2025–26 Copa del Rey

2025–26 Copa del Rey
Tournament details
CountrySpain
DateOctober 2025 – April 2026
Teams120

The 2025–26 Copa del Rey will be the 124th staging of the Copa del Rey (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The winners are assured a place in the 2026–27 UEFA Europa League group stage. Both the winners and the runners-up will qualify for the four-team 2027 Supercopa de España.

Barcelona are the defending champions, having beaten Real Madrid in the final of the previous edition.[1]

The final will be held at La Cartuja in Seville in April 2026.

Schedule and format

On 30 June 2025, the RFEF introduced changes in the format of the competition, with the preliminary stage becoming a two-legged tie. The first and second rounds remain a single match, but a new criteria of geographical proximity was created to define which teams will face each other in these rounds.[2] In the round of 32 and in the round of 16, Supercopa de España teams will be separated into a new pot, facing the teams from lowest divisions in both rounds.[3]

Round Draw date Date Fixtures Clubs Format details
Preliminary round

27 September 2025 20 120 → 110 New entries: Clubs qualify through the 2024–25 sixth tier.
Opponents seeding: Teams face each other according to proximity criteria.
Knock-out tournament type: Double match.
4 October 2025
First round 29 October 2025 55 110 → 55 New entries: All qualified teams except for the four participants in the Supercopa de España and champions of the 2024–25 Primera Federación.
Opponents seeding: Teams from lowest divisions face La Liga teams according to proximity criteria.
Local team seeding: Matches will be played at home stadiums of teams in lower divisions.
Knock-out tournament type: Single match.
Second round 3 December 2025 28 56 → 28 New entries: 2024–25 Primera Federación champions enter at this stage.
Opponents seeding: Teams from lowest divisions face La Liga teams.
Local team seeding: Matches will be played at home stadiums of teams in lower divisions.
Knock-out tournament type: Single match.
Round of 32 17 December 2025 16 32 → 16 New entries: Clubs participating in the Supercopa de España enter at this stage.
Opponents seeding: Teams from lowest divisions face Supercopa and La Liga teams, respectively.
Local team seeding: Matches will be played at home stadiums of teams in lower divisions.
Knock-out tournament type: Single match.
Round of 16 14 January 2026 8 16 → 8 Opponents seeding: Teams from lowest divisions face Supercopa and La Liga teams, respectively.
Local team seeding: Matches will be played at home stadiums of teams in lower divisions.
Knock-out tournament type: Single match.
Quarter-finals 4 February 2026 4 8 → 4 Opponents seeding: Luck of the draw.
Local team seeding: Matches will be played at home stadiums of teams in lower divisions.
Knock-out tournament type: Single match.
Semi-finals 11 February 2026 2 4 → 2 Opponents seeding: Luck of the draw.
Local team seeding: Luck of the draw.
Knock-out tournament type: Double match.
4 March 2026
Final 25 April 2026 1 2 → 1 Single match at Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville. Both teams qualify for the 2027 Supercopa de España.
UEFA Europa League qualification: winners qualify for the 2026–27 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

The following teams qualified for the competition. Reserve teams are not allowed to enter.

La Liga
All 20 teams of the 2024–25 season 		Segunda División
All 22 teams of the 2024–25 season 		Primera Federación
Top five non-reserve teams of each group of the 2024–25 season 		Segunda Federación
Top five non-reserve teams of the five groups of the 2024–25 season 		Tercera Federación[4]
The best non-reserve teams plus the best seven non-reserve runners-up of each one of the eighteen groups of the 2024–25 season 		Copa Federación
The four semi-finalists of the 2025 Copa Federación de España 		Regional leagues
One team of each one of the twenty groups of the sixth tier
  • TBD
  • TBD
  • TBD
  • TBD
Notes
  1. ^ a b c d Athletic Bilbao, Atlético Madrid, Barcelona and Real Madrid joined the tournament in the round of 32 as participants of the Supercopa de España.
  2. ^ Ceuta joined the tournament in the second round as champions of the 2024–25 Primera Federación.
  3. ^ Took the place of La Unión Atlético

References

  1. ^ "Barcelona win thrilling Copa del Rey and drive Madrid to red card fury". Guardian. 27 April 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  2. ^ "La previa de la Copa del Rey se jugará a ida y vuelta" [The preliminary round of the Copa del Rey will be played in two legs] (in Spanish). Tribuna Soria. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Los cambios en la Copa del Rey 2025/2026 que beneficiarán a los equipos de la Supercopa" [The changes in the 2025/2026 Copa del Rey which will benefit the Supercopa teams] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Los 25 equipos de Tercera Federación clasificados para la Copa del Rey 2025–26" [The 25 Tercera Federación teams qualified to the 2025–26 Copa del Rey] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  5. ^ "El San Marcial y el Villegas ascienden a Tercera" [San Marcial and Villegas promote to Tercera] (in Spanish). Nueve Cuatro Uno. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  6. ^ "La Copa del Rei com a premi final" [Copa del Rey as the final award] (in Catalan). Atlètic Sant Just FC. 22 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  7. ^ "El Atlético Calatayud no asciende a Tercera División pero jugará la previa de la Copa del Rey: podría enfrentarse a un equipo de Primera División" [Atlético Calatayud do not promote to Tercera División but will play the preliminary round of the Copa del Rey: they could face a Primera División team] (in Spanish). Dukvi TV. 22 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Histórico, tres equipos de Valladolid jugarán la Copa del Rey 2025–26" [Historic, three teams from Valladolid will play the 2025–26 Copa del Rey] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  9. ^ "El Campanario será el representante extremeño en la fase previa de la Copa del Rey" [Campanario will be the Extremaduran representative in the preliminary round of the Copa del Rey] (in Spanish). Canal Extremadura Televisión. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  10. ^ "El Getxo jugará la fase previa de la Copa del Rey tras el varapalo para ascender" [Getxo will play the preliminary round of the Copa del Rey after the setback to promotion] (in Spanish). El Correo. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Inter de Valdemoro vive su gran noche y se proclama campeón de la nueva Copa RFFM de Aficionados con el premio de jugar la Copa del Rey" [Inter de Valdemoro live their big night and become champions of the new Copa RFFM de Aficionados with the award to play in the Copa del Rey] (in Spanish). Royal Madrid Football Federation. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  12. ^ "La UD Los Garres Lesco gana la Supercopa regional y jugará la Copa del Rey" [UD Los Garres Lesco win the Supercopa Regional and will play the Copa del Rey] (in Spanish). Murcia Plaza. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  13. ^ "El Manises CF volverá a jugar la Copa del Rey" [Manises CF will play the Copa del Rey again] (in Spanish). 7TeleValencia. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  14. ^ "El Sporting de Ceuta levanta el título de campeón de la Regional y jugará la Copa del Rey" [Sporting de Ceuta lift the trophy of champion of the Regional and will play the Copa del Rey] (in Spanish). Ceuta TV. 15 May 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  15. ^ "El CD Yuncos es de Copa del Rey" [CD Yuncos is of Copa del Rey] (in Spanish). La Tribuna de Toledo. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
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