2002 Copa del Rey Final
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The 2002 Copa del Rey final was the 98th final since its establishment. The match took place on 6 March 2002 at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
The Estadio Santiago Bernabéu is an all-seater football stadium in Madrid, Spain. It was inaugurated on 14 December 1947 and is owned by Real Madrid Club de Fútbol. It has a current capacity of 85,454 spectators....

, Madrid. The match was contested by Real Madrid
Real Madrid
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 and Deportivo de La Coruña
Deportivo de La Coruña
Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña is a professional football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia; founded in 1906 and currently playing in Segunda División...

, and it was refereed by Manuel Mejuto González. Deportivo lifted the trophy for the second time in their history with a 1-2 victory over Real Madrid.

Match details


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GK 13   César Sánchez
César Sánchez
César Sánchez Domínguez , known as César or Sánchez, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Villarreal CF as a goalkeeper.-Valladolid / Real Madrid:...

DF 2   Míchel Salgado
Míchel Salgado
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DF 4   Fernando Hierro
Fernando Hierro
Fernando Ruiz Hierro is a retired Spanish footballer. He is mostly known for his spells with Real Madrid and Spain, appearing in more than 500 official games with the former and representing the latter on nearly 100 occasions, whilst appearing in four World Cups and two European...

 
DF 22   Francisco Pavón
Francisco Pavón
Francisco "Paco" Pavón Barahona is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central defender.His name became associated with the Los Galácticos policy when Real Madrid – where he spent most of his professional career – president Florentino Pérez promised to build a team full of Zidanes and Pavones –...

 
DF 3   Roberto Carlos
Roberto Carlos da Silva
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MF 24   Claude Makélélé
Claude Makélélé
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MF 6   Iván Helguera 
MF 10   Luís Figo
Luís Figo
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MF 5   Zinédine Zidane
Zinedine Zidane
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FW 7   Raúl
FW 9   Fernando Morientes
Fernando Morientes
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Substitutions:
MF 8   Steve McManaman
Steve McManaman
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MF 14   Guti
José María Gutiérrez
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MF 21   Santiago Solari
Santiago Solari
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Manager:
  Vicente del Bosque
Vicente Del Bosque
Vicente del Bosque González, 1st Marquis of Del Bosque is a former Spanish footballer He is currently the manager of the Spanish national football team. After taking over from Luis Aragonés who had led Spain to European success in Euro 2008, Del Bosque went on to manage the national team to the...

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center> (4-3-1-2) | GK 1   José Francisco Molina
José Francisco Molina
José Francisco Molina Jiménez is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.11 years of his extensive professional career were spent at Atlético Madrid and Deportivo de La Coruña, where he won a total of five titles combined...

  DF 12   Lionel Scaloni
Lionel Scaloni
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DF 5   César DF 4   Noureddine Naybet DF 3   Enrique Romero
Enrique Romero
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MF 16   Sergio González MF 6   Mauro Silva
Mauro Silva
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  MF 21   Juan Carlos Valerón
Juan Carlos Valerón
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  MF 18   Víctor
Víctor Sánchez del Amo
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  FW 9   Diego Tristán
Diego Tristán
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FW 10   Fran  Substitutions MF 8   Djalminha
Djalminha
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  MF 15   Joan Capdevila
Joan Capdevila
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  MF 23   Aldo Duscher
Aldo Duscher
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  Manager:   Javier Irureta
Javier Irureta
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In popular culture

This match is commonly known in Spain as El Centenariazo. Real Madrid were expected to win the final comfortably as they were at the time one of the most competitive teams in Europe and the final was being played at their home ground, the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. Everything was prepared so that after the victory Madrid could celebrate their 100 anniversary lifting this new trophy. Real Madrid were indeed founded on the exact same day 100 years ago.

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