2019–20 Copa del Rey


The 2019–20 Copa del Rey is the 118th staging of the Copa del Rey. The winners will be assured a place for the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage, and both the winners and the runners-up will qualify for the four-team 2020–21 Supercopa de España.
Times up to 26 October 2019 and from 29 March 2020 are CEST. Times from 27 October 2019 to 28 March 2020 are CET.
The defending champions Valencia were eliminated by Granada in the quarter-finals.

Schedule and format

On 29 April 2019, the assembly of the Royal Spanish Football Federation approved the new competition format, expanding the competition to 125 and changing all rounds to a single-match format until the semifinals.
Video assistant referee will be used from the round of 16.
The RFEF confirmed the dates on 31 July 2019.
RoundDraw dateDateFixturesClubsFormat details
Preliminary10New entries: Clubs qualified through the 2018–19 fifth 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 round55111 → 56New entries: All qualified teams except the four participants in the Supercopa de España.
Opponents seeding: Teams from La Liga faced teams from the lowest divisions. The four remaining teams face teams from Segunda División B. One team received a bye.
Local team seeding: Match played at home of team in lower division.
Knock-out tournament type: Single match.
2856 → 28Opponents seeding: Teams from lowest divisions will face La Liga teams.
Local team seeding: Match played at home of team in lower division.
Knock-out tournament type: Single match
Round of 321632 → 16New entries: Clubs participating in Supercopa de España gained entry.
Opponents seeding: Teams from lowest divisions will face La Liga teams.
Local team seeding: Match played at home of team in lower division.
Knock-out tournament type: Single match.
Round of 16816 → 8Opponents seeding: Teams from lowest divisions will face La Liga teams.
Local team seeding: Match played at home of team in lower division.
Knock-out tournament type: Single match.
Quarterfinals48 → 4Opponents seeding: Luck of the draw.
Local team seeding: Match played at home of team in lower division.
Knock-out tournament type: Single match.
Semifinals7 Feb 202024 → 2Opponents seeding: Luck of the draw.
Local team seeding: Luck of the draw.
Knock-out tournament type: Double match.
Semifinals7 Feb 202024 → 2Opponents seeding: Luck of the draw.
Local team seeding: Luck of the draw.
Knock-out tournament type: Double match.
Final18 Apr 202012 → 1Single match at Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville. Both teams qualify for the 2020–21 Supercopa de España.
UEFA Europa League qualification: winner will qualify for the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League Group stage.**

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The following teams are qualified for the competition. Reserve teams are excluded.
La Liga
the 20 teams of the 2018–19 season
Segunda División
the 21 teams of the 2018–19 season
Segunda División B
the top seven non-reserve teams of each group of the 2018–19 season
Tercera División
the best non-reserve team of each one of the 18 groups of the 2018–19 season and the best 14 runners-up, excluding reserve teams
Copa Federación
the four semifinalists of the 2019 season
Regional leagues
The winners of the 20 groups of the fifth tier in the 2018–19 season

  • Albacete
  • Alcorcón
  • Almería
  • Cádiz
  • Córdoba
  • Deportivo La Coruña
  • Elche
  • Extremadura
  • Gimnàstic
  • Granada
  • Las Palmas
  • Lugo
  • Málaga
  • Mallorca
  • Numancia
  • Osasuna
  • Oviedo
  • Rayo Majadahonda
  • Sporting Gijón
  • Tenerife
  • Zaragoza
  • Amorebieta
  • Atlético Baleares
  • Badalona
  • Badajoz
  • Barakaldo
  • Cartagena
  • Cornellà
  • Cultural Leonesa
  • Ebro
  • Fuenlabrada
  • Guijuelo
  • Hércules
  • Ibiza
  • Langreo
  • Leioa
  • Lleida Esportiu
  • Marbella
  • Melilla
  • Mirandés
  • Olot
  • Ponferradina
  • Pontevedra
  • Racing Santander
  • Recreativo
  • San Sebastián de los Reyes
  • UCAM Murcia
  • UD Logroñés
  • Unionistas
  • Bergantiños
  • Cacereño
  • Ceuta
  • Escobedo
  • Gimnástica Segoviana
  • Haro
  • Illueca
  • Jaén
  • L'Hospitalet
  • La Nucia
  • Laredo
  • Las Rozas
  • Lealtad
  • Linares
  • Llagostera
  • Lorca Deportiva
  • Marino Luanco
  • Mensajero
  • Mérida
  • Orihuela
  • Peña Deportiva
  • Peña Sport
  • Portugalete
  • Racing Ferrol
  • SD Logroñés
  • Sestao River
  • Socuéllamos
  • Tamaraceite
  • Tarazona
  • Villarrubia
  • Yeclano
  • Zamora
  • Castellón
  • Coruxo
  • Murcia
  • Tudelano
  • Andorra
  • Andratx
  • Atlético Antoniano
  • Atlético Porcuna
  • Barquereño
  • Becerril
  • Comillas
  • El Álamo
  • El Palmar
  • Fraga
  • Gran Tarajal
  • Intercity
  • Lobón
  • Melilla CD
  • Pedroñeras
  • Peña Azagresa
  • Pontellas
  • Ramón y Cajal
  • Tolosa
  • Urraca
  • Preliminary round

