 Champions are FC Barcelona.The 2011–12 final was played at Estadio Vicente Calderon between  Athletic Bilbao and FC Barcelona which FC Barcelona won 3-0 where Pedro Rodriguez(3 & 25)and Lionel Messi(20th minute)scored