1940 Copa del Generalísimo#Round of 16

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{{Infobox football tournament season

| title = Copa del Generalísimo

| year = 1940

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =

| other_titles = 38th Copa del Rey

| country = Spain

| num_teams = 31

| defending_champions = Sevilla FC

| winners = RCD Español

| count = 2

| second = Real Madrid

| matches = 61

| goals =

| scoring_leader =

| award =

| prev_season = 1939

| next_season = 1941

}}

The 1940 Copa del Generalísimo was the 38th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.

The competition started on 12 May 1940 and concluded on 30 June 1940 with the final, held at the Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas in Madrid.

First round

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{{TwoLegResult|AD Ferroviaria|| 3–6 |Deportivo La Coruña|| 1–1 | 2–5 |winner=2 }}

{{TwoLegResult|Sportiva Ovetense|| 3–9 |Club Celta|| 2–2 | 1–7 |winner=2 }}

{{TwoLegResult|Unión Montañesa|| 1–10 |Sporting Gijón|| 0–6 | 1–4 |winner=2 }}

{{TwoLegResult|SD Erandio Club|| 1–3 |Racing Santander|| 1–1 | 0–2 |winner=2 }}

{{TwoLegResult|Real Sociedad|| 3–0 |Racing Langreano|| 3–0 | 0–0 |winner=1 }}

{{TwoLegResult|CD Alavés|| 0–10 |Athletic Bilbao|| 0–6 | 0–4 |winner=2 }}

{{TwoLegResult|Baracaldo FC|| 0–7 |Real Zaragoza|| 0–4 | 0–3 |winner=2 }}

{{TwoLegResult|Gerona FC|| 4–4 |CA Osasuna|| 1–2 | 3–2 }}

{{TwoLegResult|Athletic FC|| 2–9 |FC Barcelona|| 2–2 | 0–7 |winner=2 }}

{{TwoLegResult|Valencia CF|| 11–3 |CD San Andrés|| 8–2 | 3–1 |winner=1 }}

{{TwoLegResult|CD Español|| 10–2 |Levante Gimnástico|| 6–2 | 4–0 |winner=1 }}

{{TwoLegResult|CD Malacitano|| 2–3 |Hércules CF|| 2–1 | 0–2 |winner=2 }}

{{TwoLegResult|Real Murcia|| 0–6 |Real Madrid|| 0–4 | 0–2 |winner=2 }}

{{TwoLegResult|Ceuta Sport|| 1–5 |Real Betis|| 0–1 | 1–4 |winner=2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Sevilla FC|| 6–2 |CD Tenerife|| 6–1 | 0–1 |winner=1 }}

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  • Tiebreaker

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{{OneLegResult|CA Osasuna|| 2–0 |Gerona FC |winner=1}}

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Round of 16

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{{TwoLegResult|FC Barcelona|| 5–0 |La Coruña|| 4–0 | 1–0 |winner=1 }}

{{TwoLegResult|Athletic Aviación|| 2–2 |Real Zaragoza|| 0–0 | 2–2 }}

{{TwoLegResult|CA Osasuna|| 2–7 |Real Madrid|| 1–4 | 1–3 |winner=2 }}

{{TwoLegResult|Hércules CF|| 5–2 |Ath. Bilbao|| 5–2 | 0–0 |winner=1 }}

{{TwoLegResult|Racing Santander|| 4–1 |Sporting Gijón|| 3–0 | 1–1 |winner=1 }}

{{TwoLegResult|Celta Vigo|| 3–8 |RCD Español|| 1–3 | 2–5 |winner=2 }}

{{TwoLegResult|Valencia CF|| 7–5 |Real Sociedad|| 3–1 | 4–4 |winner=1 }}

{{TwoLegResult|Sevilla FC|| 5–3 | Real Betis || 3–0 | 2–3 |winner=1}}

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  • Tiebreaker

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{{OneLegResult|Real Zaragoza|| 4–2 |Athletic Aviación|winner=1 }}

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Quarter-finals

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{{TwoLegResult|FC Barcelona|| 1–3 |RCD Español|| 0–2 | 1–1 |winner=2 }}

{{TwoLegResult|Real Madrid|| 5–1 |Racing Santander|| 3–1 | 2–0 |winner=1 }}

{{TwoLegResult|Hércules CF|| 4–5 |Valencia|| 2–1 | 2–4 |winner=2 }}

{{TwoLegResult|Sevilla FC|| 3–4 |Real Zaragoza|| 1–0 | 2–4 |winner=2 }}

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Semi-finals

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{{TwoLegResult|RCD Español|| 5–2 |Valencia CF|| 3–1 | 2–1 |winner=1 }}

{{TwoLegResult|Real Madrid|| 2–1 |Real Zaragoza|| 1–0 | 1–1 |winner=1 }}

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Final

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{{OneLegResult|RCD Español|| 3–2 |Real Madrid|| |winner=1}}

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Copa del Rey 1940 winners
RCD Español
2nd title