2024–25 Copa del Rey
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| Country | Spain |
| Date | 9 October 2024 – 26 April 2025 |
| Teams | 120 |
The 2024–25 Copa del Rey will be the 123rd staging of the Copa del Rey (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The winners are assured a place in the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League league phase. Both the winners and the runners-up will qualify for the four-team 2026 Supercopa de España.
Athletic Bilbao are the defending champions, having beaten Mallorca in the final of the previous edition.[1][2]
The final will be held at La Cartuja in Seville on 26 April 2025.
Schedule and format
[edit]In the summer of 2023, the RFEF released the calendar of the competition and confirmed the format of the previous season would remain.[citation needed]
| Round | Draw date | Date | Fixtures | Clubs | Format details |
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| Preliminary round | 16 September 2024 | 9 October 2024 | 10 | 120 → 110 | New entries: Clubs qualify through the 2023–24 sixth tier. Opponents seeding: Teams face each other according to proximity criteria. Local team seeding: Luck of the draw. Knock-out tournament type: Single match. |
| First round | 10 October 2024 | 29-30-31 October 2024 | 55 | 110 → 55 | New entries: All qualified teams except for the four participants in the Supercopa de España and champions of the 2023–24 Primera Federación. Opponents seeding: Teams from lowest divisions face La Liga teams. Local team seeding: Matches are played at home stadiums of teams in lower divisions. Knock-out tournament type: Single match. |
| Second round | 4 December 2024 | 28 | 56 → 28 | New entries: 2023–24 Primera Federación champions enter at this stage. Opponents seeding: Teams from lowest divisions face La Liga teams. Local team seeding: Matches are played at home stadiums of teams in lower divisions. Knock-out tournament type: Single match. | |
| Round of 32 | 4–5 January 2025 | 16 | 32 → 16 | New entries: Clubs participating in the Supercopa de España enter at this stage. Opponents seeding: Teams from lowest divisions face La Liga teams. Local team seeding: Matches are played at home stadiums of teams in lower divisions. Knock-out tournament type: Single match. | |
| Round of 16 | 15 January 2025 | 8 | 16 → 8 | Opponents seeding: Teams from lowest divisions face La Liga teams. Local team seeding: Matches are played at home stadiums of teams in lower divisions. Knock-out tournament type: Single match. | |
| Quarter-finals | 5 February 2025 | 4 | 8 → 4 | Opponents seeding: Luck of the draw. Local team seeding: Matches are played at home stadiums of teams in lower divisions. Knock-out tournament type: Single match. | |
| Semi-finals | 26 February 2025 | 2 | 4 → 2 | Opponents seeding: Luck of the draw. Local team seeding: Luck of the draw. Knock-out tournament type: Double match. | |
| 2 April 2025 | |||||
| Final | 26 April 2025 | 1 | 2 → 1 | Single match at Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville. Both teams qualify for the 2026 Supercopa de España. UEFA Europa League qualification: winners qualify for the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League league phase. |
- Notes
- Games ending in a draw are decided in extra time and, if still level, by a penalty shoot-out.
Qualified teams
[edit]The following teams qualified for the competition. Reserve teams are not allowed to enter.
| La Liga All 20 teams of the 2023–24 season |
Segunda División All 21 non-reserve teams of the 2023–24 season |
Primera Federación Top five non-reserve teams of each group of the 2023–24 season |
Segunda Federación Top five non-reserve teams of the five groups of the 2023–24 season |
Tercera Federación The best non-reserve teams plus the best seven non-reserve runners-up of each one of the eighteen groups of the 2023–24 season |
Copa Federación The four semi-finalists of the 2024 Copa Federación de España |
Regional leagues The best non-promoted teams of the twenty groups of the sixth tier in the 2023–24 season |
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- Notes
- ^ a b c d Athletic Bilbao, Barcelona, Mallorca and Real Madrid will join the tournament in the round of 32 as participants of the Supercopa de España.
- ^ Deportivo La Coruña will join the tournament in the second round as champions of the 2023–24 Primera Federación.
- ^ Fútbol Playa Badajoz qualified to the competition as the champions of the Copa Extremadura in June,[9] but lost their spot after not registering in any competition due to debts in July.[10]
Preliminary round
[edit]Draw
[edit]Teams were divided into four groups according to geographical criteria.[21]
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
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Matches
[edit]| 9 October 2024 | Sonseca (6) | v | Polideportivo Parla (6) | Sonseca |
| 18:30 | Stadium: Martín Juanes |
| 9 October 2024 | Astur (6) | v | Promesas EDF (6) | Oviedo |
| 19:00 | Stadium: Hermanos Llana |
| 9 October 2024 | Baztán (6) | v | Ontiñena (6) | Elizondo |
| 19:00 | Stadium: Giltxaurdi |
| 9 October 2024 | San Pedro (6) | v | Ceuta 6 de Junio (6) | San Pedro Alcántara |
| 19:00 | Stadium: Antonio Naranjo |
| 9 October 2024 | Villamuriel (6) | v | Aurrerá de Vitoria (6) | Villamuriel de Cerrato |
| 19:30 | Stadium: Rafael Vázquez Sedano |
| 9 October 2024 | Dolorense (8) | v | Manises (6) | Cartagena |
| 20:00 | Stadium: San Juan Bosco |
| 9 October 2024 | Vic (6) | v | Sporting de Mahón (6) | Vic |
| 20:30 | Stadium: Hipòlit Planàs Stadium |
| 9 October 2024 | Gévora (6) | v | Playas de Sotavento (6) | Gévora |
| 20:30 | Stadium: Municipal |
| 9 October 2024 | Chiclana (6) | v | Melilla CD (6) | Chiclana |
| 21:00 | Stadium: Estadio Municipal |
First round
[edit]The first round was played by 110 of the 115 qualified teams, with the exceptions being the four participants of the 2025 Supercopa de España, and the Primera RFEF champions. The ten winners from the previous preliminary round were paired with ten teams from La Liga. The four Copa Federación semi-finalists were drawn with the other four teams from La Liga, and the last two La Liga teams were drawn with two teams from the Tercera RFEF. Six teams from the Tercera RFEF were paired with six teams from the Segunda División. Fifteen teams from Segunda RFEF were paired with fifteen teams from the Segunda División. Then, sixteen teams from the Segunda RFEF were paired with sixteen teams from the Primera RFEF. Finally, four teams from Segunda RFEF were paired each other.
