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.
Round | Draw date | Date | Fixtures | Clubs | Format details |
Preliminary | 10 | New 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 round | 55 | 111 → 56 | New 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. | ||
28 | 56 → 28 | 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 32 | 16 | 32 → 16 | New 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 16 | 8 | 16 → 8 | 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. | ||
Quarterfinals | 4 | 8 → 4 | Opponents seeding: Luck of the draw. Local team seeding: Match played at home of team in lower division. Knock-out tournament type: Single match. | ||
Semifinals | 7 Feb 2020 | 2 | 4 → 2 | Opponents seeding: Luck of the draw. Local team seeding: Luck of the draw. Knock-out tournament type: Double match. | |
Semifinals | 7 Feb 2020 | 2 | 4 → 2 | Opponents seeding: Luck of the draw. Local team seeding: Luck of the draw. Knock-out tournament type: Double match. | |
Final | 18 Apr 2020 | 1 | 2 → 1 | Single 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.** |
;Notes
- Double-match rounds enforce away goals rule, single-match rounds do not.
- Games ending in a tie will be decided in extra time; and if it persists, by a penalty shootout.
- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, the final was postponed; the participants agreed to delay the event until such a time as supporters were permitted to be present, but this meant the deadline for UEFA registration would be missed; therefore the Europa League place passed over to La Liga.
Qualified teams
Preliminary round
Draw
Teams were divided into four groups according to geographical criteria.Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 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.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
1 | Alexander Isak | Real Sociedad | 7 |
2 | Matheus | Mirandés | 6 |
3 | Yuri Berchiche | Athletic Bilbao | 4 |
3 | Santi Cazorla | Villarreal | 4 |
3 | Adnan Januzaj | Real Sociedad | 4 |
3 | Roberto Soldado | Granada | 4 |
7 | Carlos Bacca | Villarreal | 3 |
7 | Ander Barrenetxea | Real Sociedad | 3 |
7 | Sergio Benito | Cultural Leonesa | 3 |
7 | Guido Carrillo | Leganés | 3 |
7 | Charles | Eibar | 3 |
7 | Pablo de Blasis | Eibar | 3 |
7 | Carlos Fernández | Granada | 3 |
7 | Antoine Griezmann | Barcelona | 3 |
7 | Joselu | Tenerife | 3 |
7 | Martin Ødegaard | Real Sociedad | 3 |
7 | Álvaro Rey | Mirandés | 3 |
7 | Iñaki Williams | Athletic Bilbao | 3 |