2024–25 Copa del Rey
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| 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 group stage. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round |
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9 October 2024 | 10 | 120 → 110 | New entries: Clubs qualify through the 2023–24 sixth tier. Opponents seeding: Teams faced each other according to proximity criteria. Local team seeding: Luck of the draw. Knock-out tournament type: Single match. |
| First round | 30 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 faced La Liga teams. Local team seeding: Matches were 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 entered at this stage. Opponents seeding: Teams from lowest divisions face La Liga teams. Local team seeding: Matches were 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 entered at this stage. Opponents seeding: Teams from lowest divisions faced La Liga teams. Local team seeding: Matches were 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 faced La Liga teams. Local team seeding: Matches were 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 were 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 qualified for the 2026 Supercopa de España. UEFA Europa League qualification: winners qualified for the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League group stage. |
- Notes
- Games ending in a draw were 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
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 e "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 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 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.