1943 Copa del Generalísimo#Round of 16
{{Infobox football tournament season
| title = Copa del Generalísimo
| year = 1943
| image = Marca portada rmadrid 11 vs 1 barcelona.jpg
| caption = Cover of Marca newspaper describing Real Madrid's 11–1 Victory over Barcelona as a "an extraordinary match"
| other_titles = 41st Copa del Rey
| country = Spain
| num_teams = 32
| defending_champions = CF Barcelona
| winners = Atlético Bilbao (14th title)
| second = Real Madrid
| matches = 64
| goals =
| scoring_leader =
| award =
| prev_season = 1942
| next_season = 1944
}}
The 1943 Copa del Generalísimo was the 41st staging of Copa del Rey. It was organized by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. There were a total of 32 teams participating. The competition began on 25 April 1943 and concluded on 20 June 1943 with the final, where Athletic Bilbao won their 14th title.
First round
{{cite web |last1=Carles Lozano Ferrer |title=Spain - Cup 1943 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spancup1943.html |access-date=29 March 2020 |website=RSSSF |date=29 May 2001}}
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{{TwoLegResult| Ferrol || 2–2 |Deportivo Coruña|| 1–0 | 1–2 }}
{{TwoLegResult| Real Valladolid || 1–4 |RC Celta|| 1–2 | 0–2 |winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult| Real Gijón || 4–6 |Real Oviedo|| 1–2 | 3–4 |winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult| Baracaldo || 1–2 |Atlético Bilbao|| 1-0| 0-2|winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult| Real Sociedad || 11–2 |Arenas Guecho|| 8–0 | 3–2 |winner=1}}
{{TwoLegResult| CD Alavés || 3–4 |Real Zaragoza|| 2–3 | 1–1 |winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult| Español || 4–2 |CA Osasuna|| 3–2 | 1–0 |winner=1}}
{{TwoLegResult| Constancia || 3–3 |Sabadell|| 2–1 | 1–2 }}
{{TwoLegResult| UD Levante || 3–11 |Barcelona|| 2–3 | 1–8 |winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult| Hércules CF || 3–10 |CD Castellón|| 0–2 | 3–8 |winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult| Alcoyano || 2–3 |Valencia CF|| 2-1 | 0–2 |winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult| Real Madrid CF || 6–1 |UD Salamanca|| 5–1 | 1–0 |winner=1}}
{{TwoLegResult| CD Málaga || 3–8 |Club Atlético de Aviación|| 0–0 | 3–8 |winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult| Real Betis Balompié || 4–3 |Atlético Tetuán|| 1–3 | 3–0 |winner=1 }}
{{TwoLegResult| Xerez CF || 7–4 |Sevilla CF|| 6–2 | 1–2 |winner=1}}
{{TwoLegResult| SD Ceuta || 5–3 |Granada CF|| 5–0 | 0–3 |winner=1}}
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- Tiebreaker
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{{OneLegResult| Ferrol || 0–1 | Deportivo Coruña |winner=2}}
{{OneLegResult| CD Constancia || 1–0 | CD Sabadell |winner=1}}
|}
Round of 16
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{{TwoLegResult|Club Atlético de Aviación|| 4–2 |Real Sociedad|| 4–2 | 0–0 |winner=1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Real Betis Balompié|| 1–5 |SD Ceuta|| 1–1 | 0–4 |winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Español|| 4–4 |Real Madrid|| 1–1 | 3–3 }}
{{TwoLegResult|RC Celta de Vigo|| 2–9 |Barcelona|| 1–5 | 1–4 |winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Club Atlético de Bilbao|| 8–2 |CD Castellón|| 7–0 | 1–2 |winner=1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Zaragoza FC|| 3–4 |Valencia CF|| 2–4 | 1–0 |winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Real Oviedo CF|| 2–3 |Deportivo Coruña|| 1–2 | 1–1 |winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult|CD Constancia|| 3–5 |Xerez CF|| 2–1 | 1–4 |winner=2}}
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- Tiebreaker
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{{OneLegResult|Real Madrid CF|| 2–0 | Español |winner=1}}
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Quarter-finals
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{{TwoLegResult|Club Atlético de Aviación|| 2–7 |Atlético de Bilbao|| 1–3 | 1–4 |winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Barcelona|| 9–4 |SD Ceuta|| 5–2 | 4–2 |winner=1}}
{{TwoLegResult|Xerez CF|| 4–6 |Real Madrid|| 1–1 | 3–5 |winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Valencia CF|| 5–2 |Deportivo Coruña|| 2–2 | 3–0 |winner=1}}
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Semi-finals
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{{TwoLegResult|CF Barcelona|| 4–11 |Real Madrid||3–0| 1–11 |winner=2}}
{{TwoLegResult|Atlético de Bilbao|| 3–2 |Valencia CF|| 1–0 | 2–2 |winner=1}}
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Barcelona faced Real Madrid in the semi-finals of the 1943 Copa del Generalísimo. The first leg match, played at Barcelona's Les Corts stadium in Catalonia, ended with Barcelona winning 3–0. On 13 June 1943, Real Madrid beat Barcelona 11–1 in the second leg, advancing to the final 11–4 on aggregate."[https://books.google.com/books?id=2l6zHv_reuUC&pg=PA77 Sid Lowe: Fear and loathing in La Liga.. Barcelona vs Real Madrid]" Random House. 26 September 2013{{cite news|title=Real Madrid v Barcelona: six of the best 'El Clásicos'|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/la-liga/8946213/Real-Madrid-v-Barcelona-six-of-the-best-El-Clasicos.html|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=19 December 2011|date=9 December 2011|location=London|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111219102109/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/la-liga/8946213/Real-Madrid-v-Barcelona-six-of-the-best-El-Clasicos.html|archive-date=2011-12-19|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=A brief history of the Spanish Cup clásico|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/a-brief-hisotry-of-the-spanish-cup-clasico|date=22 December 2015|access-date=2015-12-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223091709/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/a-brief-hisotry-of-the-spanish-cup-clasico|archive-date=2015-12-23|url-status=dead}}
Final
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{{OneLegResult|Atlético de Bilbao|| 1–0 (a.e.t.) |Real Madrid |winner=1}}
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Copa del Generalísimo winners |
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Atlético de Bilbao 14th title |
References
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