    Draw

    Teams were divided into four groups according to geographical criteria.
    Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4

    Barquereño

    Becerril

    Comillas

    Pontellas

    Tolosa

    Urraca

    Andorra

    Andratx

    Fraga

    Peña Azagresa

    Atlético Antoniano

    Atlético Porcuna

    El Palmar

    Lobón

    Melilla CD

    Ramón y Cajal

    El Álamo

    Gran Tarajal

    Intercity

    Pedroñeras

    Matches

    First round

    The first round was played by all the qualified teams except the four participants in the Supercopa de España paired by a draw where the ten winners from the previous preliminary round were paired with ten teams from the La Liga. The remaining six teams and the 22 teams of Segunda were paired with the four Copa Federación semifinalists, the 21 that compete in Tercera and three from Segunda B. Finally, the remaining 35 teams from Segunda B were paired between them, one team received a bye in this round. In the case of rivals of the same category, the home advantage was decided by the order of extraction of the balls and otherwise, it was in the stadium of the lower category team. A total of 55 games were played, with 111 participating teams, from December 17 to 19, 2019.

    Draw

    Teams were divided into five pots according to their division in the 2019–20 season, except Andorra, included in the pot 1 as participant of the preliminary round.
    Pot 1
    10 winners of the preliminary round
    Pot 2
    16 teams of La Liga
    Pot 3
    21 teams of Tercera División and 4 teams qualified through the Copa Federación
    Pot 4
    22 teams of Segunda División
    Pot 5
    38 teams of Segunda División B

    Andorra

    Atlético Antoniano

    Becerril

    Comillas

    El Álamo

    El Palmar

    Intercity

    Melilla CD

    Peña Azagresa

    Tolosa

    Alavés

    Athletic Bilbao

    Celta Vigo

    Eibar

    Espanyol

    Getafe

    Granada

    Leganés

    Levante

    Mallorca

    Osasuna

    Real Betis

    Real Sociedad

    Sevilla

    Valladolid

    Villarreal

    Bergantiños

    Cacereño

    Castellón

    Ceuta

    Coruxo

    Escobedo

    Gimnástica Segoviana

    Illueca

    Jaén

    L'Hospitalet

    Laredo

    Lealtad

    Linares

    Lorca Deportiva

    Mensajero

    Murcia

    Peña Sport

    Portugalete

    SD Logroñés

    Sestao River

    Socuéllamos

    Tamaraceite

    Tarazona

    Tudelano

    Zamora

    Albacete

    Alcorcón

    Almería

    Cádiz

    Deportivo La Coruña

    Elche

    Extremadura

    Fuenlabrada

    Girona

    Huesca

    Las Palmas

    Lugo

    Málaga

    Mirandés

    Numancia

    Ponferradina

    Racing Santander

    Rayo Vallecano

    Oviedo

    Sporting Gijón

    Tenerife

    Zaragoza

    Amorebieta

    Atlético Baleares

    Badajoz

    Badalona

    Barakaldo

    Cartagena

    Córdoba

    Cornellà

    Cultural Leonesa

    Ebro

    Gimnàstic

    Guijuelo

    Haro

    Hércules

    Ibiza

    La Nucía

    Langreo

    Las Rozas

    Leioa

    Llagostera

    Lleida Esportiu

    Marbella

    Marino Luanco

    Melilla

    Mérida

    Olot

    Orihuela

    Peña Deportiva

    Pontevedra

    Racing Ferrol

    Rayo Majadahonda

    Recreativo

    San Sebastián de los Reyes

    UCAM Murcia

    UD Logroñés

    Unionistas

    Villarrubia

    Yeclano

    Matches

    received a bye in this round.

