Final

Match played on 28th June

Recreativo Huelva 0 - Mallorca 3

Recreativo: Luque; Merino (Oscar Arpón 70'), Alex, Loren, Pernía; Javi García, Camacho, Viqueira, Benítez (Joaozinho 77'); Mario Bermejo (Xisco 42'); Raúl Molina. 4-4-1-1.
Mallorca: Leo Franco; David Cortés, Nadal, Fernando Niño, Poli; Novo, Lozano, Ibagaza (Marcos 85'), Riera; Eto'o (Campano 87'), Pandiani (Carlos 80'). 4-4-2.

Goals:
0-1. 20. Pandiani (penalty). After Loren fouled Eto'o in the six yard box.
0-2. 72. Eto'o. Ran on to Riera through ball to slide shot under Luque.
0-3. 84. Eto'o. Took Ibagaza pass to beat two men and hit shot into roof of net.

Mallorca won the Copa del Rey for the first time in their history after defeating the league's oldest club Recreativo Huelva 0-3. The Balearic side had been beaten finalists twice before in 1991 and 1998, but this was third time lucky as they dominated Lucas Alcaraz's spirited team who were making their first ever appearance in a cup final.

Both managers could count on full strength sides, with Manzano able to count on Eto'o alongside Pandiani after the Camerooni federation allowed him time off from the Confederation Cup (although he had to catch a plane to Paris after the match to play in the final the following day), and Alcaraz, in charge for the last time before leaving the club, playing his usual formation.

The game kicked off to a sea of colour in a packed Elche stadium, and it was the Andalucians who made the early running. However after Leo Franco made a close up save from Raúl Molina the game settled down, and both defences held fast.

Twenty minutes in though Mallorca took the lead after referee Iturralde González awarded them a penalty, Loren the offender for holding back Eto'o as he ran on to meet Pandiani's cross. Pandiani stepped up to beat Luque and the red side of the stadium went wild.

As the first half rolled on, Alcaraz decided he couldn't wait any longer to make changes. With four minutes still to go to the break he brought on Xisco for Bermejo, and it almost worked when the young striker rose to meet Molina's cross to head past Leo Franco. However Iturralde ruled out the goal as Xisco had climbed on Poli's back to score.

Nerves started to fray in the second half, and Pandiani and Alex got themselves booked in an incident which ended up involving over half of the players on the pitch. But Mallorca were getting on top, and only a reflex save by Luque kept out Eto'o in front of goal.

The keeper could do nothing though only three minutes later when Riera slipped through a pass to Eto'o for him to roll the ball into the net, and the game was almost over. Alcaraz used up his substitutions, but when his side did get close to goal, Leo Franco was there to keep them out.

And then with six minutes to go Eto'o finished things off with his second goal of the night, collecting Ibagaza's pass and rounding Alex and Loren before shooting into the roof of the net. Manzano pulled the striker off soon afterwards so that he could be applauded by the public, and he looked to the heavens in dedication to his Cameroon team mate Marc Vivien Foé, who died whilst playing for his country a few days ago.

Not long afterwards Iturralde called it a day, Nadal went up to collect Mallorca's first real title from King Juan Carlos. The victory gives them a place in the UEFA cup for next season, a fitting reward for a campaign which has seen them eliminate Real Madrid and Deportivo from the competition. Recre go back empty handed to an uncertain future in the second division, but at least they tried.