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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Spain |
| Date | 9 October 2024 – 26 April 2025 |
| Teams | 120 |
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
editIn 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
editThe 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.