A total of 55 matches were played between 29 October and 31 October 2024.
Draw
[edit]The draw for the first round was held on 10 October 2024. Teams were divided into seven pots.[22]
| Pot 1 16 teams of La Liga |
Pot 2 21 teams of Segunda División |
Pot 3 16 teams of Primera Federación |
Pot 4 35 teams of Segunda Federación |
Pot 5 8 teams of Tercera Federación |
Pot 6 4 teams qualified through the Copa Federación |
Pot 7 10 winners of the preliminary round |
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References
[edit]- ^ Lowe, Sid (7 April 2023). "Athletic Club beat Mallorca in Copa del Rey final to end 40-year trophy drought". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Athletic Club beat Mallorca for 1st Copa del Rey in 40 years". ESPN. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "El Astur se deja el ascenso a Tercera en Vallobín" [Astur leave promotion to Tercera in Vallobín] (in Spanish). FutbolAsturiano.es. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d "El Manises CF va conociendo los posibles rivales para su previa de la Copa del Rey 24/25" [Manises CF are knowing their possible rivals for the preliminary round of the 24/25 Copa del Rey] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "El Baztan jugará la eliminatoria previa de la Copa del Rey" [Baztán will play the preliminary round of the Copa del Rey] (in Spanish). Diario de Navarra. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "El Ceuta 6 de Junio se corona como campeón de Regional por cuarta temporada consecutiva" [Ceuta 6 de Junio are awarded champions of the Regional for the fourth consecutive season] (in Spanish). Ceuta Actualidad. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "El Chiclana CF se proclama campeón de Andalucía y ya piensa en la Copa del Rey" [Chiclana CF are champions of Andalusia and already think in the Copa del Rey] (in Spanish). Diario de Cádiz. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "El Dolorense sub-23 hace historia y se clasifica para la ronda preliminar de la Copa del Rey" [Dolorense under-23 make history and qualify to the preliminary round of the Copa del Rey] (in Spanish). Sport Cartagena. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "El Fútbol Playa Badajoz se proclama campeón de la Copa Extremadura" [Fútbol Playa Badajoz become champions of the Copa Extremadura] (in Spanish). Badajoz Deportes. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "El Gévora jugará la previa de la Copa del Rey" [Gévora will play the preliminary round of the Copa del Rey] (in Spanish). Hoy. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Recepción oficial al Manises CF tras su victoria en la final de la Nostra Copa y su pase a la próxima Copa del Rey" [Official greeting to Manises CF after their win in the final of the Nostra Copa and their qualification to the following Copa del Rey] (in Spanish). Horta Noticias. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "El Cuarte cae contra el Laredo: Ontiñena jugará Copa y Peña Ferranca se queda en 1ª Regional" [Cuarte fall against Laredo: Ontiñena will play the Cup and Peña Ferranca remain in the 1ª Regional] (in Spanish). El Diario de Huesca. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "La UD Playas de Sotavento jugará la previa de Copa del Rey" [UD Playas de Sotavento will play the preliminary round of the Copa del Rey] (in Spanish). Teldeporte. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Parla Escuela alza la Copa RFFM de Primera División Autonómica de Aficionados tras vencer al San Agustín del Guadalix en la final en Cotorruelo" [Parla Escuela lift the Copa RFFM de Primera División Autonómica de Aficionados after defeating San Agustín del Guadalix in the final in Cotorruelo] (in Spanish). Royal Madrid Football Federation. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "La UD San Pedro jugará la fase previa de la Copa del Rey tras pasar a la final de la Copa Andalucía" [UD San Pedro will play the preliminary round of the Copa del Rey after going to the final of the Copa Andalucía] (in Spanish). Marbella Directo. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "El San Tirso se abona al espectáculo y a la Copa del Rey (3–2)" [San Tirso hold on to the spetacle and to the Copa del Rey (3–2)] (in Spanish). DXT Campeón. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "El Selaya ya sueña con la Copa del Rey" [Selaya already dream with the Copa del Rey] (in Spanish). El Diario Montañés. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "El CD Sonseca disputará la Copa del Rey" [CD Sonseca will play in the Copa del Rey] (in Spanish). Castilla–La Mancha Football Federation. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "(Fotos) El Sporting supera a La Unión y jugará la Copa del Rey" [(Photos) Sporting defeat La Unión and will play the Copa del Rey] (in Spanish). Menorc@ al Dia. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "La UE Vic disputarà la fase prèvia de la Copa del Rei" [UE Vic will play the preliminary round of the Copa del Rey] (in Catalan). El 9 Nou. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Definidos los enfrentamientos de la eliminatoria previa de la Copa del Rey" (in Spanish). RFEF. 16 September 2024.
- ^ "CAMPEONATO DE ESPAÑA / COPA DE S.M. EL REY Sorteo Primera Eliminatoria" (PDF) (in Spanish). RFEF. Retrieved 30 September 2024.