    Second round

    Draw

    Teams were divided into four pots according to their division in the 2019–20 season. Tercera División teams were drawn with others from La Liga, while the rest of Segunda B and Tercera teams were drawn with teams from La Liga and Segunda División.
    Pot 1
    9 teams of Tercera División and 1 team qualified through the Copa Federación
    Pot 2
    19 teams of Segunda División B
    Pot 3
    13 teams of Segunda División
    Pot 4
    15 teams of La Liga

    Cacereño

    Ceuta

    Escobedo

    Jaén

    Murcia

    Portugalete

    Sestao River

    Tamaraceite

    Zamora

    Badajoz

    Badalona

    Barakaldo

    Cartagena

    Cultural Leonesa

    Ebro

    Gimnàstic

    Haro

    Ibiza

    Marbella

    Mérida

    Orihuela

    Rayo Majadahonda

    Recreativo

    San Sebastián de los Reyes

    UCAM Murcia

    UD Logroñés

    Unionistas

    Yeclano

    Albacete

    Cádiz

    Deportivo La Coruña

    Elche

    Fuenlabrada

    Girona

    Huesca

    Las Palmas

    Mirandés

    Ponferradina

    Rayo Vallecano

    Tenerife

    Zaragoza

    Athletic Bilbao

    Celta Vigo

    Eibar

    Espanyol

    Getafe

    Granada

    Leganés

    Levante

    Mallorca

    Osasuna

    Real Betis

    Real Sociedad

    Sevilla

    Valladolid

    Villarreal

    Matches

    Round of 32

    Draw

    The four participant teams of the 2019–20 Supercopa de España were firstly drawn with the teams from the lowest category. After them, all the remaining teams from the lowest categories faced the rest of La Liga teams. The draw was held on 14 January 2020.
    Pot 1
    8 teams of Segunda División B
    Pot 2
    4 participants in Supercopa
    Pot 3
    14 teams of La Liga
    Pot 4
    6 teams of Segunda División

    Badajoz

    Badalona

    Cultural Leonesa

    Ebro

    Ibiza

    Recreativo

    UD Logroñés

    Unionistas

    Atlético Madrid

    Barcelona

    Real Madrid

    Valencia

    Athletic Bilbao

    Celta Vigo

    Eibar

    Espanyol

    Granada

    Leganés

    Levante

    Mallorca

    Osasuna

    Real Betis

    Real Sociedad

    Sevilla

    Valladolid

    Villarreal

    Elche

    Girona

    Mirandés

    Rayo Vallecano

    Tenerife

    Zaragoza

    Matches

    Round of 16

    Draw

    Six teams of La Liga were firstly drawn with the teams from the lower categories. After them, all the remaining teams from La Liga teams faced one another. The draw was held on 24 January 2020.
    Pot 1
    2 teams of Segunda B
    Pot 2
    4 teams of Segunda
    Pot 3
    10 teams of La Liga

    Badajoz

    Cultural Leonesa

    Mirandés

    Rayo Vallecano

    Tenerife

    Zaragoza

    Athletic Bilbao

    Barcelona

    Granada

    Leganés

    Osasuna

    Real Madrid

    Real Sociedad

    Sevilla

    Valencia

    Villarreal

    Matches

    Quarter-finals

    Draw

    All 8 teams were in one pot, and the home team was decided by the luck of the draw. As the only remaining Segunda División side, Mirandés hosted its opponent regardless, as per the rules. The draw took place on 31 January 2020.

    Matches

    Semi-finals

    The draw for the semi-finals took place on 7 February 2020.

    Summary

    Matches

    Real Sociedad won 3–1 on aggregate.
    ----
    2–2 on aggregate. Athletic Bilbao won on away goals.

    Final

    The Final was supposed to be played on 18 April 2020, but has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Top scorers

    As of 5 March 2020.
    Players and clubs in bold are still active in the competition.
    RankPlayerClubGoals
    1 Alexander IsakReal Sociedad7
    2 MatheusMirandés6
    3 Yuri BerchicheAthletic Bilbao4
    3 Santi CazorlaVillarreal4
    3 Adnan JanuzajReal Sociedad4
    3 Roberto SoldadoGranada4
    7 Carlos BaccaVillarreal3
    7 Ander BarrenetxeaReal Sociedad3
    7 Sergio BenitoCultural Leonesa3
    7 Guido CarrilloLeganés3
    7 CharlesEibar3
    7 Pablo de BlasisEibar3
    7 Carlos FernándezGranada3
    7 Antoine GriezmannBarcelona3
    7 JoseluTenerife3
    7 Martin ØdegaardReal Sociedad3
    7 Álvaro ReyMirandés3
    7 Iñaki WilliamsAthletic Bilbao3